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[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. 

Unfortunately, tragedy has struck today. It seems like the entire Heropa PD is parked out of a local, popular grocery chain. A huge crowd is amassed in the parking lot despite the best efforts of officers to get them to leave. They whisper about excitement and shame, and you don't have to ask if you just listen in a bit...

"What do you think he'll do to the employees? He sounded so serious..." "He really wants that pussy, huh?" "If I left my man for cheating on me, I'd take the damn cat, too!" "How does he think taking her and her coworkers hostage is gonna make her change her mind about him being a bad boyfriend?" "My wife is pregnant, please - if I don't get her favorite deli sub I might as well not go home!"

Domestic disputes! Tragic. The police aren't too sure how to handle this hostage situation, claiming the man only has a box cutter and isn't actually waving it around at the moment, but...are you an imPort? They'd really appreciate the help, okay. Get in there and counsel the unhappy couple. Or not!

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. 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, a company that manufactures tech-based educational toys—"Where Science Meets Fun!"—is running a demo of its latest project, Quincy the QuizBot. Filled with information taken from the curricula of many grade levels, Quincy is whirring through the streets to conduct pop quizzes! Answer a question right, win a prize, ranging from a coupon for a free soda at the local fast food joint to a $100 gift card, based on difficulty!

Except...something's gone wrong with Quincy's programming. An hour or two into the demo session, he starts to approach passersby and demand answers. "WHAT IS THE SQUARE ROOT OF 47284? CAN YOU LIST THE PHARAOHS OF EGYPT IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER? ANSWER-ANSWER-ANSWER-ANSWER!"

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...

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.

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!

 

Comments

Katsuki Bakugou | My Hero Academia

[hot_handed]

HEROPA

Stop whining and GET OUT OF MY WAY!!!

[For a second, the panicked voices go quiet as the loud, ear-shattering yelling stuns them into silence, all eyes turning on the irritated looking teenager who is currently shoving his way through the crowd. This was supposed to be his afternoon off and all Katsuki wanted was to check out their ghost pepper selection and maybe grab a sandwich, only to have some asshole try to hold the whole place hostage. Coward probably wouldn't even put up a good fight.

Best to end this as fast as possible, but maybe he could still use the victory to his advantage-]

I'll council them all right. I'll council them for wasting my time. You owe me some food after this!

[Barging in, any bystanders don't have to be in the store to hear what's going on.]

HEY, LONELY IN AISLE TWO!!! LISTEN TO ME YOU SPINELESS SACK OF SHIT, LET THESE PEOPLE GO OR I'LL MAKE SURE YOUR LIFELINE RECEDES MORE THAN YOUR HAIRLINE!!!

MAURTIA FALLS

[Katsuki has no sympathy for old ladies or stolen purses. If she didn't want it stolen, she should've had some sort of anti-theft device on it, like spikes that could have stabbed the villain. Speaking of villains-]

What kind of villain name is- [Snickering. Snorts. He covers his mouth, but to no avail, and bursts out laughing.]

YOU SOUND LIKE AN EDUCATIONAL MASCOT, NOT A VILLAIN!!! AHAHAHA- Crap.

[He's getting away! Katsuki may not have any sympathy, but he dislikes losing even more than he dislikes helpless old ladies and cheesy villains. Propelling himself into the air with his explosions, it doesn't take him long to reach the now terrified looking supervillain. And that's when he notices you.]

Catch!

[One more explosive burst and he's grabbed Mister Mars by the arm and slings him over his shoulder to throw in your direction, the poor supervillain screaming the duration of it. Meanwhile, the old lady's purse descends to the ground, precious and mundane items spilling out.]

NONAH

What the fuck...

[What secret hell dimension did he step into? Because that's the only explanation Katsuki has for all of the greedy, admiring eyes on him.]

Hey, go do some-

[Wow, are you an imPort? Try this lemonade, you get a discount! Buy some of my cupcakes, they're limited addition, found only here! Can I take a picture with you? What's your favorite color? Hey, are your veins supposed to be pulsing like that?]

SHUT UP!!!

[Katsuki finally regains his composure enough to shout, holding his hands out to give off a few smaller explosions in warning.]

