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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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milano: (F O U R)

[personal profile] milano 2018-10-15 07:59 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll take it as a compliment, then. It'll be better for my self esteem. Give me a little boost. [ peter even reaches around, pats himself on the back and nods. job well done, peter, job well done. ]

And considering what this stupid mark's supposed to mean -- [ he jabs a finger at it, lips twisting before continuing: ] -- I need all the help I can get.

[ he scratches at the mark again before glancing over. ] Generally, when I want to try new things, I go to a different planet or I change the brand of beer I drink. I don't necessarily do...this.

[ and if he had had a choice, he would not have chosen to be a submissive. he hated taking orders from anyone. he argued with rocket when rocket told him to eat something before he passed out. ]
high_warlock: (005)

magnus bane | shadowhunters | dominant

[personal profile] high_warlock 2018-10-15 07:59 pm (UTC)(link)
» » » LIES TRAVEL IN COMPANY
[ Magnus has a bad feeling about all of this. It's not just that he's been taken away from his home by some ridiculous program that seems to trump his own magic. But the sight of a person on their knees beside some kind of master makes him nervous.

The terms that have been bandied about -- dominant and submissive -- are not strange to him. He knows how this sort of thing works. But he's never seen it so publicly displayed, so intrinsically a part of society. So many people do it wrong that he worries...

But at the same time, he can't help but be intrigued.

Then they start heading into the Down and things change so drastically that Magnus can't help but turn to his seatmate. ]


They can't be real, can it?


« « « A. WAIST. OF. LEEWAYS. (Any Room!)
[ This is not exactly what Magnus has in mind for settling in to his new circumstances, but at the same time, he's game for anything. And this is a game, one that looks fun.

And some kind of sexual influence is required to get out of here. That sounds fun, too, as long as his partner is game.

The door opens and another person enters. ]


Introductions are in order first, I think. Magnus Bane. And you are, darling?

[ Doesn't matter if you're a man or a woman or in between, you get the same greeting. ]


» » » THE KEY TO HEARTS (i)
[ Magnus does so love a party, especially one where he gets to dress up. The luxuries afforded him by being a Dominant mean he destined to live in the style to which he is accustomed. The high life. He dresses according: cravat and waistcoat, adorned with glitter and brocade. He shines and sparkles and that's exactly how he likes to be.

Spying an attractive person -- they all seem to be attractive persons -- regardless of dominant or submissive marking, Magnus makes his way over. ]


Might I have this dance?


» » » THE KEY TO HEARTS (ii)
[ The end of the evening comes and, to Magnus' surprise, a submissive has been assigned to him. It's passing strange, but Magnus has no ill intent towards the other person, has no desire to do anything that they don't want to do. Even if they are gorgeous. ]

Did you have fun tonight?

» » » Wildcard
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shooktheworld: (02)

[personal profile] shooktheworld 2018-10-15 08:00 pm (UTC)(link)
You're awful curious about this for someone asking hypothetical questions ;)
shooktheworld: (16)

[personal profile] shooktheworld 2018-10-15 08:00 pm (UTC)(link)
I've yet to find a world that's inescapable. Some of 'em are just really difficult to get out of.

[But hey if you have to wait a couple centuries, no big deal.]
shooktheworld: (79)

[personal profile] shooktheworld 2018-10-15 08:00 pm (UTC)(link)
All things considered, I'd prefer something with a mosh pit. [It's been a few good centuries since he's done any sort of formal dancing, but thankfully that's one part of his memory that hasn't faded over time. He's able to lead passably enough.]

Yeah, I'm new here. Such a...charming place. [He smiles. And by that he means 'really not charming at all and I'd very much like to tear it to shreds, thank ya', but he didn't want to put a target on his back by coming out and saying that. So, small acts of dance-based rebellion would have to do for now.] How's life in fancy-town? [He assumes the Up is quite a bit better than the Down.]
shooktheworld: (Default)

[personal profile] shooktheworld 2018-10-15 08:00 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm offering a whole lot," he said, glancing back at the freed staff member as he led her away from the train, "But certain matters are better discussed in private, don't you think?"

