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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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furrier: (m20)

wildcard.

[personal profile] furrier 2018-10-15 01:59 am (UTC)(link)
[ see rohan from across the room

leaves ]
mostsplendid: (pic#12431235)

[personal profile] mostsplendid 2018-10-15 01:59 am (UTC)(link)
I know from experience that that is a very bad idea...

[Even if you live there... Some things just shouldn't be touched. Even when he stops by the manor from time to time the anxiety of knocking something priceless over weighs heavy.]

But in this particular case we might have to. We need to find clues so you may yet have your answers about what is stored and stashed away.

[Just... don't break anything.]
a2brutus: (004)

[personal profile] a2brutus 2018-10-15 01:59 am (UTC)(link)
[Nerd.]

I know where I live, you idiot. There's gotta be a place to make the contract official or something. That's what I'm looking for. [She... thinks. She has no idea! This is what you get when you don't pay attention! Being told she was a Dominant was mind breaking for her, okay?]
defragmenting: sprite. (✒ i'm no good at goodbyes!)

[personal profile] defragmenting 2018-10-15 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
A reasonable and understandable response. Given how many franchises these days revolve around tormenting their main characters as much as possible, it's perhaps the most sane reaction someone could have to finding that out.
Edited (formatting??) 2018-10-15 02:00 (UTC)
sorethumb: (014)

kija | akatsuki no yona | dominant....

[personal profile] sorethumb 2018-10-15 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
I. something something tour train
[This is all very jarring and Kija would love to go back home or at least miraculously locate his gaggle of weird friends, but for now - he's just staying on this train. He's riding it back and forth rather than get out and do anything more touristy, or... otherwise... Sitting there stiffly and looking back and forth at all the strangers is apparently entertaining enough for him.

Of course, every time a local pair gets on the train and makes an overt display of just who is the Dominant and who is the Submissive, he stares and then flushes scarlet. So forward... maybe he should stop staring, but nope, that's not happening.]
II. escape room
[Here's the thing - there are people who are good at puzzles, and having patience, and reading clues to work together and figure a way out of these completely baffling rooms (B, first, but maybe you'll catch him in a different one later), and then there's Kija. Honestly, there's a fair chance he could think his way around a clue if he really tried, but patience is not a virtue he has when the situation is something as jarring as "you're stuck"; just that is enough to set him heading for the locked door, his literal dragon hand raised and ready to rumble.]

Do not worry! I will have us out of here and back to freedom in a moment!

[This is helping? He's going to try breaking the door down if nobody stops him.]
III. key2hearts
[Showing up to a charity event seems like the right thing to do for Kija, although he doesn't really... get it... He doesn't come from a place nearly this modern, and he'll have plenty to ask anyone who'll hold still long enough exactly what standing around and sometimes dancing is going to do to help the children. Still, it seems worthwhile, so he can play along. He does not dance well, but at least he makes up for his lack of skill and giant dragon hand with, uh, enthusiasm.

When it comes time to pick names, he's a little overeager; this is the real point of being here, as far as he's concerned. Finding whoever he can whisk out of the lesser conditions of the Down and bring back Up is exciting!! This, truly, is charity. So, whenever he finds whoever's name he has (or, you know, even if he doesn't—there is room to spare all the way up there)—]


I'm here for you! Please, come with me at once. There's no time to waste!

[Surely everyone is on board with this, right. Surely this won't end poorly for him.]
IV. wildcard
[hit me..... this is the dumbest dom in history. my plurk is [plurk.com profile] jojoveller if you want it.]
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likeavierge: (8)

[personal profile] likeavierge 2018-10-15 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
[of course. always the same, right? a peasant girl would be far more lost in the highrises of the up.]

Please don't call me that. [her smile, though, is well-meaning. jeanne hears the "holy maiden" thing a lot.

she doesn't object to karna's refusal to take her money, or his offer to use his own funds in place of hers—it's just how servants work, especially the hero of charity, and far be it from a ruler to refuse the honest good word of any of them.]


If you insist, then I'll accept that, Servant Lancer. Thank you.
requited: saveface | ij (swallow my breath & take what is mine)

[personal profile] requited 2018-10-15 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
[ a stunned pause, then he snorts. it's a good thing he knows her well enough by now not to take that personally, or it'd send him running in the opposite direction. probably, anyway.

but something about all of this is bothering him. ]


Uh, Shuten, just how long have you been here?

[personal profile] excaliburnt 2018-10-15 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
[And Alter... picks up the dumpling? Has the war ended before it truly began? There is a pause. There is uncertainty. There is doubt.]

[personal profile] excaliburnt 2018-10-15 02:01 am (UTC)(link)
[PANICKED EXPRESSION. SHOUTING.]

Hark, over there! Enemies!

