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ON MY WAY

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.

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I. Heropa

A national dog day of any sort of course would draw Jin Ling's attention. He's quite excited as he explores Heropa with Fairy tagging along -- sniffing and doing their own exploring as well. Nothing seems to have aroused suspicion at least so Jin Ling can enjoy the sight of all the dogs without worry.

Jin Ling is more than happy to give every passing dog attention, chatting quite genially with their owners in a fashion that's not necessarily utterly typical of him -- he just really loves dogs okay?

At some point Fairy seems to get a bit tired of Jin Ling giving others so much attention and barks at him, laying down and refusing to move.

"Fairy, what are you doing!" he admonishes but crouches down despite being in a rather busy pedestrian area to pet the dog. "Let's keep going."

The dog just huffs out a breath and doesn't move.

"What am I going to do with you?"

II. Nonah

[ This city is much louder than Heropa had been even with all the dogs. Every day there is something new to experience and to try and figure out. It's most exhausting but Jin Ling dare not let that show to anyone. He's far too proud to let how overwhelmed he is show. There's a lack of simplicity and... something else. Fairy tags along beside him and his hand rest lightly on the hilt of Suihua, rubbing along in a mindless nervous gesture.

He does discover quickly that Hot Fudge Sundae they seem to be celebrating is a sweet monstrosity. They are so sweet that it is almost disgusting. However, when he tires of his he finds a place to sit down with his dog, letting Fairy eat up the rest of the ice cream. ]

III. Wildcard

[ Open to anything else you might have in mind. Will match styles/tenses. ]

[A] Nonah

[ So, Finn just got back. He'd only spent a few days back home and honestly hadn't thought much about leaving again. In truth, he just wanted to avoid all the sad stuff from last time for a few minutes and, besides, it might be better if he just showed up at home? Maybe probably... He'll put out a message on the network soon.

Until then, he couldn't help but notice the little festival going on. Hot Fudge Sundae... Day. He snorted at the name and decided to grab some ice cream. Foolishly, absolutely foolish, he assumed that the names were just names. Not actual states of being that the sweet treats would apparently inflict. He just thought, considering his situation, something along the lines of depression ice cream is exactly what he needed right now.

Foolish. Finn didn't think he'd be two blocks away, leaning against a building, crying. The worst part is, it's not just the ice cream's fault. ]

I've been gone a long time, haven't I? [ He asks the next person that walks by, looking at him like he's insane. ] I didn't know about a festival. Why was there a festival? I need to call someone. Why would I do that? [ Just let him eat his ice cream in peace. ]

[B] Network

[ So, uh, after the whole ice cream fiasco, Finn decides to just post a video and get this over with. ]

Hey, so... I'm back. With a new power this time. Um...

Everything's okay, right? Everyone's okay? No cities taken over by triplets lately or anything? We're fine, right?

[ It hasn't been that long... Right? ]

Wildcard

[ OOC: You can catch him at the other prompts, too, if you like. If you want to plot something else, hit me up at JB#9174, linatrinch, or PM me here. For a little context, Finn's been in MoM for a year and a half. I dropped like a month ago but I'm back, baby! ]

((OOC:There may be spoilers ahead for Anime only watchers! I'll keep it as vague as possible! I'll be nerfing him for now and giving him his, metaphorical, comfort blankets back for those who know MHA.))

👋 1. There have been a lot of things that have made him more than upset today, this whole dog thing everywhere he went? That only made it worse. Perpetually hiding his frown under the disembodied hand of his father over the front of his face, Tomura avoided the want to express himself in the only way he felt he could. Without a plan and without a fallback at the moment, he decided it was by avoiding as much of this canine bustle as possible. Why you ask? He didn't fancy the idea of a family member taking a trip on the Greyhound. If there was a dog shoved at him, he politely withdrew himself and instead took to scratching the side of his neck, clenching his teeth tighter and trying not to implode, or worse, explode.

This day was trying him, specifically, to test his resolve and restraint and the learned things that he had to come to grips with, pun intended. The last straw was the critical dodge, nat 20 that Shigaraki managed from a pooch looking to play keep away with his ~~facepalm~~ front most hand. The owner (or whom he might mistake for the owner) was the one, however, that garnered the bulk of his ire and the turn of his head toward said individual.

"Keep it on a leash tighter than what it is. I wouldn't want you to lose your precious family animal." A touchy spot for him, too, but it wasn't the dog getting his full upset. Dogs were pure and didn't deserve more than vague annoyance.

