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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. |
 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. For characters with a birthday falling in the months of January to June, their designation will be Dominant. For characters with a birthday falling in the months of July to December, their designation will be Submissive. For characters with an unknown birthday, their designation will be Dominant. Arrival into Duplicity has not been used as a prompt as it is a rather large part of introducing the game and will be saved for the first in-game log. But feel free to thread it on the TDM. Also, any locations throughout Duplicity are available for TDM prompts as well! Please remember to mark any necessary content, and have fun!! |
the tour, b
No, there's no one with me.
[ Scooching over to make room, she pats the empty spot next to her, the universal sign for please, come sit with me. ]
Go ahead, have a seat!
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He speaks when it never shows. ]
You're not scared, are you?
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Why would I be? Meeting someone for the first time is always fun!
[ Perhaps he's shy, despite his swagger and being the one to approach her first. ]
I'm Ritsuka Fujimaru. You can sit with me, I won't bite - promise!
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Haha! That's my line.
[ And he won't be there to stop her. He doesn't feel her mana flowing into him like it should. So who will die first? He certainly doesn't seem shy as he takes the seat next to her, almost too close for comfort. ]
I'm Li Shuwen. Nice to meetcha.
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[ The corners of Ritsuka's mouth twitch upwards further, thinking about the other Li Shuwen she knew and how completely different they looked - yet they gave her the same vibe. It's funny how things were, weren't they?
He is settling a little bit too close to her, but she just attributes that to him being friendly; he's also close enough to see that there's only the mark of the Command Spells on her hand and nothing else. She supposes she should be more wary with no Servants around, but... it should be safe on a train, right? ]
Are you here for the tour too?
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Mm, yeah. I'm new, just like you. It's strange, though...
[ Gently but firmly, as if he won't take no for an answer, he takes her hand and runs a thumb over the marks. ]
If you're a Master, why can't I see your Servant anywhere? Did they run away? That's pretty shitty of them, if you ask me. [ ...says the servant who ran away. ]
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She tries to pull her hand back once more, this time with a little bit more force. ]
They didn't run away! [ Ritsuka can't help but bristle a little at this insult to her Servants - they were fickle, yes, but they weren't faithless. ] We were just, uh... separated.
[ She chooses her words carefully, not wanting to let this stranger who knew more than he should know that she had no idea if any Servants were here with her. She'd woken up alone, unable to sense anyone with her, and had hoped by following the offered tour she'd be able to find answers - or a familiar face. ]
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[ He laces his fingers with hers, never letting go. He never raises his voice either. It is always soft, always level. She needs a Servant like that, right? ]
If I was in the mood, I think I'd want to take you for myself.
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Oh, but of course. How could she not realize it until now? ]
...Who are you, really?
[ Although he may call himself Li Shuwen, she knows that can't be his name. Not if he was a Servant, when she knows what the real Li Shuwen looks like. Risking a peek around the carriage, she hopes to spot a familiar face - but of course there is none. And she doesn't dare risk causing a scene with the mystery Servant, not until she's sure he wouldn't draw bystanders into the fray. ]
Are you working for Solomon?
[ She glares up at him, cautious and wary. Was he with the enemy? And... what was it that he meant about taking her for himself? ]
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Not her only Assassin, but she always had a way with making him feel important. ]
Am I?
[ Funny how she'd doubt him now when they'd already formed a contract. It makes him want to keep her guessing. ]
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No, no! What are you, nuts? I'm just a Heroic Spirit. Call me Assassin. Hey, if someone tells you you're hot as long as you keep your mouth shut, is that a compliment?
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--Except him bursting out laughing isn't what she expected at all. Caught off kilter, the suspicion turns to confusion as he lets her chin go (but not her hand, she notices) and she now stares up at him in bewilderment. ]
Uh-- It still is, but it'd be a pretty backhanded one to give.
[ Ritsuka's not sure what to make of him anymore. He's not quite like any of the Assassins she knows back in Chaldea, but it seems that he's not an enemy. ]
Why?
