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TDM #24
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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 LIEs 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 LIEs 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 high-rise. 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 for all new and past arrivals. Skies are clear and the weather is warm. |
 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. |
 (cw: sensory deprivation, coercion, dub-con/non-con) One of the workshops at this month's Orientation pairs Dominants with Submissives for an exercise in blind chemistry. Literally — they'll all be blindfolded before meeting their partner and the blindfolds must stay on! They will be encouraged to explore with their other senses, such as touch and taste. Kissing is the bare minimum of what's expected, though no one will stop them should they want to take things further… Each pair will get around 10-15 minutes together (unless they really hit things off) before switching to a new partner. Some participants may also be tapped for a secondary exercise in which Submissives remain blindfolded, while Dominants are not. Dominants may do as they wish with them and may choose whether to keep their partner or swap blindfolded Subs back and forth with other Dominants. |
 (cw: aphrodisiacs, drugs, altered mental states, public nudity) With the arrival of good weather and sunny skies ahead in the forecast, LIEs has decided to sponsor a post-Orientation BBQ in North Park. Picnic blankets and picnic tables are set up for use around the park and there is a main food station handing out catered food, as well as a few small charcoal grills available for those who wish to grill themselves. Sausages, burgers, and kebabs (vegetarian options available) are either ready to go or laid out to be cooked, along with stuff to make sandwiches (did someone say PB&J?). All the usual sides and condiments are available as well. In addition to flavor, many of those condiments contribute a little something extra to one's meal. Does the jelly in that PB&J make you feel a little more jealous than usual? Does that mustard get you all hot and bothered? It just might. Perhaps most nefarious of all is that a few batches of the condiments have truth serum mixed in with them, making people open up about their true wants and desires. See someone you wouldn't mind kissing? Feel like baring it all? Maybe you should tell them — or simply go for it. Inhibitions are lowered and tongues loosened so stuff that hotdog down your throat and get ready for some fun. There are a few different games being played in the park that LIERs can join in on, such as three-legged and wheelbarrow races with Dominant and Submissive pairs, capture the flag, and something that resembles a raunchier version of Twister. If games aren't your thing there is also a hot yoga class that is taking place, open to anyone who wishes to join. Some people are fully nude as they pose and stretch while others wear workout gear that seem more scandalous than those who are naked. Of course aside from your traditional yoga poses the instructor encourages Dominants and Submissives to practice what are clearly Kama Sutra positions with one another. Hope you're flexible! |
 (cw: transformation, body modification, drugs) There's a lot of buzz surrounding a store from one of Duplicity's sister cities, Insincerity, setting up a temporary pop-up location in Fiddler's Square. The store in question is the Supermarket and they deal in temporary upgrades, enhancements, and all things extraordinary. You can sample what it's like to be super at the Supermarket! Staffed by enigmatic Insincerity natives, the mini market is open to Dominants and Submissives alike. In order to entice buyers to visit their home location, the wares on offer make up a limited selection of their full stock — a carefully curated selection of the Supermarket's best-selling products and seasonal specials. The staff won't elaborate too much, but there are rumors that something big is happening soon in Insincerity. This month they've come to you; next month you may be coming to them. Products fall into three broad categories: power-ups, transformation/body modification, and sexual enhancers. The most common form they come in is a colorful glowing syringe, but potions, pills, and topical creams are available on request. The menu is as follows: Something Super: Transform: Enhance: Effects can be mixed and matched with the application of multiple products — though the Supermarket employees caution that buyers do so at their own risk — and may last up to one full day. |
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 the assignments are OOCly 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 prefers jelly, they are a Dominant. If your character prefers peanut butter, 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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Her news makes his eyebrows inch upwards a little, though he's not all that surprised. It seems to happen when people take an extended leave from the place. Privately, Logan's still not entirely convinced they're actually here, still waiting to wake up stuffed in some tube somewhere despite all of the evidence to the contrary. ]
Yeah? Whaddya think?
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[ she says it a little like someone might drop casual trivia on a film that they're watching together. did you know that when he kicked that helmet he broke his toe, not the very emotional tribute that taking up the mantle of wolverine had been for her, that it still is.
there's a sort of suggestion of a smile gracing her expression, as she picks through empty containers until she finds something else to eat. the smile ends up wrapped up in chewing, but for a brief little moment, it was there. frankly, it's easier to talk about accomplishments from home than think about anything that's happening here. she's kind of having a good run. ]
Did you keep any of my stuff, after I...?
