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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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scarrystories: (004)

[personal profile] scarrystories 2021-05-10 12:40 am (UTC)(link)
Sexuality is fluid and all that.

[ He still thinks in a poll, the vampire population at large would skew gay. But what does he know? ]

I imagine LIErs fall somewhere in the middle too. The environment doesn't seem to lend itself to being choosy.
understood: (he stayed in the city)

[personal profile] understood 2021-05-10 12:41 am (UTC)(link)
... in what sense?

[There are some senses in which he's currently just fine. A lot of others in which he definitely is not.]
righteously: (Sᴏ I ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ᴡʜᴀᴛ I ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ɢᴇᴛ)

[personal profile] righteously 2021-05-10 12:41 am (UTC)(link)
I don't know, twenty whacks with a studded paddle by a guy named Butch and then a couple days in the stocks?

( Or whatever the People Zoo is. He's heard that one tossed out a few times, and he's guessing it's pretty much exactly what it says on the tin. )

Well guess what, they can spank my ass and call me Sally all friggin' day, I'm not just gonna roll over and take it. It's not gonna happen.
donateblood: (04)

[personal profile] donateblood 2021-05-10 12:44 am (UTC)(link)

Exactly. Especially when there's quota to be met, it does put a certain amount of pressure on people.

Luckily, I've found it isn't too difficult to find someone willing to, ah...

[ He trails off, trying to find a more eloquent way to say "tumble me in bed." ]

understood: (forget Krypton)

[personal profile] understood 2021-05-10 12:44 am (UTC)(link)
Ray—!

[He isn't sure if he's more relieved or more horrified. It's a lot of both, enough that it shows all over his face.]

You're— you are... also here. How long have you been here?
aiguilles: (hole)

[personal profile] aiguilles 2021-05-10 12:44 am (UTC)(link)
[ Wings seemed more inconvenient than helpful in Illumi's mind. ]

They are a weak point. Would it not be more convenient to not have them in the way?

[ Clearly they get in her way more than actually help. Though people would probably trip on someone this small. ]
compellingstatement: Art by <user name=switalia site=plurk.com> (annoyed | ugh)

Wildcard/Escort

[personal profile] compellingstatement 2021-05-10 12:44 am (UTC)(link)
No.

[It's the first word out of Jon's mouth as he finds himself pushed toward his designated Submissive 'partner' for escort. Jon is much the same as he was the last time he saw Dorian, at least with his clothes on and hiding the new scars he's acquired. Small, underfed, and graying. There's also a prominent electronic anklet strapped around his left leg.

He bristles at seeing Dorian again, even after so long. Maybe because it's been so long, he thought he'd escaped the plague of this man and his innumerable iterations.]


I'm not taking you to the Down.
righteously: (¹⁵ Bᴜʀɴs ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ʀᴇᴅ ᴄᴏᴀʟ ᴄᴀʀᴘᴇᴛ)

[personal profile] righteously 2021-05-10 12:45 am (UTC)(link)
( Crazy enough his sexcapades drop off almost entirely after S7, so he probably wouldn't be hanging out in a brothel. His love of food, however, remains eternal. He could definitely be found looking for decent food. )
aprettysight: (maybe Monday maybe not)

zoom zoom

[personal profile] aprettysight 2021-05-10 12:47 am (UTC)(link)
[to say that Constance wasn't pleased to get a faceful of water would be putting it mildly, but her smile remained in its fixed place. only the tiniest glint in her eyes revealed her displeasure.

she sighed and tried to put her hair back in order, her dress as presentable as it could be and walked up to the general direction the water had come from, only to gasp as she saw a once familiar face in the crowd]


...Dorian?
thirteenth_day: (pic#14729550)

un: amazing | text

[personal profile] thirteenth_day 2021-05-10 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
I signed my Submissive around two months into my time here. We are actually due for our renewal next month! Amazing how quickly time flies.

Finding a Dominant or Submissive for yourself could take days if you let it. My Submissive was actually one of the first people that I met upon arriving here.
shakebadguysshake: (Default)

Ray Kowalski | Due South | Dominant

[personal profile] shakebadguysshake 2021-05-10 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
i. ALL ABOARD
Ray doesn't mind taking the train. He took it all the time, back in Chicago, before he came to -- wherever this place is. The door he'd walked through had designated him as a Dominant, so he does his best to look the part. Back straight, legs wide where he sits in his seat. Taking up space. Trying to look like he fits in and that he's not completely confused by this entire situation.

