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etcelsior2014-04-25 05:34 pm
maskormods) wrote in etcelsior2014-04-25 05:34 pm
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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.
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[ at least she gave it some thought. he's sure that he can find out that answer on his own... ]
But uh... A hospital is kind of for humans and other organic beings on this planet, right?
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Perhaps you could try the car hospital still. The people here have been most warm in their welcome, and I am sure they will be happy to try their best.
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You think? Last time I was on Earth, most people were thinking about shooting us instead of helping us.
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That is awful! You must have encountered some truly terrible people. But I promise, not all people of Earth are like that.
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No, Starfire. They were just afraid. I can't say they weren't in the right for being scared of us either. They were just trying to protect the people that they care about.
[ and Bee doesn't begrudge them for it. ]
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[ It's not that she doesn't understand why they might be afraid of aliens (as sad as it is) but he just helped those kids... ]
You do not seem like the type of person who would come to Earth to attack or conquer it.
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Four million years of war coming to a head on Earth, basically. It's kind of a long story and not a very nice one.
Not all of us are bent on taking over other planets, but some? Hell, some thrived on the carnage and destruction.
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But it is different here. The inhabitants of this Earth have never known such invasions or wars.
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[ but that never went too well. Bee's inexperience with leadership, Prime leaving them, and then Hot Rod - now Rodimus. ]
Guess I should thank Primus for the small things. [ a grin. ] Like making new friends.
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I have found that everything is more enjoyable when with friends. Normally, my friends and I celebrate a new friendship with eating pizza together, but... [ She trails off sheepishly because... well, robot. Robots don't eat pizza, do they? ] I am not sure if you do.
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[ sitting around a bar drinking some strong fuel without their weird filtration chips enabled counts, right? ]
But I've got ways to hang out by being smaller.
[ but now the question. ]
So, Starfire. Where are you from?
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Before I arrived here, I was living on Earth with my friends. It is a different one from this one, though it is similar in many ways! [ Like the food (especially the mustard), the superheroes, and the bad guy butt kicking. ]
But my home planet is called Tamaran. I do not know if it exists in your universe.
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Tamaran... The universe is a big place and no one's explored it completely.
[ he'd like to think that it does exist, just so that it means he can one day make friends with that Starfire too.
or not because you know. he's actually dead and all. ]
I take it your friends and other humans aren't bothered you're not from Earth?
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Although, yeah, being dead might put a damper on things. ]
They are not, even when I attempt to share with them the customs of my planet and they find it strange. [ Like the time she tried to give them crowns made out of meat for their birthdays... ] They helped me make a new home on Earth.
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Yeah, well... There are a lot of things that humans do that is strange.
[ which is true, for him. lots of things organics do in general is puzzling, but humans? wow. ]
Do you miss your home? Your, uh, home planet?
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I miss them.
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[ sorry. it's a question he has to ask. ]