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Duplicity Game Mods ([personal profile] duplicitymods) wrote in [community profile] duplicitymemes2019-09-12 04:47 pm
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TDM #8


« « « TEST DRIVE MEME » » »


« « « AND IT GOES ON AND ON


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.

The hellish summer heat is finally starting to subside, and the cool breeze suggests autumn is approaching.



» » » TAKE A RIDE




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.



« « « A POCKET OF PENNIES




The weather’s getting cooler, and people have begun transitioning from summer clothing to the sweaters and jackets of early fall. With jackets come pockets, and with pockets come a bizarre uptick in robberies.

Then again, perhaps the correlation is flawed. In the Down, getting robbed is a constant threat. Gangs of street toughs look for lone or inattentive people who look like they’ve got valuables on hand. Uncontracted Submissives are particularly easy to rob, since authorities have little time to bother with a lowly Submissive without a Dominant to advocate for them. One particularly nasty gang of young adult men, the Bulldogs, hangs out near the train, looking to ambush unwary Submissives fresh out of Orientation. They are prone to violent muggings and will simply beat up their target and leave them in a gutter when they’re finished robbing them.

In the Up, the streets are nominally safer, but there have been reports of a group of college-aged Submissive women taking advantage of their designation to attack travelers. They, too, stand near the train and the orientation center, looking to seduce passersby into an alley where a group of them can beat and mug their victims, usually Dominants looking to capitalize on their pretty appearances.

But you’re truthfully at risk anywhere in the city. The new arrivals are easy targets, and any brazen thief might get the idea to make some quick cash. The authorities are spread too thin to help, but perhaps LIErs can look out for one another?

Or they might just get in on the thievery. Everyone’s out for themselves, after all.



« « « NEW FLESH LIKE A GLOVE


( CW: potential dubcon, drugs, BDSM/sexual torture, prostitution, public use )

Surrounding a large building near the orientation center in the Up, banners and fliers announcing the beginning of the inaugural Duplicity High Tech Sexpo, a trade show for businesses and manufacturers of adult novelties. Since this is the expo’s first year, admission is free and many excited volunteers are handing out vouchers all over the city. These vouchers can be exchanged for goods and services within the expo, but have no monetary value outside of it. Even if you refuse them, you’ll likely find two or three of them tucked into your bag or pocket.

Inside the expo hall, there are dozens of booths pitching a variety of entertainments. Many offer interactive demonstrations, showing off their tech for the crowds of interested onlookers. Competition is fierce, and booths try to attract attention and customers through any means necessary. There are private rooms all around the expo for potential customers to try out the products. Booths will also happily accept volunteers for demos, or try to recruit them by bribing them with cash or free samples. There’s a nasty rumor going around that some are recruiting volunteers via more illicit means, like drugging and dressing them up, but surely that’s an exaggeration…

Some of the smaller booths sell more traditional toys and accessories: leashes and collars, specialty lubes and massage oils, fetish gear, strap-ons, dildos and vibrators in myriad shapes and sizes, and other basic items. Others advertise apps for the devices, the most notable of which is HUGGR (which LIErs may recognize as a poorly rebuilt sex-themed version of a certain other app.) The closer you get to the big-ticket sponsor booths, the more elaborate and fantastic the products become.

One of the most eye-catching demos is for the Climax VR Headset. You and a partner both wear a VR headset, which displays a collaborative virtual scenario. Both partners can alter the setting and surroundings however they like, and any sexual activity conducted in VR transmits real sensations to their bodies. You can come together without ever physically touching.

Symphony Hydraulics have a large, loud booth where crowds gather to watch perhaps the most outrageous demo: a variety of fucking machines. Volunteers get stripped, strapped in, and turned on, brought to screaming orgasms in front of the whole crowd. There is a fifteen minute break between demos on each machine, as some poor intern hurriedly washes and sanitizes them between uses. In the interim, they offer smaller, portable versions for sale or rent at the expo. (Some may note that a few of the Symphony Hydraulics staff members look a bit familiar.)

