IT'S TIME FOR DIPPING STICKS AND...

[erewhile]

TEST DRIVE MEME

Are you thinking about apping to to Cape & Cowl, but you want to get a feel of the setting and how your character will fit in it? Then you’ve come to the right place! Pick any of the following scenarios below or feel free to make up your own, and don’t be afraid to throw yourself at anyone’s thread, either!

And remember to have fun!

1. As you exit the Porter Building, the ambient noises you heard, so faint back inside where you found yourself at the center of glowing platform alone – save for the black screen and the female voice who greeted you – erupt in every direction. Every corner you look is bustling with people and cars and bicycles; people going about their everyday life, unaware you’re one of them: an imPort.

2. Or perhaps your bizarre behaviour or appearance catches their attention. Maybe it’s the communicator you picked up before leaving. Either way, several Cityzens headed your way come to a full stop immediately, each one eyeing you differently. Some looks outright afraid, others seem intrigued, and then there are the others whose surprise fades quickly and they carry on past you without as much a second glance.

3. Confused? The Network seems like a good place to start with soliciting information. There appear to be three functions for you to access: AUDIO, VIDEO, and TEXT. Make some friends while you’re at it!

4. Maybe you’re just thrilled to be here and help. The night time is a great time to scope out the underbelly of the City and its criminals. There’s always something going on in its more troubled corners: breaking and entering, drugs or arms trafficking, an attempting kidnapping... the list goes on. The question is: what will you do, Hero?

5. Make up your own scenario, if you wish! You may have discovered the Porter has granted you the ability to make it hail cats. Or that your power of super speed is gone entirely. Maybe you’ve noticed the Statue of Liberty’s sporting a new look. It’s up to you!

Comments

[alure]

[A small pause where she makes a slightly amused face at the camera]

You think there's a difference?

[invoking]

These superheroes are not like anything I've ever heard of or seen before. They wear strange costumes and have code names.

To protect their identities, but it's all still a little odd.

[alure]

But they're still helping people instead of hurting? Still be heroic?

[invoking]

Well, of course. They do care about the City.

[ A beat. ]

Why?

[alure]

That still makes them a fairy tale hero, doesn't it? Most people want something when they help.

[invoking]

These people don't, I guess. They've never asked for anything in return from the City as far as I know.

[ He shakes his head then. ]

But you don't have to worry about that.

[alure]

But that makes them real heroes. Rushing into danger when they only thing they'll get back is pain. It's...not normal, is it?

[invoking]

Um... I'm not sure really, especially the "pain" part. It's definitely troublesome, but in their worlds this is supposed to be normal?

[alure]

I can't think of anything normal about heroics. Most people just want to protect themselves.

[invoking]

Sometimes.

[ His thoughts trail to people from home, the good people he's met here. He shakes his head. ]

But not everyone is as selfish as we think.

[alure]

People tell me there's always room to grow. Maybe places like this help you change...But I'm pretty sure the good qualities have to be in you from the start.

[invoking]

[ This conversation took a bizarre and personal turn, but he's not sure how to steer it in the opposite direction. Besides, she sounds troubled and she's new to this world. ]

I think as long as you want to change, then it's possible.