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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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understood: (i-c97ZzZV)

[personal profile] understood 2021-05-16 04:11 am (UTC)(link)
[Fraser lets his tongue slide against Ray's this time, tasting him, and then without thinking he has his hands bracketing Ray's waist, and he's taking most of his weight, lifting him into his lap and pulling him close. He needs Ray to be close, to be on him, and for a second he wonders if maybe the coffee had some of those drugs he's been warned about, but no, he knows they didn't. This is all him, because it's Ray. It's finally Ray.]
understood: (he stayed in the city)

[personal profile] understood 2021-05-16 04:13 am (UTC)(link)
I'm glad to hear it. Did you meet him here?
allyourfeels: (008)

[personal profile] allyourfeels 2021-05-16 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I posted to the network asking for help with quota and he volunteered.

[ Caleb is tall and built like a football player, but he's very obviously a teenager. ]
themisfit: (i'm think.)

[personal profile] themisfit 2021-05-16 04:20 am (UTC)(link)
[ Even casual conversation with someone who's spent time here brings several questions to mind about the functioning of this place. He wonders if he should've paid better attention to the orientation rather than sulking. ]

You have a job down here? I was under the impression that those in your position were more readily provided for.

[ It could be her choice as well, obviously, but... does that side-step the established hierarchy? What's the enforcement around the checkpoint? Could he bypass it altogether? ]

May I ask what you do?
shakebadguysshake: (laughing)

[personal profile] shakebadguysshake 2021-05-16 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
[He can't help but laugh a little as Fraser pulls him closer, and he moves with it, swinging a leg over to straddle him properly. He cups his hands over Fraser's jaw and just... looks at him for a moment. His expression one of quiet awe, like he can't believe he got this lucky.

One hand goes up into Fraser's hair to tip his head back a bit and he kisses him again with a low, pleased noise.]
thecanarylives: (neutral: over shoulder)

[personal profile] thecanarylives 2021-05-16 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
[ On second thought, there are probably a lot of ways bars have changed over the centuries. She doesn't have wenches upstairs waiting in the wings, for starters.

Still, she remembers how badly she'd needed to take a load off after the headspins that came with arriving here. The noise of the car wash fades as they make their way down the street, glancing over at him curiously. ]


Probably less likely to end up in an orgy or something, too.
shakebadguysshake: (Default)

[personal profile] shakebadguysshake 2021-05-16 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
About the same. Uh, bondage, yes. I can do dirty talk. I also really link blindfolding? Like -- the idea that you're not quite sure what's gonna come next. Um, a little bit of pain. Biting, spanking. But I gotta draw a line when it comes to drawing blood. Not into that.
ragingnature: (195)

[personal profile] ragingnature 2021-05-16 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
We are, but only so much so and I think it's only until we graduate from LIEs. Plus, we're expected to look after those we're contracted to in every way possible. So having some extra money doesn't hurt.

[ In fact, finding a job (or three) was the first thing she did upon arrival so that she could look after anyone she contracted with. ]

I take care of the gardens at both Haven and the Arcane Sanctum. And I work at the Clocktower a bar in Insincerity, that's another city. Though it has a four-hour time limit on visits so it's really more of a part-time job. [ All of her jobs are part-time, really. ]
understood: (i-4jWh7S7)

[personal profile] understood 2021-05-16 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
[That earns him an almost inaudible whine that catches in the back of Fraser's throat. He lingers in that kiss for a long, long time, and when he finally pulls back he drags Ray's lower lip between his teeth as he goes, just hard enough to feel daring and good. He lets his head fall back against the back of the couch and closes his eyes to collect himself for a second, inadvertently exposing his throat and the stark black line going down it to disappear under the collar of his sweater.]
fluky: (113)

[personal profile] fluky 2021-05-16 04:33 am (UTC)(link)
No point in lyin', is there? If I didn't like you, I could've just left you back there.

( jasper doesn't do fake polite very well. he can if he has to, but he doesn't like to. and andy doesn't seem like the kind of fella who'd need it.

once they've stepped into the elevator, jasper takes a quick step to the side. pulls andy along with him. )
aemula: (smiley)

[personal profile] aemula 2021-05-16 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
I'm definitely jealous of you. I don't think I've ever met anyone famous. I mean, one of my teachers back home is kind of well-known in the medical community, but that is hardly the same thing.

Unfortunately, yeah. This place is pretty messed up in that way. They give you three months, which is enough for a lot of people but not all of them.
scarrystories: (004)

[personal profile] scarrystories 2021-05-16 04:37 am (UTC)(link)
[ andy isn't that big a guy, but he knows how to take up space. he does his best to shelter jasper, make sure he doesn't get pushed or crowded. ]

Would you really have abandoned a helpless new arrival in that dumpster?
understood: (i-nrr5pHv)

[personal profile] understood 2021-05-16 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
[Fraser rubs at his eyebrow with his thumb, and there's the first big messy feeling he's had, but it's just being extremely flustered and then he makes himself calm down again.]

I see. Well.

