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Duplicity Game Mods ([personal profile] duplicitymods) wrote in [community profile] duplicitymemes2018-10-14 04:38 pm
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TDM #2


« « « TEST DRIVE MEME » » »




« « « OUT OF CLUTTER FIND SIMPLICITY


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.

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 highrise. 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. Either way it's raining! Still.

Enjoy your free time until orientation! Participation is mandatory by all new arrivals.



» » » LIES TRAVEL IN COMPANY




The day after stepping through the door and participating in orientation, LIERS are assembled together in the Up for a tour of Duplicity in its entirety. 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.



« « « A. WAIST. OF. LEEWAYS.




The rain continues to drizzle, but it’s finally slowing enough for the citizens of Duplicity to catch their breath. With the influx of new LIERS, people make quick work of fixing the damages from Tumenalia—a combination of preparation and wanting to welcome more participants to orientation.

Typically, travel between the Up and the Down is rather seamless with the use of the elevators, and with the end of the holiday comes a regular schedule for transportation between the two areas of Duplicity. Yet, mysterious powers are at play once again. Or so it seems. Stepping onto the elevators does not deliver its occupants to their desired location; instead, they are ushered into rooms designed to be escaped. There are a variety of themes, but the most popular seem to be Room A, Room B, and Room C. While they follow the usual guidelines for any escape room, there are a few “catches” that might not be noticeable at first. Each clue is only accessible to those of the corresponding designation. Submissives are responsible for unlocking the first and third of the three clues, and even if a Dominant figures out what it is and how to use it, they will not be any closer to escaping unless the Submissive plays a key role in interacting with these clues.

Things to note about these rooms: the third clue requires some sort of sexual engagement to be considered “clear” of it. After the allotted time of one (1) hour, if those inside haven’t managed to escape, the Submissives will be removed from the room and the Dominants will remain until they can successfully help the new Submissives escape the room. Each time, the clues will be reset and change; they will never be the same.




» » » THE KEY TO HEARTS




Meanwhile, in the Down, a local charity organization has sent out notices for a black-tie fundraiser to be held during the evening to raise awareness of homeless Submissive children. Invitations are sent via the devices, and there are even fliers posted all across the Up and the Down. If in attendance of the event, the waitstaff will be taking down the names of all uncontracted Submissives; no other explanation of what it’s for is mentioned throughout the evening. And while donations are completely voluntary, any contributions made helps to further the main endeavor of the cause. However, it seems most people are present to network and find someone that might fill a contract slot. So, eat, drink, and dance until it all winds down and everyone decides to go home. The only “catch”? Dominants draw the name of one Submissive to accompany them back to the Up, and those who are left will be paired up for the sake of no one leaving alone.



« « « MOD & OOC NOTES



Please read carefully.

Dominant and Submissive TDM assignments: All characters whose first name begins with the following ( A, C, E, G, I, K, M, O, Q, S, U, W, and Y ) are Dominants. All characters whose first name begins with the following ( B, D, F, H, J, L, N, P, R, T, V, X, and Z ) are Submissives. Players with characters that are a number use the first letter to spell that number. To use this TDM as a door pass please link this on your app and place whether it is dominant or submissive.

For the escape room prompt players can make up the clues they find. They may be extremely sexual or something simple like moving a painting off a wall.

Also, any locations throughout Duplicity are available for TDM prompts as well!

Please remember to mark any necessary content, and have fun!!




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ilyushka: (how'd i ever get so lost?)

[personal profile] ilyushka 2018-10-17 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
[ he breathes a laugh, shaking his head. ] Not quite as new, at least. [ he slips to the other man's side, fingers briefly brushing his forearm before falling away again. ] I've been here just under a month. Not long enough to be terribly adjusted to life here, but certainly long enough to answer most questions you have, I expect.