👋 .Wildcard.
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1. Nonah

[ Okay, so using the Force for an advantage at carnival games is probably cheating, but to her credit, Rey doesn't get a great read from these carnies who seem most happy separating children from their tokens. Does it really hurt anyone if she's using the Force to straighten the path of one dart here, or speeding up a baseball so it can knock over a couple more bottles there?

Besides, someone would really have to be looking closely to see the small hand motions she's making around the overstuffed teddy bear she's got, especially with her eyes hidden behind a giant pair of novelty sunglasses. If someone does happen to spot her, and she notices them looking between her and a kid who's skills at carnival games as suddenly skyrocketed, she'll smirk and hold her finger up to her lip to let her know they're in on her secret. Hopefully they'll keep it. ]

2. Jeopardy

[ There's honestly a lot of comfort in a familiar landscape even if a city of this size seems out of place (and there isn't a vaporator in sight!). Rey's at ease here, content to explore when she comes upon a crowd in front of — she guess it's a Church? She is pleasant and friendly enough and it doesn't take long to learn that their raising funds for something.

It's hard to part with the cash in her pocket when she's so used to having so little, but food is probably a worthwhile exchange, especially when she's been supposedly guaranteed a stipend. And it's for a good cause, isn't it? So Rey offers a big smile to a kid manning the table and winks telling him to keep the change and treat himself to something after he's handed off the thickest, chocolatiest brownie

It's good, and the scavenger really can't help the fact that she doesn't pace herself, chowing down that brownie in a speed only gained from spending a good chunk of her life hungry and— well, it's not so long after that she finds herself feeling a little... Well just different. It's unfamiliar, and as it starts to hit her that this feels an awful lot like that one time when another scavenger offered some of the millaflower extract they stole off a smuggler that happened to be passing through Niima Outpost.

Logically, she knows she should be unnerved but she can't quite get herself to care enough as she passes through the city streets, eyes wide and admiring the neon signs, wandering through the side streets before she can't ignore her stomach any longer.

Dipping into a convenience store, she grabs an armful of bags of whatever salty treats look good and proceeds to dump them onto the counter before fishing around in her pocket. She stands there for longer than is really necessary, just sort of looking down at the coins in her palm, pupils large and her brain not quite putting together what she's actually supposed to do. Another patron loudly clears their throat behind her, and it starts her. ]

What are the little silver ones again?

3. Wildcard

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Edited 2020-07-26 00:28 (UTC)

heropa.

[It's not as though Uta has anything against dogs. He would never think to keep one, as they'd likely get into things when he'd rather they didn't, and it's a whole level of responsibility he'd like to avoid. After all, what would happen if a fight happened while the dog was around? It could get hurt, and that would be sad. Dogs deserve better.

Except when they're used to sniff out corpses. Then they're a nuisance.

He's not used to getting this much attention on the street. It's off-putting. He's not even sure how they all know he's not from around here. Changing his appearance has come to mind, but he's already tried that once and annoyingly it hadn't gotten rid of the marking on his arm. Next on the agenda should be stealing a jacket, but then he'd look out of place in this weather.

A large dog runs up to him from out of nowhere, its owner not far behind it. Oh, could you grab his leash please? is the request from the woman as the dog decides to leap up and lick Uta across one cheek.]

Ah... that's gross.

[He doesn't take hold of the leash, but he does pat the dog awkwardly on the head as he wipes slobber off his face with his other hand.]

de chima.

I don't--

[What a very demanding robot. It's amusing in a way. Uta allows it to circle him a few times, asking questions he doesn't know the answers to. He clearly should have watched more history shows on TV!]

I'm not sure how many that--

[Finally the ghoul slams a fist down on top of the machine, causing it to topple over onto the pavement.]

Oops. I guess I don't win if I break it, right?

maurtia falls.

[Nothing to see here, folks. Just a heavily tattooed man clapping in appreciation at the floating villain. Flying is impressive, after all!

And the fact that said villain can't get back down makes it even more fun to watch.]

wildcard!

[Anything else! Want to run into him somewhere specific? Let me know or just write me a surprise prompt!]

1)

[If Kirishima is one thing, it's that he's absolutely a dog person. Don't get him wrong, he likes cats too...but if he were to ever own a pet once he got to living on his own, it would be a dog. So the fact that today just so happens to be a National day for dogs just makes things even more exciting. Sure, he might not have one yet himself, but apparently being a hero in this place meant that everyone is interested in him being in the vicinity of their dogs instead.

