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TDM #6


« « « TEST DRIVE MEME » » »




« « « I REPEAT MYSELF



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.

... and 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 other thing: it’s sticky and humid. Gross.



» » » BUY A TICKET




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.



« « « THE HOUSES OF PLEASURE




Standard orientation is over quickly. New arrivals are allowed to settle into their new living arrangements and are given access to the city. Explore. Make connections. On the third day, all devices light up with a message from LIES. Orientation 2.0 is about to start, and it does the moment participants tap the screen of their phones.

After arriving at the designated location, standing on the front step of a large house, a man dressed in nothing more than a small cloth wrapped at his waist will open the wooden door and guide arrivals inside one by one. In the main room is a large brass tub filled with warm water and fragrant oils. The bath is relaxing, no one will have the desire or willpower to abstain from this, and the style of dress is one of the following: a simple sheer gown with thin underwear beneath or a soft robe with a thick belt. The first denotes a particular status - the servant, concubine, companion, prostitute, jeweled bird, whore. There are many words for the role, but they are those chosen by the person who is being paid for the service. The second is an elevated status, and those dressed this way are given a solid gold coin to spend on the person of their choosing.

Visitors of Lupanar are placed in their roles at random. The companions are led to rooms where they are laid out comfortably in any manner of style—placed on a bed, draped in a swing, tied up and blindfolded. Afterwards, they are then visited by their patrons.



« « « INTO THE WOLF DEN




Lupanar is in full swing. The night edges forward as patrons visit one or many rooms, companions satisfy their visitors, and the procurer who runs the establishment gracefully handles any disputes or misunderstandings. Lit candles line the stairs and hallways, casting an eerie glow on anyone who chooses to slip a panel aside and watch the acts occurring in the room behind that wall.

As the night melts into early morning, companions and patrons alike will experience a physical crack and shift. For some, they’ll be brought to their knees or find themselves winded. Others will feel a tightness in their chest or the strange sensation of losing their breath. When it’s over, each person will now bear the physical characteristics of two other people: someone they care dearly for and someone that they do not. The combination of features or physical attributes will be unique; possibly the hair style and color of one but the eyes and nose of the other. What’s even more odd is that, now, desires belonging to the other people are transferred. Strong and overwhelming, satisfaction is a must.



« « « BROKEN GLASS




The second floor of Lupanar is a dedicated space to a series of private and public glass rooms. Companions, styled as requested, are placed inside to act out anything the patron desires of them. They may dance, strip, or pleasure themselves, but the key thing to remember is that glass separates the companion from everyone else. You may look, but you can’t touch.

The third and final floor of this esteemed brothel is an entirely open area with space at the center for an ongoing orgy. Patrons may lay with one another, companions can indulge in sex or sleeping, and generally either participate in public sex with someone else while watching others. So, join in or take a seat.



« « « MOD & OOC NOTES



Please read carefully.

On each Test Drive Meme, there will be a section noting character roles; 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 chooses "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. Characters born in January, March, May, June, September, and December are Dominants. Characters born in February, April, July, August, October, and November are Submissive. Characters with an unknown birthday are Submissive.

To use this TDM as a door pass please link this on your app and place whether it is Dominant or Submissive.

» Players can use any part of the setting to create test drive prompts. Check out the locations page!

» The Houses of Pleasure: Characters will touch their phones and close their eyes. They will then be in the new setting. It won’t be apparent whether characters were transported there or if it’s something similar to a dream. If characters ask any NPCs or later ask LIES, they will be told that it’s up to them to decide. Characters can return to Duplicity after making a payment or receiving one. If you choose to have your character not participate in this part of the test drive then they will have a glitch on their phone that doesn’t allow them to access the invite to Orientation 2.0.

» Characters that play the role of companion may be dressed or situated in their room in any number of ways. They may be put into Elizabethan era clothing for a lord and lord/lady/servant/stablehand roleplay scenario. Or perhaps the companion is dressed in a clown costume. We don’t judge. Get wild.

» Into The Wolf Den: Characters become the physical embodiment of two people. Someone the character loves and someone they hate. Mix and mash features at your leisure. Have an even mix or let one dominate the other. Characters will also experience the desires of those other people and want to satisfy those urges.

Please remember to mark any necessary content, and have fun!!




