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TDM #18
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« « « ALL ON DISPLAY
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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 high rise. 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 weather is quite pleasant for once actually. Sunny and warm. How nice. |
» » » ALL ABOARD
 It's time for the monthly Duplicity train tour. 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. |
« « « BACK ON TRACK
 With the train system up and running again after the damage that was done to it thanks to the Rubies, Duplicity’s Department of Transportation has decided to partner with LIEs and their Orientation program for the next batch of new arrivals being processed at the facility. Their aim is to raise a bit of money to help cover the cost of repairs and much needed construction, and they’ll be enlisting the help of LIERs — whether they want to volunteer their time or not. There aren’t many vehicles in Duplicity, but those who do own cars or even motorcycles are encouraged to take advantage of the warming weather by coming out to get a free washing, courtesy of the city’s first official charity car wash. Should anyone care to make a donation, all proceeds will be going to benefit continuing restoration efforts at the various stations that were impacted by last month’s events. Of course, new LIERs aren’t the only ones invited to volunteer their time and efforts to soaping up some chrome — and there might be some fun perks involved for anyone who pitches in to help get these cars all squeaky clean. |
« « « ZOOM ZOOM
 (cw: aphro, voyeurism, exhibitionism, public humiliation, fluids, coercion, dub-con, transactional sex)Even though Duplicity is a place ripe with debauchery and filth in many regards, that doesn’t mean that those who have the means to own vehicles aren’t inclined to keep them clean. Targeting those who clearly have cash to spare, the car wash in the Up put on by the Department of Transportation is an enticing spectacle to behold, whether one is having their vehicle catered to or not. Volunteers are encouraged to strip down to underwear or a swimsuit and get scrubbing! If they don’t have something skimpy to wear, don’t worry — there are spare hot pants and bikinis to go around. Hoses, buckets, and a variety of colorful liquid soaps have all been provided as well, along with sponges for washing - although using one’s own soaped up body is even better - and towels for drying. Getting all sudsy and wet seems to come with some added effects depending on which soap is used, such as:
Some of these cars are going to get dirtier before they get clean. But who doesn’t love a show? In fact, one of the services offered is a bit of backseat action with the volunteers, anything from riding the gear shift to stationary road head. Car owners may request to have volunteers get it on in the back while they watch via a dashcam set up on the rearview mirror. It may seem counterintuitive considering the point of a car wash is to clean the vehicle, but engaging in such an act could earn a pretty penny for the fundraiser. There are other tasks to do at the car wash aside from, well, scrubbing vehicles with your body. Volunteers are also needed to collect donations, greet those who come to the event, hold signs to advertise and entice passerbys, help direct people where to go, etc. These volunteers are encouraged to wear as little as possible or white clothes, especially if they want to enter the wet t-shirt contest held at the end of the day. All those who participate in the contest will receive tickets for admission to a drive-in movie coming to a parking lot in the near future. |
« « « STATION MASTER
 (cw: public sex)To celebrate the return of regular train service, for a limited time, special cards with a magnetic stripe are handed out to riders. At first, it might be unclear what they’re for, but printed on one side is a list with every station between the Up and the Down. Inquire further and their purpose will become a little more obvious: “check-ins” at each station, with special prizes handed out to the riders who manage to achieve a minimum of five (the most common of these being a complimentary night for them and a plus one, if desired, at the Stay and Play Hotel). However, checking in won’t be quite as simple as a single swipe of one’s card. Scanning the card at any turnstile will offer up a specific sex act that riders must complete, either on the train itself or, if they’re quick, in the station before hopping on. Some acts might only require one person — solo masturbation to orgasm, for example. Others may demand two or even three participants. Better hope you’ve found a riding buddy, or even a possible friendly stranger, because all acts must be completed by the time the train reaches its final stop in the Down before looping back to the Up. |
« « « ESCORT ESCAPADES
 (cw: coercion)Following the recent conflict that took place in the Down, LIEs has begrudgingly ceded control of the lower portion of the city to the Rubies and other gangs. Although some territory, including the public housing for LIERs, remains neutral, the area on the whole is seedier than ever. Thanks to this development, LIEs has decided to pair new Submissives up at Orientation with a Dominant to escort them safely to their housing in the Down. Whether the Dominant is just as green as the Sub they’re escorting or a longtime Duplicity resident, adhering to the buddy system is necessary in these tumultuous times. There may also be a few instances where Submissives are paired with one another and entrusted to the care of a native Dominant to help them to their new place of residence. Regardless of who goes with who, no one is to end up going home alone! Of course, in the spirit of matchmaking, Dominants are encouraged (if the chemistry is right) to spend the night with their Submissive charge, either in the Down or, if the Dominant is feeling generous, back at their place. If they wind up getting it on, both will receive $50 deposited to their bank accounts the next day. Sure, it may not seem like much, but for Submissives especially, who have nothing, it’s better than being empty-handed. |
« « « 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: If your character would rather live in the country or out in nature, they’re a Submissive. If your character is a city slicker or would like to be, they’re a Dominant. To Note: Characters can only swap their designation for one of the following reasons: an event occurs that allows it or there are OOC reasons that make it a necessity. Any swap always requires mod approval and each character can only ever switch once. Characters that are being reapped will keep their previous designation but players can choose to use new TDMs with different designations for fun! Test Drive threads can be used as activity proofs for characters currently in-game. Please remember to mark any necessary content, and have a good time!! |
2. Zoom Zoom
But he's sure he's sensed something familiar. Someone he knows nearly as well as he knows any other. So he's there, off to the side and looking, gloved hands folded in front of him and pale eyes scanning the mob.
