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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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[personal profile] mastermagician 2018-10-15 05:57 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, sir. [ His laughter is small and soft, rose up right from his warmed heart. ] My friendship was yours the moment you were kind. Would the honor be diminished for being shared? For I would be no less honored to have your friendship.

And! If you've never traveled far from home, please, let me be your guide! I can't say that any of my own travels quite prepared me for...

[ He looked about them with raised brows and a helpless twist of his mouth, canting his own glass to indicate their surroundings, ]

... all of this. But I've been here long enough to have picked up a few useful local customs. The food! Have you tried the food yet? It's dazzling, at functions like this, as much an art as a delight to eat!
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1/2

[personal profile] theroadwarrior 2018-10-15 05:58 am (UTC)(link)
[Max almost doesn't even turn to look at the guy, he's so utterly uninvolved and used to ignoring people around him flat out. Not to mention, the voice? Doesn't even feel familiar. At this point, his voice is so wrecked and a mish-mash of all sorts of accents, it's gone through a proverbial wood-chipper.

But he does eventually look at him, one cheek full of chicken or something that at least tastes like chicken. Not remotely dressed for the party and looking more like a bum off the street, he looks, uh — like he'd be ready to throw hands, if he needed to?

But then his expression smooths into confusion.

... And then — ]

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[personal profile] ikenie 2018-10-15 05:58 am (UTC)(link)
[ Noctis listens, and he laughs along with Prompto's jokes, tries to take the things he mentions in stride. he's still getting his bearings with the whole Up and Down thing; from what he understands, Ignis is better off than the two of them, as much as anyone can be "better off" here. really, he doesn't care about any of that right now. he's just relieved to hear that at least Prompto hasn't been totally alone. he has to keep reminding himself, though, that this is Prompto before he fell off the train, before they found him in Zegnautus, bruised and battered and more unsure of himself than Noctis has ever seen him.

not that he's the picture of confidence right now, either. they're best friends, and Noctis knows that look, those almost-twitchy movements. Prompto would be turning his camera over in his hands if he was holding it. Noctis sighs. ]


You're freaking out about the thing I mentioned, aren't you.
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these red boys

[personal profile] insist 2018-10-15 05:59 am (UTC)(link)
[ Honestly, his physiological need for food - the real reason he had done this at all - is forgotten the moment he gets a good look at those pages. The content is so meaty it's like he can take a bite right out of it and sustain on that alone. With Subaki subdued, Rohan invades his personal space with little shame, lying him back down on the ground with uncharacteristic gentleness like they're two lovers and not one person who's just stolen the autonomy of the other. He climbs over him and sits there, peeling open his chest and perusing the pages with great interest. ]

You're a perfectionist with a disdain for failure, particularly when it's from yourself. I like that in a character. It's a good trait to have.

[ And he's not even being flirty he's like, treating Subaki like he's an animu character... ] Is this the reason you're so hard on yourself? Your many responsibilities?

[ Subaki should be able to speak, but he still can't really move that well. It'll really feel like he's made of paper right now. ]
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[personal profile] a2brutus 2018-10-15 05:59 am (UTC)(link)
[Thankfully, A2 appreciates the change in conversation, even if it's one of her least favourite topics in the world. Instead, she just barks an ugly, awful laugh, but it's clearly humourless.]

Those girls told me that, sometime after I was first deployed. [She's known for awhile. That's always been part of her death warrant, honestly. She's bitter, about it. About YoRHa in general. About the reason she was sent down, about how she found out everything she was fighting for was a lie.

She knew. She knew the entire time.
]
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yells!!!

[personal profile] danavira 2018-10-15 06:00 am (UTC)(link)
[ there is no surprise in seeing his 'Master' - but then, Lancer of Red isn't such a spirit that is easily surprised.

Karna acknowledges the smile with nothing more than a faint nod of his own, and turns his gaze nonchalantly elsewhere as the other approaches. Red and black and white, they make for a similar pair, surrounded in rich velvet and damask lined drapery of this room. ]


The division is clear, as you say.

[ something in his tone, it must be, for Karna looks at the other once more, a movement that barely rustles heavy fabric that he's wrapped himself in; clear bluegreen gaze, without a hint of doubt or clouded judgement in it.

with those eyes he's always been able to see, to cut through the layers of reality to see what truly lay in the centre of things. ]


It displeases you.
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[personal profile] theroadwarrior 2018-10-15 06:00 am (UTC)(link)
... For fuck's sake.

