duplicitymemes | TDM #31

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TDM #31

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« « « ALL ON DISPLAY

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.

It's the hottest part of the summer. Prepare to sweat.

» » » ALL ABOARD

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.

« « « DEEP END

(cw: aphrodisiacs, dub-con, groping, public nudity, public sex)

It's summertime! To beat the heat, LIEs has decided to throw a pool party directly following Orientation at one of the city's public pools! Attendance is mandatory for new arrivals and strongly encouraged for everyone else. New arrivals are provided with (skimpy) swimsuits to wear, but LIERs who have been in the city a while have the option of bringing their own gear. Of course, skinny dipping is allowed as well, and there are many spots on deck for people to tan themselves.

Speaking of tanning, why not help out a fellow LIER by rubbing some lotion on them? Or, if you want to avoid a burn, get someone to put sunscreen on your back? The formulas of the complementary products that LIEs provide may or may not have a mild aphrodisiac added to them, but at least you won't burn and you may get that nice golden tan you've been chasing — all over!

While one end of the pool is reserved for people to splash around in or float casually, there are numerous games and water activities for people to join in on as well:

In a sexy twist on Marco Polo, though in Duplicity the call and response is "lucky" and "get me," the seeker must try and tag other players by tugging at their swimsuits. They'll be rewarded with 30 seconds of foreplay, groping and whatever else they can accomplish within the time frame.

Dominant and Submissive pairs face off against one another in piggyback chicken fights or jousts using inflatable toys and suggestively shaped pool noodles.

Are those dildos stuck to the bottom of the pool? You bet! Dive down and retrieve them before handing them to the next person behind you to toss in and dive for or just collect as many as you can. There is, of course, the option of using said dildo on yourself or someone else for others to watch and enjoy on the pool deck. No judgment here.

For those who prefer a slightly more private option, there are curtained cabanas available and it's easy enough to duck inside with a partner for a quick tryst.

» » » CREAMSICLE

(cw: aphrodisiacs, dub-con, altered mental states, miscellaneous kink)

Whether it's the obnoxious, telltale jingle that signals the arrival of ice cream trucks, or the vehicles happen to be spotted in their various parking spots all around Duplicity — including some smaller carts made to navigate the narrower streets of the Down, it's obvious that they're popular considering the warm summer weather. It seems the locals can't get enough of the cool, sweet treats on offer — and, even better, the trucks are offering free samples in addition to selling regular sizes. Popsicles and soft serve ice cream are on the menu, and each frozen bite has its own unique set of effects.

The menu:

Rainbow popsicle - feel the urge to engage in a random kink

Cherry or strawberry popsicle - tell someone about a sexual desire

Grape popsicle - blurt out something embarrassing (but not necessarily sexual)

Ice cream sandwich - temporarily imprint on/feel an intense bond with someone of opposite designation (whoever one sees first)

Vanilla soft serve - enhances desire to serve or be serviced (depending on if one's designation is Sub or Dom)

Chocolate soft serve - enhances sadistic or masochistic tendencies

Want sprinkles with that? Enjoy your added aphro!

« « « NEW TRICKS

(cw: dub-con/non-con, pet play, leash and collar, training/discipline, exhibitionism)

A new public park has recently been built on a formerly empty lot in the Up. The bigger sign on the gate reads "Dog Park," and the smaller sign adjacent to it includes the posted rules that all people need to abide by in order to enter. If you're curious about what such a structure entails (after all, there are dogs in Duplicity), you're in luck: today, there's a meet-and-greet being hosted for pets and their owners, sponsored by a local "pet" shop, with banners advertising the event posted at each end of the park.

This is a Dog Park, alright, but it's intended for a very specific kind of play involving the LIERs who want to wear the collars in question as well as the LIERs who are interested in holding their leashes. Even if you've never harbored an interest in it before, don't worry — random bystanders will be enthusiastically pressured to join in by event volunteers, so you might find yourself wearing a collar or holding a leash in very short order regardless. All pets must be collared and leashed properly in order to enter the Dog Park, and owners must remain in close proximity to their pets at all times. There are toys for tugging and fetching, a few pieces of special playground equipment, and more than enough space to run around. There will also be obedience challenges issued to various pairs at random, just to see how in sync both pet and owner are with one another.

If you decide to participate and remain on your best behavior, you might even earn a nice treat in addition to a pat on the head. The pet shop will be handing out goodie bags consisting of take-home collars, as well as animal tail plugs and other sex toys and gear, to everyone who takes part in the event, willingly or not.

» » » MOD & OOC NOTES

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 is a night owl, they are a Dominant. If your character prefers the daytime, 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 tag on 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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All Aboard

[They took his clothes. They took his headphones.

He's not sure if it's more or less embarrassing that other people are in the same state as he is, thrust out onto the street in something even less than a hospital gown. And he's sure that some people would be furious at the state of the King of Pandemonium, The Overlord, whatever fancy title they felt like giving him in that particular instance, standing outside of where he'd been dropped off in front of what looks like an incredibly sleazy motel in said paper sheet.

Briefly, Kazuya considers using his powers to summon a cloak of darkness for at least a little more modesty. And then wonders if maybe standing out by doing so might invite trouble.

So instead, he simply raises his hand in greeting to another person somewhat pathetically, whether they're a dominant or another submissive.

It is very clear that the paper gown given to him doesn't quite fit the lanky body it tries to hide.]

