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TDM #18


« « « 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 quite pleasant for once actually. Sunny and warm. How nice.



» » » ALL ABOARD




It's time for the monthly Duplicity train tour. Seats are in pairs and randomly assigned to Dominants and Submissives alike. Traveling from Fiddler's Square, the train journeys through various parts of the Up, showcasing society and examples of lifestyle. Along the way, frequent stops are made; a variety of passengers can be seen exiting and entering the doors. A Dominant with a kneeling Submissive takes a seat near the front of the train at one stop. A small group of Submissives board and sit closer to the LIERS at another, all seemingly content in their roles. As the tour continues through the Up, the train passes close to the Market and White Wall Bridge and zips by North Park before heading into the Down and bypassing Red Wall Bridge and South Park.

The train makes a "final" stop at Riddler's Square, where inhabitants of the Down are instructed to return to their temporary housing. Those who live in the Up are permitted to stay on the train and revisit the same locations while returning.


« « « BACK ON TRACK




With the train system up and running again after the damage that was done to it thanks to the Rubies, Duplicity’s Department of Transportation has decided to partner with LIEs and their Orientation program for the next batch of new arrivals being processed at the facility. Their aim is to raise a bit of money to help cover the cost of repairs and much needed construction, and they’ll be enlisting the help of LIERs — whether they want to volunteer their time or not.

There aren’t many vehicles in Duplicity, but those who do own cars or even motorcycles are encouraged to take advantage of the warming weather by coming out to get a free washing, courtesy of the city’s first official charity car wash. Should anyone care to make a donation, all proceeds will be going to benefit continuing restoration efforts at the various stations that were impacted by last month’s events. Of course, new LIERs aren’t the only ones invited to volunteer their time and efforts to soaping up some chrome — and there might be some fun perks involved for anyone who pitches in to help get these cars all squeaky clean.


« « « ZOOM ZOOM


(cw: aphro, voyeurism, exhibitionism, public humiliation, fluids, coercion, dub-con, transactional sex)




Even though Duplicity is a place ripe with debauchery and filth in many regards, that doesn’t mean that those who have the means to own vehicles aren’t inclined to keep them clean. Targeting those who clearly have cash to spare, the car wash in the Up put on by the Department of Transportation is an enticing spectacle to behold, whether one is having their vehicle catered to or not.

Volunteers are encouraged to strip down to underwear or a swimsuit and get scrubbing! If they don’t have something skimpy to wear, don’t worry — there are spare hot pants and bikinis to go around. Hoses, buckets, and a variety of colorful liquid soaps have all been provided as well, along with sponges for washing - although using one’s own soaped up body is even better - and towels for drying.

Getting all sudsy and wet seems to come with some added effects depending on which soap is used, such as:
  • Lowered inhibitions/increased libido
  • Substantial increase in production of bodily/sexual fluids (saliva/lactation/cum etc.)
  • Wanting to be humiliated
  • Voyeurism
  • Willingness to engage in public sexual displays
Some of these cars are going to get dirtier before they get clean. But who doesn’t love a show? In fact, one of the services offered is a bit of backseat action with the volunteers, anything from riding the gear shift to stationary road head. Car owners may request to have volunteers get it on in the back while they watch via a dashcam set up on the rearview mirror. It may seem counterintuitive considering the point of a car wash is to clean the vehicle, but engaging in such an act could earn a pretty penny for the fundraiser.

There are other tasks to do at the car wash aside from, well, scrubbing vehicles with your body. Volunteers are also needed to collect donations, greet those who come to the event, hold signs to advertise and entice passerbys, help direct people where to go, etc. These volunteers are encouraged to wear as little as possible or white clothes, especially if they want to enter the wet t-shirt contest held at the end of the day.

All those who participate in the contest will receive tickets for admission to a drive-in movie coming to a parking lot in the near future.


« « « STATION MASTER


(cw: public sex)

To celebrate the return of regular train service, for a limited time, special cards with a magnetic stripe are handed out to riders. At first, it might be unclear what they’re for, but printed on one side is a list with every station between the Up and the Down. Inquire further and their purpose will become a little more obvious: “check-ins” at each station, with special prizes handed out to the riders who manage to achieve a minimum of five (the most common of these being a complimentary night for them and a plus one, if desired, at the Stay and Play Hotel).

However, checking in won’t be quite as simple as a single swipe of one’s card. Scanning the card at any turnstile will offer up a specific sex act that riders must complete, either on the train itself or, if they’re quick, in the station before hopping on. Some acts might only require one person — solo masturbation to orgasm, for example. Others may demand two or even three participants. Better hope you’ve found a riding buddy, or even a possible friendly stranger, because all acts must be completed by the time the train reaches its final stop in the Down before looping back to the Up.


