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duplicitymemes2019-01-11 06:40 pm
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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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At least, in a normal place. I-I mean, not that I would go looking for it [Oh now the fluster's caught up to her.] but... the way they're doing it, what they're talking about... and then we get... this.
[She doesn't recognize him, but she does pull herself out of her thoughts long enough to look over at him and... oh. He's... he's got the line on his neck.] ... I'm sorry, that's the mark they put on Submissives, isn't it?
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Yes, they've arbitrarily decided that I'm a submissive.
And don't mistake my knowing anything about the BDSM community to me having experience. I just have access to the internet and do a lot of random research in my spare time. It's not the oddest thing I've looked up online.
[He was curious okay! He is definitely not admitting that. It's never gone further though, it's not like he's old enough for any of the clubs back home.]
You're also right, this class and what's happening to us is a contradiction.
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[See, she's right there with him, and any implication either of them had looked it up for... well personal reasons is lost, at least on Makoto.
Mostly.]
But it's not just that... all I read about this subject seems to imply the submissives should be the ones to run everything. It always seemed like they had all the power... [She's back to thinking, hand on her chin.]
It's par for the course to think of the other way around here, but... it's just curious.
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It is supposed to be a power exchange I believe, the sub gives over power to the dom and can revoke it at any point but there's a trust that that won't be needed.
This situation does not promote trust at all. Both sides are forced to join in and cooperate or loose basic human rights and who knows what happens in the SLUT centres yet.
Which just, why call them that. Isn't promiscuity something they want? Yet they use the word to imply something bad will happen to you.
[He's a little ranty and full of opinions and kinda getting off track.]
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... But yes. It... to take away the Sub's ability to do that, or to assume they would want to be in that mindset all the time... I'm not a participant myself, but I definitely don't think that people into the lifestyle want to live it at every moment, every day of their lives. And that it's so... literal, as well
[She heaves a sigh.] ... They said something about contracts, though. That's how they get you, I think. If you want to be treated like a real person as a sub, you have to tie yourself to a dom... and that's... that's a problem all in itself. You're nothing unless you're with someone else...
[She shakes her head, looks over at him, at the line down his throat. It's not black, and she doesn't quite know exactly what it all means, but... she doesn't like it, either. It makes her angry that people are treated this way, what seems like entirely arbitrarily.]
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[Although you could make comparisons to their own world between the sexes or races or even sexual preferences as well. Ugh no, not now]
Yes, everyone has to be paired off. I would have thought they'd be to encourage more sex acts but they also encourage that outside of your contracts?
[At the glace at his throat, his hand comes up again to cover it as much as he can, adjusting his collar and tie.]
Apparently, I'm already not a good sub. Black for good, purple for alright, grey for neutral, pink for bad and white for terrible or so I've heard.
I don't think I've been given so many disgusted looks just walking down the street before.
[It shouldn't bother him so much but it does. He'd have bought a scarf or some makeup to try and cover it up if anyone would actually sell him something.]
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... And they enforce it. They just... expect people, especially those of us who didn't grow up this way... to... be able to perform like that? That's what really gets me. [All the anger, she feels it.]
You shouldn't be judged for something like that.
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[I mean he's a rich white boy who could have everything handed to him on a platter if he's just not an idiot about where and when he does things. This almost feels like karma now.]
I mean all these comparisons could be made about people who aren't born in the right sex, people born into poverty, people with the 'wrong' skin colour and religions spreading out and forcing whole cultures to just vanish underneath them.
I wonder if we're being taught a lesson here.
[He's gotten a little melancholy towards the end there]
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... No, it really does just seem random.
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I don't actually know what your circumstances are in your world.
But no I agree that this is likely random or at least the door questions and answers are random but this LIES program thinks it has meaning.
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That's... enitrely conjecture, though. Especially if, say, the Dominants can collect more than one Submissive under their care, but the Submissives can't do the same.
[That was the implication she got, either way.]
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I think?
It's certainly not going to encourage them to seek out sex.
I'm going to do my head in, thinking in circles and trying to determine the logic behind this kidnapping. Some things are just there to cause discord.
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Besides... I'm concerned about the legality of it all. Law favors the Dominants so heavily I can tell that if one were to do something... untoward with a Submissive, and the Submissive were to retaliate or fight back and harm the Dominant... would the Submissive be punished? ... Because if so, that brings up a whole new slew of legality issues where I'm from, and I imagine it's the same for you.