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singinghuntress: (tehehe)

[personal profile] singinghuntress 2019-05-20 07:19 am (UTC)(link)
[Her smirk becomes a genuine smile, lacking her usual mouthful of fangs as she accepts the olive branch offered to her. It's something at least and better than the last time.]

He does haf zhe tendency to cause trouble, doesn't he. It makes hafing him as my dominant razher entertaining.

[Even if they were currently doing the exact opposite, or trying to...]

I'll take enlightening az being a good zhing. Plus, I can answer questions you might haf to further enlighten you. I've.. been here quite avhile now. Plus, I own a bookstore in zhe Down which can zometimes be helpful.

Not alvays, but, zometimes.
cutmyfinger: (023)

[personal profile] cutmyfinger 2019-05-20 07:30 am (UTC)(link)
[ the look he gives her when she returns is familiar, and it makes her relax a little. even though now there's the unknown territory surrounding the fact that she can flirt back with him if she wants, and what that could lead to.

when he says her name, for the second time in ten minutes, it makes her shiver. it's not that he's never said her name before, of course, but he didn't use it that frequently, either. there was always the distance of 'master' between them, no matter how outrageously he behaved--no matter what audacious, salacious and/or wholly inappropriate thing he said. ]


Seeing as how the heat doesn't bother you, I don't know why the cold would either. You should wear season appropriate clothing and at least pretend to be... I was going to say "close to normal," but I'm not sure that's possible with you.

[ she smiles cheekily. ] But until you decide to choose sensible clothes, I'll probably end up wearing your seasonal appropriate clothes. I have literally the one outfit I arrived in, which isn't going to last long if it's the only thing I ever wear.

[ she reaches up and flicks the handkerchief-turned-cravat. ]

I don't mind that. I just don't feel fully dressed without it.

[ she's worn some sort of tie or neck kerchief since she took over hellsing organization when she was twelve. literally more than half her life. it would be a hard habit to try to break.

she moves to the couch and sits down, not right next to him, but with less room between them than is typical, when she's the one to sit last. she reaches for the pup, enjoying his enthusiasm, as well as what a good job he does acting as a buffer for serious conversations, apparently. ]


Did you ever think, [ she asks quietly ] that she might have been dealing with more issues than just you showing up? And she couldn't deal with the ramifications of that as well? If I'm her, then I don't remember any of that. So let's just say that I'm not, and try not to compare me to her. Which I realize, is far easier said than done.

[ she feels like she's trying to talk a jumper off a ledge. she keeps her gaze focused on baskerville, not wanting alucard to feel cornered with her words. ]
goneforawalk: (streets are empty)

[personal profile] goneforawalk 2019-05-20 07:41 am (UTC)(link)
[ he's being surprisingly appropriate, really, all things considered. behaving. mostly. he's--trying, but it's so difficult. he's been so broken for so long.

but her comment makes him smile, shaking his head. ]


I like being covered up. [ mildly, like that explains why he wears a sweater instead of, i don't know, a light long-sleeved shirt. ] But if you're going to wear my clothes, I'll just enjoy the view. [ he feels a little more in his element, just a little, and his mouth twists somewhat before he adds: ]

Let me take you shopping then. Only caveat is you have to show me what you're getting. Sound fair?

[ okay, tone it down buddy. when integra sits next to him he turns toward her, and baskerville climbs into her lap, trying to lick her face. ] I--

[ he doesn't know how to answer. when he speaks it's softly. ] Anderson said--that she was probably just trying to give me space, give me autonomy. But I don't know what to do with that. They expect me to take charge here, to give orders, and I just flounder. I'm not a leader anymore. I don't--I'm not a person anymore. I'm not trying to compare you, I just--don't have any other benchmark, right now.
cutmyfinger: (038)

[personal profile] cutmyfinger 2019-05-20 08:00 am (UTC)(link)
You like standing out. [ she refutes, equally as mildly. typical banter between them. it would shock her how easy it is for them to fall back into it, if she weren't so relieved that they could.

she gives him a deadpan stare. ]


...Thank you. But. I am not modeling clothes for you, Alucard. I will show you what I'm getting - while they are on the hangers. If you want to see them on me, you'll just have to-- buy them for me, or imagine what they'll look like on me.

