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Duplicity Game Mods ([personal profile] duplicitymods) wrote in [community profile] duplicitymemes2021-01-10 07:56 pm
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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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samahl: (smiles to the side)

[personal profile] samahl 2021-01-14 10:22 am (UTC)(link)
[Cyril moves his hand away from Linn's face only so that he can take his hand. He doesn't plan on leading his submissive around on a leash when holding his hand feels so much better.]

Do you think some part of you remembered this place?

[Most people who go home say they don't remember anything about this world until they're back here.]
bardish: 40s; SCD (scd458)

[personal profile] bardish 2021-01-14 10:39 am (UTC)(link)
I was. [ His usual enthusiasm dims a little as he thinks about it, though he still tries to keep up a smile. ] Back home I taught history, which, as a concept, is totally relative when you're dealing with alternate realities and everything! So there's not exactly a demand for it here.

[ And really, there isn't even a demand for non-native teachers at all. Which is for the best, honestly. Jeff reaaaaally doesn't feel comfortable around the under-20 set here, given how much of daily life in the city revolves around sex.

Anyway! He's not totally surprised that the reference doesn't land, but his eyes widen in alarm as he considers the question. ]


Oh god I hope not! [ SAVE KRISTI YAMAGUCHI FROM THIS CITY. ] She's a figure skater back home, where she deserves to stay! In peace and quiet, unless she'd actually rather live in a place like this, uh... in which case... I hope she gets... whatever she wants and can... consent... to?

[ Okay, stop, Jeff. He's even confusing himself here with this line of thought. ]

Anyway! I'm Jeff. Hi! Are you new to the city? Let's get some skates!
inaurare: (Turning)

[personal profile] inaurare 2021-01-14 10:43 am (UTC)(link)
Like it was a dream, almost, yes. I don't know how to describe it - I was... unsettled.

[at the time he had put it down perhaps to just having an 'off' day. In hindsight, it makes perfect sense.]

But now that I'm here I'm... relieved.

[though that in itself is confusing, even as he holds onto Cyril's hand. Is relief the right thing to feel, being back in a place like this?]
samahl: (face close)

[personal profile] samahl 2021-01-14 10:53 am (UTC)(link)
[Cyril leads the way to get them back home. He just wants to get Linn somewhere warm and comforting. He's already thinking about drawing him a bath and putting on some water to boil for tea.]

I'm relieved to see you, and I'm guilty over that too. I wish we had a better world to be together in.
inaurare: (Glancing)

[personal profile] inaurare 2021-01-14 11:12 am (UTC)(link)
There's no need to feel guilty over that. [with a gentle squeeze of Cyril's hand] But especially not if I'm relieved to be here myself. Even despite this place and its... ways.

[dropping his voice as they pass another pair on the tour. Heavens, but he is glad to have not been handed to a city Dominant, even just for the afternoon.]
tuitor: (• open mind for a different view)

[personal profile] tuitor 2021-01-14 11:14 am (UTC)(link)
There is a gasp and polite sound of applause, for the show they put on. Delicate as an art gallery would put on, of course, like one of Sokolov's artistic reveals, once upon a time. The awe of an elite too bored to do anything cute sate their ugly desires.

That leaves them ornaments. Though the handsome younger man below him is certainly more worthy that title than Corvo himself. He well knew his best years were behind him that way.

But he could appreciate the form in front of him with a reserved eye and steady hand. So in turn, with a firm grip the the pale hip, he squeezes in reassurance. "Breathe in."

Now that he's warmed up skin, steadied the rocking body for what was to come, he let's his next blows fall a volley. Over and over, the same as the others, never an inch more as he lands each slap squarely. Turning skin pink and flushed with the blood rushing to the surface. Alternating one than the other. Over and over and over. Listening to the bird calls of admiration for his steady form and even touch. Always pain, but never cruelty. Until the outline of his strikes have all blurred together and his partner is twisting underneath him.

He knows that ache of desire, the demand and when the younger man cannot stop his reactions, he eases the edge off them. Allowing his hips to rock, a hand slipping underneath to find his cock and let him have something to rut against, his grip firm to stroke him. Pleasure to mingle with pain and embarrassment as the whispers around them churn.

