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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!!




» » » MAIN NAVIGATION « « «

definingfuture: (T - I'm always telling the truth.)

[personal profile] definingfuture 2018-10-17 03:49 am (UTC)(link)
[For a minute the man with his name just stares back at him, dumbfounded, and Tony, seeing it in his eyes is concerned that the experience might be too much. He's used to it, been through enough strange lives enough times that this isn't the weirdest thing that has happened to him this month, but the other Stark looks like he's having trouble swallowing it. And then that passes and he finds his voice and Tony breaths a sigh of relief for him.]

I'd prefer if we didn't start off by filing ourselves into alignment-based roles right off the bat, but, um, yes. I guess you could say we're different versions of each other. But it's not precisely mirrored. You probably noticed that by now. We're just... quantum universe off shoots of each other. Like neighbors, in a sense. Or brothers? Sort of.

[And just to get the question out of the way, he puts his hand on Tony's shoulder. See? No world-ending explosion.]

It's a lot less dramatic than that. We're not time-traveling.
defragmenting: sprite. (✒ got eaten by a lion)

[personal profile] defragmenting 2018-10-17 03:49 am (UTC)(link)
[ wow, what an idiot. monika sincerely hopes she didn't pull this guy's name and be forced to take him home.

oh yes, she can see that tattoo on his neck, and now she has regrets. what if her luck is bad here like it was in the game? that would suck. she hates this already. ]


Nice try, but I think I'll still pass. [ moving on: ] So, I take it they didn't have any clothes that fit you?

[ motioning toward his ripped jeans and his anime shirt. because. my dude.. ]
likethelight: (83)

[personal profile] likethelight 2018-10-17 03:50 am (UTC)(link)
[ Well..

He is a circus performer. ♥ ]


Heh. [ He cocks his head to the side then with just such an innocently cheerful sort of smile it couldn't quite be called cheeky. Maybe just a touch impish, in a co-conspirator way.

Because the moment she takes his hands there's a white ethereal essence that coalesces around his shoulders, like the beginnings of a feathered cowl. Before it quickly wraps down his arm and gloves the hand she's holding in a faintly glowing white fabric, and then rushes down his back to unfurl as a voluminous cloak that's ragged at the edges with shifting feathers. Pure white-gold light at first, before it fades to a dimmer white material. It briefly has a faint hum, a gust of wind from the air it pushes back, and a holy energy to it.

(His left hand became a rather large claw along the way as well, in black, white, and gold, but that's more something that can't be helped.)

And so, very quickly before he draws attention like that, he jumps over the side of the railing with her.

Just like that. ]
Edited 2018-10-17 03:53 (UTC)
hungerneverfed: (sass | chatter)

[personal profile] hungerneverfed 2018-10-17 03:50 am (UTC)(link)
Of course, Ms. Neria. Please call me Jonathan. [You will pry his personal formality with women from his cold, and even deader fingers. He hadn't started calling Elisabeth by her first name without a title until she'd professed her love to him.]

I think the Down may be in need of one, judging by the desperate conditions. I cannot imagine what Submissives do if they have no Dominant to see to their medical care when it's needed. A free clinic in the Down, if it is allowed, might well provide some sense of security to those without a contract. And if the organizers of this event are so very concerned with the plight of Submissives, perhaps it may well do to whisper the idea into the right ears if you're able to find them.

They may be especially in need if more events such as this Tumenalia are come to pass. If there's something I might be able to do to assist you, please let me know. Perhaps scouting out likely locations?
littlepandora: (Default)

[personal profile] littlepandora 2018-10-17 03:50 am (UTC)(link)
[ Her narrow shoulders shift slightly. He's not wrong, and in that little speech, he sounds like the Hound. But this guy seems disappointing corporeal. ]

Yes. You can contract with an interested dominant, I suppose. Most other choices seem to lead to unpayable fines and time spent in the people zoo.

... So, really. The prices are steep on either side.
princessascended: (I'm sorry what?)

Lies

[personal profile] princessascended 2018-10-17 03:51 am (UTC)(link)
[Why hello there miss wolf-eared lady, you've just spooked a young girl riding home on the train!

Kairi jumps a little when she feels the woman next to her just flops against her, clearly asleep. She blinks a couple times, then lifts up a hand to poke her... but thinks better of it upon studying her a bit. She gets this weird feeling she can't quite place that this woman is more than she seems, for more reasons than the wolf ears, and that maybe bugging her by waking her up wouldn't be the greatest of ideas.

Granted, being a pillow for a woman she's never met before wasn't exactly on the bucket list... but at the same time, she can't help but just reach curiously out to one of those ears because hey, if the lady's going to fall asleep on her, she can at least indulge her curiosity about those, right?
]
finethanks: (☆ in the world)

[personal profile] finethanks 2018-10-17 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, you meant it in exchange?

[That's cute. It's not even strange to him, since for a long time he thought friendship was just exchanging the ability to use each other...]

