TDM #16

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« « « ALL ON DISPLAY

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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

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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

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(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

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(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

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(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

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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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Comments

[curlytop]

[George can sympathize. Those paper gowns are awful.]

Pub it is! They do a decent pint, but the scotch is not worth the price.

[He'll lead the way. It's only a block or so, and he's pretty happy he did remember correctly and that the bar hasn't shut down since he was here before.

He orders a pint for himself, and whatever Ragnor wants. The bartender barely acknowledges Ragnor's presence.]

[unfriendlygreen]

[ He huffs at the lack of acknowledgment. He could be offended, but it's too much of a novelty for him to mind all that much. ]

They take the designations very seriously.

[curlytop]

They really do.

[He's sympathetic. He'd been a Submissive for a long while.]

If you get permission from your Dominant, you can buy things, but even then, a lot of the natives treat Submissives like that.

[He finds a table not too close to the busier part of the pub and not quite tucked into a back corner.]

[unfriendlygreen]

[ If he gets permission from his Dominant. He nurses his drink, profoundly annoyed by that. ]

Is Bane a Dominant?

[curlytop]

[George laughs, unmistakably fond.]

D'you think the Magnificent Magnus Bane could be anything else?

[unfriendlygreen]

[ Ragnor huffs again. It's a wonder Magnus isn't ruling the entire city already. ]

I do my best not to think about him in those terms at all.

[curlytop]

[George wouldn't want Magnus ruling the whole city. That would be a lot of glitter. Maybe too much glitter.

He sips his beer before daring the next question.]

What terms do you think about him in?

[unfriendlygreen]

Bane has been a thorn in my side for centuries.

[ He loves Magnus very much and would rather be tortured than admit it. ]

[curlytop]

Is that a thorn in your side like a nemesis or more like a friendly annoyance?

[He imagines it as the sort of friendship he had with Jon Cartwright. Maybe a little more fondness.]

[unfriendlygreen]

If you know Bane, then you also know you have to be an infamously evil person to become his enemy. The man is insufferably kind and understanding.

[ Admitting to being his friend is losing, Ragnor Fell is not a loser!! ]

[curlytop]

[George grins.]

I just might tell him you said that. [He's sure Magnus would be pleased. Amused even, and George really likes to make him laugh.]

But you're right. You've got to be a right prick to be on his bad side.

[unfriendlygreen]

[ Ragnor huffs, still nursing his drink. ]

Are you part of his harem then?

[curlytop]

[George's smile drops, and his face looks rather odd without it, like it's not entirely certain where to settle. When George had left, he and Magnus were in a strange place, not only because George's change of designation had broken their contract.

Now that he's back, and Lucy's gone...well, George isn't sure where he stands. Isn't sure that he's not just one of the harem.]

S'pose you could say that.

[He goes from nursing his drink to gulping down half of it.]

[unfriendlygreen]

I meant no offense.

[ George might not be a Shadowhunter, but it is still odd to speak to someone from that world without any aggression, even odder to see him so taken with a warlock. ]

Magnus Bane does not stop caring for people once he starts. It is one of his biggest flaws.

[curlytop]

Oh, I'm not offended. [He's not, really, and the smile slips back into place pretty easily.] It's not a bad harem to be in.

[He still finishes that drink flags down a passing server for a refill.]

I wouldn't call that a flaw, but I think I see what you mean.

[unfriendlygreen]

He loves too much too easily. Then he has to spend decades putting his heart back together.

[ He's only halfway down his own drink. ]

[curlytop]

[Aaaaaand, there goes the smile again. George's brow knits into a worried furrow. What had his disappearance done to Magnus' heart? What had Lucy's?]

You've seen that a lot?

[unfriendlygreen]

Often enough. No need to worry, though, he is resilient and he has immortal friends.

[ George is cute, kindhearted. Magnus could do worse. ]

[curlytop]

That's...a comfort.

[He's glad Magnus won't hurt forever, but it stings to know he'll be forgotten.

His beer arrives, and George takes a good long drink. When he sets the glass down, he's smiling again, a little cheeky.]

So you nurse him through his heartbreaks?

[unfriendlygreen]

Do I look like the nurturing type?

[ He's dodging again, also ordering a second drink. ]

We have traveled together a few times. A change of scenery helps sometimes.

[curlytop]

[George cocks his head, as if sizing up how nurturing Ragnor seems.]

Not really? But apparently Ms. Loss is a nurse, so looks can be deceiving.

[He gets dodging the question, though. It's a favorite of his too.]

That's good. That he has someone to help.

[He almost says, Thanks, for the inevitable moment when Ragnor will have to help Magnus through whatever Duplicity throws at them, but that seems presumptuous.]

[unfriendlygreen]

Warlocks as a whole tend not to be overly fond of Shadowhunters. I'm sure you understand.

[ He studies George for a moment, trying to decide how intrusive he wants to be. He doesn't talk to Magnus' boyfriends usually, not unless there's some crisis going on. ]

He's not as tough as he makes himself look. Be gentle with him.

[curlytop]

I didn't take it to heart. Well, maybe the once. [A SHEEP. She'd turned him into a BLOODY SHEEP.

As for the advice.]

I try to be. [He tries to be gentle with most people. Perhaps a factor in his not surviving Ascension.] Sometimes he needs a push.

[unfriendlygreen]

He needs a leash.

[ Clearly Magnus has not gone on a drunken binge and spelled a carpet to fly yet. Which is good. ]

[curlytop]

[George isn't great at being that leash. He still hasn't quite grown out of being awed by Magnus.]

I suppose he does. [That's where Lucy had come in.] He needs...quite a lot of things, I think.

[He's not drunk, a pint and a half in, but he's feeling a little loose.]