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duplicitymemes2022-01-10 07:43 pm
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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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and the fact that he's not shocked to see her means one thing: he doesn't know. ]
Yeah, I'm good. [ she takes him in again, then glances around the room before standing and moving around chairs to slip into the seat next to him. whoever had been occupying the seat is going to have to find somewhere else to sit. she adds a bit of a slump to her posture for good measure and looks up at him. ] Been here two and a half months and if you're looking for an escape, there isn't one. Barton's here. The kid with the spider suit, Stephen Strange--
[ she pauses there because, well. bucky and peggy are, too. ]
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leave it to natasha not to pull any punches. ]
They're bringing kids here? [ not that he doubts the kid from queens couldn't hold his own, but this is place is something else. ] Does anyone know how that works? Wait —
[ it suddenly hits him that she'd said two and a half months??? ]
I saw you this morning before I left.
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letting him work out what he needs to, she waits after that 'wait' and then takes a breath. ]
They take us from different times and places. [ a truth without the whole truth. ] Apparently, we just show up from whenever.
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And the others? Have they been here just as long? [ or longer? it's there in the question. ] Guess no one's figured out a way to get back home.
[ it's not exactly a surprise given the way things are run there, but he'd been hoping for better news. ]
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Clint and the kid have been here over a year, I don't know about the doctor. [ she pauses. ] Peggy and Bucky are here. I don't know how long, haven't asked. [ she tosses a glance around the room, body still angled toward her friend before she adds: ] Doesn't matter. They monitor everything from where we go to who we sleep with.
[ she focuses back on him, nodding at his neck. ] It means something to them. Clint, Wanda, the kid. [ a pause. ] Peggy. All of you have 'em.
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But you don't know what it means. [ it could be a question but also might not be. steve has no idea what to think. ] At least we know who we can and can't trust, right? Because nothing about this place makes sense.
[ a few more seconds pass, and voice low, he adds: ] You tried looking into anything?
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To them? You have no real rights. Not until you sign a contract and let someone give them to you. [ is orientation over? she looks around again and sets the pamphlet down on the chair beside her. ] This isn't the place to talk. Everything's monitored anyway, but if you're looking for answers about this, about what we left behind, we can't talk here.
[ especially about whether or not she's looked into anything. ]
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[ he sounds reluctant to even confirm it, but the truth's the truth. after a moment, he does the same though and moves to stand. if he's with a dominant, no one's going to pay much attention to him; so, at the very least, they have that covered. ]
Wanna get out of here? Maybe we could go back to your place.
[ coming from anyone else, it probably would have been a line. but from steve, it's just what it is and nothing more. ]
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It's not far. [ -ish. she's still living the high-life in the apartment she was first given when she arrived, even if the person she's contracted to comes and goes. ] We can talk there.
[ more or less. it's monitored, she's sure, but so far she hasn't had anyone say anything about what's been talked about so she'll consider it safe enough. and, once she's led him to apartment 11A, she shuts the door behind them both and shrugs out of her jacket. ]
Can I get you something to drink?
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it's still a huge change from the down, a different sort of pace. he does miss the noise of a bigger city, though he doesn't slow down to appreciate it as he follows natasha to her place, and once they're inside, he removes his own jacket. the offer of a drink is refused with the slightest shake of his head. ]
I'm good for now, thanks. [ he glances around at the interior of the apartment. ] You think we're good to talk here?
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There's probably some kind of monitoring and I'm sure they use these to track us somehow -- [ she says it as she pulls her device from her back pocket and sets it on the table before folding herself into one end of the couch. ] -- but I haven't had any trouble yet. [ he gets a wry smile. ] They have to know who they're bringing.
[ her. clint. she's talk to a few other superhero-types. there's a single true innocent that she's met. ] It's like they've gathered everyone who'd want to cause trouble and dared them to do something.
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Maybe they're trying to prove a point. [ for what, he doesn't know. but moving on – ] We got anything on where this place actually is? Pretty sure I would remember a city like this. That does things the way they do them here.
[ there's a light gesture at the marking on this throat, still unaware of the repercussions of being what's been called a submissive. ]