ON MY WAY

[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.

WOOF WOOF! This Friday is National Take Your Dog to Work Day, and everyone seems to be out with their pooch, enjoying the summer sun! (At least until they start to sweat and have to make a beeline for someplace with air conditioning.) However, the thing about superheroes is that their work can take them anywhere, and with the Top ImPort contest leading the news, EVERY imPort is a hero in the minds of the public!

Got a costume on? Here's a corgi. In line for an iced coffee? Come kiss this old lady's schnauzer. Allergic to dogs? Have a Claritin...and then brace yourself as this Great Dane tries to sit on you. And be sure to smile! Can you imagine how many likes a pic of the coolest new imPort cuddling man's best friend will get?

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.

Welcome, everyone, to the sugar fueled festivity that is National Hot Fudge Sundae Day. The celebration is taking place on two closed down city blocks, with a market in between them selling all the pun filled souvenir shirts and stuffed ice cream cone toys, fudge bottle body pillows, and every kind of craft fair knickknack in between, that you can imagine. The powers that be in Nonah have clearly tried to divide the celebrations up into the ice cream and ‘normal’ food sides, but this is America. They can’t tell you what to do. Go try those meat and potato ‘fudge sundae’ monstrosities or cover your ice cream in wine from an adult beverage cart. Dip your deep-fried cheese in hot fudge. Disgusting food choices are in the constitution (somewhere).

But on the pure ice cream side, there are certainly enough choices to make ‘real’ food not super necessary. In addition to your normal food flavors that range from the tame you’d see in any ice cream parlor, or the slightly more hipster flavors like ‘lavender’ or ‘bacon maple,’ there are existential flavors. Yes, inspired by some previous imPorts, these flavors induce a specific emotion in the person while they eat it, which lasts up to about 10 minutes after the dessert has been consumed. These range all over, from ‘full cell phone battery’ to ‘the bitter-sweet satisfaction of vengeance against your sworn enemy.’ Maybe try a ‘puppy love’ and ‘first day of autumn’ twist covered in fudge for a true moment of contentment. It’s all in your hands. Careful though, things like ‘moment you first realized your parents were only human’ or ‘pain of failure’ are also available, though obviously not as popular. Hopefully, you don’t create an emotionally devastating mix out of curiosity (or a prank on another imPort).

In addition to ice cream, there are all kinds of family fun activities to pick from. Traditional carnival themed games have been set up, with the normal employees yelling at the crowd to attract attention. Throw a ball in a milk can, get a goldfish in a an (empty glass) ice cream cup! Pop balloons with dulled darts, get a sprinkles themed pair of sunglasses. This is Nonah, though, which means hard work deserves a reward. The bigger prizes for big point getters are a little insane: genetically modified fish that can breathe air, stuffed animals the size of a minivan, a free years worth of ice cream (to be taken home all at once now). There are also some bounce houses and slides that kids and adults alike can enjoy, just no ice cream allowed inside the rides

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.

Welcome to the Church of the Ancient Webmistress' annual cookie sale! To raise money for a variety of community organizations, card tables line the street where the church is located, and boy, do these baked goods look delicious! Cookies, brownies, pies and more are all for sale for very reasonable prices--and to help out such a good cause, you're definitely going to buy some. Right, hero? The watching crowds certainly expect you to set a good example (when they're not busy purchasing tasty treats themselves.)

It seems there's been a mistake, though--mixed in with the cookies frosted to look like spiders are, er, a tray of someone's special brownies. Edibles, as it were (though everything here is edible--and delicious!) Just try to keep it together, okay? After all, there are kids here, and you're a role model! Or possibly not, but if you end up feeling the need to stare at your own hand for an hour, maybe find a side street. Or at least purchase some extra munchies to support any number of charities.

Comments

TY, IT'S VERY FUN AND I 100% ALSO FORGOT ABOUT IT TOO sorry tomura

[ttwwiiccee]

That last one was probably the last of it, at least. Twice thought about it, even doing the thinker pose as he did. Carefully he said, "Honestly? I dunno. It doesn't turn up all the time, just when something big happens or stuff changes. Might not give me away if I play it right." He was already going to have to manage his lies carefully, since he would have to compensate for his own speech patterns.

"It's clued me into what other people are feeling too," he added a little more brightly, "so it might help with seeing if they're buying into it. I'm sure it'll be fine! It's gonna be tricky."

[facepalmchampion]

Twice's energy was as exuberant as ever and while he went through the myriad of energy that Shigaraki sometimes wished he had, he listened and what he heard was that this was an unreliable and dangerous variable. "Might not is a big chance." The other comrade that he had here was the only one he had and someone that he could put unparalleled faith in, but not if he didn't have complete control over what he was doing. His quirk and tendency to spout off various personalities withstanding, this companion of his was one of the most loyal he had ever seen to the people following the cause, not just the cause they spouted.

Waiting patiently for the balance of truth to come out, the smaller side voice that let just how tricky this was going to be out was the louder of the two in Tomura's head. "Find out why you've acquired this quirk, where and how to use it. We won't make a move until then, even if I have to play nice myself." He tilted his head and let a large, wide smile spread from behind the palm om his face. "Do you think they'd believe me?" The answer was rhetorical as much as he knew he could put on a convincing show. No one should believe in Shigaraki, he couldn't even trust himself.