[ it's hard for her to accept what feels like a handout. she is a proud creature, after all.

her voice is equally as soft, still petting and playing with baskerville, holding him away from her face but dangling her fingers for him to chase around her lap instead. ]


Perhaps if she knew you were floundering, or that you would flounder, she would have helped. Nobody's perfect, Alucard, not even any version of myself.

[ she does glance at him from the corner of her eye, now. ]

They say that behind every strong man, is a strong woman. I've always stood in front, but... I hope you know I'll always stand behind you, as well.

...Unless of course you're making a monumentally bad decision, in which case I'll try to stop you.
goneforawalk: (yeah it sure to do)

[personal profile] goneforawalk 2019-05-20 08:08 am (UTC)(link)
That's a given.

[ at her deadpan look he laughs, a bright bark of a thing. ] You never let me have any fun. That compromise suits me, though. I thrive on frustration, and I have quite the imagination.

[ a look. but the rest of their conversation is too serious for him to really play much longer. he watches her with baskerville before finally nodding somewhat. ]

I just. Need you.

[ he reaches out to touch her shoulder and it burns like always but he keeps his hand there anyway, tipping it aside to brush bare fingertips over her cheek. ]

I would do anything for you whether I was sealed to you or not, you know that, right?

[ as for the rest, he lofts an eyebrow. ]

Most of my decisions are monumentally bad, yet here you are.
latrodectus: (пятьдесят девять)

[personal profile] latrodectus 2019-05-20 08:27 am (UTC)(link)
You wouldn't know if you met a skrull.
They can look like anyone.
latrodectus: (сто двадцать девять)

[personal profile] latrodectus 2019-05-20 08:37 am (UTC)(link)
For what it's worth, I don't think that's something to be sorry for.

I can see how they try to make it that way, though.
carrytheshield: (confused mostly)

[personal profile] carrytheshield 2019-05-20 08:38 am (UTC)(link)
They give you three months or you don't get to choose who they pair you with. And I wasn't gonna do that to someone.

[Which is true, but also still an excuse, in the way it makes it practical and not about attraction. Or that Bucky still struggles dancing around who this place wants him to be and Clint makes that easier. But he's never been great at avoiding things when Natasha was involved.]

I couldn't think of anyone else here I'd be okay with.

[Natasha hadn't been here. And Clint was- charming, good, a lot of things Bucky didn't tend to put into words with most people; a quiet sort of fondness.]

--I missed you.
latrodectus: (сто семьдесят девять)

[personal profile] latrodectus 2019-05-20 08:50 am (UTC)(link)
Of course you did.

[ He's never been particularly subtle about that. But sometimes you miss people. You still need to keep going.

She doesn't blink. ]


I just didn't think you realized how often you two always flirted.
beautifulviper: (prim and proper)

[personal profile] beautifulviper 2019-05-20 09:41 am (UTC)(link)
[He lifted a brow at the boy, curious. That sort of reaction tracked with the apparent age, but somehow Laurent didn't think someone truly innocent would have been staring like that in the first place. He also had too much experience to be anything but jaded in the extreme. Laurent offered the boy a faint smile, to see what would unfold.]


I doubt anyone noticed. Most people who've been here any length of time are too jaded to care about something so tame by comparison anyway. No one back home would bat an eye. Do you have a name?
beautifulviper: (angry)

[personal profile] beautifulviper 2019-05-20 09:47 am (UTC)(link)
"And the rope?"

Laurent's eyes didn't leave the young man's face, but he'd noted the twisted length of rope in those hands. Being tied down wasn't something he'd permit willingly, although it was entirely possible to overpower him. He had no real skill with hand-to-hand fighting, though give him a blade and he was quite deadly. Laurent lifted a brow, his hands still clutching his robe closed so tightly he was worried the fabric would cut his skin, but he wasn't going to let someone take him.

Not again.
beautifulviper: (unsure)

[personal profile] beautifulviper 2019-05-20 09:55 am (UTC)(link)
Do you plan to look for love Rio? I assure you, anyone likely to fall for such nonsense is already smitten with another.


[There was so much bitterness in his voice it was almost visible, but Laurent couldn't have said if he was hurt from the lack of it in the city, or back home. Even the idea of it hurt, and he wasn't sure he believed in the validity of it anymore. His uncle had ruined a great many things, his belief in the inherent goodness of men being one of them. Laurent blinked at the man blankly when he mentioned demons, however. Rio couldn't possibly be serious, could he?]


