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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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deheaded: <user name="info_whitemako" site="twitter.com"> (死. that girl was an assassin too)

1/2

[personal profile] deheaded 2018-10-15 08:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[ she is going to die every time he touches her in such a gentle manner. it's just a good thing she's so outwardly composed because otherwise she might lose it. ]
ludia: ode to the beauty of the world (Default)

finger guns

[personal profile] ludia 2018-10-15 08:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Nero spins lightly on her feet - as long as you didn't notice the slight stumble, look, she had to do the best she could in acquiring clothing in the Down - now plus one champagne. ready to accept the flowers back from her attendant, the Submissive tattoo clear as day on her skin -

oh. oh ho ho. ]


No, no - it should be YOU I call my lady, with your pleasing face! So this city is not so devoid of finery as it first appears. Please - you may address me as Your Highness. It is the proper form for an Emperor, after all.

Now, shall I have your name, my dear?
ilyushka: (i'm an ugly mess)

( text | un: devorak )

[personal profile] ilyushka 2018-10-15 08:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Good afternoon. That could be a rather complicated answer, depending on your place in this society.
wnex: (listen ▪︎ sure)

[personal profile] wnex 2018-10-15 08:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, right, right. [ she nods, suddenly putting the pieces together in her mind.]

I saw your name on a list of finalists for my private security detail.
callmenines: @yandroid (04)

[personal profile] callmenines 2018-10-15 08:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[If he wasn't on alert before he sure is now, making sure to carefully take count of how many other individuals are present in the room with them. What he's still having a hard time processing is the fact they're all organic. Except for the two of them, everyone else present is human.

9S isn't sure whether to feel humbled or afraid - and what a strange feeling that was to have.

Out on a grand desk there's a book set out to be signed, a pen to the left of the document to be used. An old, barely awake man seems to preside over it all, wearing strange black robes. As the two of them step up to the table, they're encouraged to sign their names, but that comes with a slew of problems. It's not like 9S has a signature that isn't digital in nature. What was he supposed to do...just write his name? This is getting complicated...]


Uh, you first A2.
starblessed: (pic#11990399)

[personal profile] starblessed 2018-10-15 08:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[It hurts, it absolutely hurts, but Lunafreya doesn't--can't care that it does. How could she, when she's reaching out for him just as urgently, resting her left hand on top of the one that grips her right? It's just as the last time the two of them saw each other, but this time fate has sought fit to bring them together rather than drag them apart (but for how long can such a thing last? a tiny part of her wonders).

The emotions flooding through her are almost overwhelming in their potency: the joy of seeing him again, so potent it threatens to leave her in tears; the guilt of her joy, so painful and so familiar; and perhaps worst of all the tinge of dread that threads through her as he speaks. For while his reaction may be all she might have wished for, an affirmation she'd barely dared to ever dream of...]


And you are too. [She smiles in spite of that dread, and Noctis can probably see how happy she is to see him.] I hadn't thought I might find you here... what happened? Did you come through a door as I did?

[Has the True King fulfilled his calling at last? is a question she does not, will not ask. He looks so much like he did when she saw him last... Lunafreya can't help but worry that something has interfered with their world, with the one person who might yet save their Star.]
a2brutus: (024)

they're the real mvps tbqh

[personal profile] a2brutus 2018-10-15 08:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Amane, huh. [A2 replies, registering that to a data bank in her memory space immediately. It's important! It's a human name.]

You can gall me A2. My full designation is a bit of a mouthful. And you can drop the "Miss". It's definitely not needed. [She says, and while she's certainly trying to be friendly, it probably comes off a little stiffer than normal.

That's what you get when you live alone in the woods like the fucking trash gremlin A2 is!
]
haihefa: (pic#10057297)

[personal profile] haihefa 2018-10-15 08:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Someone else with guns did come. [ Skaikru. ] They're terrified of us.

[ which is more largely a numbers thing, but also a grounders thing - they fight, unrelenting, and they have their strategies for maneuvering around weapons like guns. once and again, some idiot from skaikru gets a bright idea, like Finn had, like Pike had with the 300 he'd gunned down. Bellamy's damn lucky that massacre was overlooked with everything else going to shit, and the coalition accepted Pike's death as retribution alone. ]
razzledazzles: (❀ 058)

lies

[personal profile] razzledazzles 2018-10-15 08:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, yes, it's all fascinating.

[Jae-Ha isn't bothered, not at all. He's very familiar with this sort of pure behavior, and while he'd have no problem sitting and watching it play out without interfering, there are a number of people on the train who are growing too annoyed. He's got to step in, it's that big bro instinct of his.

So, his hands are on Vash's shoulders in an instant, leaning in from the seat beside him.]


