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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.

burningbothends

[Roy's addressing the network casually, phone propped on his desk and angled up to his face, smiling amiably.]

Since it seems to have come up a few times this month on the network, it's got me curious— How many other imPorts here consider themselves to be scientists? What's your field? Have you seen much change in it, here?

I suppose I'll count some forms of 'magic' for this as well. As long as it's an explicable phenomenon that operates on established, reliable laws. If the answer to "How does it work" is "I don't know", it doesn't count!

[So he's been a little crankier about magic since people keep comparing it to alchemy, which is a science. A real science, not a protoscience.]

I'll go first, for the sake of fairness. Back home, I was a chemist before I joined the army. Though in my time, there were only about ninety elements. I've been getting back into it now that I have the time; It's been interesting to see the developments. To think humans have reached the point where we can synthesize entirely new elements is astonishing.

arkproject

Two hot scientists seeking hot (?) lab for hotter (???) experiments. Absolutely must have:

> Soundproofing (unless you like 80s music)
> Explosion-proofing (unless you like explosions)
> Dedicated server room
> Mini-fridge
> TWO mini-fridges
> Zero questions asked

Willing to pay in monthly rent and/or incendiary devices and/or robotic helpers. No selling out to anyone (or anything) else except by contract.

Leave offers and bribes below.

salty_parabolas

[ Have you ever wanted to see someone take apart a hoverbike? Well today's your lucky day. Holtzmann has set up an impromptu lab in Heropa #10 - and scattered junk absolutely everywhere in one of the downstairs common rooms, sorry roomies - and turned on the camera almost absent-mindedly, having remembered that she wanted to post to the network only after she's elbow-deep in this hover clutch. ]

So I had a question. [ She says, pulling out a friction disk and tossing it over one shoulder. A polymer d-ring follows suit a moment. ] Ghosts. Anybody seen 'em around? Had problems with 'em? I heard about this continuum stuff but nothing about the afterlife.

[ A few more discarded parts later, she decides it's time to take the more direct route. Namely going after the hover mechanism innards with an acetylene torch. Works pretty great ... until she lights the curtain behind her on fire.

There's another beat as she realizes she's forgotten something. ]

I'm Holtzmann. And I'm a Ghostbuster, so. Yeah. If you've got info, gimme a call.

[ The flames creep up the curtain in the background. ]

(( PERMISSIONS ARE STILL IN PROGRESS but here's the most important one: 4th walling is a-okay as long as you don't talk about the events of the 2016 movie to her face. Everything else Ghostbusters-related is fine. ))

use_everything

[The video that opens up on the network offers a scene of opposites. Aral Vorkosigan was a stout older man, square jawed and dark eyed. Wearing a pressed uniform, and sitting in formal attention, he's far more used to public address and time-lag communication than the casual back and forth of the network.

Sitting beside him in a bright and airy sundress, with vivid, curly red hair and bright grey eyes, Cordelia Naismith Vorkosigan leans against him, smiling and elbowing the stern man in a teasing fashion as he begins the ... incredibly formal address.]

The Vorkosigan House will be seeking a small number of employees for residential aid. In particular, those with skill in organization, cleaning and cooking are encouraged to reply. Pay will be equitable to market, though up for negotiation, live-in accommodations provided and not docked from salary should the applicant wish to remove themselves from government housing.

Please direct inquiries and offers within.

[He's clearly got this talking to the kids thing down.]

((OOC: HELLO looking for new CR to drag in, enjoy the country life, horses, dogs, espionage and bad decisions. Certainly nothing could go wrong with this.

Both Aral and Cordelia will be replying to this post!))

jacksonian

[ It's Mark again. Remember him? He used to go by "Peter"? Clone of Miles Vorkosigan? Facetwin of Hermann Gottlieb? Anyway, he is looking a bit less like Miles today, because Mark has put on a bit of weight. He's chubbier-cheeked and jowlier, heavier-featured. Plus his hair is slicked back in a way Miles never does his hair. Basically, he is working hard to look like himself and no one else. ]

It seems we're all in need of a bit of leisure time. That's why, on July 10th, I've rented out a corporate skybox at a Washington Senators baseball game, for use of imPorts and a few local businesspeople.

[ He leans forward, and types a bit, and the video is taken over briefly by an interactive, dynamic image of the skybox he's renting, highlighting its various features. ]

The box is located on the third base line, with an excellent view of the whole field. It'll have buffet-style catering - [ Very important, as far as Mark is concerned. ] An open bar with an in-box bartender, a private restroom, in-suite pool table, and cushioned reclining seats. Completely air conditioned, so you can watch the game in comfort as well as style. And there might even be a chance to meet some of the players themselves at an exclusive post-game autograph session.

