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TDM #19
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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 clear plastic top and pants along with clear plastic boots 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. ...At least, this would normally be the case. Enjoy your free time until orientation! Participation is mandatory by all new and old arrivals. The weather is stormy and miserable. There's flooding. Quite a bit of it. |
» » » VIRTUAL VOYAGE
 (cw: voyeurism, privacy violations)Ordinarily, new arrivals to Duplicity are sent on a tour of the city by train, but with the tracks currently underwater this month's tour is a little different. Instead they will assemble in a conference room on the third floor of the Orientation Center and watch a video that highlights the many beautiful locations of the Up, such as White Wall Bridge, Fiddler's Square, and North Park, complete with cheesy voiceover. The video also displays some… less beautiful landmarks in the Down, though that segment is shorter and much less complimentary. After the video concludes, it's time for the interactive portion of the tour! Tablets will be handed out, though there aren't enough for everyone so some people will have to share. These tablets are set up with a program allowing characters to look through various cameras in public areas around the city. They can click from one camera view to the next to explore or tap the 'randomize' button and see where they end up. There seems to be a glitch with the latter feature, however, that enables it to tap into camera feeds that aren't part of the carefully curated tour path. Security cameras in the lobbies and hallways of apartment buildings, hidden cameras in hotel rooms, webcams, and even the cameras on the communication devices that they all carry — any of these might pop up amidst the regular street views. Characters may suddenly find themselves a silent third party to a video call or spying on another LIER in an intimate moment. The question is, will they keep watching or click away? |
« « « SOGGY SLEEPOVER
 Due to the ongoing watery crisis, temporary accommodations have been arranged for until new arrivals are able to move into their assigned housing. Officials explain that the Submissive housing in the Down is partially flooded out and that the Dominant building in the Up, while not faring nearly as badly, has been experiencing electrical issues. As the apartments available to new Dominants are mainly on higher floors, this means an exhausting climb when the power goes out. In either case, the situation is not ideal. For now, Submissives are given blankets and sleeping bags in a hastily cleared-out hotel ballroom. There's plenty of floor space to spread out, but little else with which to create a sense of privacy. An adjoining set of restrooms provides the basic facilities (including a lube dispenser!) though a bath in the sink is as good as it gets for hygiene. Several room service carts loaded with bottled water and suggestively-named cheap pre-packaged snacks are refilled twice daily at meal times. If the Submissives sheltering here wish to better their circumstances, well, perhaps they should find a Dom to shack up with and sign a contract. Dominants each get a room to themselves, though LIEs haven't exactly sprung for the fanciest accommodations. Five star? Not even close. The rooms are small and garishly decorated, with minimal amenities. There's a tv on the dresser that only gets five channels — four of which are porn and the remaining channel is local news and weather. (No matter which channel you're watching, the immediate forecast is: wet.) At least they have a full bathroom. The hotel isn't serving food, but a few complimentary meal vouchers for a nearby restaurant can be found on the nightstand along with a 'sexy' welcome basket consisting of lube packets and a cheap vibrating dildo. All Dominants are strongly encouraged to visit the emergency Submissive shelter and rescue a Sub in need. PSAs featuring sad stock photos will be sent to their devices as a reminder. |
« « « TAKE THE STAIRS
 (cw: aphro, dub-con)With the steadily rising water and heavy rain, Duplicity’s utilities are feeling the strain of being increasingly waterlogged. The city is dotted with pockets of temporary power outages lasting a few hours at a time. It’s concerning, but there isn’t much city officials and engineers can do about their soaked infrastructure. All they can do is try to manage the blackouts and pray that a citywide one doesn’t befall the Up and Down. The area where the Orientation Center is situated is unfortunately prone to losing power, and those characters who decide to take the elevator instead of the stairs while attending Orientation may find themselves stopped in the dark with the doors sealed shut. The emergency system kicks in after a minute with dim red lighting and a voice over the intercom tells those trapped to keep calm. In addition to the emergency lights, a recording of smooth jazz will play over the intercom and air laced with a special blend of aphrodisiac will filter into the enclosed space. One last message over the intercom from whoever is on the other end reassures the stuck parties that the main power should be back on in an hour and in the meantime they should relax. So, what will you do with your trapped elevator buddy? You may find yourself wanting to sit next to them and open up about your feelings. Maybe you're feeling blabby, ready to get some things off your chest, or maybe you're more touchy-feely and you'd prefer to let your body do the talking. You have time, so why not take comfort in one another while waiting for the power to resume? |
