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etcelsior2014-06-27 03:49 pm
maskormods) wrote in etcelsior2014-06-27 03:49 pm
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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.
Toboe || Wolf's Rain
It really is wolf. There is a red wolf -- HUGE even for wolf standards -- staring at everyone, ears back against his skull and tail between his legs. He has NO IDEA what is going on and everything is confusing. Wars and humans talking to him and him pretending he doesn't understand a thing because HE IS JUST A WOLF OF COURSE SIR JUST A WOLF.
Toboe is so lost. Last thing he remembers was... dying in Quents arm's. Taking few last painful breathes and seeing Paradise. Then he was brought to this place and debriefed and now asked to get in a car. SORRY BUT NOPE. He doesn't know you, nice lady with a nice smile. As far as he knows, she is from Jaguara's army and they are going to take his blood and stuff him like she did with many wolves.
The tattoo is there, even if covered by fur, though. Yes, the scared wolf appears to be a hero indeed! Talk about crazy, huh? ]
2 . [ WATER. SAND. PEOPLE.
Toboe is confused and maybe lost, but when people approach him and PET HIM well now this is became amazing and wonderful. Children are the first to approach, screaming and squealing "PUPPY" with delight and said puppy was just as thrilled, wagging his tail so fast and licking their faces. Parents eventually approach as well, petting him and the delighted "dog" sits down, panting.
Best day ever.
>There are some doubts about if the wolf really is an ImPort or not, but since he has a tattoo it's easy to see that yes, he is. And he is the "best ImPort" too, some kid says as she hugs Toboe.
Yes, you are the best human, too. ]
Wildcard . [ There is a wolf walking around the streets of Heropa. A WOLF.
Okay, maybe some people can confuse him with a dog, but overall it's not hard to miss this is a wolf and he is huge. He has an ImPort tattoo. And he also seems a bit lost, walking through the streets fast, trying to find something.
In fact he is. He is trying to find a place where someone won't be STARING at him and where he can use his illusion and look human to others. But apparently everyone IS staring at him and he can't just turn like that, no matter how badly he wants.
Finally, he makes a turn to a dark alley and looks around. Perfect. There is no one there. And where once was a wolf there is now a 14 years old boy, who leans against the wall. ] Wah... that was hard. Why is everyone staring? [ he remembers to look at his wrist after, seeing the tattoo. And after, he licks it, trying to take it off, but nothing happens. ]
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Or Conner can ruin it by moving next to Wolf and spotting Toboe. This prompts him to take a couple of steps towards the brown-ish wolf with one hand held out with his palm up.]
Hey, it's okay. No one is going to hurt you, I promise.
[Wolf gruffs behind Conner and nods his head in the Kryptonian's direction as if to say that he's a good guy and will be true to his word.]
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Incited by Conner's friendly voice, as well Wolf's gruff, Toboe eventually comes closer to snuff at the hand offered and nuzzles it after, tail finally wagging softly.
Sorry, nice human
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When Toboe sniffs and then nuzzles his hand, Conner turns it over to pet him. It's a gentle petting and after a moment he takes a knee.]
There. See? [He's a pretty nice person towards animals (except to monkeys). Finally Conner stands back up and looks around the crowd.] Come on, we should get you out of here.
[Wolves and people don't generally mix and this one looks like it could use an escape route.]
Just stick close to me and Wolf.
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But aren't humans monkeys?As Toboe is petted, he sits down, tail wagging and tongue lolling out of his mouth happily. He has always loved petting which means he is as tame as he can get; Granny raised him well, after all.
But when Conner tells him to move, Toboe is still not sure if he should. The pup looks around, hoping to see a familiar face and feel a familiar scent, but he knows there is no one or he'd have spotted them by now.
Ears lower for a moment and eventually he turns to look at Wolf. Though he has had problems with other wolves who weren't from his pack, he knows they weren't evil or mean; wolves stick together, right? And since the other doesn't seem to be aggressive towards Toboe and his owner (?) doesn't smell "wrong", the red wolf gets up and walks after the pair.
