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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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dragonvein: (10123910)

[personal profile] dragonvein 2018-10-15 01:30 am (UTC)(link)
[Well then. That wasn't the reaction he was expecting at all?? It clearly takes him aback, and for a moment, he isn't sure what to say. He still vaguely looks like he's seen a ghost, pale and nervous, but... he's his sibling. If it was Takumi, then he ought to be excited, right? But first, a more pressing question:]

...Do you not recognize me?
deathkid: (pic#10424980)

[personal profile] deathkid 2018-10-15 01:30 am (UTC)(link)
[ nope, not going to happen. never again. he's totally toeing the ground a little right now, once more shoving his hands in his pockets. ]

My sister chose reincarnation when she died, so I'm familiar with it. And I know that there must be more out there than what my family controls. So... I guess what I'm saying is that it makes sense?
ilyushkano: (we do it all the time)

[personal profile] ilyushkano 2018-10-15 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
[She keeps her fingers tangled in the back of his jacket, for once not caring about the crinkles in expensive material or the people who will have to iron it out. Right now, all she cares about is keeping her brother close, having him tether her down, pressing her cheek into his palm and trying to keep from crying.]


You think I like the thought of somebody mistreating you any better?
vaineglorie: (022. ❚)

i.

[personal profile] vaineglorie 2018-10-15 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
Wow. ( being shut into a strange room after trying to get back to the Down isn't that surprising. after traveling to a different world, it's really hard to find too much surprising.

seeing Wyatt like that is amusing, however.

she raises an eyebrow at him. )
That's kind of embarrassing for you.
coffeeandfire: (quiet smirk)

3

[personal profile] coffeeandfire 2018-10-15 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
[Ignis enters the draw on a whim, mostly to help at least one pathetic submissive from having to do anything they don't want to do. This place is already starting to change him, but his need to assist and serve is still strong. When thatname is drawn for him, his heart drops, and he starts looking around. He finds Noct hiding, and Ignis can't help but wonder if he's just imagining this. But somehow, that voice clears his head.]

Come now, I'm not that dreadful, am I?
burstmodes: (pic#12270326)

[personal profile] burstmodes 2018-10-15 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
[ ding ding ding. he's won a prize. unfortunately, it's just prompto literally ignoring everything in favor of the relief he feels that noct sounds like noct and not some weird pod person. or whatever he might have been. he's been here a while, leave him alone!!! ]

haha yeah right
i bet you could if you tried hard enough
but seriously there's a lot to do if you're into certain stuff


[ there's a long pause. ]

idk if we ever talked about uh that
hungerneverfed: (neutral | talk)

[personal profile] hungerneverfed 2018-10-15 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
[It's very rushed, indeed. Jonathan has only been perusing potential options tonight. He hadn't actually meant to engage someone for a contract. If the terms can be laid out as something purely for the other man to vouch for him, though, that might work... and it would satisfy the ridiculous requirements this place seems to have imposed. But it would be foolish to jump too quickly into something where he might be beholden to the man.]

I think, perhaps, it's best we know one another better before entering into a legally binding agreement, sir. I mean no insult to your character, but I have known you for less than ten minutes. [This seems as good a lead-in as any to start questioning the man as he might the citizens of London.] Shall we begin with where are you from, precisely?
a2brutus: (004)

[personal profile] a2brutus 2018-10-15 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
[A2 stops mid-step, and turns around to face him.]

Say that again and I'll change my mind and leave you on your own for some weirdo to pick up.
mostsplendid: (pic#12629249)

[personal profile] mostsplendid 2018-10-15 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
[Haurchefant lifts his free hand wanting to discourage the other from bowing to him. While it is proper considering his titles it is also unnecessary due to his birth. A knight and lord he may be but a bastard is what rings loudest in Ishgard. And he is not one for the ever formal necessities when it comes to his rank regardless. It seems more trouble than its worth most days.]

You flatter me most unnecessarily but I will humbly accept them for it seems it'd be wasteful to let your words go to the wayside.

[And with a smile like that it is hard to focus on the all important warnings that are being offered to him. There's something that rings true to him though. Curling up in your room and crying until tomorrow comes around. Fancy parties like this with uptight airs of nobility were the very thing that drove him to the stables where he'd bury his face in yellow and black feathers and just... cry and pray to Halone and the twelve that tomorrow would offer a better morning. It eventually did...

