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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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ritterstand: (pic#12205414)

[personal profile] ritterstand 2018-10-17 10:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[ It takes everything in him to hold himself back when he hears that voice and immediately turns when he feels that touch on his shoulder. It isn't some apparition, it's his former mentor and Lancelot doesn't disguise his surprise. ]

Siegfried!

[ He exclaims, reaching out to grasp Siegfried's outstretched hand as if to reassure himself that his mentor is real before letting go. ]

Please excuse me, I didn't mean to - I mean, hello.

[ welp ]
hundredspells: (pic#11395747)

[personal profile] hundredspells 2018-10-17 10:55 pm (UTC)(link)
oh.

so you're just doing it while you're.. wherever you are. i should have known better.
princessascended: (Wonder what's out there...)

[personal profile] princessascended 2018-10-17 10:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh. Well, she didn't expect him to be so direct about it.

Not that she's complaining. Quite the opposite, really. Her arms fold and she frowns, looking him up and down, considering her options. Obviously attacking him would be right out here at the party, but would he even deserve it regardless?

Evidently Naminé recognized him, but what of her Kairi can feel in her heart doesn't seem to be reacting with fear or anger... And given what Sora learned in the world of dreams, maybe now that he's away from Xemnas he'll grow a heart faster, particularly given how much he'll have to interact with people here.

All things considered, it looks like her best option is to make peace. Which is good, because that's what she'd rather do anyway. She offers him her hand.
]

It might be a bit much to say I'm glad to meet you, Zexion... but I appreciate your honesty. And just for the record, she doesn't seem to hold you any ill will from what I can tell.
briskly: (03)

[personal profile] briskly 2018-10-17 10:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Should be, yeah, unless you're the exception to the rule. But, I found the few things I managed to take with me in my room. Apartment, really.

[ barry's been here awhile now and he still has to stop and stare at the apartment whenever he opens the door. it's still way too big despite him buying a few new possessions here and there. ]

And you can keep the paper gown but I'm pretty sure I ripped a hole in mine the first day so they're not the most practical thing. Light, though. Great for summer days.
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Re: B

[personal profile] oh_my_god 2018-10-17 10:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[Yup, good old Caesar. Still just the jackass that Joseph remembered him being.]

Sex hell? That's a good description for this place... I take it that they already put you through orientation?

[Joseph finally stopped focusing on Caeaar in order to study his surroundings.]

Hm... You're gonna love this. I'm pretty sure we're going to have to have sex in order to even leave this room.
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[personal profile] redaction 2018-10-17 10:58 pm (UTC)(link)
No! Not at all!

[ She exclaims, a little hurriedly. ]

It's silly, but it's nice to see someone I know.

[ Everything here was dizzying, unfamiliar and deeply disconcerting. Even for someone headstrong as Zeta, who found her spark dulled by the restrictions placed on her for what she felt was arbitrary reasons. She's still scared of Ilsa, who wouldn't be after what she put them through - in fact she's probably more scared of Ilsa than the unknowns of The Up or Down. But she knows that Ilsa would never steer her wrong and that kind of fear was better than the unknown. ]

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[personal profile] callmenines 2018-10-17 10:58 pm (UTC)(link)
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[personal profile] dragonvein 2018-10-17 11:07 pm (UTC)(link)
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[personal profile] high_warlock 2018-10-17 11:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Obviously. Obvious enough that Magnus' brows arch with interest. But he knows enough of demons -- and deals with them -- not to push that particular subject on first meeting.

Some other time. In a better set of circumstances.

He shakes his head at the question. ]


Not as such. Anyone mundane who might discover vampires and the like and try to take some action would be eaten alive. We have Shadowhunters which are more... a deadly police force.
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[personal profile] dragonvein 2018-10-17 11:14 pm (UTC)(link)
(overflow here!)
demeanors: (who's that sexy thang i see over there?)

[personal profile] demeanors 2018-10-17 11:14 pm (UTC)(link)
( a brow lifts at that. )

Flooding? Us newcomers or...?
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[personal profile] dragonfall 2018-10-17 11:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Estinien Wyrmblood.

[ He doesn't bow. For obvious reasons, and because he is largely not the type, though Alberic had done what he could to instill some kind of etiquette in his adopted ward.

He turns his wrists slightly. At least the restraints are comfortable; the interiors are padded. ]


Now, at least, we're acquainted.

[ And there is a small bit of vulnerability in that, of letting her in. He supposes that is part of this whole exercise. ]
briskly: (Ezra Miller in Justice League (172))

[personal profile] briskly 2018-10-17 11:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[ barry looks at him, dubious. ] How would you do that? Make someone who knows how to dance call themselves Barry Allen and fake it till you make it?
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[personal profile] capturingeternity 2018-10-17 11:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Disappearing blades... that's a neat little trick. Dorian follows her, casting a sidelong look at the person she just released as he boards the train again. And pauses only a brief second when she offers him the seat next to her.

"Thank you," he responds with a small dip of his head and a flash of a grateful smile, before he settles. "Are there introductions in order, then?"
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[personal profile] wingstosee 2018-10-17 11:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ooc: continued at the overflow here! ]
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[personal profile] mostsplendid 2018-10-17 11:21 pm (UTC)(link)
How splendid! [Haurchefant claps his hands together, quite enthused.] I would love to see some of your work. To both sculpt and paint... you must be quite talented!

[Oh but he seems to have clearly lost his new roommate during all his babbling. He does get carried away. While he's not terribly sure where he lost Stephano it's usually when he starts using Eorzean terms.]

