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[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 anyone's thread, either!

And remember to have fun!

01. Your memory is hazy and you might feel increasingly frustrated or anxious, or maybe you're excited as soldiers march past, barely glimpsing you. One second you're somewhere underground, the next you're enveloped in blue light, and suddenly you find yourself directly under Flordia sun's bright and burning glare. A female soldier steps toward you with a wide smile on her face and directs you to a car, ready to debrief you. You realize you are not the only one, surrounded by equally confused or eager faces... and you're all sporting a digital tattoo on your wrist.

02. Welcome to Cape Canaveral, where the smell of the ocean is in the air and locals are more than pleased to see new imPorts roaming their streets. They wave, they cheer, they ask for pictures as politely as they can. The more inhuman you look, or if you're wearing a costume, the more likely locals are to approach. Hey, enjoy the moment! The popular malt shop is offering you a free drink if you need it.

03. The technology in this world is certainly something. The cars are clearly modeled after popular 50s cars, but they hover several feet above the ground as they drive down the street. There are digital jukeboxes in restaurants, motorcycles also hover through traffic, advertisements can be seen on a digital projector on the taller buildings. Even kids on skateboards appear to drift a safe ten feet off the ground while playing!

04. Wherever you are, you can hear the loud revving of an engine, distance at first before you finally see it: a hovercar bursting around the corner, going beyond the maximum speed limit and just barely making its sharp turn. It doesn't appear to be slowing down any time soon, not with two police cars trailing it... and uh oh. Those skateboarding kids don't have much time to get out of the way as the car comes speeding down the road. You've been brought here for a reason Hero — so you better act fast.

Comments

[runningstart]

Kid Flash. Something of a hero around here. [If she looked confused before now she looks befuddled. Also kind of...disappointed? Huh. Her voice and how she looks and everything makes her sound like a robot; she reminds him of Red Tornado with the cadence of her speech. Maybe her processor got a little bit scrambled in the trip.

KF slings an arm around her shoulders.] Came in the same way you did, though. So I guess you could say we were practically destined to meet. Plus, that? [He points at the symbol on her chest.] Familiar with that. I have a couple Green Lanterns on my planet back home.

wildcard!

[brushoff]

[ When you've lived 100+ years, you become a bit of a massive hipster in your taste. At least, you do if your name is Dorian Gray and you're a fucking snob. So, it's with a bit of a sigh, Dorian looks over at Jakuzure, a bit disdainful. His tone is pure "I know you don't know this, but I'm asking anyway so as to lord my musical knowledge over you." ]

I don't suppose you know anything by the Kinks, do you.

[ Dorian Gray: nostalgic as fuck. Also, slightly judgmental. Because hey, he was in a band. Once. In the 1960s. For all of a few years before things went sour. It counted enough! ]

(2/2)

[skullshako]

[Okay. Deep breath. Iiiiiinnnnn...and...ooooouuuttttt.

There. Perfect.]

Heh, you know as well as I do that I'd whip those slackers into shape in no time at all. Although getting rid of that stiff of a conductor would be a pain.

[Sass mode: engaged.]

[immigrantpunk]

Me too. Were you born in America? Your Russian sounds weird. No offense.

[He's not sure if it's just Yuri's rustiness with the language, but there's something strangely old-fashioned about it. Jayden crosses the street with Yuri, grateful to go somewhere away from prying ears. He's never been apprehensive about speaking Russian in public before, but he's also never been teleported to some bizarre alternate Florida in the future, either.

He sits down on the bench, looking over his own copy of the newspaper again.]

What's it like where you're from? Did the Soviet Union collapse in 1991?

Shirou Emiya | Fate/Stay Night (UBW)

[unlimitedfaker]

02

[Just wearing jeans, a baseball tee and a jacket, Shirou looked more like a jogger, or at least someone about to do a bunch of housework, than a super hero. He was befuddled by the waving and cheering, looking around instead to glance at the people who had been walking alongside him. Assuming the cheers were for the other imPorts, Shirou stopped and gawked at a young boy as he shoved a baseball at him, begging him to sign it.]

Excuse me? I'm--I don't look like a celebrity, do I? Actually, I'm not really into baseball, either.

[So, he was just being awkward and trying to shoo away the young boy, who was insistent and begging.]

You should go back to your parents... Really, come on?

-

03 or 04 depending on timing

[To say Shirou was surprised by what he saw was also to say that his eyes resembled giant saucers, fixated on nearly every ridiculous thing floating past him and radiating as if they were straight out of a sci-fi movie. Shirou took awhile to get used to it, realizing that looking like a dumbstruck idiot forever was only going to screw him over in the long-run, taking awhile to pause and look at how people were walking around so he could follow and do the same on his own.