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[ His thumb continues to soothe the mark over the back of her hand. Ritsuka gave the same answer the day they met. No matter when she's from, she's still the same. He's so happy. ]
You don't have anyone else with you on the train, right? So it's okay if I stay here and protect you?
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If it's something you'd like to do, then... I wouldn't mind at all, Assassin.
[ She frowns a little as calls him by his title - it sounds so cold and informal, but there's no way his true name is Li Shuwen. ]
Is there anything else I can call you? Just 'Assassin' is just... so impersonal.
[ He hasn't let go of her hand, and she's given up on trying to remove it from him. There's no way she can win against a Servant's strength after all, and it is kind of soothing how he keeps running a thumb over the back of her hand. ]
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[ Just because he wants to protect her doesn't mean he wants to befriend her. Shouldn't she be more careful around his type? He literally just said he was an Assassin. The last thing a ruffian wants is to get too close.
Even if it's exactly what he wants to do. ]
I'm sure you'll figure my True Name out eventually. Personally, I think it's obvious if you like reading those picaresques. In the meantime, call me Shinssin. That sounds good, doesn't it? Nice and cute... and like a panda.
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[ He seems nice enough, although a little slippery - so to speak. He hadn't been entirely truthful when they first met, but he'd answered her readily enough when she challenged him. There's definitely no denying his friendliness; Ritsuka fairly certain that's genuine. ]
Shinssin...
[ The name rolls easily off her tongue easily, and she has a strange sense of deja vu, as if this wasn't the first time she had spoken the name. But she's never seen him before until now. ]
Is that a hint?
[ It does sound cute, and she can't help but smile and laugh as he compares it to a panda. But mentioning both the animal and Li Shuwen - was he a Chinese hero then?
She really should had paid more attention in class back when she was still in school. ]
it's like she burned him, forgot him, then rolled him again like "wow why is his bond level 5??"
... Damn. That was stupidly poetic, even for him. He's gotten soft, hasn't he? Oh, but she's still clueless. That's too bad. Nothing he can't live with, though. So long as humanity is the way it is, history will keep on repeating itself in every generation, in every era. Even he is bound to repeat his destiny. He will always serve a master with good intentions, and soon she too will... ]
Mm, some things are obvious when you look at the bigger picture, but that's just me.
[ Friends aren't made overnight. Words are superficial. It takes trust and time to forge bonds you can truly cherish. So why is he letting her make them in a second?
He gives her hand a squeeze. ]
Or maybe I just like pandas!
she's going to put him in the second archive this time
And yet she finds that it's so easy to talk to him, his familiar manner and way with words putting her at ease, that she finds herself lowering her guard once more. Without really thinking about it, she squeezes his hand in return.
Or maybe you're really a panda in disguise! Is that your True Name?
not sure if yan
[ He laughs. If only she was his charming Master. Well, nothing's stopping him from changing that, but... ]
But if I was a panda, then I wouldn't be able to help you out. And if you were a panda, you'd be so fat, I wouldn't be able to get you off this train. Don't be a panda, okay?
You're as cute as one, though.
no yan would be setting him as her favorite and never letting him out of her room
[ She is going to blush at being called cute though, even though she tries to hide it. ]
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o h . . .
No, you're Fujimaru Ritsuka. Everyone likes you just the way you are.
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[ She laughs with him - although at his next words, a wistful, almost melancholic smile appears on her face. ]
Do they? I feel like if I was stronger, I'd be able to be help out more...
[ If she were a capable mage, she'd be able to do more as a Master, she feels. She wouldn't have to be protected all the time, and she could do more than simply support everyone from behind. ]
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[ They are Master and Servant, but Assassin has never felt that she would leave him behind. ]
Chin up, panda. I think we're almost at the next stop.
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[ That takes her aback - how would he know about how the other Servants feel about her? But before she can ask that, she's distracted as he points out the train is pulling into another stop, her eyes widening at what she sees. ]
Amazing!
[ The Up is truly a place of many astounding sights, and she leans towards the window, craning her neck to try to take in everything with delight, before she turns to Yan Qing with eyes brimming in excitement. ]
Wanna get off here and take a look around?
[ He's still holding on to her hand, after all. ]
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