« « « ESCORT ESCAPADES


(cw: coercion)

Following the recent conflict that took place in the Down, LIEs has begrudgingly ceded control of the lower portion of the city to the Rubies and other gangs. Although some territory, including the public housing for LIERs, remains neutral, the area on the whole is seedier than ever. Thanks to this development, LIEs has decided to pair new Submissives up at Orientation with a Dominant to escort them safely to their housing in the Down. Whether the Dominant is just as green as the Sub they’re escorting or a longtime Duplicity resident, adhering to the buddy system is necessary in these tumultuous times. There may also be a few instances where Submissives are paired with one another and entrusted to the care of a native Dominant to help them to their new place of residence. Regardless of who goes with who, no one is to end up going home alone!

Of course, in the spirit of matchmaking, Dominants are encouraged (if the chemistry is right) to spend the night with their Submissive charge, either in the Down or, if the Dominant is feeling generous, back at their place. If they wind up getting it on, both will receive $50 deposited to their bank accounts the next day. Sure, it may not seem like much, but for Submissives especially, who have nothing, it’s better than being empty-handed.



« « « 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 live in the country or out in nature, they’re a Submissive. If your character is a city slicker or would like to be, they’re a Dominant.

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!

Test Drive threads can be used as activity proofs for characters currently in-game.

Please remember to mark any necessary content, and have a good time!!




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brushoff: (you should probably not trust this smile)

[personal profile] brushoff 2021-05-11 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
If you want, [ says the man wearing a white t-shirt and hot pants. It's a car wash. Bathing suits are nice, but there's definitely some appeal to wet clothing.

[ There's decidedly no comment about that 'were your years back home pleasant' thing. They sucked! Dorian knows they sucked! He doesn't want to talk about how much they sucked! ]
brushoff: (contemplating stuff)

[personal profile] brushoff 2021-05-11 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
[ Still knows how to entice him and still knows what Jon's deal is. Dorian raises an eyebrow, giving Jon an expression that's very 'you've got to be kidding me.' That's statement level information, buddy. ]

Something magical. What about the rest of your archival crew? How many of them are here?
mistersnikt: (018)

[personal profile] mistersnikt 2021-05-11 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
and yet, you killed her regardless.
i suppose there's something a little poetic about it, if clumsy, given what you were at the time.
brushoff: (evil cocaine what?)

[personal profile] brushoff 2021-05-11 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
[ Wait a moment. He knows that name. Dorian frowns slightly before pointing out, ]

By Nate do you mean cute witch magic boy Nate? Is he still here?

[ Huh. The more things change, they more they stay the same indeed. ]
brushoff: (poutpoutpout)

[personal profile] brushoff 2021-05-11 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
A possibility, [ Dorian admits. ] But one that we cannot control, cannot change, cannot ask for, and will inevitably happen at the worst possible moment. So it isn't much of a possibility at all.

[ There is a major difference between 'a possibility' and 'having your chain yanked.' Based on Dorian's dismissive grumpiness, he views this more as the latter than the former. ]
pidgeypidge: (when you've begun)

[personal profile] pidgeypidge 2021-05-11 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
Pidge has the advantage here in that she's had quite a bit of time to learn to compartmentalize the rules the city expects people to follow and the things it tends to throw at them from time to time. That isn't to say that she's completely on board with it, but she's learned that it's easier to just play along sometimes.

The offer was a bit out of left field. There was probably a better way to phrase it, but being direct was easier. And since this is Keith and not Lance, she decides not to give him a hard time about his reaction.

For now.

"The room's yours either way, if you want. But I figured I'd say something since people with that mark have it kind of rough here." That's putting it mildly, and he'll probably find out soon enough.
shakebadguysshake: (annoyed)

[personal profile] shakebadguysshake 2021-05-11 03:50 am (UTC)(link)
Great, so we're stuck here until some cosmic force in the universe decides they don't want us here no more. You are a ray of fucking sunshine, you are.

[Still, he heaves a sigh and offers his hand.] Ray Kowalski.
rambler: (tumblr_13)

[personal profile] rambler 2021-05-11 03:51 am (UTC)(link)
im sure ill survive
thank u tho grayson
privateernotpirate: (Default)

Re: Escort Escapades

[personal profile] privateernotpirate 2021-05-11 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh he had done it. Plenty of times. He was nothing if not a bit of a slut, had sewn his wild oats, and the like, but it had never been...suggested to him in such a manner before, even he was quite scandalized, and it took a lot to scandalize Nikolai.]

That depends on you, my dear...Misty, was it not? I have never taken an unwilling woman to bed, and I do not intend to do so now. You need not worry about me forcing you.
fluky: (063)

[personal profile] fluky 2021-05-11 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
( he's betting the you could get a job comment is moot because this guy clearly knows what he wants out of life, and jasper isn't gonna judge him for it. )

What kinda fun?
privateernotpirate: (Default)

[personal profile] privateernotpirate 2021-05-11 03:55 am (UTC)(link)
(He relishes at the stripe down his throat. Enjoys the fact that this monster has been taken down a peg and that there is nothing he can do about it.)

