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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.

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[Thane was grateful for the rescue if not surprised at his rescuer. Jacob Taylor had never been a fan, though he'd softened somewhat as their impending mission had approached. Still, he would not have expected Jacob to aid him so readily. Maybe he'd come to his senses, at least in terms of rudeness.

The Drell nodded his thanks to the man as the people cleared out, allowing him a bit of breathing room.]

Jacob Taylor. Our universe seems to be popular, though on its human residents, it seems.

Yeah. Practically got half the crew here, at this point.

[As the 'fan club' backed off, Jacob folded his arms and leaned back on one foot, one of his preferred conversation stances. Ordinarily he would have been trying to reassure a new ImPort and fill them in on the situation, but knowing Thane, he was probably already calm, in control, and aware of every sniper's perch in the area.]

Welcome to Earth, I guess. I don't know if you've ever been before, but a lot's different here.

Thank you. [He looked around, evenly distributing his weight between his feet and clasping his hands behind his back. Not only was he aware of every sniper's perch in the area, but he'd noted two manhole covers and the drop point of every fire escape.

Not that that particularly mattered at the moment.] I never had the opportunity. My work took me to other star systems. [He tilts his head in curiosity.] Earth is no longer so...picturesque, then?

If you ask me, it's looking a lot better in our time.

[Jacob frowns, allowing some of his frustration with these antique surroundings to creep into his voice.]

In the 21st century, humanity was still getting its shit together. Pollution, climate change, civil wars... a lot's different in this universe, but the problems aren't. I'll take the future over the past any day.

[There's a moment of thoughtful pause.]

This world is living the past humans in our present have learned from. Intriguing.

[A hundred years ago, his people were in much the same situation, as the histories told him.]

Yeah. Planet's on the brink of war, too.

[Jacob shakes his head at that.]

There's a good chance that's why the government's registering us. We're a 'tactical advantage' over the Russians.

[Air quotes!]

At least we're not alone. Have you run into anyone else from our Galaxy yet?

What power must this Russia have that it requires this nation to recruit operatives spanning several universes?

[The implications were worrisome at best.

He nodded at the question.]

Yes. A previous associate of Shepard's named Kaidan Alenko, and Shepard himself.

Nukes, mechs, and who knows what else. They've caused some trouble here, but I'm not sure if that means they're our enemy, you know?

[Jacob shrugs. He's always disliked convoluted politics and uncertain battles. At least the Collectors were a clear, distinct enemy.]

Miranda's here too. She's gotten herself settled in pretty well. We're all just getting by right now, but we've got each other's backs if things go wrong. When things go wrong.

[Always the optimist, Jacob.]

[He crosses his arms, thoughtful.] I see. And what sort of trouble have they caused in the past?

So, we've gone our separate ways?

We're not living together, if that's what you mean. I've stayed in the government-assigned housing for now. It's... nice.

[The life of Florida suburbia is a far cry from what Jacob's used to. It's neither better nor worse than his quarters on the Normandy, just... different.]

Anyway, the Russians seem to have it in for the government's space program. And the Americans are using us as test pilots for it- ImPorts, I mean.

We've seen some sabotage. People almost died.

It seems easy to track. [The Drell does not like that one bit. At all. Nope.]

Using us. It sounds like they're expecting trouble from the Russians. Why wouldn't they send their own people?

[Jacob tilts his head, unconcerned.]

Don't see the need to keep a low profile just now. It's not like I'm a fugitive or anything. At least, not yet.

[It wouldn't surprise Jacob to see the government cracking down on the Unregistered ImPorts. But he's never been one to hide unless he really had to.]

We've all got powers the 'native' people don't. Maybe they think we give them an edge.

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