now don't be rude

[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.

Comments

[theoryandcalculation]

A ride?

[He repeats her, looking confused for a moment, before shaking his head.]

I don't think this is any kind of ride. I was just on a train, and now I'm here. It makes so sense.

[fuhgottaboutit]

[Not a ride? Osaka's brow furrows in deep contemplation, but eventually she comes up with the answer.]

Oh, I know! ... It must be a show instead.

[She nods decisively. CLEARLY THIS EXPLAINS EVERYTHING.]

[theoryandcalculation]

It's not a show either!

[Jeez, girl, get it together.]

I'm fairly certain that we have been kidnapped.

[fuhgottaboutit]

[much louder] Ehhh?! Kidnapped?!

[theoryandcalculation]

[GOOD JOB SCARING HER REI.

He holds up his hands in what he hopes is a placating motion.] C-calm down. I'm sure someone will help us. They're probably looking for us now.

[The US government can't just kidnap a bunch of foreigners so blatantly without causing an international incident, right?]

[fuhgottaboutit]

[Osaka is not placated very much.]

B-but why? They got the wrong gal! Chiyo-chan's the one they're after!

[theoryandcalculation]

Chiyo-chan?

[No wait, that isn't important.]

Don't worry, I'm sure they'll realize that soon and send us both home. [He hopes so anyway.]

[fuhgottaboutit]

[Yeah, Chiyo-chan's the rich one! And she's small, easy to carry... she's even got handlebars. If anyone was gonna get kidnapped, it'd be her.

As Osaka's imagination runs with the scenario, her expression turns deadly serious. What if it had been Chiyo, though? Trapped here with a bunch of strangers, surrounded by soldiers... She might be a hostage, not just a ransom! Poor Chiyo-chan, she doesn't deserve that. For someone to think of using her like that... that's just unacceptable! She turns back to Rei, her mind made up.]

We gotta save her. It's up to us!

[theoryandcalculation]

What!? She's here!?

[She seemed to want her to get kidnapped a moment ago, and now she wants to save her?

But if this is her friend, he supposes that's a good thing, that she wants to save her.]

Um, alright. What does she look like?

[fuhgottaboutit]

Well, I haven't seen her... [She gestures at a height about four and a half feet off the ground.] She's really small, though, so with all these tall people around it's no wonder. Just look for pigtails!