God, he hopes no one kneels by him, or something. He wouldn't know what to do, then.


ii. STATION MANAGER
He'd thought it was a metro card. Like maybe they had to change trains and he had to swipe to get on the new one.

He was wrong. When he'd swiped his card at the turnstile, his eyes went wide at what appeared on it. Right. Right. It's that kind of place. This sort of thing is probably expected. But -- wow.


iii. Escort Escapades
Even though he's new himself, Ray had been encouraged to seek out a Submissive. To be their guide and help them get home safely. So he does just that, keeping his eye out for the tell-tale neck tattoo before he finds someone and touches their elbow. "Uh, hey. Need an escort?"


iv. WILDCARD
[throw me our ideas, I am open!]
understood: (he'd just come along)

[personal profile] understood 2021-05-10 12:49 am (UTC)(link)
[surreptitiously offers his hand to shake]

Benton Fraser, Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
doomprophet: (It's time your thread is cut)

[personal profile] doomprophet 2021-05-10 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
[It's extremely baffling, every attempt to overcome this pacifying fog swiftly shut down before he had the chance to muster even the most passing of urges to kill the man. Like beating his fists against the bars of an iron cage, frustrated and enraged but ultimately unable to break through the mire. It seemed as if he'd be going on this little ride from beginning to end, no matter what, and the hero would be going right along with him.

Well... there was some sort of victory to be found there, somewhere. At least he wasn't the one beneath someone right now, that's kind of a victory, right?

He could all too easily hear the noise of activity just beyond the wall. Anyone could round the corner at any time and catch this, and he couldn't say for certain if that would even stop him now. Part of him half expected, as he moved to follow Link to the ground, to be kicked off and attacked. After all, to be perfectly frank, it'd be what he would have done. Or at least, what he'd be trying to do right now. The fact that he'd not gotten a fist in the face or a foot in the ribs was both confusing and reassuring, because he wasn't entirely sure he'd be capable of dodging that right now.

Of course he didn't miss Link's arousal, he'd be hard pressed to have missed it. Really, he wasn't in much of a better state himself as he settled into Link's lap, convincing himself that he was indeed absolutely listening for anyone that might be coming. He was alert, he was aware, he was... deeply distracted, as he gripped the length of the man beneath him, his own hot and hard cock pinned against Link's own by the fortune teller's thumb.

Oh he had no intention of actually climaxing like this, but he couldn't quite deny himself a little bit of friction, a little bit of relief, rolling his hips upwards and against the other man with a soft, barely stifled whine.
]
sunmon: (Default)

(cw: sex slavery, loss of autonomy, public use, rape — lmk if you'd rather i edit)

[personal profile] sunmon 2021-05-10 12:51 am (UTC)(link)
Public punishment is one possibility. I saw a couple in Riddler's Square tied to stocks so that anyone who passed by could make use of them.

[ there is something matter of fact about this list of atrocities. she tucks her hands into her pockets as she walks. ]

In the Zoo, they'll strip and sell you for a Dominant to use how they see fit. They'll drug you to make sure you enjoy yourself. [ the tone of her voice suggests that she doesn't consider this a kindness, but rather, the really awful part. ] I've seen them drug a Dominant into attacking Submissives for acting outside his designation. He was like an animal. It was the first thing I saw, when I got here. On the network. For everyone to see.

[ she turns to regard him very sharply. there's something ashen and afraid buried deep in her eyes. it's the fear of someone who knows exactly how it feels to lose control over yourself. ] Either you roll over and accept a simple escort through gang territory, or you roll over and accept that. By the time they have you, they won't let you fight it.
shakebadguysshake: (o rly?)

[personal profile] shakebadguysshake 2021-05-10 12:52 am (UTC)(link)
Uh, just got here. [He can't stop staring at that damned tattoo. He's trying really hard to look Fraser in the eye, but his eyes keep drifting back down.]

You? You uh, you been here long?
unfriendlygreen: (005)

[personal profile] unfriendlygreen 2021-05-10 12:53 am (UTC)(link)
Go for an average, Benton.

[ Although that's answer enough, he supposes. ]

Would you like some tea?

