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TDM #36
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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. Submissives are provided with a plain black pleather collar to wear and Dominants are given bracelets made of the same black pleather. The simple design is an immediate visual indicator that they have not yet signed a contract and they will be informed that more elaborate or personalized styles are a privilege reserved for those who do. Enjoy your free time until Orientation! Participation is mandatory for all new and past arrivals. Spring rains are in full force. It's wet out there. |
 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: clothing destruction/public nudity, altered mental states, suggestibility) While the pleasant spring weather has finally taken hold of Duplicity, this also means there's rain in the forecast. A rather large storm is on track to hit the city, and, in preparation for the deluge of water that will be hitting city streets, LIEs has decided to provide all new Submissives with their very own umbrella to use at Orientation. There's just one catch, however — to use these umbrellas, Submissives must share them with a Dominant. The timing is quite fortunate, too, for as soon as Orientation wraps up, the rain begins. Those who have been in the city long enough will remember that these storms have a way of lingering longer than initially predicted. The rain is also a bit on the acidic side, with the unfortunate side effect of dissolving any fabric it comes into direct contact with. Better use that umbrella unless you want to walk the streets wet and in the nude. Fortunately, the umbrellas are just big enough for two people to fit underneath together — so long as they're willing to cuddle in close. Pairs who deign to share their umbrella will find that, the longer they huddle together beneath it, the more amicable to one another they'll become. More than that, however, each designation will be affected in a distinct way. Dominants will begin experiencing a stronger instinct to be more spontaneous, making spur-of-the-moment suggestions or shirking off the remainder of their responsibilities for the day. For Submissives, however, this means greater suggestibility, especially those who are often quieter, more reserved, or even more repressed in nature. Deciding to do something spontaneous, especially something you'd never choose normally, seems a little less daunting when someone else has come up with the idea. Maybe today is a good day to let the rain wash away the rest of your plans so you can spend as much time as possible with your umbrella partner before the clouds retreat. |
 (cw: altered mental states, suggestibility, increased libido) Thanks to the rain, the Down is uncomfortably wet, and much of the shoddy and crumbling infrastructure is especially prone to leaks and even flooding. The city-provided Submissive housing isn't immune to these issues, and LIEs, being ever so "helpful," are handing out free buckets, duct tape, and an assortment of varyingly useful tools to patch up the leaks and clear out water. It's up to newcomers and other LIERs who might be living in the Down to deal with the problem themselves. Chatter begins to swirl in the Up — it's that time of year again, where those who are looking for an easy contract should take advantage of the desperation of those dealing with less-than-ideal living conditions in the Down. Whether these good samaritans wish to go into the Down to help out is up to them, of course, but the rumors aren't unfounded. Prolonged exposure to the runoff water in the Down, courtesy of all that flooding, leaves Submissives feeling particularly desperate and keen to please, unable to help throwing themselves at the first Dominant they see. Willing to do anything is an understatement, and those under the influence are incredibly susceptible, perhaps even easily manipulated into going along with whatever a Dominant may suggest, even if it's something they would normally object to. It also doesn't help that Submissives are needy in other ways too, as if a switch has been flipped for their libido. Some may even find themselves physically wet and ready to get it on. |
 (cw: potential transactional sex) With the provided Submissive housing being rather miserable and soggy, despite attempts to patch leaks and keep things dry, LIEs has taken pity on the newcomers and provided them a drier alternative. On the edge of the woods in the Up, there are a series of tents that have been set up for uncontracted Submissives to use if they wish, but the conditions there aren't much better by comparison. Amenities are, understandably, meager, with each tent only containing one sleeping bag and pillow apiece. There are a few old pots and utensils available if individuals want to attempt to cook over a campfire, but beyond that they're on their own. Submissives in search of a nicer place to sleep for an evening or two have the option to perform acts of service for a Dominant, who, in return, will be permitted to purchase them a stay at a nearby hotel at a discount. Dominants are encouraged to offer their services for Submissives who wish to comply. If Dominants are feeling extra generous, they can invite these soggy Subs to stay with them instead for a short duration — although the expectation from LIEs is that a contract will be signed by the end of this temporary sleepover, of course. |
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: All new arrivals on this TDM are 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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Not that you've been here all this time, just that Clint's not here
By names I might know, you mean other Avengers, right?
