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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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sealeted: (with nothing more to see)

[personal profile] sealeted 2018-10-17 07:14 am (UTC)(link)
Just going chronologically, it wouldn’t be totally inaccurate to say you’re one of the closest things to a childhood friend I have.

[A lot of people tried to kill her.

Basically every single person she met, for two whole months.]


Wha... oh!

[She glances down and now it’s finally her turn to blush, red spilling across her cheeks as she belatedly sees what he means. She drops his sleeve at long last and rubs the back of his neck, mortified at the childish tactic.]

S-Sorry about that.
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[personal profile] afterlifecrossroad 2018-10-17 07:16 am (UTC)(link)
[ ...... and that's when it dawns upon him that eichi is absolutely right and he's pretty much trapped since eichi is clinging onto him and if he lets go he's absolutely going to fall.

this is such an incorrigible situation????

he'd honestly thought that that was the end of it, but eichi is kissing. Line down from his jaw to his neck, just above the line of his shirt, and oh, this is nothing that he expected.

it's unexpected but not unwelcome, since keito kind of. turns his head a little to give eichi a little bit more space. he's still not blushing yet though, he's going to have to try a little bit more than that. ]
classchampion: (pic#11974291)

[personal profile] classchampion 2018-10-17 07:19 am (UTC)(link)
[ Although her face falls at the notion that he doesn't really know where it is - it lightens quickly. ]

Really? Thank you!

[ She extends her hand, intending to shake on it. ]

It's nice to meet you. I'm Djeeta.
classchampion: (pic#11973813)

o that's my bad, sorry!

[personal profile] classchampion 2018-10-17 07:19 am (UTC)(link)
[ O-oh.

Oh, she was talking to a Dominant this entire time? Her shoulders stiffen momentarily, her grip on her sword a little tighter in anticipation of... something. Something that doesn't come after a tense moment of staring in surprise. She slowly and carefully relaxes her body. ]


I'm sorry. I... [ What was she supposed to even say to him? Even though they were both from different worlds, allegedly, it felt like the divide was uncrossable right now with it emphasized. ]

Be safe... when you go back. It's a long way...
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[personal profile] classchampion 2018-10-17 07:19 am (UTC)(link)
[ The truth is better than a beautiful lie - she finds some relaxation when Rosetta takes her hand, and for a moment, feeling brave, she laces their fingers together. She sucks in a deep breath and then smiles up at Rosetta, feeling far stronger now. ]

I'll tell them all about this place when we're together again.

[ A pause; ]

... maybe not all about it.
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[personal profile] classchampion 2018-10-17 07:19 am (UTC)(link)
[ Oh, no.

Djeeta let out a wordless cry, rushing over to try and pick Beatrix up, careful to not just yank her on her feet. She'd learned far too many times that her strength could sometimes get a little out of control when she was worried or angry, and this was one such time. She knelt down beside Bea, comfort in her eyes. ]


Oh, Bea... are you hurt anywhere?
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[personal profile] classchampion 2018-10-17 07:19 am (UTC)(link)
[ Djeeta sheathes her sword, but curiously enough, none of the assailants actually look like they were cut. She's careful, looking them over, but blinks in surprise when she hears a new voice, peering up at Videl. ]

Thanks...?

[ She can't be certain if that's an earnest compliment or disappointment... ]

They're not hurt... I just knocked them out.
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[personal profile] exmagician 2018-10-17 07:27 am (UTC)(link)
"It's what they're typically called, in polite company." To be truthful, his handling of rude patients was similar no matter what the situation. That's a big, big part of why he preferred to work with the dead. Less chatter.

"I thought maybe someone kept track." Of information, the things that mattered in the grand scheme of life here. Lubricant, condoms, aphrodisiacs. They'd all prove to be a necessity here, he had guessed that much. "How new are you, exactly?"
espansivo: (40 my heart vows upon)

[personal profile] espansivo 2018-10-17 07:27 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not looking to die just yet, so don't worry about that~. By the way, you're going right to bed when we get up, don't worry about making tea.

[there doesn't seem to be any debate about it, even if he's expecting words.]
offshoots: (Default)

[personal profile] offshoots 2018-10-17 07:30 am (UTC)(link)
[he nearly sputters at the comparison.]

Don't say weird things?!

[childhood friend? that's messed up. "chronologically" has nothing to do with it. that's as bad as someone mistaking Liz as a girlfriend with how much time they end up spending together. though that was his fault by saying things like always together and whatnot.

this whole time she hadn't realized she had been clutching to him. it exasperates him but.

red isn't a bad color on her. he huffs an amused sound.]


I can't believe it. Holding someone's sleeve on accident makes you blush but not talking about giving them a hickey?
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[personal profile] offshoots 2018-10-17 07:34 am (UTC)(link)
[pieces of plastic go scattering everywhere, bouncing off Robin's head. the sound of such a large force breaking through interrupts chatter and catches the attention of people standing nearby. as if Robin making a guest's nose bleed hadn't already.

that guest turns out to be a Servant. Robin knows when he's gone in too deep and it's time to look for an escape route. first, he's going to glance at his useless shield with trepidation. no close range combat, here. he'll probably die.

he raises his hands in surrender, tray dropping to the ground. he doesn't look happy about surrendering at all.]