I see. Despite my own appearance, my strength is average, but there are times when I could use assistance like that. Thank you very much.
a2brutus: (003)

[personal profile] a2brutus 2018-10-17 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
You don't get to say that to me. [A2 says, seething right now as what passes for blood boils in her systems.] Prove to me you're not infected right now, or I'll dismantle you on this train, so help me.
a2brutus: (024)

[personal profile] a2brutus 2018-10-17 03:53 am (UTC)(link)
Incentive I guess to find a dominant.

[Is what she says, watching a bunch of them leave.]
conscitus: (pic#)

[personal profile] conscitus 2018-10-17 03:53 am (UTC)(link)
A look of concern briefly flits across Sam's face when she looks down so quickly, though he just as quickly reminds himself that this is just the typical interaction that's expected of them in public. He's not aware of too many specific rules, but Submissives are definitely told to remember their place, and there are too many judgmental Dominant eyes here to be anything except formal. So he accepts it, smoothing out his own expression into neutrality as he nods, slipping a hand to her shoulder to guide her along with him.

"It's fine. Like the rifle, yeah, but that's not my family. At least not any family that I know." It's very likely that there's a connection somewhere, he just hasn't found it. It's actually proven quite difficult to dig through family trees when he can't find very much at all that goes past their grandparents, at least not in any records he's seen himself.

He'll wait until they're outside the main door to drop his hand back to his side, exhaling a sigh as he turns to properly look down at her again, his posture and tone clearly relaxing somewhat now that they're not being watched so closely.

"Do you have to go through that every time they have an event around here?"
defragmenting: sprite. (✒ ask where you are i'm gonna say)

[personal profile] defragmenting 2018-10-17 03:53 am (UTC)(link)
Ahahaha, ummm...!

What's the technology like where you're from?

CHIVALRY INTENSIFIES

[personal profile] excaliburnt 2018-10-17 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
Indeed it would not be. At birth, I was given another name.

[Which she still fails to elaborate on. Maybe someday, assuming he survives this.]

And when I won my throne, I was given another title: King of Knights. Be it indirectly or otherwise, you were born from my legend, among a thousand other tales of chivalry and sacrifice. So I ask you once more, and implore you to answer wisely.

[She holds out her hand; a mild but powerful gesture.]

I beseech you with the fullest authority of my crown: does my strength not command the respect you would afford any other man? Am I not equal?
wiseass: (Default)

[personal profile] wiseass 2018-10-17 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
There's something very pacifying in the way that Sam looks now. Dressed down in sweats, with wet hair, you'd almost consider him a nine to fiver with no experience killing people or monsters. No hand at all in the fate of things. It's the first time she's ever seen either of the brothers come close to non-threatening. Normal, and like a person that someone could actually confide in without hitting the wall beforehand.

"You guessed it," the walk didn't bother her. In a weird way, it was comforting, just on the off chance she got attacked. The possibility for it in this new setting was a lot more likely. The whole setup played right into the situation, and it's not something she ever wanted to face again.

Claire leans back against the first surface available to her and takes a second to read the room. He's so at ease in these situations, and she can see that her future will probably end up very similar. At some point, a person gets desensitized. "So, what we do know so far? You're the information station."
defragmenting: sprite. (✒ you're dying to... loooove....)

1/2

[personal profile] defragmenting 2018-10-17 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
Aw, NOW you're flirting with me!

I can tell because no one's ever said anything like that to me before.
fairysong: (33)

[personal profile] fairysong 2018-10-17 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
Pass out in a room alone with a strange man? Why not drizzle honey on my skin and walk into a bear's den?

[Still, it seems that her grumpiness is subsiding, or at least not being turned on him so much, because there's no real venom in her words. Sheryl takes some time to consider the room, eventually settling on those big red curtains. Something has to be behind them, right?] Apology accepted. My name is Sheryl-- yours?

[She pulls back one of the curtains.] Oh! A window!

[Not that they can see where it leads. It looks completely blacked out. Or perhaps there's just a dark room beyond it? The only thing she can see in it is her own reflection.]
powerthirsty: (pic#10345703)

[personal profile] powerthirsty 2018-10-17 03:56 am (UTC)(link)
[Everyone is categorized as either useful or useless. Aizawa has been - take pride in this - placed among the useful. Disappointingly, nothing turned up behind the lifeless still-life.

It was enough to inspire Red to move from the spot he's claimed, and get closer. The brushstrokes look amateur. That's besides the point, since Red feels nothing akin to guilt regardless of what he destroys.]

Like this.

[That colour of the berries wasn't used anywhere else in the composition and most telling of all, he could smell it. The paint wasn't fully dry. Why the theme was apparently physical senses, he didn't care, or know if putting his hand up to it and scraping the paint off with his fingernails counted as 'touch'. Maybe they would have to taste something too, these fruits symbolized elsewhere, or each other.]

