duplicitymemes | TDM #41

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TDM #41

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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.

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.

The first hints of spring are in the air. Large piles of snow still linger, but precipitation has turned to rain and the breeze gets a little warmer every day. It's time to swap out wool coats for umbrellas and turtlenecks for tea dresses!

» » » 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.

« « « NEW CITY NEW ME

(cw: cockwarming, lap sitting, frottage, edging, public sexual acts, public displays, public transport)

Far too many people can’t seem to follow directions. Reading a map shouldn’t be that hard, so LIES has taken it upon themselves to update their usual city tour to refresh newcomers and graduates alike. This month’s orientation includes a more in-depth tour than the usual train ride, coupling it with bus routes that lead groups through various stations and stops that show off some of the city’s most notable landmarks. To your left you will see Fiddler's Square, and over on the right you will see the greenhouse, opened just last year. Enjoy this drive along the coast! The beach looks lovely and the lighthouse stands proud and watchful, but the city recommends against visiting either one. Isn't the business district much lovelier, with all the fancy hotels and lively dance clubs?

Dominants and Submissives both new and old are required to take or give the tour at least once, depending on how long they have been in the city. Those who have lived in the city for over six months will find themselves given maps to follow and brochures that describe various places in town; they are paired with newcomers who haven't been here quite as long, and are still learning what the city has to offer them.

Whether a tour guide or a member of the tour group, Dominants will be given priority seating, while Submissives are expected to either kneel at their feet, sit on their laps, or even stay standing in trains and buses that, curiously, are always packed. Everyone’s taking these tours, so it's no wonder these carriages are so crowded.

Something strange happens on these tours, though. It starts small and faint, but the longer you spend in these crowded buses and trains, the hotter you feel - and the people surrounding you look more and more attractive. But this is Duplicity, and no one will bat an eye if the Submissive on a Dominant’s lap starts humping them in front of everyone else… After all, it seems like everyone else is already also doing the same.

The strange part? No one can get off. No matter how far you take it, or how long you try to climax - you just can't. No one can. No one's getting off on this tour, not until the bus or train makes it to each pre-planned stop. Please mind the gap as you disembark, and try not to come all over the concrete the minute you step out of the vehicle!

» » » STAMP AND GO

(cw: randomized kinks, exhibitionism, transactional sex)

The tours aren't all about sex on the go. While the tour guides are given maps and brochures to study up on, the tour-takers are given little stamp cards and instructions to complete a fun stamp rally. Visiting each of the locations on your card can get you an adorable stamp, and completing the stamps will get you a fun and useful prize! Participating locations include:
▪️ The Aquarium
▪️ The Library
▪️ Cupid's Castle
▪️ PUSSY Academy
▪️ The Obelisk
▪️ Riddler's Square
...and more! Every card is different, and will take you all around the Up and the Down.

The catch - you don't get a stamp until you use your device to scan an official code found in stamp stands at each stop. Doing so brings up a pose to be done with at least one other person. Make sure to pose quickly, a camera somewhere in the area will flash in a few moments to take your photo. Some photos are fairly straightforward - a kiss to the cheek, or a slap to the ass. Others are a bit more involved - giving a blowjob, or getting pegged. Don't complain, some unlucky people might get something convoluted (can anyone truly bend that way? Time to find out!). You get unlimited tries to take the perfect picture - so if you don't manage it the first time, simply scan again and strike another pose. Unfortunately the pose won't change with any additional scans, so make sure to do your best with what you’ve been given!

Completed stamp cards can be exchanged at the Orientation Center for a loaded money pass! Particularly valuable to Submissives (uncontracted ones, or ones who want to buy things by themselves), money passes are honored all over the city, and can be used to purchase necessities without a Dominant’s signature. The pass is valid for a whole month, and has enough to cover a month’s worth of decent warm meals, a few indulgences, and maybe some appropriate clothes for the season. Buy whatever you need to impress the Dominant of your dreams and secure a contract that suits your needs.

« « « DRESS ME UP, ADORE ME

(cw: clothes play, optional crossdressing, optional transactional sex, public sex, mirror sex, exhibitionism)

In a bid to attract new customers, the boutique Delicate Desires has partnered with LIES to advertise their shops as a one-stop-shop for new arrivals to get their hands on necessities they’ll need to make their lives easier and more enriched. With every completed stamp card, Submissives will also receive a coupon for 40% off anything in the store. Get a frilly, lacy outfit for every occasion!