[ And the graphic switches to a panning video of a super "trendy, cool" party bus. This kid has like no taste. At all. ]

As if that's not enough, I've also chartered a bus between De Chima and the stadium. This chartered bus is the height of luxury, with reclining seats, mood lighting, and an in-bus drink and snack service. It'll leave from the De Chima imPort housing a few hours before the game.

[ And then the video switches back to him. He offers the camera a rather oily businessman smile. ]

And here's the part you might like best - it's free to imPorts. The only cost to you will be the money you bring to tip the bartender and bus driver, and the cost of the souvenirs you might want to buy to commemorate this evening. Courtesy of my full-service investment firm, PKE. Remember that PKE is available for all your investment needs, both short-term and long-term. If you're looking for luxury and executive treatment, invest PKE.

[ What he is not mentioning, of course, is that this is not exactly a charity endeavor: those "local businesspeople" he mentioned are actually people who are paying $2500 a head for the privilege of schmoozing with imPorts. But, hey, who cares! Everybody wins, right...? ]

dendarii

[ Today on the network, there are two Miles: one grinning his head off like a goddamn loon while the other glowers, clearly not happy (or particularly willing) to be in the frame. Not that this stops happy!Miles, oh no. If anything, the more his double glowers, the brighter his own smile becomes. ]

I have an announcement to make. You may have seen a few others here with this particular face - hello in advance, Dr. Gottlieb - but this is a special case. I am delighted to introduce my twin brother, Mark Pierre Vorkosigan.

[ His manic grin softens to something rather fond before he directs his gaze back to the camera. ]

Yes, he was Peter Kane previously. And yes, I had no idea he was my actual twin until a few weeks ago. We've since made up splendidly. I very much advise against trying to harm him in any capacity unless you want the rest of the family on your doorstep as well.

Any other questions? Speak now or forever hold your peace.

heart_wrenching

[ Even after the video starts, the image is mostly obscured, the figure still way too close and fiddling with her device. ]

Is this really broadcasting now? Amaaaaazing. I can't even see the microphone or camera! It's almost unbelievable.

[ When she finally sits back the area around her is a mess. The tables are strewn with tools and machine parts, knobs, springs, coils, piping. If one looks carefully, one may be able to spot a number of control panels suggesting she has possibly dismantled every major appliance in the home. Like ya do. ]

Well, hello! I'm a new imPort, my name's Winry. Winry Rockbell. And . . . does anyone out there know how to build a "microwave"? Well, rebuild, technically. The locks and turntables are pretty straightforward, but then there's all these wires . . . who knew electricity was going to be such a big deal, anyway?

doubleblind

[The video starts with, oddly enough, no person in view, though there’s a stack of books and a pile of papers spread out on the floor. Cosima leans into the frame, grin wide and open, as she settles in front of the computer, lying down on her stomach and propping herself up on her elbows. She adjusts her glasses with one hand and waves with the other.]

Hey, everyone. I’m Cosima. And before you ask, I'm not Alison or Sarah, don't let the nearly identical faces confuse you! We're identical quintuplets, and believe me I know how crazy it sounds, the odds are so incredibly slim, it's completely improbably, but not impossible. We're living proof of that.

Anyways, I've been here a couple weeks now and I'm pretty much settled in and left with a few important questions!

[Well, in all honesty, it's more than a few. Cosima's barely stopping herself from conducting an impromptu survey. She figures, it can wait though. People might be more receptive to her more detailed surveys in the future if she starts out with something much more simple. If she can get a few people excited about intel gathering with this post that’s really all she needs. She smiles again, hands moving in small circles, displaying her practically uncontainable enthusiasm.]

So I've got three questions for everyone! [She holds up three fingers for emphasis, and begins counting them off with each question she asks.]

Number one, I'm wondering if any scientists or science inclined, would want to start a journal club of sorts? Nothing too formal. Just something fun to exchange ideas and knowledge about where science is in our different worlds and the state of science here. I'm totally willing to organize the whole thing, but I wouldn't say no to some help.

Number two! Let's talk about powers. Did you have any back home? Are super powers even a thing where you're from? Do you like your powers? I'm just curious. If you don't wanna say what they are, that's cool. We can keep things as vague or specific as you want.

And number three, what do people around here do for fun? I'm open to any and all suggestions to cure boredom.

[She ends the video the same open smile she started it with, as she unearths a pen from her scattered papers and taps it against the screen.]

whitequeens

Hello, everyone!

