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TDM #41


« « « TEST DRIVE MEME » » »


« « « 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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[personal profile] not_actually_a_bad_guy 2025-05-06 12:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[Rude nods. He can't really argue with that, but he does feel a little guilty with how quickly he has settled in and actually found that he likes the life he has here. ]

Well, we're Turks, we get the job done and right now the job is just to survive this place. [He has lost count of how many times he told himself that in the first six months here. ]

And I don't think any of us LIErs agreed to it. We were all brought here from somewhere else.
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[personal profile] redhairedturk 2025-05-06 01:12 pm (UTC)(link)
You're calling yourself one o' them, hm? man, these two years must've really taken a toll on ya,

[He rolls his eyes, but he can't really blame his partner. Maybe if you're feed these things long enough, you start to believe them as well.
Just like the good ol' Shinra propaganda. Funny how things have changed.]


But this isn't a job. This is supposed to be our life from now on, and I'm not even getting paid for it, so that sucks all the way. And not in the fun way!

[he wipes his thumb over the condensed water collecting on the outside of his glass, his attention caught there for a moment, before he continues.]

You said if one doesn't follow, they end up in jail? Can't be too bad, though? I mean, we've seen worse places than jails.
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[personal profile] not_actually_a_bad_guy 2025-05-10 08:52 pm (UTC)(link)
It's the term for anyone brought here from somewhere else, and it fits. [ Rude actually bristles a little. Having Reno here reminded him just how quickly he rolled over and accepted the way this city is and how he let relationships distract him. It is a bit embarrassing, really.]

There are worse places than jail. There is the people zoo too. Basically somewhere were dominants can buy you for the night. There is the slut center where you get sent if you act too out of line for you designation. It's "re-education". Supposedly. [Rude had managed to stay out of that place. ]
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[personal profile] redhairedturk 2025-05-11 09:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[Reno is also a little shocked how much Rude seems to have accepted everything about this place. Sure, living here for so long means probably not having a choice but to adapt a little, but to actively agree with some of this? Yeah no, that's not gonna happen for Reno.

The further explanation that he gets first makes him snort,]


Slut center? Now that sounds like a place I'd fit right in,
[But then Rude continues and the words sink in, and Reno can just stare.]

The fuck?! A people zoo? And you get bought for the night? Is everyone here a hooker now?! I'm not judging, but once again, I'd like to at least have a fucking choice and say in this?!
And what the fuck does re-education even mean?!

[His temper is rising again, disbelief making his voice rise, and his eyes narrow, getting that dangerous glint in them that promises nothing good]
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[personal profile] not_actually_a_bad_guy 2025-05-28 08:10 am (UTC)(link)
[Rude shakes his head, but tries to stay calm. He doesn't want Reno to get in trouble for causing a scene when he just got here. ]

Having a contract is your best way to have a say in things. As for the bigger things... People are working on it, but it has recently been cracked down on again. When I first arrived, submissives didn't all have to wear collars.
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[personal profile] redhairedturk 2025-05-28 08:40 am (UTC)(link)
[Except Reno doesn't really listen to Rude most of the time when he's in this state and anger is getting the better of him.
So he still glares, arms crossed in front of his chest and his leg bouncing more and more as he gets furious]


Well. What a good thing that I'll be once again part of Tseng's team then,
[He rolls his eyes, but at least it means that Tseng knows him and can guide him accordingly. If Reno wants to, of course.]
So what, it's gotten worse again? Now they have to wear them at all times,
[he tugs on the cheap standard issue pleather collar that he was given upon his arrival.]
Don't mind them normally, but at least give me something more stylish and comfortable to wear and let me decide when to take the damn thing off!
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[personal profile] not_actually_a_bad_guy 2025-05-28 08:53 am (UTC)(link)
It is part of the incentive of getting a dominant I guess, you get a bit more freedom in the collar choices.

