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TDM #16
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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
 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!! |
cries about boys
what if he lets go and jughead disappears? what if they drag him away from him? it reminds him too terribly much of the bulldogs and the serpents at war, of another time and another place when the police were raiding the formerly open southside high.
he doesn’t exhale until jughead drags him in for some approximation of an embrace and there’s no fumbling, he returns it right there in the middle of the street, hanging on for dear life for the seconds it takes to get his brain and his heart on the same page. when they break, that’s when archie’s brown eyes settle on the tattoo that the serpents never gave him. he stares at it accusingly, wishing he could take a rag and some soap and scrub it away. it’s seriously messed up, after everything, that they just shove him back to the other side of the tracks.
he has to meet his eyes eventually. jughead won’t stand for pity and it’s not like archie can switch places with him. ...can he? can they try? )
I don’t know. Why would I know that? I don’t remember a sign-up sheet. Pretty sure I’d remember getting on a bus and being shipped off to ( he curls his lip, glaring at the people on the streets around them ) ...here. Today. I was on a tour and I couldn’t take it anymore. I ditched my guide. We might want to keep moving unless you feel like being lectured about The People Zoo.
( he is freaked out, he is, but after losing his dad, everything else just kind of feels par for the course. kinktopia? why not? living in riverdale and having things happen to them hasn’t felt real for awhile anyway. )
When did you get here? Where are you staying?
Sorry I thought I'd replied here!
He doesn't try to pull away from Archie's hold on him, and he smiles, crooked and wry.] I don't know, I thought maybe they gave your side of things more details than they let on for mine. [Since Archie was missing the mark at his throat.] But I hear you, I don't remember either. And hey, I'm where I'm supposed to be, so no lectures for me. We can keep moving though. We'll probably get a better shot at seeing what's going on with you along anyway.
[Some part of Jughead flinches just at hearing Archie Andrews say "People Zoo", when Jughead's already figured out some of the details of what that is. But he tries not to show it. Archie probably wouldn't take well to Jughead trying to protect him.] I just got set loose from orientation a little bit ago. They gave me a room - it's not far from here. I think we're supposed to think it's terrible and want out as soon as possible, but it's not an underground bunker or a sleeping bag at the drive in, so it's really not bad.
it's okay, i am the slowest. also.....tdm so.
Yeah. ( archie replies, taking in everything that is jughead wanting to investigate. it’s normal. it’s him trying to make sense of another senseless crime. he falls into step with him, glued to his side because he will bodily protect his friend like the mascot of riverdale high. frankly, he’s overwhelmed and tired, and it shows his silence. in how he drags his fingers through his hair, sweeping it into some kind of obedience. he's very high-strung right now and he has nowhere to put that energy. jughead wants to throw himself at answers and archie straight up wants to throw something. )
Except that you’re sharing it with a stranger. ( someone told him. excuse him while he stares again pointedly. no, archie won’t take well to jughead trying to protect him because he doesn’t give two shits about himself. here’s some hypocrisy: he won’t accept that for his best friend. ) And you don’t have to play that lottery. ( the 'are they going to kill me in my sleep?' lottery, that is. ) You know that, right?
( jughead hates pity. archie hopes he knows this isn't a handout by now, that whatever he has is as good as his, no questions asked. )