[Euphie certainly seems more sunny and back to her old self, but someone who knows her well can tell that her cheeriness is slightly forced. Not completely forced, but she's not quite as upbeat as she used to be.]

I hope everyone is doing well today. I'm coming to you all because I'm still looking for someone to whom I can entrust something very valuable to me.

[She links a picture of a gold and white robot, about 14 or 15 feet tall, standing in a dimly lit garage. She's clearly taken the picture herself.] This is the Lancelot, an experimental Knightmare Frame developed by the Camelot Special Research Division in my home nation, Britannia. It belongs to a dear friend of mine, but since he's not here, it seems to have been entrusted to me.

I'm not very qualified to operate it, however. I'd like to find someone honorable and trustworthy to whom I can give it. [She offers the camera a slightly sheepish smile.] It feels like a waste to leave Lancelot gathering dust, don't you think so?

Thank you, everyone. Please let me know if you can think of anyone who might be interested! Cheers!

textualhealing

For those of you who don’t spend most of your evenings searching for yourself online (there’s no shame in it) I’m about to gift you with something you’ll totally thank me for later: imPorn.org NSFW and R rated, ladies and gents, but it might just be the greatest website ever created. Check it out. A lot of natives have taken a lot of time to make something like this, the least you could do is show them your support. You’re welcome.

[Any daring to check out the site will find a growing number of porn images, all photoshopped with various imPort faces, some poorly edited, some rather impressively done, but all entirely fake.]

dogsled

[ The face that comes on screen is handsome, warm and charming, if a little knotted with some kind of concern. There's a point to all this, but right now he's just going to get on and talk, after kneading his eyebrow for a moment. ]

I was wondering if... I realize things have been quite terrible, recently, and therefore this question is perhaps not in the current mood of things, but I want to ask an, I suppose, unrelated question. No, I mean, I don't suppose. It is unrelated. [ He's waffling, and obviously nervous. ]

Traditions are important to all of us. I don't have many of my own. I suppose in my case it would be kinder to call them neuroses. Everything must be in its place, and if there are rules then they are there for a reason, and ought to be followed. In the case of tradition there is a certain degree of choice. You can abandon the traditions of home, or those of your parents, if you so choose, or perhaps adopt those of other cultures...

[ He's not really off topic. This is, surprisingly, what he's trying to talk about. ]

The Inuit don't really have a traditional marriage celebration, for example. Some absorbed the traditions of Christianity, over the years, but certainly there wasn't much. I suppose the kidnap of the bride could be considered a tradition but it's hardly appropriate, nor so widespread as...never mind.

I suppose what I'm trying to say is...so long as two people love each other, the traditions shouldn't matter, should they? Love doesn't come from gold rings, after all, it's only resembled by them. Although I do agree that the exchange is a beautiful tradition, it's no more correct than--an exchange of furs, for example, or the exchange of bird of paradise feathers by the tribes of Papua New Guinea.

Perhaps--perhaps it would be more comforting to know a little more about your own traditions, whatever they may be. Not necessarily in terms of the act of matrimony but...anything that would qualify, I suppose, as a relic of home. Are there things you simply have to do? Even such simple a thing as a bedtime ritual would count, I suppose.

akito

Pin-pon! Time for a Pop Quiz!

...Just kidding! It's only a survey~

[ it sounds like Akito for those familiar with his voice - still light and feminine to a fault - but it sounds much more confident than usual. and while the facial features haven't changed it's still quite hard to tell it's Akito with his hair shifted to look like his father's, and an eye colour to match Kaito's icy blue.

with his posture and overall demeanor one of self-assurance and his voice confident and playful, he seems like an entirely different person. which is exactly what Akito wants - the ultimate anonymity within the limitations of his skills. thus, the current test of how well it works... ]

What is the one thing you would like to change most about yourself? Would you be taller? Better at algebra? More capable of taking charge? A kinder person? Why is it something you want to change?

But to make it more of a challenge, here's rule number one - you can't be negative about yourself! You don't have to dislike yourself for there to be something you want to change. Nobody's perfect, after all!

And now, even more fun... What is the one thing you never want to change about yourself?

I'll go first!

For me, I want to get better at making friends! Why? Because the friendships I have are what changed my life for the better, and I want to be able to make more friends of my own initiative. Maybe even save someone's life with my friendship like they saved me with theirs.

The thing I never want to change is how my heart goes dokun dokun when I see the person I like. Even if nothing happens, I love this feeling too much to ever want it to disappear!

