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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.

knaval

[hello, america! there is a very large autobot on-screen-- looks like in his brief time away he hasn't forgotten how to balance the camera right! if riptide is good at anything, it's getting attention for himself! he's sitting on heropa beach and the angle shows that even without standing he's a good 20ft tall.]

Heyooo! I'm back, apparently. This planet hasn't changed much. Is the world still ending? I remember that being a thing. We should have an end of the world party if it is! Or one celebrating that it's not the end of the world if it isn't anymore! I've been in a void for a long time, a guy wants to get inebriated, y'know?

[a beat, then:] Oh, can someone show me how to drive? I can turn into a car now as well as a boat. Pretty cool. I won't do it drunk, promise. Maybe.

burlyboy

So, uh... listen. I've been thinking, since everyone uses this place to just, uh, ask everyone questions, it's about time that I do the same. This place is a regular advice column. And at least half the time the answers are actually useful!

[ Magnus - who is, for the uninitiated, quite a sight to the ordinary person; he's entirely human and not particularly outlandish, save for the fact that he's massive and scarred, with truly brilliant sideburns - crosses his arms and leans back, letting out a sound between a laugh and a huff. He's delaying. ]

Plenty of you around here find love, yeah? Hell, it feels like half of you went ahead and got hitched. But that means plenty of you had people back home you were in a relationship with, or you were with another imPort who's been away, maybe for years now.

What do you guys think about that? I mean, how do you know when it's time to move on? How d'you know that's what you want? I'm not thinking of anyone in particular, just, uh... spitballing.

Losing someone's hard. And it's not like any of us get closure around here. Or that you all stopped loving the people who're gone. That's all I wanted to ask.

flightforfreedom

[ Hi MoMites, it's your resident Poe Dameron here, looking dashing as usual as he sits in his room, carefully painting the livery on a little x-wing model he's built himself.

He looks, well, bored. ]

Alright, everyone.

If someone can tell me a story about something that happened to them that is weirder than anything I've ever lived through, I will buy them a whole evening's worth of drinks. Or food. Or whatever is your fancy.

Don't even bother coming to me with the tame stuff. Trust me. I have seen some things.

[ He leans forward to disconnect the video, then pauses. ]

Oh yeah. Guess my three year Earthversary is in a month, but I'm fucking off to go watch Top Gun 2 when it comes out instead of throwing a party, sorry guys.

[ The feed ends. ]

wallcrawler

[Okay. Network post. Should be easy enough, right? He's just going to have to keep his alter-ego off the network for a while, at least until he could find a way to create a dummy ID for superheroics. Because he definitely noticed that it was his name showing up as the user ID. So, instead of a web-slinging wall-crawler, everyone gets Peter Parker the Totally Normal Teenager.

Who is all of like 5'6" and looking pretty darn scrawny, thanks in no small part to determined efforts to stick to layered outfits that make him look a bit punier than he is.]

So uh, I'm guessing no one's found a way home yet, right? I mean, if anybody knew how that's probably the sort of thing they'd put in the welcome packet, right? Actually, I guess it'd make it kinda pointless to even have a welcome packet... nevermind.

[He more or less already knew that particular inquiry wasn't going to go anywhere, but he did need something as an icebreaker. And wanting to go home was probably the closest thing to a mutual goal that the other imPorts were likely to have, right?]

As cool as it is to finally have proof of alternate universes, does anyone have any experience having to explain this sort of thing? Because if I ever do get back, I really don't think Aunt May's gonna buy the "it's not my fault, I was kidnapped by a sentient teleporter from another universe" explanation.

I'm not even sure I'd buy that, and I'm the one who just got teleported to Alternate Florida!

xth_gambler

[Look, the scheming face of Luxord is back, and this time, it’s not plastic. Happy days. Still, the man looks pensive, and he isn’t exactly looking at the camera. Instead he is looking at a building off screen. And he does not look pleased.]

AtlanTech. Some of you may remember the extravaganza that they put on as part of the swear-in a few months back. I know I most definitely remember the event, and some of our fellow numbers in positions and situations I did not care to see with my own eyes.

[There is something akin to distaste on his normally schooled expression.]

Yes, I’m certain there were uses for many of their baubles of technology, things that will soften the lives of the native residents of this world, and potentially introduce infuriating complications into our own. Yet there was something there which caused me a prodigious apprehension.

Why, one must wonder, would a company be seeking to make a pretty flashing light that ran upon the energy and will of those of us made unwilling guests of this world? What value is there in a light that only seems to run upon the energy that is so dubiously claimed to be gifted to us by these nanites? Would it not be far simpler for them to determine what power source was driving these little parasites within our skins and use that for their pretty dalliances with entertainment? Or are their intentions more sinister?

I suggest to you that we are not merely a market they wish to sell to, or faces they wish to use to pander to the audiences who might purchase their goods. I suggest that they seek to come up with a different means by which to fight whatever tawdry battles this world has relegated itself to that are by no measure our business. I suggest that to them we are little more than disposable batteries to fuel their war machine.