« « « GET WET
 (cw: aphro, altered mental states, dub-con, exhibitionism)With the water level now at an all time high and with no sign of stopping, the locals are trying to avoid going out in it as much as possible. This need to stay dry (or at least not wade through murky water on the streets) has created quite a few job opportunities for those looking to make a quick buck. Whether it’s helping transport someone on a makeshift raft by pushing them slowly through the street or delivering food and other orders to customers, the demand is there. New arrivals will be offered these gigs, regardless of designation. Whether they decide to take on the jobs is up to them, but the incentive to do so includes an offer of better accommodations in a penthouse suite of Somass Hotel for those who provide the best service. It’s certainly an upgrade compared to the other lodgings that are available. Of course, there’s good reason the locals want to stay as dry as possible, aside from the annoyance of soggy clothes and pruney fingers. The murky water is contaminated with run-off chemicals from the waterlogged storm drains, that, with extended exposure, may cause irrational and impulsive behavior, especially with regards to sex. Get in an argument? Better fuck to make up. Want to bargain for a deal? Use your body. See someone whose rain boots are pretty stylish? Compliment them by offering yourself. Cause a problem with sex? Solve it with… even more sex. There’s also an even more unexpected side effect that’s cropped up - the urge to sing and dance in the rain, as if putting on an impromptu burlesque show. Wet clothes will be shed and tossed aside in the fervor of the act, baring it all to the elements and whatever audience might’ve formed in the process to watch the spectacle. |
« « « 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 can swim well and independently, they’re a Submissive. If your character cannot swim at all or needs assistance (flotation device), 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 presses his lips together, thinking. "Well, we're getting a little..." lot... "out of my level on the theoretical physics, but if you're only giving names and not details about the names, you're probably okay. Like, if someone went back and told, like, FDR that this jerk, Hitler, was gonna be a real problem some day, maybe FDR makes a couple different decisions when that names pops up - things he maybe waited on in the existing timeline. And it makes some little changes and things are still fine. That's probably okay. But if someone runs into FDR's office in 1935 and says 'look, there's this guy coming who is going to ruin everything, you need to send someone to take him out now' and someone goes to kill Hitler - that could make a BIG mess in the timeline and make things way worse." McCoy's just gonna have to get used to the rambling. It's a thing.
"Oh! Stephen King wrote a book kinda about this. 11.22.63 about the Kennedy assassination. The main character goes through this weird time blip thing back to like 1960 and decides to wait out the three years until the assassination to see if he can stop it. The problem is, as he gets closer to the actual date and he starts trying to change things, the timeline starts to get really cranky and throws things in the way to make his attempts harder. So, like little stuff, the timeline shrugs off, but big things, it starts putting up roadblocks because changing big stuff can hurt the timeline. Like - Chaos Theory gone wild." He doesn't even realize he does this sometimes. He just gets started and it keeps going.
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He nodded as the kid talked. It was still surprising to someone who knew what he was talking about in the first place and one who could carry on a real conversation on the subject? It was pretty damned impressive! And Peter had good insights, which really made him wonder if the kid didn't have first-hand knowledge, "You've done this before, haven't you? The time travel thing? What happened back home Peter?"
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"But, more than that, I really like science. My main focus is chemistry, but I dip into physics too. And the places where those two overlap." This is still probably the weirdest conversation scenario.
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He lit right up when Peter mentioned chemistry, "I love chemistry! And all science really. Doctor and all that, but science is just the best! You plan to be a chemist when you grow up?" It wasn't meant to be insulting, but it might come across that way. McCoy would apologize if it did insult the kid.
