The X-men run missions and work together with the NYPD, striving to maintain a peaceful balance between humans and mutants. When it comes to a fight, they won't back down from protecting those who need their help.
Haven presents itself as a humanitarian organization for activists, leaders, and high society, yet mutants are the secret leaders working to protect and serve their kind. Behind the scenes they bring their goals into reality.
From the time when mutants became known to the world, SUPER was founded as a black-ops division of the CIA in an attempt to classify, observe, and learn more about this new and rising threat.
The Syndicate works to help bring mutantkind to the forefront of the world. They work from the shadows, a beacon of hope for mutants, but a bane to mankind. With their guiding hand, humanity will finally find extinction.
Since the existence of mutants was first revealed in the nineties, the world has become a changed place. Whether they're genetic misfits or the next stage in humanity's evolution, there's no denying their growing numbers, especially in hubs like New York City. The NYPD has a division devoted to mutant related crimes. Super-powered vigilantes help to maintain the peace. Those who style themselves as Homo Superior work to tear society apart for rebuilding in their own image.
MRO is an intermediate to advanced writing level original character, original plot X-Men RPG. We've been open and active since October of 2005. You can play as a mutant, human, or Adapted— one of the rare humans who nullify mutant powers by their very existence. Goodies, baddies, and neutrals are all welcome.
Short Term Plots:Are They Coming for You?
There have been whispers on the streets lately of a boogeyman... mutant and humans, young and old, all have been targets of trafficking.
The Fountain of Youth
A chemical serum has been released that's shaving a few years off of the population. In some cases, found to be temporary, and in others...?
MRO MOVES WITH CURRENT TIME: What month and year it is now in real life, it's the same for MRO, too.
Fuegogrande: "Fuegogrande" player of The Ranger, Ion, Rhia, and Null
Neopolitan: "Aly" player of Rebecca Grey, Stephanie Graves, Marisol Cervantes, Vanessa Bookman, Chrysanthemum Van Hart, Sabine Sang, Eupraxia
Ongoing Plots
Magic and Mystics
After the events of the 2020 Harvest Moon and the following Winter Solstice, magic has started manifesting in the MROvere! With the efforts of the Welldrinker Cult, people are being converted into Mystics, a species of people genetically disposed to be great conduits for magical energy.
The Welldrinker Cult
A shadowy group is gaining power, drawing in people who are curious, vulnerable, or malicious, and turning them into Mystics. They are recruiting people into their ranks to spread the influence of magic in the world, but for what end goal?
Are They Coming for You?
There have been whispers on the streets lately of a boogeyman... mutant and humans, young and old, all have been targets of trafficking.
Adapteds
What if the human race began to adapt to the mutant threat? What if the human race changed ever so subtly... without the x-gene.
Atlanteans
The lost city of Atlantis has been found! Refugees from this undersea mutant dystopia have started to filter in to New York as citizens and businessfolk. You may make one as a player character of run into one on the street.
Got a plot in mind?
MRO plots are player-created the Mods facilitate and organize the big ones, but we get the ideas from you. Do you have a plot in mind, and want to know whether it needs Mod approval? Check out our plot guidelines.
Posted by Kealey Shinbo on Jan 24, 2011 22:10:41 GMT -6
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Oh man. Kealey was following the emotions like a soap opera. Shin didn’t like her idea…didn’t like it at all. He thought that Andrew should go and cheer Kate up himself. Kealey could tell by the way his emotions went from relief to sheer terror and defensiveness that the last thing Andrew wanted to do was to try and go do that. Why though? That’s what Kealey wanted to find out. That’s what Kealey was trying to find out by sending Shin and his defense of her somewhere else.
She loved him for that defense, for how intensely he was working to make her feel better. She really wanted to get Andrew alone though….so she could pick his brain about what had happened. Turned out…Kealey didn’t need to do that.
She’d kissed him. Kissed Andrew.
And was crying.
Kealey was confused. She looked at Shin….and was confused. Kissing, at least in Kealey’s experience, was a good thing. The confusion was probably written clearly on her face.
”And now…she’s crying?” Kealey asked, ”Was it a bad kiss?”
