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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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[Oh, crap. Toby doesn't really have time to think through what she's doing or how much it's going to hurt before she's diving for those skateboarding kids. Toby is no one's perfect hero, but she's never been able to let kids get hurt. Never.

She shoves the kids forcefully out of the way, sending them tumbling off their skateboards, but relatively unscathed. She isn't so lucky, though. The car slams into her, knocking her flat. She groans, watching the car sail over her and the two police cars after it. She's pretty sure that's at least a few broken ribs. Major bruising. And she's guessing she's ruined yet another pair of jeans. Just another day in the life of October Daye.

She stands up slowly, feeling her bones beginning to mend already. The kids are staring at her wide-eyed, holding their skateboards on the sidewalk. She walks towards them, doing her best not to limp.

"You ok, lady?" one of them asks.]

Yeah. [She forces a smile.] It missed me.

[The other kid leans forward, eyes wide. "Are you a superhero?"]

Please, do I look like a superhero? [The illusion that rounds her face and ears and makes her look human also covers the glowing tattoo, and she's clearly not wearing spandex. She might as well be normal, if normal women dove in front of cars then walked away from it.] Just... run along. Be more careful next time.

[As they skateboard away, she looks down at her leg. As she'd expected, her jeans are shredded and coated with drying blood, though her leg's already healed. Great. She'd just got them broken in, too.]

[ abigail is standing on the sidewalk, calmly munching a bagel and watching this all unfold with a detached kind of interest. she clearly did not jump in front of a car. #self-preservation instinct. ]

It didn't miss. [ just... pointing out the obvious as toby approaches the sidewalk. ]

[Toby looks over at her, raising an eyebrow. Yeah, it didn't miss, but she doesn't really want to gain a reputation around here as someone with superpowers. Just because humans knew about the supernatural didn't mean she was rushing to go out and show off her pointy ears. Some old habits just didn't die.]

Of course it missed. I wouldn't be up and walking if I were hit by a car, would I?

So... the wind knocked you over? [ her eyebrows lift just slightly. she's neither ten years old nor a gullible child. she actually uses her eyes and her brain. but it's left open -- toby can keep protesting, just with the knowledge that abigail doesn't believe her. ]

I knocked me over. Being on the ground seemed like a safer bet than standing up when the cars fly. Clearly, I was right. [She rolls her eyes.] Look, I don’t know or care what you think you saw, but I’ve got things to do. Excuse me.

[ The sound of a car chase, the sound of someone getting hit; even from blocks away, it reaches Ace's ears and he's over the fence and off the investigate. A few alleyway and yard shortcuts later, he's on the scene, but all that's left are some kids skateboarding away and one woman, but no one in the street--

Hang on.

He smells blood.

Here's hoping Toby doesn't mind dogs too much, because a husky with no leash nor owner in sight is trotting across the street towards her, entirely intent on taking a closer look for the source of the smell. It's definitely here, but is she actually injured? For all he knows, she might need help. ]

[She’s more of a cat person, really, but she doesn’t mind them.

In fact, she smiles and gives the dog a pat if it gets close enough. She’s already mostly better, certainly not in need of help, but the smell of blood is still definitely coming from her.]

Good dog.

[ Ace does get close enough! And he'll tolerate the pat like a good dog, but then his nose is definitely shoved close to where she had been hurt. Had was the key word there. His brow furrows at that, but it's not too strange in a world full of super powers, so he take a step back and looks up again. ]

Are you going to be all right, ma'am?

[ So asks the dog in perfectly understandable English. ]

[She yelps and jumps back.] Oberon's balls! [A talking dog is far from the strangest thing she's ever encountered, though fae animals tend to usually only speak when they have human vocal cords. That there's an exception isn't really that surprising. It just caught her off guard.]

Uh... I'll be fine. It wasn't as bad as it looked.

[ Oh! Oops. Ace shies back a few more steps, ears lowering back some as he goes. ]

Sorry! I didn't meant to startle you. I keep forgetting... [ He really isn't meant to be talking, but, well, it's hard to stop once you get started, he's found. ] But you're sure?

[ He won't add he could call someone if she wasn't sure. Try to minimize the weird, Ace. Try to minimize it. ]

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Toby Daye | October Daye series

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omg toby toby toby

:DD omg people who know who Toby is

yep yep I adore the Toby Daye books C:

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