If you don’t have any cash or failed to complete your stamp card - don’t fret! Find another Submissive who is willing to spend money on you from their own pass, or find a Dominant to spoil you - with the outfit being one of their choice, of course.

There are changing rooms available for customers to try on outfits and one may find that when they look at themselves in the mirrors of the store, their self-confidence spikes. It doesn’t matter how good or bad they may objectively look, they’ll feel like the hottest person to ever grace Duplicity’s streets. If said boost in confidence comes with feeling hot and bothered, well, the clerks won’t mind if the rooms are used for a quickie, so long as you’re, well, quick about it. They're expecting a lot of customers!

A competing store next door, Allure & Adorn, has decided to use this opportunity to try and lure customers into their own shop, boasting that their clothes are just as good - if not better! - than the ones offered next door. They will also accept the money passes that Submissives may have earned during the stamp rally, but their prices are a little less favorable than the boutique's. Their outfits, instead of their mirrors, seem to make those that wear them feel prone to showing off and indulging in exhibitionist activities. No fucking in the changing rooms here though - this store has class! Go out on the streets if you wish to indulge in that sort of behaviour.

» » » 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:

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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Hayato has met many people who've never heard of Dual-cam, but he still probably shouldn't have it open on a crowded bus.

He gives a soft hum and looks out the bus window.

"No problem. First day here?" She's familiar (or at least her style of dress is), in some ways and he hopes that this tour will go well for her. It's all pretty standard to him, since he's been in Duplicity for a couple years. Still, the orientation is required for everyone.

Hayato notices that she's not particularly heavy, that she's not resting her full weight on him, and he'd encourage her to get more comfortable, but if she's new, she probably won't. He'll leave her be as much as he can.

He hasn't grabbed her or tried to touch her in any way and she appreciates his ability to refrain from further social impropriety. Along with the map and his thigh, he has offered polite conversation. He is under no obligation to do so.

She stops looking at the map in her hands and turns her head to meet his gaze while she addresses his question. It is only polite, after all.

"Yes, though the passage of time makes me wonder if it might be more like the second day." She smiles ruefully. "I am determining how to proceed and uncertain how one endures such strangeness."

He would never dream of touching and grabbing a stranger. Especially not a woman or a submissive. She's likely had enough up to this point of everything that's been going on. Hayato doesn't maintain eye contact well, so his green gaze shifts away, down and slightly to the side. He'll glance at her as she speaks with him.

"That's still very new to this place. It can be... overwhelming. You can feel however you like about this place, but everything is easier if you accept it and take everything in stride." He glances away, then back again.

"You seem to be doing well." Hayato's orientation had not gone smooth or well in any regard.

She notices the colour of his eyes. It makes her think of the garden at Longbourn and a light rain in Spring. Elizabeth blushes slightly and looks away, because thoughts like that are not considered appropriate.

"Overwhelming, oh, yes." She swallows and looks down at the map again. How much should she share with a stranger, even one who is being so kind? "Taking it 'in stride' will be a challenge, sir, but I am glad I appear to be... coping well."

Hayato is not privy to her inappropriate thoughts, but he does notice she's looking away and blushing slightly. That gives him a little concern, but he isn't going to go worrying about her. He doesn't even know her name!

"Yes, well... everyone here has been through something similar. We're all stuck in Duplicity together. Whether we like it or not... You can call me Gokudera by the way, if you'd like. Or split the name in half." Most people do. His last contract partner used to call him Goku, and then his friends typically call him Dera, and he only lets one person use his first name.

After a brief moment of philosophical observation regarding their situation, he introduces himself. She doesn't know the cultural origin of the name or whether it is his given name or surname, but she inclines her head politely as the bus slows down near what she assumes is some point of interest.

"A pleasure to make your acquaintance, Mr. Gokudera," she says, "despite the circumstances. I am Elizabeth Bennet." Should she offer her hand? That is what men do in her time, should they so choose, but not women. Elizabeth isn't sure, so she settles for a smile.

Their tour-guide, some other LIEr that's been in the city for a year or so starts talking about the gardens in North Park, and Hayato takes a little more time to look over Elizabeth before he's shifting the map.

"It's nice to meet you as well, Miss Elizabeth." He gives her a nod, not offering a handshake or much else. She's seated in his lap, after all, so this is plenty close enough.

