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TDM #41
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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. 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! |
 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: 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! |
 (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. |
 (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. |
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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Alright, so they are running some sort of experiment here, claiming it is some sort of gene they are after. For that, they have grabbed people from many different worlds and kept us here. And they have some sort of weird power structure here where people who are marked like us are considered less than. Technically, we have no rights. The people without the marks have the rights. They are using BDM language like dominant and submissive. Not just the language. There is the collars, the kneeling, all sorts of stuff.
From our world they have pulled seven people as far as I know, but a few of them have left again. Tseng, Zack Fair, Cloud Strife, Tifa, Roche, you, and me. Might be others but that is the intel I have.Of them, Cloud and Roche have disappeared. I have been here the longest, Zack second longest. None of us seem to be from the same point in time in our world and none of us can recall a time any of the others were gone.
Tseng and Zack are dominants, the rest of us are submissives. I might be the only one that is in a permanent contract. Normal contracts last 3 months and you can renew them. You have three months to sign one from you get here or you will be jailed.
Any questions so far?
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No rights at all, huh? Why don't people just revolt? Take their rights back?
[Probably easier said than done, but Reno isn't one to simply accept suddenly having no rights. Who the fuck is going to stop him from doing anything here?
He takes a sip to calm himself, before he continues to ask,]
So what point in time do you come from? What's the last bit that you remember before waking up here? If you say it's been two years ...
And what's that about these contracts? What are they supposed to be? Also jail? Seriously??
[Yeah, this place doesn't exactly scream "welcome" in any way]
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Well, we had been fighting Avalanche. And have just carried out the order to drop the sector seven plate.
[He takes a moment to collect himself and then focuses on the other questions.]
Contracts are between submissives and dominants. They can be anything you agree to put in, but to give you an example, mine and Dorian's say that he takes on the responsibility of me, the way the city requires. Basically, if I step out of line, he is the one who will have to pay the fine or might even be punished. It also means he has my back. If any other dominant gives me trouble I could tell them to fuck off and he would back me up on it.
It is not as bad as it sounds, honestly, in many ways it is similar to being a Turk.
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[being on the other side this time feels like shit, and it clearly doesn't sit well with Reno. He hasn't really accepted that role just yet.]
Wait .. that's the last thing? When you ...
[Reno stops himself. He hates thinking about that night. About everything that happened, from receiving that order to fulfilling it, from Strife wiping the floor with him and Rude .. having to finish what Reno couldn't.
he stares at his drink for a moment, then takes a huge sip, swallowing it all back down.
That's not a can of worms that he wants to open right now on top of everything else. maybe one day. When alcohol won't be enough any more.]
Yeah, I'm from a bit later, it seems. Couple of weeks. Didn't do too much though, since Tseng sent me on some R&R.
Worst time I've had in a long time, I tell ya. Bored out of my mind,
[he huffs, but it doesn't quite reach his eyes. being bored meant having too much time to think, and not enough ways to suppress what he didn't want to think about and relive every night in his dreams.]
Yeah, I guess that's why Tseng offered me a contract? So he'd once again be my boss, huh? Not a lot would change, I guess.
[Another, smaller sip, but then Reno looks up with curiosity, making out Rude's eyes behind those shades without fail.]
But I generally meant more like what you've been doing here in those two years. What you've been up to. Can't just be mixing cocktails all day, I guess.
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Tseng offered you a contract already? That was quick. He has a submissive he really cares for. Linn is a sweet little thing.
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And he notices that Rude doesn't answer his questions either, apparently not wanting to go into much of his private life.
Reno's jaw clenches ever so slightly and the urge for another drink, something stronger maybe, becomes apparent, but he focuses on the conversation instead.]
I don't know? Haven't really met anyone else yet. He just .. offered me one, since he said I'd need one? Maybe he just wants his former team being taken care of.
Don't know what to expect just yet. With any of this.
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[He frowns slightly when he sees Reno's jaw clench, trying to think of what he said that was wrong, and then he connects that he did just skip a whole bunch of questions in his surprise at the contract offer. ]
As for the other question. Both a lot of things and not very much at the same time. You get into a routine and the days pass. Work, training, I've been acting as Dorian's body guard too so there is that. Going out places
And... Well... Every few weeks shit gets weird around here, so it is dealing with that. Everything from jobfairs to weird compulsion things, to orientation to snowstorms that you get stuck outside in.
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[His eyebrow raises slightly as Rude continues, and a small smile tugs on Reno's lips. So he caught that, huh? Yeah, they really know each other inside out, being able to read each other like no one else can.
And it's why it feels so strange that Rude is supposed to be here for two years and now has built a whole life that has nothing to do with him.
Yeah, maybe Reno's ego takes a bit of a hit, thinking about it.]
Dorian. Your dominant, right? Yeah, seems like it's really not that much different to being a Turk, if you're his body guard.
[Now, that makes Reno listen up more.]
Whaddya mean, weird? Compulsion things and snow storms? You gotta be kidding me, right?
Is this whole stamp rally and bus ride joke part of that, or is that a general thing here?
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Yeah, my Dominant and boyfriend. [He pauses a little to see how Reno takes that.]
That is more a general thing. Or rather there are two different forces acting out I think. There is the city stuff, like the stamps and the busride and generally anything overly sexual. Then there is another level of darker stuff, it generally has to do with the sea or the obelisk.
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[Reno chuckles for a moment, shrugging his shoulders. Yeah, guess there were a few things they didn't talk about and that they didn't know about the other after all ..]
Yeah, guess I kinda am. Some of the stuff at least. Not sure how well it'll go with all this here though. It's still a difference, after all.
[Rude's words are soft when he speaks them, but they still seem to hit Reno like a wall at full speed.
