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TDM #16


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« « « ALL ON DISPLAY


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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owllady: (smile | point | tease)

[personal profile] owllady 2021-02-13 04:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Wow, rude. Eda narrows her eyes and tosses the ice ball into the air, where it bursts into snow that falls around them. No, she can't help showing off. ]

Yeah? That why the-- [ She jerks a thumb back at their naked reflections. ]
borntokill: (D35g4)

[personal profile] borntokill 2021-02-13 04:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Wesley tilts his head back to the same crook of Q's neck as he was burying his face in a moment before. He stills, breathing in as Q tells him to and then lets it out slowly as the man starts to push inside him. There's that flash of discomfort for a few seconds, followed immediately by the hot heat of intensity that isn't yet good or bad, surprising still, and yet so very careful...

Wesley is well used to this by now and he's perfectly capable of taking a bigger dick with less prep, but Q is so very careful, so very thoughtful and that is what makes Wesley's chest feel tight and his hand squeeze desperately on the man's ass, pulling him closer.

"Yeah," he murmurs into the silence of the room, turning his face so he can press his nose to Q's jaw, back arching as he wiggles his hips slowly against him. "You've made me wait this for quite a while..."
tradicioun: (pic#14560874)

[personal profile] tradicioun 2021-02-13 04:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Someone brings us here, contains us here, no doubt does whatever else they feel like.

( a ridiculous use of magic in her opinion but it happened. either they were in charge and did it or did it as summoned )

You're not the only one it's happened to.
owllady: (annoyed | neutral | scared | grimace)

[personal profile] owllady 2021-02-13 04:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Why d'they want us here? [ Eda grimaces. While she's enjoying everything so far, being contained isn't something Eda's ever been comfortable with. ]
tradicioun: (pic#14560919)

[personal profile] tradicioun 2021-02-13 05:00 pm (UTC)(link)
No one... has told you?

( god, hecate really doesn't want to be the one to have to fill her in on that )
owllady: (hands on hips | huh | annoyed | grimace)

[personal profile] owllady 2021-02-13 05:19 pm (UTC)(link)
They might've. Something about deceit? I didn't really listen.

[ She's not much for classrooms. ]
tradicioun: (pic#)

[personal profile] tradicioun 2021-02-13 06:13 pm (UTC)(link)
( excellent. hecate hates that she's the one having to do this )

They claim that it's deceit. Though your nudity should show otherwise.

( awkward )

They... want us to have sex. For research.
owllady: (laugh | smile | tease)

[personal profile] owllady 2021-02-13 07:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Eda blinks. Then snorts. Then bursts out into laughter, doubling over and slapping her thigh. ]

Sex! For research?! What d'they wanna research? How good we are? Who'll mack on who?
towhatmatters: (→31)

[personal profile] towhatmatters 2021-02-13 07:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He listens attentively, even through the growing haze in his head. Luckily, it's not too complicated. ]

Sounds simply enough. And we'd only need two more.

[ He's up for making a date of it. ]
caputium: ɪs sʜᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ? ᴄᴀɴ ɪ ᴜɴᴄʟᴇɴᴄʜ? (Default)

oliver queen ━ dctv ━ submissive

[personal profile] caputium 2021-02-13 08:38 pm (UTC)(link)
GALLERIA. — nsfw, cw: paddles/whips/cane exhibit + dubious consent
( the things his eyes have seen after years of vigilantism ( and many years of debauchery as a rich party boy prior to that ) leaves him with an inscrutable expression as he strolls the exhibits. to be certain, there are displays that make him uncomfortable, a few that pique his curiosity, and all of it is sidelined for his current objective: find anyone recognizable from home.

that’s the game plan. explore every nook, don’t get distracted—
)

I’m sorry, can you repeat that … sir? ( the twinge of discomfort and coldness in his voice at the instructions are nothing compared to the indignity he feels at being “asked” if he would demonstrate for the panel by stripping down and presenting himself over the padded bench to the room of intrigued dominants. he measures the people around him, weighing the likelihood of incapacitating or killing them and getting away with it before he presents a tight, clipped smile.

this is one of the rare occasions where oliver does as he’s told, scheming of revenge while enduring the current trial. loathe as he is to be caught with his pants down, he could use a hand. whether he’s being observed or being put to the test, he’ll do his best not to react outwardly for as long as he can. pride tastes like iron that way.
)

ICE TO SEE YOU.
( full-frontal nudity on the network of a city that’s categorized people for bdsm? it doesn’t seem like the most soul-shattering concept. he decides to limit his screen time and go for a walk, not expecting every reflective surface to fluster him — yes, okay, of course he’s seen people naked before but there’s a divide between expecting it in the proper setting and having it thrust upon you mid-sip of the worst latte in the world ( that still sort of tastes amazing anyway because hello, caffiene ) and then, you know, choking on it. in public, sputtering, and having to form a fist and pound on his chest a little because jesus, okay, can we function?? )

Sorry, I— ( oh, okay. cool. not done coughing. don’t breathe and swallow, kids. ) Uh. I feel like given the forwardness of the city, I should at least know your name. ( he extends his hand cordially, maintaining eye contact with no struggle now that he isn’t experiencing death by beverage. ) I’m Oliver.

