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TDM #16


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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 high rise. 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 rather cold and icy.



» » » WALKING TOUR




The cold, icy winter weather has seen to it that there is an unfortunate interruption with the usual city tour for the newest arrivals to Duplicity. Some of the train tracks have a dangerous amount of ice coating them and sections of travel are now unavailable via train.

City officials still believe that the tours are important to integrate new LIERs to Duplicity so they have organised personal walking tours held by current LIERs. New arrivals will be paired with their own tour guide; they can take the suggested path or take their barely dressed charge on a more ad-hoc tour. It might be considerate to let them change into something warmer first!

Important landmarks and checkpoints like Fiddler’s Square, North Park, The Up and Down Courts, the People Zoo and of course S.L.U.T. need to be marked off on the tours but there have also been fun local stores which have set-ups for free samples and information booklets. What order and how people travel to them is up to them.



« « « GALLERIA OF SEX


(CW: exhibitionism, voyeurism, dub/non-con)

One of the stops along these new walking tours is a temporary educational art installation that has been set up to display and talk about the rich variety of kinks that are popular in Duplicity. Newcomers are invited to come inside the building, sit on the human furniture to watch and learn or volunteer to participate themselves.

Each section has local LIERs and graduated citizens there to help walk those new to the program through the displays, explaining the appeal and draw of each kink.

Live demonstrations or performance art are carried out by LIERs who have volunteered, been conscripted or are fulfilling a sentence that would normally land them in the People Zoo. They can and will ask anyone and everyone to step up and be part of the artwork themselves.

Some of the displays set up will feature:
  • Naked Submissives have been bound and posed with their bodies arched in visually pleasing positions. They are surrounded with candles burning around them and guests are invited to drip the hot wax across their bodies to add to the artwork that is their naked skin.
  • Zap your lover or the volunteers with an electrical wand and discover the way it can make the skin tingle and muscles tense in just the right place at just the right moment.
  • The image of cum dripping from a well used Submissive is considering something to appreciate visually so stations have been set up with glory holes and kneeling participants to have their faces and buttocks painted over the course of the day.
  • A variety of whips, canes and paddles have been set out next to padded benches for Submissives to bend themselves over. The marks they leave are something to be proud of.
  • No art display in Duplicity is complete without an ode to bondage, one room will be entirely devoted to participants being suspended from the ceiling, held in positions that will test their stamina and flexibility and leave the most gorgeous bruises.

We encourage players not to limit themselves in regards to what is on display. There are many more kinks than the ones listed, and Duplicity considers all kinds of sexual acts a form of art.

Photo taking is encouraged throughout the exhibition, especially when your own participation is concerned. If you missed the chance to do so, in the moment, you need not worry as the gift shop at the end of the gallery will have many different prints taken over the course of the exhibition available for purchase. Take home a keepsake of your first day in Duplicity.




« « « ICE TO SEE YOU


(CW: exhibitionism)

Winter does make it harder in Duplicity to enjoy all the pleasures of the flesh that could be on offer in the warmer months. Most who live in the city still need to wrap up with many layers when the weather turns so chilly. But that’s not saying that the city can’t find ways to help keep its residents in the mood.

It will first be noticeable to those trying their hand at streaming or posting video footage onto the network. Regardless of a character's state of dress while recording, they will appear completely naked to those watching and no amount of covering up with more articles of material will change that.

Others might see it as they set about on their first days getting used to the city’s layout, glancing into a shop window they will notice their own state of undress in their reflection. You might even see it in a particularly shiny bit of ice but no matter where you look, all reflective surfaces will show everyone in their birthday suits, naked as the day they were born.



« « « BLADES OF GLORY


(CW: exhibitionism, dubcon, drugging)

In a bid to encourage individuals to get out and keep active despite the chilly weather, the city has transformed one of the large tennis courts in the Up into a makeshift outdoor skating rink. In the recreation building attached to the courts-turned-rink the change rooms have been outfitted for people to change into more appropriate clothing. There is also at the front of the building an area to rent skates.

Many who get on the ice see no reason to keep apart, as many contracted couples can be seen holding hands or chasing each other as they skate. In the change rooms it isn’t uncommon to see a bit of hanky panky or people getting off at helping others in and out of their skates. There also seems to be a small hot chocolate stand set up inside the building where characters can buy a warm drink to sip on while taking a break from skating. The drink may leave those that consume it feeling especially warm and frisky, with perhaps a bit of extra energy they need to burn off - skating might not cut it.




