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TDM #1
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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!! |
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...I don't think any of it was ever personal enough to be considered bullying, honestly.
[Not in the Elimination Matches, because that was straight up kill-or-be-killed. Not Archimedes' actions, because that was corruption and idealism. Elizabeth's actions were some weird amalgamation of egoism and attraction. Altera... later was kind. It didn't always translate well, but she has a very kind heart.]
Unless something went over my head, anyways.
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Oh, I would not doubt that it did. [ AMUSED, KNOWING SMIRK. FUAHAHAHA. ] But it seems as though your Servants are not here now. Are you quite certain of your ability in functioning without them?
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[Even separated from Nero and Tamamo the first time, there had been Altera and Archimedes, and then a piece of her with all three of them. The alcohol had taken some of the strain out of her.
She smiles up at him, faint but honest.]
Knowing you're somewhere in this world too helps, though. Not to say that I'm looking to rely on you in their place, but... it's just nice. Knowing you're a constant, I mean.
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I am a constant because I am the King. I cannot be compared to those other Servants you have encountered. Nevertheless, you must have some misguided image of me. I am not a companion to anyone. Loneliness is for you lesser mongrels. It is not an issue of mine, and I do not require nor want companions. What is it that you seek in addressing me?
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[She pauses, setting her cup down and choosing her words carefully.]
I'm not intending to treat you as casually as a companion. I'm not asking you to do anything for me, and I don't intend on forcing expectations on you, either. But, am I supposed to ignore you if I see you now?
[She was sure something like that would just piss him off...]
I'm not asking you to alleviate my loneliness. It's just... kind of like seeing a landmark, when you're lost. It's not as though I think you'll give me special treatment, it's just nice to recognize something. Er, someone.
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[ he says it quite firmly, but he still makes no move to stand up, nor to approach her. his smile is quite sharp in the dimmed light of Autonomy. ]
But do not forget your place. Though you are called the Sovereign of the Moon Cell, you are but a mere child. All that you have done, you have done with the help of those who are not here now.
With my own hands, I ended the age of the gods. My civilization set forth the template of human writing and human laws. Neither you nor any other here, save one, can treat me as an existence comparable to your own. Do not forget that if you would speak to me.
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[She tilts her head and stares up at him, a bit confused.]
When have I ever been one to treat you as equal or lesser?
[She stretches her mind to their previous interactions. Even in the Timeline featured in the Body's memories, the few times Altera had let her out to mingle she doesn't recall having said or done anything improper or arrogant. So, what sparked this...?]
I know we aren't the same. From our very beginnings, we're not that much alike, and our other circumstances are different, and our empires are different. I'm not so dumb that I think we're the same just because we both sit on thrones. You're somebody who was the epitome of what would be accepted by the Throne of Heroes, and I was an aberration of the SE.RA.PH that clawed my way to the top through desperation, determination, and a lot of help. I know that... better than anyone. You don't need to worry.
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it is strange that she should be confused. why would he allow someone to address him so freely and ask questions of him? if only she remembered the timeline where he explicitly said people were not permitted to engage in such actions. if anything, he is being quite amenable here, comparatively, and only because of their alternate interactions. he has not threatened to behead her for speaking to him, after all. ]
It is good that you realize this. [ simple enough. ] You have no mark on your throat, so I suppose you must be considering what your destiny is next.
[ he, of course, has no ambiguity on that point. ]
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[At her own pace, even in spite of all the distractors.]
Being a Dominant seems definitely... different from either of those, naming trend aside.
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Quite hapless, aren't you, mongrel?
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[How to put this.]
...lacking in experience...? For obvious reasons.
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[She says it firmly, honestly, and without hesitation.]
When I was incomplete, though, each pice of me thought, "Ah, she's all I'll ever need," towards the Servant by my side. And when I recombined, I loved them both, dearly. I can't say one hundred percent that I'll never come to cherish anyone else dearly either. And this place... in three months, if I don't find a partner of my own, on my own terms, I'll be given one. Being responsible for somebody in that way, all by myself... is new to me.
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Yet, outside of the context of their pitiable romantic affairs, he can muster a modicum of respect for them. For Altera at least. For the Red Saber, in battle. For Hakuno's perseverance and her more entertaining moments in struggling. ]
It is no concern of mine, but are you prepared to act in a manner they will disapprove of? That fox woman would never willingly countenance the pleasures of this world.
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[She doesn't look at him for the next part, stirring the ice in her drink.]
Nero already had plans of building a harem or two for us, last I heard, so... there shouldn't be a problem on that front, I think, if feelings ever do get involved.
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Hakuno was so much more interesting when she was split into three parts. ]
So that's how it is, then? Deposited into a new world, apart from your Moon Cell, and already you are factoring in equations of emotions? A ruler who behaves so unguardedly -- it is quite absurd.
For myself, needless to say, there will never be such a concern.
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[Her shoulders hunch, and her cheeks take on a slight flush.]
That's all well and good for you, but I'm a woman who ultimately ended up adoring and saving the enemy of civilization itself. You said it before; I'm... very young, in a lot of ways. So much so that I'm still learning new things about myself, occasionally. And when I care for somebody, I don't half-ass it, you know.
[She has memories that clearly drive home just how far she's willing to go if she loves someone, and how quickly love can take root in her heart.]
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[ he has only the smallest and most residual trace of any possessive feeling towards her, after all. she is not his Master in this world, nor did she entreat him as a subject to the crown. if she lives, if she dies -- he would rather she not die, Gilgamesh thinks, but that is the extent of his investment. ]
Mediocrity is typical of most. I cannot resent it. And perhaps you will struggle or cause exquisite suffering that will greatly amuse and gladden me.
Yes, I think I shall enjoy my time here very much.
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[She's been fighting from the day she was born. Is a little downtime too much to ask?
...but, this wasn't the vacation she wanted, at all.]
Well, I guess that's my lot in life, from your perspective at this point. Entertainment value.
[She laughs a little.]
I don't know if I can muster up anything that rivals the whole deal with Velber, but I do hope you live well.
[He was key in a vital moment, after all.]
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I always live well, and I do not require your opinion. Do you have something to seek of me now beyond idle prattle? If not, you are wasting my time. As I said before, I have no need of companions. I am here to partake in whatever pleasures interest me.
[ and small talk definitely Does Not. ]
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[She stirs her drink, thinking hard. Something occurs to her, and she perks up]
...oh, that's right. If I do something interesting enough, can you still give me "that," like you did back home?
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Gilgamesh tips his head back and laughs again, slapping a hand over his face. ]
If you do something sufficiently interesting, then of course.
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[She clenches a fist and gives it a little pump for self-encouragement. The Regalia upon it glints and manifests one of her small inventory of saved up candies, the golden wrapper of the luxurious treat dissolving into pixels as she pops it in her mouth.
A possibility to acquire more has been secured.]
I'll do my best.