[He turns back to the food, piles some sandwiches on his plate, and starts leaving the food table without so much as another glance.]
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[personal profile] finethanks 2018-10-15 06:02 am (UTC)(link)
[He should get an award for standing here and smiling calmly, patiently waiting for the end of this, but honestly he's very used to it. On cue, he lowers his hand to rest over his own chest, bowing slightly.]

My name is Eichi Tenshouin. It's as you said, no one should be here, should they? Certainly not in a situation like this. But considering our positions, I'd like to be of some help and keep you safe, at least for now.
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[personal profile] finethanks 2018-10-15 06:02 am (UTC)(link)
If you say that, then I believe that you must understand it. Music can make things easier, can't it?

[He chuckles, sitting back in his seat and glancing at the stranger.] My name is Eichi Tenshouin, by the way. Who might you be?
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[personal profile] finethanks 2018-10-15 06:02 am (UTC)(link)
That's awfully mean, isn't it? Fufu... but no matter how you say it, if my death had anything composed by you, then I'd smile as a spirit and move on peacefully.

[Straight to hell. But that's fine. Whatever's going on in his head, it seems like he's not willing to share, keeping on that performance smile and walking along. But his body seems tired. His eyes, too.]

Come, now. We're going to quickly get out of the eyes of the public so we don't have to obey any strange rules much more than this. I'll make us some tea.
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[personal profile] finethanks 2018-10-15 06:02 am (UTC)(link)
I wonder which I do want?

[He sounds genuine about that question, humming a little and taking his time with experiencing champagne for the first time. Champagne, and a walk that seems so... ah, it wouldn't be right to call it romantic, would it? What is it, then? He's not sure he understands enough. He's never been introduced to things like this.]

Asra. What a beautiful name. And with that, you have quite an important sounding job, as well... To be honest, I don't have a clue about anything like magic. I've always thought that was something left for fairy tales, and I've never experienced anything in one of those to be true... but I have the feeling that if you were to tell me it was something real, I'd believe it.

[He's leaning on Asra a little more as they walk, now, for one reason or another. Hopefully his couple inches of extra height isn't too much of a burden like this.]

Ah, but I'm rambling without getting to the point, aren't I? I'm afraid I'm not nearly as interesting, but I don't mind sharing at all. My name is Eichi Tenshouin. That family name of mine is the whole reason for any "importance" I might have, seeing as I am the scion to a large financial conglomerate. I don't really care for any of that. What gave my life meaning was music. I'm an idol, you see? I stand on stage and attempt to reach and capture the hearts of my audience, and inspire them to reach for their own dreams, just as I have. ♪
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[personal profile] callmenines 2018-10-15 06:03 am (UTC)(link)
[It's all starting to make sense now, as he finds himself startled by her laugh. All the pieces are falling into place, one by one. The puzzle isn't complete, sure, but it's taking form and really, the picture isn't looking very pretty.]

...Is that why you deserted YoRHa? Is that why they put a bounty on your head? You know too much, right?

[The grimace on 9S' face is etched onto his cheeks and brow, bare fingers curling around his device as he finds himself wanting to know more.]

What else did they tell you?

[personal profile] symbiotisms 2018-10-15 06:04 am (UTC)(link)
Huh?

[ Eddie looks over. Jesus, they bring kids into this shit, too? For a moment, he's outraged, like he needs to find someone and stand up on the kid's behalf or something. But then the guy's just rambling away like he doesn't even care that he's been brought into some big sexual fantasy.

Is this even legal?
]

Nah. I mean, yeah. It's where I was. I'm from New York.

[ Congrats, you two have found something in common. ]

Uh. No. I have an apartment or something.

[ Is this kid going Down? Seriously, who's in charge here? Eddie stands a bit, as if he can look around and find someone and give them an earful. ]

... you gonna be okay? Going to the motel?
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[personal profile] a2brutus 2018-10-15 06:07 am (UTC)(link)
My group was the prototype. We weren't meant to make it out of our first mission alive at all. No matter how much we asked for help, or to abort the mission... We were denied. [But that's not what 9S is asking. And right now... She feels for him. She really, really does. He found this out, but he has the option now. He can share his hurt, whereas A2 has bottled hers and become the enemy for years.]