Does all this high-tech equipment have you overwhelmed? Wish you could go back to a simpler time? Sir Robert’f Bedroome Provifionf (sic) is helmed by historical reenactor Robert Plum, who has also created his own line of medieval torture device-themed sex toys. Need a chastity belt to keep your Submissive all to yourself? A rack with an attached spreader-bar? An iron maiden with soft vibrating silicone ticklers inside? All the stocks and whips and chains you could ever need? Sir Robert has you covered. Of course, everything on display is harmlessly altered for sexual novelty purposes, but one might also ask to see Sir Robert’s “special” merchandise in the back.

Perhaps the most unassuming booth at the expo belongs to Grandma Hattie’s Snacks and Sweets. Grandma Hattie, a kindly old Submissive, has partnered with a tech company to produce what appear to be completely normal vending machines, stocked full of her tasty homemade bread, snack cakes, and other baked goods. Vouchers are good for a free sample of any treat from a vending machine. They taste amazing and have no apparent odd effects-- until 10 minutes after consumption, when you suddenly gain an insatiable craving for a random kink. Your craving will dominate your thoughts for three hours, or until it is appeased.



« « « PERFECTION OF THE DIGITAL




(CW: potential dubcon, objectification)

By far the largest and shiniest booth comes from expo sponsors Sexy Metal Incorporated, who have set up a display of their incredible high-tech sexbots. These life-sized dolls are made of extremely realistic material that feels like warm human skin, and come with state-of-the-art mechanics that give them lifelike movement. Engineers show off how the bots can be plugged into a computer and programmed to act any way the buyer likes.

They come in a wide variety of customizable appearances and eerily, some of the bots on display look exactly like people you may know. Booth staff encourage customers to buy these dolls, or to rent them and give them a try onstage in front of the fascinated crowds. If that’s not kinky enough, one of the engineers has purchased a VR headset from another booth, and programmed it to interface with the bot’s controls. Care to slip inside the silicone skin of another person?



« « « 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, characters 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: In celebration of our one year, pick whichever role you want for your character!

» A Pocket Full of Pennies: Feel free to come up with any free-roving gangs or petty criminals you like for your characters to tangle with.

» New Flesh Like A Glove: Characters can spend money on items at the expo, or may exchange vouchers for what they want. Each voucher has a value of about $5 within the expo and they may be acquired by finding them, having them handed to characters/stuffed in their pockets or bags by expo volunteers, or paid them in exchange for “volunteering” at booths.

Characters may indeed try before they buy, either out in the open or using one of the provided private rooms with a partner. The expo has a staff of unpaid student interns tasked with cleaning and sanitizing products if they are used but not purchased.

Grandma Hattie’s snacks can inspire characters to have any kink you may desire.

» Perfection of the Digital: Sexbots can resemble any player characters, including brand new arrivals/test drive characters. They can also resemble characters that yours knows from home. The engineers have no explanation for this, and the one who identifies himself as the designer will shrug and say he gets inspiration from many places.

The sexbots are hot-ticket expensive merchandise, so security is tight around the booth. Characters who attempt to steal or destroy a sexbot (for instance, one who looks like themselves) will be quickly set upon by guards, who are meant to eject them from the expo. However, many of the guards will take bribes from other booths to provide them model “volunteers,” drugged into complacency.

If characters want to acquire a sexbot permanently, they will have to buy it or exchange a hefty 50 vouchers for it.

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




» » » MAIN NAVIGATION « « «

menphina: (is the brows)

[personal profile] menphina 2019-09-13 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
[ Lad has his priorities straight, at least. There's an amused chuckle at his question, and a flick of an ear. ]

Cutest cattes you'll ever meet, lad. Also capable of kicking people's arses with the same intensity, and that's a quick look into miqo'te for you.

[ She winks at him, friendly enough. Now that she's got a better look at him, she notes that even with the bloodied mouth, he has a nice smile, and she rolls her eyes good-naturedly, before reaching into her pouch over the medicine bag she's carrying and drawing out some tissue in a packet for him to take. ]

Not going to say no to a handsome lad like yourself walking with me, but I'm not the one with a bloodied lip, aye? Name's Megumi! Matriarch of the Utakata Tribe!

[ She gestures to herself, then, and greets him with a playful ear wiggle ignore that that's a dude okay ]

What about you? Never did answer where you're from!

