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TDM #22
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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. ... and 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. Enjoy your free time until orientation! Participation is mandatory by all new and old arrivals. Winter is here and snow flurries are common in the Up while the slush collects in the Down. |
 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. |
 As a particularly heavy snowstorm blows across the city, Duplicity finds itself blanketed in white. The morning after the storm, many citizens seem to be in a particularly mischievous mood and snowballs are a common sight flying through the air. A projectile meant for someone else may hit you square in the face if you're not careful — and then it's on. Joining these impromptu snow battles is encouraged, no matter a person's designation, and even Submissives teaming up to pelt unsuspecting Dominants with snowballs is generally taken in the spirit of good fun. Not everyone is throwing snow, of course — some are rolling much larger balls and shaping them into lewd snow figures. Those feeling chilled after playing in the snow may experience the urge to warm up with someone else, skin to skin. Whether they're a stranger or a familiar face, holding hands, kissing, or getting down and dirty with the nearest willing partner is invigorating. It might even be the only way to really feel warm again. |
 (cw: aphro, humiliation kink) Want to make some quick cash? After exiting the train in the Down, there seems to be a questionable character hanging about the station. Dressed in a trenchcoat and looking more like a flasher than the businessman he claims to be, this shady recruiter offers easy money in exchange for a simple delivery. Just take a package and drop it off at the address on the label. Really, that's it! Stop asking questions. Should characters decide to open the package themselves instead, they'll discover one of the following: glitter — so much glitter, lube (appears normal, but actually contains hot pepper and will cause more than a mild tingling sensation if used anywhere sensitive), a package of flavored condoms mysteriously labeled "every flavor" (none of them taste good), candy or perfume containing an aphrodisiac that, in addition to the usual libido-boosting effect, will also cause an intense craving for humiliation. It seems to be one of those services that allows one to send anonymous prank gifts, and they're hiding behind LIERs as couriers. There's no return address or company information on or inside the package, except for a card marked Encoded Sin Corp — which does not seem to be a real company if the name is searched. Whether characters end up delivering the package — maybe even to a fellow LIER — or get into some trouble along the way, someone is getting a nasty surprise. |
 (cw: aphro, dubcon, excessive fluids, exhibitionism, public use)A small winter market has been set up along one of the major streets in the Up with stalls selling a variety of goods ranging from knitted hats and scarves, soaps, scented lotions, candles, jewelry, artwork and assorted crafts to hand-dyed bondage rope and kinky leather accessories. Food and drink stands are plentiful as well. Strings of lights crisscross the street between the roofs of the shops, providing a cheerful glow, and there are tables set up in the street itself for people to sit and chat while having a snack — if they can stand the cold. Some of the most popular treats being sold are hot chocolate, eggnog, marshmallow snowmen, and sugar cookies decorated like snowflakes. Of course, their popularity may have something to do with the effects they produce when consumed. • The hot chocolate simply gets one all hot and bothered. • The eggnog may cause heavy production of sexual fluids, a desire to be filled or covered with someone else's cream, or all of the above. • The marshmallow snowmen will make those who eat them want to invite others to use them as they please, desiring nothing more than to be molded into the perfect fucktoy. • The sugar cookies seem to induce all sorts of different cravings — after all, no two snowflakes are alike! These effects tend to last at least an hour and may, in some cases, last up to a full day. One of the jewelry shops sells an unusual selection of compass pendants and bracelets. The compass arrows spin round and round lazily while the pieces are on display. Once worn, however, that changes. The arrow will settle on a direction, but instead of pointing north it will lead directly to another person. Perhaps you should speak to them? You may even begin to feel magnetically drawn to them yourself… In the event that two people have compasses that point them at each other, the attraction will be even stronger — nearly impossible to deny. There is another shop which sells intricately designed pocket watches and small clocks. When these timepieces are stared at for an extended length of time or picked up and handled, characters will feel a brief but strong connection to their past and experience a vivid flashback to some moment that was, in whatever way, meaningful for them. After reliving the memory, they will feel compelled to speak about it to whoever is nearby. |
Please read carefully. On each Test Drive Meme, there will be a section noting character roles; these will vary each TDM. On an IC level, characters will still have gone through the doors but assignments OOCly are still randomized. When applying, there is a section of the application that denotes whether the character chooses "left" or "right." When participating on the TDM, there will be a third option. Players may link either a top level or a thread (five or more comments from their character) from the TDM and title the link as "Door Pass." This means that the player is choosing to take the designation that they were randomly assigned on the TDM, rather than taking the designation of a door. If the player decides to select a door rather than use the pass, then they are trying their luck; they may get the same designation they had on the TDM or the opposite. Once the application is submitted, players can't change their choice. To assign roles to characters for this TDM, use the following guide: If your character likes it hot, they are a Dominant. If your character prefers the cold, they are a Submissive. To Note: Characters can only swap their designation for one of the following reasons: an event occurs that allows it or there are OOC reasons that make it a necessity. Any swap always requires mod approval and each character can only ever switch once. Characters that are being reapped will keep their previous designation but players can choose to use new TDMs with different designations for fun! Test Drive threads can be used as activity proofs for characters currently in-game. Please remember to mark any necessary content, and have fun!! |
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Here I am just walking in New York one day and I’m texting you know and I open the door to my apartment and I step through it except it’s not my apartment at all, it’s this place and—-
Somebody needs to walk my dog.
