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TDM #4 OVERFLOW
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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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Yes... I'm only just finding out what this place entails. I've never lived somewhere this... open, about such private matters. Is this truly how this world works?
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You'll get used to it over time, perhaps.
[He looks to the side, at other "couples" attempting the table exercise and other blatant exchanges of power, some more successful than others.]
After all, that's what these workshops are for. To help you adjust. [A curl forms at the edge of his smile, his eyes now staying fixed upon this young man.]
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[Kain reddens as he also notices the others around them pairing off to attempt the little demonstration they'd been given. He shifts a little on his feet.]
I don't see how they can just decide for us what role we're supposed to take. To make us... perform in such a way.
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Oh, you are free to refuse, my dear, but it will only make things worse for you.
[How he'd love to bend this man over and make him into a table right now...]
Those who refuse to comply are sent to, ah, a re-education center. [Not that AM has been. He pretty much jumped into bed with someone as soon as he was able when he arrived.]
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[Kain doesn't like the sound of that, at all. But how much worse can it really get? Surely, he can take off, escape somehow... Right? He doesn't feel too good about that prospect, though. But he can't just... he can't live like this, it's beneath him to... to submit to someone's orders.]
[A small, quiet part in the back of his mind whispers otherwise, though, and is extremely curious about what he's seeing. He reddens, trying not to listen too much to that side. It... it's just not right!]
Besides, I wouldn't know where to start. I'm not exactly... Ah, never mind.
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Essentially, you will be robbed of your mind and become an absolute slave to unmatched sexual desire.
[He says it with a completely straight face, but then tilts it slightly when the man adds to his statement.]
Not exactly... what?
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[Clearly, the notion of losing his mind strikes a nerve with him, because Kain is unable to control his normally indifferent, cold demeanor. He looks briefly horrified, before regaining his composure. He clears his throat, shuffling his feet, trying to get the right words to discuss such a personal topic.]
Anyway, I only meant that I'm not exactly... used to living like this. It's nothing like the society that I come from.
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[He shrugs, as if that could answer the question. AM, after all, seems remarkably content with this whole situation. Sure, he hates many parts of it, but there are other times when it works out quite pleasantly for him. And right now he is hoping that will be one of those times.]
You'll find it's hardly different from your own society. After all, every human society is built completely upon sex and arbitrary hierarchies.
[And right now AM is ranked higher in class, though he gets the feeling that he would likely lose in a fight. It's clear that this young man is in great shape, sculpted and strong. And while AM himself may have a sculpted physique, he is going to assume that this man likely has spent far longer living in a human form.]
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[The gods' war, all of it, he'd deal with as best as he could. While his memories hadn't been entirely there at the time, at least it was a situation he was familiar with. Fighting is what he knows, but this on the other hand... He doesn't quite know what he's doing. Not that he's exactly eager to admit to his vast inexperience.]
Anyway, this is nothing like the society I'm familiar with. It's not... This sort of topic isn't so overtly discussed like this. Nor are we expected to live with... a role like the ones we've been assigned.
[He may not be entirely experienced but he knows enough to be certain he isn't meant to be submissive. Right? It's... it's too much like being controlled, in a way, so he ought to want nothing to do with it. Why then had he been unable to take his eyes off of their demonstrations? As wrong as it all felt, some part of him deep down is almost curious. He doesn't want to admit this.]
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You would be surprised at how similar it is to your society. You may be puritanical with not speaking of sex in open spaces, but what do you think happens when no one is looking?
[Well, right now everyone is looking - or else they're preoccupied with their own little D/S exercises.]
Wars are fought over sex. After all, Helen of Troy is the face that launched a thousand ships. [Well, it's possible this man is from a land devoid of Greek mythology. It's hard to tell who knows what here.]
I'm sure, at the very least, your society has marriage. [As he has been speaking, though, he has very, very slowly started moving toward Kain, curious to see what is under that ridiculous-looking helmet. Curious to strip him of that armor. Curious to make his face turn even redder. But first, he just simply edges closer.]
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Of course our society has marriage. [Hmmm, does he say the word "marriage" with a bit of scorn, maybe? It might well be there if AM listens carefully.] And of course, those things happen on my world, but as you say, they happen when no one is looking. In private. Not in the open like this. Couples also keep their talk to themselves. I mean... aside from certain people who enjoy it as a form of low humor.
[Because you just know he and the others had to listen to one too many bad sex jokes from Edge while out on the road.]
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It's quite similar to marriage, you see... It's just that all of these things are out in the open.
