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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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ashibumi: (14)

[personal profile] ashibumi 2018-10-19 06:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[If he doesn't start walking, he's going to be pulled off balance, so he does take a step or two forward to match Aspen's steps.]

You don't just-- grab someone's hand like that!


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[personal profile] badluckboy 2018-10-19 06:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[Continuing here.]
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[personal profile] ashibumi 2018-10-19 06:42 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't know that you'd call it a park. It's more like a junk yard.

[But that's confirmation enough, he supposes, that there is a so-called "park" nearby. Folding his arms and glaring at the door, he takes a step forward, glancing halfway over his shoulder at Corrin.]

I think I know the way. I'll lead.


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[personal profile] atlanteanson 2018-10-19 06:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[Kaldur seems stiff, his demeanor much more formal than Arthur is used to. (Though 'used to' is entirely subjective in this case, he hasn't known Jackson Hyde for long.) He pushes a hand through his hair, the only other outward sign that he isn't entirely sure how he should be handling this, and then he finally relaxes his shoulders.]

Most likely. I've already been through this song and dance with the versions of Flash and Wonder Woman here; they are... not quite the colleagues I knew. [He speaks carefully, thoughtful.] Shall we head to the beach? The water is- more comfortable. [And more likely to allow for private discussion. Just because Arthur doesn't keep a dual identity doesn't mean he wants to broadcast personal details where city officials could have eyes and ears.]
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[personal profile] ashibumi 2018-10-19 06:46 pm (UTC)(link)
That's what I meant.

[It's hard for Takumi not to snap, with how shot his nerves are, but he makes an effort to bite back on it afterwards.

Especially since this guy is, apparently, also a prince.]


What are they doing, just taking royalty from everywhere and dumping us here?


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[personal profile] kemetic 2018-10-19 06:51 pm (UTC)(link)
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[personal profile] ashibumi 2018-10-19 06:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[For a second, Takumi's face pales a little. Even the cloak wrapped around his shoulders doesn't stop a horrified shudder. He... what?]

I did what?

[His eyes widen for a second, voice soft and disbelieving - maybe he'd been angry and upset at Corrin for a while after they first met, and maybe he'd said some things he regrets now, but to try to kill her...]

I don't... remember anything like that. We were all fighting on the same side, why would I try to kill her? [He narrows his eyes, staring down at the ground like it holds all the answers.] None of this makes sense...! It's like we're talking about completely different realities, or a dream or something. I've never...


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[personal profile] badluckboy 2018-10-19 07:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[Continuing here.]
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[personal profile] kuroi_taiyo 2018-10-19 09:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[[OOC: Upgrading you to the captcha-free land. AKA the overflow. ]]
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[personal profile] disentombs 2018-10-19 09:38 pm (UTC)(link)
That's unacceptable.

[He doesn't look at Adam as he speaks, instead getting up and wandering the room, taking a closer look at the hooks there, or under the pictures on the wall on the other side of the room.]

I just got you back. I'm not leaving you again. We will figure something out.

[Adam being safe and whole and apparently demon-free would have been worth never waking up. He made the sacrifice fully expecting never to wake up again.

But to be alive and to be able to see Adam unpossessed is something else entirely. He can't leave. He can't even look at the anger/fear/weariness on Adam's face right now because he knows he's being unreasonable. He won't leave his best friend.]
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[personal profile] shichimi 2018-10-19 09:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[it's too easy to play with McCree like this, but as he looks around to gain purchase of the semblance of a ninja he knows, Genji leaves him with one soft piece of evidence. a trail of green as he strikes through, moving from one building's roof to the next.

it's almost like he's playing hard to get.

[ ] follow him
[ ] leave immediately
[ ] deadeye his ass in the middle of the street]
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[personal profile] inaurare 2018-10-19 10:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Then how shall we go...?

[Linneus, its entirely possible that a little bit of vandalism might get you out faster. Just a little bit.]

