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Mask or Menace | MODERATORS ([personal profile] maskormods) wrote in [community profile] etcelsior2017-03-25 09:16 pm

THE GREATEST POWER OF ALL



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?

    Unfortunately, tragedy has struck today. Outside a local 24/7 diner featuring waffles and other breakfast food, a large crowd has gathered while several fire trucks keep a steady stream on it and the buildings nearby. The diner is obviously destined to burn, and its waitresses, in bright yellow, stand outside watching with no small amount of worry reflected in their eyes. One of them complains, again, that she'd left her purse inside - and now a good $100 is going up in flames. For what? Won't somebody help her out, at all? The police are so inept! Just the worst!

    The windows burst and, clear as day, one can see an alligator trapped inside the entrance, trying to make its way out but dissuaded by a patch of fire in front of the door. EMS and crowd alike gasp and wonder aloud, what can they do? Will no one save this poor Florida swamp cat?

    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?

    It's not quite spring yet, but already flowers are popping up—in the form of seven-foot sentient musclebound daisies! A local criminal known as Flower Power has set them on the city, and they're going on a rampage, but a number of citizens have taken advantage. Do you go after the bushwhacking blossoms or the local looters?

    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.

    Natives may gather around new arrivals and ask both personal and broad questions about life as an imPort, what they are looking forward to, what their favorite article of underwear is. A few night clubs offer free entrance - just this once! And they are bound to notice that a man has taken up a spot in a local street, eating pancakes off of a fold out table and holding up traffic. Many people are taking pictures and more interested in whether or not this is performance art than ushering him out of the way. He does have an extra chair and table, however, and will welcome and feed company, especially imPorts.

prophesiedone: <user name="robins" site="insanejournal.com"> (Prophesy)

[personal profile] prophesiedone 2017-04-12 10:18 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, he was different from them - especially how he was currently - but there was a thread of humanity within him. That thread never really perished; it was hidden down deep while he let his emotions rage. What was one more death? How could he let Padmé die? What if he saved her and some other threat to their safety surfaced? Clearly ruling an Empire was the only way he could be certain his loved ones were safe.

Where once he would have basked in the attention of others praising him - now, he slunk off into the shadows, eager to keep his identity hidden. The young woman was perplexing and he kept glancing at her - only to find her gazing back at him.

"Who are you?" he frowned within his hood, trying to place her features. Why were they so familiar?
reexamined: (007)

[personal profile] reexamined 2017-04-12 05:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[Good, Luke already knows how to deal with his bullshit.]

I have my own housing. They saw fit to give me the standard essentials for my needs, like eating, and sleeping.

[Is it possible for a bland tone to drip with this much sarcasm?]
faithfulson: (Smells like BS)

[personal profile] faithfulson 2017-04-13 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
[ Luke cringed slightly; wow, that was extremely poor judgement. He's seriously starting to think the government here has no idea what they're doing when it comes to any form of technology. ]

I'll... see if I can find or build a recharge station for you.

[ Because wow, why would you not give a droid a recharge station? Why? ]
reexamined: (010)

[personal profile] reexamined 2017-04-13 01:02 am (UTC)(link)
You would do that?

[ That's too nice, too fast. Oh, but he had said he would help Luke. It would make sense, he's no use to anyone if he's powered down. ]

I can provide my some of my blueprints if it would help you with making the right ports.
faithfulson: (You gotta be kidding)

[personal profile] faithfulson 2017-04-13 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
[ Well yeah, of course he was going to want to keep a droid up and operational. Not doing so was like telling someone not to wake up again, ever... which was definitely something he would never do. ]

That would help. I don't know how long it will take me with the parts that are available on this planet, but I'll do what I can.
chordis: (z09)

oops i went on a trip to feels town and forgot to tag

[personal profile] chordis 2017-04-13 03:32 am (UTC)(link)
Yare yare dawa.

[ Same difference really. ]

Why, you afraid I'll take you down old m- err, I guess that doesn't apply anymore.

[ He doesn't even look that different! ]
jojoceanman: manga (headtilt)

pats

[personal profile] jojoceanman 2017-04-13 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
[He's not dignifying that comment with a response. Though her mannerisms pretty much match his when he was her age, so the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.]

...Did you just arrive here as well, or have you already been here?
reexamined: (011)

[personal profile] reexamined 2017-04-13 12:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Since when are people that casually thoughtful about droids, with no ulterior motives, especially ones that look like him?? Never. ]

I'll conserve energy for as long as I can. I have backup power reserves, and they are still fully charged, for now.

[ For a droid, he doesn't tend to say "thank you" a whole lot. Like, very much at all, to anyone. Not even Cassian. Mostly because he's the one doing things for Cassian. He knows in this situation, he should at least say something that conveys being grateful. ]

... I've changed my mind. You can call me Kay.

[ That's like being grateful, right? ]
someonewholovesyou: (Default)

[personal profile] someonewholovesyou 2017-04-14 07:54 pm (UTC)(link)
He had noticed her, but Leia wasn't going to let him get to her. Her body language and face showed her determination. He didn't make any move to attack, which wasn't totally unexpected, although she hadn't been able to shake the fear that it could. He was simply curious at the moment, it seems.

She could feel the emotions radiating off him, intense and unfiltered. He wasn't making much attempt to hide things. Part of him seemed more like Vader, the more she felt what was coming from him. She didn't know how to interpret it all, but it was definitely all too familiar.

