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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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It's not very smart though, is it...I bet I could tweak a few things here and there to make it more effective.

_{[9S calm down.]}

We can keep it, right?

_{[We. Hm.]}

That was the plan.

[She says, with a tone that says Obviously.]

It not being smart is kind of the charm though.

Oh I'm not going to make it that smart. Just smart enough to, y'know, be aware of more than just crumbs. It'll still be dumber than your average Machine.

_{[But clearly 9S is pretty pleased with the fact it's going to be kept. Squatting down to get a better look at the robot he can't help but make a few quiet beeps of his own at it. Don't fucking judge him okay.]}

[That's fine? Like, A2 absolutely follows him down, moving into a squat herself.

She also drops crumbs on the carpet again, and the roomba beeps as it senses them, moving to vacuum them up again.]

Do you think it's hungry?

Hmm...I don't think so? I mean, we don't feel hunger so I can't imagine something this unintelligent does.

_{[Then again, basic organic animals were driven by hunger as a desire, so who knows what hunger really felt like?]}

But if one bases hunger to be a desire for food or something to fill a void then...maybe?

Hm.

[A2 says, dropping the last of the cracker crumbs for the roomba to hoover up.]

I think I know what it's like.

[Because of the memories she was given as the basis for her personality data. That girl, living with her grandmother...]

_{[That gets him to look at her, to almost do a double-take.]}

Wait...how?

_{[No really, how? Was it because she was a prototype? Why would they bother to install something like 'hunger' in a YoRHa model? Or was there something else at play here?]}

Your personality data, it's based on mine and that of the other prototype units. Where do you think we got the basis for our personality data?

[A2 asks, continuing to watch the roomba. Truthfully, she's surprised 9S doesn't seem to know this.]

Whatever prototypes came before you? Units like those that are part of the Resistance?

_{[The truth is, where his personality and all its specific quirks came from he never really fully thought too hard on, if only because it made him feel weird. Even more so since he was so odd compared to other units.]}

No. YoRHa units use something else. [She taps her head.] My group was uploaded with human memory data. Each of us got memories of a different human.

...What? Are you serious?

_{[This moment, the one they're sharing right here and now? 'Feeding' a 'hungry' roomba and squatting like they're tracksuit wearing Russians? This is going to be the moment A2 sees 9S as shocked as she'll ever see him be. He falls quiet, completely stunned.

Only to suddenly topple back right onto his ass with a loud thud.]}

You have the memories of some human?!

That's right.

[A2 moves into a sitting position more gracefully than 9S.]

Oh man...

_{[That's...that's a lot to unpack. A lot. So much so he finds himself holding his head.]}

So your personality...it's influenced by those memories? Are there a lot of them or are they just fragments?

Yep. There's a few of them, but there's also fragmented sections of others. It's hard to describe.

[And honestly, A2 wouldn't even know where to begin.]

And one of those memories is of being hungry...

_{[Of all things to have a memory of. He stares blankly at the roomba behind his visor for a moment, peeling his fingers away from his face.]}

I'm not sure if I'd want to know what that feels like.

Among others.

[It's not that great of a feeling, honestly! It's certainly one she doesn't draw on.]

Man...I'm not sure whether or not I feel a little jealous.

_{[Since he's on the ground he might as well make himself comfortable. Crossing his legs he takes another look at A2, considering her and all the things she must have gone through. It's suddenly hard to relate, to put himself in her shoes.]}

Guess that makes you more human than me, in a way.

You know, you're not the first android to say I'm more human than the rest.

[It's a little bit of a somber tone, as she remembers her unit. As she remembers Rose's resistance group.]

Really?

_{[He's not expecting that either. Slowly, a small smile creeps its way onto his face, hands reaching down to press gloved palms on the floor either side of him.]}

I guess I shouldn't be too surprised by that. Think I can confide in you about what weird habits our creators have then in that case?

If you say something weird, I'll hit you.

[ A2 says, leaning back onto her palms. ] Besides, it's not like it means anything. It's androids that said that.

_{[Continued Here.]}

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