[ She's just eager to know, and it doesn't hurt to know more folks no matter how things get here. She's not about to give LIES the pleasure of getting her down, no way! ]
tiffed: (Default)

[personal profile] tiffed 2019-09-13 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
( he takes it all in with the grace of the mercenary he is, leaning to accept the tissue she offers, and it's not really any trouble at all to purposely grip her fingers and give them a squeeze, the gesture accompanied by the slightest tilt of his head. seifer would have kissed the top of her hand had his mouth not been bleeding, so he decides to save that for another time.

instead, he just notes his thanks without really saying it, not really bothering to nurse his mouth too long. it'll heal, and as it does, it'll remind him exactly how annoying this place really is. )


I'll keep that in mind, little catte. ( no one can say he isn't a fast learner. ) Seifer Almasy from – Doesn't matter where I'm from now. I'm not going back there any time soon if what everyone's saying is true.

( he hates that he'd believe that so readily, but he hasn't had enough time to explore his options here. there's a lot he needs to do, though it doesn't hurt to have a pretty girl at his side while he does it. so, with that in mind, he offers megumi his arm; no one can say he isn't without some manners. )

Where are we going? ( since every place is going to be new to him, he's not that worried about it. )
menphina: (we can shapeshift)

[personal profile] menphina 2019-09-13 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
[ Well. She hasn't exactly been treated like she's actually some pretty maiden since... well, the last knight she had here. Which was nearly an entire turn of the year ago.

She doesn't want to think about that right now, but despite her own internal protest- who'd say no to being treated politely, anyway? And she can't help the slightest fluster when he squeezes her fingers, suddenly all too aware of how touch-starved she's been.

That is, until he calls her little, and she flicks up a finger with the nails painted blue up at his nose, lightly. ]


Might be older than you, lad. I'll forgive you this time, though.

[ A tease, again, as she lowers her hand and returns the rest of the pack to her bag, though at his offered arm, she blinks. Is he really-

Well, why not? She loops her own around it, and perhaps Seifer may notice that for a small-height miqo'te, she seems to be oddly strong. Or maybe she's just enthusiastic, who knows.

She gives his arm a little tug. ]


I'd take you to my clinic down here, but that doesn't exactly seem like fun for a first meeting. May as well just take you to my café here. It's in the Up.

[ So, she'll tug him gently- again, enough to at least move a step if he lets it happen, and wiggles her ears at him. ]

Benefits of being here this long, I suppose. You look like you could use something delicious to eat, and I can heal that cut of yours. You're not afraid of a little magic, are you, Almasy?
tiffed: (pic#11820585)

[personal profile] tiffed 2019-09-13 03:33 am (UTC)(link)
( she's certainly going to be a fun one.

he smirks a little, ignoring her less than threatening finger because he's immediately batting it away in a playful manner. what are the chances of running into someone this cute who might be in the mood for something later on? seifer gives her a more thorough once-over, curious to know what touching those ears or that tail might do. it's something he'll have to think about later, not saying much as she guides them wherever it is they're going. a place called the up apparently. )


I don't need anyone taking care of me. ( unless she pulls some harmless pout, and then he might reconsider. pretty girls who knew how to work it were certainly a weakness. ) Food might be good though.

( and there's only the slightest hesitation when she mentions magic. he doesn't have any junctioned on him, not since – )

Not afraid, but it's not necessary. Keep your magic for someone who needs it.
menphina: (they're going to know)

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[personal profile] menphina 2019-09-13 05:45 am (UTC)(link)
[ She has no qualms about intimacy with the right development, even if her mind is more focused on making sure this guy is at least not getting in any trouble. Though every time he looks to her ears, they flick back and forth, as though waving to him— and when he says that he doesn't need to be taken care of, she does look worried. ]

Think you're strong enough, lad, but I am a healer. Besides, I don't want your mouth stinging when you eat!

[ Her ears give a convincing droop too. ]

What if you can't eat at all? That'd be the worst!

[ She manages to keep her expression that way until— ]
menphina: (can loosen up your collar)

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[personal profile] menphina 2019-09-13 05:57 am (UTC)(link)
Unless you're the type to want it kissed better. I won't do that until we've at least shared a meal!