They're all foreign to me, too, but why don't we appreciate them quietly?
fuckinabucket: (Sweet Little Thing)

[personal profile] fuckinabucket 2018-10-15 08:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Walkman? That's a little silly isn't it? It plays music; it doesn't walk men

[Though she wants to take the mysterious music box, it occurs to her that so eagerly grabbing at it might be a touch rude. Still, the intense curiosity is apparent on her face.]

So you can stop and listen to your favorite record at any booth, of course.

But nevermind that, how do you use tape inside a box to play music?

[Her grey eyes dart between Peter's face and the walkman]

Can I take a look? I promise I'll be gentle
terraria: art source: remnim@Twitter (● peaceful)

[personal profile] terraria 2018-10-15 08:15 pm (UTC)(link)
I abide by my king's laws even here, and so will anyone who contracts with me. I'm quite serious about giving three tries for peace. Whatever happens afterwards is of no consequence to me.

[ Surprisingly enough, not jokes. He gestures to Judar. ]

But you prove my point handedly.
cagedwithin: (amused)

[personal profile] cagedwithin 2018-10-15 08:16 pm (UTC)(link)
"Go ahead."

Victor doesn't really mind the company of a pretty young female. He wonders how she ended up here, out of natural curiosity. Despite not being mister small talk, Victor decides to ask her something.

"What's your name?"

kuroi_taiyo: (134)

[personal profile] kuroi_taiyo 2018-10-15 08:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Yeah, but since when has Judar ever been fully truthful to Ja'far? There's no reason to change that at this point. ]

With trade agreements and monopolies on the kinds of magic tools were out in the world. Just like how he outlawed and confiscated metal vessels from everyone, and chose whether a country would be accepted into the trading alliance he perverted from your stupid Seven Seas crap.

So while he got rid of war, in his own way, he did it by choosing which countries to essentially turn into slums by whatever whims he had.

[ There was a lot more involved with that, and a lot more that Sinbad did (both good and bad,) but Ja'far wanted to know how things were regulated. That's how it was, and even the assassin couldn't deny that this was in the realm of possibility with what Sinbad would do. ]

voreaciously: (14)

wink wonk

[personal profile] voreaciously 2018-10-15 08:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[totally great how nero has just adopted a rando as an attendant, but Amane has no complaints and falls in step beside her for the time being.

She would have thought Your Majesty, but perhaps it is different where she is from. She will not be rude. And to that effect, she curtsies deeply, her head bowed.]


It is an honour, Your Highness. You flatter me, truly. I am Kawanokami Amane.
ludia: ode to the beauty of the world (Default)

[personal profile] ludia 2018-10-15 08:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[ hands on her hips, her previous whining thoroughly discarded in favor of the role of teacher. ]

It appears you have been subject to false information! For an Emperor is as humble and modest as a mouse, though as magnanimous and powerful as the gods above. They serve the people and the people serve them. There is no ego to be had or to develop, for life is a constant stream of work, building better futures for their subjects - serving the dual role of guidance and model -

[ oh god what have you done. ]

- I myself was one of Rome's greatest and most beloved Emperors. My subjects would crowd inside of theaters still there was hardly room to breath, all just to catch a simple glimpse of the music I would play -

[ this is your fault. ]

- perhaps if you open a history book of note - I have several I may recommend, whose portrayals of my great deeds come close to capturing the true reality -
hungerneverfed: (fear | shock)

[personal profile] hungerneverfed 2018-10-15 08:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[What is this man? Jonathan has enough poise and manners not to stare in fascinated horror at the creature beside him, but whatever he is, it isn't human. Jonathan simply raises his brows, looking over at the other man and trying to sort out what he is, running through the notes in his mental stores that he's found on Ekons and other vampires. He must be something altogether. He doesn't smell like a corpse, per se.]

I suppose so. But look at all we poor and helpless Submissives. Surely we're lowering the prestige of the room simply by being here.

[He's not often overly sarcastic, but there are moments. Jonathan shakes his head, then offers his hand to the other man.] Dr. Jonathan Reid. I should not complain for the luxury after being afforded so little in my time here, but it is difficult to be grateful for such affairs when this entire society seems so very arbitrary. If they wished to lift people up, why not simply make everyone a Dominant, able to decided his own fate.
why_so_therius: (Not quite my style)

[personal profile] why_so_therius 2018-10-15 08:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[That smile from her is anything but comforting. What kind of horrible King was she?]

If I knew, I would not be asking.
deheaded: meimeiteitei. (毒. she could really)

[personal profile] deheaded 2018-10-15 08:18 pm (UTC)(link)
If anyone from this place harms you for taking your time, I will make sure they feel an oni's wrath. That much should be fine for my Sweetie.

