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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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[Instead of answering Sasha's questions Connie stuffs his mouth full of the cold, creamy stuff again. He swallows it with a grimace but goes for a second scoop before he drops the spoon this time. It's a mistake. Connie groans and drops his face against the table. Where he exhales a bit of frost appears, but only for a second. It fades away almost too quickly to count, but it makes his eyes widen in surprise anyway. This stuff is so cold he's breathing ice? No wonder his tongue feels numb.

When the worst of the headache passes he props his chin on his arms and glances back up at Sasha, still squinting a little at the bright lights.]

Yeah they got me too. And they marked me.

[He frowns when he admits that. He's not sure what to make of being marked like a slave or a criminal, but they gave him one that said HERO at least. That's gotta count for something, right?]

This place is called Flo Rida. It's gotta be an inner district here. They have everything!

[Even ice in May. See? He's not making it up.]

[ Branded like farm animals, she feels like. Isn't this what they do right before the slaughter? And given they're supposed to be laying low from the Military Police, Sasha nervously ponders if they're about to hauled off by interior police any given moment and put on trial for a crime they didn't commit.

However, she's noticed nobody regarded her with suspicion as she meandered her way throughout the town. There are no wanted posters with Captain Levi's face or information about the Survey Corps.

That's not possible in an inner district, is it? She bites down on her lip, pensive. ]

It's so peaceful. [ It reminds her a little of home, before the fall of Maria. ] I wonder where the others are.

[ Then one of the shop's waiters approaches her with the friendliest smile he has to offer. Sasha freezes up initially, but as soon as he's told her she gets a free malt her jaw drops open. ]

Free?! [ What sort of district gave food away for free? Incredible! It's truly heaven they've found! Who cares if she has no idea what a malt is, she's having one or two or three. ] I would like one, please!

[Connie doesn't know what a malt is either, so he waits curiously to see what they bring Sasha. His own strange food is becoming even weirder. It's starting to lose the creamy easily scooped texture and become more like a thick soup. He dips a finger in it experimentally.

Still cold!]

You think they keep the ice in the back?

[But Sasha asked a question, kind of. Connie thinks it over for a while. When he picks the spoon up again and tries to scoop out the fruit he finds it gives way easily under the spoon. It has a soft texture, almost like thick, soggy bread.]

I haven't seen anyone else. They're probably keeping a low profile.

[He sets the strange fruit free off his spoon and tips his hat a little for Sasha, innocuously calling attention to his disguise. Maybe he can make her laugh. That goes a long way to feeling better when you're lost and confused. At least they're lost together.]

[ It gets an amused grin from her, though she shakes her head at how uncool it really looks on Connie. As for herself, she's still in her blouse and skirt, but she the gear she's carrying had been a surprise. She didn't have it on her person and suddenly found herself in the basement of that lab with it. She feels safer with it, however. ]

When we find them we definitely have to bring them around to this shop. Even Mikasa and Jean have to appreciate free food!

[ And it will be just the thing to pick up their spirits, she thinks. ]

If they keep ice in the back, I want to see. Do you think they bring it down from the mountains somewhere? I only saw that huge lake.

[ She looks up; no one's paying them much attention anymore. She nods toward the doors leading to the back of the shop. It must be their kitchen. ]

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are you psychic? that's open in the other tab haa

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