Boyfriend? Well. To be fair, they never talked about Rude's sexuality either, and Reno just assumed .. well. Apparently he assumed wrong.
And of course Rude would start a life and relationships here, where he's not completely consumed by his work.
Reno guides the glass back to his lips, but somehow the drink suddenly tastes bitter, and he puts it back down.
He doesn't even know what his own problem is right now.
But he forces himself to give a smile, though it takes way too long until it appears on his face.]
Oh. Sounds like ya hit the jackpot.
[the urge to add "partner" at the end of the sentence is strong, but he doesn't. Somehow it doesn't feel right in this conversation.
His fingers are still curled around his glass as Rude continues, and Reno nods, though he needs a moment to actually register the words.]
Darker stuff? Whaddya mean?
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Rude smiles when Reno calles Dorian the jackpot. ]
I really have, I was lucky too, he was my first Dominant here.
[The smile fades as the conversation turns to the stuff going on in the city.]
When I first got here there was an incident where people started just walking into the ocean and they were unable to stop unless they told somone their darkest secret. In the summer the heat down in the Down encourages people to be violent. In the snowstorms, the people who froze to death was sent to a place that was just a lot of offices and windows to the city where you could watch the people here. And then we woke up at the foot of the Obelisk in a puddle .
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Reno keeps his mask in place, smiling and nodding, and he should feel happy for his partner. He really should.
but he already hadn't trusted that bitch those couple of years ago, and turned out he was right when she was revealed to be an Avalanche spy.
Sure, he has no idea who this Dorian even is, and he better be a good guy and treat Rude well, or else ...
Or else what? Not like he can do anything.
Except hoping that this twisted feeling in his chest subsides that makes him hold on to his glass a little too tight and makes his breathing just a tad too shallow.]
Yeah, doubt that's gonna be the case for Tseng and me,
[he huffs, trying to make fun of it. It probably doesn't land well, though.
Rude's further explanation isn't helping to take that shitty feeling away from him. On the contrary.]
What the fuck? What even is this place ..?
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[Rude raises an eyebrow at that. As flirty as Reno is with everyone that is hard to imagine.]
Good question. I doubt anyone knows. There are people who are trying to find out but I don't think they have gotten very far. Wish I had more answers for you.
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[Reno had been too lost in his thoughts again, and just talked without thinking, but now that his brain is catching up with the words, he stares at Rude like he just told him that Gaia is flat.]
Wait, you thought Tsneg was hot this whole time, or is that a new thing, too?
[Because apparently he either missed a whole lot .. or maybe he never knew Rude as well as he thought he did.]
Well, I was kinda hoping that Tseng would have a few answers. He normally knows everything and knows the best informants.
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I guess this place has gotten to me. Sex and wanting people is so everyday here people don't bat an eyelash.
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[One is still hotter in Reno's eyes, but he's not gonna say that out loud. Unlikely as it seems, he knows when to shut his mouth from time to time.]
Huh. Looks like I might fit in just fine after all. Besides the whole no rights thing.
[His tone is dry, knowing that he's had his various escapades back in Midgar, without any string attached for very obvious reasons. So who knows, maybe part of this isn't half bad.]
So you're saying it's just .. everyone fucks everyone? Like on these busses?
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Basically. Of course there are some straight people, some gay people and then you have those of us who fucks everyone. Some people prefer to also be dating people they hook up with, others do a friends with benefits thing and others again prefer random hook ups or anonomous sex.
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Yeah, of course, sexuality aside. Can't really expect people to ignore that, no matter what, right?
[Well, despite his very obvious preference for men, he still had to deal with the occasional woman on the job, so Reno doesn't mind too much.
And Reno isn't sure if he's going to regret his next question or not, so he casually drags his fingers through his hair to comb the mess out of his eyes and lean on his hand.]
And which one of them are you?
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Back home, mostly random hookups. I figure it is safer for everyone involved that way.
Here I lean towards friends with benefits, though I'll admit I am not sure when it stops being that and starts being dating, you know? I have some people I see more than others, and some who I have only hooked up with because of something going on in the city.
And I have started working for Dorian's brothel. That is kind of new though.
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[But someone inside the same job might.
Reno wants to roll his eyes at his own thought.
Yeah right.
Reno's words make him frown, wanting to ask what exactly he means with dating, but then Rude drops another bombshell, and Reno's jaw - and the hand he was leaning on - drop.]
You do what now?!
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Here you don't have that pressure from the job so you can have any relationship you want.
[Reno's reaction makes him blush harder.]
I..
It's just a trial thing really. We were flirting at the jobfair and...
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Yeah. No. Thanks. Don't think I'm the type.
Besides, I'd need someone who can handle me and doesn't bore me to death. That's .. kinda hard to find.
[he's actively trying to wrap his mind around what Rude just told him]
And what? now you work in a brothel? Is that how it works here? What are you even doing there?
I mean, I've seen you try to seduce people on missions and .. buddy, no!
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And no. It is not, I just wanted to help Dorian out.
[Time to change the subject before Rude's blush gets too bad. He already feels like his face is on fire.]
There should be plenty of people here so you won't get bored. I could take you to some of the good places to pick up people. Speaking of, I should show you the Arena. It's a gym-slash-fightring.
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[he raises his hands and leans back against his seat, looking Rude over.
Focusing in the hilarity of the situation feels a lot better right now than to think too much about ... anything else really.]
Yeah, sure. Why not. Nothing like a good fuck to get accustomed to a new place of living, I guess, [And to be fair, he feels like having his brains fucked out sounds like a really good idea right now. Forget about a few things for a while.]
Lemme guess. You're on the leader board? If ya say no, I'll be mocking you for the rest of your days.
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Well, there are people here with powers, not just Zack. I think we have an actual god too. And magic. Not materia but actual magic.
But yes, of course I am on it.
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