Demons? You mean to say you actually expect me to believe such things exist? Demons?
possessedpriest: (✞10)

[personal profile] possessedpriest 2019-05-20 10:03 am (UTC)(link)
I wasn't looking for love before. It would be ridiculous for me to start here, where the city pushes for relationships based on sex, not love.

[ Rio is a strong, independent priest who needs no wo/man. In reality, he's far too focused to have allowed himself relationships. Even if his fellow priests were allowed dalliances, few did. It was more of an unspoken rule, but he had much more important battles to fight with them.

But it's obvious enough Laurent doesn't believe in love. It's not Rio's place to convince him otherwise. The priest isn't even sure how he feels about love himself. ]


I don't know what I would expect you believe regarding demons.
ettersberg: (015)

[personal profile] ettersberg 2019-05-20 10:44 am (UTC)(link)
Three.
wildphase: (Default)

[personal profile] wildphase 2019-05-20 11:52 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe someone else would be a bit put off in some way by how forward Temple's being, bossy, even, but Carden still doesn't feel like he knows what he's doing, even if it's had a decent amount of sex since coming here, and he doesn't particularly like tests or trying to figure other people out. He does it, he has to, but if someone is going to make that easier on him, he's going to take the opportunity every time.

But that also means he's good at following directions if it's something to do with sex, so when Temple moves his hand to his ass, he squeezes immediately, pulls him closer by it.

"What I want..." what does he want? There's plenty, but none of it's really something another person can help him with, isn't what Temple means. He's still so new at all of this he almost doesn't even have preferences yet, is still figuring out what he even likes. So, after a moment of consideration, he just rolls with that, with a little laugh, "I... don't really know what I want. What do you enjoy doing?"

He is, however unhelpful his answer is, very clearly charmed to be asked.
sometimespawnskillkings: (yes you know i want to)

[personal profile] sometimespawnskillkings 2019-05-20 12:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Temple laughs.

“Honestly,” he says. “I have less experience with this than you do.”

By which, Temple means, ‘no experience’ at all. Before Duplicity, Temple didn’t really have any chances to have sex or he missed all the chances he did have. So he came there as a virgin.

He nuzzles up to Carden, rubbing his cheek against his.

“But I think it would be nice to suck you off and then get penetrated by you.”
wildphase: (Default)

[personal profile] wildphase 2019-05-20 01:09 pm (UTC)(link)
((OOC: Would you believe that's exactly what I thought of but couldn't figure out how to get Carden to actually say?))

Carden made it here in that weird state where it's a bit hard to determine one's virginity. He'd definitely fooled around before and although there were Christian elements to his upbringing, the people at the institution he was at weren't big on the whole sex-shaming part so he'd done what any young man going through puberty with an internet connection and no real hangups about sex might be expected to do. But he hadn't exactly had a lot of opportunities, either, and a lot of things had to be rushed, mostly clothed, furtive.

Laid out in a bed, mostly naked, is still new enough to him to be a novelty.

"You're pretty confident for not knowing what you're doing," Carden points out, but it's less some kind of admonishment and more that he's pretty clearly impressed. And then he blushes to his ears again at the next sentence, but there's a little intake of breath and a way that his eyes go bright that says that he really likes that idea, even before he breathes out,

"Yeah?" a little in disbelief, but just in case it could be read as anything at all other than positive, he immediately adds, "I'd really like that," before he makes it a bit difficult to actually immediately do any of that, because he's pulling Temple into a more heated kiss.
sometimespawnskillkings: (yes you know i want to)

[personal profile] sometimespawnskillkings 2019-05-20 01:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[OOC: I can believe it. We are pretty in synch. :D]

And Temple is letting himself be dragged into the kiss. He’s not in any particular rush, after all. There might be a time limit on the orientation but if there is, he’s sure they are nowhere close to reaching it yet.

“Well,” says Temple, laughing. “Taking control of things like this with you is how I cope with Duplicity taking my control of everything else away from me. If we’d just met somewhere... normal, I doubt I’d be this confident.”

In fact, Temple suspects that he’d be a blushing mess, full of nerves and insecurity, and far too eager to please, with someone he’d met in a normal situation and asked out simply because he’d wanted to, not because he had to have sex with someone and they struck him as the best option.