[ and julian being julian, of course he's picked up a great deal of information-- though particularly in the down, considering his mark and his general preference for working amongst the less fortunate folk in any city he finds himself in. ]

If you like, I can show you around a bit. You might say that I've courted a number of Dominants in the short time I've been here-- [ that might be a slightly strong word, when most of the courtship had been spent in bed, but one has to begin somewhere, yes? ] --so I'm fairly familiar with the Up. Or if you're tired, we can return to your rooms to talk. [ or, well, whatever sam wants to do. julian isn't particularly picky. ]
sightlines: (eyes narrowed)

[personal profile] sightlines 2018-10-17 01:10 am (UTC)(link)
[ Who would murder an old lady? It would be a senseless crime. Well -- mostly because she's practically a nobody, here. From what she knows of Ogundimu, he's more subtle than that, which is what makes him a threat.

A laughing couple stumbles onto the balcony, a darkhaired Dominant and a pale Submissive with a collar around their neck, ending pressed up against each other in a patch of shadows. Neither of them pays the tense conversation any mind, but Ana watches them out of the corner of her eye anyway. Despite the nonchalance of her posture, every nerve in her body is tuned to the presence of the man beside her. She acknowledges his statement with another nod. It's true enough.
]

I suppose it's more to your taste.

[ A faint note of distaste creeps into her voice. ]

Though from everything I've heard, I would have thought you preferred it when people fought back.
kuroi_taiyo: (48)

[personal profile] kuroi_taiyo 2018-10-17 01:10 am (UTC)(link)
... In less than a day? Haven't decided on anyone yet.

[ There's a lot of options out there. An entire Up, in fact. ]

I'm young, attractive and nothing would be worse than dealing with the organization, so this will be easy.
friendshipvow: (024)

c:

[personal profile] friendshipvow 2018-10-17 01:13 am (UTC)(link)
[ It does feel a bit like their many play-dates as children, stealing Corrin away to some quiet corner of the Northern Fortress and out of the way.

Silas was gladdened enough to stand and serve by Corrin's side again to begin with, and now to have him here at his side in this strange land as well... What else could Silas ask for?
]

It is such a strange land, is it not? I find I am not entirely sure what all of it means...

[ Tattoos on throats dividing classes, and setting behaviors? And such... openness about intimacy, as well. It is all definitely very, very strange. ]

I am glad you have found me. It's always easier to face the next battle with friends at your side.

[ Silas nudges Corrin with his shoulder, and his smile turns teasing. ]

Hopefully you haven't been causing too much trouble. Especially since I haven't been there to cause it with you.
Edited 2018-10-17 01:13 (UTC)
capturingeternity: (You want to be someone else?)

[personal profile] capturingeternity 2018-10-17 01:14 am (UTC)(link)
He has no desire to actually end up in jail or worse, and he knows he's flirting with that risk if he keeps loitering here. But the danger is also appealing in a way and keeps him from running, and makes him drift a little closer.

"Well, I'm not going to turn an offer down."
illuminescent: (Lucy - sunshine)

[personal profile] illuminescent 2018-10-17 01:15 am (UTC)(link)
[She does not catch his hand, for all that she wants to, so she can hold it, as if she can discover his magic and shape it with her own hands.

She can't. She wouldn't, anyway.]


Is that what you've done now?

[She looks up at him.]

Are you a wizened old skull, disguised as a handsome man?
yakyuuman: (055 homeruns)

[personal profile] yakyuuman 2018-10-17 01:15 am (UTC)(link)
I guess I did! Hahahaha!

[ This dude is a riot. He likes him. ]

Well, I still don't know anything about you! I'm Jyushimatsu! Who are you? Tell me!

[ He's fond of machine gun speeches, because he says all that in a single breath. ]
madetoram: (Default)

[personal profile] madetoram 2018-10-17 01:15 am (UTC)(link)
[Okay so he hasn't seen Sinbad. That confidence has Masrur rolling his eyes before he shrugs.]