Pretty little sub, taken so well in hand.

Corvo's voice has none of it, though, just a rough, soft, affirmation. "That's it, take what you need, I've got you."
tuitor: (Default)

[personal profile] tuitor 2021-01-14 11:23 am (UTC)(link)
Just. Just enough to titillate the crowd around them. The coo and soft call of people enjoying the display.

But with no flog, Corvo is careful with his touch. Kneading to make sure that the string would not turn to longer lasting bruises. No just a flush and sting of pleasure. That after he is sure the man below him, far more handsome a sight than Corvo would ever be himself, was braced he gives a low noise of warning and holds a hand firm on his hip to let him know more was coming.

Corvo took up the next volley of blows more quickly. Sharp and over again. Snapping the blows to be louder than as hard, but one after another after another to make his skin flush, and breath pick up. Until he hears a first tell tale gasp.

Then he stops. Waiting. Going back to slowly palming him to make sure he was not overwhelmed.

"Good. Very good. You're holding yourself well." Firm encouragement to go with the flush of arousal and cut of pain.
cygnetsignet: (Default)

Walking Tour

[personal profile] cygnetsignet 2021-01-14 11:44 am (UTC)(link)
[ Diane isn't quite sure that agreeing to this had been a good idea, but she also hadn't been given the impression that she had much of a choice.

So here she is, not exactly the most impressive of figures being small and blonde herself, but she's fully clothed, and she doesn't have the submissive mark. ]


We'll make the first stop on your trip a clothing store.

[ A relatively fancy clothing store, but Diane has the employee discount. And in the meantime she's going to shrug off her cloak and hand it over. ]
shadowstrikes: (pic#12292303)

[personal profile] shadowstrikes 2021-01-14 11:52 am (UTC)(link)
The last time Hakkyuu had been in a position even remotely like this one it had been in a similar physical pose only with a different method of performance on display, waterc olours rather than oils, perhaps. He'd been called on to embody a table and hold a flight of whiskey steady on the bridge of his back and then swallow each glass down without spilling a drop or breaking a glass. That, however, had been with someone he knew intimately well, someone he'd grown up with, someone he trusted above and beyond almost anyone else in his life.

This is a whole different matter, put in the hands of a stranger who would be well within their rights by city standards to do whatever he damn well pleased, thank you very much. And Hakkyuu knows next to nothing about him besides his voice and the feel of his hands. And more than that, it's shocking just how much Hakkyuu at least feels a connection finding purchase and snagging taut between himself and this other man through this display. It shows in subtle ways--in the way that when he's told to inhale he does so and how he manages to hold that breath almost through the entire verse of impacts. Almost. He has to release a shuddering exhale toward the tail end of it all, his head hanging low and his back arching upward as the pain ripples out hotly across his body.

The onlookers' gaze and appreciation feels markedly changed too, though that all sort of drowns out and fades into a blurred background of his senses right up until he feels the older man's hand clasp around him, bringing Hakkyuu's head up again with a pointed inhaled gasp. His keen ears do pick up that murmur from the audience, maybe intended to stay behind a hand or a champagne glass, though the sentiment behind it makes an familiar kind of anger flare in his stomach that tightens up all the connecting tissue, from his core, right up through his shoulder blades, though to the line of his jaw, flashing briefly through his eyes.

It's not until he hears the Dominant behind him speak alongside that steady grip that the internal flicker of rage starts to ebb away, melting into a forward curl of his head that almost brings his chin to the top of his chest with low noise in his throat that doesn't make it past his firmly pursed mouth as he tries to resist letting his hips roll toward that exquisitely managed hand.
cygnetsignet: (serious 1)

Ice to See You

[personal profile] cygnetsignet 2021-01-14 11:53 am (UTC)(link)
Diane certainly could let herself be visibly rattled by the appearance of her own naked body, and maybe if she were newer in this place she would. Or maybe even then she would make a careful assessment of what's useful, of how she wants this to go.

So she smiles softly and glances at the reflection just to quickly look away, almost shy, and then back at it.