We were beyond words when you grabbed my nuts, you goddamn lunatic. [take him out for a drink first. MORE! IMPORTANTLY!!!] It wasn't Ritsuka who summoned you, was it?

[please say he's from another, far off, distant timeline where Robin is not summoned anymore as an Archer.

and the reason he knows his name is just word of mouth.]
kuroi_taiyo: (53)

[personal profile] kuroi_taiyo 2018-10-17 07:37 am (UTC)(link)
"Pretty sure some of those things are less expected in marital situations," though he could only say that for how he's seen things in his world. Some things made a world of difference, and they were obviously of two different worlds. "I don't see how you'd expect everything in one 'dispensary' or whatever."

Then again, a lot of what came to his mind also meant going to specialists or telling someone to get it for him.

"Less than a day new," he at least answered without giving the man any trouble. "So I don't even know what's down the block from that building they're holing us up in."
hikarichan: (Some days feel like nothing)

[personal profile] hikarichan 2018-10-17 07:58 am (UTC)(link)
To?

[Okay, she's just fucking with Saber now.]
heterodoxy: (Default)

[personal profile] heterodoxy 2018-10-17 08:07 am (UTC)(link)
[ it's cathartic, watching John enact his rage - for all the good it does him. Sherlock sits, mutely spectating. he's right, of course: stupid, bad science, doesn't make sense. but the random incomprehensibility of it does nothing to alter the facts of its organisation, and all the time John's busy going off some gripping, horrible something is busying itself spinning at an anxious knot forming in Sherlock.

got to stop this.

somehow, sometime in this hour, John has to be made to understand that none of that matters now. ]


Better get this out of your system, John. Have another go at the lift, maybe. —Only don't hit it too hard, they'll only accept you at the hospital if there's someone waiting to foot the bill and sign your permission slip.

[ there's an ice to it, a trace of the fury running black in his blood. truthfully Sherlock has no idea how the medical system works here, but he imagines it's much the same as everything else. ]

Or you could treat it yourself. If they'll let you buy the supplies.
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hm..... making me write super gay tags.............

[personal profile] killful 2018-10-17 08:10 am (UTC)(link)
[Jade eyes wide as he grits his teeth. If Robin thought the name would placate him, it's done the opposite. How does he know? And if he's not from Chaldea, what does he want from Ritsuka? Assassin tightens his fists. To beat an Archer, he has to face one head on. Assassin's skilled with a bow; he should know.]

If you touch him, I'll kill you.

[He's not Assassin's Master in this world anymore, but Ritsuka is still—]

Are you from the Moon Cell?
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[personal profile] heterodoxy 2018-10-17 08:10 am (UTC)(link)
No, the marble one. [ there is no marble one. ] Yes the glass one.

[ all of this directed from the fireplace where his neck's still craned to stare up the chimney flue, only as interested in whoever is in the room as it links to his getting these first couple of clues out the way faster. ]
hikarichan: (Liminality)

[personal profile] hikarichan 2018-10-17 08:14 am (UTC)(link)
[Hikari, satisfied, takes a bite of it, chewing slowly as she mulls over the question.]

I suppose. I'm not sure what will happen if I refuse to come with you. Or you refuse to take me, I guess. They might force me to go with somebody.
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[personal profile] heterodoxy 2018-10-17 08:25 am (UTC)(link)
[ droning on. droning on and on. still talking. only when the words come this time they're slightly further away - Sherlock hadn't even bothered to pick up on the stopping of his footsteps, so little did he care whether the man followed or not. but, it seems, he is following. and he may be stopped now, but if he wises up long enough to realise that on his own head be it should he decide not to trot along after, he'll only catch up and make more obnoxious demands.

right. fine.

mid-step, Sherlock turns on his heel and comes to land facing the man, Dorian, from some few metres away. ]


Let's make this clear. I don't care whether you follow me or not. In fact, I'd be happier if you didn't. But given that things are as they are, if you did want to shut up and follow on nicely I'll maybe even let you in and not leave you to sleep in the hall.

Sherlock Holmes. Satisfied?

[ can we get on with it now? he is, for once, actually feeling deeply tired. ]
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[personal profile] ex_serum683 2018-10-17 08:32 am (UTC)(link)
steve falls in next to sam, leaning into the hand clapped on his shoulder, and smiles. he's only known sam for — less than a day, really, all told, but he's seemed like someone steve could trust from the start. like there was just an instant connection between them, beyond anything steve had felt with anyone else in the future. natasha came close, but they'd had to work at that, it hadn't been quite so natural as what he'd had with sam.

Me too, Sam. I'd feel a little guilty about that, but...

actually he feels a lot guilty, but hey. sometimes you just have to take the wins as they come. sam being here is a win for steve, even if it's also a loss for sam.

You just get here? I haven't seen you around.
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[personal profile] killful 2018-10-17 08:38 am (UTC)(link)
... Haha. You're making me blush.