He points to the park on the map where the bus has stopped. "There's a wishing fountain here, though I don't think it works" Maybe it does. He's not keen on making wishes in Duplicity.

She looks down at the paper dutifully, following where his finger is pointing while only half-listening to what the person at the front of the bus is saying. Mr. Gokudera is much closer and easier to understand.

Elizabeth glances up from the map and through the window at the park beyond. She loves nature, adores sitting in the garden at Longbourn to read or just walking through the fields to organize her thoughts. She isn't certain it would be wise to walk in this park, though. As for the potential point of interest he mentions...

"As much as I adore the outdoors and appreciate the whimsy of a wishing well, it might be prudent not to disembark. If the well does work, my wish would likely go unanswered."

“North Park is generally very peaceful and beautiful, and hosted the greenhouse opening last year. Some of those plants can do unwanted things so it’s best to stay to the park unless you are feeling daring.” He advises.

“The fountain has never granted any of my wishes but it’s still pretty.”

Elizabeth nods at this information and makes a mental note to avoid the greenhouse unless armed with something appropriate, like a rake, perhaps, or a hot poker. Where she would acquire such things, she doesn't know.

"You have wished, then?" She thought him not whimsical by nature, but here is evidence to the contrary.

"Yeah. Never comes true, though." He says casually, as if the whimsy is gone for him. It's been too long for him to hold out hope for what he wants.

She debates whether or not to say something, but as an optimist, how can she not?

"I know my wish would be to leave this place," she says softly, not wanting to broadcast this opinion. "I doubt that will be granted due to a wishing well."

Elizabeth wonders what he has wished for. Perhaps the same thing she would, because why wouldn't he want to return to his home?

"Perhaps yours will be granted, someday."

She is feeling a bit warm now and stands to remove her long, wool coat. Does this cart-without-horses not have any moving air? She returns to sitting on him, more in his lap than just on his leg this time and without trying to support her weight. "Do you find it warm in here, Mr. Gokudera?"

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"It can happen. People leave without warning fairly often." He doesn't think there's anything wrong with voicing such an opinion.

"Maybe." Hayato is more selfish than that. He wants his partner from home to show up. Wants to see Yamamoto Takeshi's stupid smile and hear his annoying laugh and feel calm and familiar. But just thinking about that wish makes his face heat, his stomach ache. It's not going to happen.

"Yeah." And usually he'd be bothered by warmth, but given he'd frozen to death a month or so ago, he can bear with it. There's more than warmth to him, but he's not eager to make it anyone's problem.

"Yes, so I have heard," she says, at first unaware the topic of wishes that won't be answered has brought the man some sadness. When she realizes that might be the case, her blush deepens.

"I'm terribly sorry," she says. "I'm not helping, am I?" She folds the map over once and uses it to fan herself as the bus starts to move again. Then the discomfort angles down.

Hayato isn't aware he's coming off as sad as he feels, but that's just a persistent thing for him.

"Oh, it's not your fault. Besides, I am very lucky for everything I have, so I do not want to seem ungrateful. Despite this place being unfamiliar to us, there are opportunities here we'll never have at home." So there are a lot of interesting things that can happen, and many people to meet. Hayato may not be a social butterfly, but being a loner does not make him successful in any way in Duplicity.

The heat is building, and Hayato is doing well to act as if it makes no difference, but the arousal makes him shift about under her, giving a groan at the weight pressing on him, and he looks away, cheeks and ears going pink.

"A positive attitude can only be helpful," she says, still fanning herself with the folded map. "I suppose it is important to find the good in your circumstances, to keep you grounded and raise your spirits."

Elizabeth's smile is a bit strained. She is uncomfortable and uncertain as to why this sensation is building in her womanly area and why she has this desire to squirm in his lap.

"Though it is difficult, I think you have the right approach, Mr. Gokudera," she adds, her skin flushed prettily with embarrassment and arousal. She tries adjusting her seated position, which results in that squirming that concerned her earlier.

"It's helped so far." There's no shortage of circumstances that will try his positive outlook.

"Miss..." He groans. "The more you move... it only gets hotter," He doesn't mean to complain about her siting on him, but the squirming is making him harder, as is the sound of moaning and panting around them.

Elizabeth still has sufficient awareness to note that the people around them seem to have lost interest in the tour. In fact, they seem quite interested in whoever is seated or kneeling or standing nearby. She doesn't understand why this is happening and is becoming increasingly distressed.

