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etcelsior2019-06-24 08:20 pm
maskormods) wrote in etcelsior2019-06-24 08:20 pm
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WE KEEP ROLLIN' ROLLIN' ROLLIN'
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, Florida 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. Some of the locals might thank you for always lending your service to the nation, while others might not say anything -- but if you have something nasty to say, better not say anything at all, right?
They are, however, in the middle of some awfully hot weather, so some good samaritans have gained the approval of the government to close off a few of the streets for some good old-fashioned fun. They've equipped everyone who steps in with water guns of varying quality, and there's also access to water balloons, a slip n' slide, and more! Why don't you grab an ice cream cone, watch the festivities, and cool off? But you'd better be careful - there's always a munchkin or two here to spray any unsuspecting onlookers they may find.
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! 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. 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. Their questions are likely to be fairly mundane, however; get ready for an interview about your taste in romantic partners, personal underwear choices, favorite foods, and more!
Should you manage to escape these reporters, however, you may find yourself swept up with the preparations being made for the 4th of July. Everywhere you look will be covered in the good ol' stars and stripes, the red, white and blue. Want flag shaped cakes? How about swimsuits covered in the American flag? Crocs? Nachos? Napkins? Glue-on nails? Flasks? You got it! While this may be the norm for some imPorts, non-American imPorts may find this display of pure American pride to be a little off-putting. Even so, they may find themselves face to face with one of the vendors, saying, "You're an imPort, right? Take one! You're an American now!"
03. Maurtia Falls, Pennsylvania has had its ups and downs since imPorts started disappearing. The city's political core now gutted with its mayor and supreme ambassador exported out, the streets have returned to the hands of the local people -- and incidental, the local criminal element. 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.
As your character walks down the street, they may find themselves thrust within what appears to be an organized protest and a smaller counter-protest. There's shouting, there are chants. You pick up rhythmic beats of THE END IS NEAR, GET THEM OUT OF HERE clashing against the clumsier counter-chants of IMPORTS ARE PART OF US. You probably don't know why, but there are sects of people who believe your kind is bringing about the end of the universe. You'll probably learn why, in due time. But given the scorching tension of the situation you have found yourself in, it's probably a good idea NOT to use your powers.
But even keeping your powers on the down low, you're of keen eye, or at least today you are, as fate would have it. You see a boring looking man, perhaps in his mid-20s, with a cluster of boring looking companions (three or four at most) wearing backpacks as they all uniformly step back and don black masks. The protests are crossing the street ahead of First National Bank. These men beeline towards the bank.
They are going to rob it, and people are going to get hurt, you're sure of that. They're probably armed, given their backpacks. What do you do?
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. You may find yourself in the midst of a few closed-off streets for some occasion or another - whether it be a food cart festival, no-car day, or something else! - and surrounded by the hum of people, the waft of food being served on the street, and plenty of attention
Today there's a big lemonade stand on one busy sidewalk, staffed by a group of industrious kids. Aww, isn't it sweet? Wait...is that a cookie stand a little ways down, also run by elementary-to-middle schoolers? Heck, the entire block is full of kid-run mini-businesses — a gathering of pint-sized entrepreneurs! And they have their eyes on you, hero, because as a celebrity imPort, your pockets are full of $$$, right?
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.
Despite the weird constant hum and the creepy cultish bingo, Jeopardy is usually a pretty calm place. A safe place. But not today. Today, someone has released a couple hundred tiny praying-mantis-like robots into the city, and the place is in chaos. Shops are closed up early because though these little destructive creatures don't have bullets, they do have some weird arm appendages that like to just crunch everything in existence. Like a locus swarm of cockatoos, anything made of wood or plastic is being crunched up and left for scrap. But at less than six inches high apiece, rounding them up is proving extremely difficult. Luckily, the mayor in her wisdom is giving out titanium nets to any imPort who wants to help round up the trouble makers. And, in the spirit of the city, she's offering the imPort that catches the most robots a free meal for two in the swanky Radiation Galley - Jeopardy's top tier, five star restaurant.
Get catchin', imPorts!
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Archer's ability to see Crobat had been low until this moment. He chose to say nothing for the moment, but he also made no attempt to hide the fact that he had seen the pokemon, nor to hide the fact he didn't find the creature surprising.
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Archie just rolls his eyes, flapping a hand at Archer dismissively.
"Fuckin' idiot."