[...she throws the dumpling in Saber's face the instant she's distracted.]
defragmenting: sprite. (✒ fell and no one caught her)

[personal profile] defragmenting 2018-10-15 02:01 am (UTC)(link)
[ eyezooms ]

Oh, really? Do you care to elaborate on that?
priestified: (the wrong side of paradise)

B. I'm already sorry for both of them

[personal profile] priestified 2018-10-15 02:01 am (UTC)(link)
"The vol-a-whats?" Maxwell demands to know, already very confused but evidently getting the message that he's meant to run along home with this asshole. Well, whatever. He's still getting used to the Submissive gig, but he's drunk it would be nice to have a comfy place in the Up to sleep tonight.

"Hey, pal! I don't speak whatever language that is, just so ya know!"

That language Maxwell does speak is a drawl that cannot be traced to any city or country on Earth, but it's obviously inner city and... well. Not classically educated, to put it politely. Maxwell is stubbornly calling after the Dominant as he rushes along behind his long steps, apparently more offended to be walked off on than to be told with whom he's going tonight.
naytheist: (pic#7406062)

[personal profile] naytheist 2018-10-15 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
[Cesare gives her a calm smile and nods slightly in apology, pulling his hand away and holding it up as if to show that it will do no more harm.

She's new, he can tell, still not used to this whole system and dynamic. Fate has dealt her a hand that she's not used to and it intrigues him. He wonders what her status was in her own world, if had they met in another instance, they would be peers.]


If I had asked, would you have said yes?
ikenie: (Default)

[personal profile] ikenie 2018-10-15 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
[ oh. Noctis didn't even look at who was approaching him before he shut them down, just saw feet walking towards him and opened his mouth, but — the relief when he looks up at the sound of that voice and sees Ignis hits him like a wave, nearly takes his feet out from under him. maybe he shouldn't be glad to find his friends here, because that means they're here, in this stupid city, and yet there's no denying that he feels better knowing he's not alone. gods, he's dizzy with how fast the weight leaves his shoulders.

his whole demeanour changes, uncurling from the defensive knot he'd wound himself into. and without hesitating, he comes closer to sock Ignis in the arm, lightly, makes a sound that's more exhausted sigh than laughter. he hadn't realised how anxious he was until it disappeared. ]


Shut up. You're fine. [ more than fine. there couldn't have been anyone better. ] This is the biggest, stupidest coincidence that could have happened.
defragmenting: sprite. (✒ you're dying to... loooove....)

[personal profile] defragmenting 2018-10-15 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
Am I to understand that a lot of crazy things happen where you're from?
whatsina_name: (Phillip [Smile])

[personal profile] whatsina_name 2018-10-15 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
[Phillip will flirt with most anyone or anything, and Nico's very cute so why wouldn't be be blatant? Frankly he's just surprised he hasn't run into a guy being a dick about the whole thing yet- there's a reason Phillip mostly dated girls back home.

He leans back up against the nearby wall, taking a more relaxed posture than trying to fit in at this thing.]
It's on my back. A pair of wings... they're kind of hard to describe. [Would it be too much to offer to show it to him?]
milano: (E I G H T Y S I X)

lies travel in company

[personal profile] milano 2018-10-15 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
[ peter just barely resist saying 'turn that frown upside down' because that's how you ended up with someone's boot in your ass. gamora would be so proud of the strides he's made. still, he finds himself watching her because she's so intensely watching other people. maybe she's sizing them up, maybe she's giving them numbers for attractiveness in her head, maybe she's deciding which one she's going to murder first.

if this thing ever stops, he was going to have to watch her move. see if she had a murder walk. it would tell him a lot. ]


Seeing anyone interesting? [ eventually, peter can't keep his mouth shut. that he's sat still and quiet for so long is truly a miracle but now, he just has to talk and she's going to be the lucky recipient! ]
man_handling: (002)

[personal profile] man_handling 2018-10-15 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
Early humans thought of my kind as gods. Before my time, we called ourselves Watchers, now we are Caretakers.

[ he's hoping Jonathan will volunteer some info about himself eventually. ]
callmenines: (46)

[personal profile] callmenines 2018-10-15 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
Well, if you don't know where it is, think we could stop by where I'm supposed to live, so I can get my uniform? I don't want to have to be in the nude if I don't have to be.

[Then they could figure things out and where to go after that.]

Maybe we can ask someone along the way about the contract too.
sealeted: (you haven't found)

[personal profile] sealeted 2018-10-15 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
[Unfortunately, Submissives can't actually buy things themselves. This is one of the more likely ways to actually get reconstruction done, at the very least.

At the mention of contracts—

Pain flashes across her face, brief but potent before she covers it up with a smile.]