( even more tragically, if it’s someone he’s already acquainted with, he just raises his a hand and points discouragingly at them. ) Don’t.

( do not call him on his unflattering choking, do not bring up the situation. just Do Not. )

BLADES OF GLORY. potentially nsfw!
( after the debacle with the latte, he ought to know better than to consume anything in the presence of others. he isn’t on the rink but he watches the skaters partaking with nostalgia with a wistful quirk to his mouth. it reminds him of teaching thea to skate, of times long past with laurel and tommy. the memory is out of place here, all things considered, but he wonders if he would have taken his children to the ice rink and followed in the footsteps of his own childhood.

he takes a deep breath, it’s not a sullen sigh, and gulps greedily from the cup to fight off the chill. how surprisingly effective it is at warming him doesn’t immediately hit him, that comes as a secondary notion to being antsy. maybe he wants to participate, after all. maybe throwing everything he has into skating as a workout is precisely what he needs to get him through today.

when he enters the dressing room, which is serving its half-intended purpose for changing and half for hooking up, he tears his shirt over his head and turns his back to one pair. oliver doesn’t intend to lock eyes with someone else in a state of undress but his eyes linger too long once he does.
) Do you need help with that?

WILDCARD.
( choose your destiny, friends!! you can hmu @ [plurk.com profile] talldarkandgay with questions/for plotting, but seriously. do your thing if you're not feeling the starters and i'll roll with it. )
nothinglikefather: made by peaked (Default)

[personal profile] nothinglikefather 2021-02-13 08:53 pm (UTC)(link)
There you go then. Reason for you to find yourself another friend, or two, and let me know when you want to try your luck. And in return, you teach me some of your games. If I ever get home, get to your time, it might do me some good.

[His grin grows]

I'll only be... fifty something. Maybe I'll get to teach you whipper snappers how to actually play poker.
advena: (2-16 032)

ice to see you.

[personal profile] advena 2021-02-13 08:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[ kara had miscalculated the sudden bout of reflective nudity to some strange duplicity impact on her vision. she'd heard that things were possible here, physiological changes based on the water supply or the winds in the east — why wouldn't the city feel it appropriate to play havoc on her vision?

of course, she'd spent too many years in her childhood carefully honing that vision to not reveal people's unmentionables, but what did duplicity care about self-control? given their entire focus of being... she's willing to wager not very much.

so it's with a surprising amount of calm that kara keeps her wayward eyes focused sternly on the clothed man in front of her, rather than the admittedly tempting pane of glass to his side; her expression is almost too steady when she replies, careful: ]
Don't... say hello?

[ they aren't besties back on any earth, but she'd thought they'd maybe gotten to cordial greetings level by now... ]
girlwednesday: (Excuse you what?)

ice to see you! (again)

[personal profile] girlwednesday 2021-02-13 09:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[ the worst part isn't the nakedness, not for felicity. it's the constant apologizing; she can't seem to shut up. averting eyes from one naked ass seems to land her eyes in yet another reflective surface and then she's apologizing again and it's just one constant apology as she wanders down the street, doing her best not to actually look into any windows. or cars. or anything where she might catch a glimpse of--

-- she knows that stomach. of course it's the abs that catch her eye first, then the rest of it as her eyes whip up to the face. it's always taken her an extra second to get the rest of her mind on board and, despite the wedding ring on her finger, she's still not looking down. she could. it's not outside the realm of possibil--

one look. just to make sure and, yup. that's oliver.

also, she hears him introducing himself to someone else, so maybe it's cheating, but she steps up behind him on his right and clears her throat because, of all places, here? ]


Oliver?

[ her voice is hopeful - despite knowing it's him - but he's been and gone and now that she's back, it seems like a cruel twist that he is, too. ]
towhatmatters: (→36)

[personal profile] towhatmatters 2021-02-13 09:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Sounds like fairytales to me, but I got no clue what the British queen's castle looks like.

[ That's probably just what being royalty is like. Something completely removed from ordinary life. ]
tradicioun: (pic#14560542)

[personal profile] tradicioun 2021-02-13 11:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Whatever they may claim they're researching is ridiculous. There isn't any good reason for that.

( and she really doesn't want to participate )
redhott: (slan_36)

[personal profile] redhott 2021-02-13 11:10 pm (UTC)(link)
That's okay, dude, this place really sucks.