And luckily, the Down seemed like a much better place for private conversation than the Up. The one benefit to being part of the underclass was that there were less prying ears around ready to report and minor infraction.
advisors: did you seriously make me into a horned monster sinbad (but for you this place is shame)

[personal profile] advisors 2018-10-15 08:01 pm (UTC)(link)
( wat.jpg )

How on earth did you ever get back, then? Are you still stuck there, but brought here for whatever this is?
milano: (T H R E E)

[personal profile] milano 2018-10-15 08:02 pm (UTC)(link)
I generally prefer a little build up, maybe some wining, maybe some dining but I recognize that we don't exactly have that option here.

[ right? peter peers around for a camera just to make doubly sure that they couldn't request a bottle of wine at least. but, there was nothing. ]

You're not...hard to look at, though. That's a plus. And I'm not detecting any funky body odor either. Another plus. I might be able to make something happen.

[ he was hot. it wouldn't really bother peter at all to make something happen. he was just bitching on principle. ]
fuckinabucket: (Serious Look)

[1/2]

[personal profile] fuckinabucket 2018-10-15 08:02 pm (UTC)(link)
thats refreshingly astute doctor

ah now whose being romantic?

But I cant say I dont see your see your point maybe your enthusiasm is catching?

Well aren't you the optimist? you've got quite a cheery view all things considered

i imagine it's easier to feel that way Otherwise

or maybe that's just me
hungerneverfed: (vampire | blood red)

[personal profile] hungerneverfed 2018-10-15 08:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[Shark-like...

Jonathan has never in his life heard about sharks having a particularly notable immune system. Perhaps it's Asim's version of 'healthy as a horse'? There's a moment of confused silence before Jonathan replies.]


I see. You truly seem to be bred of a race with superior biology.

[He wonders if the man's blood is so very different from a human's. Would it taste different? There's a hint of a predatory gaze as Jonathan sweeps his eyes across Asim. It's gone quickly, though, as the vampire masters himself.]

I wonder, is it something you've been able to use to benefit the humans in your care? It would seem there are a great many cures that could be synthesized with the antibodies present in your blood if they could only be made to work for humans.
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fuckinabucket: (Ms. Brightside)

[2/2]

[personal profile] fuckinabucket 2018-10-15 08:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh crap she already hit enter wait no-- time to add a distraction statement]

Your Elisa... is there someone there to care for her while youre here? or can she fend for herself?
demeanors: (i never pay for my drinks)

[personal profile] demeanors 2018-10-15 08:03 pm (UTC)(link)
( if it's any consolation, his childhood didn't give him a whole lot of room to watch television shows, so he can't say he's a fan. )

I'm the CEO of Anvil Security. You might have heard of me through my firm.
kuroi_taiyo: (49)

[personal profile] kuroi_taiyo 2018-10-15 08:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Magic. And that was over a year ago for me.

[ He's- he's technically being honest about everything. ]

Dealing with the way Sinbad took over and regulated the world was worse than that place.
finethanks: (☆ 155)

[personal profile] finethanks 2018-10-15 08:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[Eichi's chest hurts even more now. There's the comfortable ache of whatever this nice feeling is, of course, and then there's the throbbing that comes from his heart being overworked. Simple steps in walking, dancing at the party, all of it was adding up. He's sickly thin under his shirt, but he still has clearly toned muscles— evidence of him working hard even when he shouldn't be.

He's stunned by Asra's words, face still pink, a shaky hand touching over his own heart.]


Can you really do something like that? This weak body of mine... it was never meant to live this long. I've been told since birth that I'd only have a few months to live, but can you really help with the pain?

[Pain that even medication can't manage properly? He wants that, more than anything else. It doesn't matter how short the time is, he wants to be pain free.]