In the middle of this people-watching, he noticed a young boy run out into the street, chasing a bouncing ball. He stopped as a car turned the corner, its untires unscreeching before hurtling in his direction. Shirou, without hesitating at all, rushed to save him. He grabbed the boy and shoved him before the car struck him--only to take the hit for himself. Shirou spun, landing on his back flat against the pavement, feeling fortunate that his mind could work much quicker than his body. Fortunately, he managed to reinforce his midsection and limbs, but spinning through the air a few times made his head rattle.

So, he laid there, hoping another car wouldn't come as he checked to see if the boy was alright--which he was. Smiling despite himself, Shirou nearly passed out right there on the pavement, only prevented by the throbbing in his head.]

ur grose

[skullshako]

Bite me.

[Despite her words, Nonon's tone is incredibly flat. Today was a long day, so she's too tired to put some actual venom in her words. Give a few minutes, though.]

Really? I didn't know you had such horrible taste in music. I thoughts dog's had a great sense of hearing.

[temptedfate]

[She nods, a half frown forming. She had mostly discarded the idea that Klarion, and his evil sorcerer friends may have done this. But it was hard to dump entirely when there was evidence that together they could split reality why not send people to an entirely different one too? At least until Artemis says we and Zatanna tilts her head because that we is full of implications, and she brightens when they go exactly where she was hoping.]

It didn't feel like magic exactly. [She shrugs.] Have you three learned anything while you've been here? Robin must be investigating there's no way something like this doesn't have him going complete detective.

[And she falls silent rolling her eyes at how she sounds ridiculously business-like despite standing before one of her closest friends. She should be asking how Artemis has managed to not completely throttle Wally while she's been here, and letting her vent about him and the Boy Wonder in the process. A thought process that makes her offer the blonde an apologetic smile before she continues speaking.]

In other news, how've you been? And how have you not strangled Wally while we're at it?

Alright, great!

[skullshako]

[Unfortunately for Dorian, this "street performer" also happens to be a giant music nerd. While most of her knowledge is of classical music and marching bands, she does know a fair bit about others. Gotta expand your knowledge, especially when working in an actual music store. So when he asks the question, Nonon smiles wide. Finally, a person who actually knows something worth knowing.]

Of course! Anything in particular?

u first

[databoner]

Don't look at me. I'm just referencing the classic American culture I looked up in relation to music. Oh, but there's more I learned.

[Said, as he makes himself comfortable on his chair.]

Did you also know that nearly that exact same style of guitar is most commonly owned by teenagers and college students who are so desperate to find a date they thought picking up some musical talent would actually get them somewhere? I just thought you'd want to know what people probably think when they see you like this.

[skullshako]

THAT'S THE PLAN!

[For a few seconds Nonon chases after him, but eventually she decides she's much better off taking to the skies, as usual. So her flies up about ten feet or so and unleashing a music barrage of heart-shaped sound waves at him. All the while, her massive speakers are playing Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries at full blast.]

[ex_question191]

What?

[ stiles is breathless, a little twitchy, eyes darting from her fists to her angry face like he's worried she might actually be going to hit him, or grab him, or something. it's the aggression, paired with the fact that her question makes approximately zero sense. ]

N-no! Hey, I was just — you know, if you'd stuck around and paid attention, maybe you wouldn't be—

[ a broad gesture. whatever this is, scared or confused or confrontational or all three. ]

Don't freak out, okay.

[temptedfate]

[It isn't a big deal, she's spent enough time around Robin at this point that it sort of just rolls off the tongue when she isn't paying attention. Which she's only half doing since she's focusing more on completing the card trick and less on what she's saying to Wally.]

Well, more like a classic with a touch of personal flair. [All the while she's got this bemused look on her face as he goes on about how he's going to debunk her. For a boy who has been up close and personal with Doctor Fate like she has (and she doesn't usually like to think about her short stint as Nabu's host) he has a funny way of dealing with magic.]

Show it to a couple people first and then slip it back in the deck.

[She waits still holding the fanned out cards to him. Enjoy sticking your foot in your mouth Wally because she won't be pulling your card at all.]

[ironbuttmonkey]

[Why is this happening. HE JUST WANTED A DRINK.

As he hears Jakuzure's speakers prepping to blast him, he takes a life saving leap forwards about a second early enough to avoid being blasted directly - but not to avoid having the force generated by the blast itself propel him like twenty feet straight ahead. He crashes head first into the side of a car, face sliding down to collide with the ground as he remains kneeling against it.]