Guess you do...
yamori: (014)

[personal profile] yamori 2018-10-17 01:15 am (UTC)(link)
[ Well if nothing else, that makes Iwai laugh. ]

A while, he says. This drive is taking a while. I'd say a handful of millennia constitutes more than a while.

[ At least he's amused, anyway. It's better than trying to think too hard about the fact that ten thousand years pass and then there are androids that look very much like humans. ]

So we're not around anymore, huh? Can't say I'm surprised. The fact that the planet's still even goin' at that point is the actual shock here. Doubt your first impressions are any good.
thisis: (pic#)

its an arcade

[personal profile] thisis 2018-10-17 01:15 am (UTC)(link)
[Arcueid tends to think that two out of three of those are good. She wouldn't want to be a submissive, because it'd be a whole lot of work, and she is very cute, thank you for noticing, and being cute makes a lot of things easier. Though she isn't going to pretend her looks haven't caused her trouble.

And the dress is nice, even if it isn't quite her style. At least, not right now. When she notices the girl looking, she grins across at her, sets her plate down and puts her arms behind her back, leans forward, letting her eyes keep wandering.
]

Nah, if God wanted to punish you, he'd do it much more painfully, I think. [Arcueid's talking about something pretty heavy, but her tone's light, casual - she doesn't put much stock into things like that, for. A very, very long list of fairly obvious reasons, that she isn't about to share with some kid who's clearly smashed.]

But for the booze - imagine if rocks were liquid? That's what swallowing vodka feels like.[Not that she's a connoisseur - she'll certainly never be the type that sits at the top of a castle sipping wine - but she likes flaunting some of her experience.]
terraria: art source: remnim@Twitter (● pouting)

[personal profile] terraria 2018-10-17 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
I could, but it did belong to my parents. It seems a bit... disrespectful.

[ He touches the frosted crystal staff at his back, a little concerned. ]
historyrepeating: (and the squirming blades)

[personal profile] historyrepeating 2018-10-17 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
[Honestly, truthfully, she hadn't expected him to argue that particular point. He was a smart android, programmed that way of course but also just on a different level that was all 9S, too quick for his own good and quick to put things together. It was why he got into the trouble he tended to, but it's also something she can't deny admiring about him, finding useful in battle or when her own resolved slipped and she needed a reminder to remember their training.

Having their partnership thrown back in her face makes her look away, loath to really commit to breaking it when all she's ever wanted is-

Emotions are prohibited. Things are only black and white.

Why is it getting so much harder to believe that?]


The humans should be our first concern, not each other. If she was a threat, you should have eliminated her. I know you're strong enough to.
callmenines: twitter @ nona_ennea (02)

[personal profile] callmenines 2018-10-17 01:17 am (UTC)(link)
[Don't mind 9S as he just stares dumbfounded as A2 tosses crumbs onto the ground, only for the roomba to hoover them up once they're detected. Any anxiety of the little robot being a threat is wiped away instantly at the display.

Oh no. He likes it.]


...It's kind of cute.
weaponizedhope: (8)

Key to Hearts

[personal profile] weaponizedhope 2018-10-17 01:17 am (UTC)(link)
[Takumi isn't the only one who doesn't like parties, or at least formal gatherings like this where at least ninety percent of the people present are phoning in actually wanting to be here and there's still that nagging feeling in the back of his head about how the way they were taking down names couldn't possibly be a good thing... but! What the hell, he's here now, it's as good a time as any to try to meet people. And rather than go for the obvious social butterflies, he figures he might have a better shot at making allies by looking for the other people who're also pretty uncomfortable with this whole situation.

Also because being stuck here is going to be decidedly less worse if he can make a few friends.

So when he approaches, dressed decidedly quite fancy in a classy white-and-pink getup thanks to his magical transformation (quite fancy considering he also has the mark identifying himself as a sub), he doesn't try to stick to the usual polite small talk because it's preeeetty obvious Takumi is not somebody enjoying this party. And when he speaks, it's in a somewhat quieter tone, preferring if not too many people listened in.]