This is your last warning, you creepy prepubescent pipsqueaks!

Nonah

[believe_in_destiny]

Now, that’s enough of that!

[Either by magnetism or just grabbing his hand, Pyrrha pulls Bakugo’s arm up so he’d stop threatening the kids.]</>

They’re just being kids and they want to impress us. And maybe take some of our money.

[hot_handed]

[He's probably wearing some kind of bracelet composed of a magnetic metal, his arm effectively lifted up. It surprises him enough to get him to shut up for a second, at least until he pinpoints the person with the nerve to do it in the first place.]

I don't know what you're doing, but unless you want me to take your money, let me go!!! And all you brats shut up!!!

[believe_in_destiny]

And I also don't take kindly to threats, either.

[She lets Bakugo's arm go before crossing her arms under her chest.]

Would it hurt to be just a little kind?

[hot_handed]

Oh yeah? You wanna go, R- Red hair?!

[His arm now free, he waves a hand as if to try and swat the comment away.]

If they need kindness that bad they've got other issues besides their shitty food. I'm not going to be kind just because!

MF

[recommendations]

[ Momo had seen the would be villain rising up into the sky, and is on her way to assist, when suddenly there's the familiar sound of explosions, and-- is that Bakugo-san???

She gets there just in time to catch the thrown Mister Mars, nearly toppling over backwards with the force of him, but thinking quickly enough to create a pair of handcuffs and slap them on his wrists. ]

Ah--! Good save!

[hot_handed]

[Ponytail! He never thought he'd be excited to see his classmates in this world, and yet. Katsuki descends to the ground and runs up to Momo, looking at the captured villain smugly.]

Let's torture him before we turn him in!

[recommendations]

[ Ehhhhh... Typical Bakugo. Momo supposes she should't be surprised that's where his mind went right off the bat. ]

N-no, I don't think that's a good idea. Why don't you just watch him while I call the police?

[ Let Bakugo watch Mister Mars while she watches Bakugo. That works, right? She gets out her cell phone and dials 9-1-1. ]

[hot_handed]

If they don't get here in ten minutes, I'm doing things my way!

[He'll watch Mister Mars. He'll watch him while he insults and cuts down any shred of dignity he has left.

This isn't just! I'm a powerful supervillain, I deserve better! I will make my justice!]

Shut up! The only thing you'll be making is a lot of people happy when we don't have to see that shitty costume anymore!

[The old lady, upset by her stuff being thrown around, starts to approach.

Young man, I thank you for your help, but perhaps next time you can be more careful with other people's belongings. My pills are-]

YOU SHUT UP TOO!!

Nonah

[onederfulhero]

[Toshinori's just getting ready to choose some stalls to patronize- he's always happy to support the youth, after all- when he hears someone shouting, a few small explosions. He recognizes that yell, and it briefly makes him freeze, before he composes himself and approaches Bakugo with a grin.]

Hey, kid. Careful, some of these others don't have Quirks.

Nonah

[hot_handed]

[That familiar voice slices through Katsuki's rage long enough for him to stop and stare at Toshinori wordlessly, shock and awe and something else- relief maybe, even now, and he lowers his hands and scoffs.]

That ain't my problem. [Most of the kids are content to swarm around Toshinori now, asking him excited questions, and Katsuki scowls at the one heading the lemonade stand.]

Give me some of your crappy water!

[It's lemona-] IT'S WATER!!!

[onederfulhero]

[Bakugo never changes, Toshinori thinks with a smile, and he manages to send the group of kids scurrying off in search of some item or other he made up. Hopefully it'll take them a while to find it or else realize Toshinori was tricking them, so he can catch up with his student.]

Well, it might turn into your problem if you run across one of the ones who does. Why don't you take your, uh, lemon water and come with me? I'd like to catch up.

[hot_handed]

[Once the crowd of tiny zombies leaves, Katsuki's shoulders slump a little in relief. Leave it to All Might to find a way to convince people to leave that doesn't involve beating them up. Now he can talk to him without their snot-nosed eavesdropping.]