[having a small crisis about the lack of Pizza Dog and the possibility that he might just be waiting in her apartment for her to come back? Definitely not Kate. But that does bring up a pretty massive point:]
I’ve got people back home that would miss me.
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[ it's cute she's worried about her dog. nat wonders how she's going to react to the rest of it. the whole 'sex-on-command' part. ]
From what I've gathered, time stops for them while you're here, but don't quote me on it.
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Like.
Aliens not from earth?
Actual aliens?!
What’s their stance on murdering things and people? Only aliens I’ve encountered in my life came through a giant hole in the sky and broke half of Manhattan. Not really looking forward to a repeat performance here.
[the answer to the whole sex on demand thing and Kate dealing is probably a big oh no, no thanks—-that is to say, she’ll deal with it like a champ, probably]
Yeah?
Okay. Okay yeah, that could be okay. I can make that work.
[because she has a choice]
Fuck, this whole place is a cluster.
Has anyone made it out?
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Aliens. Vampires. Witches. Werewolves, supposedly.
[ so, not to ignore part of the question, but: ]
Aliens came through a giant hole in the sky over Manhattan? Must have been terrifying.
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[the whole thing is weird, don’t get her wrong, but she figures they should all be facts, if the other ones exist. Kind of like saying unicorns are real but dragons are totally made up]
yeah, when I was a kid. And yeah; I mean. I don’t remember a ton of the actual battle? Lots of screaming. Lots of running. My dad—
—look a lot of people died, so it was a thing that happened to a lot of families.
But it would have been a lot more if it wasn’t for the Avengers. They’re heroes. Saved the day like right out of a comic book, you know?
And then I ended up working with one so, I mean, crazy world right?
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The Avengers. And then you worked with one.
Which one?
[ she's still only answering what she feels like. ]
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Work, currently.
He's my partner--his words, not mine.
[also hers, but he finally said it so it holds more weight]
Hawkeye.
The world's other greatest archer.
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[ hold please. she's just sending a text to someone because one because this is actually kind of funny. he has a partner? does he know that? ]
What's your name?
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Okay. Saved sort of one block of New York. A holiday party at least. Full of people.
[Yeah sure go for it, he will 100% agree and say he has a partner, because he does]
Kate Bishop.
What's yours?
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[ dead. whatever. don't worry, she'll ask him. ]
Natasha Romanoff.
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Wait like, THE Natasha Romanoff?
Black Widow?
Hawkeye's original partner??
Are you serious?
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Deadly serious.
[ see, it's funny because... nevermind. ]
Tell me how you met Clint.
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This is amazing.
Seriously.Hi.
I'm not lying, I mean, Hawkeye's always been my favorite Avenger but you definitely were a close second. Women's solidarity, right? And also like, the only other human on the team?
Can you sign my bow? Clint did and if I could have both your signatures--
[playing it cool? Definitely not Kate Bishop]
Clint? Right, yeah. I accidentally stole the Ronin suit, wore it, pissed off The Tracksuit Mafia (I know, but they're really called that), almost ruined his Christmas, but ended up saving the world.
private forever;
- she's a fan
- clint's doing autographs now
- she stole the ronin suit
how someone accidentally steals the suit is something she wants to know but first-- ]
Promise me you won't tell anyone else about the suit and I'll sign your bow.
private cont. for always;
What?
Okay yeah. Sure, absolutely.
Lips are sealed. Lock and key, key thrown away, the whole thing.