The most important advice is to guard his heart. Something he has never once done. He has loved freely and often and perhaps much to frequently for his own good. He's fortunate enough to come out unscathed but his short time here has already given him the stark impression that he will not come out the same if he goes into each and every interaction with his heart so proudly on his sleeve.]


It would grieve me to hear that you speak from experience but your words will not go unheeded. Terrible though I am at it I will be sure to safeguard this heart of mine. [Or he'll at least make a very endearing attempt.] But you have been ever charming and kind with advice as well and I have failed to offer the most basic of introductions. [With his free hand the Elezen places a hand on his chest and bows his head politely.] I am Haurchefant Greystone of House Fortemps.

[The house comes out before he can stop himself. He at least reigns himself in before offering his status as commander or other unnecessary titles. They don't mean anything in a place like this.]

It has been a pleasure thus far to make your acquaintance.
misleaded: (pic#12220530)

[personal profile] misleaded 2018-10-15 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
[ Shuichi will never get a break for as long as Ouma lives. Unless it's a tea-break. This is definitely not a tea-break though, so Shuichi is just going to have to deal. Ouma snickers at Shuichi's reaction and backs off a few steps while spreading his hands out in dramatic release, seemingly satisfied by his own stupid prank. ]

It's not a joke! Did you know they'll execute anyone who can't get out of these escape rooms in time? I'm not worried, of course, since I have the Ultimate Detective at my disposal now...

[ Ouma lifts and index finger thoughtfully, his opposite hand grabbing at his elbow like he might be crossing his arms were it not for his displayed ingenuity here. ]

... Ah, but I guess that means we should figure this out that much quicker? I can explain things to you later.
waytobreakithero: (champions can pout too)

[personal profile] waytobreakithero 2018-10-15 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
[ Slight pout. ]

Oh. Well, that's all right. I'm Hawke. Who are you, normal person?
everlasts: (pic#12588221)

S C R E A M

[personal profile] everlasts 2018-10-15 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
[ a touch falls upon her shoulder. Saber turns.

the world stops as her eyes fall upon the face of Irisviel. she cannot stop the sharp intake of breath that comes from her, nor can she stop the quite literal knee-jerk response she has at the sight of her.

a heartbeat passes. then two. and then-- ]


Irisviel.

[ my knight.

there are no words, none at all. she turns completely until she faces her and then, unbidden, unconscious, she is reaching for her dear friend's hands. ]
deathkid: (pic#11809386)

lmao oh this'll be fun

[personal profile] deathkid 2018-10-15 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
[ now that he has a good look at the guy, nico actually stares. it's like looking into a mirror, almost, thought there are slight differences. like the lack of tattoo and the height ( he's still growing, he tells himself ). but mostly the guy just looks like a slightly older version of him. which is.... weird, to say the least. ]

Same. I mean, I'm pretty sure I'd know if I did.
likethelight: (285)

2/2

[personal profile] likethelight 2018-10-15 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
[ ...wait.

While Allen whips around very quickly, to him it feels far too slow. Like his whole soul is sinking as he does so, even before he can make out a very, very familiar profile. Tuft of red hair, eye-patch, but he wouldn't need to see that anyway.

He's honestly too shocked to even feel dread (joy, regret, pain, loneliness) that he may have been found, if the high pitch crack of glass shattering means anything at all. But it honestly doesn't even register to him, or the juice that's spattered his shoes now.

He shouldn't say anything, he should turn and run, keep running, don't stop don't look back— ]


...Lavi?

[ It sounds like something just broke a little with his voice. ]
Edited 2018-10-15 01:39 (UTC)
justicedevil: (Z12)

the key to hearts

[personal profile] justicedevil 2018-10-15 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
[Videl's not entirely sure why she even bothered coming to this thing, considering it didn't look like there was going to be much of anything other than, well, the party. Sure, they were gathering donations, and despite her hatred of how this place was she ended up donating a little, but she couldn't help but feel that just donating or having a fundraiser was missing the point.

