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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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godofthemachine: (You're giving me a headache)

[personal profile] godofthemachine 2018-10-17 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
AM doesn't like confinement, even if this room is relatively nice (this is a somewhat regal-looking room, being room B and all). The fact that even as a human, he's stuck, is not helping the anger that threatens to spill onto the surface.

So yes, AM is probably a great target for someone like Flagg to annoy.

Besides, humans don't like confinement, so why does this man seem so content to live with it? (Of course, the possibility of "being fun to annoy" does cross AM's mind, given how much humans delight in hurting one another.)

"So you'd rather be stuck here until you rot?" He hisses.

AM hauls himself up and feels the walls, looking for some kind of clue to get out. Some silly numbers are written as clues here and there, likely the combinations to some locks or something. But of course, nothing AM has tried has worked. Part of that may be due to the fact that he moves slowly and stiffly, still attempting to figure out how to use this body.

Now he's down by the fireplace, digging through the ashes. No, he's not disturbed by getting soot on himself or anything; he just wants out.
godofthemachine: (God damned puny human)

[personal profile] godofthemachine 2018-10-17 06:47 pm (UTC)(link)
AM had partly hoped that whomever he was paired with would cower in fear. But truthfully he's not surprised in the slightest that the man he drew from the hat is a stumbling, idiotic, selfish drunk. A hedonist of sorts, typical of humanity.

He stares back as the man seems to nonchalantly regard him, daring to think that as a submissive, he'll get some say in what happens? No. Humans have created this ridiculous class hierarchy, and they're going to reap what they sow.

"Last I heard, submissives don't make the rules, my dear." He grabs tighter, a surge of strength coming through his muscular arms as he attempts to drag the man toward him.
hungerneverfed: (sass | chatter)

[personal profile] hungerneverfed 2018-10-17 06:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[Jonathan's gaze is drawn to Magnus' exposed neck, and he can't entirely suppress the flash of predatory interest that crosses his face. He looks pointedly away and around the room when Magnus offers his reassurances.]

Thank you, Mr. Bane. I do not know what burden your condition carries in your own world, but I would likewise choose to judge you on your character, rather than your heritage. [And apart from that minor ruffling earlier, Jonathan is pleased enough with what he's seen. Of the options, Magnus is clearly not the worst to have found himself sent home with.] I'm curious to hear about these vampires you know. The Ekons I'm aware of are, by and large, self-aggrandizing, obsessed with tradition, and unpleasant. There are exceptions, of course.
disinfection: (Ah...)

[personal profile] disinfection 2018-10-17 06:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Is it?

[She seems actually a bit surprised, tilting her head.]
heterodoxy: (Default)

[personal profile] heterodoxy 2018-10-17 06:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Sherlock holds his furious gaze, watches his fists work in his peripheries, hates it all a little bit, and waits. waits for the reaction, John's response, what's next? will he shout, will he carry on with another useless string of complaints against the legitimacy of the very foundations of the place? sewn into their shared history, there have been plenty of moments like this. usually, in his experience, when John's this angry and unwilling to take it out on the only thing in his immediate vicinity (namely him), he walks away. a long way away, preferably. doesn't come back until the next day if he can help it.

that's not an option now. so what'll it be?

the suspense breaks. John does walk away, barks one short instruction - and, silent with surprise, contrary to habit, Sherlock does exactly as he's told.

that it isn't going to work doesn't take too much figuring out. there's next to no hope of John getting anywhere in the state he's in. if it weren't for the fury, maybe - and if it weren't for the fury, perhaps Sherlock would let him get on with it. but the moments stretch. Sherlock's needs war with each other. (out, get me out, let me burn it down - stop this, stop it, they won't take one more thing from you -)

there's no way to win this. if they're to lose something, let it be a few more hours of his freedom. they've taken enough from John today. ]


John. [ stop. ] We've got another three quarters of an hour. Enough time to make a plan.

