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TDM #16


« « « TEST DRIVE MEME » » »

« « « 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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learntthehardway: (24)

[personal profile] learntthehardway 2021-01-12 09:15 am (UTC)(link)
[Diana's expression hardens because she had thought that every person there had volunteered. This... This girl does not sound like she's actually done anything of the sort.]

So you are not willingly doing this?

[She steps closer and shakes her head.]

Let me help you down.
nothinglikefather: made by peaked (Default)

[personal profile] nothinglikefather 2021-01-12 09:44 am (UTC)(link)
[#cantrelate]

Well, there's a beach here, and a forest, some wider open spaces but unfortunately, not much in comparison to the city. Pub's just down here, on the right.

[ He gestures down another road, guiding the other man down that way.]

Last place I lived was London. There's not all that much difference, when you get down to it.


lightwoodnephilim: (055)

[personal profile] lightwoodnephilim 2021-01-12 09:54 am (UTC)(link)
[Alec flashes her a quick smile.] No, I'll just wait while you drink. [He teases, and then rolls his eyes.] It's cold out, Isabelle. I'll take a drink too, unless you want to get out of here right away.

[Alec was nervous about Izzy being here, about what this city would do to her and what she'd think and how he'd look after her when he didn't have any real power here himself - even if she'd say she didn't need him to. But he was still just so damn relieved and happy to see her, reaching over to give her another, quicker hug and then letting go again.]
towhatmatters: (→15)

[personal profile] towhatmatters 2021-01-12 10:20 am (UTC)(link)
[ A shrug. ]

Where I'm from, they're the kinda people I expect have the time to indulge in this kinda thing. Them and whoever puts money in their coffer.
bardish: 40s; SCD (scd531)

[personal profile] bardish 2021-01-12 10:21 am (UTC)(link)
[ He laughs, relaxing a bit more at her response. At least she doesn't seem to be totally put off by his rambling, which is always a plus! ]

You know, I tell my students that all the time, and they never believe me.

[ Well. Told. He's not a teacher anymore, thanks to living here now. ]

Let's do it. Maybe we can give Kristi Yamaguchi a run for her money before the day's out. [ Jeff laughs a little, rubbing the back of his neck. ] Annnnd I just realized that's a reference that only had a 50/50 chance of landing.

[ Timelines, different planets, alternate universes, and all that. ]
bulldoginnit: (amuse)

[personal profile] bulldoginnit 2021-01-12 10:26 am (UTC)(link)
[ Eggsy snorts a laugh. All right, he can buy that. ]

Round here, they just expect everyone to be into shit like this. It's a bit shocking sometimes, even if you been here a minute. But you...you're new here, yeah?

[ Arthur just has that look about him. ]
bulldoginnit: (don't believe)

ice to see you

[personal profile] bulldoginnit 2021-01-12 10:31 am (UTC)(link)
[ Eggsy isn't terribly thrilled with this new development, where suddenly everyone is starkers in mirrors and the like. It's happening on the network, too, so he figures it's affecting cameras as well. How the fuck does this place even work? Even after a long time here, he has no idea.

He is well built himself, and not at all shy about people seeing him naked by now. He's just gotten sort of desensitised to it. At least he's not actually naked in the snow, so that's better than nothing. Bright side, right?

His eyes linger on Javert's reflection because look he does like older men, it's just a thing. Not that he's making it a thing. Everyone's fucking stripped down in these reflections, how is it his fault if he looks?
]

Calm down, bruv, it ain't like it's just you or somethin'.

[ But fine, he makes a point to look somewhere else, even if he rolls his eyes about it first. ]
needlebomb: ᴛᴜʀᴛʟᴇᴅᴜᴄᴋ (🎧 004.)

[personal profile] needlebomb 2021-01-12 11:23 am (UTC)(link)
[ Marcus doesn't answer beyond a vague chuckle and a light nod of his head, but the smile on his face lingers a little longer than he thought it would, given the mood he's in. Everything about this place is lonely and oppressive, and it sucks being somewhere new without any of his friends from King's to help him through it.

He focuses on doodling, sitting in a comfortable silence, barely paying attention to the girl next to him or the stupid, horny assholes down there trying to balance on iceskates between failed attempts at railing each other. Takes a while for him to talk again, and when he does, there's a very measured tone in his voice. ]


You got any smokes on you?