“So I suppose you have Duplicity to thank for all of this.”
compellingstatement: art by <user name=everchased site=tumblr.com> (scared | confused)

[personal profile] compellingstatement 2019-05-20 01:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[That's... troubling. And puts him immediately in mind of the Stranger and the Not!Them.]

Are you absolutely certain they're aliens?
Not something paranormal?
compellingstatement: art by <user name=jaegerfker420 site=tumblr.com> (sad | look down)

[personal profile] compellingstatement 2019-05-20 01:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[That sounds about right.]

Two of my staff are former officers.
I believe their resources were far more limited compared to the Magnus Institute, as well.
It must be difficult.


[He can make a solid go at sympathy here. The Institute might be large, but the Archives staff are a bit... isolated. Partly by Elias' design, he expects.]
earps: (pic#12974581)

[personal profile] earps 2019-05-20 01:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Can't disagree with you there.

[ Jeez, and he's got the accent too, nothing too deep or drawling but obvious enough to clue her in to where (or when) he might be from, especially considering the very specific and time-dating fashion choices. Pair that with the obvious love for American-made alcohol and something tells her she's looking at a bonafide gunslinger.

She's had a few of those types in here before, though the last cowboy who'd been jonesing for a drink or five seems to have made his way back to his own place and time. And there's nothing in the one who sits here now that provides a direct reminder of home, or anything that inherently screams reminiscent of Doc Holliday, but it's been a long damn time since she's heard a voice like that.

And, well, it's been a long day, and she's been on her feet for a while, so maybe she's going to turn up her own knowledge of the polite, well-meaning, Old West-style vernacular just for shits and giggles as she reaches for the bottle that's been brought down already, likely left to resting on a lower shelf by one of the other bartenders for the ease of grabbing to refill in case he'd been ready for another round. ]


You new around these parts? [ She's definitely not going to fake the accent, though, as she leans forward to refresh his glass. That way lies madness and embarrassment. ]
bluesteal: (19)

[personal profile] bluesteal 2019-05-20 03:20 pm (UTC)(link)
I appreciate that. I feel like the overall sentiment tends to be 'suck it up.'

[ A couple weeks ago, he might have added "and not in the fun way," but as it stands, even "the fun way" doesn't feel so fun when it's held over a person like it is in Duplicity. ]
whatsina_name: (Phillip [Smile])

[personal profile] whatsina_name 2019-05-20 04:06 pm (UTC)(link)
It doesn't take all that much attention, at least, since the situation really does plenty for Phillip on its own. Still pressed back against the bed, he shifts enough to try and make it a little bit easier. He grows harder beneath Dorian's hand, stiffening up nicely with how those little strokes glide over him.
timeheister: (070)

Just watched Golden Circle since its on Crave this morning. :3

[personal profile] timeheister 2019-05-20 04:12 pm (UTC)(link)
You'd be surprised.

[The first bit garners a smirk in amusement in return, if only Scott didn't want to alarm his counterpart and the rest of the denizens of the train with a giant fricken ant roaming through the corridors. Although it would have been mildly entertaining to watch in awe as the passengers shrieked and ran away in terror.

With the train coming to a halt at one of the stations, the surrounding area referred to as 'Riddler's Square' in the Down Scott thought this might be the perfect opportunity given Eggsy's twenty questions about his suit. Standing from his seat, Scott motioned for his newfound acquaintance to follow him.]


Not here, c'mon kid.
Edited 2019-05-20 16:12 (UTC)
timeheister: (021)

[personal profile] timeheister 2019-05-20 04:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Six months?!? Shit, I'm sorry man.

[The Raft was bloody miserable so Scott understands the sentiment behind those words, nodding solemnly with a heavy sigh rubbing the back of his neck defeatedly. Once Sam explains the last tidbits of his knowledge back home his eyes close shut with a cross of his arms. So he didn't know the whole story yet, well there was good news and bad, Sam probably wanting the truthful outcome.]

So you know...About Thanos. Barney's big dumb cousin.

[The nicest way to put it without using swear words Scott could manage after all the pain and suffering that jack ass had caused the entire universe, himself included.]

Got somewhere we can talk? You...might want to sit down for this.