Until he sees the familiar face. And scar. "Han?!" Younger, younger than he knew him, but it doesn't matter because he's still Han and-
And he has that mark on his throat. Luke's stomach drops. "They marked you."
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And before he could even answer, this stranger had noticed the mark of the submissive. It was hard not to. It was in a spot where no clothing that he owned would cover it and this place was so obsessed about it’s designations, but Han hated that it was the first thing this guy had brought up. It poked at all the insecurities that he’d had well before he’d ever landed here. It was one thing to feel second rate, but it was a heck of another to have it scored into your skin.
He drew himself up to his full height and noticed that this man was kind of short. He couldn’t help tilting his scarred chin slightly upward in an unspoken defiance.
“At least it’s honest. Nobody’s earned their privilege here from what I can tell.”
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He also resists hugging, despite everything in him screaming to just grab Han and hug him and soak in someone he knows, properly, but he doesn't. Or rather, Han doesn't, even if Luke does. He squeezes his hands together to stop himself reaching out.
"No, they haven't. At least, I know I did nothing to earn it compared to people I've met. You don't know me, or, you haven't met me yet when you're from. My name is Luke, Luke Skywalker."
Nailed it. Even remembered to introduce himself for once.
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It was an unusual way to introduce yourself to someone, though. ‘You haven’t meet me yet’ wasn’t the kind of way that anybody was supposed to meet anyone else, but there was so much of Duplicity that was strange. There weren’t so many people that were from home here that he wanted to immediately alienate someone being friendly, either.
So after a moment, he shrugs. Han managed to somehow channel some of that aloofness he would recognize in the version of him he knew, despite the swimsuit.
“I suppose you already know I’m Han.” He says. “Would have been good to meet you there and not here.”
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"I'm so sorry you're here, but I'm so glad to see a familiar face." If a young version of that face. "Kriff, you're only what, twenty five?"
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“Twenty-three.” Han said. “Did a lot of living in those years, though.”
The impression Luke was giving off was that the ‘Han Solo’ he knew was older and that meeting him at this age was a novelty for him. So he had to wonder what age he was in whatever time that Luke was from. He wasn’t even going to try to guess Skywalker’s age — the man seemed somehow really young to him and older than he looked at the same time.
“So how do we know each other?”
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It's beyond weird, really. Even weirder than Padmé and Ben. Weirder than Rey and the other Ben.
"Um, we met when I was nineteen. My guardian, Ben, arranged for you and your friend Chewie to transport us to Alderaan from Tatooine. Have you met Chewie yet? I can't imagine you without knowing him." He never found out just when the two of them had met and started travelling together.
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“I can’t imagine my life before knowing him either.” He sounded less smarmy now. “It hasn’t actually been that long, though.”
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He didn't. But it had meant a lot that Han had offered in his own awkward way.
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If Luke wondered if he had met Han at an age where he didn’t think he knew everything yet, now he knows he’d have had to have met an even younger Han. Still. That he would have offered to take the young man under his wing said a lot. It meant that he was probably useful on a ship and that he trusted him a whole lot more than he did anyone else.
Han held out his hand for a shake.
“Nice to meet you again, Luke.”
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And Luke that Han Solo had always known everything and any time he was proven wrong, he just exclaimed that that was the only thing he hadn't known. The fact that this Han is just the same and only his age doesn't bother him at all. It's sort of familiar and reassuring. "It's good to meet you, Han."
Now comes the hard bit. Luke's... not always the most social guy since his training. He knows what he'd say to his Han, but this isn't him. "You want to get a drink?"
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Then he looked down at himself. It’s not that he didn’t have a decent physique or that he was particularly self conscious about the way he looked, but he’d be inviting a lot of stares dressed like this. He hated people staring at him.
On the other hand, he was interested in what Luke might have had to say and it was nice to run into someone from home.
“Yeah, but only if you’re buying.”
