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[maskormods]

TEST DRIVE MEME

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 anyone's thread, either!

And remember to have fun!

01. Your memory is hazy and you might feel increasingly frustrated or anxious, or maybe you're excited as soldiers march past, barely glimpsing you. One second you're somewhere underground, the next you're enveloped in blue light, and suddenly you find yourself directly under Flordia sun's bright and burning glare. A female soldier steps toward you with a wide smile on her face and directs you to a car, ready to debrief you. You realize you are not the only one, surrounded by equally confused or eager faces... and you're all sporting a digital tattoo on your wrist.

02. Welcome to Cape Canaveral, where the smell of the ocean is in the air and locals are more than pleased to see new imPorts roaming their streets. They wave, they cheer, they ask for pictures as politely as they can. The more inhuman you look, or if you're wearing a costume, the more likely locals are to approach. Hey, enjoy the moment! The popular malt shop is offering you a free drink if you need it.

03. The technology in this world is certainly something. The cars are clearly modeled after popular 50s cars, but they hover several feet above the ground as they drive down the street. There are digital jukeboxes in restaurants, motorcycles also hover through traffic, advertisements can be seen on a digital projector on the taller buildings. Even kids on skateboards appear to drift a safe ten feet off the ground while playing!

04. Wherever you are, you can hear the loud revving of an engine, distance at first before you finally see it: a hovercar bursting around the corner, going beyond the maximum speed limit and just barely making its sharp turn. It doesn't appear to be slowing down any time soon, not with two police cars trailing it... and uh oh. Those skateboarding kids don't have much time to get out of the way as the car comes speeding down the road. You've been brought here for a reason Hero — so you better act fast.

Comments

[grinninggrifter]

[Thomas watches her display with some fascination, though he's not entirely certain what he's watching beyond a light show. He has gone through his own file, however, and the thoroughness of their assessment of him - and the information that others have been given so-called superpowers - leads him to believe that she's got more than what she's showing.]

In that case, no, it's not like that at all where I'm from. Where I'm from, that - [he gestures towards her with one hand] - is the stuff of stories, nothing more. This is what you might call a learning experience for me.

[The Thirteen keep it hidden for many reasons. He wonders if this woman is simply adding to the list.]

And they penalize you for that? Truly?

[setright]

Figures. And yeah, anyone like this gets labeled as a Bio-terrorist and thrown to the government. Real good times.

[She lifts her chin in his direction.]

What'd you get?

[grinninggrifter]

[Thomas has three major powers, and has had plenty of practice with all three. He had known that he would be asked about his powers at some point, but he'd really prefer to keep a couple to himself - no one needs to know of his immortality, and shapeshifting is far, far less useful when people know of it.

That leaves one option, and one option alone.]

Telekinesis. [He reaches one hand out, and his milkshake hovers just above the curb for but a moment before crashing back down again.] Something that I will need to practice, I suppose. Or not. It doesn't seem particularly useful, save for convenience.

[That is a bald faced lie.]</small. And you? Or were they content with your powers from home?