[ turned away still, affording him whatever scant privacy he can, but close to hovering. torn between action and waiting, suspended. ]
larker: (pic#8803931)

[personal profile] larker 2018-10-17 06:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[ what is this even? castiel are you unwell?]

( ̄ヘ ̄) wtf?

i'm always good. (ノ ˘_˘)ノ


[ yeah, decipher that castiel.]
curlytop: (32)

[personal profile] curlytop 2018-10-17 06:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Ooh!

[ George jumps slightly and then grins. ]

Nice to have a warlock on the team.

[ He takes a moment to internally squee at partnering up with Magnus Bane on a whacky caper (totally ignoring the sex thing right now...), and then he takes a quick survey of the room. Nothing immediately pops out to him, but he's determined. ]
vitiligo: (pic#12637541)

[personal profile] vitiligo 2018-10-17 06:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Wade as in Wilson?
He sure didn't come to me and tell me that himself.
Which must mean you have the bigger balls.
oh_my_god: (Default)

Re: B

[personal profile] oh_my_god 2018-10-17 06:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh yeah. There's a lot of stuff that Caesar is going to need filled in on, huh? Well, they had plenty of time now.]

Funny story! Lisa Lisa is actually my mom! She didn't tell me until after the whole pillar man thing, though. At my funeral.

[Another pause.]

Oh yeah. And I married Suzie. We have a beautiful daughter together! Do you want to see pictures!?
okami_shiranui: (Let me be with you)

[personal profile] okami_shiranui 2018-10-17 06:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[Amaterasu snorts noisily at the chiding, though it turns into a pleased grumble as she instinctively tips her head into Hela's hand, her lips tugging into a lazy smile.

Well, she supposes she could, weighing whether or not Hela would actually be able to understand her speech without her companion that translated for her. Did this place have magic that fixed that sort of thing? Better to try than to not, after all.

Not that it stops her from yawning noisily first, her fangs far too large to be able to fit in her mouth, yet she seems to be rousing herself, licking her lips before attempting speech.
]

Amaterasu.

[Her voice is low, and rich as fresh tilled soil, warm as the summer light that bakes crops and brings autumn. Yet she still seems content to doze under Hela's touch, the tip of her tail flicking in lazy greeting.]
runawaynatblida: (Default)

[personal profile] runawaynatblida 2018-10-17 06:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[Luna doesn't often get nervous, but she's in a whole new world and stripped of her clothing. Nervousness is bound to happen.] None of the others figured it out for you? You should be able to leave. This isn't right.
disinfection: (UNACCEPTABLE)

[personal profile] disinfection 2018-10-17 06:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[She had made it her business to know about the lower classes. Some loved her, others thought she was a rich fogey poking her nose where it didn't belong.]

'Rob the rich to feed the poor', yes? [She just dislikes inaction in general. It's not personal.] You can't just tell me that one person can't do anything. That sort of attitude never accomplished anything.

['Do you know who I am and what I did?' She was annoyed before but more in general. Now, though, she's annoyed at him. She glares at him, pulling herself to her full (unimpressive) height. She's certainly not speechless anymore.]
godofthemachine: (Fuck off asshole)

[personal profile] godofthemachine 2018-10-17 06:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[At first, AM simply grins at that comment. He has no reason to obey that demand. Humans set up this hierarchy, after all, and AM sees no reason not to exploit it, especially when it will reward him with something to play with.

But he quickly finds himself going along with the demand, despite his desire to resist. His hand releases and he draws it back, eyes widened as he sees those fangs.

Vampire. A mythical creature, folklore based likely upon strange disorders from ancient times. They're not real. And yet there is something so very strange about what just happened. (After all, AM has concluded that due to this human body and this world, he is stuck in some kind of simulation. So perhaps vampires are created by it.)]


What did you just do?

