KISSES YOUR FACE

[maskormods]

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 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.

The current craze sweeping the city and social media is getting people on their feet: the Camp Midnight Challenge! Based on a popular video game, the goal is to get the funkiest, silliest, most eye-catching dance sequence on video—with a twist! Successful completion of this challenge requires getting an imPort to join in a duo dance that incorporates their powers! Swarms of eager teens, tweens and would-be BlueTube stars are out and about on the sidewalk looking for newcomers to join in. If they spot you, you better come up with a good excuse or put your dancing shoes on!

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! Synthetic wonder! Whatever you might be, those words have meaning here. 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 or recently published PLoS papers. 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.

Today in De Chima, there's the unveiling of a brand new invention in the convention centre park! With a simple scan, it will print out your Closest Love Match of the other individuals present, along with your percentage of compatibility and a free coupon to get lunch with your new date if you match 90% or higher!

A little odd that it seems that nearly every couple has 90% or higher, isn't it? What's the probability that the scanner is broken?

03. Maurtia Falls, Pennsylvania has carried a reputation for ups and downs ever since imPorts began reappearing again, just those few years prior. Several imPort heroes have put focused efforts into cleaning up the streets of this somewhat infamous city, while a handful of others had swooped in to help the criminal industry thrive. 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. Everything from the classic bank heist to brutal bloodbaths can happen around the corner. You have to keep your eyes open and your mind sharp when you live in Maurtia Falls, and hostility against imPorts can spike. The emergence of locals with superpowers is hardly helping...

The downtown mall is tilting the balance solidly toward welcoming to imPorts with a Winter Welcome Festival. All the storefronts and many temporary kiosks occupied by local vendors are holding special sales, and newly arrived imPorts are given a coupon book to make the most of them. The food court has some free goodies for participants to mix and mingle.

Unfortunately, a local rogue with the alias of Klone Kringle is here to spoil the fun. After a small boom echoes throughout the mall, everything dissolves into chaos as dozens of copies of a man dressed in a polyester Santa Claus costume begin looting the retailers! The guns they wield that shoot snow and ice might not be lethal, but they can certainly slow you down (and give you a cold). Will you be the hero and help take down Kringle(s), or will you seize the opportunity to do some theft of your own?

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.

Although Nonah sees milder winters than some imPort cities, it's strangely snowy today, with icicles hanging everywhere. They definitely weren't there this morning, and no storm has passed through, so what gives? A downtown disturbance makes it clear: a would-be supervillain calling himself THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN has attacked. Is he some kind of mutant, a scientifically modified human, or is there just a lot of arctic-tech stuffed into his snowsuit? Whatever its source, he's spraying ice and snow far and wide from his hands, turning the area into a winter wonderland and absolutely ruining sales for local businesses that depend on foot traffic! Also, some citizens have been frozen in blocks of ice. That's bad.

Come, heroes, and defeat this icy menace! That, or build a really cool snowman. It's your call.

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.

You're in luck! You're just in time for Jeopardy's traditional Valentine's Race!

The premise of the race is simple: hogtie your lover, throw them over your shoulder (or back, if needed), and carry them from the bank of the train station (it's actually not a train station, it's a non-functioning movie set that's been turned into a museum, but it's still called "the train station.") While the tradition says "lover," as long as the person you tie up has consented to it, it's allowed!

At the end of the race, the Mayor gives a short speech about love, and movies, and tradition. She's also baked thousands of Valentine's and heart-themed desserts for all participants and audience members! They just happen to all be... shaped like the actual heart organ, rather than the symbol.

Comments

[electricblu]

Actually two days ago, I kind of slept through most of my first day here. [ She was tired from the party and, well, she's not sure what else. ]

But uh, that's good that you guys got him back. [ She worries about him heroing again, but she's going to let that be. ]

So how long have you been in this world?

[helpdesk_hero]

[Well, good thing she lost all right to fuss over him in the field. Besides, when you start dating a were-raptor, you pretty much gave up on safety, didn't you?]

Sleep isn't a bad thing. I hope you've got a good place to stay. As for me, I've been here since August. And I'm in the middle of a home remodeling project, because Josh signed us up for stupid shit.

