HERE I COME

[maskormods]

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.)

Comments

[biochemastery]

"No, that's not how I remember it, Tenno." He drew himself up, deep, careful breathing, but there's a vein or two starting to stand out on his skin anyway.

"You break in, put your dirty, sticky paws on everything that's not yours, poison everything before it's grown. Break it all, leave me with the sick and twisted pieces." He was slowly becoming more animated, more wild-eyed, full of manic energy.

"Then you come back to break some more! Do I call that chaos? The worst kind."

He takes a step forward, talking only just barely winning out over pummeling, just for now. "Because you, lizard, you destroyed my work. My science. All for your honor, and your Lotus." But wait--oh, what was that about the Lotus, that really set them off? He needed to find that blade again and twist it.

And so, he simmered down again, but the look hadn't left his eyes. "And now she's gotten rid of you. Put you in a tender little body and left you here. Cruel of her."

[notyuvan]

"Poison?" She glared, straightening up slightly but that didn't make much of an impact. Outside of her warframe, her height was woefully average and, physically, she was nothing impressive. Whether that was how she always was or thanks to centuries of cryosleep, who knew. The Lotus certainly hadn't left any notes.

When he took that step forward though, instinct had her step back and wish Zephyr was close enough to jump into. Even if it wasn't a perfect solution, her Warframe has always left her feeling a bit safer.

"Don't-" Science? Lizard? Gold eyes narrowed slightly. "Tyl Regor?" And her gaze hardened, fists clenching uselessly.

"You were dangerous! You and your research!" Especially his research. It was hard to keep the frustration handled and part of her wished the Lotus was there. Or Ordis. Between that and his words? "You- This wasn't Lotus. You have no idea what you're talking about."

So there!

[biochemastery]

"You were dangerous!" He still hasn't lost his talent for extremely terrible, mocking impressions. "Of course! Can't let you hold us down. Not you, not the Lotus, not anyone."

"And I am still dangerous, little lizard. Or do you think I've forgotten what you did to my tubemen."

[notyuvan]

He really hasn't and she had to bite back a snide comment of 'You're not making any sense. It was already clear that she wasn't even in terms of physicality or familiarity. This place was too new for her.

"It was either that or let the Grineer get strong enough to become a threat to the entire Origin System." Probably the wrong choice of words but she was in it now. "If you weren't set on conquering the system, I'd be a lot more sympathetic. Like Clem."

Clem was cool.

[biochemastery]

"System doesn't matter here, we can't leave. You're stuck here with me." And oh, it was getting to be too hard not to do something about that.

"We've always been strong." He moved suddenly, grabbing her by the neck, a horrible, manic grin on his face.

"More than strong enough to deal with you."

[notyuvan]

There wasn't enough time between noticing his movement and actually being grabbed for her to try to get out of his reach. Both hands reach up to grab at his wrist, dull nails digging in where she could.

"Leggo!" Using Void powers could have been dangerous there and, really, the sudden lack of air made it hard to really consider her options. There was a little wheeze from her as she struggled a moment more. "-strong too."

Where had she left her Warframe? Was it close enough? "Have- zephyr-"