« « « MOD & OOC NOTES


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: If your character would rather have a dog for a pet they are Dominant. If they would rather have a cat for a pet they are Submissive. If your character is from a canon that has neither, pick the choice you believe they would prefer more.

To Note: Characters can only swap their designation for one of the following reasons: an event occurs that allows it or there are OOC reasons that make it a necessity. Any swap always requires mod approval and each character can only ever switch once. Characters that are being reapped will keep their previous designation but players can choose to use new tdms with different designations for fun!

Please remember to mark any necessary content, and have a good time!!




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aonachri: (I curse you yourself)

Ice to See You

[personal profile] aonachri 2021-01-11 06:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[Wandering the city seemed as good an outlet for his feelings as any. He'd not missed how much his power had been dampened upon arrival, and that was... He wasn't sure how to feel about that, honestly, but it wasn't pleasant, that much he could definitively say.

So here he is, no glamour because why bother? He was sure he'd seen a giant, cherry red demon man on the network for a second or two so clearly that was an indication that he didn't have to put on any faces here. Little hooves click clicking away on the sidewalk, munching on some cheap pastry (no he hasn't figured out the value of a dollar yet, if he can afford it he gets it), he stops cold the second his arm is grabbed, one furry ear flicking.
]

A spontaneous surprise tourist like everyone else, of course! Who are you?
kid_flash_found: (Default)

[personal profile] kid_flash_found 2021-01-11 06:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Bart. I don't know if you remember me or not, but I know a bit about Bats.
wolfehawke: (Humblebrag)

« « « WALKING TOUR

[personal profile] wolfehawke 2021-01-11 06:58 pm (UTC)(link)
"I am, yes, and I think the very first place we're going to go is a tailor." Adalwolfe is half a head taller than the young man and so when he hands over his large padded coat with the faux fur collar, the garment reaches nearly to Harry's knees. Their brogues are similar, he notices, though that doesn't make Hawke think they're from the same world. If anything, he's probably dealing with another LIEr from Earth. Which Earth is just always the question.

"I'm Adalwolfe Hawke. You can just call me Hawke though, if you'd like. I'll try and make this as painless as possible and still let you know what they didn't cover in orientation." He taps his own submissive mark, visible in the gap caused by the unbuttoned collar of his shirt. "I've learned some things in my time here that might be useful."
knucklesdirty: (the trio lost)

GOD I'M STILL MAD I COULDN'T ROMANCE HIM!!!

[personal profile] knucklesdirty 2021-01-11 07:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Indeed. Mostly worked trying to keep people alive, then made some friends after realizing they were a bunch of idiots and going to get themselves killed. And we were- hm. Freelance, or something. But still not smart enough to make people pay for it.

[Francis laughs a little, but it's good-natured, poking fun at himself more than anything. He's deciding where they should go first, and sure he has his list of places he has to show him, but Fran's also a troublemaker, so there's that.]

The hardest? You know you'd think it was the contracts or the rules or something- which all suck- but uh, I felt useless at first, you know? [He hasn't actually really talked about this much, but here they are.]

Figuring out what to do with myself when there wasn't a war, and the things people need saving from are thugs and opportunists, not nightmare horrors took a long time to adjust to. Especially since this place seems to think Submissives exist to sit and look pretty.

[He grins, a little impish as he runs a hand through his hair a little bit sheepishly. But at least he clearly meant it when he said he'd be honest.]

You like coffee or beer? If we're doing this walking tour we're getting drinks first.
scythe_lucifer: (rowan 020)

[personal profile] scythe_lucifer 2021-01-11 07:01 pm (UTC)(link)
"Well, yeah, but..." Suddenly, Rowan can see what Harry's saying. The scythedom is exactly that; Goddard is exactly that. He wants power and there's nothing that will stop him, and he will hurt people to do it. He will kill.

"I think it has more to do with if you've ever had a taste of that power," he says. "The Thunderhead has complete control, so if someone does try to do something like that, they're quickly taken care of." He doesn't mean anything sinister by that, and would be surprised if Harry read that in his words. "We have power over our lives, to an extent, but over others? No.

"And no, it wasn't the easiest change over. There were holdouts for a while. But it's been centuries. Resistance fades in the face of reason."
corpuslingua: (5)

[personal profile] corpuslingua 2021-01-11 07:02 pm (UTC)(link)
And Robins?
audax: (Default)

[personal profile] audax 2021-01-11 07:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Harry doesn't really feel that he needs a tailor. Any half-decent clothing will do until he gets his gear back from whatever and wherever the intake people have put it, but if this stranger wants to outfit him, he won't say no.