Perhaps there is a hidden key...?

[And are there not bookcases in stories that move aside if one pulls the right book...?]
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[personal profile] aseity 2018-10-19 10:27 pm (UTC)(link)
There's nothing to figure out.

[Does Gansey really think he'd still be here if there was some other solution? Adam has spent most of his time here in meditation, in and out of his body, searching for all possible weak spots in security. There's no way to slip out. No way to even use brute force to escape. Far more powerful beings than the two of them have been kept prisoner here, without failure.]

We have maybe forty-five minutes - at best - to comply or you'll be out of here and they'll send the next one in. That's the choice we have. So I'm telling you now: Let it be somebody else. I've survived worse things. You haven't.
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[personal profile] drankit 2018-10-19 10:55 pm (UTC)(link)
If that's what you want.
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[personal profile] drankit 2018-10-19 10:56 pm (UTC)(link)
The hostess.
She knows where I am.


[ a table in the back, by himself. ]
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[personal profile] mygame 2018-10-19 10:58 pm (UTC)(link)
"The last time I made a bargain, it involved Stiles' giving up control or I ran a drill on high through that girl's head."

Each word is coldly and quietly said as if the Nogitsune were reporting on a dull meeting instead of potential murder. To it, the entire thing was a game. A fingertip rubs across its chapped lips. Taking care of a form isn't what the fox is best at.

"And what is your 'deal', Scotty?"

The creature is intrigued although that cold flat look never leaves its eyes. Humans. Or maybe Wolves is a better way to express its contempt for what it doesn't understand, so it ridicules the idea of sacrificing one's self for another. That was safer than learning or experiencing what looks like weakness to the Nogitsune.

"What will you give me?"
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[personal profile] shooktheworld 2018-10-19 11:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[He giggled under his breath as he stared at the boy. Some people had a better sense for what he was than others did.]

And lucky me, looks like I'm on the worse end of this shitshow. [He tapped his neck where the line he was marked with began.] No biggie, I'm sure I can find someone who'll looove my companionship.
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[personal profile] aseity 2018-10-19 11:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[Adam would. Adam would love his companionship. He knows it instantly, because his pulse quickens and his blood warms and in the back of his mind he recognizes that this is the thing he's been searching for. He hadn't even realized he was looking for it. (But what is it?)

It's a second too long before he finds his voice:]


Is that... something you want out of all this? A companion?
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[personal profile] secretare 2018-10-19 11:25 pm (UTC)(link)
( she hasn't received any of the ticket herself [aside from, of course, the fine that'd been delivered to her device for her qualms with dishonesty during a rather intrusive survey at orientation], but she imagines it's only a matter of time before they find something to stick her with, given she's not exactly a poster-child for the submissive or puppet they're wishing her to be.

part of her wouldn't be surprised if he'd come bugged himself, but after the means in which they scrubbed and stripped in that medical lab before ushering them out into the public, if he was, it's long gone by now.

for now, they're free of prying eyes and preying ears, tucked off enough that it seems no more than a dominant and submissive making a connection, for anyone that doesn't know them; that's all part of the city's little game, isn't it? if she has to play along in order to find some means of getting herself out, she will. to an extent. )


No.

( succinct, colored with a bit of clear frustration. as much as she was attempting to dig, no sources have been of much use to her other than harsh whispers in the dimmed light of the Down's bars, soundbites passed to her from matt. jaw sets, barely any mind paid now to the glass held within her fingers. ) All I know is that they want it, and bad. If you don't cooperate, there's liberation centers they'll send you to until you comply. Some kind of checks every month.

( and her time was ticking. )
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[personal profile] runawaynatblida 2018-10-20 12:06 am (UTC)(link)
[Luna bows her head and hums a little.] Okay. I tried. If you're sure. If something happens and there's an uprise out there, I'll make sure we come back for you.
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[personal profile] wiseass 2018-10-20 12:45 am (UTC)(link)
if you don't remember
there's no point