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TDM #4 ( revised )
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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 L.I.E.S. 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 L.I.E.S. after a year; however, results have remained unsatisfactory and testing still continues. 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 highrise. Here, it is two Dominants per floor with separate apartments. If you enter Duplicity into the Down, congratulations! You’re a Submissive, which means you are directed towards public transportation with the address of the motel you’ll be living in. Here, it is two Submissives per room with a shared common space for all rooms. Enjoy your free time until orientation! Participation is mandatory by all new and old arrivals. Oh, and one more thing. It's fucking cold. Better bundle up. |
 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. |
 While the societal climate between Dominants and Submissives remains somewhat neutral throughout Duplicity, there has been the occasional whisper of defiance and call for equality. Yet, demonstrations and visible proof of this unhappiness spreads faster by word of mouth on a day exactly when you need it most. Welcome to Autonomy, a "traveling" nightclub that is never in the same place twice. People wanting to attend only learn of its lucrative location and password hours before it opens for business. Tonight, I choose the third door will get you inside and into the temporary freedom club Autonomy has to offer. In this circle, there are no assigned designations and no consequences for taking a role that isn't the one given by society. So, a Dominant may become the Submissive they've always wanted to be—or vice versa. Dominants and Submissives alike are able to mingle without repercussion and be themselves. Food, drinks, and private areas for more intimate – or if your preference is sexual – encounters are provided. Donations are accepted at any point during the night to further Autonomy's attempts of spreading the fulfillment that comes from being untitled. On the night you choose to visit, Autonomy is holding a random lottery for temporary connections. When entering, you have the choice of submitting your name into this drawing to be paired with someone else in the club regardless of designation. A short while later, a message will pop up on your device with the name and information of your partner, and whether or not you choose to meet them is purely at your discretion. Having more than one connection isn't completely unusual either. |
 Gratification of being a successful Dominant or Submissive isn't necessarily simple. Learning curves are to be made, and mistakes will happen. Led by a Dominant and Submissive couple – Miriam and Victoria, who have been paired for twenty-two years – a monthly meeting for unattached Dominants and Submissives is held in the conference room of Morning Wood motel in the Down. The meeting starts a few minutes after nine and has no designated end time. The couple introduce themselves and explain the purpose of the meeting: learn the proper method for a new kink and possibly find your perfect partner. The space is intimate and well-stocked with refreshments. To begin, Victoria, while blindfolded, balances on her hands and knees with her back perfectly level. Her partner, when ready, places various items on the level surface–a full cup, a plate. The Submissive is meant to hold the items until the Dominant believes she's reached her limit. The exercise is one of trust and understanding. The demonstration is a short one, followed by Miriam removing the blindfold and soothing her Submissive. The words are whispered low and with care, clearly a method that is specific to this couple. The process is concluded with the pair handing out workups, videos, and answering questions. Anyone wishing to practice Purposeful Submission can do so in the open room with a random volunteer, aided by the couple, or can find someone to take to one of the rented rooms. Sex may follow any scene but is not necessarily included. Experimenting with unattached Dominants and Submissives allows for new relationships to form. |
Please read carefully. On each Test Drive Meme, there will be a section noting character roles based on birthdays; these will vary each TDM. On an IC level, character will still have gone through the doors but assignments OOCly are still randomized. When applying, there is a section of the application that denotes whether the character chose "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 characters who have blue eyes or one blue eye and another color are Submissives. All characters who have brown eyes or one brown eye and another color are Dominants. Characters with any other color eyes are Dominants. To use this TDM as a door pass please link this on your app and place whether it is Dominant or Submissive. Please remember to mark any necessary content, and have fun!! |
just doing my job :3
Are you... luring him into some sort of weird masculine competition? Because, let's go. ]
Maybe. [ pretending to actually think about it. Actually, now that he mentions it, if it weren't for the fact that Alisha's mentor wasn't working for Kittybeard and is brimming with malevolence, she would have been one for the books.
Except, y'know, she's dead, too. Kinda deserves it for breaking Alisha's heart. ] Depends if they're still moving.
[ .... well, that was morbid. but being around Eizen for more than 800 years, one learns to pick up on the Reaper's special brand of jokes. and hey, speaking of dragons! ol' fart here just came from having to put down Hellkite nee Silva because y'all didn't finish the job. and a bunch of other dragonslaying adventures. ]
And wasn't she a great big dragon. [ that smacked him around while trying to protect her. in the end, Theodora is no more; there was only Shenlong, and Shenlong wanted to die.
so did Edna's brother. ] Oh yeah? The babes here are that big?
look at these trash bros
Anyway, is it a masculine competition, or a round of gay chicken? Well, either way, he’s in. ]
Oh ho ho! [ High praise, and a belly laugh from the swordsman. Zaveid for chaotic pan, huh? Alright, he can roll with that. Not like Rokurou has much -- if any -- room to talk anymore... heh. And look, they wouldn’tve had to run if Zaveid had done his job? But. They can break out their blamethrowers later. Now is time for pain. ]
She was. [ A beat. ] ...And so was he.