Creamsicle

[Thankfully the heat doesn't bother him. A perk of being a brand new demon, he guesses, complete with fire magic among other things. It makes navigating the Down a little easier, and honestly the summer heat here isn't nearly as oppressive as it was during the Tokyo Lock-down.

Especially since there weren't ice cream carts during the lock-down to begin with, and he's mildly curious. It seems like it's the first innocent thing he's seen since he arrived, and admittedly, he is a little hungry? And ice cream is pretty normal.

Kazuya tries his luck, only to realize that he has no money to pay. Yen isn't good here, and Macca is only good for demon auctions. Very sheepishly, he turns to the person in line behind him.]

... I can pay you back?

[ooc; preferring sandwich/vanilla/chocolate but can work with the others.]

New Tricks

[Briefly, Kazuya wonders if this is technically his new lot in life, and he pictures himself as he is now, with a collar wound around his neck standing there awkwardly. He pictures Yuzu and Atsuro muffling laughter behind their hands at him, because technically, technically, this fits the bill for what summoned demons do. They obey the person who summoned them, much like a well trained dog.

If the dog tried to eat the summoner first, but thankfully he still very much has human sentimentality, and eating someone is not, and has not, ever been on the menu.]

I really thought there was going to be actual dogs. [And not, you know, be the dog.]

Edited 2023-07-10 23:04 (UTC)

Goodness, more new arrivals already?

[Hythlodaeus tuts and heads for the newcomer, patting them on the shoulder sympathetically. Oh, how their dignity is bound to suffer from here on!]

Come, let's get you some clothing. At least it isn't cold out, hmm?

[He doesn't mind footing the bill for his fellow Submissive this time, since he has plenty of money and has always enjoyed helping others. Especially when he knows how they feel, in a sense. He was in their position once, after all!]

[The pat on the shoulder makes him jump in his spot. Sure, he'd seen him coming, heard him coming, but the sudden touch is a little jarring.

He stays polite, even if he can feel the other Bel's near roiling in indignation inside him.

At the very least, he's thankful for any sort of help.]

Thanks. [He could just call his cloak. Just manifest it around his shoulders and use it to regain some modicum of decency, but honestly? Clothes are a much better option in the long run. ]

... They're not going to be weird clothes, right? [ Like, who can tell, considering this place.

Please, for the love of God that he'd killed with his own two hands
let there not be assless chaps on the clothing menu. ]

No, nothing strange. Just... regular clothing. Like mine.

[He's simply wearing black trousers and a dark purple shirt today. Truthfully, what he knows about fashion comes from the way Emet-Selch likes to dress him. So Kazuya will be wearing something similar, because it's all Hythlodaeus knows.

But it's not assless chaps. So there's that.]

I wouldn't wish to humiliate you. The city will do a thorough enough job of that, I can assure you.

[He's assuming, of course, that Kazuya isn't into random public sex and degrading behaviours.]

...My apologies if that seems rather blunt, but it is better to know what to expect, I feel.

[His expression turns into a slight grimace at the words. The city will embarrass him. Great. Fantastic.

Naoya would blow a gasket at having his precious pawn and the Overlord of all Demonkind humiliated. Not that Kazuya is particularly keen on it himself, but if it's apparently so common here that it effects everyone, maybe he can learn to live with it.]

No, that's fine. Better to know than to not. At least it doesn't seem like I'll be singled out?

Not unless you misbehave. There are plenty of videos showing you what happens if the city thinks you've erred in some fashion. Best to simply... do as you're told.

[Which grates on Hythlodaeus something wicked. He's no stranger to conformity, but Amaurotine culture didn't condone public recordings of forced intimacy if you stood out a little. The fact that he has to play the subservient submissive is a pain in the ass, but it's better than the alternative.

Emet-Selch would lose his mind if Hythlodaeus were forced to become a public plaything as punishment for misconduct. He worries more for him than for himself at this point.]

So... Don't misbehave, and do as I'm told.

[Well, at least he's good at that, but he can't help but hedge a question, a little unsure.]

That's not happened to you, has it?

I've been punished in various ways for things I haven't done, mostly. Never has it been broadcast to the masses via video, however.

[Though there was the event in which he was basically pleasured in front of a crowd. He still finds that terribly embarrassing and doesn't like to talk about it, though.]

[Eugh. Punished for things you haven't even done. Not to mention having it broadcast to the masses...

Already, he has a very strong dislike of this place.]

And I'm guessing no one here has any power to stop it.

[He has power, certainly, but there's a feeling that settles heavy in his gut telling him that he wouldn't be the first one who would try to right things here. Would he be different? Hard to say at this point, and it's better to blend in for the moment.]

Right you are. Our powers are diminished, and even the magicks we cling to can be taken away at a moment's notice if we're to be punished.

[He sighs, but they soon arrive at a store that boasts rather tasteful yet expensive clothing in the windows.]

Best not to stand out. Nothing good will come of it, I can assure you.

[It gives him a lot to think about as they walk. A place that can strip powers from people if they don't act in accordance to the whims and wants, or if they decide to stand out. That makes the Bel power in his blood seethe and churn at the thought, that it could be simply stripped of its rightful owner.

Kazuya, for his part, makes no indication of this, though he does look at the clothing in the window and... winces.]

Isn't this a little expensive?

Kazuya Minegishi | Devil Survivor: Overclocked | submissive, ota

all aboard

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~Creamsicle~

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she's so rude and grumpy im sorry hahaha

LOL its ok please bully him you have my full permission

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:,) He isn't a cockroach, a win

idk his survival capability is like one

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creamsicle (your choice!)

rng choice it is!

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