From her position on his lap, she turns to Mr. Gokudera for answers. He will find a pair of fine, brown eyes asking for help and lips the colour of pale red rose petals parted, hoping words will present themselves. When they finally do, she whispers, "Mr. Gokudera, what... what is happening?"

The bus starts moving to its next destination, and hopefully one that will allow everyone off. Given that it's heading towards the obelisk, it's got quite a trip, and they're set for a very stressful and arousing ride.

Hayato's eyes widen when she's looking at him, and he opens and closes his mouth, not able to find the words immediately to explain what's happening. She's so pretty, and she feels nice, and he doesn't want to upset her, even if what he has to say may be uncomfortable or awkward.

He takes a deep breath, gulps, heart hammering away, the green of his eyes brighter from the pink of his cheeks. "Uh... bus ride's probably making everyone horny. Or... maybe it's something in the air..."

He really is an attractive man, quite handsome, in fact, though she is certain her parents, or at least, her mother, wouldn't care one jot about his looks as long as his income was at least ten thousand pounds a year. His eyes are particularly entrancing and the blush on his cheeks somehow makes him more endearing.

This isn't his fault, is what she understands. She doesn't know who is doing this or why, but she boldly takes hold of his shoulders and says, "Can you make it stop? Please, make it stop..." That last comes out as more of a moan than anything else. Oh, this is unacceptable...

He’s faced plenty of racism trying to join many families because he’s obviously not fully Italian. His eyes are a bit narrow, his accent melodic, and he is not poor by any definition. Especially designated as a Dominant, he’s got money and is fairly well off in Duplicity.

It doesn’t grant him any of the control he’d want, though. Elizabeth taking his shoulders has him tensing, gulping again, glancing away.

“I can’t. None of us can.”

Oh, this is not the answer she was hoping to hear. He looks away and she feels alone, despite being situated on a crowded bus.

"No, please... please, look at me, sir. Stay with me. I... I feel very strange and..." Scared and wanton and this simply will not do. "What is expected of us? Are we to... to..."

Looking around the bus, many people are kissing, removing some of their clothing, and she can see parts of people she has only ever seen on herself. Elizabeth is trying to hold herself together, but this really is too much. Eyes wide, she addresses Gokudera once more.

"Please tell me... we..." She doesn't know how to finish that sentence, so she lowers her forehead to his, her eyes closed now, her heart racing as if she has just run through a field to see how fast she could go.

Hearing her imploring tone, the way she sounds a bit frightened has him looking back at her, but then when their eyes meet, he feels frozen in place. "We don't have to do anything we don't want to." He says and reaches a hand to soothingly rub at her back. Hayato wants to touch her hair, caress her face, and he can feel the heat radiating between them.

"Y-you're okay... just breathe..." Up close he likely smells of citrus and smoke, something warmer to him and he closes his eyes to press his forehead against hers, so she feels less alone.

The bus shifts and he holds her tighter to him, giving a low groan at the pressure.

"Not doing... anything wrong..." he tries to softly assure. She won't get in trouble for this. Not if he has anything to say about it.

The hand on her back is soothing while at the same time making her feel a longing for his hands to be -

She takes a few breaths and lets them out slowly. He smells like oranges or lemons, rare items in her experience and only seen around Christmas or other very special occasions. Some of the fancier balls she has attended sometimes have them for decoration, as a garnish or featured in a dessert. The scent of smoke permeates one room in particular in her home, where the men go to converse after dinner and light a cigar.

In short, Mr. Gokudera smells familiar, and that is comforting.

For her part, her scent is more faint, with rosemary and roses being the most dominant. Rosemary and rose water. She smells like a garden.

He holds her tighter and it feels wonderful. It shouldn't feel anything but alarming, but she wants to put her fingers in his hair and taste his lips and...

"Nothing wrong," she repeats, eyelids heavy as she slowly shifts in his lap so she can feel his... his... Elizabeth rubs her soft lips gently across his jaw.

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Hayato's note been in many gardens save for the few on the ground of his own home here, but he's used to trying to grow herbs for tea, and she smells clean and floral. He likes it, keeps rubbing gently at her back, not bold enough to touch more of her, to pressure her into doing anything if this may be so wrong to her. Elizabeth is so new to this place.

When she shifts, he gasps and grinds up against her, fingers still pressing to hold her close.

"Can... I kiss you?" He asks, enjoying the feeling of her lips, wanting more of them.

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