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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 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.

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Yeah...okay. And after that we can go pick my cat up from the vet.

Ah! Princess came with you too?

Manya. And yes. She must have gotten caught in whatever pulled me here too.

Oh good, then she and Makkachin get to finally be friends!

Your dumb dog better not chase her!

Makkachin would never!

[ Makkachin absolutely would when he gets bored. ]

What do you think dogs do with cats?

Make friends, of course.

You don't know anything about animals...

Makkachin is very friendly though.

Even friendly dogs will chase something smaller.

Hahaha, little Yuratchka would know all about that.

—Who said you could call me that!?

No? Isn't that what your fans call you when you get chased?

And it's creepy when they do it! That's what my grandpa calls me. They don't even know me.

Ah, is it? [ Viktor ceases his teasing then, his smile turning more genuine. ] I've only met him a handful of times whenever we happen to be in Moscow.

Yeah... [Yuri's expression is caught somewhere between fond and bittersweet.] He has trouble making it to exhibitions that aren't held there, but he comes to as many as he can.

Did he come to the Rostelecom Cup? I would have greeted him if I hadn't been busy with arranging things as a coach before I left for Japan.

[His mouth twists a little, and he tugs his hood down over his face.]

No. He had to miss that one.

... Ah. I'm sorry to hear that so far after the fact. Was he alright?

Yeah, don't worry about him. He brought me some homemade pirozhki the next day to make up for it.

So that's why you love them so much ...

[He nods, a rare smile on his face.]

He gave me his recipe, you know. The one for the katsudon pirozhkis.

[ Viktor's eyes widen. ]

Katsudon pirozhkis?!

[ ... One of those words was pronounced better than the other. ]

I'll make some if you buy me the ingredients for it.

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