Which is what happened just now as Kirishima had been absolutely creamed on the sidewalk by a giant laborador that had pulled out of his owner's grasp while crossing the street. It's lucky he was there to stop the big lug, for better or worse...now he's on the ground with a massive dog on his chest slobbering all over his face. The woman is already thanking him and apologizing profusely, but Kirishima just laughs as he lifts his hands to ruffle the dog's ears while trying his best to keep his head pulled back so he doesn't lick directly up his nostrils.]

Haha, hey! It's no prob! You just got tons of energy today, don'tcha big guy? Dooon'tcha?

2)

[Today...is much more stressful than Kirishima's day with dogs. He's pretty sure his head is going to explode before he ever makes it back home.]

L-listen, I'm not great with quiz-

[He tries to start, but Quincy- who had cornered him on the street just a few minutes prior- is becoming louder the more he tries to weasel out of answering the questions he's being asked. And unsurprisingly, none of them are easy.

How the hell is he supposed to know how many miles it is from the earth to the moon???]

Look, it's a lot! I don't know any more than that, I'm sorryyy...

[Kirishima jumps and pulls back as the robot rushes him, practically screeching for him to provide an answer. Preferrably immediately.]

Wildcard)

[Hit me up with one of the prompts I didn't use, or something else entirely! I'm good with anything!]

01 Heropa

[She's starting to get used to strange things happening around here. BUt for some reason, a corgi stampede is particularly challenging. Can she get some random crime or something? Or how about a malfunctioning engine]

This is Jacen's thing...

03 Maurtia

[She's never been good at standing by during... well, anything. If there's a chance of her fixing something, she's going to go for it.

Right now she's not sure who needs fixing more. The old lady definitely needs her purse back, but something's not right with the one who ran off with it either. Uncle Luke's always been big on trying to bring people back around.

For now, she's holding the purse snatcher in place telekinetically. Good place to start.]

Let's talk about this.

01 Heropa

[He just wanted a caf... a coffee, rather. He needed to start thinking of things using the terms from this planet. And then a rather large, rather friendly golden dog ran up to him.

He's petting the dog, of course, but it's a bit concerning that the creature isn't clearly accompanied by an owner.]

Has someone lost their pet?

04 Nonah

[Of course he's going to investigate the local delicacies. It's important to learn about the cultures here. Strawberry was lovely. Bacon was surprisingly delicious.

The latest one he's sampling prompts a grimace though.]

How can something taste like the downfall of democracy?

Heropa

Zari still isn't totally sold on this superhero stuff. It doesn't matter how long she's been on the Waverider, or even what Other Zari™ had done in her time there. But social events? She's the self proclaimed Queen of those.

She doesn't have a dog- well, not yet at least. But that doesn't stop her from stopping by and posing for some pictures.

"Hey Z-nation, it's your girl Zari. I'm out in Heropa today for Take Your Dog to Work Day~"

She holds her phone up for a flattering angle as she sits in the corner of a juice shop. "I totally don't have a dog yet, personally... But I'm all about that dog parent life. Catch me around the city and introduce me to your pupper."

She pauses as her order is called and blows a kiss at the camera. "Can't wait to meet you and your dogs. Khodafez."

Nonah

All she really pays attention to is the promise of a lot of energy and some kind of street party or carnival. That should have been her first warning. Wandering the street vendors set up, Zari wrinkles her nose at the food offered- 'normal' or ice cream, it doesn't matter. She declines any offer of food with a polite "no thank you" and forced smile.

Around the games, while she doesn't play them herself... She may try to stick around people that look like they'd be good at them or are already doing a great job at racking up the points. It's not that she needs a stuffed animal the size of a car...

But it's total bragging rights and wouldn't want one???

Wildcard

[ Feel free to run into her anywhere else! Open to pretty much everything. Will gladly match style if you prefer brackets! ]

Edited 2020-07-26 04:56 (UTC)

i. heropa

[ Sticking Cal, the king of 'This followed me home can I keep it?' out and about in a sea of furry friends would be a bad idea if any of them were up for adoption. He'd end up home with SO many new friends. Luckily these guys all have owners. That said he literally can't resist petting every, single. one. that he can find.

He just about dies when he sees someone walking an entire litter of golden retriever puppies. So of course he's on the ground with puppies all over him. This is THE BEST. Though he does recall belatedly that he does still have a few things he needs to get done and... oh no he can't get up. ]

Okay, okay I really- [ He laughs, trying to gently push a few off him... to no luck at all. ] Help?

ii. maurtia falls

[ This sure is a weird droid that's completely out of control. Cal could probably smash it against a wall or something pretty easily with a well timed Force push but he kind of feels bad for it.