"Thanks, and I'm Harry." He shrugs the coat on, does it up, and snuggles into the collar just a bit before offering to shake hands - notably, he's missing a couple joints off the fingers on his right hand. "I don't mind going by a tailor's, because it's bound to be warmer than out here, but I can't afford anything right now."
kid_flash_found: (team)

[personal profile] kid_flash_found 2021-01-11 07:03 pm (UTC)(link)
I live with two. Hence picking out a place with easy rooftop access.
stabsbothways: (indifferent)

[personal profile] stabsbothways 2021-01-11 07:05 pm (UTC)(link)
It's fine, you can pay me back. [ Contrary to his first impression, she is not in fact 'free.' She gets them setup at the bar on some actually rather nice seats, which is a big change of pace from the usual kind of establishment in the down. ]

This is nicer than I was expecting.

[ What she wasn't expecting was the lack of alcohol. She orders two coffees instead. ]

I think this place is Lier run, which means there's a pretty good chance the coffee isn't laced with sex drugs. There's a plus.
high_warlock: (005)

[personal profile] high_warlock 2021-01-11 07:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[ To be fair, it's not completely out of nothing. It's not creation so much as precise teleportation. The blanket was on the guest bed back in his home; now it's on her lap.

But yes, very public magic. Magnus doesn't bother to hide his actions, even if they are just a snap of his fingers.

He starts to push the transport chair off in the direction of the Down housing, where he presumes this Moira has been placed. ]


I did, indeed. I figured you wouldn't mind all that much. [ If she's still looking at him over her shoulder, he winks in a conspiratorial fashion. ]

The powers that be let me keep my magic, to an extent. But don't expect me to portal us out of here, that's not happening.
audax: (in neutral)

[personal profile] audax 2021-01-11 07:06 pm (UTC)(link)
"What kind of 'taken care of'? Prison or...?" Who knows what it could be? Maybe they're just assigned a parole officer and expected to rehabilitate themselves. Maybe they're turned into soylent green.

"You'll have to forgive me for judging, because I don't know your world or your people, but as someone who's been a resister, reason didn't enter into it." Forgive him, but he's still going to judge, because that's just what he does. Given how he's seen the Ministry and Wizengamot work, Harry doesn't trust any sort of central authority further than he can throw or over-throw it.
scythe_lucifer: (NickJ00674)

[personal profile] scythe_lucifer 2021-01-11 07:06 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm hurt.

I don't find rats cute. Is that a flaw in me?
anxietydescending: (I started with no enemies of my own)

[personal profile] anxietydescending 2021-01-11 07:07 pm (UTC)(link)
How droll, how boring, the pretty thing's rage. How predictable, her vulgarities. Ramona drags Zero in again, and with her free hand reels back and slaps her. Full-force, with the whole palm and heel of her hand, the sound echoing through the room and making the other bound-and-hung 'displays' strain to see what's going on -- or stiffen up, and pretend they can't hear at all.

"Are you done? You dull creature? Finished bleating?"

Are those footsteps in the hall? Security or guards, coming to investigate the noise and put an end to this? Or is that just wishful thinking?
corpuslingua: (12)

[personal profile] corpuslingua 2021-01-11 07:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's good that things have relaxed. A welcome distraction from all of ...this.]

Sounds like that's your job.
foronemoment: (enthralled)

Tour

[personal profile] foronemoment 2021-01-11 07:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[That is, indeed, not proper attire for those going on a walk. Take Donna for instance, who is bundled up head to toe, with stands of red hair poking out from under the scarf wrapped around her head and fuzzy mittens on her hands. She'd like her own attire, but she'd arrived with an empty hat box and not much else that had been helpful. The switch from Submissive to Dominant has provided her some opportunities, like being able to get dressed for the weather, so she is grateful for that, although she's starting to notice some of the drawbacks...

She'd been waiting, albeit not too long, for her apparent 'charge' to come along so she could give a tour in the cold. Who ever thought of that deserved a shift kick to the arse, as this is the type of weather is not the type to go on a bloody stroll. Case in point, as Donna's attention turns towards the speaker, and yes, that? That isn't going to work.]


