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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


« « « 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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thecanarylives: (neutral: hands hips)

[personal profile] thecanarylives 2021-01-17 10:28 pm (UTC)(link)
She eyes the tattoo running down his neck, glancing him over a moment. How well she might be able to trust him. Setting the jacket down on the counter between them, she shrugs.

"It's for a friend. I need some pockets and stuff sewn in. Measurements are already done." She rests a piece of paper down on top of the jacket, hesitating. "Kind of a... discreet thing, you know?"

If he takes a look at the sketches, it'll be fairly obvious what she needs those pockets for. Holsters for knives, a pair of guns, a bo staff, throwing stars. Kevlar reinforcements, if it's possible, but she doubts they carry that here.
incubo: (❝ insult & injury ❞)

[personal profile] incubo 2021-01-17 10:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ??? ] gotta tell you that sounds more flattering than mutants

ok
hmu when you're looking for a booty call
snikthatch: (shirtless; best there is)

[personal profile] snikthatch 2021-01-17 10:31 pm (UTC)(link)
do I just look up sex monster in the phone book or what
incubo: (❝ no goddamn juliet ❞)

[personal profile] incubo 2021-01-17 10:35 pm (UTC)(link)
you've got my user name smartass
i'm finch
snikthatch: (beer; essential supplies)

[personal profile] snikthatch 2021-01-17 10:41 pm (UTC)(link)
nice to meetcha

guess I'll call you if you ever need takeout
incubo: (❝ i'd sell it cheap ❞)

[personal profile] incubo 2021-01-17 10:49 pm (UTC)(link)
anytime you want honey
needlebomb: ʙᴇᴛɪᴄᴏɴꜱ (🎧 002.)

[personal profile] needlebomb 2021-01-17 10:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[ If they were barely even going the speed limit, the road wouldn't be ripping itself open and threatening to plunge the two of them into the endless abyss of space, so explain that, coward. Marcus opens his mouth to say as much, but he's caught off guard by the question and feels his focus drift. ]

Marcus. Lopez. Arguello.

[ And then - delayed, Marcus frowns, suspicious. ]

Who wants to know? Who are you? [ Marcus pauses, fingers dancing on the head-rest as he re-examines his surroundings. ] How did I get in your car?
aspectsofblood: (Default)

[personal profile] aspectsofblood 2021-01-17 11:08 pm (UTC)(link)
"Really? I find it somewhat hard to believe that the Mortal Realm is anything like how the Underworld is where I'm from, but perhaps more similiar to it than this." The tall buildings are not something he has ever seen before, after all.

Zagreus grins, gesturing down at his own bare and very much on fire feet. "I don't really have the option to wear them so I've never tried. Sounds like I should be grateful."
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[personal profile] aspectsofblood 2021-01-17 11:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Zagreus sighs. "Well, I suppose it's another thing to adjust to, then," he says. This is honestly probably likely to be one of the easier adjustments for him, but still an adjustment.

Instead of worrying about that, he instead focuses on the woman in front of him, giving her a friendly smile. "Sorry for running into you like that, miss," he says- frankly, giving their comparative sizes, he's glad he didn't seem to hurt her, "My name's Zagreus. It's nice to meet you."
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[personal profile] aspectsofblood 2021-01-17 11:13 pm (UTC)(link)
"That is certainly one way to put it." It is a huge pain in the ass.

The fact that Xigbar isn't making a big deal of it doesn't register to Zagreus- it is something incredibly commonplace in his life. "Pretty much. Sometimes with some of my dignity lost in the process, but everything physical clears up perfectly well."
ragingnature: (195)

[personal profile] ragingnature 2021-01-17 11:14 pm (UTC)(link)
"That's true. What I mean is there isn't the kind of technology we have here and everyone still dresses in traditional clothing." Comparing the Mortal Realm she knows to his Underworld was probably not the best way to go about it. "But there's life and open sky like there is here."

She glances down at his feet before letting out a chuckle. "Oh. That's fair. But, yeah, they're rather constricting and I like feeling the dirt and grass and whatnot beneath my feet."
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[personal profile] aspectsofblood 2021-01-17 11:18 pm (UTC)(link)
That does make more sense when she puts it like that. "In that case then yes, it is probably closer. I haven't seen anything like most of this before." Really the highest tech thing he's ever seen was the Adamant Rail. Because why wouldn't the prince of the underworld have access to a machine gun??

"Are you not allowed to go without outside the Mortal Realm? That seems like a strange restriction." But then again, he has met his relatives. They like to get upset over... weird things.
heavyhitter: (extraordinarily nice!)

[personal profile] heavyhitter 2021-01-17 11:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Ramir quirks a brow, because she wouldn't have figured Ainslie for someone who wants an actual answer to that kind of question. Not the lady with the millions-or-whatever dollar wedding dress, surely.

But, she's been wrong before.
]

A shithole. Not half so looked after, crime down every dark alley. [ She grins a little. ] A pretty dom like you should definitely not go walking there alone after dark. Sometimes the subs get rowdy.