Ugh...

wow excuse u im not grose

[skullshako]

[Nonon lifts up the guitar and crosses her legs, shifting her weight in such a way that her body language makes it seem she actually cares what Inumuta is saying. And then, once he finishes...]

Huh. That's interesting. Wanna know something else that's interesting? Did you know people who know stupid and pointless facts like that also have difficulty getting anywhere? So they use their pointless knowledge to seem smarter than everyone else so they can boost their confidence.

[immigrantpunk]

[Damn. She looks really good for only being here a few hours. He probably looks like he could use a shower and a good night's sleep. He reaches out and shakes her hand.]

Jayden.

[brushoff]

[ He can't help but smirk a little at that. Nonon's risen about a billion points in his book for at least attempting to try his request (as he really has no idea how she'll sound when she actually plays.) ]

Let's go with a classic--how about "All Day and All of the Night"?

[pterosaur]

[Janine watches the boy twitch and gawk. Yes, she decides, she is amused.]

:I can see that. This doesn't look like a dinosaur sort of place.:

[She's well aware of how badly she stands out in this setting. The engine sounds and close quarters bother her pterosaur-mind, but she overrides it.]

:And yeah, looky-loo, I'm real.:

[turncoatcait]

Reeve laughed lightly, setting newspaper aside. "Is it? There have always been theories of there being other inhabited worlds besides our own, this isn't much of a stretch even if a great deal of it doesn't seem to work the same as back home." He smiled, shifting the focus of his attention from Cait Sith's antics to Rufus.

"Or were you referring to me being here and being willing to help? They need it, and while I'm no fighter I am rather good at other things. I can easily get their energy production efficiency doubled in a matter of months if they listen to me."

WHAT IS UP WITH ME AND TYPOS TODAY

[skullshako]

[Ouch. That looks painful. Not that Jakuzure particularly cares all that much if Monkey's in pain. Now she's got him cornered, which makes things all the more simple. The music playing shifts as she dive-bombs straight for him, outstretching her hand to grab the collar of his shirt.]

im tricking you into making them with subliminal messaging

[ironbuttmonkey]

[This is even worse than getting blasted. As he feels himself get lifted off of the ground he kind of scrambles for the floor with his hands, to no avail.]

O-OI, PUT ME DOWN!!!

DAMMIT KIVA I SAID NO MIND CONTROL

[skullshako]

[SUCCESS. Now that she's got him, Nonon proceeds to fly up high, making her way past a good deal of roofs before she finally finds a building tall enough. A serpentine grin crawls up her face and she picks up speed and heads straight for it.]

Well, if you insist!

[Slowing down only a little, the drum major unwraps her fingers from his shirt, leaving him to pummel onto the roof six feet below. At the speed she was going at it's likely to hurt, but what makes it worse is that she's making a U-Turn and extending her foot to give him a swift kick in the stomach.]

[skullshako]

I think I can handle that.

[Handle is a good word. While Nonon's skilled in a variety of instruments, no one, not even her, is a master of all of them. And this is especially true for someone so young. So while she definitely seems to know what she's doing as she gets ready to play, and as she actually performs the song, it's nothing all that flashy or majorly impressive. However, it's definitely not bad.]

[ouroboros intensifies]

[ironbuttmonkey]

[Fortunately, it only takes that stupid grin of hers to make him realize how badly he fucked up in saying that. As she lets go of his collar, his hand reaches up to grab her wrist, and with his strength it's easy enough for him to support his entire body weight.

So with that grip, he pulls himself up and throws his legs around her waist, one arm around her neck(and probably covering her mouth as well, to an extent) and grabs a hold of one of the speakers with his other hand, to try and secure himself further.]

YOU'RE INSANE!! I'M NOT LETTING GO UNTIL YOU LAND!

[whatsfondue]

I doubt anyone being chased by the police is too concerned with safeguards.

[Steve finally sends the children off before turning to get his first good look at Loki, which results in puzzled frown on his face.]

You look...familiar.

[brushoff]

[ And really, truth be told, Dorian expected her to have the skill level of an overconfident college kid--aka none at all. The fact that Nonon could manage to stumble her way through the song is impressive.

While she performs the song, Dorian nods along, doing the sort of swaying to the music while not moving sort of dance that people do when they're not in a place where they can actually dance. Occasionally he sings along--and spoilers, he's got a halfway decent singing voice himself.

As Nonon finishes, he can't help but grin, clapping slightly as he goes for his wallet. ]

Fair warning, I'm new here and haven't entirely done the whole 'settling in' bit--including setting up a bank account. [ As he reaches for his wallet, the digital tattoo on his wrist is briefly visible, saying 'registered'. ] And I'm not even sure if I have any American money on me to begin with.