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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:
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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Ah! I—okay, wow? Um. Moira McNamara and did you just do magic?!
[Magic in public, and making something out of nothing, no less. She’s pretty sure that’s supposed to be really hard to do.]
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But yes, very public magic. Magnus doesn't bother to hide his actions, even if they are just a snap of his fingers.
He starts to push the transport chair off in the direction of the Down housing, where he presumes this Moira has been placed. ]
I did, indeed. I figured you wouldn't mind all that much. [ If she's still looking at him over her shoulder, he winks in a conspiratorial fashion. ]
The powers that be let me keep my magic, to an extent. But don't expect me to portal us out of here, that's not happening.
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She does keep turned to watch him, unwilling to turn her back on a stranger. One hand still clutches the armrest of the chair; the fingers of the other are snagged in the blanket. She takes a sharp sniff of the air, trying to pick up on any hints from his scent.]
And you just—
[She looks around like she’s expecting to spot a shocked bystander.]
You just do that in front of hu—in front of people? What kind of place is this? What are—they know you can do that?
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Well, LIES know. They brought me here and they know enough to neuter my grander abilities. Such as the ability to get us the fuck out of here.
[ He follows her gaze, noting that it doesn't settle on anyone in particular, but is just looking. ]
Oh, and I think they're used to stranger things in this city than me. Sure, some people come from worlds without magic, but they quickly find a way to accept it.
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Stranger things than him. Is he fishing?]
People, uh. Aren't so open about it where I'm from.
[Shaken, she clutches the blanket closer even though she doesn't especially need it for warmth. She wishes she could just get up and leave.]
You said there was a room where they put my stuff.
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This is not where you're from. Don't compare, or you'll be in for nasty surprises. Just take things as they come and do your best to prepare for the worst.
[ He leans away again as he leads them down the street towards the main Down housing. ]
Well, last time I checked, you get the clothes that were on your back and potentially some items from home. But there's no guarantee that they even left you anything. They like to be bastards like that.
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The thought of the worst is what has her wanting to leap out of this chair, tear everything around her to shreds, maybe tear herself to shreds. The idea of her skin having been taken and hidden away somewhere is terrifying, but the possibility that it might be gone, not brought here with her at all, is an unthinkable horror.
Her voice is shaking when she replies. She's shaking--but it might be mistaken for shivering in the cold.]
Bastards who take away powers...but not all of them? Not...everything. Right?
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But sometimes, too, he recognizes things that others would like kept quiet. Or so he assumes. Which is why he does not remark on her shaking but pretends its only shivering. ]
Not all. But some are dampened. I make no promises until you've had a chance to try things out.
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Can we just go there now? I need to--I don't care about the tour or the city or any of that, I just wanna know what's waiting for me.
[Or what's not. She doesn't trust this guy, doesn't want to tell him what she's afraid of not finding, but right now he's not being an entire bastard.]
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At the very least, I'm not letting you freeze in a hospital gown.
Now, what questions do you have, while we walk?
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She keeps staring at him, awkwardly twisted and unprepared for any bumps in the sidewalk because she won't turn her gaze away. He probably means questions about the city, but that's not what she blurts out in reply.]
Why are you doing this? Why are you showing me things and--and being nice?
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Even still is, to an extent. ]
Well, technically I'm doing this because I'm a Dominant, you're a Submissive, we're both servants to the will of LIES and I've been directed to help you... sort things out. But I'm being nice because I want to be and you deserve it.
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And you don't...you know, want anything for that?
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[ Before the words are even out of his mouth, dry and sarcastic, he's giving her a look. One of those "are you for real?" looks.
He chooses a milder expression after he feels he's made a point. ]
It's not like you've got anything to give me right now, is it?
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She snorts and shakes her head, spitting out something equally sarcastic.]
Got hands, don't I?
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They approach the main building for Down housing and Magnus magicks open the door so they can enter more easily. There's an elevator to the left and Magnus brings her to a stop so he can press the button. He stays in front of her, arms crossed loosely over his chest as they wait. ]
Seriously, though. I'm doing this because this city is shit and the only way we survive is by looking out for each other. It's just your lucky day.
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Her gaze flicks back to him. It's...a reasonable argument. She knows what it means to have a family that all look out for one another. Knows firsthand how vital it is to survival.
Grudgingly:]
...Alright.
[For now, at least, she'll accept that reason. She still can't hold back some sarcasm.]
I'm real lucky all the days. Thought you'd've picked up on that.
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[ He's definitely reciting something there, deadpan delivery and a touch of a helpless shrug. Whether she gets it is dependent on Moira. ]
Instead it's, you know, snowing. [ Magnus sighs at the fact that he's gone and had to ruin his own joke, then the elevator door dings. He moves to go behind her chair again, ready to push her forward when the doors part. ]
You can survive this place though, I promise you. It's possible.
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Big words. You don't know me, I could just--
[Just die, but she doesn't finish the sentence, too busy digging her claws into the arms of the chair and bracing for the feeling of being hauled upward in a little box that reeks of steel. Fuck elevators.]
[Continued here]