If you can truly do that, then I wouldn't stop you at all. Please. If I can avoid being a burden after this, for even just a few hours, it would be nothing short of a miracle.
voreaciously: (203)

it's true, bless the pods

[personal profile] voreaciously 2018-10-15 08:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[you can fight THE MAN!! but Amane won't like, open with that, at least not so obviously.]

Perhaps not at the moment. [And she takes a sip.]

But please, what is your name, Miss? [Amane sets her drink aside to curtsy elegant.]

I am Amane. Kawanokami Amane. I am very delighted to make your acquaintance.

[it is not a rote, automatic introduction, for once. This android is clearly one of the most interesting people here.]
shooktheworld: (12)

[personal profile] shooktheworld 2018-10-15 08:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Pocket dimensions? Is that what the kids are calling 'em these days?

[He usually referred to them as alternate worlds or levels of the Tower, but he wasn't too fussy about what they were called. At least he as happy enough to be around someone who wasn't completely shocked by the fact that they exist.

And refraining from reading his aura was probably for the best. Nothing good to be found there.]


It's been a while since I've been to London. That where you're from?
advisors: the amount of times i can't believe his shit is astounding (the stories we say)

[personal profile] advisors 2018-10-15 08:05 pm (UTC)(link)
( Meaning he's not being fully truthful and he's going to get a lot of void staring from Ja'far later. Or whenever he finds out. Somehow. )

...Regulated the world?
deheaded: <user name="syatey_12" site="twitter.com"> (酒. when you say you love me)

[personal profile] deheaded 2018-10-15 08:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[ nothing shuten does is ever dripping with urgency, and she slowly sits herself up by folding her knees to her chest and rolling over. a thoughtful hum escapes as she picks up the envelope with the world 'DOM' enscribed on it, pondering cutting it open with her claw. ]

No, and nothing makes me certain. It is just a feeling that I have. [ she takes another sip of her wine before dismissing the dish and wrapping her arms around one of her giant gourds. ] But if you are in such a rush, show me your clues, and we will solve this.

[ she's just wondering how long it's gonna take nitocris to figure the more lewd aspects of this out. ]
haihefa: (pic#10057343)

[personal profile] haihefa 2018-10-15 08:07 pm (UTC)(link)
That's what they've been saying. [ different worlds, dimensions, whatever. roan's usually quick to pick up on things - bekka's lab, the second coming of praimfaya, the threat of the city of light. this still seems pretty fucking far-fetched, but he's humoring it for now. what other choice is there? ]

Where I'm from, there wasn't even the resources left to make a place like this. [ all this steel, whatever they used to put it into structures, the electronics for the technology like the phones, the elevators, all of it. there's no way a place like this could be hidden, and Skaikru would've seen it from above, wouldn't they? ] The fire from a hundred years back - do you remember anything that covered the Earth like that in your history?

[ and it did - cover the entire Earth, or Skaikru would've come down a lot sooner. that fact he knows must be true, so if it isn't part of this girl's history, and she claims to still be from earth (where else is there?), the only other option is different earths. it also doesn't help that Roan's still 95% certain he's dead, which probably makes this shitshow either the afterlife, an elaborate hallucination, or he just never woke up from ALIE and the City of Light. It's possible they could've chipped him after Kane shot him, sure. If they did, ALIE definitely turned the pain back on, though, so thanks for that, asshole. ]

Roan. [ he leaves off the 'kom Azgeda', because it doesn't mean anything to someone who doesn't recognize Trig. ]
bye_felicia: (v51)

victra au julii | red rising | submissive

[personal profile] bye_felicia 2018-10-15 08:07 pm (UTC)(link)
» » » LIES TRAVEL IN COMPANY
[ This. Is. Outrageous.

Never in her life has Victra had anything but the best. She's always been the one in the driver's seat, in the lap of luxury. She should be a dominant. She's made to be a dominant.

