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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!! |
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So is it once a month those of us here have to mate?
[He'll be uncouth, it's okay. At least he's trying to word it as kindly as he can. It's still probably a little awkward but talking about sex is always an awkward conversation, human or no.
He coughs a little uncomfortably as he changes the subject back to work and curses.]
Some examples of my misfortune are causes people to turn into daemons, though I think that might be specific to where I'm from. [he hopes] There's also people dying around me, people getting sick, unfortunate accidents, enemies finding your hidden fortress, getting lost, coin flips landing on tails all the time, inhaling a bug while sniffing your favorite rose, just to name a few.
[Basically misfortune from really serious to downright stupid.]
It's why I try to warn people, but if you choose to stand by me, I'll assume you acknowledge what I am and try your luck. [Since overcoming his 'trials' tends to make people stronger, seemingly.]
So, if you'll have me, I'll be a hard worker for you. That's all I can really offer.
[And real talk? He appreciates people who accept him and still try to befriend him despite everything.]
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He tried, and she understands it completely.]
Three...at least three times a month. [She managed to squeeze that out. Considering she's been here for over three months, why is she still like this?! Quickly clearing her throat.]
A-anyway! So...that... [If there was one way of getting a girl to stop being flustered that fast it would be your long laundry list of Bad Routes. In fact, some of those are so strangely specific, she's staring at him, speechless.] We must flip a coin. [NO THAT'S NOT WHAT SHE WANTED TO SAY.]
So! It appears we will be walking to Up. That is absolutely no issue. I mean, we can always test our luck with a vehicle...if it has been fine. But you do not worry about anything extreme happening to me. [He's said this much, should she just tell him she's immortal? It looks like he might not be the only non-human here. Hmmm.]
So, should I consider this a challenge? This changes nothing. I will judge you according to your own merits. Besides. [Hnnngh] I appreciate you telling me, despite the risk that I might run away. You're honest, and I admire that.
[Also she has a habit of doing whatever she wants because she says so, so fuck you curse, she'll show you!! Leave him alone!!]
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Bah, he'll figure it out especially since they're walking now. Not that walking would make them safer. There could be random falling debris, sink holes, any other kind of danger, but for the sake of making this a happy thread about our two characters getting to know one another, we'll say everything goes fine and dandy.
However, the coin! As soon as she mentions that, he produces a gold coin.] No matter how many times I flip this, it will always turn up tails.
[Also it's his vessel, so it has all of his negative energy in it, which means despite it being weighted like a normal coin, it will never willingly land on heads. Blah blah blah, infodump no one wanted while mun is half asleep.]
Anyway, why do you say I shouldn't worry about you? It's almost like you want to test your luck around me. [He doesn't mind, really. In fact, he prefers it. It means a new potential comrade and he'll take those every time. And thus he smiles.]
What's your name?
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Can't believe that she could've died this whole time, and she can't even die! Nothing more awkward than a decent conversation until she screams because she fell into a sinkhole, never to be seen again. Thankfully, everything is fine! Good job characters, you saved yourselves.
She leans in to take a better look at the coin. It's rather fancy looking.] So even if I say heads...it turns up tails? What if I say tails? [Since she's not Eizen. How curious! Also this mun totally gets you because she's actually at work so why is she sneaking tags. Hmmm...]
My! [She puts her hand on her chest like he just accused her of something untrue.] I would never eagerly accept such a challenge so quickly. [Except she would.] Anyway, despite my appearance. [Tiny.] I'm quite resilient. So your bad luck may find itself tested. [Those are fighting words.
She pauses only to bow her head politely, a proper, graceful greeting.] You can call me Sen. [It's a little easier than explaining that she's actually Vietnam, a spirit representation of a country. Though jokes on her, since lol Eizen.] What should I call you?
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Are they nothing but tools here, too? Well, for people who want to have sex all the time, good on them. He'll hold nothing against them. However, those who may want to wine and dine and actually get to know someone before clothes come off? Yeah, that's not settling with him well. Hell, even he would prefer to know someone even a bit before he screws them.
But yes, the coin! The coin is a good distractor as he shows her the heads and the tails as he places it on his thumb and gives it a flip! When it lands on his hand, it's tails up.]
It will always land tails. Like some predetermined destiny.
[Probability is a joke when it comes to Eizen. Which means he can predict things well, but it still sucks when it pretty much means most things are futile. It's almost amazing he has such a positive outlook despite all that, but he supposes he should thank Aifread for that.
And then a laugh. It's always nice when people decide to test their luck against him, literally, but it's very refreshing.]
I'll look forward to testing my luck with you, Sen. I'm Eizen.
[No gesture or handshake. No nice to meet you. Just, here's his name!]
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What are they tools for, is also something she wishes to know more of. What is the purpose for them doing this? That they would enforce it so harshly. Also why does it even work? And also wining and dining is totally the way to go, he is clearly a man of good taste. She likes his style.
Looking at heads and tails, she notices that tails itself looks rather foreboding. She wonders if this has anything to do with his misfortune and that was what it symbolised, for it to keep showing...a reaper? top first. Because he flips! And it's tails again.]
The designs are so intricate, but there's something... [Hmmm...] Still, how mysterious! It's almost like it's loaded, but even the chances of a loaded coin to flip heads is possible. Is it possible for another person to flip it? [She didn't know if this kind of coin, which looked important actually could be touched by anyone else.
And despite his misfortune, he talks to her in such an easygoing tone, like one that since knowing she's not afraid of his curse, seems to be a lot more open with her. She finds it rather comforting, actually, especially when he laughs, that she really can't help but smile. That's a lot coming from her.]
Likewise! It is nice to meet you, Eizen. [And she straightens up. His casual greeting is infectious!] May luck end up changing its mind and becoming good for you, after bad luck gets annoyed at me. [Meaning she's going to stick around for certain.] I'm curious, you said you are a pirate, no? In a crew, or without a crew? How did they feel about your misfortune?
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