That's the line of reasoning that led to him clinging to the robot's back while simultaneously steering it away from the people it was harassing and fishing through the tool belt under his poncho for something to pop it's access panel open with. ]

Hey don't worry. Everything is uh... fine!

iii. nonah

[ Cal's never heard of icecream before but after trying a sample or two he is TOTALLY on board with this. So of course he orders a sundae. And most of the flavors? Really don't mean anything to him! So he tells the vendor to surprise him.

He shouldn't have.

Now he's staring at this sundae in a cup in his hand, spoon hovering nervously over it. This ice cream is ominous. Like just looking at it is giving him A Bad Feeling. ]

...It smells like pain and regret. How does it smell like pain and regret?

iv. wildcard
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Edited 2020-07-27 04:10 (UTC)

1. Heropa

[ How do you make a cat miserable? That's right, by showering her in dogs. The majority of people out with in Heropa today, however, seem to have not got the memo and are happily shoving their dogs in Catra's face.

She is none too happy about this and makes this loud and clear, yelling as she backs away from a grumpy chihuahua that's being held up to her. ]

Get that away from me!

[ She's not really looking where she's going, so she might well bump into you along the way. ]

2. Nonah

[ A lot of things have changed for Catra she was last here. Most notably, her hair is shorter and her mask is gone. More personally, she's working on her anger and abandonment issues, and she's lost the only parental figure she's ever known.

Now, maybe she's just naturally curious, or maybe she just likes to torture herself. Either way, she cannot quite resist the ice cream flavor that says "the feeling of being sincerely loved by your parental figure".

You'll find her crying over a cone of melting ice cream. ]

3. wildcard

[ Bring your own fun! ]

(OOC: no idea whether I'll actually app but welp here I am)

I. Maurtia Falls

[When Liora hears the declaration of Mister Mars, she immediately panics inside, her knees trembling as he makes his demands.]

[When he snatches the old woman's purse, Liora puts her hands to her mouth with a sharp gasp. The man begins to float upward, and Liora yells out before she can stop herself.]

Hey! Come baaaaack!

[In a flash of yellow light, she changes into her dragon form. She pauses briefly, surprised that she was able to change form so easily and naturally, but it was good to know. She flies up after the man. As for what she's going to do when she reaches his height? She hasn't exactly planned that far ahead...]

II. Nonah

[Hot fudge sundae. That's certainly something Liora has never heard of before. Ice cream (and every other food) is very foreign to her after she's been eating insects her whole life.]

[Nevertheless, she's curious enough to give it a try. It's all part of learning to be human, right? Carefully, she takes a spoonful of ice cream into her hand, and puts it in her mouth. It's so cold; Liora's eyes widen as she resists ejecting it from her mouth. She then closes her eyes tightly, forcing herself to swallow. Her hands fly up to her neck as the cold, wet ice cream slides down her throat. Someone better make sure she's okay...]

III. Network

[Her hands are shaking slightly as she holds the communicator.]

I can use Light magic now. That means I can become stronger. I have to become stronger.

I'm still getting used to being a..."human." But at least it's not...bad?

[OOC: Any other ideas? Just hit me up. And in case you're wondering, yes, I used The Sims 3 to create Liora's human appearance.]

Heropa

[ thomas' hand shields his eyes from the blistering sun, sweltering in his costume in the middle of the florida heat. he thinks, for a moment, that the panting is coming from him, only to realize that a small corgi is sitting at his feet patiently, wearing a big smile.

darkness and the night, he knows. he's been doing it for decades now. has the scars to show for it. but he can't possibly wear his frigid scowl around something so innocent, so he leans down and gives it a scratch on the head, which it accepts from him happily. ]

Sorry, girl. No treats on me this time. You are cute, though.

De Chima

[ while the quizbot goes insane behind him, all thomas can do, now out of costume, is once again stare towards the sky. but instead of the blazing sun, he's met with a skyscraper that dwarfs it from view, the large and once familiar 'W' of wayne enterprises emblazoned at the top. it makes him remember when his life was good, like it was yesterday, in fact. but then he remembers condemning it, reminding himself of the life that his good nature as a doctor and philanthropist had wrought for him, and exchanging it for the life of a casino mogul. he rubs his jaw lightly, hand dragging across the hard stubble. recalling the phantom pain of bruce's punch and the echo of his final words to him as his consciousness faded.