[ He doesn't want to sound like he just invited this girl over to bum a cigarette off of her, but. Maybe that was part of it. ]
towhatmatters: (→22)

[personal profile] towhatmatters 2021-01-12 11:49 am (UTC)(link)
How big's the forest?

[ Is it even worthy of being called that? ]
towhatmatters: (→21)

[personal profile] towhatmatters 2021-01-12 12:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Just got here, yeah.

[ He's going to start making his way out of this crowd, a bit more carefully, and fully expecting Eggsy to follow. ]

But you been here a while?
massrez: (XVII)

[personal profile] massrez 2021-01-12 12:01 pm (UTC)(link)
You could. But that really only solves one problem, doesn't it?

[ He'll be able to take his respite, but questions? The furniture isn't likely to be too helpful, in that regard. ]
learntthehardway: (z43)

[personal profile] learntthehardway 2021-01-12 12:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, you're a teacher? What is it that you teach?

[Diana has great respect for teachers and learning, at least now she does.

Her expression lights up and she nods, obviously excited to get to try this ice skating everyone else is doing. But then, she looks confused because she has no idea who Kristi Yamaguchi is.]


I don't know who that is. Is she here?
nothinglikefather: made by peaked (008)

[personal profile] nothinglikefather 2021-01-12 12:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[ They get to the pub- which is much more of an American style bar- and thankfully doesn't have a lot of mirrors or glass in it. And is still pretty quiet, at this point in the day. ]

No idea, in truth. Not exactly my sort of thing, forests. But I've heard that it's haunted. And while I wouldn't normally believe that, things that don't exist back home are real here. Witches and demons and all of that.
towhatmatters: (→30)

[personal profile] towhatmatters 2021-01-12 12:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Well, that's true. And as much as Arthur really doesn't want to ask those questions, he supposes he really has to. Since it seems he's stuck here. ]

All right, then. I'll accept.
massrez: (XI)

[personal profile] massrez 2021-01-12 12:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Very well. And if you change your mind at any point, you won't be that far from your own quarters.

[ There's a small smile of sympathy before he gestures for the man to follow. ]

Just try to avoid looking into windows. Or mirrors. At least until we return.

[ There are some along the way, of course. Broad shop displays with large panes of glass reflecting nothing but nude bodies back at them.

Anduin leads the way, so of course his figure his visible as well, pale and leanly muscled, with a startling number of long, thick scars covering his back, like a broken piece of pottery. ]
towhatmatters: (→33)

[personal profile] towhatmatters 2021-01-12 12:33 pm (UTC)(link)
D'you know they don't exist back home?

[ Because, at this point, he wouldn't be surprised if he were to be told that there were witches and demons on American soil. He's met a vampire. He's seen ghosts. The nightfolk in the swamp outside Saint Denis are who the fuck knows what. Nothing is certain, and he is tired. ]
borntokill: (4)

[personal profile] borntokill 2021-01-12 01:35 pm (UTC)(link)
"For a couple of months, I think. I lost half of it." Wesley shrugs, though there is a bit of ache in that gesture, just not one that he's ready to talk about.

Wesley is breathing out in relief when he belatedly realises that Q actually remembers him too. And enough of the man's positively affectionate greeting to Wesley says as much.

"I missed you too," he says with a grin and takes Q's hand in his, pulling him carefully to the ice after himself.
towhatmatters: (→25)

[personal profile] towhatmatters 2021-01-12 01:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He'd already intended to not look into any more of the windows, so he doesn't see the scars. ]

So, how long have they kept you here?
snikthatch: (sniff; scent trail)

D - probably in any bar Arthur decides to go into?

[personal profile] snikthatch 2021-01-12 01:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[ If there's one thing that Logan likes about city life, it's how easy it makes getting drunk. This place has nothing on Madripoor when it comes to dive bars, but the quality of the booze makes up for it. He's not particularly surprised to discover that he already has money to spend -- it feels like this place is eager to get him comfortable, and he's not above indulging that a little, at least as far as he can spend some time racing his healing factor with brown liquor.