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"Or, their feelings would have been spared had you not seen fit to make it a public spectacle." He looked meaningfully to the small crowd that had gathered around them. As far as imPort-related crowds went, this one was quite small, (especially when Archie was both so public a figure, and running around with a giant bat,) but the people involved were clearly lapping up every word as if this was what counted for drama in this world. "No doubt now that it will get back to them."
Of course, in reality, Archer could give no fewer fucks about the feelings of the person who gave him the cake. However, this was beyond the point where he was gaining anything from the conversation. Normally he would have simply walked away far sooner, having better things to do. However, he was fresh out of better things to do, as evidenced by the fact he was here.
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They're in the same boat, there. Sometimes you just gotta live off pettyness. Archie's devoid of caring about how this looks about as much as Archer doesn't care about the actual feelings.
"Wouldn't you want something done if someone hurt..." he looks Archer up and down. "Your feelings?"
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"The route I took was the one with the least possible number of negative outcomes, and it is not my job to educate you on how that is. Though I can certainly say I tried. Now, unless you have something useful to add, I have things to do." And Archer, being Archer, starts to walk off, not waiting for Archie to tell him what riveting things might be on his mind.
The crowd parts for him, more because they don't want to disrupt whatever drama might happen next than because they see him as important. Only some of them had 'get in the middle of a fight with imPorts' on their bucket list.
He does stop a few feet away and calls back without turning around. "Consider how someone new to this world might not wish to risk poisoning some child's pet due to ignorance on the local species."
And then the asshole continued on his path, albeit not particularly quickly as he was here in part to take in the sights. If Archie wanted to continue this, he wouldn't even have to rush to do so.
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No, sorry. The other one. He grabs the cake out the bin and dumps it on Archer's head.
Archie is the hero we deserve. I will FIGHT anyone who says otherwise.
He turned to face Archie and pulled out a pokeball from where it had been kept in an inner pocket of his suit.
"Choose." The word came out between gritted teeth, and was as close to frozen as a sound could get.
They were going to have a pokemon battle god damn it.
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Sharpedo is the one Archie's sending out first-- the shark Pokémon materialises in the air
for the purpose of this tdm and to not ruin the flow of the thread by having a convenient water source nearby thank you, fins waving slightly as it gets its balance. Red eyes focus on Archer, and a predatory grin creeps across its features."Aw, baby's upset?"
Okay, fine, he's better than we deserve ;P
What he does focus on is the pokemon. A water type, no doubt. He was only vaguely familiar with the species, knowing far more about the foods it was used in than the actual pokemon. Archer sends out his Golbat, the pokemon immediately taking to the air.
He wastes no time in commanding his pokemon. "Confuse Ray."
The crowd, meanwhile, was having the time of their lives.
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"Dodge the Confuse Ray, Sharpedo!" He calls out, grabbing his Keystone. "Let's give these people the show they want!"
Sharpedo just about manages to avoid the dizzying flash of lights-- Archie can't help but wonder why Archer doesn't use Supersonic. That's what the species is known for, isn't it? Ah, well. Archie starts the mega evolution process as he laughs with a predatory grin to match Sharpedo's own. The energy encapsulates the shark Pokémon, forming a sort of cocoon that explodes outwards (though leaves no debris) to reveal the new mega evolved form. As it always does, Sharpedo roars in delight with its new form.
"Crunch it, Sharpedo!"
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"Protect!" He shouted, possibly a little too late due to being taken off guard.
Golbat let out a screech and pulled its wings in on itself. A shining, protective barrier started to form, but the question was whether or not it would go up in time to stop the damage.
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"Waste of a move slot. Poison Fang, Sharpedo! An' aim for Golbat, no matter how much you wanna eat this dumbass!"
Oh my word, it's been so long since I IC battled. LMK if you want me to change anything.
"Confuse ray. Don't miss this time." His tone is one that promises some form of punishment, and Golbat reacts accordingly by trying to put space between itself and Sharpedo while attacking.
A problem with that is that while Sharpedo and Golbat were close in speed, Mega Sharpedo was no doubt faster than his non-mega self. Golbat's attempt to make space was in the end futile, the pokemon letting off a panicked confuse ray mere moments before the poison fang hit.
Archer's eyes widen at the hit, though his expression changes to one of concern a moment later. Not for his poor Golbat, who is clearly struggling after such an attack, no. But for the fact that he has clearly engaged with a trainer whose strength surpasses his own by a wide margin. Damn.