"i'm not your son."

he was right, after all. his son was dead. but taking a hard, measured look at his life, he knew that any world where he son suffered similarly, for nothing, was shattering. though he hated it, he understood why martha killed herself that day when he told her the truth about him. in the end, that bruce was just another one of his failures, the bookend to a lifetime of them. ]

Wildcard

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BATGUY ]

✩ ｎａｓｔｙ，ｂｒｕｔｉｓｈ，ａｎｄｓｈｏｒｔ［ｍａｕｒｔｉａｆａｌｌｓ］

[popcorn.gif

No, literally. He went and got popcorn from a nearby food truck, and now he's shoveling it into his mouth like he's watching a movie. And honestly? This is better than a movie. The crook tries to grab onto something, anything as an anchor, but he floats too far before he can get a proper grip, and Kagari laughs meanly.]

Whattaya know, Mister Mars is a fitting codename for this guy after all.

✩ ｋｉｌｌｅｄｔｈｅｒａｄｉｏｓｔａｒ［ｎｅｔｗｏｒｋ］

ok the fanfic tags i follow are slow today and i'm bored so lets make our own storytime
what's the most inappropriate way you've ever used your powers?

✩ ４２０ｂｌａｚｅｉｔ［ｊｅｏｐａｒｄｙ］

[So here's the thing. When your country has gone so far away from mind-altering substances as a society that even alcohol is vaguely taboo because everyone's terrified of jacking up their crime coefficient, weed is not really a widely used or accessible thing. Weed brownies much less so, especially with the majority of food just made in mechanized food synthesizers nowadays.

Which is to say, Kagari showed up to the bake sale, not to support any cause in particular but to eat delicious baked goods, and how the turns table because now he is the one who is well and truly baked.

He's sprawled out on a bench somewhere staring intently up at the sky. When someone happens to wander by, he addresses them as if they've been embroiled in conversation for hours:]

You get it. It's weird, isn't it? How all those sci-fi movies about alternate universes were actually right on? Hey, what if all of reality was like that, some kind of Russian nesting doll of fiction where someone out there is writing out all our lives but the joke's on them because some struggling writer asshole from another plane up's writing him, and meanwhile someone's writing that poor fuck, and--

[This continues for a while unless he's stopped. Ganbatte.]

Edited 2020-07-28 13:45 (UTC)

HEROPA

No touchy...please...

[At first look there is only Dog. Massive Dog. Monster Dog. A shaggy, half bull mastiff/half Newfoundland/half hair creature from beyond Dog laying out the ground, happily panting with its tail wagging. It takes closer examination to see the skinny limbs of a poor, smothered scientist under all that mass of fluff and drool. The limbs are struggling, albeit pathetically. More twitching.]

Help...Topher...mercy.

Jeopardy

What if God is just the collective unconscious, gathered by ancient satellites.

[Despite being pale enough he seems to be more reflecting the sunlight than absorbing it, the scrawny man can be found sitting on a stone wall near the church, simply staring up at the vast desert sky, soaking in the sun with brownie crumbs littering his shirt. Sitting on his shoulder is a fist sized, very much alive spider, which appears to be communing with him in his...thoughts.]

I bet I could be a better God.

WILDCARD

You know how this works.

( ooc; implied past substance abuse and addiction. please let me know if edits or omitting is wanted at any point! I’m taking him from last episode, season 1, but this topic still may come up. )

H E R O P A

( listen, klaus had a lot of questions. mostly pressing - finding his family, processing, doing anything other than the cathartic habit of avoidance - and, more presently, why they never got a dog before.

probably because daddy dearest hated children, fun, and anything that remotely resembled emotional stability.

or maybe he was just allergic.

the topic of dogs was kind of the most important thing right now, as klaus finds a perch on the sidewalk, with a cigarette between his lips, and Great Dane sitting beside him. whose dog is this? where the hell did it come from? why was it content to listen to klaus complain for the last thirty minutes?

klaus doesn’t have those answers. )

You know, you’ve been a great conversationalist so far. ( said thoughtfully, with a slow drag of nicotine, and a pat on the dog’s head. he was only mildly itching for a stronger fix, but somehow, the thought of Ben’s fist and his jaw kept him from seeking things out.

plus, if he kept clear headed, maybe he could go back to seeing his dead brother again? silence was golden until it felt too cold. ) Always did want to find someone who just listens, you know?