[He casts a quick glance at the rest of the bar before he reaches up to pull his own off and show it to Reno. It is expensive looking, clearly handmade. The black tooled leather is covered in gold in places. And it looks like it is made to choke if you pull on the ring. ]

I picked it out, I am sure Tseng is happy to let you decide on your own. It doesn't have to be this big either. It just have to clearly be a collar. And last I checked you can take it off inside your home.
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[personal profile] redhairedturk 2025-05-28 09:03 am (UTC)(link)
My my, at least some good news,
[the sarcasm in his voice is thick, and yet he still rolls his eyes on top of it.

But he does glance down at Rude's collar and from what he can tell about collars from personal experience, it is very well made and surely been a lot of work.]


So, can I also get several, depending on my mood and fashion choices of that day?
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[personal profile] not_actually_a_bad_guy 2025-05-31 09:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[Rude nods. When Reno is done studying it he takes it back and puts it back on. ]

Yes. Your dominant is supposed to wear a bracelet that matches it.
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[personal profile] redhairedturk 2025-06-01 09:59 am (UTC)(link)
Hmm. So every collar I pick, Tseng has to have a matching bracelet for?

[He starts grinning]

Let's see how outlandish I can make them, just cause Tseng has to wear something similar?

[Though he tries to recall if he has even seen a bracelet or anything similar on Tseng when they met.]
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[personal profile] not_actually_a_bad_guy 2025-06-10 07:48 pm (UTC)(link)
I think the theory is that Tseng will pick the collars, but yes. You could start slow, work him up to it. Kind of a frog in a boiling pot situation.

[Rude grins at the thought of Reno trying to get creative with this. He almost pities Tseng.]
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[personal profile] redhairedturk 2025-06-11 08:10 am (UTC)(link)
Right, I remember that Veld and Tseng were also supposed to make us wear ties, and remember how that worked out for them?
Though yeah, probably not starting with the most extravagant one might help. For now.

[he shake ships head, hardly able to believe that he's already talking so easily about getting a collar.
Well, to be fair, it is a nice accessory, even though he would prefer to decide for himself when to wear it or not.]


Any special places I can look for some?
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[personal profile] not_actually_a_bad_guy 2025-06-11 03:55 pm (UTC)(link)
I can show you the place Dorian took me. It is expensive but Tseng got the money.
[Rude shakes his head with a smile. But he is glad Reno seems a little less likely to explode about how unfair things are in this city. He has a point but as far as Rude can tell it won't help any. ]

Actually, let's bring Tseng as well. I am not sure they are too keen on submissives shopping for themselves.
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[personal profile] redhairedturk 2025-06-11 06:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[Reno's jaw clenches again a little at that name, but he shrugs nonetheless.]

Yeah. Sounds like an idea. Gonna ask Tseng once the whole contract thing is done.
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[personal profile] not_actually_a_bad_guy 2025-06-12 09:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Do that. You can find a lot worse than him around here.

[Rude pauses for a second.]

And, don't be too hard on Tseng, I think he is actually allowing himself some happiness.
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[personal profile] redhairedturk 2025-06-12 09:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Whaddya mean, too hard? I just want something stylish if I gotta wear that damn thing every day. Not like I'm trying to sabotage anything here,

[honestly, he's curious about the person that finally managed to break through Tseng's walls and made him allow himself some feelings.]
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[personal profile] not_actually_a_bad_guy 2025-06-15 06:34 pm (UTC)(link)
You know what I mean, Reno.

[Rude gives Reno a long look and then finally decides to change the subject.]

Is there anything else you need? Clothes, booze... You name it really. I'll try to get hold of it for you.
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[personal profile] redhairedturk 2025-06-15 07:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, yeah. Don't worry. I'll behave,

[he pouts a little, and his level of "behaving" might not be quite what both Tseng and Rude would like it to be, but he can. If he wants to.]

Clothes and booze sound awesome. Oh, and cigarettes! I'd kill for a smoke right now,
[He thinks for a moment, bouncing his leg, then thinks of something else, but pauses and looks at Rude]
And, not sure if you can help me, but I'll probably need hair dye at some point?
[yeah okay, his grin might be a bit teasing right now]