"This is either the latest way for them to get you to buy the right pants, or they're trying to give us all some encouragement." She lifts an eyebrow, a certain kind of unimpressed even as her eyes track back to the reflection.
shadowstrikes: (pic#10502278)

Yesssss indeed! :') Always a joy to find someone who knows it!

[personal profile] shadowstrikes 2021-01-14 12:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[It'd be an absolute lie to say Hakkyuu isn't pretty damn pleased to catch that look of initial surprise on the dwarf's face. He might not know the intricate details behind those reactions, the personal histories associated, or anything like that, but seeing reactions in others is something he really lives for and that one definitely doesn't disappoint.

The introduction and observation of how roads of luck point to tragedy gets a half-wince on the way to a smile and a chuckle, all amounting in a gesture that effectively confirms: Yeah, I'd drink to that.]


Good to know The Tethras has a first name to go with the luck.

[An air of general and light amusement lingers on his face and surrounding him in general, clearly in a pretty good mood in spite of being as easy to catch naked in any shopfront window, mirror or sheet of ice in the damn place. Fair seems fair though, as far as Hakkyuu is concerned; he's getting a decent view of Varric, after all.

Sucking a short breath though his teeth, Hakkyuu twists his head to the side as he holds up his hands, palms forward, in the universal stance of 'don't shoot the messenger.']


I mean, look, if you think anything in this place is sacred then you're pretty much courting that tragedy you were just talkin' about. But if it makes you feel any better, changes are usually temporary and generally for novel pleasure purposes. What's a little casual shock and trauma en route to getting off, right? [He brings his shoulders up toward his ears in a hard 'what can you do?' shrug with a face to match.] It's Duplicity--the dick possibilities are endless! But the details probably go down better with a whiskey involved, like most things.

But hey, I bet there's a good story behind that one time you mentioned, huh?
bloodlusty: (04)

[personal profile] bloodlusty 2021-01-14 12:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[The names of the gods this woman lists are strange, foreign, nothing Hidan has ever heard of before. Paganism at its finest. He can only imagine what kinds of ridiculous teachings this "Zeus" lobs at people to make them turn out like this one.]

Ew. Sounds lame.

[He wrinkles his nose to show off how he's feeling. A race of people created just to "spread love and compassion?" Hidan thinks he's gonna be sick.]

That's the thing with Lord Jashin -- He doesn't care about all that crap. No rival gods to get jealous. No big drama. Just the love of the kill and the feeling of blissful pain in devotion to Him. What more could you possibly need?
bloodlusty: (05)

[personal profile] bloodlusty 2021-01-14 12:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's a good thing there are like-minded souls here, because otherwise, Hidan doesn't think he'd make it through without smashing some nearby glass and using the shards to massacre everyone in the tour. He can feel Jashin's influence thrumming through his veins, telling him to do it, to make an example of all these heathens, but he ignores it for now. Such a fucking pain to try and kill people without his scythe.]

They took something from you, too? If my scythe is so much as scratched, I'm gonna go right back to that intake center or whatever the fuck and make some sacrifices.
bloodlusty: (04)

[personal profile] bloodlusty 2021-01-14 12:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[What is it with all these women coming onto his post to cramp his style? It must be something in the water. Ill-tempered and insulted, Hidan scoffs at her.]

Spare me the metaphorical bullshit. I can't kill people for Lord Jashin if I'm only alive in someone's mind.
tuitor: (Default)

[personal profile] tuitor 2021-01-14 12:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Stubborn. So stubborn. Who wouldn't be, trussed up like this? He'd hated it, no matter the woman he had loved would never ask it of him if she had a choice. But he was the man who loved an Empress, his choice was already made.

That did not mean he ever liked it. Being referred to be a dog. Like he was not capable of biting when they forgot, some dogs only listened to one master.

He kept his voice low, his fingers tone, crooning soft praise a little louder than his whispered words as he gives another smack across his ass to kept the crowd entertained.

"I can make this quick, and get this over and done with to get you out, as fast as possible when their backs are turned. Just tell me what is best, that will... Speed this along for you."