((ooc: today on 'fun with shapeshifting'... a list of the changes! longer, silvery-white hair, blue eyes, he's nixed the eye patch since that makes things too obvious, and is wearing a brand new outfit to finish the change. bone structure and facial shape is all the same, but if you don't know him well it'll be hard to identify him. the background is a random park in Heropa to help with the 'anonymity'. feel free to action if your char would be there!))

dreamshades

( WARNING: Death below cut, not graphic but death )

(OOC:
Green is Peter Pan
Black is Tetsuo
The Ruse Log can be found here and the Invading Neverland Log here, information on the even can be found here

Peter will respond to this for a bit)

mammal_robot

[In the background there is the sound of rain. He must be outside somewhere.]

Did you know this world also had a Nikola Tesla? He still died seventy years ago but...he existed. It's like a little slice of home, almost. This place even looks the same...

He was the smartest man I ever knew. He built me in 1923, just for a start, and they say my brain is 100 years ahead of any technology that exists now. He was kind, caring, and only wanted to help mankind.

He was also kind of a weirdo. Wouldn't eat anything he couldn't calculate the exact volume of. Not many people know that.

I don't know. Maybe it's spending the holidays in another dimension that's doing this to me. Who do you miss from back home?

sidecars

[ Why look! It’s a professionally edited video directed by April Ludgate uploaded to the network! Boy oh boy! Golly gee! Let’s all watch!

It starts out with a shot of two boys, dirty and in worn-out clothes as they squat in an alley watching imPorts and natives walk past them. It’s kind of weird how they aren’t looking at the camera at all; it’s just these somber, million mile stares when a voice starts. ]

There are tons of orphans in Nonah and De Chima, but today you can help two turn their Christmas dreams into a reality.

[ The video then fades into another scene of the boys walking along before cutting to a familiar face. A song begins in the background from a solo guitar. ]

Hi. I’m Dick Grayson, and for just a few dollars spent, you can help. [ Then it shows Bucky Barnes and his fellow orphan kids doing some avant-garde staring at anything but the camera. It’s some heavy shit here guys as Manolo Sanchez comes into view strumming along and singing something akin to Sarah McLachlan and her sad ass songs. ] These boys need to know that there is still good to be found in these trying times. With enough donations, we can help them. By renting a helicopter and flying them through the city they belong to.

[ Yep, you heard right. These kids want to do a fly over their city during Christmas. Heart warming, isn’t it? Now Bucky is holding their hands as they all look deeply into the camera. Manolo, though, he’s still singing his heart out behind them. You are doing a bang up job there, sir! ]

Will you be the one to make their Christmas wish come true? Donate today.

Please send monetary donations or whole helicopters to this number: 1-800-555-ORFN. Any questions will be forwarded to April Ludgate. [ So basically don’t ask. ]

112ounces

[ Carl is at work, at Heropa's Animal Shelter. He's sitting at a desk, covered with vanilla folders and sorts of paperwork, as well as posters, cardboard signs of upcoming events behind him. He's wearing his signature sheriff's hat.

While it won't be the first time Carl has posted on the imPort network, it will be the first time he'd ever make any post to the BlueTube website for all the natives to see. ]

Hi, guys. This post of mine is going to be a little different from my other ones in the past, as I'm going to repost this on to BlueTube. I thought about giving a little reminder to imPorts, but I think what I'm talking about is important enough to everyone who lives here, not just to imPorts. Though I realized it's not much of a problem with them. I'll get back to that.

[ A large, heavy-set cat - looks more like a bobcat than actual housecat, despite being a clear piebald - jumps on the table. It meows at Carl, clearly demanding some petting. Carl ignores it. ]

So Christmas is, what, ten days from now? Eleven? I dunno. Not important. But here's a little important part: I know some of you guys are thinking pressed for ideas of getting presents. You guys think, well, why not a kitten? A puppy? A pretty parakeet?

[ Carl points at the behemoth cat. It immediately rubs its face on his finger. ]

See this guy? He's been to three homes already. First time, the owner was being kicked out and wanted this guy to have a chance at a home while she'll be on the streets. He was then adopted as a birthday present. Two days later, he was back. His new owners didn't want him anymore. Too much work, or some other stupid excuse. Now just yesterday he was adopted as an early Christmas present. But now he doesn't have a home.

It's starting to get his original owner's sacrifice to be really meaningless, huh? I don't know if she's still on the streets or managed to pick herself back up or dead. But even then, you can tell she loved this cat. A cat this big could easily been the meanest cat on the planet, but he's as sweet as he can be. She did a good number on him.

[ Now he starts to pet the cat, rubbing its ears. The cat purrs loudly. ]

I know this isn't much of a problem among imPorts. We always have a chance to go back where we come from, and there's nothing we can do to control it. Some of us don't adopt pets for this reason. Those who adopt, we make arrangements so when it does happen, our pets will still have a home somewhere. Not saying we don't do this - I'm sure it has happened before - but we got a weird set of responsibilities in this world that we gotta take care.