Instead she has a line drawn down her neck to her sternum, blatantly visible because she insists on holding her head up high throughout the train ride. Fire blazes in her eyes.

The seats are slightly too small for her nearly seven foot frame, but she makes do, looking regal nonetheless. She chooses not to speak -- unless spoken to -- until they reach the Down and are told to disembark. ]


What the gorydamn hell is this?


« « « A. WAIST. OF. LEEWAYS.
[ Time doesn't make her situation any better, and when she's brought into the room and faced with an unmarked Dominant, she seethes at them.

This isn't their fault, she knows, but that doesn't mean she can't take it out on them. ]


You're not touching me.


» » » THE KEY TO HEARTS
[ A gala is slightly better. At least she gets to dress up, her dress a dark emerald green with a plunging neckline and a slit up the side showing off her long legs. The Submissive mark is still on display, even more so now, but she pretends it's not there. As much as she can.

She waits by the bar, spying the first Dominant she can see approach. ]


Buy a girl a drink, darling? [ She hates asking, but it's easy enough to purr out the request. ]


» » » Wildcard
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defragmenting: sprite. (✒ you're dying to... loooove....)

[personal profile] defragmenting 2018-10-15 08:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Well... I am curious! Does that surprise you?

I've been doing a lot of thinking recently on different theories and philosophies, so to have someone say that this is something they've experienced is interesting to me.
kuroi_taiyo: (91)

[personal profile] kuroi_taiyo 2018-10-15 08:08 pm (UTC)(link)
I didn't question it because they sounded ridiculous and not actual rules you've planned on.

[ It's not like he was planning on contracting with you in the first place. No offense, but he's into taller people. ]

It's not like I'm the one that would have to deal with your rules anyway. For one, I don't fight with weapons like that. Not when I've got something better. So we'd be nothing but a fling.

[ And he sounds so okay with that. Even offering the chance for flings instead of contracts. ]
hungerneverfed: (neutral | profile 1)

[personal profile] hungerneverfed 2018-10-15 08:09 pm (UTC)(link)
A... flying station, then? [Jonathan's technology is even more primitive than hers, most likely. He's trying to make sense of it within the context that he understands. They have airplanes, at least.]
hikarichan: (Some days feel like nothing)

Waist of Time

[personal profile] hikarichan 2018-10-15 08:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[Hikari likes wandering around. Drifting from place to place, not coming home until late at night. It's a habit she picked up in London. She didn't like her dormmates, her parents weren't around, and she didn't know the country. Wandering unfamiliar streets felt so freeing.

So she'd been trying to practice the same habit here. As a way of relieving the stress of showing up in an unfamiliar place, being told she was a Submissive. She isn't blind to the innuendo there, and she doesn't like it.

... Only now she's here. Maybe this is karmic payback for that time she locked Karen in a toolshed. To be fair, the room is far nicer than that shed. Then again, Karen hadn't been expected to do anything humiliating to get out.
]

Yes. You caught me. I want to be stuck in here. [Hikari rolls her eyes, tries to remember what the clue was. Something to do with a painting of the night sky in here. Touching the stars in a certain order. Hikari turns to it, on the far wall, takes it in. It's a nice enough painting, if a little generic.

'The submissive has the star map.' Hikari pauses, unclips her hairclip, and holds it up to the painting, but none of the stars on it resemble her hairclip.
]

... I'd be getting us out of here if I knew what they meant.
razzledazzles: (❀ 092)

lies

[personal profile] razzledazzles 2018-10-15 08:09 pm (UTC)(link)
You're fine, dear.

[He's a man with his own submissive mark, smiling calmly as he takes the seat beside 2B, instead. Covered nearly head to toe in his own robes, he's a stark contrast against her.]

The views outside aren't something I'm interested in. [He holds out a hand in offering, palm-up. Not realizing that 2B isn't human, he's wanting to see how cold she is, if at all. It's strange that she's not shivering, in this weather, wearing that. Even on the train.]

Do you mind if I sit beside you, instead?