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etcelsior2018-02-22 02:00 pm
maskormods) wrote in etcelsior2018-02-22 02:00 pm
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ICE ICE BABY
T E S T D R I V E M E M E
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 ON THE TEST DRIVE MEME!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. Today, a downtown park is hosting a "Last Blast of Winter" event that features a snowman-sculpting contest (using artificial snow, naturally), downhill sledding in the form of a giant, inflatable slip 'n slide, and snowflake-shaped and -themed food from the kiosks running along one side of the park—along with ice cold drinks, of course.
However, a trio of teen would-be supervillains have cobbled together backpack-mounted ice machines capable of freezing people solid at worst and making them, like, really shivvery at best. After emerging onto the scene with a shout, they're threatening to take attendees hostage if they don't get their demands: 500 Flitcoins, the amazing new cryptocurrency. Hero, will you try to stop them by force, bargain, or let them put this event on ice?
02. De Chima, Virginia, is a large city with a healthy economy, with large numbers of citizens waiting to be awed by your very presence. Look at you! Organic wonder! Those words have meaning here. 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 or recently published PLoS papers. 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. If you let yourself get cornered, beware! Anything from personal questions about romantic chances to bedroom habits to dietary queries might be come up!
As you wander, you may come across a few streets that have been closed down to show off the newest wares that America's vehicle industry has to offer. The streets are lined with new, shiny cars, alongside salesmen eager to show off exactly what they can do. Some of them are as dull as boasting excellent seat warmers, but the more avant garde among the displays look like something out of Wacky Races, decked out in incredibly bizarre designs and boasting not yet released features like the ability to turn into a boat, fifteen different horns ("a different sound for every occasion!"), bottom-heavy designs ("so your car won't flip over next time there's an imPort catastrophe!) and defense mechanisms ("it shoots out a sticky adhesive to halt any supervillains in their path!"). Many of these won't be released at all but, by gum, they're giving it their best shot.
You can simply wander around and enjoy the festivities and the bounty of food, including donut tires, candy traffic lights, truck-sized burgers, and more! It's certainly a nice place to have a quick break and some conversation.
Or you can get stuck in the cross-fire as the adhesive shooting vehicle malfunctions, spraying a sticky goo over everyone in the vicinity, just as little car-shaped bits of confetti begin to fall from the sky.
03. Maurtia Falls, Pennsylvania has carried a reputation for ups and downs ever since imPorts began reappearing again, just those few years prior. Several imPort heroes have put focused efforts into cleaning up the streets of this somewhat infamous city, while a handful of others had 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.
On this fine day, it appears that there's mischief afoot. One sordid citizen has gotten ahold of a prototype of a freeze gun and, wearing no better costume than a ski mask, has decided to hold up a bank. As he notices cop cars whizzing past, he panics, freezing a cop car in mid-chase, not quite gathering what a poor idea that is.
Everything seems to happen quickly as cars begin to plow into one another with a sound of screeching metal and an explosion of debris. What will you do about this, hero? Were you trying to cross the street and in need of a rescue? Will you go after the culprit? Will you try to save those who are trapped in the wreckage?
...Or will you try to make off with the criminal's money and keep it for yourself? That's always an option too.
04. Nonah, North Carolina, is the liveliest of all cities; loud, busy and there's always some kind of energy in the air that gets everyone buzzing with excitement.
This month there's the release of a hot new movie about imPorts themselves, though in order to evade copyright, it seems that the imPorts on screen are simply amalgamations of several different imPorts through the years instead of staying faithful to one true story. They've got everything! Action! Romance! Death! Desire. It's a whole load of hooey, in other words, but it's hooey with a big budget. What this means, however, is that even the newest imPorts are being roped into this red carpet affair. Even if they're simply passing by on the street, an eager reporter may well step up to you, saying, "Oh, are you an imPort? Please, you must come in! No, I insist!"
If you succumb to their pushy ways, you'll find yourself in a gala, likely unprepared and underdressed for the flash of the cameras and an endless torrent of questions about what you want to do here as an imPort, whether or not you feel you'll find love in this place, whether or not you fear an inevitable port-out (despite the fact that you may have just gotten here!) and will be plied with food and, if you're of age, with plenty of booze.
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Kanan is, frankly, thinking along the same lines. Get this guy away from innocent civilians - not to attack him or anything, but to make sure he doesn't decide anyone else is a threat, or whatever.
But he doesn't have to hide who he is, here. He no longer bothers with pretense.
"A Jedi has a legitimate use for a lightsaber," Kanan says firmly, knowing it might very well provoke this trooper to attack. But he keeps his calm. "It's mine, to use in defense of the innocent, if and when that becomes necessary. Once again, your Empire, whether you like it or not, has no authority here. If you want to attack me, then I agree, we should definitely take this outside, but I mean you no harm."
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But he still had a responsibility to uphold. Inevitability of death didn't stop him the first time he'd faced it. "The safety of civilians is my primary concern." No one else had to die this time. "We should continue this outside." He started to move, carefully keeping an eye on the Jedi. His feet felt numb.
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And he just wanted to enjoy this party.
"Fine, yeah, let's go outside," he grumbles. The trooper is obviously still working from whatever programming the Empire instills in its cannon fodder. Jedi are evil traitors and the Empire is there to protect people and all the other lies they get fed with their freeze-dried protein breakfasts every day.
"You know, I'm missing out on some good food because of you," Kanan comments as they make their way out - away from innocent bystanders, away from prying eyes (hopefully).
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Deep breaths. The Jedi's not helping. "You shouldn't go back there." Not that he could likely stop it from happening. The only weapon he had was the power he'd been given, but he didn't know if it would work. "Leave them alone."
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"Look, son. I'm not here to hurt anyone. I came here with some friends, to enjoy the party like everyone else. I'm going to go back to my friends now, and I'll forget this ever happened, unless you decide to start something."
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What? "You came armed." The threat of violence was obvious, how could it not be? "I know I can't win this if it comes to a fight. But you're a danger to everyone in there."
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"You know I can't trust the word of a Jedi." The Emperor couldn't, so that more than settled the matter. Permanently settled it, years before he was even deployed. Or at least he'd thought it had. "Openly carrying a deadly weapon without cause is incitement to panic in itself." It was just by sheer, literal dumb luck that none of the people there seemed to realize how much danger they were in.
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"I'm done talking, my friends will be looking for me," he adds, waving a hand in a vague gesture of dismissal. For anyone else, it might be a hazard, turning a back on someone so obviously hostile. Kanan, however, is unconcerned. Go ahead and try to stop him.
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"Last chance."
[ooc: the third power I'm planning on giving him is basically Force lightning. Given his canon history it's a really goddamn mean choice, and I'll hold off on using it here unless y'all want it, since his application hasn't been processed yet.]
completely up to you!
Apparently there's no such thing as de-escalation for this one.