He's propping up the bar at one of the less fancier joints, curled around a bottle and doing his best not to look approachable, when he's joined by a guy who smells like he's just come off a long day at the ranch. It stands out like a sore thumb in a place where everyone else seems to be decked to the nines, so he glances sideways at the other man, curiosity betrayed by the slight lift of one eyebrow.
]

You new here too?
turdusmigratoriusmortuus: (Jay - diner chic)

[personal profile] turdusmigratoriusmortuus 2021-01-12 01:52 pm (UTC)(link)
"I have one too," he points out, at his own submissive mark. He also, however, has a Dominant, which makes a big difference. In any case he nods his head down at her, because she may be teasing a little, but Jason doesn't mind.

"If anyone asks, say it's from Tiger King of Kandahar," he says, although the idea of it getting back to Tiger, and Tiger being puzzled is almost as delightful as giving her the coat in the first place. "He's my Dominant. My name is Jason Todd."
massrez: (VI)

[personal profile] massrez 2021-01-12 01:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Almost three months, now. Not long at all in the grand scope of things. Some have been here far longer.

[ The blond glances back over his shoulder. ]

But it's been long enough to know how things tend to play out. You may not believe this, but you were actually somewhat lucky.

[ And he taps the band around his own wrist, indication the same around Arthur's. ]
aspectsofblood: (Zagreus [Curious])

[personal profile] aspectsofblood 2021-01-12 01:58 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm not sure I would call the gallery subtle..." Though, it is certainly more subtle about what the city intends for them as individuals, that they are all supposed to take part. Zagreus can't honestly say he minds, but he dislikes the way they're pushing it.

Zagreus is basically all muscle under his clothes with improbably few scars- he would have too many to count, if the Pool of Styx didn't wash all of that away every time he died and emerged from it again. As a result, he finds the other's scars somewhat fascinating, but realizes that maybe staring into the reflection is a tad rude and forcibly pulls his eyes away. "I... can't say I really understand how they're doing that," he says, "Especially since it seems to be, er. Accurate."
towhatmatters: (→21)

Bless

[personal profile] towhatmatters 2021-01-12 02:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Reality has to sink in eventually. And reality is that, like everyone else, he's stuck here, and he'll simply have to find himself in it. The good part is that they gave him money, and he will use that hospitality to deal with reality in the best way he knows: Getting drunk. Maybe get into a fight, if these fancy-looking fellers would even go along with it.

On second thought, maybe they'd take it as something sexual and it would start an orgy.

Maybe it's best to just ... not.

Anyway, the best person to sit by is clearly the one that looks the most out of place, which is precisely why he doesn't care how much Logan doesn't look approachable. That's where he'll sit, and order himself a whiskey. ]


What gave it away?
aspectsofblood: (Default)

[personal profile] aspectsofblood 2021-01-12 02:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[Well when he puts it like that, Zagreus can't help but grin.] I don't know, "escape attempt" is probably the most accurate. Even if this one wasn't purely intentional.

[He doesn't mind Hearne shifting closer- it is bloody freezing out here, and giving that having flaming feet means no shoes and living in the literal pits of the earth doesn't require winter wear, he's not exactly dressed for the occasion either. He does give off plenty of body heat, though.] You're not kidding. What is this stuff, anyway? It's delicious.

Everything intrigues me. Never spent this much time on the surface before. [It's literally all new to hm. But he can pick up some things through contexts.] Pubs? Sound like those might be a good time.
aspectsofblood: (Default)

[personal profile] aspectsofblood 2021-01-12 02:08 pm (UTC)(link)
"The underworld, yes." Zagreus supposes he shouldn't just assume mortals can tell that, but he's so used to everyone he knows being in the underworld that explaining it feels odd.

"Hm?" He looks down at his feet to see what Eggsy is talking about. "Oh. I'm, uh, not sure I would call that magic, they always do that. I'd love a coat, though." He's never had to wear one before but he could definitely use it now.

The young prince will follow whichever direction Eggsy decides to take, still looking around at everything as they go. Apparently he's going to be here longer than he thought he would. "I'm Zagreus, by the way," he says with a grin, "What's your name?"
Edited (tfw you look over the thread a day later and notice a typo) 2021-01-12 23:10 (UTC)