He really wants to speak to Wolf, though. But if he speaks, Conner will listen Toboe, since (wolf's rain) wolves and humans speak the same language. And it's better not to try that out ]
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THAT IS A LIE. Besides, he was grown in a test tube.Either this wolf has had a lot of human interaction or Toboe is smarter than he looks because most don't act this friendly. That just makes Conner want to protect him that much more because not everyone is as nice as he is towards wild animals.
Wolf slows his steps until he's walking next to Toboe and from this angle it would easy to see the places where the skin has been ripped until the muscle underneath shows. These are located where the legs meet the body. Despite that, it doesn't seem to cause Wolf any pain.
When they get outside, Wolf gives Conner a meaningful look. In response he nods.] I'm heading back in. Howl if you need me.
[With that he moves back into the crowd in search for people he might know. Wolf pads off in a direction where there don't seem to be many humans and after a few feet, he looks back to see if Toboe is coming.]
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The pup follows closer to Conner than to Wolf, despise them being the same species (probably). Though Toboe hasn't seen many wolves during his lifetime and he is the type of animal to be incredibly friendly towards his elders (anyone above two), humans still hold a special importance in Toboe's mind. He does look at Wolf, though, curiously noticing his fur, his obvious size, as well as the "wounds".
Once Conner reaches outside, Toboe sits, watching the two for a moment as he tilts his head, and once when the human(?) leaves, Toboe turns to the older of the two wolves. ]
Ah, wait! [ finally he speaks! The puppy follows, tail wagging happily and a cheerful voice ] I'm toboe! I just arrived! [ obviously ] I have never met another wolf with an owner, before!
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To Wolf, Toboe seems very young and a pup that needs to be looked after and since he was once the alpha of his pack will take up the role of protector. For a moment he doesn't stop until they're away from the groups of people everywhere. Then he does and turns to face the smaller wolf.
Unfortunately, Wolf does not speak the language that humans do so his communication is entirely animalistic.]
Wolf. He is not my owner.
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But the pup is still excited nonetheless. ] Did they bring you here for some war, too? they told me that, but I have no idea what they were talking about. [ because he is a wolf and bringing in a wolf to be a hero and fight a war? What? ]
Are there more wolves, though? I was the only animal back there, but maybe I missed them? [ toboe also talks a lot with someone new. Excited puppy and all. ]
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The scent of a wolf coming downwind hits Bader like a mack truck; her head swivels to see something moving in the distance against the darkening twilight just over an expense of residential lawns. Paws digging into the earth she barrels down the greenway and out past the main roads. She comes to a halt some several yards away from Toboe and just watches him waiting to see if he would catch her notice or if she should pursue him. Her ears pricked up and head raised to gain her full height, tail stiff just behind her back legs. He looked small for his paws, big for his size and breed but his proportions implied he was just coming out of adolescence. Bader was huge, unnaturally so and with reason, but even she found his size and coat a little abnormal. ]
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But he does spot a familiar scent, the scent of a wolf. And that is enough for him to rise his head and turn it until his yellow eyes meet the other female. He looks a bit surprised at first, but he is quick to react, getting up and walking up to her, wagging his tail in a friendly manner. He really is just like a big puppy; almost the body of an adult, but all the movements of an excited cub who just saw someone he adores.
Even if he doesn't really know her.
Toboe approaches just enough so he can look at her and feel her scent, but not enough to invade her personal space. he is also close enough to speak softly, hoping he won't be heard by anyone else but Bader ]
Hello, I'm Toboe! [ his tail wags faster and head bows a little, showing himself submissive to her. There is no use pretending he is not ] I'm really glad to see another wolf here, do you know what is going on?
