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TDM #4 ( revised )


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« « « HERE WE ARE AGAIN


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.




» » » LIES TRAVEL IN COMPANY




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.



« « « END IN THE DISCORD




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.




» » » TABLE IT FOR LATER




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.



« « « MOD & OOC NOTES



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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afterthefire: headsup (Default)

[personal profile] afterthefire 2019-01-12 05:32 am (UTC)(link)
A smile plays at the corner of Wolf's mouth.

"I see. Then...I very much appreciate the effect. I play violin, but not quite like that." His fingers rub against each other absently, as if touching strings that aren't there. "It's much appreciated, especially down here, where the light doesn't reach."

He can see from Orpheus' mark that he's a submissive, and likely putting his safety on the risk to play in public. Wolf decides then that he'll stay close for just a little longer, to make sure that the man gets home safely and without harassment.

Power has its privileges, and while Wolf isn't particularly enthused to take home a thousand strays, for this, he can extend his authority a bit. "Have you been here long?"
golden_lyre: (older than he looks)

[personal profile] golden_lyre 2019-01-12 05:53 am (UTC)(link)
Orpheus gives a smile that is touched with the sun as well. "Nobody plays like me," he says, and then just to show off, he plays a little stronger, and the illusion of sunshine makes the circle of warmth visibly brighter around them. It isn't real sunlight, so it shouldn't hurt, but the air lightens like dawn.

"I'm fresh off the train," he says. "Got here this morning. Or afternoon. Or something."
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[personal profile] afterthefire 2019-01-12 06:03 am (UTC)(link)
Well, that much certainly seems to be true, and just for a moment the urge is there to take Orpheus home and keep him.

Not that it's Wolf's call, but for just a minute, the impulse is there, that he could if he wanted to.

Then he glances down at the sidewalk, and shakes his head at the notion. He might be spoiled, but he's not that spoiled, and no matter what the rules here, he'll adapt to them in his own way.

"I am as well," he says, almost absently. "Though I was assigned to the Up. I am still learning my way around, both Up and Down."
golden_lyre: (oh yeah)

[personal profile] golden_lyre 2019-01-12 06:27 am (UTC)(link)
Orpheus isn't opposed to the concept of finding a Dominant, but he's not looking to rush into something. He can handle the Down for however long he needs to while he considers his options.

"How is the Up?" Orpheus asks, out of curiosity more than anything. He can't go without a Dominant, so he onl saw it from the train as he toured.
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[personal profile] afterthefire 2019-01-12 06:35 am (UTC)(link)
"Comfortable, very comfortable," Wolf says immediately, the first word that came to mind about the whole place. He's used to living in Luxury, and knowing that dominants are respected, important citizens that warrant limos and roomy, well-decorated apartments...it's the type of lifestyle he's grown used to as a wealthy man and admittedly, is relieved to continue here.

While he would have survived as a submissive, he certainly wouldn't have been happy, and at least this way he can share his fortune and make someone else's life a little easier, by choosing his submissive carefully.

"The dominants are definitely the favored of the City," he observes, the corners of his mouth curling in a small frown. "I expect that the sooner submissives find a dominant to fulfill their half of the arrangement, the more pleasant it is for them, but I can see that would be a less than appealing arrangement to chain oneself to a stranger." He tips his head slightly. "I suppose an arrangement of business might be a bit more agreeable, but with its own pitfalls."
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[personal profile] golden_lyre 2019-01-12 08:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Orpheus nods and smiles. "I think that's the general idea of the city," he says, the idle tune he's been playing drifting into a percussive beat of his fingers on the body of his guitar. It makes the circle of warmth shrink a little. "Encouraging obedience through deprivation. It's an effective method, if flawed."

He glances around them at the sodden, wintery streets. "Marriages of convenience are older than time, but I've always tried to buck that trend." Even as a young man, he married for love and passion, not practicality. "I'm not looking for love, but a little courtship would be nice," he adds with a smirk.
afterthefire: headsup (huh)

[personal profile] afterthefire 2019-01-13 01:19 am (UTC)(link)
"An interesting social experiment, if very cynical," Wolf agrees. He settles into the background music, even if it isn't quite as warm or as bright, and watches the traffic go by as he leans against the wall and listens.

"It seems you know your worth, at least. To arrange something comfortable, rather than settling for what's forced on you." He tilts his head, considering. That's a good mindset to go into an arrangement with."
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[personal profile] golden_lyre 2019-01-14 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
"I've been in a lot less comfortable situations," Orpheus says with a shrug. "I value freedom far above comfort. Three months isn't long, but with the wrong person? Interminable."

"Are you down here trolling for a Submissive?" he drawls, his lips quirked up into a wry smile. "I think there's a dating service for that somewhere in this place."
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[personal profile] afterthefire 2019-01-15 11:26 am (UTC)(link)
"An admirable trait, to take things in stride," he acknowledges with a wry smile. He gazes around again, then shakes his head.

"Not as such, no. Just getting my bearings before I make any decisions, but that's a luxury that I appear to have." No exactly fair, but true all the same. "Yourself? Thoughts about trying to find an arrangement?"
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[personal profile] golden_lyre 2019-01-16 04:05 am (UTC)(link)
For Orpheus it's less taking things in stride than the knowledge that nothing lasts forever, and a few years here or there is hardly a blip on his timeline by now.

"I'm not in any rush to sign my life away. Though I'm not sure where I'm supposed to meet eligible Dominants if I'm not allowed in the Up." He gets the feeling this particular enticement wasn't so well thought out. Maybe bringing in people from so many different worlds wasn't the best plan for their orderly little city.