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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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deathkid: (pic#11809386)

[personal profile] deathkid 2018-10-15 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
[ it's like the guy is speaking another language. and nico, despite knowing how to fluently speak four, has no idea what this guy is talking about. but he does have the irresistible urge to straighten the guy's tie. ]

Look, I have no idea what you're talking about, but... [ he reaches up to wyatt's tie and mimics fixing it. ] Do you mind?
aroooo: (90)

dressing up, pre-search for weed

[personal profile] aroooo 2018-10-15 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
[ Carmela looks gorgeous of course, all five foot two of her, and so when she sees Wyatt futzing with his bowtie, she comes over and smacks his hands away. ]

Don't mess with it, idiot! It looks fine.
polkayoureyesout: (eyebrow raise)

[personal profile] polkayoureyesout 2018-10-15 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, great to meet you too. It would be a real pleasure to get out of here with you. Can we get going?

[But he doesn't sound like he resents the man. There's a faint bit of amusement and a lot of fear in his voice.]

I wouldn't like to see this put to use. These people don't seem big on consent. If we don't play their games- who knows?

[He looks up sharply at Dr. Reid. Perhaps he would be able to tell something was off in the man's face. Or not.]

Uh, no. Not me. Just, some people do have iron allergies.
deathkid: (pic#10424983)

[personal profile] deathkid 2018-10-15 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
[ hold that thought. nico is suddenly interested in something phillip says. ]

Teleport? You mean like shadow-traveling?
glamourn: (pic#12634668)

travel

[personal profile] glamourn 2018-10-15 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
[ Michiko has been doing the same, with an extra kick of fascination, having never been on a train before in her life. It's a bizarre experience, and quite frankly, it makes her feel a little nauseous. As much as she's just as eager to take in the surroundings and work out what's really going on here, looking out the window isn't helping her queasiness.

She does snort out a laugh in response though. If this were home, there'd be a lot more slaughter afoot in general.
]

Tell me about it. Where's all the outrage? I'm not seeing even one of those downers sharpening a stick.
jokuni: (Default)

[personal profile] jokuni 2018-10-15 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
[ no takebacksies

Rohan, as he's passing through the party, might notice an extra table set up next to the charity collection. Behind it sits a young woman, her face partially obscured by the fan she holds and her frame garbed in a colorful kimono. As Rohan passes by, she calls out: ]


Would you like your fortune told? I can tell you anything you wish to know for a small price. All proceeds will go to the children, of course.

[ This is bullshit, 1) she absolutely cannot read fortunes, and 2) all of the money she's earning is going straight back to herself for more drinks. ]
whatsina_name: (Phillip [Curious])

[personal profile] whatsina_name 2018-10-15 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, kind of. [That is sort of what it looks like to him when he does it, but apparently to most people he just blips out of existence.]
sorethumb: (011)

shame?

[personal profile] sorethumb 2018-10-15 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
[Jae-Ha!!! Let him smash... the door, specifically.]

Why shouldn't the door be an option? Using my mind to choose the door is an obvious solution!

[He says this in a huff, but whips his head around to look at the fireplace anyway. HMM.

...No, nothing.]
...Do we hit the firewood?
worldinnovator: anime, happy (037)

The Key to Hearts

[personal profile] worldinnovator 2018-10-15 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
[ There comes a chuckle from off to her left, as Sinbad also takes a name from the bowl and nods his thanks at the Submissive passing them around before glancing over at the woman beside him. She's unfamiliar, but there are many people here tonight he hasn't met yet, so that's not all that surprising. ]

Considering all the names on these are Submissives, I'd be willing to bet they're meant to be more than your escorts for the evening...
offshoots: (Default)

[personal profile] offshoots 2018-10-15 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
... Hah?

[what.

like, they have to prove something???]


There are no stages involved, right?
likethelight: (283)

1/2 /just sobs brokenly everywhere. also omg Lavi, lol

[personal profile] likethelight 2018-10-15 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
[ He looks terrible and half of Allen is wondering why that is, but honestly everything else is a little too much right now to really dwell on that fact.

