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WILL YOU HELP SAVE THE WORLD?

Mask or Menace is a panfandom urban 'superhero' genre DWRP game, where heroes, villains, and everyone in between seek to survive and thrive in a world loosely parallel to our own.

ikanteven

This is kind of embarrassing, but anymore I feel like I don't have any shame.

So...my girlfriend is living away from our place for now, participating in a reality show taping, and I want to do something really special for her when she gets back. I just came here last month and I've been spending all my time writing a thesis to get a university fellowship—I'm afraid I've really been neglecting her.

The problem is that nothing I think of sounds like the right thing. I don't want it to just be a cliche, you know? I want it to be really different. I don't want to just buy her a bouquet, or chocolates, or something typical like that.

Anyways, if anyone has a suggestion, I'm all ears.

kanyounot

[ Today must be a day for shitposting, because Kanan's got one too. ]

You know, the text thing doesn't usually give me much trouble. The devices have a pretty good voice-to-text and text-to-voice function on them. Unless you're typing a bunch of abbreviations, they can be hard to parse sometimes. The letter "y" seems to be either "why" or "yes" depending on the context, for instance. Still haven't figured out "L O L".

I even get some of those... what do you call them, "emojis". The device will tell me if there's a little smiling face or a finger pointing to the left or whatever, that's fine. Right up until there's a bunch of... vegetables? I don't know a lot of the vegetables on this planet. What even is an "eggplant", and what is "eggplant sweatdrops"? Are you watering your vegetable garden?

[ He's asking the tough questions. ]

queenofseers

[ Cassandra's voice sounds nearly gone. And it sounds close- this is on the mental link, not her communicator. The communicator's smashed. (Many things are smashed, but this is voice, not video, thankfully.) She hasn't bothered to get a new one yet. ]

So if you were one of those shitheads who kept whining about how "oh, those Gods, they ruin everything", you're in fucking luck, because now three of them are gone. So if you had some sort of hang-up on Baphomet setting shit on fire, or Persephone and that flooding issue which, by the way, was her saving your asses, or with Dionysus- I, I don't know-

[ There's a brief pause. This hurts. She shouldn't be talking about it, and not in public. But she's already too far in. ]

You can just keep it all to your fucking self. It doesn't matter anymore. What a great time it is for you.

And- if you had some sort of problem with Rex, who knows what the hell that would be, and he doesn't come back- then you'd better keep that to yourself, too. Before I fucking rip your fucking mouth off.

[ There's quiet, for just a bit too long. Then, softly: ] What am I doing.

[ The feed cuts off. ]

petergraham

[The face that appears on the network is that of an anxious teenager. What stands out - aside from the unruly dark hair and wide, nervous-looking dark eyes - is that his nose has a bandage and tape over it, indicating some sort of injury. An unfamiliar face as he's only just arrived. He's found his assigned room and now is checking out the network. At least, for him, that is a familiar sort of technology.]

Uhh...

Hey. I just got here and... I guess this happens all the time?

If this is a dream, I'm not waking up. But it's a really weird dream.

Oh, uh, I'm Peter. Hey, hi.

I guess that's all for now. I'll just... check things out...

[He looks awkward then stops the video.]

areou

Listen up, eyes forward. ( which may or may not be easy to do, considering the sheer amount of guns in the background. they range all sizes, all shapes. whatever kind of gun you can think of, it's definitely there. she's even leaning against a glass case that is also full of guns. )

Carl's gone, so I'm stuck running his stupid store. ( she says like it's an inconvenience, even though she does enjoy it most of the time. ) Stock isn't a problem, obviously, and I'm the most qualified to solicit weapons advice, but now it's just me and I occasionally have better shit to do.

( not necessarily true. she just hates to admit why she's bothering to appear on the network again. she hesitates a bit, because she's a stubborn asshole. )

If anyone's willing to enlist their services around here, let me know — doesn't matter whether you like guns or more medieval armaments. I just need someone to crunch the numbers and all that shit, be here when I'm not. I pay cash or I can conjure you as many custom weapons as you want.