[ Look, Sorey’s already told him way, way too much. Rokurou would say he doesn’t know how to feel about it, but he’s pretty sparse on feelings in general. Whoops.
Anyway, yeah, babes--]
I don’t know about dragon-size, but between you and me, if you’re looking for suggestions on some... [ He’s back to cupping his chin now, lips curled into a toothy grin. ] ...I’ve got a couple.
bless these dweebs
...Much. Sure, chaotic pan, let's go with that. If Sorey has said anything about this guy, he's that he's one part nightmare, one part big brother-ish figure. Then again, he's tagging along with one of the youngest Malaks he's ever ran into recently (THE AGE OF AN ACTUAL HUMAN TEENAGER, WITH TEENAGE PROBLEMS) and Eizen's li'l sister who is still definitely much younger than him (a few centuries, give or take).
So, yeah, definitely chaotic. But still on the side of good. Ish. WAVES HANDS.
And please, Rokurou, he was there when he and the gang fought Eizen. He knows how big the bugger is considering the people below Rayfalke can see him.
Sort of. ]
... Y'know, if you're tryin' to trip me about Eizen, that's not gonna work. [ you know what, he's gonna test something. see if it works, even without his pendulum. which means, he sort of makes a circular motion with a hand and disappears, only to reappear in a gust of wind next to Rokurou on the balcony he's on. ] ... I kept my promise.
[ he'll be grabbing the sake bottle of yours, thanks. wow, what a burn. ]
And since when did you start being a pimp? Thought fightin' the strongest warrior was your M.O. for like, ever.
i quasi ship it
But yeah, Mikleo and Edna aside, here -- they were just discussing big-ass dragons he was absolutely definitely not in love with, weren’t they? And, to be fair, a good drink is in order when discussing such matters, so. It’s cool.
Just. Pour one out for Theodora and future!Eizen while you’re at it, wouldja? ]
Yeah. [ Flatly. ] You did. I can confirm that myself. [ (Thanks, Sorey.)
Go on, ask him how he knows. He’ll tell you about Patara; just, not all of it. Though, truthfully? He’ll have to ask Sorey about that ‘promise’ piece. That doesn’t ring any bells at all. (Or maybe his evening(s?) of being blackout drunk in the wake of Patara conveniently erased that bit for him. Meh. It’s possible.) ]
It still is. But where am I gonna find the strongest warrior in this place?
[ A burn for a burn, then. Unless Zaveid isn’t deluded, that is. He’ll have a laugh at that ‘pimp’ comment though. ]
They haven’t told you anything about how this place works, have they?
[ Not to mention, excuse you, he’s only banging one of his contracts, thanks??? And only on occasion, when the mood strikes. Otherwise, Lavi has been given a book; Lavi is a free elf. That’s how Rokubro rolls. ]
thumbs up!
He quirks an eyebrow at that. Rokurou, knowing that one specific thing. Except Rokurou's been dead for centuries, but it's not like Zaveid's gonna tell him 'bout that.
Which leaves... ]
You met the new Shepherd, then. [ He's sure that Rokurou would still think of a certain Artorius Collbrande, whose name lives on as the First Shepherd, and well, the Empyrean's Throne became "his" now. ] So Sorey's here, too, huh.
[ Where is the kid, though? He's sitting next to a daemon with not a stitch of proper clothing, Siegfried on Sorey, and well, probably lacking a proper vessel.
...Troubling. ]
Dunno, have you asked around? Though, we look like we're in some residential district or something. Maybe they're too lazy to fight.
[ Welp. And no, judging from the fact that he's in a goddamn flimsy af robe. ] Heard somethin' 'bout an orientation later, so yeah, not yet. I'm tryin' to look for a nice pair of pants, alright?
i'm dying
If one looks closely, they might just see the gears turning in Zaveid’s head. Yep, that’s right -- swordbro here has been dead for ages by the time Sorey the
Boy ScoutShepherd enters the picture, and yet, he’s already spoiled for, like, a fraction of Zestiria. Circle takes the square, aaaaaand--There’s a long, drawn-out: ] You guessed it.
[ Sigh. ]
Ran into him a while back when he was still a Dominant. I didn’t think he was who he said he was until he brain-dumped on me out of nowhere. [ Fucking hot cocoa. Fucking Patara. Goddamn it all...
Rokurou ruffles the back of his hair messily and errantly, then rubs his neck. ] ...Left me with all those mental images of you two puttin’ Ol’ Reaps down for good.
[ A stilted, audible breath out and his gaze drops to his feet, expression pulled taut and pensive. He was my friend, too. ]
Guess that curse finally got the best of him after all.
[ But, moving on. (Kinda.) ]
Anyway, when I found him again after that, they’d changed it up somehow; made him a Submissive. He had nowhere to go, so... [ A shrug. ] I signed his papers. Gave him a place to call home.