((OOC: It's so perfect LOL and Mr. Cranky will live. For testing and the TDM if you want to use it at your discretion to out whatever Tomura is thinking, feel free to!

Also this is my attempt at not ruining the chances of your USJ/Pro CR by tantrum-man-child telling him no lol. I'm not like that I promise.))

[ttwwiiccee]

"Maybe! Not on your life." Twice was, as he often was, of two minds on that one. The pros barely tolerated him, what would they think of Shigaraki? But he trusted Shigaraki and he felt the guy was way smarter and more capable than he was, so who knows what he could pull off.

"They can't move first so that gives us the advantage, right? I'll try to figure out what's going on with --" He waves a hand in the general area the text had appeared. "Y'know. I guess the best way to do that would be to talk to more people. Huh."

Because that's what Twice needs, an excuse to be talkative. Although that said, he had been pretty wary so far, surrounded by heroes. Even the ones from outside their world he had been talking to were heroes, except maybe one of them but Twice didn't fully get what that guy's deal was.

"I'll work hard. I know everything's gonna turn out okay now that you're here."


(( The tl;dr ooc explanation is over here, probably should have linked that earlier! & sorry for the delay! ALSO no worries, I see what you're going for, I think it works nicely! ))

[facepalmchampion]

The wide grin stays plastered where it was on his face, and a slow rolling "mmm" that turned into an otherwise small, sinister, momentary chuckle that left his dry lips. Then again, that was how sincerely amused he was by the whole situation. His laughter was part that he agreed with Twice, they wouldn't believe him. The other was relief. He felt relieved. Being here alone would have been terrible.

"Ahh?" He nodded his head, slowly, his smile still there but not as broad before. "Yes..." They had more than the advantage as long as they didn't step too far out of line. He continued to nod his head. He agreed with the idea of talking to more people then. "If they do, attack I mean, defend yourself but don't kill them. Down them, escape, call for help if you have to." For now. Just for now they'll play nice.

"Do your best." He knew the his comrade would do his best. Twice, for all his faults, always tried his hardest. Careful of the hands around his neck, he slouched further into the seat a small. He enjoyed the silence for a few moments more, arms crossed over his abdomen. "Is this where you live?" He didn't have his assignment yet, it may be good to know where Twice was for when he did get assigned.

(( No worries! Please use it any time you want, any way lol. Out the little jerk wherever it isn't detrimental. It's so cute and I love it. I'm not in game but total opt in. ))

[ttwwiiccee]

"Got it. Don't worry, I'm good at running away!" He gave a little thumbs up. He was a bit glad those are his orders; without the ability to clone the others or himself he was low on ways to attack anyway. Although, now that Shigaraki was here, he had at least one ace in the hole, hopefully.

As for the question, Twice shook his head. "I'm in De Chima. I haven't been able to bail on the assigned housing yet so I'm in number five. And if you ever need me I'm listed under my real name on the comms. No number needed!"

(( Yes! Also for other characters I usually let the players use it for their characters, so feel free to do stuff with it! ))

[facepalmchampion]

He couldn't tell if that was the truth or the deprecating voice that popped up sometimes. Having given it no thought with consideration to the bravery and tactical smarts Twice had, he nodded his head slowly. At the very least, if he got into trouble Shigaraki wouldn't have to come to bail him out even though he would.

"I'll find my way, eventually." Likely not to stay long, but to confirm the information just for himself. Not that he thought Twice would lie to him, but it couldn't hurt to know his way to and from where he needed to get and where Twice was. "You're a necessary part of our team, Twice." The otherwise lumbering form stood firm, part slouched while he looked over his shoulder. "I don't know if you can contact me yet, but if it's by name you'll find me. Finish your day, go home and expect my arrival. I assume you were doing something if you were in an entire other city?"

[ttwwiiccee]

He nodded, feeling vindicated. Necessary part of the team. Would it be rude to point out right now he was the only part of the team here? Like most of Twice's thoughts it was quickly replaced by another related one. He was the only part of the team here, so he was the only one Shigaraki could depend on. He could not afford to mess this up like he had with the Yakuza. He had to protect Shigaraki, no matter what, even if it meant cozying up to whoever he needed to.

"Just running an errand. I had actually just finished it, so heading home now is no problem!" He gave a little bow, his hands on his knees. "I'm really glad you're here, Shigaraki. See you soon!"

He had waited for two months, a little bit longer was no problem at all. And now? Now he had hope.

[facepalmchampion]

It would have been rude, but not understated that he was the only part of the team here. However, that wasn't what Shigaraki had meant and having had it go unspoken, he'll never know to make the clarification. Instead, having renewed vigour in what they were doing was as good as he could offer. It wasn't going to be easy, but with Twice it was going to be tolerable until the others got here, because if they didn't he was going to be upset at them for not reading the cosmic stars to know this reality existed.

The bow had him shifting in his stance and sentiment directed specifically at him that seemed so genuine wasn't something he was used to. "Just be there, I will be." Even his tone wasn't as gruff as it normally would have been before he turned, put his hands in his pockets and walked off after leaving his orders. Of course if he had saw the 🙂 somewhere around him, Twice would have been scolded and blamed, but he hadn't. Maybe that could speak loudly, and unbeknownst to him, before it faded away and so did he in the crowded avoiding dog distance.