[ thankfully, sex gets easier the more experience you have, and shuten is always more than happy to help those she's formed a bond with — sexually or otherwise. she can see how a place like this would be hell on a human's mind, but she's done nothing but revel in it... ah, maybe it is the people who run this place that are the real monsters. ]
hikarichan: (Life's too short to care)

both in the room and on the network

[personal profile] hikarichan 2018-10-15 08:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[Hikari stares at the man lounging on the couch, noodling on his device. Then she stares down at her device. Then back up at him.]


you: 🤷
me: ⭐

⭐🔪🤷⭐🔪🤷⭐🔪🤷

you: 🤕
me: ⭐

⭐🔪🤕⭐🔪🤕⭐🔪🤕

you: ⚰️
me: ⭐
nottevintersoldier: Icon created by me - do not take (Because I'm the best)

I hope that's a good AHHH!! XD

[personal profile] nottevintersoldier 2018-10-15 08:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[Dorian is fairly aware the effeminate man is indeed male, and were it a thing in his land he might be concerned whether to address him in his preferred pronoun. Krem was male, but no one really questioned that, and if Linneus corrected him he would respect his wishes. But as it stands, there are many men, especially from Orlais who tended to dress more elegantly than some of the women of the courts. It was simply the fashion. Still, Linneus is beautiful and that's not a word just for men or women. He was prettier than many of the ladies he'd met, that's for sure, and something to be quite proud of.]

Only where it's due, darling. [He's pleased when the other follows suit, stepping in time with him as he leads his partner around the dance floor. He's light on his feet and Dorian is quietly impressed by his skill with the dance. He wonders if Linneus is of a noble birth or standing wherever he comes from.]

The pleasure is mine, Linneus. I am Dorian. [He steps up to lift his arm while their hands are still entwined and to twirl the other. He's honestly somewhat amazed by the soft pink color of his hair, it appears completely natural. He's clearly human but in some ways reminds him of the Elves of his world.]

You move beautifully. I'm certain we are turning quite a few heads.
hungerneverfed: (neutral | profile 1)

[personal profile] hungerneverfed 2018-10-15 08:19 pm (UTC)(link)
I find myself unfortunately at its lower rungs for no apparent reason. Is there some recourse for appealing these assignments to Submissive and Dominant?
a2brutus: (024)

[personal profile] a2brutus 2018-10-15 08:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Sure.

[A2 grabs the pen after looking at it for a full second, like she doesn't really know how to use one. Which is because she doesn't, so when she does grab it, she grabs it much like a toddler grabs a crayon.

Full fist.

Thankfully she seems to not crunch the pen in her grasp, and she writes a very sloppy: A2 on the name line.

And hands it over to 9S
]
voreaciously: (112)

word. having to corral these idiots or keep them from meeting each other

[personal profile] voreaciously 2018-10-15 08:21 pm (UTC)(link)
What is your full designation, out of curiosity? [please she is so curious SHE'S SO CURIOUS SHE MIGHT DIE

but she keeps that on the dl. mostly.]


Oh, but I could not possibly. It would be terribly impolite.

[the most awesome trash gremlin doing her best!]

But I would dearly appreciate learning more about you, if have time.
tartes: (paradise interred)

oh no! he didn't mean to do that :'c

[personal profile] tartes 2018-10-15 08:21 pm (UTC)(link)
I guess your mileage may vary, but if my only option for writing an ending has to be here instead of home, it wouldn't be happy. I mean, this city is... interesting, I'm sure, but I need at least two specific someones for my personal happy ending, and one of them would hate the dynamics here, even if she got to be one of the rich ones. She's really conscientious like that, and I think it's physically impossible for me to be happy if she isn't too, so I guess I'm conscientious by default. If that makes sense. I mean I try to be anyway, but it's a lot easier when you have an extra moral compass. That talks. Out loud.

I think I've heard someone talk about multiverses before, or read about it maybe. Do you think people here are from different ones, too?


[ Because that, too, would explain a lot about his last 24 hours. But back to accidentally making her sad. ]

So what's your reality like, if we come from separate ones?
advisors: so tired of your nonsense right about now (does everything go away)

[personal profile] advisors 2018-10-15 08:23 pm (UTC)(link)
( Ja'far listens the whole way through, and pauses for a moment, mulling over it.

Then he scoffs. )


Sindria isn't a big enough economy to pressure other nations like that. I don't know how we would've done that in three years, not without a lot of outside help. ( He sighs, leaning his chin on one hand. ) But, I suppose, it's not outside the realm of possibility. Sin always was brilliant at business.

( Leaving countries out to suffer, though? Sinbad, what were you doing. )
Edited (wtf was i saying) 2018-10-15 20:26 (UTC)