But congratulations, Lavi. You've said one of the only things you could possibly say that would keep Allen from just turning and immediately bolting. Logic and being unable to leave this place be damned. Because of all things, of all things to say...

...you're picking on his hair? Be serious for once!! It's distinguished!! ]


Who has time for that!! [ Well I mean. Technically he does now, but. ]
shyhara: (Default)

[personal profile] shyhara 2018-10-15 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
[That...feels like it's supposed to be an insult, even if rationally he knows there's no reason to feel insulted. Yes, he cares more about solving this and getting out than sex. God forbid he have reasonable priorities.

He huffs a breath, trying to keep a cool head. Because someone has to, here.]


We might get out faster if you helped try to figure it out...

[It's mostly muttered as he sighs and turns back to the cross, tugging the scrap of paper back out to look it over again.]
deheaded: <user name="info_whitemako" site="twitter.com"> (祭. and who is the knife?)

1/2

[personal profile] deheaded 2018-10-15 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
[ yeah, time travel is a bitch and a half. ]

I am as fine as I can be. Better, now that you are here. [ well.... ] I have had to make a contract with a Master to supplement the mana this place feeds me, but if you say the word I will toss them aside just for you.
variantcover: (💣hood off)

[personal profile] variantcover 2018-10-15 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, you know. D.A.R.E. Drugs Are... Really... No, wait. Don't Ask Randos... No, that's not it either. Heck, I dunno what D.A.R.E. stands for! It's just that program where cops come into schools and teach kids not to do drugs.
likeavierge: (7)

note

[personal profile] likeavierge 2018-10-15 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
((or how about (a) & (c) for dominants only in the key to hearts, because i can read my own prompts right))
topscores: (pic#9355228)

key to hearts

[personal profile] topscores 2018-10-15 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
[...

Uh.

Nice is just going to take a look around to see if there's anyone else that All Might might've been talking to but...nope. It was just him.

Welp.
]

Dancing's not really my thing. I bruised my ankle once in the Battle of Yokohama once, and it's never been the same.

[He's just. Casually trying to make an excuse to not have to physically exert himself any more than possible here...]
runawaynatblida: (pic#12592782)

[personal profile] runawaynatblida 2018-10-15 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
[She notices that he's cold-- but the weather isn't very nice. She's used to people coming out from sea and buildings that didn't protect against rain very well.]

I broke my promise not too long ago. Something was taking over people's brains. They were forcing it on my people. So I took them out. One was my lover.

[She hadn't spoken to anyone about Derrick since it happened. Everything had happened fast. They were in a laboratory last she remembered. Then she was with the people here.]

Do you know how we came to be here?
bratpack: (w i d e)

[personal profile] bratpack 2018-10-15 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
[ Wyatt doesn't even have time to brush those hands off before they're fixing him up. He just stands there, startled into letting it happen, pinned in place by a pair of piercing green eyes and a body that looks like it was born in that suit.

This man is evidently Wyatt's opposite. Also, he's a vampire, the scent of which is what brings him back to life.
]

Uh. Thanks?

[ What was the question? He clears his throat. ]

I, uh. Smoking, was the idea. I'm Wyatt. [ God, he sounds lame. He squares his shoulders a little. ] What's your pleasure? Cause, God I hope it's something I have.
hungerneverfed: (suspicious | glance)

A

[personal profile] hungerneverfed 2018-10-15 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
[Jonathan is here for reconnaissance, as well. If he's to make any headway in this ridiculous system as a Submissive, he'll need to find a willing partner who won't ask for much in a contract and who might be able to acquire him certain items he's been wanting for since he arrived. A surgical kit wouldn't go amiss. Test tubes, cylinders, a burner, chemicals, the necessities to recreate his lab from the Pembroke Hospital. All would be welcome.

Some blood, as well.

He's spent the night mingling and holding a glass of champagne. It's the same glass he was handed two hours ago and he's been exceptionally good at pretending to drink it without actually letting it touch his lips.

When Sherlock whirls over and offers a hand, though, Jonathan can't help a spike of genuine confusion. Men do not dance with other men in 1918.]


