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TDM #18

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« « « 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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[Well that was different. McCoy had seen a hell of a lot in his years in Starfleet and he wasn't easily fazed, but he had to blink a few times at the being currently fluttering into his face. He was already reaching for his tricorder before he caught the motion. That would be rude. Just because he'd gotten into the habit of scanning every person in his general vicinity when he had a suspicion didn't mean that was a good thing. He wasn't on his ship. He wasn't even in his galaxy!

But boy did he want to get some readings on the little critter! He managed a smile and offered his hand instead, although it wasn't really going to be much of a handshake.]

Hi. Yeah, I can be your escort. I'm McCoy. Leonard. And you are?

_{[It's a bit funny how surprised people seem to be to see a creature like herself. Sure, fairies weren't that common where she was from but they still very much existed. Here though beings like her were myth and nothing more. She's not sure how to feel about that but she doesn't mind the double takes or stares - she's getting used to it.

The offered hand gets both her hands in return, as she grasps his index finger to give it a shake, hovering in place. At least this man seems polite and to the point.]}

Airy. My name's Airy! I'm a cryst-fairy.

_{[Might as well beat him to the punch. No reason for him to ask what she is if she goes ahead and tells him first.]}

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[He let the little thing shake his finger. She sure was a cutie! Like from a storybook or something! It wasn't often he met a being that came so close to a legend back home. She really did seem like a fairy! But he wasn't familiar with the name she gave him.]

Nice to meet you Airy. Don't suppose you come from a different planet by any chance?

_{[Oh she's verymuch a fairy indeed, and with that comes the same mischievous nature all fae had. So far this man seems nice enough. She's already dealt with far worse since arriving here.]}

I do, yes, as I believe we all have? You aren't native to this world, are you?

Oh, well yeah. I guess I meant more like Earth. Do you come from Earth? Or someplace else?

[Because it didn't seem odd to him to think that a little fairy-type person could just be from a different planet. In fact, it wouldn't surprise him at all if that's where stories on Earth came from. Not everyone was in the Federation, and not everyone gave a damn about non-interference. Not that Earth history was either here or there at the moment.]

Er, don't wanna be rude, but does all that flittin around tire you out? 'Cause I wouldn't mind a passenger.

[Was that rude? He was trying not to be rude, but it occurred to him that offering a ride would be easier for them both. But you just never knew what might offend someone until you said it.]

I come from Luxendarc.

_{[Well. Sort of. She's actually the creation of an entity outside said realm but. Details aren't important here, nor does she have to disclose them. As for the offer? Well...perhaps she'll take him up on it.]}

It doesn't tire me too much...but if you're offering?

_{[She might as well hitch a ride?]}

Never heard of that planet. What quadrant is it in?

[Because her being an alien just makes sense in his life, so why not assume that? There was no such thing as magic, just unexplained science, and alien morphology. That was hope McCoy lived his life. He grinned at the pretty little face and patted his shoulder. Good to know he hadn't offended!]

You bet I am! If you'll take me up on it, consider it a standing invitation!

I wouldn't know.

_{[Okay, so by all technicalities she could probably be considered an alien...but isn't everyone an alien when everyone's from somewhere else?]}

In that case I will.

_{[Don't mind her as she makes herself comfortable on your shoulder, McCoy. She's about the size of a large doll - not heavy at all - and she does her best to keep her wings angled away so she doesn't whack him in the head with them. A hand does grab onto the collar of his shirt to steady herself.]}

Is this okay?

Huh. Well, that works too I guess. We'll just say an unknown planet not currently in the Federation. You don't know the Federation, do you? Or Starfleet?

[He didn't expect a positive answer to that, but he had to ask. You always had to ask. McCoy stood still as the little lady settled down, then tried to glance at her. He gave up after a moment and just shook his head a little, smiling.]

If it's good for you, it's good for me. You got a secure hold on somethin? I'm gonna try movin.

I can't say I'm familiar with either of those.

_{[Sorry McCoy, she's not just from an unknown planet - make it an unknown dimension.]}

I'm secure, yes. I shouldn't fall.

_{[Her balance is rather good, all things considered.]}

I figured, but you never know for sure if you don't ask. Alright, here we go!

[McCoy started walking, even though he wasn't completely sure where they were going.]

So what's your home world like Miss Airy? Is anyone else here you know?

_{[Lead the way McCoy! Just not into danger...]}

No, I'm afraid I'm the only one here to my knowledge.

_{[Which honestly? Is kind of a good thing. Considering she betrayed everyone she traveled with, she doesn't think they'd be too keen to see her alive. The other question though is far easier to answer.]}

My home world? Well, it's a realm that is far less technically advanced as this one seems to be...it's a place of magic, where four elemental crystals dictate the seasons and weather.

[Oh he could understand the unsaid words hanging between them. Although he was desperately glad to have Jim in the city, it was also beyond terrifying. They were both going to get in trouble, sooner rather than later, and it was probably going to be pretty spectacular when it happened. He could have done without that hanging over his head.

McCoy winced at the mentions of magic, but he didn't say anything. He did have some sense.]

I see. What's your community like? I mean, do you have family nearby? A career?

I have a sister, although I haven't seen her for sometime. We're both Cryst-Fairies, meaning we accompany vestals who tend to the crystals.

_{[She's not sure that counts as a 'career' but hey, it might as well, right? It's better than saying her real job was to destroy the world, especially since trying to accomplish that had ended in her death...]}

I spent quite sometime travelling around with the Wind Vestal and her companions before I found myself here.

And a wind vestal would be someone that tends wind crystals? Why were you traveling with that group?

[As long as no one said magic again, it was fine. McCoy was a man of science and magic gave him hives.]

It would be, yes! _{[You got it McCoy!]} And I was travelling with them to help awaken the other crystals which had fallen dormant.

_{[Easier said than done, especially when she had nefarious intentions while accompanying the party.]}

If the crystals aren't working the way they should, the world falls into disarray.

How so? I mean, what do the crystals do to keep your world from failing? And how many of you guys are there? I mean, it sounds like maybe you're spread a little thin if you hafta go all over the place to help wake up more crystals.

Well, there are only four world crystals. One for each element. There are enough of us to do what's needed.

_{[She gives a little shrug, even though he can't see it.]}

They keep the world in balance, in harmony, energetically.

Oh.

[He was quiet for a while as they traveled, trying to think of something polite to say that wouldn't be awkward. Smalltalk with ladies never had been his strongest suit.]

Your world have anything like space travel?

Space travel?

_{[She cocks her head to the side as she holds on, to get a better look at him.]}

Nothing of the sort, no. There are airships but no one travels higher than the birds.

[He smiled and reminded himself not to move much. He might unseat his passenger.]

Yeah, space travel. That's what I do back home. Well, actually I'm a doctor, but I'm on a spaceship. We're out at the edge of known space, so you never know what you might meet. Or who. I take care of the crew.

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