The machines? They knew. They have a backdoor into the bunker. They've known about everything since the beginning.
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he's pre-scars deadpool jsyk

[personal profile] 4thwaller 2018-10-15 06:09 am (UTC)(link)
[ Wade doesn't recognise the kid, but still he looks up when he speaks, and apparently it was the right move because Peter is looking at him and asking him about food.

He was definitely planning on eating the weird looking finger food in front of him, he lets out a sigh and raises a split eyebrow before pushing the plate full towards Peter. Kid looks like he could do with some meat on his bones anyway.
] All yours, Champ.

[ He doesn't seem too thrilled to be here, and really, he's only here to keep a friend company, but even that's gotten boring. ] How are you not getting sick? You've been eating since you got here. [ Wait, does that mean Wade's been paying him attention? It was odd, two Submissives being paired up, but they must have run out of Dominants, Wade figures. ] I don't mean that in the shitty Hollywood fatshaming way. More in the, tell me your secrets because one time I made 84 pancakes and couldn't finish them all. My heart said yes but my stomach said no. [ Does this guy sound a little rambly and familiar, Pete? ]
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[personal profile] kokken 2018-10-15 06:09 am (UTC)(link)
[ for all that karna had been unhappy to stand with him, shirou rather likes him anyway. his straightforward manner, his impatience with deceit, are refreshing things. and after what shirou's done to try to do what he thought was right, karna's unbending nature is perhaps just what he's needed.

he doesn't look at the other man as blue eyes find his profile, as he makes that comment. instead, he breathes out, soft and quiet. ]
It always has, [ he agrees, and scarred hands curl slightly, feeling steel and glass beneath his fingertips. ] That so few have so much, and that so many suffer because those few only want more--

[ he'd tried to change it and had failed. it's like this everywhere, it seems, everywhere that humanity has spread. people simply can't help themselves.

he takes a breath, finally glances up once more, gold meeting blue, his small smile returning. ]
I'm glad to see you again. [ the absolute, unvarnished truth. ]
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[personal profile] theroadwarrior 2018-10-15 06:12 am (UTC)(link)
[As he is, he barely even sees reality well enough to know a hand is coming — patches of it hit him, drag him back out of his terrible and overwhelming visions of leprous men from home, or the warboys, or the buzzards; he looks at her with wide eyes, clearly troubled and not at all calm as he jerks his arm to try and get it back.

Others on the train have made a big space around Max to avoid his almost feral growls, and in that moment he snarls and looks around as if ready to lunge at all of them. But then he squeezes his eyes shut and bows his head slightly. A dry swallow, then a small voice dribbles from his mouth and only a few words come through as audible:]


Train... new place... seat cushions... fucking universes...

[He considers the steps to re-associating with reality, as taught by him by a crewmate prior to this place. It mildly helps. He needs to get out of this place, though; too many people, too many voices, too much everything. Not good, even with knowing how to cull it.]
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key to hearts (B)

[personal profile] mewnifestos 2018-10-15 06:12 am (UTC)(link)
[ Anders is frowning at the card in his hand when she interrupts his thoughts, butting in abruptly - but that's not necessarily a bad thing. It's sort of a relief, actually; he'd been trying to decide how best to call out a complete stranger in a crowd, with only their name to go on. Needless to say, the options were few and mostly unfavorable.

After a moment's pause (mostly surprise), Anders takes the offered hand in a quick, polite shake. ]


You must really be tired of the festivities, if you're this eager to follow a stranger home.
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[personal profile] callmenines 2018-10-15 06:14 am (UTC)(link)
You weren't meant to...are you serious? What the...

[What the fuck is what he wants to say, but the profanity dies on his tongue as he stares at the other android, unsure of how to process what he's just been told. Being lied to was one thing, but for A2 to be the first batch of lambs offered up for the sake of bettering future models...it makes him feel sick. It makes him feel hollow. If he was capable of having clammy hands he would all of a sudden.

Instead he stares, ice blue eyes wide, searching her face for some indication that it's all a joke, that what she's telling him is the lie...but it's not. The machines. They knew. They had a backdoor into the bunker. What he'd been assuming hadn't been just paranoia on his part.]