But before she could really think more about taking down the government and changing this stupid city, she's interrupted by that question. And she can't help but blink a little, since she wasn't sure why someone who clearly wasn't part of the staff was asking that. ]


Umm... no, I'm fine. Was just lost in thought, that's all.
secretare: (116)

excuse my tl;dr i'm emotional

[personal profile] secretare 2018-10-15 01:34 am (UTC)(link)
( at least some were given the luxury of stating their names, while others who'd been cast in on the last shipment were ushered in with a nod, their devices more likely than not pinging the system to their arrival. it's easy to read across displeased features that it isn't the first thing she'd had in mind to spend her night entertaining; then again, with that vindictive line centering the heart of her throat, she didn't have much say in the matter.

in anything, really.

the least she had to do was show up and assure the officials she'd attended, not that she's trying her hardest to press on a poised smile, black dress courtesy of the L.I.E.S. program accentuating a fit figure, all equipped with a flute of champagne she's—for the countless time—snatched from one of the gleaming trays being walked around the guests. she revels in the way it bubbles at the back of her throat, spritzing on it's way down, and it's all too soon there's a set of names being called over a crisp speaker, ringing with triumphant pride as if the lot should be pleased when theirs is heard.

for fucks sake. she doesn't even want to put mind to the idea of being paired with a body in that room, told to leave with them, nonetheless, and she feels sorry for whatever sorry bastard is announced in accordance with karen page. from what she can make out, the exit of the grand building is manned at each side, men with petite gadgets in their ear undoubtedly ushering up plotting whispers and schemes.

god, it makes her sick. and to think they're so pleased just—bones rattle around a jostled heart, seeming to come to a painful stunt as a fleeting gaze lands on the back of a crown equipped with none other than a black hoodie. for a moment, she can't move, paralysis settling heavy into her limbs and constricting about her throat, and she's entirely unaware of her mouth shaping his name in no more than a taken exhale— )
Frank? ( a trip of her breath, pulse ridden in it's course, no.

he isn't here. she wants him to be, god she wants him to be, so much so that she's actually ... she's gone mad. eyes closing tightly as if to usher away the delusions that scatter her sights as they so often do out on those streets, but when she opens them again he's still there, and all takes is the slight tilt of his head to murmur to another beside him for her to catch his side profile, and she nearly shatters. )


Frank. ( a little louder, now, out to him, reaching with her voice alone, the rest of the room dismissed to an ambient hum. )
shikisha: (223)

[personal profile] shikisha 2018-10-15 01:34 am (UTC)(link)
There's no way Nonon doesn't see that smile. There's almost nothing in the world Nonon pays attention to more than Satsuki herself, and now that they have been reunited after a time apart, there's nothing else more pressing on her mind than Satsuki. The relief she feels thankfully still outweighs any other feelings she might have for Satsuki, and keeps her mind on track. For now.

She thinks of things to say. Wanting to talk endlessly about what's happened... and not wanting to talk at all, at the same time. But Satsuki isn't speaking. Not yet, clearly focusing on other things herself. So Nonon follows, staying silent, which really should show just how much she trusts and admires Satsuki, that Nonon would willingly shut her mouth for a few minutes.

"No, of course not! I would never doubt it! No one could ever replace you, after all!" She's finally able to speak, unable to filter herself all that much. Blame the champagne, or just the excitement over being with her friend again.

The hand still touching her though, that draws a different kind of excitement out of Nonon, though she doesn't mention it. She shifts her weight a little herself, pressing back against Satsuki, looking up at her with that tattoo down her chin, the one that marks her as a Submissive.

"I guess Fate must exist, if it brought us back together like that."

[personal profile] excaliburnt 2018-10-15 01:35 am (UTC)(link)
[And, as if on cue, the lights dim and a musical number starts up, slow and sweet and all the sorts of things Archer probably wants to avoid right now.]

It's rude not to invite a lady to dance, you know.

[Some things change too much, some not at all... but this Archer is exactly in line with her memories, admittedly jumbled in the absence of the Grail and her own reckless decision to do away with the past. Stubborn, tenacious, and ever so easily annoyed, always ready to turn his back at a moment's notice.

She huffs, softly, perhaps a little annoyed herself to lose his attention. Maybe that part hasn't changed much, either - the King of Knights is still something of a petulant child.]
ashibumi: (8)

[personal profile] ashibumi 2018-10-15 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
[There's a shark man. There's a very tall, very large shark man, and Takumi's convinced now that he's dreaming. This has to be a nightmare. But if it is, it's the weirdest damn nightmare he's ever had.]

... I, uh. The Down?

