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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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A pause with him exhaling through his nose like he's trying to gauge this.]
Yeah, it's kind of awkward really. Like maybe it's supposed to be sexy if you're making out with someone you know, but by the sound of your voice, I have no clue who you are.
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[Claudia laughs a little.]
I've never done anything like this before, myself...you could say I'm a bit more old-fashioned. I'd feel better at least knowing your name, if you wouldn't mind sharing. I'm Claudia.
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[Oh, right. Introductions. Duh.]
Steve. Seems like a good place to start. Are you new here, too?
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I'm afraid I'm quite established here. I believe it's been somewhere around a year and a half since I arrived.
[Her voice takes on a sympathetic tone.]
I'm sorry. It's so difficult at the beginning, so confusing. I hope it hasn't been so hard on you so far.
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I feel like the hardest part is just going to be a submissive. [Not really for you, Steve.] I mean living in the Down. Seems like we get the short end of the stick for no real reason.
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[Claudia goes quiet for a moment. There's really only so much one can say. Sorry that you're going to live as a second-class citizen for the indefinite future.]
Plenty of us that have the ability do try to help as much as we can; I'm sure you'll have the chance to move to the Up before long at all. I'm going to reach out and touch you now, is that all right?
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But his being bummed is momentarily put on paused when she says she's going to reach out and touch him, because he's not going to say no to that.]
Ugh, yeah, that's totally cool. I'll just keep my hand out if you find it. [So he doesn't accidentally grope her again. He's definitely trying to not do that, tentatively extending his hand about six or so inches forward.]
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[She doesn't like the position this puts her in, necessarily. It's about as close to a clumsy adolescent as she's ever been before. A part of her considers just pulling off her blindfold, but decides to continue playing along, at least for now. The more she can relate to him, the more she hopes he'll act unguarded.
So Claudia reaches forward, and her chilly fingertips brush the back of his palm in hesitant exploration.]
I don't want to make you uncomfortable, but I've seen what happens to those of us who refuse to follow instructions.
[Her touch is far softer than it had been when she grabbed his wrist before. Slowly, she slides her hand up to his forearm, moving a step closer.]
But please, do tell me if you need me to stop and I will do so at once.
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His own hand reaches at her waist, and he takes a slow step forward to more square themselves off instead of whatever angle they were at.]
It's alright. This isn't so bad. But let me know if you're not okay, too, alright?
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[Naturally, Claudia's much less of the shy waif she's playing as, and even if she were, the time she's been in Duplicity helps anyone learn to overcome their most insecure leanings. She doesn't object when he finds her waist, and from there it's easier to find the rest of him. Her free hand comes to rest on his chest before trailing upward toward his neck, the base of his hairline.
As they get closer, her voice sounds much more like a purr.]
Would you tell me something about yourself, Steve?
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He squints under the blindfold when she makes her request. He's not sure what she's looking for, so he'll just give her a quick overview.]
Well, I'm Steve Harrington. I'm from Hawkins, Indiana. I'm 18 and I just graduated high school. It's 1985, and regularly I help a group of kids... save the world.
[That about sums it up.]
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[Her lips are only just a sliver away from his when she responds, and from there doesn't hesitate to press them together. Despite the chill of her skin, it's a sweet kiss, gentle, but with a firm sort of confidence. She has to admit, he's starting to make her hungry. So young and full of life.
Claudia stays close as the kiss breaks.]
You must be very brave.
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I don't know about all that. I just do what I have to. [Someone's gotta look out for those kids, right? He clears his throat, but doesn't pull away, yet. He likes being this close to her despite not actually being able to see her. It's a little strange being attracted to someone without knowing a lot about them, including what they look like.]
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[The sound of the knot in his throat is mouthwatering, like a sweet honey topping.]
I can't say I've ever kissed a savior of the world, before.
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Well you're welcome to whenever you want. [He's fairly open and really if she keeps playing into his ego, he would be even more.]
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[It's cute. She could understand how this would be fun, such innocent flirting. Not normally her style, but immortality would be such a drag if she didn't shake things up every now and again. One of her fingertips trails down his neck, tracing along a major vein.]
That's quite the offer; I'll have to take you up on it before you change your mind.
[So she does just that, reeling him in for another kiss, though this one she doesn't break nearly as fast.]
haha that was amazing
He would argue he's not about to change his mind if she keeps kissing him, but well they seem to be on the same page, and the second one isn't as quite as innocent as the first. Steve does know what he's doing in this regard. For all that he's trying to figure out about himself and his place in the world-- back home and in Duplicity, what he can do with his body, he is familiar enough with.
One hand cups along her side to bring it just below her bust, deepening the kiss as he does so. He can't quite pin what it is she tastes of, but when his tongue seeks entrance to her mouth, he figures he doesn't really need to know as long as she lets him taste her.]
I aim to please
She obliges his exploration, her mouth opening to allow him entrance. One of her hands runs through his hair, and her body arches forward more tightly into his. There isn't any need for words; her hunger is close enough in feeling to longing, and Claudia sighs softly into his kiss as her passion deepens.]