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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!! |
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He doesn’t see exactly what Pegasus does to the man. Maybe if he had seen it, he would have had something to say about it. But maybe not, considering Pegasus had saved him from the goons. By the time he struggles into a sitting position, the man is already on the ground and Pegasus is neatly stepping over him. Jounouchi looks at the hand being offered to him, but he doesn’t take it. Now that the ‘threat’ is unconscious on the floor, he’s suddenly very aware that he’s alone in some back alleyway with Pegasus. He squints up and … something catches his eye. A flicker of gold underneath that hair.
Yep, this wasn’t creepy at all.
Jounouchi roughly wipes the blood away from his face with his sleeve. He’s not too worried. If Pegasus wanted to hurt him or make him ‘go away’ to where shadows were aplenty, he would done so by now. He certainly wouldn’t be fussing over him like this. Jounouchi swats his hand away before, slowly getting up. ]
Eh, I’m fine. I’ve had worse.
[ His voice is lacking its usual bravado though. He takes a deep breath, and runs his hand through his hair, making it even messier, before gently touching the side of his temple. Ouch. ]
Don’t need a doctor either.
[ But he definitely needs to rest his noggin. He feels dizzy, sick. But he’ll be damned if he shows weakness in front of Pegasus of all people. ]
How’d you get that thing back anyway? I guess you don’t have enough juice to send us home?
[ Didn’t the evil spirit of the ring take the Millennium eye? ]
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Even if it becomes rapidly apparent that Jounouchi is older than he remembers. A little taller, some of the youth of his face chiselled away, so he's had time to process and recover from the events of Duelist Kingdom. He's heard of people arriving here from different timelines, so this development doesn't surprise Pegasus, but the mention of his Eye being absent in Jounouchi's timeline does makes him pause.
To get context for this, he does a surface scan of Jounouchi's mind. The first thing that jumps out is Jounouchi being dizzy, sick, and definitely needing a doctor, even if he's insisting otherwise, so Pegasus will have to usher him to one. The next thing is, of course, the evil spirit of the ring, which makes his heart throb in his throat.
'Take' is too gentle a word for what that implies. The Eye couldn't simply be taken; it's too attached to him for that. He works his jaw for a moment, but continues on smiling.]
I never lost it. We come from different timelines- and yes, that is a thing here. One of Duplicity's many oddities. [He gestures down the alleyway.] Come along. We should speak somewhere that isn't occupied by two unconscious bodies. Wouldn't want to attract the wrong attention again.
And my Eye doesn't function that way. [A deliberate pause.] Or does it? I'm sure there are secrets about it I have yet to uncover, despite my time with it. I could always give that a try.
[He is one hundred percent certain trying won't do anything, but anything to get Jounouchi to follow him to a doctor.]
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Pegasus’ words take time to process, more so than usual, now that he’s got a thumping headache on top. Different timelines? Who or what has enough power to be snatching people from different timelines — and why were they brought here to begin with? It just sounds like a bad dream and he’s hoping to be woken up from his Math class nap by a scowling teacher any minute now.
But time ticks by and he’s still in that alleyway. Still hurting. And still alone with Pegasus. So he tries harder to think it through.
If Pegasus still has the Millennium Eye … it would mean he’s been taken from Duellist Kingdom. The last memory Jounouchi has of Pegasis during that time was seeing him being taken away by his men. He hadn’t looked great. So, they must have taken him before the spirit of the Millennium ring got to him.
He finally begins to move when Pegasus mentions the two knocked out goons. Can’t go around attracting the wrong type of attention in this strange place. Not when he has absolutely no idea what he’s dealing with. And so, he follows the older man. ]
Sure, let’s go. And yeah, if you could … I dunno … give it a try somehow, that would be good. We can’t just sit here and do nothing! Doesn’t it piss you off that you’ve been yanked from your home and dumped here?
[ Despite those words, he’s lacking fight, lacking fire. He pauses to take a deep breath. When he speaks again, the suspicion is evident in his tone. ]
Where are we going?
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Initially, it did. But death is surmountable here, so my complaints are inconsequential.
[Surprise: he's still on his shit. There's a lot about this place that offends his sensibilities; he was raised a proper young man, taught to maintain propriety and demonstrate restraint, and those things don't really apply to even the high society here. But it doesn't matter, because this is a new route to getting his Cyndia back and he'll discard everything he was ever taught if it means being reunited with her.]
Still, I'll be glad to send you home, should I be able to. [Which, again, he won't be able to, but it's a ten minute walk to the hospital.] Have you heard of 'Haven'? One of the safer places in this part of the city, as you might have guessed by the name. Better to talk under cover rather than out in public in these parts, and especially this late in the day.
[He keeps Jounouchi in his line of sight, since the boy isn't exactly looking steady on his feet. If he has to, Pegasus will carry him. Probably with difficulty, with his lack of physical prowess, but he won't leave him to be eaten up by the local gangs despite that inconvenience.]