It sounds like it worked out... well.
shakebadguysshake: (happy)

[personal profile] shakebadguysshake 2021-05-16 04:39 am (UTC)(link)
You look good like this, you know that? [Fraser looks good every which way, but underneath him, with his lips parted and his head tipped back? He looks especially delicious.

And that black line is just too tempting. He trails kisses down Fraser's throat, nipping lightly when he gets to the hollow of it, just above the collar of his sweater.]
allyourfeels: (006)

[personal profile] allyourfeels 2021-05-16 04:41 am (UTC)(link)
You know, I'm super not at volunteering to help others yet. But I got a ton of friends. You're very traditionally attractive, you're gonna have no problem meeting people.

[ His time in sex city has made him a lot less self-conscious about a lot of things. ]
understood: (i-db52tpD)

[personal profile] understood 2021-05-16 04:42 am (UTC)(link)
Ah...?

[He doesn't know what to say to that. It's too embarrassing. And then Ray's mouth is on his throat and Fraser gasps aloud. His hips rock up unbidden and his hands tighten on Ray's waist and his eyes fly open wide... and he blurts out possibly the least sexy thing anyone has ever said under such circumstances:]

Oh dear.
amanofhonor: (Default)

Open Network/Arrival: un: honorable

[personal profile] amanofhonor 2021-05-16 04:43 am (UTC)(link)
[By now, Elijah is used to this place and it's cruel tricks. He has seen first-hand the pain it has caused his niece, first sending away her father, and then the Saltzman girl. but if his arrival here has taught him anything, it's that people can always come back. After all, he did. And while he does not remember his time here, the pain caused, it appears Niklaus--or someone to possibly dare masquerade as his beloved brother, does remember his time here.

Niklaus' sudden departure had hurt him. Other than Hayley, Niklaus had been the only one on his side here. After the disasters of what he refers to as 'imposter Eijah' had caused, after the disasters HE had caused back home, his brother was ready to welcome him with open arms. To be family once more. Will this Klaus feel the same? Or will he still be walking around only half complete still. He may have Hayley to a degree, but he is still only partly whole without Klaus in his life.

Sitting at the computer, he moves to record a message, the mark of a submissive on his neck]


Brother. I'd welcome you back, but do any of us really wish to be here?
Edited 2021-05-16 04:43 (UTC)
shakebadguysshake: (suspicious)

[personal profile] shakebadguysshake 2021-05-16 04:44 am (UTC)(link)
[Shit that feels good, Fraser's hips against his, and then --

And then Fraser says that, and Ray immediately sits up, pulling back to give him some breathing room.]


Too much?
compellingstatement: art by <user name=reikofanel site=plurk.com> (neutral | neck rub)

[personal profile] compellingstatement 2021-05-16 04:46 am (UTC)(link)
[Other than the library, there isn't much in the way of personal touches in the house. The bathroom door is open and that contains a litterbox on the floor along with rather utilitarian toiletries. Jon scoffs lightly and puts his hands on his hips as he looks down at Dorian where he's tossed himself on the bed.

Jon offers a deadpan:]
And here I was considering showing you my lingerie collection. [And then rolls his eyes.]

If he does, his name's the Captain, and he's friendly. If you have a problem with four-legged cats, please keep the door closed. Otherwise, he'll probably be in here to investigate you at some point tonight. I'm going to go make some tea, if you want any. Also, I think we have a spare toothbrush in the bathroom cabinet. Use that and take it with you whenever you leave.
understood: (i-8GVv2mM)

[personal profile] understood 2021-05-16 04:51 am (UTC)(link)
[He has to pitch his voice low so it doesn't crack or shake.]

Yes, oh, yes, entirely. Don't stop.

[Fraser cups his hand around the back of Ray's head and pulls him back down.]
understood: (i-cP9djzS)

[personal profile] understood 2021-05-16 04:54 am (UTC)(link)
[Okay no never mind he's right back to dying of embarrassment.]

I'm sorry, how old are you?
scarrystories: (004)

[personal profile] scarrystories 2021-05-16 04:55 am (UTC)(link)
I'm really looking forward to the magic.

[ He's not worried about settling in. The city is a nightmare, but so far the people seem very aware of it and Andy can roll with the whole BDSM premise. Plus, he's looking forward to magic and powers and such. ]
allyourfeels: (008)

[personal profile] allyourfeels 2021-05-16 04:57 am (UTC)(link)
I'm turning eighteen this week.

Sort of.

It was November back home, but February here, so I should still have a few months to go, but I'm not gonna move my birthday. So.
understood: (i-hHWtJws)

[personal profile] understood 2021-05-16 05:03 am (UTC)(link)
I really don't think it would be appropriate to have you play—matchmaker for me.

[By Duplicity's rules, it's probably fine, but. Still. Fraser might die.]
scarrystories: (004)

[personal profile] scarrystories 2021-05-16 05:03 am (UTC)(link)
Why did you want to be a cop?

[ Andy has a healthy distrust for law enforcement, but no animosity towards Ray specifically. For all he knows they're from different universes, maybe in Ray's Chicago cops are all very nice people. ]