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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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Cable knows a little about Xavier, and he has studied this time, even more than he wanted to. He had not thought he would come back this soon. But needs must when the devil drives, so...
"My place is not far. Or one of my places, I should say." And he starts off, leading the way.
"And as for that, they are wonky. Stronger then they were back home but weaker than they will be someday." But at least I still have these." And he patted several large guns he was holding or carrying on different areas of his body.
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He's pleased to hear that Jean--or Madelyne perhaps, is here. Perhaps she'd have some answers to his questions. Burdening Cable with them after only just meeting this version of him wouldn't be polite.
"Thank you." Charles smiles, following along closely. He keeps an eye out as they walk, looking at the other mutant from behind underscores how much smaller than his older self he is. It's not fair to compare when he's sure having a newer younger walking body must be difficult when people are so used to seeing him wheelchair-bound.
"Indeed. I will leave our safety in your hands."
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"You could learn how to fight, you know? Not rely on your powers. Something you should have done long ago." There is a gentle poking in the words as he throws them over his shoulder, leading the way through streets normally laden with people, but they mostly ignored, as much as they could, the man with the large guns and his quiet companion.
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"Fight?" He laughs softly, shaking his head and looking at his arms then down at his legs. Although he's in decent shape, he's definitely not built like a fighter. "I wouldn't know where to start at my age. I'm so used to my lower body being stationary that it's hard to imagine."
But perhaps there's something to that. What excuse does he have now not to learn? Well, to avoid making a fool of himself might be a good one.
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"I've worked with a recovered Neuropathic paraplegic once. He learned. You can too." There is a confidence and utter surety to his words, and to his look. He may lack his older self's age, but he had all of his way.
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"I suppose if you're willing to teach an absolute novice, I'll do my best to play the part of student rather than teacher." It's as good a time as any. With this body he doesn't have any of the aches and pains he had in his old age. Might as well make use of it. "If I am hopeless, please let me know early on so I can avoid making a fool of myself."
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He has been teaching people to fight since he was old enough to have been taught himself, first by Slimm and Redd, then by the Askani. He had learned and then turned it around to teach the Clan Chosen.
"We all have strengths and weaknesses. I am sure you can do more than you know." There is an absolutely confidence in Cable, an assuredness of what he can do, and how he can help others be better, that brooks no denial.
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He's not deliberately trying to be difficult, but it's his outdated way of teasing the young Cable even though nothing he offers is wrong or off-putting. There's no real excuse not to take him up on that offer.
"Very well. I will leave my physical training to you while I am here."