If you require another drink, sir, I think you'll find the servers more suited to fulfilling your desires.

[The doctor holds himself with the air of a prideful gentleman and his accent only complements that. His skin is exceptionally pale and there's a quality to his eyes that most humans without some supernatural ability would see as 'tired.' He takes a moment to scan the man in front of him with his own special abilities. Mostly, Jonathan is just scenting for the man's blood to judge how intoxicated he might be.]
ontune: (pic#12634292)

[personal profile] ontune 2018-10-15 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
[ hello escape rooms!!

it honestly won't take one very long to figure out what is happening. it's a sex city. this is a room clearly designed for that. the hints are clearly hinting at something sexual. she will be avoiding it for as long as she can because no, she isn't going to submit herself so easily to one's needs.

besides, there are others here that can do the sex. ]


Do you not have a bed like this one?
Edited 2018-10-15 02:51 (UTC)
ikenie: (Default)

[personal profile] ikenie 2018-10-15 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
wow thanks for putting me on the spot

[ oh, he didn't think this through at all. what the hell is he going to say? "the crystal ate me!" but what if Prompto doesn't know about that? that's just going to lead to more questions that he doesn't want to answer. Prompto doesn't need to know what Bahamut told Noctis, because it's just going to make him worry when there's nothing he can do about it, not when they're here and not even when they get back home. besides, Noctis hasn't even processed it himself yet.

it takes a while for him to settle on an answer, typing and re-typing for a few minutes. ]


zegnautus keep mean anything to you?
fallen_cetra: (the rain has gone//and taken you from me)

[personal profile] fallen_cetra 2018-10-15 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
You sound like a prince! Now I just feel underdressed.

[She grins at that, giving his hand a playful squeeze. His energy is infectious, warming her from the inside in a way that makes her feel as if she could bubble over at any moment. It was sweet and refreshing, chasing away the anxieties from a moment before like the first beams of morning sunlight through a window to chase away the shadows. Without a moment's hesitation she gives him a curtsy, unable to contain her delighted giggles.]

It's nice to meet you, too! Since I'd hardly want you getting in trouble for anything, we'll have to come up with a good game instead. So, I was thinking, whoever can find the clues or keys first should get some sort of prize. Sort of like a race. Now, what could we do for prizes? Hmmm...

[Cocking her head, she taps a finger against her lips, her brows furrowing in thought before she finds herself glancing up at him again.]

What would you like if you find them first? After all, the best sort of motivation is something you'd like, I should think.
kuroi_taiyo: (141)

[personal profile] kuroi_taiyo 2018-10-15 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
... They didn't.

[ That... Seemed like an important detail to add. Which means there was a lot this guy didn't know. Judar's giving a similar reaction, but instead leading his head back instead of completely replicating the gesture. Also only one hand being used to press against his forehead.

The intention is similar. ]


That explains a bunch. So you'd be useless if I said things like 'Alma Torran' and 'David.'
littlepandora: (Default)

ii

[personal profile] littlepandora 2018-10-15 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
[ John is a little unnerving to be near. Even if the smell of cigarette smoke hadn't drawn her attention, his grand brush off would have. She blinks up at him a few times before confirming to herself that yes, that was a submissive, and yes, he was smoking on the train, and yes, that was a breath of magic around him.

Bother. ]


It's more than that. [ Pandora herself is soft-spoken. A wisp of a girl in a worn flower dress and battered boots, her gloved hands neat on her lap and entirely incongruous with the rest of the outfit. She's neat, though. Clean, pale hair braided back, the sort who makes up for the lack of control in life with trying to control herself instead. ]

It's entirely not like the world outside of this place. You have a better chance on the streets out there than being unattached in here.
tastelast: (9917EF375B93F5AA19 copy)

[personal profile] tastelast 2018-10-15 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
If you break it and its integral to getting us out of here, you're just going to trap us.

[ Not that they won't be let out in an hour anyway, but he makes sure to get the idea out there quickly. Daseul is not exactly the most social of boys. ]

If you look through the glass, does anything in the room change?