Can you read that?

[Red can't. Whatever's written underneath frustrates him slightly.]
a2brutus: (024)

[personal profile] a2brutus 2018-10-17 03:56 am (UTC)(link)
That was the plan.

[She says, with a tone that says Obviously.]

It not being smart is kind of the charm though.
defragmenting: sprite. (✒ that's cool but if my friends)

private;

[personal profile] defragmenting 2018-10-17 03:57 am (UTC)(link)
Are they really more nerdy than MMOs or high fantasy tabletop games?

[ but she's laughing because she can't e v e n d e n y i t. there's something inherently skeevy about visual novels a lot of the time. especially if they're harem games with an 18+ rating. ]

Well, I come from one of those! Except I didn't get my own route, so I had to improvise a little.
hungerneverfed: (neutral | talk)

[personal profile] hungerneverfed 2018-10-17 03:57 am (UTC)(link)
[He wonders for a moment if it's some sort of pseudonym. It sounds like one. But Jonathan isn't going to judge for the moment. He inclines his head as he makes note of the scarred hand and grips the other man more gently than he might otherwise. The vampire's hand is cool to the touch, but otherwise unremarkable. He uses the brief connection to feel out more of those parasites, trying to get a gauge on where they are and what damage they might be causing. If it's in the blood he can typically get a decent read.]

Dr. Strange. We meet under unfortunate circumstances, but I shall look forward working with you. The lift would not open for me when I tried it earlier. Perhaps it requires the touch of a Dominant? Though, I wonder if this room does not have some greater purpose if we've both been deposited here.
finethanks: (☆ 136)

[personal profile] finethanks 2018-10-17 03:58 am (UTC)(link)
I'm being careful, as always.

[Of course he's not going to just sit here the whole time. Even if his body is still tired from arriving here at all, and even if he could pass out if he works too hard in any way... he wants to have fun above all else.

So, he slips off the couch and stands, moving over to peer at things right beside Keito. He's crouching, checking lower shelves there, and at the very bottom, there's a music box. He holds it up with both hands, still crouching low to the floor.]


How could you miss something obvious like this, Keito? Do you need a new prescription? But if I open it up and find the way to get out, then it won't work, so please take it from me and solve this.

[It's no ordinary music box. There's some sort of puzzle on the front to unlock it. And inside is a small folded paper with instructions on it that Eichi is absolutely going to snag as soon as he sees it. But, Keito has to open it first.]
hamonbubbles: (what now?)

Re: B

[personal profile] hamonbubbles 2018-10-17 03:59 am (UTC)(link)
So what are you then, 90?

[Caesar folds his arms and takes a good look at Joseph. He's still very fit, but he can tell Joseph was slacking. He raised an eyebrow.]

So you did defeat them. And then what? What landed you here in hell with me?
danavira: (pic#12279883)

[personal profile] danavira 2018-10-17 03:59 am (UTC)(link)
[ the purpose of this ball seems lost on the lot of mass gathered below them; lost in their pleasures and not on the suffering of others. Following the other's gaze, it seems that Karna briefly frowns, a fleeting shadow over his features. ]

Yes I have.

[ and for what cross purposes? he could glean from the orientation and the subsequent seminars and such as to what the expected conclusion to that meeting might be. It's something that he wouldn't have considered as an option. ]

They think we are mere beasts, to think only of pleasure.
stabbersinyerfambles: (memory)

[personal profile] stabbersinyerfambles 2018-10-17 03:59 am (UTC)(link)
Mmn, you can keep it only to 'Cehd'ra', if you prefer.

[The part of him that's touched by the admiration in Asra's voice isn't so deep down as to be unnoticeable, even as it's also embarrassing. His tail tip curls back and forth as he averts his eyes and bites his cheek, though it all stills at the question of family.

No one's asked about them before.]


...I do not imagine they know. Or, if they do, what they might think. It is tradition for men of my kind to leave the clan and live alone once they are of age.

[That much is true. It's less tradition that they stay away forever, afraid to go back, even for a brief visit.]
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[personal profile] callmenines 2018-10-17 03:59 am (UTC)(link)
Oh I'm not going to make it that smart. Just smart enough to, y'know, be aware of more than just crumbs. It'll still be dumber than your average Machine.

[But clearly 9S is pretty pleased with the fact it's going to be kept. Squatting down to get a better look at the robot he can't help but make a few quiet beeps of his own at it. Don't fucking judge him okay.]
a2brutus: (020)

the eyes emoji, but its vibrating

[personal profile] a2brutus 2018-10-17 04:00 am (UTC)(link)
[She's grabbed before she can go lower, and she's forced to look one of her creators in the eyes. It's intimate.

There's a sensation not unlike a shudder that runs through her systems.

She's silent, but her icy blue eyes are watchful all the same, almost like she's expecting something, but she's not quite sure what it is.

It's funny. Her mouth feels dry.
]