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He grins a bit - hard to do here... they are still trapped in a broken elevator that doesn't really seem to be on the road to being fixed. "Science is awesome! It explains everything. Um - I dunno that I'll be a straight up chemist. I kinda want to work for Mr. Stark's company in some capacity. I'm sure I'll figure something out." He could probably work for Stark Industries right out of high school, but he should probably do college at least.
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He grabbed the chance to talk science with both hands, "It is and it does! Science is my religion!" It really was, "Who's Mr. Stark and what does he do? I mean, what would do for him?"
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He laughs a little at the religion declaration. But it falters a little after that. "Mr. Stark... was a friend." He misses him a lot. "He had this big company - his wife is the CEO. He - he was really smart and made a whole lot of super cool stuff. Like, mechanical engineering and A.I. systems." Among many many other things. And he shrugs. "I dunno what I'd do there. I'm sure there's lots of really interesting things I could do."
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Shit. Oh shit. McCoy hadn't meant to depress the kid! He got up and moved over, sitting next to Peter, and slid an arm around his shoulders, "Hey, hey I'm sorry. I'm sorry Peter. I didn't mean to bring up a sad memory. I'm sure you'd be great at his company. I bet his wife hires you the second you apply!" There was respect there, a lot of it, and enough grief to tell him there wasn't a fight separating them but death. The way he talked sounded too permanent for anything else.
"I'm sorry . . ."
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"It's okay," he says. No way McCoy could've known. "I - I didn't even realized I still missed him this much," he says quietly. It's probably because he's been dragged into some weird place away from... everything.
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He gave the kid's shoulders a squeeze and couldn't help thinking how young Peter was. It hurt his heart to see that grief in him, "You wanna tell me about him, what happened? We can change the subject if it's easier, but he sounds like a good man. If you liked him that much, he musta been worth knowing." And sometimes it hurt less when you talked to someone about a loss.
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"He sacrificed himself to save the ship. To save us all. Went into the core and . . . and took way more radiation than even our advanced tech could deal with. He died too." He died. The Jim in the city wasn't the Jim from his time, this younger Jim hadn't made that sacrifice yet, hadn't suffered all those losses. And he couldn't stand to tell the man what was in store. McCoy sniffled himself, swiping at his face with his free hand.
"We got lucky. We got lucky as all hell. That bastard's blood saved him, brought him back from death even though it shoulda been impossible. That's the only reason I've still got him. Because we had that bastard and his god damned blood. I'm so sorry I'm not from your world Peter. I'm so god damned sorry . . ." He hugged the boy tighter, sick at the knowledge he could have saved that Mr. Stark for the kid if he only had some of that blood. Well, and lived in Peter's world . . .
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"I... wish I could have done... something. Anything." He sighs a little. "He did so much for me and I feel like I didn't do anything." He isn't usually this morose - he doesn't know what's going on. Stress, probably.
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"Most of the time, we don't get a miracle. Most of the time, we gotta say goodbye and it hurts. It hurts so much when we love 'em that much. But it does get easier. Over time. With other friends. You just . . . you just try to remember the good, you know? All the good they did, all the good they made us feel." He started to stroke Peter's hair absently, as he did with Luke when the guy wanted to get cuddly. It was soothing for him, and hopefully for Peter too.
"We've lost a lot of people over the years, and it never gets easier. But we do have the good memories. We'll always have that. And your Mr. Stark sounds like one of the best."
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"He was kind of a jerk, actually." Peter's not being mean; even Tony would say he was a jerk sometimes. He snorts a tiny sound that's almost a laugh. "But, he was also fucking brilliant." In that stupidly frustrating way that made you want to hit him because he was usually right about whatever it was. "I don't know how he manage to not figure out how to not die. He figured out everything else."
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"We're really lucky he mostly wants what's good for the ship, otherwise we might have some real problems." Well, what was good for the ship and what was good in his bed, but it was all good in the end. Of course, putting Peter together with Jim could be a terrible idea, for Peter. But if it made the kid feel a little better to have someone a little like his Mr. Stark . . .
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He nods at McCoy's continuation. "Oh, same for Mr. Stark. If he was a super-villain, the world would have been in big trouble."