[ Yeah, so. About that. Sorey lives with Rokurou. PLOT TWIST. ]
S’kinda funny, y’know -- when I first showed Sorey my daemonblight, man, you should’ve seen the look on his face. [ Brow perked, he points at Zaveid knowingly. ] I’m sure you know the one I’m talking about.
He said he could purify me; offered to, even. [ He was shot down flat, of course.
The air in the space around them grows somewhat stale then, the silence deafening. Rokurou is once more staring off at nothing, despondent. So if that’s true, and he can purify malevolence... why not Eizen?
Eh, to hell with it -- he needs more drink for this kind of talk. Back to fighting. ]
Anyway. There’s a dojo not far from here where I do my training, but no one’s beaten me yet. [ He stretches idly, seemingly completely back to normal after that brief dip into too-real conversation. ] I can sum up orientation for you, if you want -- might save you some time and boring lectures so you can find your pants faster.
[ Yeah, you weirdo. ]
same and i'm sorry for zaveid
Like return a Malak/Seraph their will, giving him a boost in a fight. Either way it's about manipulating mana, right?
But! Back at the issue at hand: Rokurou meeting the good Sheps Sorey, and wait, what, a Dominant? He.... Yeah, he can't see Mr Boy Scout that way. Kid's a bit of a prude? Ish? And naive and far more interested in talking about old rocks and ruins. The brain dump though... ]
He didn't do it willingly, did he? The brain dump. [ Because he's seen it. In person. Well, theoretically, he's also in Sorey's head too so uh YEAH. He knows..... the experience.... the cons of being bonded to a Nerd. But man, sorry, you had to see that fight. Sure, Eizen the Dragon kicked all their asses, but he held up his end of the bargain. He did promise to kill him when the time came, and he did.
Zaveid keeps his promises. ]
... Yeah, it did. [ Does he want to know that Eizen took in a lot of malevolence when they had to beat a Lord of Calamity (who was not as hot Velvet, much to the disappointment of Zaveid) that pretty much set off his eventual dragonhood? Because, uh, that happened. And now everyone below Rayfalke Spiritcrest have legends about the big scary lizard.
He lets out a chuckle at the thought; yeah, he can totally see Sorey freaking out over Rokurou's daemonblight. ] He's the Shepherd, he can totally do that. [ Without Lailah, though? Didn't he need her for it to work?
And a dojo, huh? is he bringing back the Rangetsu style? ] Shoulda advertise it, especially— [ uh, okay maybe not. it doesn't look like Rokurou has Stormhowl on him. or does he ] when you're as pig-headed as the first Lord of Calamity. [ it's a compliment, by the way. ]
And wouldja? Well, that would actually give me much more time. They said that I'll get my stuff back but spendin' all that time in this sad excuse of a robe waiting for 'em to call me up... I'd rather look for pants that'll fit me.
[ and emphasize his legs— ]
NEVER APOLOGIZE he's painfully ic, i love him
Sorry, Zaveid. They sure left him holding the baggage, didn’t they...?
Ah well. Maybe they’ll all thank him someday, with everyone gathered around sharing drinks and stories, probably trading sloppy blows amid petty, slurred arguments. Sounds like a good time to him. Sign him up.
But that’s for later. ]
Don’t think so, no. [ A small shake of his head. ] Lavi, my other roommate, [ contract ] did it to me, too -- and I know that wasn’t something he wanted me to see.
[ Let alone feel. Good gods, no wonder he’s flighty... ]
Yeah, well, I told him hands off. [ One of the swordsman’s hands closes into a taut fist. ] I need this power if I’m going to defeat Shigure.
[ Ah yes -- he’s AU’d into the later parts of Zestiria through
players who like angstpure happenstance, but Rokurou himself is only from That Part of the timeline. He doesn’t know how it ends just yet, other than what Sorey’s let slip. And, so far? He’s gotta say, it doesn’t look great for the Calamity Crew. Of course, he and Velvet are disastrous, hellbound spirits, so far as he’s concerned; it’s eternal creatures, like the malakhim, that twist him up inside to learn about the fates of. Laphicet, Eizen -- and yeah I guess you too, Zaveid -- all deserved better.In the meantime, he’ll take that compliment with a chuckle and a grin. Maybe he should advertise it... It’s an idea, at least.
But for now, a quick rundown of how Duplicity does things, sure. Rokurou leans back to hold up the nearest wall, arms folded over his chest. ]
For Dominants like you and I, it’s pretty simple: [ He’ll count on his fingers, here. ] Make contracts, and have sex. Doesn’t matter who with.
[ That’s right -- guess who else is Team Chaotic Pan? This guy right here. Seems his inexplicable hard-on for Takumi was just the tip of the iceberg, and he’s actually far more open-minded than he originally gave himself credit for. ]
Doesn’t have to be with your contract, [ subtext of: FYI I’m not sleeping with Ya Boi Shepnerd, alright? ] but it does have to be three times a month, minimum.
[ Which is great for philanderers and people in relationships; but for those who are neither? It’s a wonder they haven’t come to haul Rokurou off to Sex Jail yet. Whoops. ]