[electricblu]

[ She certainly have some words about the wereraptor thing. ]

It's the housing the government is providing, so it does the job. [ She does not sound pleased about it. ]

Ah. [ A pause. ] Wait, what? Josh did what now?

[helpdesk_hero]

[Have all the words you want, if you ever find out. But yeah, maybe she'll meet the boyfriend if she comes around the house.]

Josh signed us up for one of those stupid home remodeling shows for the house he bought. So, yeah. Camera crews. In my face. Worst.

[electricblu]

[ Watch her threaten him with bodily harm if he ever does anything to hurt David. She might be over him but she still cares about him. ]

When's that supposed to happen? Just so I know when to avoid coming around.

[helpdesk_hero]

[Well, anything to hurt David he doesn't want, right? God has he ever changed.]

I'll let you know once the dates are set. I'd rather as few people we know as possible come over. Not all imPorts are KNOWN as such and the privacy is rare.

[electricblu]

[ She nods. ] Thanks.

[ She knows she's going to stand out enough as is, but she'd like to avoid the extra attention if at all possible. ]

[helpdesk_hero]

Of course. You know I'm going to be considerate of your needs.

[But he's not always the best at it, he supposes.]

If you register, you're going to get more recognized on the street.

[electricblu]

No, not happening. It's bad enough that we're here and they put nanites in us. I mean, is anyone even trying to find a way to send us all back? It can be good for this world that we're all here.

[helpdesk_hero]

[Clearly David had a very different opinion. He'd accepted registration. But how else could he get access to some of the resources he has.]

There are people working on it. Including imPorts. And it's been bad for this world that we were here. The world nearly ended recently.

[electricblu]

[ Nori hasn't been here long enough to come to a concrete decision, at the moment she's leaning away from registration but she could change her mind. Then again she has had issues with authority in the past and she can't trust the government to not pull crap like back home. ]

Can't say I'm sad I missed that.

[helpdesk_hero]

It definitely wasn't fun. Killer robots, crazy scientists, angry gods. I don't even know how Damian dragged me out there, but being stuck in Jeopardy for as long as I was happened to be hell. Though I did get a tactical vest out of it?

[Silver lining to everything.]

Still, don't be a stranger while you're here, okay? Sometimes all you've got is your friends.

[electricblu]

Some consolation prize for th near apacolypse.. [ But geez, world ending events even in this place. Can't they get a break? ]

Yeah, I'll try to stop in from time to time. [ Hopefully she can get past any awkward. ]

[helpdesk_hero]

[She doesn't even know about the whole forgetting things.]

There are plenty of people who stop by from time to time. We're used to it. Though I guess Damian almost spends as much time there as Josh and I.

[electricblu]

[ There's that name again and she can't not ask. ] So whose this Damian?

[helpdesk_hero]

[Strange how he hadn't even noticed using the name twice. But thinking about him more he smiles at the name. That warm, fond smile that he used to reserve for when he was thinking about Nori as his girlfriend.]

Damian St. Lorrant, my boyfriend.

[electricblu]

[ She remembers that smile and it's good to see it on his face again, but she can't help the tiniest tinge of jealousy that someone else makes him smile like that. ]

Is he as big of a nerd as you? [ That teasing tone is back. ]

[helpdesk_hero]

[Yeah, well, he REALLY likes Damian, so it's so good to just be thinking about his lover.]

Damian? No. Not even remotely. He's a charming man, teaches etiquette classes. He'll be the one around the house all in white with red hair. And usually bringing some sort of treat with him.

[They spoil each other, and it's wonderful.]

[electricblu]

Etiquette classes? [ He sounds as potentially pretentious as his name. ]

Well, I'm glad you've found someone. [ She means it. ]

[helpdesk_hero]

He's a lot more exciting than he sounds. I promise. You know me, Nori.

[But he actually smiles at Nori sounding like she means it. It... means a lot more than he'd expected.]

I wouldn't mind if you met him sometime. But don't worry. Josh has already threatened to make him suffer if he hurts me.