TIME TO GET READYYYYYY

[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 someone else's thread, either!

And remember there's only one rule in Test Drive Meme Club: have fun!

01. The city of Heropa is what one might expect from a small, bright and cheery place, where locals are friendly enough and local shop owners might offer a free drink to welcome you to their fair city. Some of the locals might thank you for always lending your service to the nation, while others might not say anything -- but if you have something nasty to say, better not say anything at all, right?

In the wake of the recent blackout, neighborhoods are coming together to repair damage done by miscreants and share resources. In one of the commercial areas, retailers are taking advantage of the mild weather to hold a sidewalk sale. New arrivals and long-settled imPorts alike will receive a small discount at most stores, and while a few locals give them envious looks, many are just interested in what they might buy. You could set a trend, hero!

02. De Chima, Virginia, is a large city with a healthy economy, and though it's quieter than Heropa, there are still large numbers of citizens to be awed at your very presence. Look at you! Organic wonder! Science and technology are the lifeblood of this city, so you're likely to come across a good many locals taking your picture with the newest of devices. The imPort craze remains high here, and you may find yourself cornered by overzealous imPort fans, media wannabes and opportunists alike, shoving cameras in your face.

Their questions are likely to be fairly mundane, however; get ready for an interview about your taste in romantic partners, personal underwear choices, favorite foods, and more!

03. Maurtia Falls, Pennsylvania has had its ups and downs since imPorts started reappearing. Several imPort heroes have put focused efforts into cleaning up the streets of this somewhat infamous city, while others have swooped in to help the criminal industry thrive. More so here than the streets of any other imPort city, the battle between good and evil looks more like a war of escalation than a heroic tale. That might make the less than warm welcome imPorts are given in the city a little more understandable. The emergence of locals with superpowers is hardly helping. While some of these individuals have turned to crime, many locals seem more inclined to defend their native powered drug dealer than help the non-native hero bring them to justice. Who are you to tell them how to live?

There's still snow on the ground in Maurtia Falls, and some locals have decided to hold an impromptu snowman-sculpting contest. But...wait. That one looks familiar! Some of the snow people are definitely meant to be imPorts, but they aren't exactly flattering likenesses.

04. Nonah, North Carolina, is the liveliest of all cities; loud, busy and there's some kind of energy in the air that gets everyone buzzing with excitement. To be American is to be part of a melting pot, and that there’s more money to be made by the thriving local industries hardly hurts.

Go wander and get your shopping in, folks. Any imPort willing to be interviewed about how their New Year Resolution is going is instantly surrounded by a small gaggle of people.

Comments

[beautiful_monster]

Another alien?? Who is it!?

[Even Yuri couldn't play off being worried about people wanting to eat his rival. Not only were cannibals a deeply concerning threat to begin with, but things had been bad enough when the biggest risk had just been Yuuri wanting to retire! Even if Yuuri said they hadn't actually tried, that didn't mean it wasn't a risk in the future. If someone ate him—

Fuck! Why was that even a real concern?! What kind of hellscape nightmare world was this?!]

[nextlevel]

[ He is worried. That's - cute. And alarming. Who knows what the hell Yuri would do if confronted with a cannibal. Poor Kaneki-san wouldn't know what hit him. ]

Not an alien. He's a ghoul. And he's really nice about it.

[beautiful_monster]

[There's nothing to be worried about. You can definitely trust this hot-headed teenager to make good decisions that aren't based on snap judgments.]

How can someone be nice about eating people?!

[nextlevel]

[ Please leave poor Kaneki alone. He doesn't deserve this. ]

He only eats corpses. Not live people.

[beautiful_monster]

[Someone has to be the one to bully innocent ghouls!!]

That's still horrible! And he could just be saying that to make you trust him!!

[nextlevel]

So that he can ... eat me later?

[beautiful_monster]

Obviously!! He eats people, Katsudon. He probably just doesn't want to scare off his next meal!

[nextlevel]

I - okay yeah, that makes too much sense, but - look, don't hurt him or anything.

[beautiful_monster]

I didn't say—! Like I'd care if you get eaten anyway! I just don't want to deal with Viktor if it happens, so be careful!!

[Yuri absolutely cares a lot and. Well, actually fighting a cannibal sounds terrifying, but just try and stop him if one actually takes a bite out of Yuuri!!]

[nextlevel]

[ The cutest, hissiest cat of a stepson. Yuuri can definitely see him fighting off Kaneki if it came to that. ]

Don't act like I want to make Viktor sad either. Of course I'll be careful.

[beautiful_monster]

[He does seem to be calming down now at least, letting out a sharp sigh and deflating a bit.]

You hadn't even thought about the possibility of him lying to you, so I had to make sure.

[nextlevel]

He seemed nice! And he didn't have to tell me he was a cannibal at all.

[beautiful_monster]

He could be messing with your head. Like a predator playing with its food.

[nextlevel]

You like cats too much, Yuri. I'll be fine.

[beautiful_monster]

There's no such thing as liking cats too much, Katsudon.

[nextlevel]

[ Eh. Yuuri's a dog person through and through. ]

Did you come in with any? VIktor brought Makkachin.

[beautiful_monster]

[Finally his expression softens.]

Aa, my cat came with me. I dropped her off at a vet for the afternoon to make sure nothing weird happened to her when we were brought here. She was due for professional grooming anyway.

[nextlevel]

[ Dog person or not, Yuuri instantly brightens. ]

Really? Where do they have you living, anyway?

[beautiful_monster]

Ah...I only remember it was somewhere in this city.

[There'd been so much to take in that he hadn't commited it to memory yet. Luckily, he did keep his file with all his information, and it only takes a few seconds digging through his backpack to find the correct page to show to Yuuri. Of course he's staying in the same unit as them—and below the housing information is a section about an assigned guardian for minors—typically an official available to manage any serious issues that might be outside a minor's ability to handle on their own. The check box for "Guardian assigned" has been checked, and on the line beside it is Viktor's name.]

[nextlevel]

[ Ah. That's - good, actually, but still startling as Yuuri realizes that - ]

-- You're living with us? Viktor's your guardian?

[beautiful_monster]

[He frowns sharply, bristling at the questions.]

—What's wrong with living with you? And isn't it better if Viktor's got that job instead of some random official I've never met before?

[nextlevel]

N-no, it's fine, and Viktor's a good choice but -

[ He'd barely worked up to being physical with Viktor even without someone else there. ]

We'll be glad to have you ...

[beautiful_monster]

[Yuri narrows his eyes suspiciously—it's pretty clear Yuuri isn't completely thrilled about the set up.]

Yeah? It wouldn't matter if you weren't anyway.

[nextlevel]

[ It's really not personal. And he'll get used to it. But right now it seems overwhelming. ]

Well - right, we wouldn't turn you out anyway. And I really am glad to have you here, Yuri.

[beautiful_monster]

[He stares at him for a long moment and lets out a short huff.]

Yeah, okay. What do you guys do when you aren't training here?