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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.
B.
Yeah, I don't think that's gonna work.
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He responds by shrugging and blowing a defeated raspberry.]
Yeahhh, he really doesn't seem to be taking it. But it was worth a shot, I guess? [He braces himself.] Guess it's time to kick some gelatinous butt!
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How are you gonna do that?
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[He frowns and then looks back up at her.]
Do you think I need a better game plan?
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[ She inspects her claws, bored. It's not like she's super keen on helping this kid, but his enthusiasm is kind of entertaining. ]
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[He taps at his chin a few times.]
Okay, so, let's get thinking! How do you take down a giant blob of jelly. ...Do they make any super giant straws around here?
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Nope, haven't seen any that big.
[ A sly grin appears on her face. ]
Wonder if it melts?
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Melting? Hey, now that just might do the trick! [He says with a smirk and nods.] But that guy's size is still a prob. How do you have an effect on something that big all at once?
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Gasoline.
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Okay, now we're talking! ...Where's the nearest gas joint at?
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[ She points in the direction of the nearest gas station. ]
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You comin' with?
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Sure. Why not.
[ She doesn't have anything better to do, after all, and here lies a golden chance to cause some trouble. ]
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Then let's get some gas! Oh, and my name's Finn!
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She jumps off her tree and easily lands on the ground next to Finn. ]
Catra.
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Catra, huh? Good to meet you! [It sounds like a better name than Me-Mow, at least.] Now let's kick some gelatinous behind!
[With that, he'll start moving in the indicated direction!]
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So do you just fight every gelatinous blob you come across, or what?
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Well, yeah, if they're up to no good! If they're just doing their own thing and not harming no one, than that's cool. But if people are in danger, I've gotta do something. It's just my thing!
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[ Another do-gooder. Kinda takes out the fun a bit.
Whatever, she can still watch him set fire to some slime blob. It'll be entertaining enough. ]
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Looks like nobody's home. I... guess we can just borrow some?
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[ Catra goes to the door to find it locked. ]
Well, guess this door's in the way. Tragic.
[ PUNCH! The door is now broken. ]
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And now that door's on the floor. ...Even more tragic? [He says with a slight shrug of his shoulders.
But he wastes no time getting down to business! Time to get some things of gasoline!]
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[ She snickers and follows him into the store. It's not long until she found some canisters of the stuff they're looking for. ]
Look what I found.
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Now, we're cooking with gas!
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As long as you don't set fire to me, we're good. Speaking of...
[ She also reaches for a lighter. ]
Gonna need that.
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