I could take 'em. [He looks down at the lemonade, not bothering to hide is distaste and takes a sip. And another. Okay, so their bragging about the lemonade wasn't unwarranted but whatever. He has so many questions, so he'll follow Toshinori's lead.] This place is too wholesome anyway.

Maurtia Falls

[heroondecku]

[It was the sound of explosions that caught Izuku’s attention. He’d rushed over expecting some kind of accident, so when he finally looks up he isn’t exactly prepared for the latest blast to be a villain being launched right at him. Very, very fast.

He tries not to feel too embarrassed when he gets knocked off his feet grabbing the guy.]

Got him!

[Barely. Still, a catch is a catch, right? And neither of them got hurt! Pretty impressive for having only a couple seconds to actually brace for impact, if he says so himself. Especially when it’s one of Kacchan’s explosive tosses, those always really pack a



Please hold.]

K-Kacchan?!

[hot_handed]

[The voice he's heard since his childhood is easily recognizable, yet Katsuki can gloss it over. He can even, however briefly, tune out the curly green hair because he was too busy with his villainous projectile. But as he lands back on the ground, he can't ignore that nickname.

Izuku isn't the only one shocked silent. Katsuki stares at him for a moment before finally recovering, his face twisting into irritation as he storms over.]

Don't let him get away! Why are you following me, Shitty Nerd?!

[heroondecku]

I didn’t even know you were here!

[Somehow he just knew that would be the first thing he’d would say. It’s not an accidental run-in with Kacchan without it. He’s not even going to dignify the thing about letting the villain escape with a response. He’s got a solid hold on him, after all. ...even if he’s still got to figure out how to stand back up without letting go. Hmm.]

We can talk more after we hand this man over to the police, so— [His train of thought is interrupted by a tube of chapstick bouncing off his temple — the little old lady has gone from raging at Mister Mars for taking her purse to raging at them for not returning it properly.

Izuku’s not allowed to have a productive conversation with Kaccchan anytime soon, is he.]

Heropa

[undermoonlight]

[Atsushi is not fond of hostage situations. Nor is he fond of the fact he can have this experience-based opinion. He had been frozen in place, unsure of how to proceed but knowing that he had to do something. Mind reeling, panic circulating, body frozen-- He had at least hidden himself between some aisles, trying to get a good look at the situation. If he uses his speed, maybe, and grabs the box cutter, right, he can end this situation calmly---

And there goes Katsuki.]

Hey, what are you doing?! [Atsushi follows after him. Cover blown, sure, but in the moment he's worried about Katsuki.] He's armed! Don't provoke him..!

[hot_handed]

[The man holding everyone hostage seems too shocked to react for the time being. Katsuki is more than content to scream until his target has no dignity left. Bastard deserves it. And then that voice interrupts him.]

Huh?! You stay out of this, Choppy Bangs! I'm more armed than any dumbass who thinks he can hold down an entire stor-

[Unfortunately, at that moment while Katsuki is yelling at Atsushi, the man finally acts and grabs Katsuki's wrist, holding the boxcutter to his throat.

Don't move or I'll- I'll kill him! I'm not afraid to!]

[undermoonlight]

[Of course this would happen. A voice in his head sends a chill down his spine. Maybe this stranger did have the situation under control before, but now he doesn't. And it's because of Atsushi.

A familiar dread pales his face. He looks at the boxcutter, at Katsuki, at the man, at the boxcutter, at the hostages-- His ability would be fast, but fast enough to get the blade? Atsushi almost thinks to grab it with his bare hands, but he doesn't want to risk cutting the teen in a struggle.]

I'm not moving. [He slowly holds his hands up, nervous. What would Dazai do? He would have some dumb scheme at play by now, but Atsushi's got nothing. Except nervous word vomit,] Please. Put down the weapon. I'm here to get everyone out. Y-You too. You don't want to be single and a criminal, right?

[He's watching the blade. If the man moves, Atsushi is resolved to grab the blade with his bare hands. He may have no good ideas, but he's got plenty of dumb ones.]