[ he heard what those people said, but he doesn't quite get it. He is a wolf, after all. Wars and superheroes aren't things wolves understand. ]
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That Toboe started speaking to her, and rather articulately. That left her pole-axed, but she couldn't say she was surprised as wolf wondering the streets of downtown was anything close to normal. She drew back with a more passive posture, tail swaying. ]
Bader. [ She introduced herself eagerly; her curiosity was piqued. ] You're...a red wolf, aren't you? [ There was no telling, not she she has sequestered herself on the Western seaboard and miles away from anything more diverse than your run of the mill greys. ]
I take it you didn't catch a ride with that woman calling you an imPort?
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So it's not like he will react like a normal wolf. He doesn't know how an actual wolf would react.
but when Bader draws back and her tail moves, that is enough for Toboe to know he did it right. The pup nods, mouth opening so he can pant with happiness for a second ] Yes, I am.
[ he didn't think that sort of thing was important ]
Uhm, I heard them, but they said something about a war and superheroes. They are probably confusing me with someone else, because- [ he is a wolf ] I don't care for that sort of thing. Humans always do what they want, but I have nothing to do with that.
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They can't force you. [ She was confident in that, if nothing else. Politics ] It's hard to explain, but they would lose face if they started forcing us beyond what they've already done by bringing us here.
[ Head tilting to the side, giving Toboe a scrutinizing once over. ] You haven't even eaten yet, have you?
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But the mention of food causes his ears to stand up ]
I haven't eaten in a long while! Do you have food?
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[ Bader empathized with the very basic, necessitous and gnawing sensation of hunger; it was one of the few things she could still feel. Wolves she related to and readily offered a hand, or paw, to more than humans after her own adopted pack on the Northern California reservations had taken her in.
Without another word Bader took off at a dead run down towards main street and into the thick of civilization. It had been some time but no more than ten, maybe twenty minutes before Bader- or something that sounded exactly like her came walking up the path again. It was a woman somewhere in her twenties very pale and hiding a strongly built frame under her heavy jacket that seemed out of place in this heat. ]
The only upside is the humans that bring us here don't really think twice about wolves on the streets, especially talking ones. [ Bader doesn't explain herself; she knows she smells the same and Toboe seemed smart enough. She sits out on the grass and drops something wrapped in brown paper she had been carrying in front of him and pulls on the white string tying it together. It's a raw steak fresh enough to still be bleeding. ]
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[ Toboe watches her leave, but stays put for now, waitning for the other's return. And when she does, it doesn't seem to surprise Toboe that she is looking human, mostly because he can do the same. Well - sort of; it's an illusion. All wolves from his world can look human and can mingle with humans like that, so what Bader just did is the most natural thing to Tobe.
When she places the raw steak on the ground, the pup figures it's easier for him to do the same and use his illusion to look human, now that no one was staring. In just a blink of an eye, what was once a red wolf is now a boy, no older than fourteen years of age, and he is quick to sit down and grab the meat with his hands ]
Thank you! [ Toboe bites on it, easily taking a piece, even if his teeth look human and blunt and wouldn't normally slice through raw meat like that. ]
Did they just give you the steak? Humans usually ask for something in return. [ money. But he has no understanding of it ]
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Did the Porter teach you that? It's a nifty thing to know.
[ She knew he was not like her not that they weren't obviously both of a similar breed, but Toboe smelled very much alive and was most definitely not another Gangrel. The smell was wrong, and the illusion more fluid. He was an anomaly for sure, but a nice kid and something she could relate to more easily than with humans. She even was on point guessing his age; he was a little thing as a boy. ]
Mhmm. [ Bader dug into her jeans and pulled out an old leather flip wallet and showed it to Toboe. Inside was a drivers license, a bus pass, and a debit card with her name etched in all three. She smiled before it was stuffed back into her pocket.]
Humans can be used for work and money if you know how to blend in. Only here they get curious about imPorts, and the attention can be good for some things. Shelter, for one.
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if she pays close attention, however, Toboe's shadow is of a wolf, not human. And if she pays close attention and really hard, she can glimpse through Toboe's illusion and in place of a boy the is a wolf for half of a second there.
But he listens to her, finishing his steak fast, and after he grabs the paper to lick it. ] Shelter?