[Yes, he has moved closer to the young man, perhaps sensing his increasing unease. He smiles, attempting to see his eyes through that hideous helmet.]
It is not like we have a choice now. As I already told you, reeducation awaits those who refuse.
You might as well get used to it, lest you want your mind warped by this place outside of your control.
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[Kain is used to being very private on anything involving romantic or lustful feelings. He's had to be. It's also naturally who he is, too, a very introverted sort who keeps to himself. So this is all a lot to wrap his head around right now. He at least still tries to stand his ground, even if he's feeling uneasy for some reason. This man has given him no reason to distrust him, so why does he feel this way?]
But when you put it that way... I'd much rather be in control of my own mind. I refuse to become enslaved to an outside power. [He very nearly says "again", but catches himself at the last minute. He's not about to reveal such a thing. But he's incredibly agitated over the whole matter, so its probably clear that something is up there.]
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As would most of us.
[That's why the reeducation scares AM so much. Anytime his mind has been altered by his place has been frightening. Even though he meets his quota every month, there are still things that go awry...]
So perhaps we should get going with that table exercise. [There is a darkness in his eyes, an eagerness to see Kain on his knees.]
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[Yes, it's only that and not some weird personal phobia of his or anything of the sort. Right. At least, Kain is trying to downplay this, because now in the back of his mind is a deep sense of fear. If he doesn't conform to this world's ways, is that what will become of him? It seems he's stuck between a rock and a very uncomfortably hard place. Ugh.]
You... you mean to... You mean for us to try that? Right here?
[It takes him a bit by surprise that he's supposed to just up and try this, with a complete stranger at that. But now that they've just got done discussing this whole mind control punishment thing... he's seeing that he probably doesn't have a choice.]
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Still, he's more interested right now in humiliating this poor human, so he nods.]
Well yes, that's what this workshop is for, right?
[He again looks beside Kain to see other pairs in the background trying with varying success to emulate the position. Many, of course, are reluctant or outright refuse.]
Though I wonder how stable that armor will be to hold anything up on it.
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[He gestures offhandedly toward where the others are practicing this little demonstration. Yet he knows he has no choice but to comply. Ah, how frustrating. If he runs out of here, he'll probably be forced into that mind-control, and he can't bear that.]
But I can say, my armor will be more than capable of withstanding any force that you put on it. Even for such a thing as this.
[Yes, looks like he is truly resigned to doing this now, humiliating as it seems.]
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[He smirks at the remark - such a high and mighty man with pride for a relatively simple soldier position.
In AM's mind, since dragoons are usually cavalry, maybe he could do something with that - make Kain the horse as he kneels down. But no, the workshop specifies that he should be a table for now.]
I'm sure, then, that whomever becomes your contracted dominant would feel very lucky to have such a refined soldier to guard him.
[AM sure could use one of those, given how he had kicked his own sub out for failing to do that very thing.]
And maybe they won't make you be their table... too often.
[There are sets of plates and such nearby for the couples to practice with in terms of tabling, so AM picks up a plate and places a few snacks on it. The intent, then, is obvious. He needs a table to place his new meal down on.]
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[That at least is respectable, more so than this whole "submissive" role that he's constantly reminded about. As painful and agonizing as it was, at least Golbez and Zemus had ultimately controlled him for his warrior skills, used him as a fighter. But this... this world is so different in ways.]
Well, then... let's get this over with.
[Oh, how he hates this. Yet, at the same time, there's that side of him... a side which is all too interested to see where this goes. It feels so strange to him, and wrong. But here goes. Kain moves to try and get into the table position that he'd seen the others doing.]
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Still, he'll hold that thought because right now, this proud warrior is degrading himself willingly. It's clear he's not happy about getting on all fours like such, so AM takes his sweet time in exploiting this. Having a seat on the chair, he places the plate of snacks atop Kain's back, which stays on easily enough.]
Ah, perfect.
[He leans in with his utensils and starts to carve into the slab of meat he procured as well. Not that he particularly cares to eat much right now, but he certainly wants to see any reactions.]
You do make quite a good table, I must say.
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[But right here and now, that's exactly what he is. All of his skills in battle, his ferocity and courage, mean nothing whatsoever right here and now. He's reduced to this... to being objectified and humiliated in a way he's never been before. After all, Kain is in control of himself... he's just not so much in control of the situation itself.]
How long must I endure this?
[Kain realizes he could be here for quite a while. At least he's managing it quite well, strong as he is, his limbs could probably keep this position for a while.]