FROSTED TIPS ARE IN

[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?

Unfortunately, tragedy has struck today. It seems like the entire Heropa PD is parked out of a local, popular grocery chain. A huge crowd is amassed in the parking lot despite the best efforts of officers to get them to leave. They whisper about excitement and shame, and you don't have to ask if you just listen in a bit...

"What do you think he'll do to the employees? He sounded so serious..." "He really wants that pussy, huh?" "If I left my man for cheating on me, I'd take the damn cat, too!" "How does he think taking her and her coworkers hostage is gonna make her change her mind about him being a bad boyfriend?" "My wife is pregnant, please - if I don't get her favorite deli sub I might as well not go home!"

Domestic disputes! Tragic. The police aren't too sure how to handle this hostage situation, claiming the man only has a box cutter and isn't actually waving it around at the moment, but...are you an imPort? They'd really appreciate the help, okay. Get in there and counsel the unhappy couple. Or not!

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?

Spring has sprung, and 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.

Comments

[slightlyoffchilt]

Cute. [Although, by Chilton's tone, it is probably evident that he meant it ironically.]

Just be sure you know how to use your powers, especially if they're defensive, before you say such things if in the presence of deities. Free [by which he meant unwarranted and unasked for] advice.

[bragnificent]

Come on. You really think I don't already know the ins and outs of when or when not to tell someone that they're crazy? Like I'm some idiot. No, usually I just mind my own business and not get myself stabbed, you know?

Though it is a tough call when they actually deserve it. Sort of feels like it's my responsibility to say something, in that case.

[ Then Reggie puts his hands on his hips, lips flattening somewhat into a thin, contemplative line. Okay, fine-- he needs to finally accept he can't keep ignoring every weird thing about this situation, or he will start making himself seem like an idiot.

Plus, this guy makes a good point in that at least this is useful information to know, if only for basic survival reasons and not "emotionally processing" ones. ]

Yeah, so... about that powers thing. [ A pause, then: ] Is it serious?

[slightlyoffchilt]

[The frankness of this Reggie's response took Chilton by surprised -- it was confrontational without being moody or surly; perhaps not the difference between night and day, but certainly a few hours before twilight compared to what he was used to.]

Quite serious, yes.

[One show of frankness deserved another.]

Would you like to experience it for yourself?

[bragnificent]

[ That seems like a loaded question, somehow-- not just in general, but somehow especially coming from Chilton. Reggie isn't sure what it is about this man exactly, but he definitely gets the sense that if he isn't too careful, if he lets his guard down, he'll find himself walking right into some kind of trap.

Maybe there's nothing to that feeling, of course, but maybe also on some instinctive level it's game recognizing game. Reggie is aware enough of some of his own behaviors to observe when they mirror similarly elsewhere. ]

Thaaaat depends. [ Which is effectively a yes, just with a but-- Reggie wets his lips idly before pressing them briefly into a line, then: ] What would I have to do?