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[maskormods]

TEST DRIVE MEME

Considering apping into MASK OR MENACE? Want to dip your toes into the setting and get a feel of whether your character will fit into it? Or maybe you're just cruising and want to play around? Then you've come to the right place!

Pick any of the following scenarios below or feel free to make up your own, but don't be afraid to throw yourself at anyone's thread, either!

And remember to have fun!

01. Your memory is hazy and you might feel increasingly frustrated or anxious, or maybe you're excited as soldiers march past, barely glimpsing you. One second you're somewhere underground, the next you're enveloped in blue light, and suddenly you find yourself directly under Flordia sun's bright and burning glare. A female soldier steps toward you with a wide smile on her face and directs you to a car, ready to debrief you. You realize you are not the only one, surrounded by equally confused or eager faces... and you're all sporting a digital tattoo on your wrist.

02. Welcome to Cape Canaveral, where the smell of the ocean is in the air and locals are more than pleased to see new imPorts roaming their streets. They wave, they cheer, they ask for pictures as politely as they can. The more inhuman you look, or if you're wearing a costume, the more likely locals are to approach. Hey, enjoy the moment! The popular malt shop is offering you a free drink if you need it.

03. The technology in this world is certainly something. The cars are clearly modeled after popular 50s cars, but they hover several feet above the ground as they drive down the street. There are digital jukeboxes in restaurants, motorcycles also hover through traffic, advertisements can be seen on a digital projector on the taller buildings. Even kids on skateboards appear to drift a safe ten feet off the ground while playing!

04. Wherever you are, you can hear the loud revving of an engine, distance at first before you finally see it: a hovercar bursting around the corner, going beyond the maximum speed limit and just barely making its sharp turn. It doesn't appear to be slowing down any time soon, not with two police cars trailing it... and uh oh. Those skateboarding kids don't have much time to get out of the way as the car comes speeding down the road. You've been brought here for a reason Hero — so you better act fast.

Comments

[olfaction]

Pretty well.

[They're used to scarcity, to limitations. This is all--different. From what he's heard, people can go anywhere in the world. It's suspicious, but it's also a little nice, for a change. He can't help but want something different, maybe a little rest. Maybe that's selfish of him, but what happened has left him more shaken than he's willing to admit. Still, Erwin's goals come first.]

It made me sick at first.

[It had been nauseating, and he'd had a terrible headache, that impossible melange of impossibly intense scents.]

They said my sense of smell got stronger. It was already strong. You get powers, too?

[It's his understanding that everyone does.]

[sacrificusdux]

Perhaps our own scents will change here as well.

[Erwin remarked thoughtfully. He wouldn't hesitate to ask things of Mike but at the same time, he wouldn't push anything. How much could he ask of someone who had already given their life?

He glanced around them for a moment, his expression becoming more serious. When he spoke again, his tone was lowered.]

Is that the only one you were given here? I did receive powers of my own, flight and persuasion. I haven't had a chance to test the latter yet.

The flight does come in handy with the 3DMG gear, however.

[olfaction]

[He nods.]

I can tell you've been here longer. You don't smell like home.

[Erwin's difficult to figure out through smell, but nonetheless, scents cling to him, and his scent alters, with atmospheric changes, diet, and a hundred other things. He's very familiar with Erwin, so he noticed the changes immediately.]

No, I'm invulnerable. I can't be injured. [That's still such a bizarre idea to him.] And I can fly, too. [He pauses for a moment, his expression going blank.]

I lost my gear.

[sacrificusdux]

[The comment of Mike having lost his gear made Erwin pause. He hadn't wanted to ask what Mike remembered last but it was inevitable. He had only heard of Mike's death from Levi though, he didn't know the particulars.]

Do you remember how you lost it? [He asked after a moment but the blank expression on his friend's face was enough.]

Gear can be replaced here, Mike.

[olfaction]

[He nods. He hasn't forgotten anything, and he feels unusually uneasy, thinking about it, pausing again.]

I remember. I should make a full report.

[But he doesn't, yet. He still doesn't understand exactly what had happened, but he's sure it can't mean anything good. He waits for what seems to him like too long before speaking again.]

That makes sense. With all this technology, they can probably make just about anything.

[sacrificusdux]

[They were nearly at the residence now and Erwin is grateful or that, only nodding as he takes out his keys. There is time to do that once they get inside and out of the Florida heat.]

We have a weapons engineer here who has already made significant improvements to our 3DMG, I am sure it will not be difficult for something to be made.

The technology is truly impressive. [Just wait until the lightsabers.]