And yet, it appears I still came out on top. (He smirks his cocky, shit-eating grin, eyes alight with merriment) I may be snared, but my captivity here has certainly got more interesting. I am going to enjoy seeing you humiliated.
aiguilles: (needle goes in ear)

[personal profile] aiguilles 2021-05-11 03:56 am (UTC)(link)
[ Her question actually makes him laugh; genuinely. It's still creepy and his face barely changes at all from the motion, but he sounds authentically amused. ]

I'll be fine. My job back home had me working with far worse people.

[ His gaze shifts to the window as the train pulls up to the next stop. A couple of girls entering with boys gripping at their chests and thighs. ]

It is more fortunate that it was me rather than someone weaker.
Edited 2021-05-11 03:58 (UTC)
scarrystories: (004)

[personal profile] scarrystories 2021-05-11 03:56 am (UTC)(link)
Clubbing, mostly. I was never much for casinos, but they can be fun sometimes. Also BDSM but not the kind they do here, this place is just enforcing social classes to get people mad at each other instead of at whoever is in charge.

[ he can't really do the same job he had back home, but he can look into doing piercings again. that was fun and he never got in trouble doing it. ]
blazingsword: (Nani the fuck)

[personal profile] blazingsword 2021-05-11 04:00 am (UTC)(link)
It would probably be easier for Keith if he has any kind of physical or emotional experience before now, but Duplicity is a bit of a deep end to be thrown into as a virgin.

He nods in understanding of her reasoning anyway - he always respected that about Pidge, her unflappable logic.

"... Hunk and Lance, do they have a mark too?" He doesn't know what the reason behind who gets it or who doesn't is, as Pidge is clearly blessedly lacking one.
fluky: (113)

[personal profile] fluky 2021-05-11 04:03 am (UTC)(link)
I could show you a few clubs 'round here, if you wanted to take a look.

( jasper may be from a few years before most people here, but he's made his way around town. and he knows how to show off what he has, too.

which helps. )


BDSM ain't really my area, but I have a few friends who could direct you to the right place for it.
sidecars: (sick and twisted)

[personal profile] sidecars 2021-05-11 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
The hell is that supposed to mean?
mistersnikt: (002)

[personal profile] mistersnikt 2021-05-11 04:08 am (UTC)(link)
you were little more than a brainwashed living weapon at the time, i think.
hired by the man that raised me to become something similar. i suppose the thought entertained him.
understood: (tracing one warm line)

[personal profile] understood 2021-05-11 04:09 am (UTC)(link)
[He smiles at her, nostalgic... not for the Louisiana swamp, of course, but he knows what it's like to feel connected to the land somewhere like that. And he inclines his head in wordless agreement—Canada is beautiful. There are lots of mountains.]

That sounds very nice.

[Even though the words are banal, he says them with a genuine warmth that adds a lot more meaning.]

It must have been difficult to leave.
scarrystories: (004)

[personal profile] scarrystories 2021-05-11 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks, I might take you up on that.

[ except they could be having one-on-one fun and andy prefers that. ]

Unless you're interested in learning about BDSM, I got a ton of experience.
sidecars: (to milk this shit)

[personal profile] sidecars 2021-05-11 04:17 am (UTC)(link)
You think, huh?
You sure you weren't dropped on your head, buddy?
That sounds more believable than this bull you're trying to pin on me!
aiguilles: (side 5)

[personal profile] aiguilles 2021-05-11 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
Ah, that's true. If you live somewhere long enough the 'unusual' becomes 'as usual'.

[ A hand comes up to Illumi's chin in thought as they walk together, the Submissive easily following alongside Pegasus. The occasional glance from natives and fellow LIERs alike don't phase the longer haired man even in his unfortunate state of undress. Even as they continue to the elevator. ]

I had heard there were issues there recently. I was more concerned for your safety rather than your sense of direction. If you get lost, as a Dominant, I'm sure someone would have helped you.

[ Even if the communicator they held apparently could give them directions with a built in map and artificial navigator. That was rather handy. ]
fluky: (081)

[personal profile] fluky 2021-05-11 04:20 am (UTC)(link)
Do you?

( leaving it open for andy to talk about if he wants to but not pushing it. because jasper's always happy to learn new things. but also this is. new new. )
understood: (he stayed in the city)

[personal profile] understood 2021-05-11 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
We can certainly hope.

[ There doesn't seem to be any double meaning there, any overt skepticism. He can't be sure, but of course he hopes. ]
mistersnikt: (003)

[personal profile] mistersnikt 2021-05-11 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
do you really think this is something i take lightly?
i don't care if you believe it. i'm not here to comfort you or to reassure you.
understood: (supe had a straight job)

[personal profile] understood 2021-05-11 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
... that's. Yes, I suppose of course, by local legal standards, it would be helpful to have your explicit written permission, if I... meet someone. Or make... arrangements.

[He takes a breath. "Arrangements," what is he, a Victorian spinster?]

Have you thought— that is, what, if anything, did you intend for your own— arrangements?

[Goddamnit.]