[ Well, Virginia wealth, meet middle-class SoCal ginger. He smiles back at the cute boy, one cheek dimpling. ]

Oh! Yeah, duh. I'm Kyle! And no need for thanks, seriously, we should all be helping each other out here. If you need, like, food or something, let me know.
massrez: (XXXIV)

[personal profile] massrez 2021-02-14 12:26 am (UTC)(link)
So where was it that you grew up, then? Not a castle, obviously.
stabsbothways: (assets)

[personal profile] stabsbothways 2021-02-14 12:29 am (UTC)(link)
"What's wrong?" she teased, moving slightly to exaggerate her pose, back arched, chest proudly protruding. "Can't figure out how to get it to work?"
amanofhonor: (Default)

[personal profile] amanofhonor 2021-02-14 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
"Damon and Elena are here? Or were, in the case of Damon, I should say.." This surprised Elijah greatly. "And you say Hope is here...and you have been pulled from before your death. So this is not an afterlife...but perhaps a magic spell?" Could a witch be that powerful to pull those from the afterlife and those from the living into the same place?

He choked, actually choked at the word boyfriend. Is that why she was being distant?

"Hayley, you know I do not, and have never had a male partner. Not for 750 years. No there is only one woman who has my eye and heart."
amanofhonor: (Default)

[personal profile] amanofhonor 2021-02-14 01:34 am (UTC)(link)
"What are you talking about? I would never hurt Hayley!" More than he already had back home. "Listen, I will be the first to admit that I have not always done right by Hayley, but there is nobody else living or dead that I have been as in love with as her. If there was someone here before me taking on the name of Elijah Mikaelson who had hurt her, than that man is a fool to hurt someone as wonderful as her. So again, by all means, if I were to hurt her, I hope you kill me, and I hope you drag it out."
petit_loup: (*eyeroll*)

[personal profile] petit_loup 2021-02-14 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
"They were. Elena's gone now, too." Hayley had no real feelings about that one way other, her voice neutrally relaying facts, though it warmed with amusement at the next ones. "Hope is here from a few years after my death. Klaus from when she was teo, so. That's been fun for her, as I'm sure you can imagine. The young men she's chosen as partners have had to be very brave. As near as we can tell, it's another dimension where we have been pulled from different worlds and times. No one has, as of yet, figured out how."

The look in her eye dared him to comment negatively on Hope's non-monogamy. God knew, Hayley hadn't been, either. This place made it hard.

His comments get an eyebrow arch. "Well, Marcus and Kyle will both be surprised to hear that. Maybe break it to them easily. Marcus is a friend, and coworker."

She gave him a curious look, as she clearly tried to resist passing judgment. "Katherine?"
everything4him: (Can't leave the past behind)

[personal profile] everything4him 2021-02-14 01:50 am (UTC)(link)
Bass took a beat. "We havehad examples of people who bear the same name and face come here, clearly two people with different experiences and memories. I'll accept that maybe you're not the same Elijah, but he was enough you that your family accepted him for months, and Hayley believed he was her Elijah enough to marry him. Something about second chances after they'd had everything taken from them. Only then he threw her away for a boy he'd just met here and declared to be his soulmate." Bass rolled his eyes at that notion. "We all thought this place was fucking with his head to tear them apart, but it didn't wear off for a long time, and when it did, he didn't return, begging her forgiveness, but moved on to someone else. Thankfully, by then, she didn't remember she'd loved him."

military_dog: (alright)

[personal profile] military_dog 2021-02-14 01:53 am (UTC)(link)
If there’s anything the colonel loves, it’s banter. Teasing. Flirtation is among life’s greater joys in Mustang’s book. That Vrenille also enjoys it lightens the mood, and Roy doesn’t even care that it makes his need that much more urgent. Pain and pleasure lace themselves together in his mind, soft licorice twists stitching themselves into one. When endorphins flood his brain, Mustang directs a smirk at the young man, merely saying, “I’m not blind, Vrenille.”

When the golden youth beckons Roy over, he remembers the irresistible offer of a reward, and he can’t wait to be blown, can’t wait to be taken over, to be thoroughly fucked. Mmm. Not that he’ll last very long.

But that’s not on him.

With mincing steps, he makes his way to Vrenille and smiles, standing over him, planting his hand against the wall behind the other man, his dick hovering before the other’s face.
amanofhonor: (Default)

[personal profile] amanofhonor 2021-02-14 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
"I will be gentle, yet firm in my explanation that there is nothing between he and I," he shook his head. "Really, this 'Elijah' here before me really made a fucking mess of things," it was bad when Elijah resorted to blue colar vocabulary, but he was that annoyed with this 'other' him.

"And as for Hope having lovers, she is a smart girl, smart enough to make any man or woman cower in fear if they hurt her on their own. She doesn't need her absentee Uncle having an opinion on things that are not his business."

He shook his head.

"No. Not Katherine. Not Tatia. Not even Gia or Celeste. You. It's always been you. I...I don't know why you don't remember, but it's clearly no more than I deserve after compelling all of you away."
amanofhonor: (Default)

[personal profile] amanofhonor 2021-02-14 01:57 am (UTC)(link)
"Well he is an idiot," Elijah said coldly. "Any man who would throw away marriage and a happy life with Hayley is an idiot. I hate this version of myself even more than you do," he sald with a snarl. "It explains why she doesn't remember me. Remember us. But I am beyond grateful that her heart is protected at the moment."