Heropa

[floatsaway]

[Oh, for the love of--

You know, there's a fine line between being really happy to see someone you know in a strange and unfamiliar place, and the fact that that person happens to be Katsuki Bakugo. Poor Ochako was just trying to find her way, gather a bit of information, maybe get a snack, and now she's here...pushing her way through the crowd to see what all the ruckus is about. She doesn't have to wonder long, his voice carries well enough, and she can see all the nervous glances and looks around from the officers and crowd growing. Honestly...

Unthinkingly, she presses her face into her palm with a quiet sigh, then mentally curses as she begins to waft, like a feather, over the heads of the people gathered in the small shop. Heck--wait. Wait!! Maybe she can use this to her advantage. If she can get the literal drop on this guy and restrain him with a bit of her learned martial arts, they can let the court system take it from there once he's incapacitated. It's a bit cruel, but with her hot-headed classmate here making matters so much worse...ah. Sometimes action takes precedence, and, well...Bakugo is a great distraction.

Hopefully he can just read her wild flailing cues and pressing her fingers to her lips as PLEASE JUST DO NOT RIGHT NOW and keep his mouth shut long enough. She's struggling to get the trajectory right with her stomach already acting up, she won't be able to do jack all to diffuse this if Bakugo calls her out.

So for once, please.

Please.

Just keep your mouth shut.]

[hot_handed]

[Stay out of this, brat! You don't understand! She loves me!]

You sure? She don't look like she loves you, and I can't say I blame her. Your voice is grating, time to end this.

[He starts to approach the man, who's apparently quicker than he looks. He runs in front of two people cowering together and grabs one of them by the arm.

Don't move!]

Shit. [Bakugo glances up, and that's when he sees someone he didn't think he'd ever see here. There's a fleeting look of surprise, but Ochako's visual cues are easy enough to be picked up even by an imbecile like Kaminari. Even if he was careful with his quirk, there's so many people here it's not worth the risk yet. His expression quickly goes back to neutral as he smirks at the man. Fine, let's play it your way. For now.]

You cut one of them and you'll have assault charges on top of the shitstorm you've already got going. But if you're so determined to hurt someone, why don't ya come at me? Or is your spine as weak as that voice of yours?

[I SAID SHUT UP!!!

The man punches the wall and yelps because he wasn't expecting it to hurt.]

Wow, you got brains too.

[floatsaway]

[Excellent work, Bakugo-kun! If the situation wasn't what it was, she'd probably throw him a swift thumbs up or something similar, but right now she's got to focus, drifting in closer, biting her lower lip to force down the sickness that's slowly creeping up into her gut. One hit - one jab to the back of the neck ought to to it. This coward isn't expecting a surprise attack, but she has the experience on how to disarm a knife-user thanks to Gunman's tutilage. It should be easy...but timing is key here, especially with him grabbing at one of the hostages. Just a little closer...

Piss off! You don't know anything!! She needs me!! She can't do anything without me!

A little more...

I have to do this!! She's mine, you know! A limp brat like you wouldn't get what it means to own a woman!

Now.

It was supposed to just be a jab, an open palm strike - drop, hit the neck to stun and confuse, grab the knife arm and use her weight with the increased gravity to knock him down and keep him down long enough that Bakugo can finish up and get the hostages out safely. That was the initial plan. Ochako doesn't remember when she clamped her fists together, or when she brought them over her head to slam down over the back of this asshole's skull. Her mind is a haze of white noise, but as he goes stumbling forward onto his knees, dazed, she makes a grab for the knife arm and twists.]

Nonah

[numbertwohero]

[Shouto's just gonna...stand there. Drinking his lemonade. Deadeyeing Bakugou over the rim of the plastic cup.]

Do you remember anything from our remedial training? Just wondering.

[These kids might not have quirks, maybe, but they're still kids. And Bakugou had done pretty well with the little gremlins before! Might be time to dig that training back out.]

Re: Nonah

[hot_handed]

[Katsuki stares at his rival and classmate with pure animosity.]

You trying to imply something?! Of course I remember! But these ain't no ordinary brats!

[Ugh, he could punch that stupid beverage out of his stupid hands right about now.]

Re: Nonah

[numbertwohero]

I mean...they are ordinary. They don't have quirks. Right?

[This is what he gets for saying things like that to the Most Literal Classmate!! Sorry Katsuki.]