[ She doesn't like this city, but ... she's glad a place like the Down exists within it. It's familiar, almost comforting. ]
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[personal profile] aspectsofblood 2021-01-17 11:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"So you can help heal people to? That seems like, well, a lot." He's impressed, though. He didn't know what kind of systems mortals use to manage their lives, mostly knows the tales of those who fought in wars and died in blazes of glory, those souls being the ones to inhabit Elysium and tend to so very loudly. He knew there must be other things they did, but it's interesting to hear about them.

Zagreus is not the kind to shy away from personal questions, so he just grins. "Sure, go ahead. I don't mind at all."
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[personal profile] aspectsofblood 2021-01-17 11:33 pm (UTC)(link)
"No, I'm a god." That explanation rolls out very quickly, sort of like it's a thing he doesn't consider to be a big deal. Because... well, he doesn't, even though there are certainly people he's known who think it should effect the way he does things and who he speaks to.

Zagreus laughs as he shifts in the coat, trying to convince it to warm him up a bit faster. "To be fair, it wasn't much of a problem until recently. So it doesn't always stay this sort of weather, then?" The concept of weather is still a bit new to him.
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[personal profile] ragingnature 2021-01-17 11:33 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, I hadn't seen stuff like what we have here before I moved to Olympus."

And speaking of. "Well... As I mentioned, Olympus and the Underworld are similar to this place. So people look at you funny if you're running around without shoes or in traditional clothing. Not to mention the Underworld is freezing due to the lack of sunlight."

Her little feet would freeze, just as they would right now with the cold weather they're enduring.
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[personal profile] aspectsofblood 2021-01-17 11:47 pm (UTC)(link)
After running through the heat of Asphodel multiple times, Zagreus has a difficult time picturing the Underworld being cold. But then again, it's two entirely different versions of it, isn't it? Maybe them being so different makes more sense.

"I suppose I'll have to get used to funny looks. Shame you can't get away with it." Freezing is serious, he at least knows that.
chambermusicandtenpins: (happy happy smile)

[personal profile] chambermusicandtenpins 2021-01-17 11:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Cheers. [He raises his mug and lightly clinks it to Eggsy's before taking a long sip. Eggsy has a point -- even if it's drugged, it's more important that it's warm.]

I'm sure this place will continue to surprise me with just how many different places I catch people shagging. Hopefully no one here accidentally freezes off something important.
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[personal profile] paradoxpoint 2021-01-17 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)

"Then how about you try listening to me now when it is in your control?"

He hates this.

He hates that he can feel how weak and trembly his freed leg is as it dangles down. He hates that the situation is beyond his control. He hates that he can see the security guard talking into his walkie-talkie while glancing back and forth between a camera and Eames' face, clearly making note of the Dominant to send a citation or whatever for, later.

ragingnature: (288)

[personal profile] ragingnature 2021-01-18 12:01 am (UTC)(link)
Persephone has a difficult time imagining the Underworld as anything other than cold and nearly lifeless save its denizens. But she still likes it there.

"You'll probably get funny looks been with shoes. People here seem to know us LIERs from a glance." Even if they happen to blend in with the population. "Once it warms up again maybe I will. There's a little bit of nature that I would like to run barefoot through."

Though it's not near enough nature to keep her happy.
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[personal profile] paradoxpoint 2021-01-18 12:02 am (UTC)(link)

There's the subtle lift of Arthur's brows as he looks over the sketches, his eyes rising to stare intently at Sara's face, then flicking down to the distinct tattoo on her throat.

"... How soon do you need this done by?" he finally asks, reaching over to a little booklet of business cards, flicking through them as he waits for her answer.

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[personal profile] casuistic 2021-01-18 12:07 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm not listening to you because you're being self sacrificing little arsehole," Eames points out and frees that other leg as well, moving quickly now that the guard has taken a note of them to a point of acting upon it. He's quite sure that spiriting Arthur out of here will earn him at least a rap sheet but that's secondary information.

"You would not leave me hanging on these ropes either. I can't believe you would want me to do that."

He lowers Arthur to sit on the furry log. Away from the protruding toy. And then he's unraveling the rope around Arthur's wrists.
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[personal profile] aspectsofblood 2021-01-18 12:12 am (UTC)(link)
"Does everyone stand out so much?" The two of them... definitely do. He's certainly noticing that some people are giving them a wider berth than others, which seems rude.

He's happy to hear that it isn't all vaguely menacing buildings, though. "Oh, that's good! I hadn't seen any so I wasn't sure any existed." He's not exactly impartial to nature, he appreciates its beauty, but he can guess that it's probably incredibly important to her.
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[personal profile] ragingnature 2021-01-18 12:17 am (UTC)(link)
She shakes her head. "No. A lot of those that have been brought here look like every other mortal in this place." Even those that aren't humans, a great deal of them look it.

She frowns. "There isn't a lot. There are a few parks and a sorry excuse of a forest..." She feels a little bad for badmouthing the forest, it's trying it's best. But it's small and sad.
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[personal profile] aspectsofblood 2021-01-18 12:25 am (UTC)(link)
Well that doesn't make sense. "Then how could they possibly tell?" He certainly can't tell the difference, looking around.

Ah. Well, unfortunately that makes sense. "Better than nothing, at least?" he offers, "Maybe there's a way to claim a little more space for it." He's not sure how, but he feels like you can... grow more things, right? He's fairly certain that's how gardening works??