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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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old_man: (pic#14347311)

[personal profile] old_man 2021-01-19 02:54 am (UTC)(link)
There's some loopholes, so to speak. Places that will deal with uncontracted Submissives. And you can find Dominants who will vouch for you. Makes things a little easier without exactly playing by their rules.

[Bending things to their way without actually breaking. She can't say that she's particularly fond of the way that this palce is set out. She also can't say that she looked for someone to contract to, having debated seeing what the 'punishment' would be, and if there were answers there. In the end, she had though.]

Although if there's anything in particular that you want to know?
corpuslingua: (30)

[personal profile] corpuslingua 2021-01-19 02:54 am (UTC)(link)
Why would I want to stay here?

[She's not used to sharing a space with anyone else. Even when she was staying with Barbara, she spent most of her time either sleeping or training. There wasn't much socializing. ]
unfriendlygreen: (006)

[personal profile] unfriendlygreen 2021-01-19 02:55 am (UTC)(link)
Curious, too smart for his own good, troublesome.

...

Not much different than he is now, I suppose.

[ He orders another drink, if he's going to be talking about Magnus he might as well do it while drunk. ]

Lovelace. It must have been at least two centuries since the last Lovelace Shadowhunter.
foronemoment: (pic#)

[personal profile] foronemoment 2021-01-19 02:57 am (UTC)(link)
... so what? Anarchy? Malarkey? Kings and queens?

[Donna does tend to think of things in her own world view, even though she has seen a variety of different planets and aliens since traveling with the Doctor.]

Me? Trying to figure this place out, but then it goes and pulls the rug out from under me.
scythe_lucifer: (Default)

[personal profile] scythe_lucifer 2021-01-19 02:57 am (UTC)(link)
We cut a deal. Well, I begged and they seemed to prefer the idea of putting me on all fours as opposed to marching through the snow to the Zoo.
stabsbothways: (hmm)

[personal profile] stabsbothways 2021-01-19 02:58 am (UTC)(link)
"Sure. See you around. Maybe I'll get a chance to see you naked for real."

She waves and continues down the street.
curlytop: (15)

[personal profile] curlytop 2021-01-19 03:20 am (UTC)(link)
He's just about to tell Magnus he's ready when the warlock stops, and George feels a sudden wonder that Magnus knows him so well still. He grips Magnus' hip with one hand, the other curling into Magnus' hair.

His breath catches as Magnus pushes into him, eyes wide and dark. "Magnus," he gasps, voice rough, desperate. "Fuck...fuck, I love you."

He hadn't said it, before he'd disappeared. He'd wanted to, but everything was so fraught, so tender. Now it feels like if he doesn't say it as soon as he feels it, it will be too late.
corpuslingua: (29)

[personal profile] corpuslingua 2021-01-19 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
Could be.

[It sounds more like a way to offer people hope. Eventually, they'd get to go home - if they were good if they obey the rules if they don't make trouble...

There aren't many people out at the moment. Even less around the park as far as she can see.
]

Want to check out the park? Better than standing around in the cold.
curlytop: (25)

[personal profile] curlytop 2021-01-19 03:28 am (UTC)(link)
Troublesome is such a charming way to put it.

[George is pretty sure his gran would have had some colorful alternatives.]

Not quite two. My cousin Jessamine. [He waves his hand to indicate he's not exactly sure what kind of cousin.] She was the last. Late 1800s? I think.
carrythetorch: (69 - aOzomKI)

[personal profile] carrythetorch 2021-01-19 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
"We can take our time with that," Lio answers, only realizing how the words sound once they're out of his mouth. Oh well, said is said. Maybe Galo can chalk it up to Lio still being unsteady and not to Lio enjoying the warmth of being tucked up close to Galo.

That smile on Galo's face is oddly infectious, and not nearly as infuriating as he found it when he first encountered and battled the firefighter. But then he's come to know Galo more, come to realize he wasn't another knowing perpetrator of Kray's cruelty to the Burnish. Galo found out the truth and started working to make it right. Lio has to appreciate that.

He also has to appreciate how nice this is, how his hand keep slipping further down Galo's back.

Questions. Right. Yes. Good. He should ask a question. "My toes keep catching. I think I'm leaning forward too much?"
pashangwala: ([squarebox]CG_19)

[personal profile] pashangwala 2021-01-19 03:45 am (UTC)(link)
"We'll see about that." For now, she can play, but she's only got so much patience. She's seen too often how playing along can go wrong. Sometimes breadcrumbs aren't better than nothing. Sometimes they're a tool of subjugation.

