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

[nextlevel]

Mostly we've been figuring stuff out so far. Where the best places to eat are, how to compete ... There's a lot of paperwork we have to fill out.

[beautiful_monster]

For all the nullifier stuff?

[nextlevel]

Yeah. And we had to find one we could practice with too. It's dangerous otherwise.

[beautiful_monster]

What makes it so dangerous?

[nextlevel]

I ... uh, the last time he came out onto the ice while I was skating. So I ran into him.

[beautiful_monster]

He—what?! Is that how he got his arm hurt?!

[nextlevel]

[ Yuuri winces even more at that. ]

No, he got that from a criminal trying to rob me.

[beautiful_monster]

[Oh. Oh, that's not at all what Viktor told him. It sends icy realization through his veins; no wonder he'd been so reluctant to talk about what happened.]

He told me he was clumsy...

[nextlevel]

[ Shit. Should he have lied? In any case, it's out now, so he can't take it back... ]

No. He saved my life.

[beautiful_monster]

They were going to kill you?!

[How has this gone from clumsy to robbery to attempted murder?!]

[nextlevel]

He tried to stab me while he was robbing me, so - I could have been killed. Yeah. Viktor didn't let that happen.

[beautiful_monster]

[Yuuri could have died. Yuuri could have died and Viktor could have died, and he wouldn't have ever known if he hadn't been brought here too.]

Is— Is he really going to be okay? How badly was he hurt??

[nextlevel]

[ God don't remind him. Yuuri throws up his hands a bit to try and stave those thoughts off. ]

It wasn't too deep. Not even stitches. But it looked nasty for a few days.

[beautiful_monster]

[He lets out a slow breath and nods slowly.]

Okay... Okay. Good.

[nextlevel]

He's all right, Yuri. Just - trust me. I'd be the first one to freak out if it were worse.

[beautiful_monster]

[That's true, and he knows it, but it doesn't make the whole situation any less bone-chilling.]

I know you would be. It's your special talent.

[nextlevel]

[ Rude, Yurio. ]

R-right. So take it as a comfort this time.

[beautiful_monster]

Viktor getting stabbed is supposed to be a comfort?

[nextlevel]

Not the stabbing. Me not being completely freaked out over it.

[beautiful_monster]

Oh. Yeah, I guess that's a good point.

[nextlevel]

You guess that's a good point ...

[ He sighs, but he knows that's the best he'll get. ]

Why don't I show you where we're living?

[beautiful_monster]

[It'll just take him a while to let how messed up this while situation is really sink in. It's hard to take comfort in anything right now, but he nods anyway.]

Sure. I'm getting hungry anyway.

[nextlevel]

[ At that, Yuuri brightens. ]

Then there's a place you're going to love. Let's get something from the Lucky Cat Cafe.

[beautiful_monster]

[He doesn't perk up exactly, but he does look somewhat amused at the idea.]

I'm not some kid who's going to get excited just hearing the word "cat", but sure. We can stop there.

[nextlevel]

[ Says the kid who got excited just hearing the word "cat." ]

They have the best katsudon I can find here.