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etcelsior2019-01-25 09:32 pm
maskormods) wrote in etcelsior2019-01-25 09:32 pm
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time to put your face on
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.
The current craze sweeping the city and social media is getting people on their feet: the Camp Midnight Challenge! Based on a popular video game, the goal is to get the funkiest, silliest, most eye-catching dance sequence on video—with a twist! Successful completion of this challenge requires getting an imPort to join in a duo dance that incorporates their powers! Swarms of eager teens, tweens and would-be BlueTube stars are out and about on the sidewalk looking for newcomers to join in. If they spot you, you better come up with a good excuse or put your dancing shoes on!
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! Synthetic wonder! Whatever you might be, 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.
Today in De Chima, there's the unveiling of a brand new invention in the convention centre park! With a simple scan, it will print out your Closest Love Match of the other individuals present, along with your percentage of compatibility and a free coupon to get lunch with your new date if you match 90% or higher!
A little odd that it seems that nearly every couple has 90% or higher, isn't it? What's the probability that the scanner is broken?
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. Everything from the classic bank heist to brutal bloodbaths can happen around the corner. You have to keep your eyes open and your mind sharp when you live in Maurtia Falls, and hostility against imPorts can spike. The emergence of locals with superpowers is hardly helping...
Local resistance to superheroes has made the city a popular gathering place for experimental engineers and scientists whose methods are misunderstood by the establishment, aka 'mad scientists.' Today, the latest creation of a former food scientist who used to work for Yell-O Desserts, is rising up in gooshy style!
From the canal that bisects the city rises a giant, gooshy, uh....thing. The blob slowly begins to ooze through town, growing larger as it consumes anything it comes across, absorbing it into its gooey depths. It's slow, but relentless, and doesn't have any obvious weak spots. Will you attempt to fight back and arrest its gelatinous progress, help the slow runners get away or make a break for it yourself? Or maybe see how good a dessert it makes?
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.
05. Jeopardy, Nevada by all rights shouldn't exist. A glowing neon city smack in the middle of the desert, the only reason it's still here is that the central nuclear power plant has tapped half a mile down into a subterranean lake for its water supply. So though the desert around it may be barren, the occupants of this small city are happily self sufficient. Those weird figures you see out of the corner of your eyes? Don't worry too much. Probably just weird radiation after effects. Jeopardy has a lot of those.
You're in luck! You're just in time for Jeopardy's traditional Valentine's Race!
The premise of the race is simple: hogtie your lover, throw them over your shoulder (or back, if needed), and carry them from the bank of the train station (it's actually not a train station, it's a non-functioning movie set that's been turned into a museum, but it's still called "the train station.") While the tradition says "lover," as long as the person you tie up has consented to it, it's allowed!
At the end of the race, the Mayor gives a short speech about love, and movies, and tradition. She's also baked thousands of Valentine's and heart-themed desserts for all participants and audience members! They just happen to all be... shaped like the actual heart organ, rather than the symbol.
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Now you're just being modest, [ he calls from a few meters away as he glides through the crowd. a little force-nudge here or there eases reporters and fans and other gala-goers out of his path, and he lifts a hand in greeting as he comes into view, a tired smile crossing his expression. ] I'm pretty sure you've got at least a dozen better stories for them just from our time together alone.
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Revan! [he greets, standing up so abruptly that several people near him take half a step back. Not that he particularly cares, the gathering around him suddenly seeming even more inconsequential than it already was. He nods to him, staying where he was as Revan makes his way towards him.] I was starting to think you'd never show up.
[A grumbled statement with more than a hint of impatience, but that wasn't entirely true. There's a rough, approving warmth in his voice, too. Since waking up here, he'd always retained the vague conviction without much fuss or worry that they'd cross paths eventually, or he'd be found. A steady, unwavering faith in his unofficial commander in the back of his head that he had no need to question or second-guess.]
((ooc: just letting you know that I've only played the first game, and haven't read the novel aha. so that's solely what I'll be drawing from! I don't mind spoilers about revan from other games or material though (I think I know most of them from kotor 2 already). hope that's okay!))
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[ in spite of himself, the smile grows into a brief, amused grin, and he claps a hand on the older man's arm as he reaches him, familiar affectionate warmth in his glance. canderous ordo is not the sort of man one generally associates with softer emotions like that, but after everything they've been through together, it would probably be stranger if he didn't consider him one of his dearest friends. ]
Sorry, I didn't know I was expected. [ he turns to the people still surrounding them, puts just a touch of force-suggestion in his voice: ] Don't you people have something better to do? [ faces go slack and confused, and one by one, they start to turn and drift away. revan turns back to the other man as they do so, brows arching questioningly. ] I'm not going to lie, this is definitely not the kind of place I would've expected to find you in.
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Hah! I'm still amazed at how many people that works on. The entire galaxy must be filled with weak-minded fools - this planet particularly.
[Some people give him strange looks. Anyway.]
It's not. [Canderous shrugs, conceding the point.] But I was bored out of my damn mind, and they brought me drinks. [His voice turns disgruntled, eyes narrowing.] I haven't fought a single great battle since I've been here.
[Only he could make that sound like some great injustice.]
But now that you're here... [Canderous looks at Revan, trailing off in thought. It's hard to tell with anyone unaccustomed to Canderous, but his spirits seem to lift just a bit.] Well, we'll see, won't we?