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etcelsior2019-10-25 05:03 pm
maskormods) wrote in etcelsior2019-10-25 05:03 pm
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HERE I COME
NOTE: This is the final test drive of 2019 as apps will be closed in December.
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?
The recent dimensional anomalies have disrupted people's daily business more than a little, but the latest danger is a herd of zombies shambling towards the annual Mister and Miss Corncob beauty pageant. Right in the middle of the swimsuit competition, too! Of course, who gets the crown is partially based on audience appreciation — are you going to take out some of the undead or cheer your favorite participant on to victory? Either way, you're (probably) a hero!
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!
It's nearly Halloween, and the annual city parade and costume contest are underway! You've got one, right? The locals just love it! If you don't, well, that's okay — just for imPorts, there's a special costume rummage bin at the start of the parade route. Try cobbling something together from costume shop donations and items left behind by ported-out heroes! Then strut your stuff and prepare to be cheered for!
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.
Despite the lack of gratitude that's in it for you, you may want to step in once you see a very, very sad supervillain wandering Maurtia Falls' streets. Dressed in a cape that appears to be a large swath of fabric purchased from a nearby sewing store, galaxy-themed leggings and no shirt is a man who runs right into your vicinity before striking a pose and yelling, "Everyone, stop before me and my wrath! I am Mister Mars, and provided you give me what I ask for, nobody needs to get hurt!"
At which point Mister Mars snatches an old woman's purse, loudly laughs in her face, and begins to float upwards. By the time he reaches the height of the tallest building in the area, he's beginning to look slightly panicked as he fails to really be able to move anywhere but up. Meanwhile, the old woman has begun shaking her cane at him and screaming quite an assortment of alarming expletives.
Maybe you should help one or the other out? If not, just lean back and enjoy the show.
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. To be American is to be part of a melting pot, and that there’s more money to be made by the thriving local industries hardly hurts.Natives may gather around new arrivals and ask both personal and broad questions about life as an imPort, what they are looking forward to, what their favorite article of underwear is. A few night clubs offer free entrance - just this once!
In the middle of the city's biggest park is an autumn tradition — a corn maze! Of course, it's not real corn, since there hasn't been time to grow it. But craft supplies store Mikey's is sponsoring a maze built with genuine imitation corn, and hundreds of locals have already enjoyed getting lost inside! Curiously, few of them have come out the exit, and those who venture inside will discover the maze is twistier and deeper than they ever could have anticipated. Somehow, it's bigger on the inside, thanks (no doubt) to some dastardly villain's powers. Will you try to navigate a way to the exit, forge your way through the stalks, or have a nap?
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.
Things are quiet in Jeopardy. Weirdly quiet. In fact, way, way too quiet. But if you ask any of the citizens of the city why they won't talk to you, they just raise a finger and make a shhhhing sound and then point down the street towards the church. If you try to shake them, they grit their teeth. WHY WILL NO ONE SPEAK TO YOU?
(The one who is silent the longest wins a new fridge.)
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[ Complicated is one thing when it comes to the idea of "home" for Nico. This place was home, in it's own way, but he's still tied between two worlds. Three if you separate Camp Half Blood from Camp Jupiter. ]
I love dogs. Cerberus and Mrs. O'Leary are great -- though it's really hard to play fetch with Cerberus...
[ They'll need to talk so he can explain more about the world but for now? This was enough so he doesn't completely break him down. ]
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That's such a Persephone thing to do. Still. Dogs. He can talk about dogs. Cerberus in particular.]
Try gesturing to one head. The middle one usually rules the other three. If you wiggle a frisbee in front of his nose he'll pay better attention. Remember. Middle head.
[Mrs. O'Leary. His heart is pounding before he pauses and stares at the source of the mortal's joy.]
Listen. Before I have a heart attack maybe you should handle that. I'm -
[He remembered his own stubborn streak as a child.]
I could come with you. As back up if you'd like. I did fight against Kronos.
[Never mind how traumatic that was. Panic rises and he nearly doubles over but instead he focuses on it and looks back to the boy.]
It was hell but. I can still try.
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[ Sixteen years old and still learning things every day! ]
Ah. [ Yeah that sounded like something they should probably look into. He doesn't quite draw his sword just yet, but he uses his ability to feel through the ground. Speaking of dogs... not too far away -- he raises a small dog from it's grave, asking for it's help before the skeletal remains bound over, tail wagging. ]
Good boy. [ He leans down, patting his head before looking at Hades with a slight smile. ] I fought against Kronos too. Want to tie the yarn to something and head in?
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[He's impressed and protective all at once. He's not your kid but still. Wouldn't his alternate self want him to protect the boy?
When the dog bounds up he grins. A genuine slightly dangerous smile.]
Very good boy. Here.
[finding a tree, he ties the string around a branch before holding his hand over it. The stone that covers the yarn is nothing precious so he's confident they'll leave his ring alone.]
There. Now.
[He claps his hands together and the dead's whispers are louder.]
...Lots of warnings about this. You two ready?
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[ But something about the sound in his voice betrays that they lost many. He fiddles with the skull ring on his finger, trying to settle the restless dead while also settling his own nerves. ]
Ready. [ He replies, the dog barking happily. Strange for a dog to make noise when it had no vocal cords but he's never questioned the magic behind it.
He takes the first cautious step into the maze, wondering if it would just be easier to cut down the paper crafts and be done with it but-- ruining the fun might make things difficult. He glances back behind him, and his new skeletal friend bounds ahead of them. ]
What do you think we'll find?
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Focus! Aidoneus focus!]
I'm not sure.
[The maze backs away from him and he smirks before looking at him.]
...Is-
[Awkward question]
Your mother. Do you have...plant based powers?
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[ Oh. ]
No. My mother was mortal. [ Was, not is. ] Persephone is my step-mother. [ He says with a shrug, adverting his gaze. It's... complicated. Not every Hades choose to betray his wife, and not every Persephone was a God so he's come to not judge anyone for their universe. ]
I get all of my powers from... well you. Another you.