Peter glances at the doors and the ceiling. "I get the feeling that this isn't like your average everyday elevator, huh?" There doesn't seem to be the hatch on the top like Earth ones - though those are a bitch to get through, since they're sealed so only maintenance folks can open them. "I... could probably open the doors back home, but this place is really really into telling us that things don't work the same way they do back in our own worlds." Doesn't mean he doesn't want to try to get the doors open.
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But he did. And McCoy knew just how smart Jim really was, and that he probably didn't even realize how he managed to find answers where there shouldn't be any. Just because people told you you were smart didn't mean you had to believe it. Or embrace it. Jim never had, not the way it sounded like Stark did. But it was interesting they both knew a similar type of man. And loved him so dearly. He wasn't sure what he'd do if Jim died and there wasn't another miracle. He just . . . couldn't even imagine it. Refused to.
McCoy glanced around too, noting the lack of anything that looked like a way to get out, "How do you think you'd get the doors open Pete? You have a pry bar in your pocket?" He gave the kid a smile, but he wasn't dumb enough to discount someone due to age. If the kid had an idea, he'd give it all the weight and consideration as if it came from someone his own age. Years didn't confer wisdom, experience did.
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Tony knew he was smart. No one had ever had to tell him. He knew and had the ego to go with it. That didn't bother Peter. It was kinda nice to see someone be smart and sort of make sure everyone knew and they could back it up with things they'd done. Peter wasn't sure he'd ever manage to be quite like that.
For possibly the first time since they got locked in this stupid elevator, Peter grins a bit. "Considering this outfit lacks anything in the way of storage, no," he says. "I do happen to be like way stronger than normal people though. But, like I said, I dunno that these people would make opening that door easy based on what I heard in orientation."
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Because honestly? That would never have occurred to McCoy or Jim. They'd have made weapons probably. Maybe worked up some kind of distraction. But a giant metal suit? No way.
McCoy eyed the boy, suddenly itching for his tricorder. But he'd have to move to get it and hugging Peter was still comforting, "Just how much stronger are you? And is it genetic? I thought you were human, but it wouldn't be the first time I was wrong around here. Would you mind if I took a scan?" The last was automatic. He didn't even think about how insulting it might sound.
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Peter probably wouldn't have thought of a giant metal suit either.
"Um, a lot. Not genetic. I am human. What kind of scan?" he answers the questions in order. He is very much human, just with slightly mutated DNA. He doesn't know exactly how it happened or why it worked. And he doesn't usually reveal his whole Spider-Man identity to strangers, but - unusual circumstances.
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McCoy smiled at the kid and gave his shoulders another squeeze, "Willing to tell me what happened? I promise I won't spread it around, and the scan would be with my tricorder. It's in my far pocket or I'd show it to ya. Doesn't hurt a bit but it'd tell me a lot. If you're willing." It was that doctor thing again. He couldn't help himself! Part of it was always curiosity, but the larger part was a need to heal. If he knew how people functioned when they were healthy, it gave him a leg up for figuring out how and where to start on treatment if they ended up a patient. And he was meeting so many unique people in the city! It was a dream come true!
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He blinks and gives a bit of a look to the good doctor - what? He's mostly naked in a broken elevator, he's allowed to be a little grouchy. "Bit by an experimental spider. And to answer inevitable questions: yes, it hurt, the spider's dead, and I have no idea how it works, but I'm really strong and I can stick to walls. At least, I assume it still works here. And you said what you'd scan with, not what kind of scan it would be."
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A little like one of Luke's information dumps. That boy could summarize like a champ but peter wasn't too far behind. And like his conversations with Luke, it only birthed more questions instead of answering them. It took him a while to respond as he made sure he'd processed all the information.
"It scans just about everything. All your systems. That gives me the broadest range to look at. Respiration, circulatory, nervous, gastrointestinal . . . Pretty much everything. Is there a scar from the bite?"
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Peter usually throws in a lot more words, but he'd done the spidey-run-down a couple times and the same sort of questions always come up, so he skipped ahead.
"You just have like a pocket-sized machine that does full body scans?" We mentioned science is cool, right? "No scar. Fancy little spider gave me like accelerated healing powers too." Among like a bunch of other things.
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