[ Canadians like tea, don't they? Never mind that they're riding a train and he should have no access to tea. ]
mutiemeh: (044)

[personal profile] mutiemeh 2021-05-10 12:53 am (UTC)(link)
[ he pushes his face further into his arms, rocking back a little, struggling to get himself at least under enough control to not look.. like this, pathetic, helpless. pitiful. ]

I'm not-- it's loud. I just need-- [ he just needs to focus. no quiet corner is going to help, but he can't gather the words to explain why.

still, if nothing else, he should get away from other people until his powers steady out again, so with an almost-silent whine, he lifts an arm, flapping a hand vaguely in the stranger's direction. ]
Help me up, I'm so fucking dizzy.
understood: (he stayed in the city)

[personal profile] understood 2021-05-10 12:59 am (UTC)(link)
On average, I would say... I have a lot to adjust to. And, please.

[He's mostly agreeing out of curiosity about where the tea is going to come from.]
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[personal profile] adherency 2021-05-10 12:59 am (UTC)(link)
[ he thinks he must be dreaming. or better yet hallucinating because there is no way that he could arrive in a strange city and end up with a woman on her knees in front of him so quickly.

that just does not happen, not like this. for a moment, billy's speech fails him and all he can do is open his mouth to say something before closing it again.

he doesn't want to seem like an idiot, doesn't want to nod eagerly like some teenager who's never seen a woman before so he steels himself momentarily. ]


No.

[ but what he does want to do is — ]

What's your name?

[ he tilts his head, eyes her quietly while she's there in front of him, fingers brushing against his arm. ]

I'm Billy.

[ he hopes he doesn't sound as stupid to her as he does to himself. ]
scarrystories: (004)

[personal profile] scarrystories 2021-05-10 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
[ Andy shakes his hand, he's still very relaxed despite everything. ]

Andy Young, don't like police but love being mounted. A pleasure.
brushoff: (actually having fun with something??)

[personal profile] brushoff 2021-05-10 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
[ There is a God and that God loves him.

Dorian's expression brightens up like a child at Christmas when he sees Jon. This right here, this makes the entire indignity of being stuck as a Submissive again absolutely worth it.
]

Archivist! [ hey there buddy. best friend. Man of his dreams but that's only because these things happen when you give someone multiple statements. ] If you're not taking me to the Down, then I suppose we're going Up. Still taking in strays? I doubt they'll mind one more for the night.
understood: (supe had a straight job)

[personal profile] understood 2021-05-10 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
[Fraser tries to tug his collar up, but he can't conceal the mark fully, let alone that it's against the rules.]

I just got through orientation.
ipswichson: (Sturbridge)

Escort escapades

[personal profile] ipswichson 2021-05-10 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
[ This is what Caleb gets for wandering his way back to the theatre after orientation. He had thought to grab a snack, some coffee for Nate and Eliot, and then get back to working on his latest batch of the healing potion to make sure that it comes out right. He's still learning, after all.

Now he has some guard pushing him towards a new submissive, and there's a native dominant that looks less than interested in being stuck doing this and Caleb sighs. Someone has to help the new ones out, right?

He gives a nod, holding out one the drink holder he has with three coffees in it. ]


I'm Caleb. Wanna coffee? It'll be cold before I get back to the theatre, so you might as well enjoy.
hyahro: (2)

[personal profile] hyahro 2021-05-10 01:02 am (UTC)(link)
A-hah-!

[Haha, stifled, that's funny. Now since when has Link ever been quiet beyond when it comes to speaking? He may not talk, but that doesn't mean he's entirely incapable of making sound. Quite the opposite, in fact. Astor settles easily into Link's lap like he belongs there, reching down to take hold of him in a way that Link has never felt before. Not by the hands of another person anyway, and certainly not by another man.

But that isn't what matters here. The fact remains that Astor- who he's realizing he doesn't even have a name for, yet- is not someone he should be having any sort of dealings with. Instead, he's practically begging for the continued contact as one of his hands moves down to grip Astor's shoulder while the other remains tangled up in his hair somewhere. Maybe it's a good thing that there's a lot of noise happening elsewhere, because it's plain right away that Link has no intention- or maybe ability, right now- to stay totally silent.]


...h-hah...ah...

[He must look so vulnerable. So weak. So incapable of doing anything with how he's, quite literally, pinned underneath Astor's thumb.]
understood: (supe had a straight job)

[personal profile] understood 2021-05-10 01:02 am (UTC)(link)
[His eyebrows go up expressively. He is going to have such a bad time here, it's immediately obvious.]

Ah, well, pleased to meet you.

[He clears his throat.]