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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.

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[slingshots]

[ She nods, taking quick mental note — if he's off the network, then she'll do the opposite. No one knows who Carrie Kelley is, not even anyone who might be here from home. She can infiltrate. But Bruce Wayne, on the other hand... ]

If I'll have you? [ She snorts; it should be the other way around. ] Yeah, figure like I can find it in my heart. And anyway— [ She half spreads both arms. ] I'm an open book, anything you wanna know.

[chiroptophobic]

[ There's humor dancing in his eyes. It's a little of both, really. Bruce isn't as quick as she is, but he thinks he can learn that lightness from her. It challenges him too to push himself in other ways. The backflip, for example, wouldn't be a bad thing to adapt. He had the upper body strength to manipulate it into a handspring of some kind, which would make a flexible getaway...

And he's thinking like the bat. Not a decision he's ready to make yet, and it's already there, pressing on him urgently. ]

I can see that. You think you can hold off on the lesson plan for a while? I'm in Residence 27 for now, you can find me there.


[ OOC And I'll set up a thread for you! ]

[slingshots]

[ Another nod, and she commits the number to memory. ]

20, here. [ A beat. ] Doubt I'll be much there — text's a better option.

[ One of the lessons that sank in the best, after all, was never to trust figures of authority. And definitely not ones that provide so much free stuff with no strings attached. She takes a step back, toward the exit — a tentative thing that asks 'anything else?' ]

[[ooc perfect, thank you! 8)]]

[chiroptophobic]

[ It's enough. Bruce doesn't have much of anything to say, but as she takes a step back he cocks his head very slightly to one side, and finally says: ]

I'm glad I met you, Robin.


[ Here! ]

[slingshots]

[ At that, finally, she smiles. Really smiles. None of the smirks or grins she's done so far, this one comes with full warmth. Because he's here. He's not the boss she knows, not even from the same universe, let alone point in time, but he's here, and she's not alone. She can handle whatever comes after that. Just like Robin should.

She fires off a jaunty salute and pockets both hands as she turns to stroll back the way they'd come, step noticeably lighter. ]