You'll really sign my bow?
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I'll really sign your bow.
[ it's easier to do in person and also, she wants to meet this energizer bunny of chaos. ]
Where are you?
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Sweet.
Uh, I'm in the Down. The sort of hotel thing that passes for housing I guess?
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Stay there. I'll come to you.
[ unless she's visiting someone, it seems like their number one fan has been branded a submissive and nat already has feelings about the whole system. she's passed by the housing at night with clint, so she already knows that it's squalid. it doesn't leave her feeling great that someone's there, especially someone that knows them. or, well. knows clint. so, she grabs a couple things before she steps out. she'll text again when she arrives.]
I'm outside.
[ she hopes kate's prepared for just... not a lot? ]
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Roger that. Staying put.
[And she does, actually, for once stay where she said she would be. Clint would be proud. So when Natasha texts that she's outside, it's only a couple seconds before Kate opens the door and finds her. Natasha Romanoff, meet a five foot eight golden retriever who is trying really hard to play this cool.
It's not working]
Oh wow, it really is you. I mean, I assume, I've only seen you in pictures. And like, video. Media coverage. And the whole memorial special they did--
[Oh shit, is she not supposed to tell Natasha she's dead? She's still learning the rules of time traveling and the multiverse--]
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Really me.
[ nat's in jeans, running shoes, and a leather jacket, which may throw kate off as she doubts that her memorial video gave away the fact that's she actually five foot three and not large of stature at all. she holds out a small bag that contains some creature comforts - chocolate, soda, tampons, things like that. it's whatever it needs to be to fit kate's needs and nat takes a deep breath. ]
So, you're Kate Bishop.
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But it is always interesting to see the differences, right? The ones between who you think your heroes are and who they are in real life. It's not that Natasha seems smaller (okay she does seem a little smaller, she's almost tiny compared to Kate's height, but like only in a physical sense), it's just that she's more--human.
It takes her a second to realize the bag is for her (holy shit Natasha Romanoff is giving her stuff), but she eventually gets the message and takes it, giving it a look and shooting a simultaneously very surprised and very thankful look Nat's way]
Oh wow, thanks. This is--I mean, obviously you know there's not a lot here for people unlucky enough to--
[A motion to the mark on her throat]
--this is amazing. Seriously.
And yeah. That's me. Kate Bishop. Hawkeye 2. Lady Hawk? Hawk Eve? I don't know we're still kind of workshopping the superhero name, so Kate is probably better for now.
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If you need anything else, let me know.
[ she listens as kate runs down the list of names for herself - greatest archer - and then tilts her head. the 'we' takes her a little by surprise, but she goes with it. if she's talking about the memorial, it makes sense that clint doesn't know... which means that this'll be even more awkward later. ]
Tell me more about New York and what happened and we'll go get coffee. [ a pause. ] My treat.
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[The actual Natasha Romanoff--sorry she's not over it yet--is actually talking to her and like, offering to help her out and that makes two whole Avengers Kate has talked to in the last month and her life is definitely getting really cool. Complicated too, obviously. But also: Way. Cooler.
And yeah, sorry, she's chatting with Clint but they haven't gotten to the part where he's still alive and Nat isn't, and he's still grieving her when Kate knows him. It's--
Well, it's obvious how much they meant to each other. Kate hopes she has that with someone someday.
But, hey, she visibly brightens at the prospect of coffee that isn't the swill they offer at the free buffet]
Deal. Let me just--the guards I've seen around don't love seeing a submissive with a weapon. I'll be right back.
[And look! As fast as she appears she can disappear and reappear, sans bow]
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when kate disappears with the bow that nat was meant to sign, nat lets her. she supposes there's plenty of time, plus she has more questions about what the greatest archer might have with her besides the bow. so, when she appears, nat nods in the general direction of the elevator. ]
Better coffee in the Up. [ she takes a look over at her as they walk. ] How old were you in 2012?
[ aka: how old are you now, here, in this sex dystopia? ]
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--but she's mostly pulled it back together by the time she falls into step as they walk toward the elevator. Mostly.
Be cool, Bishop. Be cool. There's going to be time. She's going to befriend Natasha Romanoff and then when it's not weird she's going to just casually bring it up again like she totally meant for it to happen like this.]
I was ten.
[Nothing like some good formative childhood trauma, right? And in case you were wondering:]
It's 2024 where I'm from. I just turned twenty-two.
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