[ Assassin teases, but his cheeks glow with a warmer smile. He knows Ritsuka means every word. Part of Assassin wants Ritsuka to forget all that and run away from this place with him, but they both have their ideals to protect and promises to keep. ]

I'll go look for Shuten. Someone's gotta stop her before she drains the cellar.
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[personal profile] offshoots 2018-10-17 08:40 am (UTC)(link)
[going to the leaders is the best place to go to figure out the root of the problem.]

Ah, er, I know what happens to a patient who refuses your treatment...

[she tells him anyway. and he knows someone needs to stop her but he just doesn't want to be that person. Rama convinced him of that.

but neither is Ritsuka or Lady Mash to stop her, either. who can really stop her?! he sure as hell can't. Archers are weak to Berserkers.

... god damn it.]


With all due respect, a city that's given up probably wouldn't put together a charity to help homeless kids. Just food for thought. [pointless, most likely. besides, how reputable are the people who put this together? but he tried.]
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"making me" you have yaoi hands don't blame me

[personal profile] offshoots 2018-10-17 08:42 am (UTC)(link)
[huh. interesting.

he knew he would get a reaction, but he had no idea it would be one as strong as that.]


Whoa, whoa, whoa. Easy. [it's a suitable metaphor, but dealing with this Servant may be like stepping around those shards of plastic around him. a timebomb trap who has a few triggers.

1) calling him a woman. that one is kind of obvious, though. 2) mentioning or hurting Ritsuka. which is kind of one of Robin's no-no's, too. on top of grabbing his fucking balls. point being--]


I'm from all over the place. But the Moon Cell is the first place I was summoned, so sure. I guess you could say that's where I'm from. [after being threatened, he's not comfortable keeping his hands up.]

Hit the bullseye then, did I? You got pretty serious when I brought up that name.
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allison argent ➹ teen wolf ➹ dominant

[personal profile] silverish 2018-10-17 08:46 am (UTC)(link)
» » » LIES TRAVEL IN COMPANY
[ on the train, allison goes unaccompanied most of the time; it's not required to have a chaperone for dominants, after all, and she's somehow lucked out and managed to get the designation in this city with the least infringements on her freedoms. it's a heady rush, after the sheltered background her parents have cultivated with her. it's freedom that she's not entirely sure she knows what to do with, just yet.

the restrictions against the submissives haven't escaped her, though, and she watches carefully as a dominant and obviously-marked submissive enter the train at the next stop, the submissive kneeling on the floor. none of the other people on the train get up to offer the kneeling person their seat, but allison does without thinking. ]


Please, [ she nods to them, gesturing to her vacated seat as she moves toward the train's door. ] Take mine. I don't need to sit, any longer.


« « « THE KEY TO HEARTS
[ something benefiting homeless submissive children - beyond the realization that there are children here, which is worrisome in and of itself - is enough to draw allison to the formal event. she even shops for a dress ( silver, of course ), gowns herself up, reminiscent of the winter formal she'd attended in beacon hills. she tries not to remind herself how disastrous that night went at the end of it, because it only makes her mourn what happened and yearn for her friends even more; instead she focuses on the positives. whatever money is raised here tonight will hopefully be put to good use, toward those who need it most.

she tries her best to ignore the fundraiser organizers' attempts to get her to pick a name out of a bowl, insisting that she's not interested in pairing up with any submissives for the night, but at the end of the gala she's finally accosted and cornered, and all but guilt-tripped into accompanying a small group of dominants to a room behind a closed door. ‘stragglers’, apparently, who’ve been yet unmatched for the evening.

reluctantly, she goes through into the next room, where she’ll need to choose. ]



« « « NETWORK.

« Name: Allison Argent
« Handle: a.argent
✌🏻 hey guys. quick question
how are we supposed to know when we find our perfect “submissive” partner? it just seems like they’re throwing us at one another here and hoping something sticks.
is there a trick or a magic formula to it?? 🤔


» » » WILDCARD.
[ got a scenario for allison in mind? i'm game to roll with whatever! she’s being taken from end of s1, but i’m down to play with anyone!! [plurk.com profile] spinebarrel for plotting! ]
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[personal profile] locktouching 2018-10-17 08:53 am (UTC)(link)
[Unfortunately, Niles does step away from Corrin's touch. But he does it smoothly, like he was already going to move anyway.]

That's not how it works, My Lord. Lord Leo assigned me to aid you. I don't intend to fail him by making myself into your burden. Now if you want something from me, just order it.
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if yq is hot for ritsuka it's not my FAULT ok im TRYING

[personal profile] killful 2018-10-17 08:59 am (UTC)(link)
[It's as the Archer of Shinjuku said: Assassin is a man of instinct. His unpredictability is his dangerous trait of all.]

Tch... [And he still doesn't know where this Robin's from.

He masks his frustration with another smile.]


You're making it really hard for me not to kill you, Robin Hood! I guess you're not the one from Chaldea, then. If you're not from Chaldea, that means you're free game, right? I've been itching for another fight!

[He bumps his fists together. Sorry, did Robin say he was bad at direct combat? He should have trained harder, then.]