( someone with a dog passes by them, and waves. klaus grins back out of habit. the Great Dane wines, before jerking in the opposite direction.

this tugs on the leash klaus forgot he was holding, unceremoniously propelling him forward with a yelp, and towards whatever individual the great giraffe of a dog got interested in. ) Agh - down boy?!

N O N A H

( to put it plainly, what the fuck?

this all has to be one hell of a bad trip, right?

sure, the superhero thing kind of checks out, except for the laughable fact that people were calling him one. or something? he couldn’t be sure because he wasn’t listening to the whole “welcome to the shitshow” speech. he did get a whole brand new tattoo, which was free, so. maybe a bonus.

by the time he’s found himself at the carnival, his skin was starting to itch. uncomfortable, too hot, and while he had been fine to ignore the very loud signs of withdrawals back at home base - before little number five promptly booted all of them hell knows where - this was starting to get difficult.

more importantly - ben was gone.

all those years spent in cloudy, hazy bliss of silence, of colours and sensations that dulled down the suffocating fear, and yet Klaus now found himself more terrified of the fact that Ben, steadfast and very much dead Ben was no longer sniping something stupid beside his ear like a constant, annoying fly.

so here Klaus finds himself, with a melting ice cream in one hand, pressing his back to a wall, pupils blown out and his heart is starting its valiant effort of hopping out of his chest. ) Come on, Ben -

( he’s talking at nothing, of course. he presses fingers into his eyes until little lights dance behind them. ) - you’d love this place, I’m sure. I mean, who doesn’t like a good carnival, right?

Here, Benny, Benny - lets, ah, regroup, find the rest of the flock, okay? ( are the rest of his siblings here? wait, how long as it been since he got here? fuck, he needs -

he isn’t sure what he needs. probably to breathe.

the ice cream tastes like existential crisis. )

WILDCARD anything else goes!

de chima

[no matter where he goes, delta sticks out like a sore thumb. this was true even in rapture, but moreso on the surface. coming back up from beneath the waves hurt in more ways than one, and it was a wonder he didn't end up flipping to DANGER red and sticking his drill in the wrong people. honestly, the sheer bafflement at being able to walk around topside at all is enough to keep his mood level.

that being said, it doesn't stop the residents from approaching the seven foot monstrosity in diving armour with cameras, balloons and plushies that've already been made of him.

it brings back physically painful flashes of his life before the program, and delta groans uncomfortably with a degree of anger, raising his drill to try and threaten them away while raising his hand to shield his porthole from the flashes. he honestly prefers the splicers over this. screaming in the dark and trying to tear through his suit.

...maybe help out?]

network

[ah, the brain connection. you don't want this. something appears on the network, an accidental broadcast. you open the file, you'll hear an distorted, ungodly sound. there's a soft undercurrent, but near impossible to pick out;] Find Eleanor. Find Eleanor. Find Eleanor...

Maurtia Falls

Nope.

[The place was smaller, cleaner, and (until now) slightly more sane than Gotham, but that didn't mean Ivy was any different. People problems were people problems, not hers. Her plan was to just sit here, sipping her tea on the outdoor patio, and watch the newest dumbass in town make a fool of himself.

To anyone passing by, she is very clearly directing her commentary to a nicely tended shrubbery next to her- the plant being the reason she'd picked this cafe to sit out.]

I don't care if she watered you once. Not my problem.

HEROPA

Do not pee on that- hey!

[She'd ended up with a corgi on a leash. Ivy was still confused how she'd ended up with a corgi on a leash, but she wasn't so much a bitch she was just going to let some kid's dog run into traffic. That didn't mean she was happy about things. At the moment she was trying to (gently, not wanting to hurt the stupid thing's neck) get the dog away from a decorative plant potted outside of a store it was sniffing with far too much interest.]

That's non-native, it has a delicate soil balance. Pick one of these jerkoffs instead.

[She had meant one of the trees around them, but her gesture also included the person next to her. Who might now suddenly have a doggy going tinkle on their toes.]

🔪 Heropa

[She should be mad, she was recently abducted to America out of all places. People back home talk about how crazy the country itself can be, not as if they were implying... oh never mind. Toga skipped orientation. If she stayed there any longer, someone was about to get stabbed. Better to beat some bushes than listen to boring lectured. So here she was, in Heropa, on National Dog Day.

She skimmed her head to the left, then right. Everyone seemed to have fun, with their cute dogs! OH-! Couples!! Toga screeched excitedly followed a twirled from the tip of her toe. ]

Who brings their dog on a date?

[She asks out loud, seriously though!]