She taps his cheek with the crop, still gentle about it. "Maybe I blame you if we get in trouble."
heavyhitter: (cool guys don't look at explosions)

[personal profile] heavyhitter 2021-01-19 03:53 am (UTC)(link)
[ Alright, Ainslie is kind of catching onto how the city works. Ramir steps in closer still, close enough to just brush against the woman's back, as a hand grazes feather-light against her hip. The opposite hand taps at the glass in front of them, a lazy point. ]

Grocery store, the big white one with the grated roof. Clothing stores are all over the fucking place, walk outside and you'll find three. Linens and shit, two blocks down from the grocery store.
pashangwala: ([squarebox]CG_18)

[personal profile] pashangwala 2021-01-19 03:55 am (UTC)(link)
Well she hadn't actually been expecting the clothes off his back, but she's not going to complain as she wraps it around herself. It really is a lot better. One of the drawback to growing up in lower gravity with limited supply of just about everything a human needs to survive is that her body isn't really built to retain heat and once she's wrapped herself up and wrapped her arms around herself, she betrays a little more of her frailness in the way she stands.

"You not a fan of this place, then?" There's a hardness to her face that never really leaves it, but it's a little more relaxed now that she's more comfortable. "Can't say it gives the best first impression, but I've been in worse spots, believe it or not."
pashangwala: ([squarebox]CG_59)

[personal profile] pashangwala 2021-01-19 03:59 am (UTC)(link)
girl's got to have some fun
acumental: (ainslie-screen-156)

[personal profile] acumental 2021-01-19 04:17 am (UTC)(link)
[ Did she want to get married? No. Was she having second thoughts? Also no. Ainslie's marriage was arranged since she was very young, which gave her long enough to become friends with her would-be husband, and confide in him exactly why she wouldn't be able to be a perfect wife to him. ]

Two years, [ She echoes, remembering that Ramir said she had only been here four months, and what a hellish time Ainslie had imagined only that long to have been. ] How long did it take you to become accustomed? Stars above, you must've gotten here very young.
acumental: (ainslie-screen-027)

[personal profile] acumental 2021-01-19 04:46 am (UTC)(link)
[ She nods, which doesn't quite erase the apologetic slant to her expression. Made to kneel. Awful. ] So new that what I arrived in is the only attire I yet possess. But as a—

[ She'll leave off the modifiers that Ramir used: pretty and little: ]—a new Dominant, I suppose I shall have to take the opportunity to outfit myself with appropriate fashions. Just another thing to adapt to, I suppose.

Are you alright? [ That, asked with an accompanying tilt of her head as she looks at him. ] You look flushed.
leg_with_heart: (Balmera Plight)

(cw: underage)

[personal profile] leg_with_heart 2021-01-19 04:56 am (UTC)(link)
[He turns to spot a SIN guard not too far away and figures there wouldn't be any harm in asking. When he turns back to her, he gestures reassuringly.]

Wait here, okay? Well. It's not like you can really move or anything... I-i'll be right back!

[He removes the foot from his mouth relatively quickly and makes his way to the SIN guard. From the distance he'd walked, Tinya may notice him donning an air of authority and gesturing in her direction. After a beat, he crosses his arms and rests pensive fingertips on his chin and nodding. It's only a few short moments and he returns. His upright posture hasn't quite relaxed just yet, as he's assuming the guard is watching, but when he reaches her again, the look on his face is somewhat hesitant.]

The good news is, I can get you out of here. The bad news is... he says you're a hands-on art piece and I should appreciate the installation before taking it off the museum's hands. His words, not mine.

[Even with the knowledge that she was once his lover, the thought of imposing intimacy on someone so soon after they'd just met makes him uneasy.]
barenakedspirit: (pic#14010311)

[personal profile] barenakedspirit 2021-01-19 05:00 am (UTC)(link)
“You’re not among those dead, are you?” Galo asks. Neither of them seem the kind of people to shy away from anything. He grins back at him. “And yeah, I guess it’s sort of like I’m helping heal them. We make sure they got the best fighting chance to survive.”