[Here he at last offers a smile. It’s carefully calculated to be charming and inviting, two emotions completely beyond the abilities of the Nobody.]

And I suggest we unite to solicit answers from this organization. To be made aware of how this light show demonstration of theirs worked, precisely, their intentions upon its use, and whether it can be powered by other means. If it were to be a tool that they could power by other means and prove such, then we’ve no cause for concern. Yet if they cannot provide us answers or refuse to, then I do not believe anyone should support their efforts.

So my question to you, my fellows, is this. Does anyone have contacts within the organization? Is anyone good at parsing through technical diagrams, computer code, and electrical designs? And Are there those among our number who have a legal background who might be able to assist us in determining the best means of compelling the information we seek if the company is not forthright with a public plea?

optikon

[ he's spent his time since arrival largely in a sort of traumatized fugue, locked in his bedroom in the housing he was provided, probably alarming and upsetting his housemates. if martin were here, he'd have probably already adjusted-- gently bullying jon into cleaning up, feeding him tea, making him sleep. holding him when the nightmares started. .. jon likes to think that he doesn't take martin for granted any longer, and hasn't in months, but.. god, it's so hard not having him here.

still, he'd begun slowly to get himself together, even to make a foray or two onto the network to learn what he could. and now.. now he needs to address the metaphorical elephant in the room. ]

My name is Jonathan Sims. At home, I was the head archivist of an organization called the Magnus Institute, which is an academic institution dedicated to researching the esoteric and paranormal. [ which is.. true, in that he was the archivist.. before the end of the world. ] With that said, the archives took, researched, and filed statements from those that had paranormal experiences they wished to unburden themselves of.

As it appears that I'll be working in a similar capacity here, I'd like to continue my work from home. Therefore, if you're interested in committing your personal experience(s) to paper or to email, I'd be glad to collect them. However, please don't record them in audio or video format.

If you'd like to discuss the details of what that entails, I'll answer any questions I can. Thank you.

[ ooc; anyone in maurtia falls 006 may also find their secretive hobo-gremlin housemate finally out of his room, showered and looking like he's in withdrawal as he attempts to make tea in the kitchen for himself without shaking to pieces. good luck with that. ]

rimuru

[ Video starts with a blob. There is a blue blob in front of the communicator. And after a couple of seconds, the blob squirms and a voice is heard ] Oh! This is on! That was easier than I expected. [ yes, the blob is talking ] Hello, I'm Rimuru Tempest: a slime! [ the blue slime hops once, swaying from side to side for a moment before he continues, excitedly ] Don't worry, I'm not a bad sliiiiime!!! [ well. Maybe people in this world know Dragon Quest, maybe they don't. This place reminds him of his own Earth a lot, with some crucial differences like Superheroes, but if he is lucky, there will be others from the same place as him.

In any case, slime introductions were made, and suddenly the ball bounces and suddenly reshapes itself into a boy (~~girl? Who knows.~~) and Rimuru finally stands in his human form, hands on his hips. He sees no need to continue playing super-cute, so he calms down, but he is smiling ] I think you'll appreciate it a lot more if I look like this.

It's not the first time I was pulled into a new place, though it's still weird. I kept some of my powers, but not all. [ he looks down at his hands and then crosses his arms, with a thoughtful expression on his face ] I'm missing my Unique Skill. It's a bit lonely. Will I be able to get her back? Can I level up in this place? [ level up... well, sure, he will use that expression, it's easier. ]

In any case, this seems like a really interesting place. I hope we can be friends. [ and he smiles wide again before he cuts off the feed ]

goldtoxicity

Sooooo...

Here's a question. What's the weirdest thing one of your fans has ever done? Or, like, the weirdest piece of content you've ever found?

Because I just found there are bwitter accounts dedicated to trying to prove I'm not actually dating my girlfriend? I thought it was a joke but they're in like, a flame war with someone whose really into it... Like, I know I shouldn't be reading it, but I just can't look away.

[ oh, right, wait, also need to be responsible. ]

Oh, right, almost forgot. Hi, I'm Josh Foley. I work at De Chima General. If you've got weird medical needs or something you need fixed, I'm your dude.

swordsense

[It takes her several days to work up the nerve to send the message, but the people Catra had managed to befriend deserved to know. Adora can't quite bring herself to show her face, but she can manage a voice announcement at least.]

Catra has been ported out. For those that knew her and liked her, remember her fondly.

[And because she knows Catra had made a lot of enemies as well as nominal friends she'd never admit to, Adora can't help adding a little more.]

For the people that didn't like her...get over it and remember her fondly anyway. Earth was the best life she'd ever known, and probably ever will know.

[And she'll close things out there.]

burlyboy

Hey. Got a question for you guys. Has anyone seen Cecelia recently? We'd planned to grab a bite after my shift - [ and yes, true to form, from what you can see of Magnus, he's wearing a wrestling doublet with a furred cape over his shoulders, a wooden bear mask hanging from his neck ] - but she never showed.