🔪 Nonah: NC

[It was about time she hit the sugar load! Crowded people, so many sweets, who wouldn't dream of this?? Toga's blade was itching for some skin~]

Heeeeeeey!!!

[She called out to someone randomly. Listen, she wanted to have fun too.]

Let's grab something! I'm Toga, want to hang out?

[Her blush felt endless and her smile stretched.]

This looks fun, unless.... you have someone else to be with, do you?

[She asked curiously, leaning closer. You're alone, right? Right???]

Heropa

[One of the imports is a particular favorite among the doggy friends. A 17-foot-tall robot stands to the side of the street with little success. The dogs are curious, nay, excited at the smell of this guy despite his attempts to scare them away with a severe look.]

Excuse me- I must- [A golden retriever jumps onto his leg. Now Minimus has to wipe that part free of hair again.] I just need to run a few errands.

[He lifts a leg and gingerly steps over the collection of dogs.] My apologies.

Nonah

[Minimus refuses to use his human form unless strictly necessary. He's small and soft and uncomfortable with the unfortunate side effect of requiring food. And this...he's certain this "sundae" is not healthy at all.

Even worse, it's incredibly messy. How can these humans consume so much and ignore the melted sugar getting all over the tables and their arms? Thankfully, Minimus keeps wipes on his body for such an emergency, and the moment someone spills ice cream, he's off to scrub that off the table. And maybe scrub it off your face.]

Jeopardy

[Despite Minimus promising to arrive, the Cybertronian is not seen among the crowd. Instead, a short man that resembles him stands with the church members, believing that despite his own discomfort, he does not wish to appear threatening to the self-sufficient residents of this town. And he knows from experience that giant robots are deemed threatening in most cases.]

Yes, but how much energy do you expect the town to consume if-- No, I'm fine.

[The attendant shoves the plate of cookies to his face. Try iiiit.]

Just. One. I'm not used to these foods. [Anything to be polite. The attendant immediately diverts her attention to another import, and Minimus takes the cue to taste this treat in private.

It's...not terrible. Strange, with a hint of herb, but he can see why certain people may become addicted. He thought he would detect more sugar, but that's fine.

It's fine.

...And he has been standing here for five minutes staring at the clouds.]

Let the Dogs out of Heropa

The reception he got after arriving in Heropa; the words, the greeting, the demands, all of it was alien, something new, and something utterly outside of his experience. Whatever else had happened in his life, it was never anything like this. He felt very much like a countryside man, suddenly dropped in the big city, and it reminded him of the fears he had had back home, just before arriving here, looking on Camelot for the first time.

He had been introduced to modern clothing and showers, to the communication device and to what cars, televisions, and computers were. After a few accidents, he had decided to skip learning how to operate a washer, dryer, or oven in favor of taking some classes and having a grill brought to his house.

And after successfully mastering the grill, er, well, using it once, and checking out the network, some, he had gone out to check out the city.

Before he knew what was happening, he had been handed dogs. Dogs to hold, dogs to have his picture taken, which technology fascinated him, and dogs to autograph? What?

But the single thing he did know how to do was react quickly in a bad situation, and when a car spun out of control, Merlin found himself reaching out with his power to try to redirect it, and save a woman and her dog, who had puppies with it, from getting crushed.

***

The Party is Always on In Nonah

Festival

Merlin found himself in this city and immediately decided he could like this time and place after all. Chocolate was a blessing of the old gods, surely. And fudge, then, was a prayer given form, a perfection of it. Merlin could, it seemed, wax quite lyrical when it came to chocolate. Whether that was the sugar in those fudge bombs, the caffeine in that double chocolate espresso, or the taste of both, he was bouncy, grinning, and far more relaxed than he had been before.

He wandered the festival, trading autographs and anecdotes from home for a growing satchelful of chocolate of every shape and kind.

The music, and the friendly people, were all new to him, but fun! He found himself sometimes wincing at the music, but sometimes really enjoying it, even if it was all way too loud. How these people heard anything was beyond him.

Still, the party spirit and all the chocolate, had him relaxed, grinning, and wandering with a desire to learn more.

Encountering the ice cream that several places were asking him to try, he found himself looking to choose, curious about what he would like. There were so many tastes and so many choices!

[ OOC: I am up for him getting any kind of emotion ice cream; ‘full cell phone battery’, ‘the bittersweet satisfaction of vengeance against your sworn enemy’, ‘puppy love’, ‘first day of autumn’, whatever! ]

***

All the Games!

Fueled by caffeine and sugar, Merlin was definitely willing to try the various games. He did not try to win them really, but found he could make most work for him without really trying.

