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TDM #2

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« « « 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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If you're gonna keep sitting here, you are.

[ It's you and Sinbad that were the insufferable problems all that time back. However, having figured they mostly got past that, Judar's wondering if they were just stuck on similar terms as to how they were back when they were kids.

Before Sindria was established as a kingdom, and Judar hung around for a while with Serenadine. He could live with that- whatever. ]

I'm not changing the way I'm seated.

[ So take that verbal middle finger at you. ]

I was seated here before you. ( He glares, tucking his device back into his pocket. He didn't need Judar grabbing that.

With Judar's rather annoying entry into Sindria and claims of inviting Kou in to destroy it on his mind, he's not exactly friendly with the magi again. Or happy to be seated next to the man, at least. )

Just move your feet. ( He stares pointedly at them, frowning. )

Were not. You were just busy staring at that stupid screen to notice I was here.

[ Why would he want your stupid device? Having his own is enough.

And excuse you, stop staring at his feet. He'll move one of the, however. To be lifted and pushed against the side of Ja'far's arm, with the flattest of looks on the magi's face. ]

This is what you want? It's moved. I can put the other on your head.

I was not. I noticed when most of your group got on, just not you.

( Idk because Judar. Clearly.

Ja'far face flattens, growing increasingly more annoyed. Great, just what he wanted. Annoying magi feet on his robes. WONDERFUL. )

You're still such a brat.

Noticed because you heard everyone being herded, or actually looked up? You look at that thing as much as you do paperwork.

[ Because it's always been that way. Ever since they were little.

Which is why, after that pointed maneuver, he rests his feet back on the seat again. ]

And you're still- Actually, I think you reverse-aged, Freckles. It's worse than just never looking your age.

I looked up, however briefly. And perhaps I have paperwork on it. They are rather useful, after all.

( It's true. Unfortunately.

Ja'far sighs, grumbling under his breath. Why does everyone have to comment on his looks and his age? )

I'm still 27, regardless of whatever you think I am.

Wouldn't put it past you... It's probably all of someone else's, too.

[ Not that he realizes Sinbad's around, but Ja'far seemed like the type to take everyone's paperwork on hand just to make sure it's all done, even if it's not his responsibility.

Also, that got him to actually give a weirded out look. One that quickly got to stifled laughter. Cuz bitch, who you trying to fool? ]

We've known since I was a kid how much older you are compared to me. You don't have to lie. No one else would believe it, but you're what, thirty by now?

( Ja'far bristles slightly. Why does this brat always have to get under his skin so much? Even when he was just a little kid, he couldn't stand him. ) Most of it is mine, actually.

( At the laugh and comment, Ja'far raises an eyebrow, completely unamused. )

I think would know if I'm 30. I turned 27 recently.

[ The only good thing about their experiences together as kids is that Judar's probably the fastest at popping up a borg for protection now. He's had to be, because back then, the magi was sure he'd be maimed or dead otherwise.

Why is Ja'far so serious and sticking to that... The hell was going on? ]

Except I'm 23 now.

[ Do you see how things aren't lining up, freckles? ]

( Most likely, with how badly Ja'far wanted to drive the child magi away from them.

Ja'far pauses, thinking for a moment. )

Impossible. You're lying about your age.

( Unless..... no. He knew this place could bring people in from different periods of time, but no. Not this brat. )

Since when do I feel the need to lie about my age?

[ Since when does he feel the need to straight-up lie? Omit things when he's telling people what's going on, sure. Not changing facts to say something else. ]

Though it'd explain why you're looking even younger than the last time we crossed paths.

( Ja'far pushes his face into his hands, sighing heavily. Great. This Judar was from his future. )

Did they explain to you how this place can take people from different worlds? As well as different times? Because it seems we are at a difference of at least three years between us.

... 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.'

( Ja'far unburies his hands, raising an eyebrow as he looks to Judar. )

If I'm supposed to have a reaction to those, I'm afraid I have no idea what they are. ( Minus clearly names of something and someone, but that did little to help. )

[ Yeah, that's what he figured. ]

Then you won't get any of it after I say that Hakuryuu and I took Al Thamen out of the picture and Sinbad ended up being the biggest risk to the world.

[ Was there a risk of this affecting the events of their world? Maybe. Except he doubted Freckles would believe any of what he said. Even with the risk, that wasn't going to stop Judar in the first place. ]

Despite everything, you and I aren't even enemies anymore.

( Ja'far blinks, staring at Judar incredulously. Perhaps, though, Judar can notice he doesn't seem to flinch at the idea of Sinbad being the biggest risk to the world.

Instead, he just looks baffled about everything else. )

Somehow I highly doubt that.

[ No, of course Ja'far wouldn't flinch at the thing about Sinbad. With how much the tiny guy stayed glued to that guy's ass, he probably knew before Sindria because more than a Trading Company. ]

Yeah, well a bunch of shit happened. What was the last major event to you?

[ There were plenty of major events that he could recall, even if he hadn't been there or involved. ]

( Ja'far hesitates for a moment, then sighs, giving an answer. )

Aladdin, Morgiana, Alibaba, and Hakuryuu left Sindria for various reasons. This was not long after Hakuryuu captured the dungeon Zagan.

[ So back in one of the times at Sindria, with Hakuryuu- Oh. ]

... Ah. That was when I pretty much declared war on Sindria for the Kou, huh? While giving you guys the heads up on the organization's goals. A lot's happened since then.

[ Also, Kouen loved the declaration so he's fine with all of the things that happened. Then again, he made peace with a lot of shit. ]

( Ja'far glares at him. Pointedly. )

Yes. As you can understand, I have very little reason to be on friendly terms with you.

We've never been on friendly terms, even back when there were no reasons for you not to be. Aside from you being rabid.

[ That's his interpretation, but he doesn't want to get stuck on those times. ]

The same side doesn't mean friends, Freckles.

Rabid?! You've always been hassling us, ever since you were a child!

( He calms though, sighing loudly. )

I'm aware. Regardless, your show did not recently endear you to me.

Yeah. For one, my King was hanging around you people. That and the organization was making me.

[ But he didn't really mind, because again, Seren was around. Even if she tried to have them become friends... It was before the darker times had hit, and before the Kingdom was even a thing.

But man. He barely resists a snicker towards that last thing. ]

You're never going to be endeared to me, tiny. Which is for the best. You're not my type.

( He's not dealing with that argument again. Nor Judar's own (childhood) hand in Sindria.

Ugh, mouth vomit - being Judar's type in any universe anyway? No thanks. )

Wonderful. Something we can wholeheartedly agree on.

I bet it's not the only thing we've agreed on today.

[ You didn't really go and defend Sinbad after that one particular comment. ]

he's probably flexible enough to, tbh

THANKS I HATE IT

YOU'RE WELOME

knowledge i can't unknow now

now you'll imagine at random times

thanks this is horrible

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