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TDM #12
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It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit. Yet, solace is found in the lies we tell each other, comforted by the peace of knowing that we're not alone in our depravity, and once on this path, sin itself becomes the lesser of two evils masked in a cloud of normalcy. This is how Duplicity has functioned since the beginning. The divide of power and social standing is overt in that Dominants influence the decisions made both publicly and privately while Submissives cater to the rules presented to them. It is the way of Duplicity to assign random designations at birth with no leeway in altering what has been given. Climate in the Up is far stricter than that of the Down; violating outlined personas for a Dominant or Submissive while in full view of others is punished by degree of infraction. In the Down, many tend to turn a blind eye to these sorts of offenses. To counteract the discovery of the Deceit Gene – a natural "negative" response to all stimuli – the L.I.E.S. program was founded. The program had been designed to introduce new subjects to the current environment and test for the Deceit Gene through immersion in Duplicity's standing society. Sexual impulses and encounters increase the chances of detecting the gene within these individuals. Participants are typically released from L.I.E.S. after a year; however, results have remained unsatisfactory and testing still continues. ... and you’re here! Finally! Welcome to Duplicity. After choosing a door and stepping through to the other side, the first thing that greets you are the enthusiastic faces of people in medical scrubs and pristine lab coats. Their enthusiasm translates to eagerness as they strip you of your clothes to perform a thorough examination—you will be healed, bathed, and given a paper gown to wear until your items can be processed and delivered to your residence later in the evening. You are also given a device that accesses the network as well as the time and location of orientation. If you enter Duplicity into the Up, congratulations! You’re a Dominant, which means you are immediately picked up by a limo after processing and taken to your highrise. Here, it is two Dominants per floor with separate apartments. If you enter Duplicity into the Down, congratulations! You’re a Submissive, which means you are directed towards public transportation with the address of the motel you’ll be living in. Here, it is two Submissives per room with a shared common space for all rooms. Enjoy your free time until orientation! Participation is mandatory by all new and old arrivals. The weather is a windy 69 degrees. |
 It's time for the monthly Duplicity train tour. Seats are in pairs and randomly assigned to Dominants and Submissives alike. Traveling from Fiddler's Square, the train journeys through various parts of the Up, showcasing society and examples of lifestyle. Along the way, frequent stops are made; a variety of passengers can be seen exiting and entering the doors. A Dominant with a kneeling Submissive takes a seat near the front of the train at one stop. A small group of Submissives board and sit closer to the LIERS at another, all seemingly content in their roles. As the tour continues through the Up, the train passes close to the Market and White Wall Bridge and zips by North Park before heading into the Down and bypassing Red Wall Bridge and South Park. The train makes a "final" stop at Riddler's Square, where inhabitants of the Down are instructed to return to their temporary housing. Those who live in the Up are permitted to stay on the train and revisit the same locations while returning. CAUTION On the second day that new arrivals have been in the city, the train will derail due to a malfunction in the computer systems. Anyone on board at the time, Noon, could be injured, stuck, or killed. Emergency services will light up asking for immediate assistance. |
 Two of Duplicity’s largest film production companies are out to recruit new, exciting talent. With the warring success of Subliminal, Sublingual, Sublime and You Scratch My Back, I Claw Yours, they have the influence and the funds to go big. They have reached out to the LIEs program for help with the idea that inclusion in local culture will make incoming LIErs more compliant, not to mention bring fresh blood into the industry. Orientation is just a little different this month. Welcome to the casting couch, LIErs and those unlucky graduates of the program mistakenly sent notice of mandatory attendance, or else… Not everyone has what it takes to be a star. Both Domination Station Films and Studio Hott are in need of plenty of extras to fill in the background of their newest productions. After an initial sorting in the lobby of the newly refurbished Orientation center, some newcomers, LIErs, and graduates are hustled into a quick and dirty costume fitting. The costumes aren’t as nice or detailed as those for potential stars and may be safety pinned in awkward places. Makeup is cheap and sometimes gaudy. It gets the job done. You may not have a speaking role. It doesn’t mean you’re any less important, so get comfy on the furniture or in the pool and get busy promoting the Dominant/submissive culture that drives Duplicity’s society. Unsure of how to act? Better listen closely to the director. There are shock collars and bracelets to “encourage” the unwilling, and the camera will keep rolling until the scene is right. Scenes may be sexually explicit or merely instructive, such as proper seating and kneeling, feeding and serving of Dominants, and keeping a respectful distance in walking. Extras fill any and all roles required by the director for that realistic setting feel. If you are a Dominant extra, be sure to claim elevated seating and show a firm hand toward any submissives cast as your partner. If you’re submissive, it’s the ground or floor for you, depending on where the scene is set. Be attentive to your Dominant’s needs. It’s OK to talk, as long as you keep it down. Anything you say will be taken out in post. Craft services has just what it takes to set the mood. Stop by for a drink or snack. Soon enough those pesky inhibitions will be a thing of the past. (Some, but not all, of the food and drink contains mid to high level aphro effects. The film companies are taking no chances. The scene doesn’t call for intimacy? Good luck keeping your hands to yourself. You may be in for a shocking experience. Repeatedly.) |
 You’ve caught the eye of the studio. You’re ushered into a small room to wait your turn. Whether you’re new to the city or not, you find yourself paired with someone for a screen test. Do they want you for Hungry Hearts or It’s in the Pizza? Read your lines convincingly, make some chemistry with your partner, and you could see your name and other things in lights very soon. Don’t worry if the dialog is cheesy. It’s part of the charm. Having trouble getting into your part? There are costumes hanging on a rack. Try one on. You may find the experience transformative, as though you were made for your role, or it was made for you… (Costumes may or may not affect the personality of the wearer. Those that do will make it much easier to get into character and greatly lower inhibitions when it comes to the more demanding scenes.) Be aware that any sexually explicit scenes will only be filmed between a Dom and a sub, or a Dom and multiple subs. If you are a Dom cast in the scene with another Dom, it will be gen only. (We’re assuming you’ve seen a porn or two, or at least a parody. Go crazy on the cheesy dialog and stupid set-ups. It’s just pretend, right?) |