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[ He looks both curious and amused, concern slowly fading from his expression as he grins back at her. It's good to see her in a good mood, or as close to one as she can manage given the circumstances, that faint smile unmistakable for someone who has spent as much time studying the subtle nuances of her moods as he has.
When she poses that question, he frowns for a moment, then seems to remember something. ]
Oh, yeah. [ With a grunt, he hauls himself to his feet and points at her on his way past. ] Don't go anywhere.
[ He disappears into one of the bedrooms, soon followed by the noise of things being pulled out of a closet and some low muttered curses. When he comes back, he has a pile of clothes under one arm and a familiar figure under the other -- Penagos the pelican, which he sets down with an air of triumph among the takeout boxes. He hands her the rest -- a few t-shirts and her bear kigu folded on top. ]
Your locker's still the same in the gym. Didn't, uh -- [ He clears his throat, reaching for a beer to cover for his faint embarrassment at his own sentimentality. ] Didn't let anyone else use it.
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You kept Penagos? [ the other bits and pieces are appreciated, obviously, laura's going to be very glad not to be stuck in the one outfit until she can get a job again, but it's the sentimentality...
they're just not especially sentimental people, logan and laura, and it stands out. the kigu, the statue, the gym locker that probably desperately needs clearing out. she'll never admit it out loud for a number of reasons, but part of her is really glad that logan is still here. ]
I'm still Wolverine. [ how's that for sentimentality. ] So are you, if anyone shouts the name we just figure it out. [ the bear kigu gets lifted up, held to her cheek for just a moment. ] It's a little easier. Now that I'm on the X-Men.
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Yeah? [ He raises his eyebrows, a pleased smile tugging up one corner of his mouth, and toasts her with his beer. ]
Congratulations, kiddo. Always knew you'd make it. [ His expression is somewhat ironic. Being on the main team isn't always a blessing. ] You must be ahead of me, then. Place is still goin'?
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[ it's not an especially optimistic take on utopia, but then again laura doesn't tend to be a particularly optimistic person. it's working for now and that's okay, and if--when--that no longer is the case...well, she'll deal with that when they come to it.
there's still some leftovers to get stuck into, and laura does exactly that, shovelling the last of that chicken into her mouth with one hand and turning her statue over in the other. it's definitely the same one, there's still the evidence of the broken leg fixed with blue, and laura still isn't quite sure how she feels about that. as if it's somehow more of a violation to drop their sentimental items than it is to drag them here in the first place.
still. she's glad it's here all the same. ]
How's your club? The gym? Any more natural disasters wrecking the place?
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Her question pulls him out of his thoughts. He gives a vague shrug, returning his attention to his beer. ]
No one's ruined it yet. [ He grins a bit to himself over the joke, then his expression fades into a frown as he glances back at her. ] Someone told you about Josh and Julian?
[ She hadn't seemed surprised that he had her stuff, and hasn't mentioned them, so between that and the fact that she's been put here to wait for him, Logan figures she's already talked to someone. By the scent lingering around the place he's assuming Scott, or maybe Kurt. ]
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but then there's that thing they do, where he knows and she knows, and they know that they know, but that doesn't mean anyone needs to talk about it. even if she's lost her appetite. ]
It came up. [ and she'll feel her feelings about it, probably, much later when she's on her own and doesn't feel quite so exposed. for now she just places the statue down carefully in front of her. reverent, almost. it's home -- her real home, in all the places she's called that -- but for a little while it was home here too. ] It's better. This place wasn't good for them.
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It's not good for us either. [ Admitting it is easier than he thought it would be. Here, with Laura, is the closest thing he'll have to talking to someone who understands him all the way inside and out. She doesn't need anything from him more than honesty.
He tips his head back on the couch, then rolls his head to the side to look at her again. ]
You don't have to do anythin' you don't want to. Last time.. I tried to push you to obey their rules. But I can't do that any more. No matter what it means -- I've got your back, darlin'. Even if it's us against this whole goddamn outfit.