[It's a furious hiss, the snarl of a threatened predator.]
lillehavfrue: (Shell made out of gold)

[personal profile] lillehavfrue 2018-10-17 07:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[She was prepared from the minute she took the flier down and folded it carefully, tucked it into her purse, for whatever might happen tonight. She was prepared when she offered up her name, prepared to go home with whoever drew it back out, and she thinks before he even says what he does that she'd gotten lucky with Anders.

When he does speak, offers that so kindly, she can't help smiling softly in return.]


I'd like to go with you. [She says it directly, with no embarrassment or worry about how it might be taken.] It'd be nice to have a friend here, and besides, you feel less like a stranger already.
caputium: ɪs sʜᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ? ᴄᴀɴ ɪ ᴜɴᴄʟᴇɴᴄʜ? (pic#)

[personal profile] caputium 2018-10-17 07:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[ lian yu stripped oliver of most of his creature comforts. things like modesty, for example. he’d rather not flash the entire city but there are worse kinds of torture out there, way beyond trekking around naked in public. oliver gives him a small smile in greeting, leaning on his graces as a crutch.

ill-timed sarcasm is nothing new. it’s almost comforting.
] I left my fall catalog back at orientation. They said I would find my belongings here.

[ his bow, his quiver, his suit. it's not exactly the kind of outfit you wear to a dinner party and it leaves him feeling less amicable — they know, the name of the man behind the mask. even if he wanted to take down officials in this city, strip them of their power, try and get people home. he'd be doing it completely exposed. none of which is this stranger's problem. ]

Is that true?
heterodoxy: (Default)

[personal profile] heterodoxy 2018-10-17 07:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ah.

it's the familiar paper sound that does it. shuffling straights, one slipping out of the box. there are few things that might've drawn him out of that fireplace, but the promise of delicious toxic air is a siren song that isn't to be ignored. ]


Fine. If you'll let me catch mine.

[ there has never been a more perfect time to quit quitting.

suddenly, he's keenly interested in the new addition to the room, sharp eyes focusing up at him for where he's still squatting down on the carpet. give me a cigarette or so help me god neither one of us will appreciate the consequences. ]
briskly: (31321)

[personal profile] briskly 2018-10-17 07:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[ well, it would definitely be a challenge but barry is also a very stubborn person. ]

And I love not stepping all over people's feet.

[ you were gonna have to work hard, magnus. ]
wiseass: (pic#12637795)

[personal profile] wiseass 2018-10-17 07:07 pm (UTC)(link)
it's fine. that was a lot of text, buddy. at least you know that your friends and family are safe. that's more than a lot of us can say.

I'm Claire. You new?
lillehavfrue: (But I hear it loud)

[personal profile] lillehavfrue 2018-10-17 07:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Her smile falters, eyes dimming, because the answer is no, such a strong no. Her two best friends in the world are dead and she's walking a tightrope, knows she might be next if she steps a foot out of line. Absently her hand drifts up, fingertips fluttering against the bow of the ribbon tied around her neck.

There's a mark of lips on it, a little kiss.

Can she talk about it, here? Does the spell keeping her quiet still work here?

Is she brave enough to try?

"It's fine," she lies, poorly. "I won't be there that much longer."
robinhooded: (08)

C

[personal profile] robinhooded 2018-10-17 07:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Jason is just tipsy enough that he doesn't immediately kick the guy in the teeth for grabbing him by the jaw. He bares his canines in what could be either a smirk or a grimace.

"Does it turn you on to get your hand chopped off?" he asks. "'Cause that's where we're heading. Fair warning."
stabbersinyerfambles: (better suits)

[personal profile] stabbersinyerfambles 2018-10-17 07:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[There are moments on Cehd'ra's mind as well, opening his home to him, giving him a family, things that must also have been the same no matter who the Warrior turned out to be. Funny that he is the one who can change so much while Haurchefant stays the same. Hadn't Leveva said that their lives were written in the stars? Why were Haurchefant's stars the same in different mirrors where his own must have changed?