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And maybe Pegasus is the last person he would want to encounter in a place like this. But his face is familiar and he had just saved him from being almost pummelled to death. So for the time being, he feels grateful to have someone from home by his side. But like hell, he would ever admit that. ]
No, I only just got here. They gave me some address … I think it’s some motel or something.
[ And Pegasus doesn’t have to worry too much. Although he’s unsteady on his feet, and manages to stumble a couple of times, he keeps walking. Out of sheer stubbornness and despite his body crying in protest. ]
Thanks. [ It comes out a little gruffly. Who knew he’d ever be thanking Pegasus?! ] For saving my ass back there. I didn’t think you had the eye. That’s why I stepped in.
[ Because he knew Pegasus would have been a-okay handling a whole bunch of goons otherwise.
And then, almost as though it’s just occurred to him: ]
Why didn’t you step in sooner? You know, I’ve seen your tricks before. Not like it would have shocked me.
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The Down housing. The impressions I've received of the place have been 'adequate, but miserable'. I'd offer you a room in my far superior Up housing, but no doubt you'd refuse.
[He'll let Jounouchi know it's on the table, though, because shows of generosity can only help his efforts at diplomacy.
He folds his hands neatly behind his back while considering how to answer Jounouchi's question. That he let Jounouchi endanger himself so he could gauge the potential of their relationship would... definitely look bad.]
You were handling yourself admirably. And anyway, it's much easier to start shadow games when someone isn't actively assaulting you. [Which isn't a lie. It wasn't necessary, but Jounouchi grabbing their attention did make things easier.]
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Jounouchi shrugs, declining the offer. ]
Thanks, but I’ll be fine.
[ Figures Pegasus would get placed in the superior housing. Things just worked out for rich people. And if some uptight, dragon loving asshole ever found himself here, no doubt he would get the superior housing as well. ]
I guess. [ He’s not impressed but he isn’t going to challenge it either. ] What have you been up to? Besides sending assholes to the Shadow Realm?
[ And despite the situation, despite himself, there’s a faint trace of amusement in his tone. ]
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[That's not a concept that exists for him. He first assumes that's an euphemism for dying or otherwise being punished after a shadow game, then he goes digging again and... oh, it's an actual realm. Sounds like a horrifying place to be condemned to. For... research purposes, he'll have to see if being out of his own universe enables him to access it.
A different timeline and alternate, parallel universe. How interesting.]
At the risk of worsening your concussions, we're not only from different timelines, but parallel universes as well. A shadow realm isn't something I've heard of before now. Sounds a little extreme a punishment, don't you think?
[Says the guy who trapped peoples souls in cards.]
And I've just been acclimating, gathering funds. I'm planning on having some new outfits tailored, because I can't keep having my suit laundered in the evening so I'll be able to wear it come morning.
[From parallel universes to buying himself nicer clothes. He's definitely acclimating fine.]
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Yeah, you’re definitely worsening my concussion.
[ Jounouchi groans but it’s less to do with his physical condition and more to do with the situation in general. It’s just so … messy. ]
Shadow Realm sucks. I’ve been there.
[ Back at Duelist Kingdom. The evil spirit of the ring had challenged the Pharaoh to a shadow game, sealing the souls of him and his friends into their favourite cards. It was pretty cool being the Flame Swordsman … until he ended up in the graveyard. And unfortunately, that wasn’t the last time he had been sent to the Shadow Realm — even thinking about it now is enough to make his shudder. Yeah, it was an extreme punishment, alright. It’s not a place he’d send even his worst enemy. ]
You sound like you’re planning on settling down here. I would have thought you’d be trying to find a way back. I mean, back home, you’re famous. You’re the creator of Duel Monsters! And here, you’re kinda a nobody.
[ The words aren’t spoken in a mean way. He’s just being blunt as usual. And isn’t it true? Sure, Pegasus may be able to gather funds and be rich but nobody will know who he truly is unless he … ]
You’re not gonna do anything weird, are you?
[ Weird? Just dip into his mind and pick from a nice selection of ‘Pegasus being weird’ memories. ]
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Well, unless Pegasus gives him a push in the right direction. But he wants to see how their relationship progresses before he starts providing him information that could potentially get them both in trouble.
His smile remains pleasant despite the 'nobody' remark.]
I have my priorities. But if she didn't like it here, I would have to consider leaving.
[Though the idea made him a touch anxious. What if they managed to return and the world robbed him of her again?
Best not to think of it.]
In any case, I won't be a nobody for long! I have experience, I'm making progress on money, and I'll soon come up with an idea to accompany those things. I'm sure can accommodate some need this place has. Some uncouth need, no doubt, but I can set any reservations aside for a new castle, servants... not having to walk places. [That one is particularly important.
He beams at Jounouchi's next comment.]
Have I ever done anything you haven't categorised as weird?