Another bright sunny grin graces his face. “It can seem like a lot but when you’re on the scene everything goes fast.” He looks ahead for a moment and sighs, “It can feel like we’re just not doing enough.” Galo waves a hand in a gesture to the whole city. “It’s got good and bad, but it’s work that’s always worth doing!” Galo says as he clenched the hand he waved with into a fist.
leg_with_heart: (Reading Tech)

[personal profile] leg_with_heart 2021-01-19 05:01 am (UTC)(link)
"I mean, if this is supposed to be an art installation, it's probably not unheard of for wealthy art curators to want to take something home, right?"

The words taste bitter in his mouth. He'd literally just gotten here and apparently treating people like objects is the best way to get anything done. He doesn't let his thoughts on the matter stay thoughts.

"That. Felt awful to say."
acumental: (ainslie-screen-051)

[personal profile] acumental 2021-01-19 05:04 am (UTC)(link)
What about funds? [ If Ramir gets any closer she'll have Ainslie pinned against the window, and the thought of it is simultaneously terrifying and exhilarating. But Ainslie can't seek that excitement; she daren't seek it.

She exhales and steels herself, then gently grasps Ramir's hand and moves it away from her hip as if swinging open a door through which she might walk. She steps sidelong away from the other woman, putting more than an arm's length between them. ]


Are we expected to hold down jobs while we're here? Is there a stipend? [ She will be getting back home, but for the time being she's here and she needs to be in control and fully abreast of the circumstances. ]
barenakedspirit: (pic#14010310)

[personal profile] barenakedspirit 2021-01-19 05:24 am (UTC)(link)
“Yeah you are!” And some part of him doesn’t mind it. Lio leaning forward presses a bit against him - more than he already is - which is damn nice. He had no idea when he started getting to know the leader of Mad Burnish he would really like his company. “Watch how I do it.” He straightens up, putting his left foot out to the side.

He has done this so many times that he completely misses Lio’s hand is moving lower than his hip. He glances to Lio then pushes off and rights himself, gliding smoothly then switches sides. “See? See how I shifted my feet?”

Now he is aware of Lio’s hand drifting towards his back pocket. But he dismisses it. It makes sense to him! Better grip spot on a big guy like him. “And yeah we can take our time with this. Got all winter to get you skating like a champ!” He puffs up a bit. “In the Great Galo’s skilled hands you’ll get there!”
heavyhitter: (do i repulse you with my queasy smile?)

[personal profile] heavyhitter 2021-01-19 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
[ Ramir could stop her, easily. She would barely even have to consciously do it. But that's not the vibe she's going for here, and she just watches Ainslie go like all this is totally normal, totally casual.

(And for a place like this, it kind of is.)
]

Yeah, there's a stipend. [ Probably better not to tell her it's based on a clone of Ainslie doing webcam work and sending over the earnings. That's all sorts of weird. ] But it's not enough to live on, so, better get job hunting.

[ She steps forward — past Ainslie, toward her abandoned jacket on its borrowed hanger. She pulls it on smoothly, and already she's headed for the bedroom door. ]

I'm gonna go get you some normal clothes. Then when you can step outta here not looking like a runaway bride or an escaped massage client, you're on your own.
carrythetorch: (080)

[personal profile] carrythetorch 2021-01-19 05:37 am (UTC)(link)
It totally makes sense. He's just making sure he has a good grip. And he really is trying to focus on skating pointers. It may not seem like it to, well, anyone watching, but he's trying to listen and take in the advice so he can keep his feet under him.

"I see. Let me try again." And he does. Sort of. Again, he's giving it his all.

But his all is up against something else that is winning out, and just plain winning when his hand does slip straight into that back pocket. Jackpot. It's only made worse when those last words register. "Is ice skating all your hands skilled at?"

And there goes his mouth just forming words that his brain did not approve. For Lio, always always in control Lio, he has no idea what to do with himself.
willing_sheath: (perhaps it's a good time to talk)

[personal profile] willing_sheath 2021-01-19 07:08 am (UTC)(link)
She huffs through her nose at the statement. "Perhaps so... but the sentiment is accurate to this place..." Though she wasn't so sure if that could happen. It wasn't the People Zoo, after all.
willing_sheath: (not sure what to think yet)

[personal profile] willing_sheath 2021-01-19 07:13 am (UTC)(link)
She isn't sure if he means not long to bring him back or not long to... string him up.

"No..." she answers. "It's only been about a month I think..."

She tries to tilt further to get a better look, but only manages to cause herself to sway. "What... do you remember? From your world...?" Because he was dead, after all. Had there been anything?