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And speaking of desperate, the food they rationed out to Submissives was worse than what he recalled them serving ‘en mass’ to Stormtroopers. Even a decent beer would be a nice break from the flavorless slop he’d been eating since he got here. Something to look forward to, even.
“My place isn’t far.” Han murmured. “You can follow or I can meet you at the bar. Makes no difference to me.”
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"I'll come with you. I can wait outside, it's not a big deal." He isn't going to invite himself into Han's space (such as it is). "I've been by the public housing in the Down a few times. Also, I can sign a thing for you that lets you spend any money you earn! I can vouch for you to get a job too, it might make things easier."
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“So tell me something Luke.” Han murmurs, as he took in the offer. “Did you know me so well that you want to look out for me here or are you just that nice?”
He’s trying to figure out ‘what’s in it for Luke’ to be making offers like that. There had to be something, didn’t there?
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Luke smiles, because it's pretty much the sort of question he'd expect from Han. "I know you that well. We've more or less lived in the same spaces for four years; I know where every smuggling compartment on the Falcon is and I fixed that dodgy circuit that kept shorting out the hyperdrive." He gives a modest shrug. "I'm not that nice."
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It wasn’t a question because he didn’t need to ask. He knew which circuit was being described, it had been one of the first major repairs that Han and Chewie had tackled when the first acquired the Millennium Falcon from Lando. It was funny (and just a little disheartening) that it was still causing them problems years later. You couldn’t blame the ship, though. It had been through a lot.
“We knew each other that long and you didn’t want to be on my crew, huh?” He was trying to figure out what that said about him, because he couldn’t fathom anything else that far into the future — he certainly wouldn’t have guessed that he’d be fighting for the Rebels if you gave him a thousand tries. “Your loss, pal.”
When they got to Han’s building, which was as dreary as most other buildings in the down, he let Luke in. Since it wasn’t an especially tall one, there were only a couple of flights of stairs they needed to climb to get to his floor.
“I’ll be just a minute.” He said, over the sound of the creaking steps. “Do you have a place in mind for getting these drinks at?”
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Luke follows after Han, completely unperturbed by the climbing and walking. "There's a couple of places. One of them does decent food, we can grab something to eat as well if you like."
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He’s immediately distracted from his thoughts by the mention of food, though. When he realized how unappetizing the food was that they supplied to submissives was, he’d just began eating very sparingly.
“Decent sounds like an upgrade for me.” He murmured and lead them to his apartment door. “I’ll be out in a second.”
He does not invite Luke in. Given that he’s stuck with a roommate and there’s not really anything in there to show off. He has to think all these apartments in the down are pretty alike. Besides. It seems as if Luke has been inside the Millennium Falcon, which, is much more personal than this place could ever be to him.
He only leaves Skywalker for three minutes. Literally just long enough for him to change out of this swimsuit and come right back.
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There's no expectation of being invited in. Luke folds his hands in front of him and goes into a quiet stillness while he waits, focusing on not feeling the people around him. There's so much frustration and indignation (rightly so) but he doesn't want to drown himself in it.
He opens his eyes when the door opens and tilts his head. "Shall we?"
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It’s not an outfit that Luke would have recognized, but the style is very much in the taste he would have expected. A utilitarian style outfit that wouldn’t be out of place among paramilitary types. Dark colored trousers with a repeating stripe, a light colored short sleeve shirt with a fairly deep v-neck and a very distinctive holster and blaster combo wore on the hips.
“Yeah, let’s.”
As they begin walking down the stairs, it’s Han who breaks the silence again.
“How long have you been here?”
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"Twenty days." Luke keeps his hands folded to stop himself fidgeting as they move. "They put those of us they call Dominant in this apartment block. It's much nicer than your place, but it's still got that uncomfortable feeling that you're being monitored all the time."
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What gave Han that impression is anybody’s guess. It’s not like Luke had said that he didn’t like it and he didn’t really know him well enough to tell if he was acting normal or abnormal. He just had a feeling. Or maybe he was just projecting his own feelings onto his new friend. He knew wasn’t comfortable with the way things worked in Duplicity.
“You know, I want to hate it for how much better the ‘haves’ are treated than the ‘have nots’, but it ain’t so different than a lot of places back home.”
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Rebellion needs to be subtle when there's nowhere to hide. And getting angry just isn't going to help in many ways, not least of all with the city's ability to interrupt his Force connection.
"Treating submissives bad to force them into contracts is really just slavery. And us outsiders have to contract to one another, so it forces someone like me to claim 'responsibility' for someone else who doesn't agree with this system. I can do my best to give them freedom under that contract, but it still forces them to answer to me and me answerable for them." He takes a deep, slow breath and lets it out, letting the frustration go. Behind them, a bin drops back to the street from where it had been inadvertently pulled into the air.
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