...Why would they do that to you? Why would they do this to any of us?!
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the key to hearts, a.

[personal profile] ikenie 2018-10-15 06:14 am (UTC)(link)
[ noctis is no stranger to having eyes on him at a party. but he's used to the attention because he's the prince. when he's at a gathering, people want to shake hands and ask him how his education is going, talk to him about his dad, discuss politics if they're really pushy. that's different. he learned to grit his teeth and suffer through that. here, no one who looks at him is seeing a prince; their eyes go, first and foremost, to the mark on his throat.

he hates it. so he throws out every diplomatic lesson his tutors ever painstakingly drilled into him, and he hides in the corner instead, arms crossed and curled in on himself to look as sullen and unapproachable as he can, although the effect is more small and miserable. and it doesn't even work. he watches the boy who approaches him with a wary glare, and then... feels kind of bad because the guy is so nice about it. ]


Uh. [ he really doesn't want to talk, though. ] Not really? Just kinda... keeping my head down over here.

[ with someone trying to engage him, though, he seems less sullen and more just plain awkward. ]
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[personal profile] nahvenger 2018-10-15 06:15 am (UTC)(link)
[ if peter's fazed by the reaction to his sheer presence, he does a pretty decent (read: for his standards. in normal ones....it's alright) job not showing it. it's cool! he's pushing a lot of other shit out of the way for now too, so. no problem. no problem at all. ]

What were you doing in San Francisco? New job? I've never been there, but it sounds pretty cool.

[ uh. well, alright, that's a mildly visible falter - he hadn't really thought too much about being concerned about the motel, and this new friend is like. is he going already? but peter tries to brush it off anyway. he's basically an adult now, and he's spider-man! he can handle himself. ] I mean, it's comped, right? Probably not gonna be great but I'm sure I've seen worse. [ haha ] If you're about to miss your stop it's cool, we just met anyway. I'm sure I'll, uh, see you around again.
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the key to hearts

[personal profile] trustinthedevil 2018-10-15 06:18 am (UTC)(link)
[ Usually Matt's a little better at paying attention to his surroundings. Sometimes, even his own sense of space is a bit off, though - and generally it's not his fault. Like this. Someone getting too familiar with their potential partner, and maybe a little too drunk, bumps into Matt and in turn he bumps into someone else.

That someone happens to be Peter, and Matt reaches out to make sure the poor soul doesn't topple over either.
]

Sorry - Are you all right?

[personal profile] antifashionista 2018-10-15 06:18 am (UTC)(link)
The discovery of the matching garment after such a tedious search gives Satsuki some relief, though she has to admit that the strange girl is at least a little charming. She's rather upbeat which reminds her of others she's known, mostly in a good way. As Nepeta emerges with the papers, she leans forward to take a look at them, offering a hand.

"Let me see." Not exactly a command, but she expects to be obeyed almost certainly. "Well done again." That Nepeta has not proven a complete liability seems to endear her to Satsuki. She always did prize a quick mind and proactive thinking, even if married to unwavering loyalty.
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[personal profile] a2brutus 2018-10-15 06:18 am (UTC)(link)
[Silently, A2 takes in his words. She lets him process it in the way he needs too, and then just... Sighs, and shakes her head. It's been a long time since she's had to comfort someone. But Number 4, Rose, Number 21, Lily and Anemone... She does remember. She remembers, and for an oddly gentle motion from A2, she puts her hand on his head.]

I don't know. [Is what she says.] I won't ever know, 9S. I don't think it's something you'll know either. But here? In this place? Humans are alive. There's no aliens, and there's no machines. Androids were created to serve humans, and at least we can do that here.
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[personal profile] befall 2018-10-15 06:19 am (UTC)(link)
[ It's hard not to notice that strange young man constantly either staring or gawking at everyone that comes in and out of the train. Initially, Kamui ignored him for a good five or so minutes. But after a couple of stops, it was starting to get to him. Eventually, he gives up and acknowledges the white-haired youth, hoping he could make him calm down. ]

What's your problem? Are you lost?

[ He wonders if the guy is just having a hard time walking up to someone to ask for directions... Or maybe this one's a pervert who enjoys watching others. At least in this kind of world, that kink wouldn't stand out. ]