But it couldn't all have been the same. 'His' Haurchefant was likely the only one who'd stay up late into the night with him in Camp Dragonhead, asking him to read various books out loud to him to make his paperwork 'more bearable'. Cehd'ra doubted he got any more done than he would have alone but by the time Ishgard had sent word that they would be allowed in the miqo'te had a much stronger grasp of the written word.

He never did thank the man for that. Would it be right to thank him now, even if this Haurchefant wouldn't remember the favor?

Thankfully Haurchefant is the first to decide what to say and Cehd'ra gives him all of his attention, ears lifted and eyes up as he listens.]


'Then'...yes, I know the feeling. [It feels like he ought to be bitter. Both of them, it turns out, were waiting for a moment that would never come. Yet hearing that Haurchefant hesitated the same way, even if the sentiment he wished to share did not match Cehd'ra's, was heartening enough to wash any bitterness away.] And you were there, too. You always kept your promise...

[Not only when Nidhogg was slain a second time and Estinien freed, when he'd literally seen Haurchefant and Ysale both coming to their aid one more time. Haurchefant's memory stayed with him all through Ala Mhigo, into Othard, and back. The gift he'd given him, the knowledge that he has a home to return to and a family that will welcome him back as a true as blood...did it mean as much to the other Warrior as it does to him?]

Thank you. So much...

[Cehd'ra brings the heel of his palm to his eye, stubbornly pressing a tear away before it can fall.]
high_warlock: (100)

[personal profile] high_warlock 2018-10-17 07:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He smirks at the teasing, easily going along with it, knowing she's not fully serious. She does have to be careful. Magnus knows that he is charming, but he has a good heart underneath it. Many do not. He can only hope she's wise enough to see the difference, to know how to protect herself. But from what he's seen, she certainly does. ]

You're wise to be wary of me. I do like all manner of pretty things and want to keep them for myself. I'm selfish like that. I would be selfish with you, too.

[ It surprises him -- and yet doesn't -- that she would wish for a bow. What is it about Magnus and archers? Apparently he's developing a thing. It's not a bad thing, in the least, but he should be careful about it.

He makes a mental note to go shopping tomorrow. She'll have her bow, and a quiver full of arrows to match. And they will be fine, splendid things. ]


Being named a Dominant, I have little to want for. I only want trust. That's the greatest gift that someone might give me.
runawaynatblida: (Default)

[personal profile] runawaynatblida 2018-10-17 07:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[Luna doesn't want to set the flier down, it'll just become garbage in the nice place. Littering is a big no-no. She folds it up and sticks it in the top part of her paper gown.] Wonkru? I don't believe ... who are they?
aseity: (playful ❧)

[personal profile] aseity 2018-10-17 07:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[He can't help but scoff, a flash of bitterness in spite of his calm.]

There's not much about this situation I'd call "right". I know the way out, I'm just not willing to do what's expected of me, and it's nothing I'd ever ask of you.
misleaded: (pic#12220538)

[personal profile] misleaded 2018-10-17 07:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[ It's totally a prank that's right up his alley, and the idea did cross his mind -- that'd be pretty hilarious, ditching Shuichi like that and leaving some actual Sub to eventually get him out of the cuffs. But Shuichi's not an everyday idiot like Kaito or something, and Ouma tilts his head at Shuichi's suggestion. ]

Huuuuh? You want me to cuff myself? Wow, so kinky, Saihara-chan!!

[ Ouma laughs, moving to poke at the cuffs himself like he's actually considering this. He knows Shuichi at least won't leave him there -- not that he couldn't get out of it, he's sure.

Hell, maybe he will get out of them prematurely just to fuck with Shuichi. Everything about this potential scenario sounds fun to him, so why not? ]


You're lucky you got paired with the most talented Sub around!

[ A lie, but he can't resist. ]

Hmmm... But what am I gonna get out of it?

[ Like getting out of the playroom isn't enough incentive in itself or something... ]