He can be found wandering, smiling for pictures, and generally having fun like the youngster he is.

***

[ OOC: Wildcard! Bring me your odd scenes! ]

Naturally, he'd been drawn to Jeopardy immediately upon being brought here. It's a city built on the power of electricity - specifically his vision of the world. It's a living testament to his gifts, and his gifts to the world.

And so, Nikola Tesla walked the streets. He was one of the better dressed ones out and about, because, after all these years of life, he felt frankly under-dressed without a suit. To say nothing of how he felt he had to set an example.

He hummed some music he half-remembered, hands in his pockets.

Such things to see, such things to do. And he was famous again. For new reasons, which was fascinating.

Nonah

She was considering ice cream.

Since her arrival in this place, there was much to consider, she was finding. Humans were so strange, but she felt privileged to be among them. Her world had been a blank slate of possibility before being brought here, and she felt as if she were now able to observe a masterclass in being human.

And learn she would. She was a Human Replica Droid, the finest ever built. Her skin was real, cloned and grown especially for her. Her bones were a specialized polymer, her muscles synthetic. These gave her great strength, but thankfully strength she was no longer compelled to use. She had a heart. She had lungs. It beat, they breathed air - she didn't strictly need to, mind, but it grounded her. Anybody just looking at her would hardly be able to tell that beneath her calm exterior was an advanced droid brain.

HRDs were rare, even in her universe. She was the best of them, the closest to human. She could operate as a human in every single way, but that still left her with such great doubts. Was she alive? Did she have a soul? Could she, by observation and learning, become human?

The result thus far had been inconclusive - mainly as people kept trying to drag her back into the life she had known before. But here she could sit on a park bench, mostly unnoticed except for some imPort fans, then and again. Without advanced abilities beyond normal sight, anybody looking would see a frankly stunning blonde woman, who accidentally had chosen a purple sun dress that enhanced that impression.

She just liked purple. And was contemplating getting a grape ice cream. She'd never had it. She'd never even seen ice cream, certainly not like this. She sighed, a small smile coming to her face.

Humans were strange. But so lovely to watch.

01. HEROPA

[Of all the things this place has given him, the ability to transform between his human and weapon for is, by far, the thing he's most grateful for right now. Even if his human form does leave him effectively blind, he's still good at tell when something or someone is coming near him.

And in this case, the dogs surrounding him make him glad he's not the skeletal weapon that fusing with his sister had made him. What if one of them tried running off with one of his limbs! Or his staff! Which he clutches close even now.]

Ah- I'm sorry, I don't have any treats for you. [But he does reach out to pet some of the dogs nudging at his legs.]

03.

[Emil hears more than sees the man stealing a purse and while he could take off his blindfold and turn him to stone, the last thing the boy wants to do is kill anyone. Although, with his magic, he could reverse it-

but what if he was too high in the air and fell and shattered. As much as he hates it, he has no choice but to change to his weapon form and float up after him.

The skeletal body and perpetually grinning face is probably enough to scare the man into handing over the purse. Emil is willing to make a deal even! He hands over the purse and he'll pull Mister Mars back down to the ground. A fair deal, he thinks! Even if the old lady below is probably about to take a swing at him as they land.]

NETWORK

Um... hello! My name is Emil. [It's the blindfolded boy that activates the communicator and he seems to have a decent grasp at it and where he's looking.]

I'm new and I was wondering... well... my powers are a bit strange. Nothing I didn't have back home but I had one or the other, not both. And while I'm like this, I can't look at anything without turning it or them to stone. My weapon form is- it makes people uncomfortable.

So I was wondering if anyone else has a power like this? Could you do anything about your petrification curse?

Heropa
Sizhui chuckled softly as he tickles the back of the ears of a corgi. It was very sweet and provided some sort of comfort to him after everything else he had been through. What a strange city. His wrist still felt like a phantom market and he wasn't able to garner that much information. The important part was that he needed to go to the new place of residence he had been provided. And...perhaps get his bearings and understand this world a little bit better.

Sizhui kept a strong grip on his sword as he moved through the city, taking in how nice the people seemed. When he finally finished scratching the dog's ears, he was presented with a sort of sweet, fizzy drink by the owner of a shop nearby. He smiled kindly and thanked him before taking a sip, the bubbles tickling his nose.

Network
Hello?

[The voice is soft as it greets the network, trying to test it out. The instructions were bare bones at the best when he had been instructed on how to use one.]

Can anyone hear me?

Wildcard!

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