 Some people just aren’t meant for film. If you don’t catch the eye of any of the studio reps, you are recruited to work on set building and painting, helping dress extras or potential stars, or providing that extra stimulation to keep them going between scenes. Individuals who complain too much about the circumstance may find themselves assigned to the more unfortunate jobs. Somebody needs to clean up those sets after they’re finished. (Just put your role in your top level if there’s something specific you have in mind you’d like to play out, like “set building” or “fluffer.” We won’t judge.) |
Please read carefully. On each Test Drive Meme, there will be a section noting character roles; these will vary each TDM. On an IC level, characters will still have gone through the doors but assignments OOCly are still randomized. When applying, there is a section of the application that denotes whether the character chooses "left" or "right". When participating on the TDM, there will be a third option. Players may link either a top level or a thread (five or more comments from their character) from the TDM and title the link as "Door Pass". This means that the player is choosing to take the designation that they were randomly assigned on the TDM, rather than taking the designation of a door. If the player decides to select a door rather than use the pass, then they are trying their luck; they may get the same designation they had on the TDM or the opposite. Once the application is submitted, players can't change their choice. To assign roles to characters for this TDM, use the following guide: There's a table with items on it. Your character selects one. If they chose the jar of pickles or ballpoint pen they are a Submissive and if they chose a clothespin or mini baguette they are a Dominant. Please remember to mark any necessary content, and have fun!! |
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It means he can meet Tim's accusations with a smile and with a sharp cock of his head say, "Hard work, love of my city, and a clear conscious. Why, do you have aspirations for office some day?"
He makes a comical little eyeroll then, like he's conceding to something.
"And yes, okay, fine, it was only one mayor with his head in a box!" he lifts his forefinger when he says 'one' for emphasis, "But, honestly, Mayor James was a bit to a putz. If you ask me, the box was a vast improvement on his overall look!"
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"I have no interest in participating in politics. My question was referring to your policies, not your slogans."
He should just dismiss Penguin's gloating, try and really push for clear answers. Unfortunately, it seems Penguin is at least adept at avoiding questions even if the method is obvious.
"And why did this Major James end up with his head in a box?"
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He gives a few small nods, like it's some kind of terrible shame that it's not Tim's calling and that he likely needs a little bit of a pity somehow.
"And as I said, Major James ended up with his head in a box because he's a putz," no love lost here, clearly.
"But no, seriously, he was a corrupt, idiotic, lazy excuse for human being, let alone a city official. Luckily for him though, it was more of a matter of a box being place over his head rather than his head being liberated from his neck and gift-wrapped. I mean--" he lifts a hand, "--it is Gotham, am I right! When you think about it, the latter is actually far more likely, statistically speaking."
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"I will admit to some surprised that the answer wasn't much more gruesome," If it had been more gruesome, he also would have been surprised if it hadn't been Penguin who had arranged for it. How else would he win an election except by taking out his competition?
"And being a 'putz' is the only reason why he received this treatment? How is it that you've escaped such punishment then Cobblepot?" He should have kept walking, he's already bored with the other man.
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He takes a moment to take stock of Tim--young, keen-eyed and critical, clearly unimpressed with Oswald and no doubt informed by whatever version of The Penguin he knows from his own version of Gotham. Ed had been good enough to warn him about the possibility of Gothamites from different times and incarnations of the city. While on the one hand, that leaves Oswald with various people he's never met acting like they know him, it also presents opportunities to capitialise on.
After a moment of quiet reflection and Oswald lightly worrying his lower lip in a mild, crooked little smile, he shrugs.
"You know... It's hard to say at any given time how one event might lead to another. Or not, as the case may be. The reason why Mayor James was dealt such a cruel and unusual fate?" He gives Tim a face of mock sympathy for a guy, "That is not my story to tell. That was someone else's methods of dealing with the shortcomings of Mayor Aubrey James. I had my own methods."
Yes, it sounds very ominous, and yes, he is entirely capable of making sure any number of terrible things could have happened to James, but in point of fact Oswald was downright tame and reasonable in this case. If Tim's mind wants to fill in the blanks, that's not Oswald's concern.
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Tim just continues to stare at him. It's all so much theatre, he almost feels homesick staring at the man trying to put on a show in front of him. He kind of gets why so many rogues get infuriated with Batman now, the fact that the man can watch them twirl and perform their hearts out and get nothing.
Well, nothing except a punch to the face.
His mind may have wandered a little there and he shakes his head a little to come back to the present.
"I wonder what new methods you'll adopt here in Duplicity? Aside from the tantrums that is."
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He's like an inexperienced Jim Gordon in a way, all poker face and upright. It's kind of cute.
The thin smile spreads again along with a light shrug, not biting at the taunt being dangled in front of him.
"What new methods indeed. I suppose we'll just have to see what this city makes of us, won't we? But if there's one thing I know it's that we must all adapt to change, hm?"
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In other words, keep your head down and do this one stupid thing and hope that's as bad as it gets Penguin.
"Something we should probably both be getting back to I'm afraid. Just.. do it but do it badly, then you can avoid a starring role in one of these. Oh and avoid the food and drink. It's drugged with aphrodisiacs."
He may not have gotten the best first impression from the man but he's going to still give him the same advice he's given others. He nods his head in goodbye and turns to leave again.