[ That she's treating him to! Her ears flick back up in amusement, wondering if he'll fluster or play it cool— but she chuckles anyway and walks him to the lift between the upper and owner levels, giving the guard there a puff of her cheeks. ]

Don't give me that look, I wasn't the one that messed him up!

[ The guard seems to sigh, letting them pass—Clearly they seem to know about Megumi's "adventures" down here before she turns and instead, reaches for both of Seifer's hands if he'll let her hold them as the lift begins to move ]

They're a bunch of arseholes, but they usually won't say anything to you with a Dominant around. Don't you worry, though. Where we're going, no ones going to care about your designation. I'm not about to let these swiving shites pull that around me.

[ Where they're going to end up is noticeably prettier than where they were, and she looks up eagerly at him. ]

You've got strong arms- What did you do back on your world?

[ She's eager to know! ]
tiffed: (Default)

[personal profile] tiffed 2019-09-13 01:37 pm (UTC)(link)
( she certainly talks a lot.

not that seifer's any sort of quiet loner or anything, but there's always a time for words and a time to shut up. he thinks now might be one of those times where silence is golden, though she's just spouting off a lot more information than he'd ever hoped to get wandering around and poking where he shouldn't be. he'll do that later, but for now... )


You're wasting your time worrying about what I might or might not be able to put in my mouth. ( his answer is smug, teasing. he doesn't like being fussed over, but he'll still have a good time with it. ) We can test it out later though, just you and me.

( because he's cool, and the insinuation that some pretty girl's going to kiss him doesn't get him all twisted up and nervous like some people. it's probably why he's easy about letting her take his hands, still finding his attention drawn back to her ears before watching the elevator ascend. this was the weirdest damn place he's ever seen, and there's a lot he'd seen. and it's strange to feel so momentarily thrown off by such a simple question when it hadn't been an issue before, but... these people didn't know him. they didn't know the things he'd done or how he'd been coerced by a lovely face and promises that had never been kept.

he's a romantic at heart, but that might be soured by the taste of his own past mistakes. )


Mercenary. ( it's vague and honest at the same time. ) And I don't give a damn about who's what here. If they don't like it, they can get out of my way.
menphina: (and think I was playing in cat shit)

[personal profile] menphina 2019-09-13 05:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Better to tell him what he needs to know than be lost the way she was when she first got here. The fights she picked initially weren't exactly the best ones and she might just have a few regrets about them.

Just a little.

But, she carries on— and she's never been the kind to ever leave anyone in her care behind, never mind that she knows more than half the people she considers to have in her care don't need it at all. That's for her to know, though. She's doing what she knows she can do, and she's capable enough to do it. She's not the type to sit around when others suffer.

That's not what a Matriarch does.

At his words though, she huffs, her ears standing upright. ]


Aye, aye... don't tease until I know you won't be grimacing the entire way, tough guy.

[ It's nonchalant playfulness— she clearly has no qualms about flirting or suggestiveness, but she does have her priorities in check. Most of the time.

Once more, she notices his eyes going to her ears, and she rolls her shoulders with a chuckle as she glances at the sight of the city below growing more distant before turning back to him.

She could think of worse places to be stuck in with a handsome man, and has been. Thankfully this one is by choice, and she settles her sharp blue gaze on his own. ]


If you do get worked up, you can always touch my ears. Don't know about you, but some friends here say it calms them.

[ And with another wiggle as the lift comes to a stop, she turns to hold out her hand to him again so she can lead him out— into a far better district than the one they were in. ]

Here we are, handsome. Come on, don't dally! You've got to see it!

[ For all she hates this place, she can appreciate what's good about it.

... though maybe she might be appreciating the sight accompanying her a little more. How long has it been since she's bothered, anyway? She can't help but point out though, past her admiring gaze as she walks him out to the square and the sight of the lovelier part of the city. ]


Wouldn't have taken you for a mercenary, though. You looked more like the queensguard from stories back home. They wear sharp coats just like you've got on! And carry these big weapons- ever seen them? They're guns and swords all in one!

[ She's talking about the hrothgar back home and the gunbreakers— she knows a few personally, even, from her days traveling. He's just less furry. ]