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TDM #18
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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 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:
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!! |
The Kitchen Sink - let me know if this works!
There's a spread of various things to choose from although none of them look rather appealing. She's encouraged to take a tray but it's far too big for her to hold comfortably as she flutters from the display of cereals and instant oatmeal to semi-stale bread. She turns her nose up at the latter, but it's the device beside the bread that catches her eye. It's incredibly shiny and metallic, with two long slits at the top and a leaver at the front. She's never seen a toaster before but it sure seems interesting.
She gets a few stares thrown her way as she plays with the leaver, pushing it up and down to no effect. The eyes on her don't bother her though - everyone seems to be some level of surprised to see a large doll-sized fairy hovering around the place. The more she pushes the leaver with no result the more annoyed she becomes, turning her attention to the closest person nearby.]
Hey, what is this thing? Do you know?
👍
Because she's a fairy.
That's a fairy.
He does a quick glance around, a double-take at the room at large as though to ask somebody are you seeing this shit? There's nobody else around, though, and Dean's left fumbling through getting his brain to function again. )
Uhhhh-
( That's a fairy. She's a fairy. Tiny lady, little wings, floaty Tinker Bell fairy. )
Yeah, it uh--
( Fairy. )
That's a toaster. It...
( Fairy. )
Toasts- ( in the same breath ) are you a freakin' fairy?
( He held out as long as he could. Observe his truly admirable restraint. )
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A cryst-fairy, actually!
[Which'll mean clearly nothing to him but she feels the need to be specific regardless.]
My name's Airy.
[Because of course a fairy is going to have a name like that.]
What do you mean by it 'toasts' though...I don't see any flames.
[Unless it's magic?]
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( Sorry, he's derailed now, the toaster is like the lowest priority thing in his brain. Never have you heard a man more incredulous than Dean is right now. )
You're a Christ fairy? Named Airy. Airy the Fairy.
( Is he hearing this right?? Are you serious?? )
So Christ has fairies now?
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[She shakes her head and waves her little hands.]
Nono, you're mistaken. I said cryst as in 'crystal'.
[Not...whatever or whoever this 'Christ' is. Very different!]
And yes, I'm Airy. Airy the Fairy.
[Just rolls off the tongue, doesn't it?]
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It's still a fairy. It's a crystal fairy named Airy.
He stares at her for a long, long second.
Then declares: )
I can't even. I need a drink. Where's the booze?
( Forgot about the toaster, sorry ma'am, his eyes are searching for anything that looks even remotely alcoholic. )
1/2
[Her little hands set on her hips as she cocks her head to the side, not understanding why he needs a bit of liquor all of a sudden. Was his mind that blown by the sight of her?]
I'm not sure whether I ought to be offended...
[For once that's the truth. Her gaze shifts away from his as she turns to look back at the food and drink there is to offer. Nothing she can see looks like any alcohol she's seen before, but maybe she's overlooking it. This place is seedy. Surely there's something this poor man can swig down, right?]
Hold on...let's see...
2/2
Ah! There's wine in here! You can drink this, yes?
[Yes. Boxed wine. The height of class. Beggars can't be choosers though, right?]
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He can honestly say that was less weird than what's happening right now.
To put this back out there for the class:
He is in a BDSM sex city trapped in submissive housing and Airy the Crystal Fairy is handing him boxed wine. Does he drink wine?
He does now. )
You know what, yep, yes I can.
( Decisively, divesting Airy of her burden and tucking the whole box under his arm. Sorry, was this wine for sharing? Not anymore. Suck it, everybody else.
As payment for her service, he nods his head toward the toaster. )
You just stick the bread in and push the thingy down. Give it, like, two minutes. Presto. Magic toast.
( Things he will not mention: the last time he met a fairy it was about three inches tall and he blew it up in a microwave. With this token of booze, she is exempt from all small appliances for the foreseeable future. )
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Really? That's all?
[Magic toasted bread? She flutters back over to the toaster only to grab a slice of bread (with some effort) and drop it into the slot, using the full weight of her body to push the lever down with both hands. It actually seems to work this time - the bread stays down and the inside of the 'toaster' begins to glow and give off heat.
How mysterious. She turns back to him, hovering in place, watching him cradle the box of wine.]
So what kind of magic will it have?
[Yeah. She's taking that comment quite literally.]
And you never told me your name. You know mine. It's rude not to introduce yourself!
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Jesus Christ, he's getting lectured on manners by Airy the Fairy. )
Robert Plant.
( He says without inflection, holding a hand out — then second guessing himself, then glancing at it, then glancing at her with an expression that reads do you shake hands with a fairy? A w k w a r d.
And, you know what, maybe it's fairy-otyping to immediately think about those grimdark, absolutely horrifying children's stories about not giving your name to the fae or whatever, but. You know. Split second decision, kind of a habit. When in doubt, C-Y-A. )
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[The last name gets a brow raise out of her, but she shrugs it off as quick as she questions it. It's certainly not the weirdest name she's ever heard, but it sort of lacks a nice rhyme or ring to it, doesn't it? How unfortunate.
But hey, plants are nice and this human man seems relatively decent, even if he probably has an alcohol problem. In a place like this, she fears, decent company will be difficult to come by.
Dean's got the right instinct to be wary of Airy the Fairy however. While she isn't exactly much of a threat currently, she was very much a menace with a sinister past. She can't do anything with a name, but her nature and sense of morality is one shared with traditional fae of ye olde lore. Doesn't mean she won't put up a sweet and charming front however, especially here. She needs to make connections and favorable ones.
So! Out she stretches both her little gloved hands, to grip onto Dean's middle finger to give it a shake. Look she's doing her best here okay. If he wants to shake hands she's going to shake hands.]
Nice to meet you Robert!
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Annnnd now a fairy is shaking his hand.
Well, his finger. )
Can't believe I'm saying this, but I think I miss the city with the future Godzilla.
( It's a mutter meant more for himself than her, it's just that his mouth runs sometimes of its own accord and Stuff comes out.
Anyway, two -- firm?? he doesn't know -- shakes later, he retracts his hand to curl it protectively around his Box O' Wine. )
You too. Good luck with your--
( Vague gesture. You know. )
Toast.