[ ... ]

Which, yeah, her not wanting to is, uh, plausible, but she hasn't been answering her phone either.

[ He waves a hand at the screen. ]

Consider this a community check in. If you live with her, check in on her, make sure she's doing all right.

[ ooc: this is related to this post! If you'd like more details, feel free to check in with Elle; this is just good pretense for everyone to meet up! ]

mofi

im rlly startng to love
holidays
with candy n shit
these peeps are pretty good.

onblackwings

[ Here comes the typical unfamiliar jostling of the comm, as a new face frowns down into it. Yet another technological caveman has arrived. This one is dressed modernly enough, because at least she's figured that much out, though she's wearing a not super stylish tiny-swords-and-tiny-skulls necklace crowned with a little glowing globe. It's probably fashionable in some genre out there. ]

I'm new to a world like this one, to get that out of the way, so I've put together a few questions. I'll appreciate any help anyone can give.

One, what's the quickest way to earn [ a little awkwardly: ] "dollars"?

Two, why have they given us housing? Is there something we have to do to stay in it? And how private is the housing, exactly?

And I think most importantly, the animals that I see people with ... I'm told those are dogs. Why do only some people have them? Who decides who gets a dog, and who doesn't? Where do you get a dog? What do they do, exactly? Why are they kept tied to their owner, would they run away otherwise? Are they all too small to ride, or are there bigger dogs I haven't seen yet?

I think that covers it. If your answers would cost me anything then don't bother, I don't have any dollars.

aeva

I've seen communities of information before but nothing quite so personal all at once. Is there no filter to this or should I frequently expect everyone's daily thoughts when I'm checking the weather?

( hello, community, you're being greeted by a very gentle-looking woman with a soft irish accent. it seems that someone (after doing a bit of reading) stumbled into the mass of memory posts and doesn't realise that they weren't voluntarily done. free will seems to have gone wild with what people are posting )

Whilst I'm still gathering my bearings on this place I wondered if you'd settle a question. Some of us are brought here with our own powers, some given a blessing. I was interested in knowing just how many each statement applied to. It's your choice if you want to say more about them.

( she herself certainly doesn't at least not for the moment. it was a complicated tale. before she ends the feed she gives a smile and one final question-- )

Alternatively, you could recommend a coffee shop.

( she kind of just wants to get people talking )

germhating_hypochondriac

( First memory, warnings - broken arm, abusive mother )
( Second Memory, warnings - abusive mother, mention of a kidnapping )
( After the memory appears )

myburningsoul

Right! I know memories are floating around and that's pretty concerning! But--

[The camera had been focused on Galo, looking a little singed and shirtless. But there's that fire in his eyes and a manic grin playing on his features--this is the face of a man in his element. He moves the camera behind him, to focus now on a building bursting with pink and green flames.]

Lots of things are up in flames here in Heropa--I heard it might be spreading too. Governors are calling for us imPorts to help out local firefighters but these aren't normal flames. You can't just expect water to douse 'em!

They're from where I'm from, Promare. And they are fiesty.

[He sets his recorder up on a steady surface, whipping out a poster he's somehow had time to make up himself. Where was he hiding it? Why make it at all? Who knows!]

They're living flames so they respond differently. Your best bet is ice, it contains it better. Now--looks like most of these buildings are abandoned, but if we keep letting these things burn, they won't burn out--they'll just find something else. So! You got powers that can help? Come out. You'll find me pretty easy. Just look for the blue-hair and the matoi! [And--yeah, no he made a matoi too, and he's waving it around pretty eagerly.]

perfectlyhuman

You're in a broken down space station.

The lights are off. There's no one here. The team working the planet observation project were planning their mission to planet Xyrek 5X0 to look for alien life and rock samples to bring back home. One day they started sending distress signals and asking for help, saying space motors were beginning to malfunction. You were sent in for repairs, but because Xyrek 5X0 is so far away, it took you a week to get there. And now there's no one there to greet you.

You stand in a dark hallway, and there's three doors, one in front of you, one to your left, and one to your right. There's one enough power to open one at a time.

The door to your right has a broken OPEN button, but you can probably fix it. The one in front of you looks fine. The one to your left looks like it's stuck on something, so it's a couple of inches off the floor.

What do you do?

plentystrong

( just two girls going on a joyride )

xth_gambler

[Available as both VR and Video files online.]

( The First Defeat )

( The Second Defeat )

electroburst

so, does everybody get dumbshit jobs assigned to them, or do these people just got something against me? i got about ten million things i've been good at doing since the dawn of forever and i can promise you they got nothing to do with birds.

resume available upon request.

[ and a couple minutes later, a Professional addition: ]

man, i'm bored. anyone wanna hook up?

tadeadshi

[The post ID just reads "Tadashi" with no last name. Tadashi's been quiet lately but he's been busy with a few things. And now he's curious.]

A lot of polls on the network these days but let me add one more.

What's one item from your home world you miss? Something you wish you had here? Has to be something physical and tangible, not a sentient being.

You can only pick one thing.

MASK OR MENACE

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