"I am Leia Organa." she replied. "Daughter of Bail and Breha Organa." They were her real parents in her mind, not him.
payback: (horror; ye gods.)

SORRY THIS TOOK SO LONG i hit a slump, no pressure to pick it back up either way

[personal profile] payback 2017-04-15 06:56 am (UTC)(link)
Eh? [She blinks up at him. What a strange question - but if he is some kind of technological thing, rather than... a magical creature or... something completely unimaginable to her, it's a question that makes sense.

Then she looks around wildly. She has no idea how to answer him.]


Maybe... er... swords? Making swords? Or making paper? [SHE COULD EASILY BE WRONG. Put her on the spot like that and she has no clue.]
payback: (da fuq)

I HIT A BAD SLUMP im sorry we cna drop this if u want

[personal profile] payback 2017-04-15 09:00 am (UTC)(link)
[Such beautiful baby blues... Rin blinks at her, smiling a bit tentatively, and takes the blindfold.]

Let me try...

[It's... she fumbles a little, but it's not that hard. She has it in a bit and then she opens up her eyes behind it and looks around...]

... Wooooahh...

[so much... INFORMATION...]
reexamined: (006)

ill tag you into eternity and u know this senri

[personal profile] reexamined 2017-04-15 02:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[Any answer short of "modern" by this world's standards would have still equaled the same response:]

Oh. You're primitive. No wonder you're so confused.
payback: (da fuq)

1/2, i love you

[personal profile] payback 2017-04-15 08:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[Huh?]
payback: (SHAAAADE)

[personal profile] payback 2017-04-15 08:27 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm not primitive! This world is confusing!
reexamined: (010)

Blows kisses

[personal profile] reexamined 2017-04-15 08:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Overall world accomplishments: swords, making swords, paper.

[Is it possible to sound so sarcastic when listing things?]

You probably think I'm a suit of armor somehow.
payback: (uncertain; what I know I don't know.)

[personal profile] payback 2017-04-15 09:09 pm (UTC)(link)
... [An awkward smile]

I thought maybe you were a spirit.
pummelgranite: (drape your arms around me and softly say)

[personal profile] pummelgranite 2017-04-17 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
"Uh huh." Persephone watched her rise, watched each perfect muscle of her thighs move. Quickly she adjusted her gaze to her face, and shining black hair. Her mouth pulls a little tight. At least she manages not to sound as over her head as she feels. "I'm not a typical Olympian."
reexamined: (011)

[personal profile] reexamined 2017-04-17 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
I can see how you would mistake me for a supernatural being due to your naivety.

[ Go ahead, mistake him for a religious figure, but at least don't tell him so he gets an ego. ]

But I'm not. I'm a droid. A machine. Not that you know what that is either. But there's nothing "mystical" about it.
payback: (SHAAAADE)

[personal profile] payback 2017-04-19 12:33 am (UTC)(link)
[Okay, now she's getting vexed. He is way, way, way taller than her... but she sticks a finger in his face anyway, to add a little emphasis to this scolding.]

I might not know very much, but I know what a machine is! [Kind of. If he asked her to describe a machine from her home... she might not be able to. 8'))))))]

I don't understand how you're made! But... I believe you're not a spirit.

[... and she puts her finger down.]
reexamined: (010)

[personal profile] reexamined 2017-04-19 12:51 am (UTC)(link)
[ Imagine a very complicated abacus. That's him. ]

Were you just scolding me?
payback: (uncertain; what I know I don't know.)

[personal profile] payback 2017-04-19 12:54 am (UTC)(link)
[Ah... a nervous expression flickers across her face? She leans back a bit...]

... Yes?
reexamined: (009)

[personal profile] reexamined 2017-04-19 01:02 am (UTC)(link)
Amazing.

You really don't think before you act, do you? I thought that perhaps in the earlier situation, it was due to being panicked. But even now, you just say whatever you want.
payback: (creeping; hey sup in this thread)

[personal profile] payback 2017-04-19 01:05 am (UTC)(link)
[She takes a step back... just in case, you know. And looks around. She's obviously checking for escape routes in case she needs to bolt. Yeah, he'll catch her, but she'll try.]

Ummm... well, you're being rather rude, you know... I mean I'm grateful for your help, don't get me wrong, but you know...
reexamined: (009)

[personal profile] reexamined 2017-04-19 01:17 am (UTC)(link)
I've already decided I won't hurt you. I've been reprogrammed to be less violent. But you're also frightened easily, because you're small and fragile. I understand if you're intimidated.

[ What could he do, to make himself less intimidating? Not that he really needs to, he doesn't have to convince her he isn't going to hurt her. But he also has the feeling there's a sixty-five percent chance she's going to run into traffic and get hit by a car. Maybe this is how humans feel about dogs.

So he drops to kneel on one knee, so that they're finally at eye-to-eye height. ]


Is this better?
payback: (da fuq)

[personal profile] payback 2017-04-19 01:22 am (UTC)(link)
[She looks a little intimidated even by how he moves... but once he's at eye level she relaxes a LOT. Even Rin didn't realize how tense she was.

LMAO it's exactly like K is interacting with a shy cat.]


Um, yes!

[How surprisingly considerate of this creepy creature. Rin clenches her hands in her skirt for a moment, then relaxes and smooths the folds out. Nothing bad is happening; it's fine.]

How long have you been here? What are you going to do now?

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