( speaking of, she turns the camera to the other side of the store, which now sports a plethora of medieval weaponry: spears, swords, daggers, the occasional mace and ax. it's whatever clarisse has felt like conjuring and then didn't want to keep. )

This is just a small selection of the shit I can make. ( the camera turns back to clarisse. ) Hell, I'll fight your fucking battles for you as long as you agree to watch the store. Any takers, you know how to reach me.

setmatch

Well, now that the election hubub has died down, I suppose now is as good a time as any.

Mr. Anderson and myself have opened a law firm in Maurtia Falls.
We are currently seeking some employees- filing clerks, legal aids, etc.

This is also a general call for anyone interested in joining or supporting the imPort Lawyer Association, which has the blessing of Mayor Baelish to be established in Maurtia Falls.

Furthermore, while our legal library is small, it is open to any imPort who wishes to browse or borrow.

metaphorbia

[ David has used mobiles before, but posting to a public network? It's been ages. So he ends up staring kind of hard at his comm with the feed on, debating what to say. He hopes it makes him look pensive and thoughtful; mostly he looks like a dumbass. ]

So - okay. One question. A lot of questions, but let’s just go with one for now. Is it really true that people cope okay with their powers? And every ImPort gets them?

[ He shifts a little in his chair. Very awkward, a little uncomfortable. He knows he’s asking basic questions, but he just has to. At least he looks friendly enough, though his ragged, patched clothes give him away. Kid’s from a post-apocalyptic world and it shows. ]

Where I’m from, absolute power corrupting absolutely is really, really literal. So getting to keep the superpowers without the psychopathy just seems kind of nuts to me. Awesome nuts. Like - nuts with pop rocks in them. Pop rocks exist here, right? I haven’t had those in ages.

[ Focus, David. He needs to focus. ]

What kinds of powers does everyone have? And do you have trouble with it at all? I mean, if you don’t wanna tell me, that’s fine. I’m just a little bit jealous.

[ And excited, too. Even in this situation, David can’t help but be the world’s biggest superpower nerd. ]

ikanteven

[ Chidi has been contemplating it ever since his arrival—what does the fact that people have powers here mean for the state of ethics in this world? Are people being responsible with what they’ve been given? Is everyone here like him, a person who could never have dreamed of having these types of powers in the worlds he came from?

In the end, he makes a decision that he needs to get more input before deciding. The communicator he’s been given is familiar technology, and he has no problem navigating its interface. He turns on the voice function and begins to broadcast. ]

I have a question for everyone here. Actually, a few questions. I’d like to get everyone’s input, if I can—don’t feel like you’re bothering me with your answer. I want to know everyone’s experience with this and everyone’s opinion.

First, a little background on me. My field of expertise is in the field of ethics and moral philosophy. I have written a lot about this subject, and I’d like to start a new study based on how these fields may be different in this world than in the one I was trained in.

So, here are my questions:

One: Do you personally come from a world where people have the kinds of powers that they have here? Furthermore, did you have powers yourself?

Two: If so, what were the moral and ethical implications of people deciding to use these powers, or choosing not to use them? And if not, do you feel a moral and ethical obligation to use your powers to help people?

And three: Do you consider yourself a good person?

kanyounot

[ This post to the network is audio-only, whether deliberately to keep his face off of it, or just because that's what he prefers - who knows? Either way, some may recognize his voice, if they knew him when he was here before.

Or not, that's fine, too. ]

Hm. An interesting place to end up in. Again. Hi, this is Kanan. Kanan Jarrus. I don't... actually know how long it's been, time works strangely here. Or if anyone will even remember me.

If you do, feel free to fill me in on what's been happening around here. Apparently I'm teaching meditation and yoga this time around, which is fine with me, though I don't know what that has to do with being "hot". Am I gonna do it in a sauna?

[ He keeps his tone light, relatively cheerful. ]

You know, there's nothing like new-beard-growth itch to remind you that you're alive. Yeesh.

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