Ah, forgive me. Everyone stumbles around there. Human...? That's the word I hear more often when used to describe your kind. You're known as Hyur in Eorzea. And I'm an Elezen. There's not a great deal that separates us from you. Lots of elongated features in comparison but the ears are what probably stand out the most. Though I have been called an Elf a lot since coming here. Same meaning different words I assume.

Forgive me. It'll take me a bit to curve my vocabulary so it suits the norm.

[Otherwise there's a dozen conversations just like this about Hyur that he'll end up having.]
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as it should be

[personal profile] fashionframes 2018-10-17 11:22 pm (UTC)(link)
You know me, I'm a man full of mystery.

[He'd wink at Iwai to make the statement complete and thoroughly cheeky, but he still wasn't quite in the mood for too much sass at the moment. Maybe once he got into the puzzling mood a little more...

When they lift the painting down with a huff of effort on Akira's part, why would they make this thing that heavy, there was a safe hidden behind the painting. A-ha! Bingo. However, that said, it appeared to require a passcode.]


Hm. Maybe I missed a step.
homomculous: (Sometimes you worry me.)

[personal profile] homomculous 2018-10-17 11:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, yes. You cannot save what you sacrifice. That is... sort of the definition.

[And she would know a thing or two about being sacrificed!]
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[personal profile] high_warlock 2018-10-17 11:31 pm (UTC)(link)
(( continued here ))
semifreakingnormal: (when life leaves you high and dry)

here to take names and break hearts /finger guns

[personal profile] semifreakingnormal 2018-10-17 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[She's a dream in silver and taffeta, not that he has any idea what taffeta is, but - he's literally had this dream. Since she died. Since before she died, he realizes, because she looks like - she looks exactly like--

It's like the summer after she broke up with him never happened. It's like they're back in sophomore year, working out how to date, or pretending they weren't. Scott is rocketed back in time; she crashes into him and he holds her immediately, tightly, maybe too tight. He doesn't try to move them out of the center of the room, doesn't look around at the other subs, doesn't do anything but hold onto her. If this is a dream, please god, let him never wake up.

Please.

She's talking - he can literally feel the vibration of it against his shoulder, but it takes a moment for him to paly it back, sort out what she's trying to tell him over the refrain in his head: she's alive, she's alive, she's alive.]


No. [His voice cracks when he speaks, and he has to swallow hard, try to master it. He's much better at this than he used to be: it comes from failing a lot. From having a beta. From taking care of so many people.

From losing people.]


No, I wasn't - I didn't know you were - I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

[For so many things, God. She doesn't know. She can't know. When he does finally pull back - and he has to force himself to put even that much distance between them - he cups her face with both hands, studying her face. Her hair is still long; does that mean - can that possibly mean that that summer (that long, awful summer) hasn't happened for her yet? He doesn't know how to ask something like that. It doesn't make sense.

His eyes dart to her throat, and relief floods his face. Not marked; she'll have a place to stay some place nice, like Stiles.]


Are you okay?
Edited 2018-10-17 23:33 (UTC)
song_of_ice: ([Jon] Dorky Smile)

[personal profile] song_of_ice 2018-10-17 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Jon Snow.

[It's a pretty name and he considers telling her, but there was no point. Everything about her was pretty. Why simply acknowledge one part?]

You just arrived?
noblankpages: (flippant)

[personal profile] noblankpages 2018-10-17 11:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Unfortunately, that's a problem I have yet to solve. [ In the long-term, anyway. It's easy enough to simply disguise himself as a Dominant and walk among them with his illusions, but that only works so long as he isn't required to produce any identification or money. He doubts that method would be of much help to this man, though, and Zexion isn't fool enough to admit to doing such things in public, to a stranger. He shrugs, waving a hand. ]

Zexion. I take it you're one of this city's new guests as well?

[personal profile] humanmatchstick 2018-10-17 11:35 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't need you protecting me. Hey, I can melt the cage, you know.

[He points out, but he does seem relieved at the reassurance, looking at the body.]

Remember that one movie with the two guys and a dead body where they need to get out? Let's not be those guys, all right?
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[personal profile] secretare 2018-10-17 11:37 pm (UTC)(link)
( well even if she's unaware of that gesture to spare her another pompous official attempting to settle her into place, she appreciates it. it's likely one of the kindest she can minimally count since she'd arrived. there was a difference, starkly, between those who had already mingled into the societal ways of duplicty and those that had only just arrived. mostly, the dominants who'd played their parts for quite some time had settled too comfortably into place, settled too coquettishly into their faux roles of superiority. it's laughable, but she's found it better to keep tongue tucked into place until she had enough intel to truly speak out.

there wasn't much green in the down that wasn't withering, dying in an overcrowding of rain and angered clouds and such a lack of those golden hours, so to see the pop of peonies and an arranged display of vibrant roses twisting about the garden, it almost convinces her she's someplace else. not here, not even manhattan, whose green was just as sparse. just... somewhere different. quieter, but not unnerving, the hum of the crowd back in that towering room no more than ambient noise.

that monotonous chatter blooms louder for just a moment, indicating the door'd opened, what she doesn't expect is to find a voice directed to her; not an unfamiliar one, that is. and it's almost... kind; a question, rather than asserting himself in as he pleased. it's the option to say no, and she's sobered by it, disarmed, previously bitter buzz taken to the top of her skull softening. )


Yeah, sure. ( a flit between his eyes before her attention returns once more to the lights strung up above their heads. ) If you want.
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[personal profile] curlytop 2018-10-17 11:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[ This is one of many firsts for George here. Nobody has tried tying him up. Granted, he looks like he would be more comfortable on the other side of this equation, but he's still marked Submissive here.

He tugs slightly at the fabric and nods. ]


Cheers, yeah. That's actually quite comfortable.