They don't want to watch a old soldier find his pleasure, they want to watch a pretty young thing break. He had no intention of taking that advantage.

But he can give the man some kind of choice to make this better, not feel so used. "Or if you'd prefer someone to make this easier, tell me, I will find them."
shadowstrikes: (pic#10502294)

[personal profile] shadowstrikes 2021-01-14 02:13 pm (UTC)(link)
That last swipe of the Dominant's hand catches Hakkyuu at an odd angle, internally though, not physically, as grabs hold of the start of a cry, constricts and arrests it and folds it down into teeth-gritted breath.

He slides a glance back with a slight rotation of his head, trying again to catch sight of the other man even briefly in his peripheral vision before breathing out a short snort through his nose, the noise close to a chuckle.

"You won't find someone," he hisses back softly, knowing this isn't really the space for extended chatter and not even sure he'd care to elaborate on the point if asked.

Shifting his weight slightly on his arms and feeling the sweat that's gathering on his skin slip down across the contours of his body, Hakkyuu looks forward again with a steadying breath.

"You wanna finish up quick? Fine, you go right ahead, but don't come at it like it's some sorta mercy act for my sake. Give them the finisher they want to see."

Once more, he glances back, this time chancing a more fully rounded turn that includes a shift in his shoulders to try and look the older man in the eye.

"Either you've got me or you don't. Which is it?"
cryfrustration: (19)

[personal profile] cryfrustration 2021-01-14 02:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Take comfort, Arthur. At least Vrenille doesn't look like an alien.

"Listen. As crazy 'n screwed up 'n overwhelming as this all is, you do get used to it. I promise. Which I know probably doesn't feel like it's worth much right now, considering I'm just some asshole you dunno from some foreign world you ain't never heard of, but you will be all right." For what it's worth, he sounds like he really means that.

"And if it helps any to hear it, I'm still human. Not everyone you'll meet here is. Not everyone where I'm from is. But I am, 'n I'm guessing you are. So at least there's that."
clayking: (Default)

Network

[personal profile] clayking 2021-01-14 03:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Caliban's camera comes on and he's just dropping his head back against the couch, the wall behind him that faint shade of hell red.]

Nothing one of Morningstar's bored little witches. Charming.
fade_away: (✇ You were someone's son)

[personal profile] fade_away 2021-01-14 03:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[Thankfully the skates Cole has are the kind that attach to one's shoes, so he's not left barefoot on the ice. Varric is helpfully solid for Cole to brace himself against as he gets them off, much steadier without them.

He hadn't meant to avoid the question, he was just so excited to see Varric, okay. But of course, Varric knew that, and was still gentle with him, and it makes Cole adore him all the more.]


... two fortnights?

[It's a guess, Cole's relationship with time, as with most things, being shockingly precise and literal or only related in the most tenuous of terms if one is feeling particularly generous. That said, when you need neither sleep nor food, the only real division is darkness and light, and even the night here can be very bright.]
justdorothygale: (grief; silence; tired)

[personal profile] justdorothygale 2021-01-14 03:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, no, they're pretty terrible.

But they're a taste of home, you know?
justdorothygale: (happy; sure whatever)

[personal profile] justdorothygale 2021-01-14 03:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, the yellow cake things!

What else would they be slang for?
[ God knows he's heard some weird slang over the last couple years. ]
justdorothygale: (look; disbelief)

[personal profile] justdorothygale 2021-01-14 03:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, right? Come on, this place has got a store selling nipple jewellery and no Twinkies? Weird, right?

Good to meet someone else from Earth, though. Thought I was going to be alone here again.
justdorothygale: (lost in space)

[personal profile] justdorothygale 2021-01-14 03:35 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm a man on a mission.

You're from Earth though, right?
sucubitch: (14)

Re: Network

[personal profile] sucubitch 2021-01-14 03:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[ her eyes narrow.] I think you mean Our Lady Hecate's bored, little witches.
snikthatch: (look; in gold)

[personal profile] snikthatch 2021-01-14 03:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Snow White?

[ At that, Logan turns his head to study her properly, and damn if she doesn't look perfect for the part. But hey, he's met weirder coincidences. ]

What kinda farm?