I'd ask if you're having fun but between you and me, I can't help but feel a bit like I'm in a pit full of wolves right now.
coffeeandfire: (quiet smile)

[personal profile] coffeeandfire 2018-10-17 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
In that case.

[Ignis kicks off his shoes and sits on the bed, laying down moments later.]

Perhaps a nap is the best for both of us, right now...
sightlines: (arms folded)

[personal profile] sightlines 2018-10-17 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
[ Ana inclines her head. ]

No, not that I know of. [ She folds her hands in her lap, expression distant for a moment. ] Even if I did run into people I might know, most of them are...estranged.

[ An understated way of putting it. ]
a2brutus: (016)

[personal profile] a2brutus 2018-10-17 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
Kind of.

[A2 concedes, only because 9S did first. Look at it. Hear it's hongry little beeps as it whirrs away back to the edge of the wall and continues its job.]
drankit: little-luna (14)

[personal profile] drankit 2018-10-17 01:19 am (UTC)(link)
Castiel. What are Wingdings?

[ help him help himself help you. ]
karappo: <user name=winterbolt> (Default)

[personal profile] karappo 2018-10-17 01:20 am (UTC)(link)
[He's so positive? So much so that Karamatsu should probably be wondering if this is a trick or something...but of course he doesn't, he's Karamatsu. And something about All Might makes him hard to not trust.]

For you, my friend, my heart will be stitched to my sleeve. But you must tell me all about yourself as well, All Might-san!

[All about yourself. All of it.]
hikarichan: (Life's too short to care)

[personal profile] hikarichan 2018-10-17 01:20 am (UTC)(link)
I hope that doesn't include me.

[But Hikari's already done one embarrassing thing, she might as well go along with this, no matter what comes up. Slowly, she turns on her heel, fingers tracing the wall. Push a brick - nope. Push the next brick - nope.]

... This isn't even a large room. [But this is still going to take forever.]
high_warlock: (035)

[personal profile] high_warlock 2018-10-17 01:21 am (UTC)(link)
[ He cocks an eyebrow and gives her a sidelong, playful glance. ]

I did tell you I was eight centuries old, my dear.

[ He lets that sit for exactly a second before smiling and shaking his head. ]

No, I stopped aging at a certain point. I'll stay like this forever. For as long as I live.
sightlines: (lil smile)

[personal profile] sightlines 2018-10-17 01:21 am (UTC)(link)
[ The child is serious about this plan, bless her heart. Audacious, too, which surprises a chuckle out of her. ]

Mm. I suppose concrete doesn't have the same give as flesh.
misleaded: (pic#12016655)

[personal profile] misleaded 2018-10-17 01:22 am (UTC)(link)
[ Ouma grins, tossing out his hands. ]

I've been here for yeaaars!! They like, work me to the bone and never pay me enough for this, y'know? This whole orientation for new Subs thing...

[ God here he goes. ]

But yeah, you're just gonna have to do a few freaky things, and then they'll let you go. You down for that, Band-Aid Boy?

[ You better give your name before that becomes permanent, Nice. ]
kuroi_taiyo: (155)

[personal profile] kuroi_taiyo 2018-10-17 01:23 am (UTC)(link)
Give me about five months and I'll turn this place upside-down.

[ Hah. You like what he did there? ]
weaponizedhope: (8)

[personal profile] weaponizedhope 2018-10-17 01:23 am (UTC)(link)
That's... well, alright then. [Which is said in this sort of quiet disbelief, like he's heard of some pretty dumb forms of society but one literally based on blood color, for a race that apparently has multicolored blood or something, he's quickly getting the impression her home ain't any better than his.

But hey, that makes her kind of a natural ally in a place like this doesn't it?]


Oh! I don't think I introduced myself or anything... just call me Reverie, what's your name anyways? [oh god forest raised alien girl please have a name his meager human brain can comprehend.]