That's— that's fine, I can be so cool. Where should we meet?
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You in the Down or the Up?
[ she totally sounds like she can be super cool all the time ; but, you a sub or a dom, kate, he wants to know that, too. ]
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[ and of course she's at the archery range. a partner of clint. a protege, maybe?
steve heads out from the house he shares with his dom (yeah, the city sure did make cap a submissive), walking with intent to the get to the elevator to take him down, down and toward the community center.
he spots her figure as he approaches. clean cut as ever, leather jacket over his grey t-shirt, blue jeans, and concern in his eyes. ]
Miss Bishop?
[ she's so young (thinks she's younger than she really is, but how is he supposed to know that?), and a weight builds in his stomach at that realization. he comes up gradually, not wanting to push into her space, but clearly coming into a conversational range. he's there to talk to her, after all.
he's got a line down his throat too, rugged brown leather collar at his neck -- no pleather for him. ]
You okay?
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[ Kate can't stop her eyebrows from rising when she notices his line and collar. She doesn't agree with the designation for herself either, but it seems especially wrong for him. She gets the same sinking feeling from earlier, when he gave her advice against speaking freely. ]
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anyway, he smiles sheepishly as he peers down at lucky for a few moments before looking back to kate with brows raised high. the lines of his face shift, empathy settling into him, soft sigh, wry smile crooked. he glances around, spots a bench at the outskirts of the range, nudges his head toward it but lets kate decide if she wants to move to sit. might be better to do that, but. ]
Yeah. Hasn't quite caught up with me either. Not sure that it totally can. [ a beat, another little look down at lucky's curious sniffing. steve gives the smallest of gestures down toward lucky. ] Can I? [ pet him, of course. to which, he'll act accordingly. keep a respectful distance or bend to rub between the pup's ears, smile breaking a touch more earnestly into something earnest and appreciative.
but the most important part of this meetup is kate, and he looks back to her, assurance slipping into his tone. ]
You'll have friends here, so you're not alone. It's a trip, that's for sure, but there'll be people to help you.
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When Lucky has had enough pets, Kate begins to guide the dog to the bench Cap had indicated earlier. She looks sideways and up at him as they walk over. When she speaks, it's with a nervous excitement that makes her words trip over each other. ] Do you mean that? I, I know you guys don't really know me, so I totally understand if you're not sure about me. Not that I want you to have doubts, but I would get it. But also and for whatever it's worth, I promise you can trust me.
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reality crashes back, his focus on the bench as they move toward it. can't help but feel like kate might be out of her depth (he's really gotta stop underestimating young ladies, goddamn) but fuck if he isn't, too. for different reasons, being a man out of time but he's shooting her a faintly disbelieving look as she wraps up her words.
steve tries to relax back into the bench, still looks out of place, but smiles over. ]
I do mean it. If Clint trusted you, then so do I. No questions asked. [ plus, she has clear good guy energy. ] But, we can get to know you, too. We should. If you'd want that anyway.
First things -- there are a few people here from a multiverse that's like ours. Few Avengers from it. They've been good people too, and you'll probably run into them. There's...notably a Bucky Barnes, a Natasha Romanova. [ he sighs reflexively. ] The ones I know are also here, so it can...be confusing, at first.
And there are others, from our world. Strange. A few who I'm not sure that you know. Nebula. Gamora. [ a slight grimace. ] Loki, but he's been quiet. Seems like everyone's...gotten along pretty well here. It's the city that likes to cause trouble.
[ and while it's unintentional, steve doesn't think to mention yelena. they haven't met in person yet, and he knows she's associated with natasha, but anything dealing with nat does get more complicated. so, he just doesn't think of her. sorry, kate. ]
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I'm sorry, did you just say everyone's getting along with Loki?