He leans back as the cat rears up and tries to rub him against his face. It is trying to climb on Carl's chest to get to his face, purring loudly as it can. Carl strokes the cat's back while trying to push him away. ]

Sorry for the big speech. It's just been on my mind a lot lately.

[ The cat swats at Carl's hat. Carl gives the animal a bewildered look. ]

So yeah: don't adopt until you are one hundred percent up to the task. They say taking care a pet is like getting ready to take care a baby. I don't think that's accurate, but -

[ And then the monster cat rears up and slaps Carl on the jaw. ]

Alright buddy, that's enough. No smacking. That hurt. I ain't gonna play with you if you're getting impatient.

[ Carl gives the cat a little scratch behind the ear all the same. The cat goes up and rubs its face against Carl's chin. ]

So yeah. Christmas is the time of giving, so give a pet a home, if you can. They really deserve it. Especially this guy.

chiroptophobic

[ Bruce Wayne is...wearing a Santa hat. And a crisp black and white suit, obviously. He's well lit, but then he is at a publicity shoot, taking time off with a glass of water. There just might be make up dusted under his eyes to keep his skin from shining too much in the photographs. ]

This Christmas the Wayne Foundation, along with a significant donation of gifts from the new action figure line of Wayne Toys, is going to be visiting kids in the orphanages and hospitals in De Chima and Heropa, spreading holiday cheer. This time of year is difficult for children without a family, or those who can't come home to them, so we're going to do our part--or at the very least, I am. The Wayne Foundation is looking for volunteers, people who wouldn't mind dropping in on kids, maybe showing them their powers or their costumes, if they're child suitable. It shouldn't take much of your time.

Alternatively, if you don't have any time to give, donations are also welcome. The more help we get, the more work the Foundation can do to help, not only with the kids, but with its primary mission of assisting those families who have lost a loved one, or experienced collateral damage as a result of imPort actions.

So. That brings me back to the toys... [ How Bruce has managed to restrain himself to do the business talk for this long is probably down to his simple, ninja trained self control, because a moment later he turns his comm on the little figures in their plastic boxes: Superman, Robin, Major Kusanagi, d'Artagnan, Iron Man and Blue Beetle all feature. They're simple 6" figures, and they don't have light or sound, but they do have articulating joints! ]

They're not too bad, I think. Maybe not all your favorites, but it's a good start. By the by, if anyone wants one, they're..a bit niche, but they're in all decent toy retailers now. Merry Christmas.

[ One last dashing smile at the camera, and Bruce reaches out to switch off the comm device. Bruce is honestly bigging a lot of this up; for example action figures are presently the only thing Wayne Toys makes, there may be only one of each figure in each toy shop, and 'The Foundation' is basically just Bruce. But, business is all about first impressions, right? ]

glowsferatu

[ The camera turns on to Kanaya's face, looking very much not herself. It isn't only the lack of polish, her makeup missing and hair sweat-drenched and tangled, but not even the right species. There's a softer edge to all of her features, her skin having turned from granite to coper, and of course no horns to speak of. To all appearances, she looks perfectly human, though a disheveled human, at that.

She tries to sit up in her hospital bed, but it isn't an easy task with her leg in a sling. She looks upset, frantic even, her breathing quick and labored, passing through grit teeth. ]

I need blood. Not for me, it's-- [ She pauses, taking a deep breath. ] They won't let me leave! But...it's important.

[ She glances off to the side, knitting her brows as she tries to collect her thoughts. At one point, her breath stills, as if it's stopped, but it isn't long before she breaks back into a gasp. That tactic isn't going to work when she's like this. ]

It has to be at least four. But that's per day, and I don't know how long until I'll be out. More would be ideal. If you have regenerative abilities, that's...even better.

[ She closes her eyes for a moment, taking another deep breath before she look back to the camera. ]

I know it's asking for a lot, but. Please. I need your help.

[ And the camera clicks off. ...Only to click back on a moment later, now private to Sabriel, Kanaya gripping her forehead tightly. ]

Shit. Please. Please don't hurt them. I'm. I'm taking care of it!

[ ooc: Kanaya has telepathy that she has no idea how to control, so it's possible your character might pick up a few thoughts she's accidentally broadcasting! Please let me know in the subject line if you are cool with this. ]

htespagheti

( If you want to read this entry without Papyrus font, it is HERE. If you would like to opt out of Papyrus font for your threads, it is HERE. )

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