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

[christophe_gc]

[ You're both hot, world class skaters Yuuri - of course they did. But Chris can sense his discomfort and decides not to put it quite like that. ]

I may have read something somewhere.

[nextlevel]

That's a yes, isn't it.

[christophe_gc]

It's a yes.

[nextlevel]

[ Such a sigh. ]

I'm never going to get used to that.

[christophe_gc]

People will calm down eventually.

[nextlevel]

Some will ... I guarantee you there's pockets of the internet that really won't.

[christophe_gc]

Your fans are happy for you, Yuuri. Even the ones who are too excited.

[nextlevel]

[ He sort of. Squeaks a bit. As he realizes. ]

Oh god there's probably fanfiction isn't there.

[christophe_gc]

[ Mildly, but with a smirk. ]

A bit. Some of it isn't even bad.

[nextlevel]

... Why did you read it.

[christophe_gc]

Are you telling me that if you found stories about me, you wouldn't read them? I'm hurt.

[nextlevel]

[ And suddenly Yuuri goes deadly silent. Someone wrote Vicchris back in the day. ]

[christophe_gc]

[ Chris takes a moment to interpret the silence before smiling like a cat. ]

You have! Yuuri, I'm so happy!

[nextlevel]

I was a teenager! That doesn't count!

[christophe_gc]

Are you saying good taste dies with age?

[nextlevel]

It was definitely in pretty bad taste.

[christophe_gc]

[ Well that doesn't make Chris any less interested. ]

My favorite.

[nextlevel]

[ Dammit Chris. ]

W...we'll probably get fanfiction here anyway. There's already a viral video of us pair skating.

[christophe_gc]

[ Please excuse while Chris takes out his phone. ]

A new one?

[nextlevel]

-- That wasn't a suggestion!

[ Sure enough, putting in "import skaters" or "gay skaters" or "super hot dudes on ice" pulls up a video of the two of them at a local rink, putting on a lovely little performance. ]

[christophe_gc]

[ He went with "hot import skaters", it did the trick. He watches and smiles. ]

Oh, there's definitely going to be fiction.

[nextlevel]

[ God. Yuuri buries his face in his hands. ]

Just promise me you won't write any of it.

[christophe_gc]

Cross my heart.

[ But we both know he's going to read it. ]

[nextlevel]

[ Oh yes. Yuuri also knows better than to try and stop him. ]

Good.

[christophe_gc]

[ He smiles, unable to help himself. ]

The ones you read - they were me and Viktor, weren't they?

[ He leans in with a wink. ]

I've probably read them, too.