[... at least he's not as grumpy anymore?]
ilyushkano: (blowing out my mind)

[personal profile] ilyushkano 2018-10-15 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
Oh boy. Do I want to know what he's said?
deathkid: (pic#11809907)

listen i just really miss wyatt ii

[personal profile] deathkid 2018-10-15 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
[ so far, nico's managed to keep from being manhandled. his suit is impeccable and his tie is straight, but he's been keeping to the shadows because he's not really wanted to be claimed. it's bad enough he's been marked in a way he's never been before ( his father will freak ), but worse still, he knows his name will be called out at any moment as he's paired with some stranger. it's why he hasn't been drinking, only nibbling on the snacks, or at least he was until some guy comes up to him asking about catnip. ]

I'm... excuse me? What?
whatsina_name: (Phillip [Smile])

[personal profile] whatsina_name 2018-10-15 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
[Aww. That won't stop him from trying~ Phillip gives him that little smile again.]

That's genuinely more reassurance than I've ever gotten from anyone else about it. [His voice is wry and the more amused smile quirks at his lips again.] But yeah. That's... about as much as I know, honestly.
polkayoureyesout: (polkastein)

[personal profile] polkayoureyesout 2018-10-15 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
[He looks up to the man and blinks. He's not entirely sure the guy is human simply because of the language. "Partners in this endeavor" indeed. But the man's given him a name and the fair folk can't actually lie.]

Dr. Waldo Butters.

[He usually leaves off the "Doctor" but somehow he needs it right now. He runs a hand through his hair again in frustration, leaving it sticking up.]

Check the clapper. There's still the rest of the bookcase to search, crap. I wonder if this is real iron?

[The last thing he says to himself, holding a doorstop and looking puzzled.]
originallutece: is apparently not the correct answer when people ask you why you do what you do (anger; SPITE)

[personal profile] originallutece 2018-10-15 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
Your first lesson: I've picked up a thing or two is a worrisome phrase in a city that thrives on intercourse.

[She says it waspishly, in no small part because he'd absolutely startled her with that dip. It's far more than she'd expected, and she'd pressed in closer, fingers gripping his shoulders tightly, something other than smooth indifference on her expression for just a moment.

But then they're up again, and she glares coolly at him.]


A waltz, if you please.
razzledazzles: (❀ 213)

Jae-Ha | Akatsuki no Yona | Submissive

[personal profile] razzledazzles 2018-10-15 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
a. escape room shenanigans (dominants only)
    [To any dominants who have the misfortunate of landing Jae-Ha as their partner, you're in for a surprise. No matter the escape room, it seems that Jae-Ha intends to tear it apart, in a sense. That is to say, he's a disaster, and after a confident mini-speech about how you can leave it to him, he'll find the way out of here, he promptly ruins something.

    In room A, he incorrectly assumes that some sort of chain on the wall needs to be cut free, breaks it with a kick (how?) and causes a large raised cage to crash down into the floor. The good news is if you happened to be under it, he definitely leaped to knock you out of the way? Or, maybe it's across the room from both of you and you can share in the delicious awkward silence.

    In room B, an elegant kick up of his right leg does manage to reveal the clue hidden behind the painting over the fireplace— but the painting also goes soaring into the chandelier, which crashes to the ground. Again, Jae-Ha will rescue any poor unfortunate soul who was standing under it. Otherwise, he just kind of stands there with his leg in the air wondering how to play this off.

    And finally, in room C, he just full on shatters that big mirror on the side there with a kick. There's glass all over the floor, over his foot (he doesn't seem too bothered), and... there wasn't even a single clue behind it. At least the mess is contained to his zone.]


    ...I may have misunderstood my directions. [His bad.]


b. he's less of a disaster other times (anyone)
    [This charity event isn't so bad. There's dancing, people seem to be having fun, and Jae-Ha is helping himself to whatever drinks he can get. During the event, he can be found on the edges of everything, people watching and smiling at anyone who looks his way. Anyone who passes by, he reaches to touch gently on the arm, offering a new drink their way.]

    Would you care to join me?

    [Honestly, he'd just like to see more of what's going on.

    If you're a dominant who happened to draw his name, however, he's a hard one to catch. Once the event is over, whoever makes eye contact with him is a danger, and he darts in the opposite direction. He's running?!]


c. wildcard
    [Please wildcard him anywhere, he has a dragon leggy that he hides but it means he can jump real high and so you can catch him doing that, or... just catch him around, looking bitter about this whole system.]