Hey, I'll have you know I'm directly contracted with three Servants back home, a bunch by proxy as the Sovereign, and even one here. If you need the mana, I can take care of you. If you just need a safe place to spend the night, I can take care of that too.
wnex: (phone ▪︎ texting fancy)

key to hearts

[personal profile] wnex 2018-10-15 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
[ Trish, on the other hand, is wearing a gown because she's been in the city since the first round of recruits. Normally, this kind of situation is where she's in her element... looking beautiful, networking and charming people to raise money for some charity or cause that she's gotten it in her head to back, fully. As if that will somehow erase the way she feels about herself and her past.

But this isn't New York, these aren't the usual people she has to glad-hand and interact with. This place is totally fucked. But she's learned that playing along helps even if she's not exactly keen on it. And hearing just what her party favor at the end of the night was, doesn't make her any more happy about being here.

Good causes are good causes. And if she can help with raising some money and let her submissive prize go with no strings at the end of the night, she's okay with...

It's when she's thinking about such things that she sees him. Maybe if he'd hadn't stuck out like a sore thumb in what he's wearing, she wouldn't have but as it is, she does see him and she feels a shiver run down her spine...

Hadn't she and Matt just talked about him? Wasn't he supposed to be dead or on the run or something? She's probably been staring too long now and she can't help herself. Curiosity killed the cat and it might kill her tonight. ]


Are you... [ Her voice is soft but unwavering, careful not to draw attention to either of them. ] Frank Castle?
danavira: (pic#12279884)

[personal profile] danavira 2018-10-15 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
[ someone approaches, but Karna doesn't move. it's someone he's seen before, dancing earlier - a figure that flitted by in a flicker of white and pale blue. nobody familiar, but here they were.

looks down at the glass offered him, Karna gives a slow, curious blink at the bubbly liquid within, before fixing his gaze steadily on Asra once more. There's barely a flicker nor a change of expression, a mask like visage that gives away nothing by way of the set of his lips or the tilt of his head. ]


Do you have some business with me?
gloves: (Default)

The Key

[personal profile] gloves 2018-10-15 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
[One thing Rogue has learned to do in her life is to avoid collisions. Mostly because skin-to-skin contact means sucking the life out of someone. Which might be a little too opposite of what Ned does, since her interpretation of it would be that he gives life back to people and animals. But this is one collision even she can’t avoid. And, if nothing else, she completely recognizes someone who’s trying to avoid people. Maybe because that’s what she does all.the.time.

She’s fairly safe. She’s altered her dress so that its backless back is covered with a sheer mesh. And the front neckline is high enough to not be a problem. Her gloves come up past her elbows. It’s all a positive. She’d figured, in this environment, it was better to be extra careful.

Luckily, she was only carrying a flute of champagne, which, yes, went flying and crashed spectacularly. But it’s not the end of the world.

Instead of looking miffed, she almost looks relieved to meet someone who’s acting as uncomfortable as she feels and she kneels down, carefully in her dress and heels, to help him clean up. There’s no tattoo on her neck, thankfully, from her perspective.]

I’ve seen people crash and burn a lot worse than this. Ned. [She’s amused without laughing at him. She can imagine he’s mortified.] Relax. I’m sure this won’t be the last thing spilled tonight. Especially once people start really getting going with the alcohol.
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feck: (pic#9457948)

[personal profile] feck 2018-10-15 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
( so this is something there doing apparently. the only way cain would back down is if someone beat him at his own game, quite literally, and the pressure is just a little too exciting to ignore. good thing they'd ran into each other, or someone would have been missing out on an opportunity like this. the drugs make him a bit unsteady, but it doesn't take much to step into the small amount of space that separates them so he can grab the front of whatever nico's wearing and jerk him closer. )

Don't worry about me. ( his smirk is sharper now. ) There's nothin' to it.
hungerneverfed: (vampire | blood red)

[personal profile] hungerneverfed 2018-10-15 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
[He's confused for a moment, but mimics the gesture. Luna might be able to notice that his skin is cold to the touch in spite of the coat he's wearing. Jonathan releases her quickly and withdraws to return his hand to his pocket. He doesn't like to be this rude, but it's a matter of safety.

His expression softens when she mentions her promise.]


Aggression can take many forms. Words or actions. I can assure you, if there is some wrong being perpetrated against you or those you care for, there is no shame in seeing that it is stopped. We may have ideals and oaths that guide our hands, but there is a time to act when a situation becomes intolerable.

[He lowers his voice.] I suspect this place is one that will become intolerable, but it might be best to bide our time while we learn the works of it. A machine is more easily broken when one understands its mechanisms and nature.
insist: (162.)

[personal profile] insist 2018-10-15 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
[ doesn't even see garou because he's looking at sexy crop tops.

also leaves. ]