Seriously? They trying to kill you lot? I mean, if they can't get their bloody train to work right, they should at least postpone the tour or, I dunno, provide proper clothing. 'cause that? That ain't proper.
stabsbothways: (yeah it sucks)

[personal profile] stabsbothways 2021-01-11 07:09 pm (UTC)(link)
No pause. "What kind? Great white? Tiger? Spotted? Did it take it just clean off, or did it just mess it up so bad they had to cut if off after the fact?"
scythe_lucifer: (NickJ00325)

Re: 1.

[personal profile] scythe_lucifer 2021-01-11 07:10 pm (UTC)(link)
I mean, I'll take anything. But I don't want you to freeze also.

[ His nanites would take care of true hypothermia, in the end, but it's still unpleasant for right now. While his world might have defeated death through healing nanites, Rowan has no pain-numbing nanites to go along with them anymore. He feels this chill to his bones, thanks to recent memory as well. ]

I think they said something about our stuff going to our new rooms. Wherever that is. I guess the tour's supposed to help but...

[ He huffs out a laugh. ] Yeah, wankers. Totally. [ The word's completely foreign on his tongue, but he can guess what she means by it. ]
anxietydescending: (Default)

[personal profile] anxietydescending 2021-01-11 07:11 pm (UTC)(link)
I am an artiste.

[She looks down at him, this peculiar creature. She's seen her share of nonhumans in the short time she's been here, of course -- but this particular one has such a fascinating combination of features. Antlers, hooves, ears -- but, then, those teeth!]

And you. Are an inspiration.
massrez: (XIV)

C

[personal profile] massrez 2021-01-11 07:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[ After a while, it becomes clear that living in Duplicity means there are things you can't afford to be precious about. Dignity, privacy, control of your own body, these are all things they can decide to take in an instant, whenever they fancy.

All the more reason to devise a way to deal with the system at the root of it all, in time.

But if there's one thing you become used to as a monarch, it's dealing with a lot of unpleasantness with some semblance of grace. He's walking home when he notices the man looking rather bewilderedly at his reflection, then to himself and the people surrounding him. Sure enough, when Anduin's eyes flicker towards the reflection in the store window there is suddenly...a lot more to see.

Poor man. ]


You're not going mad.

[ That's the first point of reassurance he can offer, giving him a gentle if weary smile, and remaining where he is, pointedly out of line of sight from the reflective surfaces. ]
scythe_lucifer: (rowan 016)

[personal profile] scythe_lucifer 2021-01-11 07:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Rowan raises an eyebrow in mild interest. ] You've never been here before? Why'd you suggest it?

[ At the mention of sex drugs, Rowan, again mildly, blinks. Then his brain sort of kicks in and he comes to the right conclusion. ]

Oh.

Oh.

They're usually drugged? [ He seems shocked. ]

What fuckers.
corpuslingua: (4)

[personal profile] corpuslingua 2021-01-11 07:14 pm (UTC)(link)
2?

I can be there.


[If it's a trap she can just kick his ass.]
scythe_lucifer: (rowan 007)

[personal profile] scythe_lucifer 2021-01-11 07:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Rowan shakes his head with a bit of a frown. He knows what prison is, now, but a handful of years ago, it too would have been a foreign concept.

"Labeled Unsavory and put through rehabilitation," he explains. "There's a system for everything."

Except the scythedom, which he hasn't mentioned yet. He figures that since the topic of population control hasn't come up, he doesn't need to go into it. Because once that subject is broached, he would have a hard time keeping to his cover.

Why he's keeping to a cover here is beyond him, but it's instinct. So what is he going to do?

He wonders if he's a resister, too, like Harry. But he feels that there's a difference. "But what if what you're resisting is defeated?" he asks. "What if the war is over? What are you fighting against then?"
corpuslingua: (13)

[personal profile] corpuslingua 2021-01-11 07:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Not as much as if I hit you.

Yes. I'm afraid this just won't work out between us.
unpragmatic: (surprise)

text; un:skywalker (look, he had it first, okay!)

[personal profile] unpragmatic 2021-01-11 07:17 pm (UTC)(link)
The nudity thing is new.

But I'm more interested in your username, since it seems we have that in common.


[ He sounds so calm in text, but he's certainly not. He's never met another Skywalker who wasn't his mother, so WHAT GIVES HERE ]
kid_flash_found: (Default)

[personal profile] kid_flash_found 2021-01-11 07:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Would you really say D ever outgrew those adorable pixie boots?

[It's not a trap, it's just a nice apartment Tim and Bart and Dick call home. Although some of the decorative decisions might be a little strange. like the swingset and monkey bars on the terrace or the gym equipment taking over what might normally be a living room.]