Posted by Tetsuya Shinbo on Jan 24, 2011 23:08:39 GMT -6
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It was a good thing Shin did not feel Andrew's emotions, or take the man's situation to heart. He would have balked. Could have, maybe should have. Andrew had kissed a girl, and he hadn't liked it. Or wait, she'd kissed him. And things had gotten awkward. Was he trying to avoid it? Wimpy.
Kealey didn't get why Andrew felt that way. Felt whatever he felt. Shin didn't either. He was no Empath. But he got that it had made things awkward. Guys didn't usually blush like Andrew had blushed and was currently blushing without a good reason. He'd said as much, and to reiterate it, Shin got him. But.
"You need to face your problems and make things better. Running never helps. You can only run so long." Shin stated. He turned to Kealey, and tried to explain things better. "Andrew didn't probably want the kiss, or wasn't expecting it. Think about how it would have gone if I'd kissed you from out of left field, instead of giving you a chance to search your heart for a decisive answer, as to whether you felt the same way about me or not."
Posted by Andrew Leroy on Jan 24, 2011 23:46:01 GMT -6
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Great, talking about his love life. This was something Andrew largely avoided. It was frankly embarrassing and too many annoying questions tended to arise when or if someone realized that he was just as happy with a guy as a girl. At least, that was how it had been before his mutation. Eh, excuses aside he just wasn't comfortable talking about it. And now they were. And trying to force him to confront Kate.
No.
Just no.
In fact...
"Sorry, no. Running away has served me perfectly well in the past and it'll work just fine now."
Andrew looked at Shin and then Kealey. Let them think him a coward. He was so it would be right on the mark. Right now was not the time he needed to be thinking about romance with anyone. He just didn't want to. In either case Shin was right, Andrew wasn't sure how he felt about Kate. Or Verdy either. That was a whole other kettle of fish. At least it was resolved for now. Kate on the other hand...he just wasn't ready to handle another, 'I'm sorry I accidentally made you like me/said something I wasn't supposed to.' talk.
Posted by Kealey Shinbo on Jan 30, 2011 18:50:48 GMT -6
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While Kealey could see the merit in the suggestions that Shin gave Andrew…she could see Andrew’s side too. The mere mention of going and talking to Kate made him uncomfortable on several different levels. ..which still confused Kealey. They’d been friends before…Kate had made a mistake…couldn’t they still be friends now?
Shin explained the situation another way and Kealey frowned as she tried to put herself in the situation he described. All it really got her was blushing cheeks and a conundrum. What would have happened if things had played out the way Shin described. Would they have ended up where they were now? Would everything have been fine?
Kealey frowned more. Maybe? Maybe not though…she’d balked so bad at the simple verbal admission Shin had given…if he’d kissed her. Kealey nodded a little, still troubled by the thoughts. Talking things out was definitely the way to do it.
”I don’t think you should run.” Kealey said, eyebrows drawing together at Andrews insistence that it was the best option.
”She’s really sad…Andrew…really really sad. If you want to still be friends…you need to talk about this.” Kealey said with feeling.
She looked at Andrew, then she looked at Shin.
”Maybe not tonight…but this isn’t going to fix itself.”
Posted by Tetsuya Shinbo on Jan 30, 2011 21:54:58 GMT -6
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Lame. Andrew was lame. He was a coward. Totally unmanly. If Shin had been more manly, that might have meant something. As it was, it was just a disappointment.
"Ugh."
He didn't know what else to say. It was just... bleh. It left a bad taste in his mouth.
"I agree," He sighed, scratching the back of his neck uncomfortably, and looking to Kealey, because he couldn't look at Andrew at the moment. "It won't sort itself out. You will need to do something. Kealey's right. Nothing, ever, fixes itself."
Posted by Andrew Leroy on Jan 30, 2011 22:10:58 GMT -6
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And now he felt worse. How on earth these two were making him feel worse with each passing moment was a mystery. Seriously. Kate was apparently very very sad according to Kealey and now Shin wouldn't even look at him. The guilt, discomfort, and heck even some disappointment in himself were enough to almost make him wish he could just cease existing for a moment. And all this over a stupid kiss! Seriously, as if he could have known she'd react that badly to him being surprised.
"Fine, I'll fix it. But not now. Not tonight."
Andrew glared at a spot on the wall instead of looking at Kealey and Shin. Why bother? Shin would be looking the other way and Kealey would just look confused and probably vaguely disappointed. Right now he'd rather face down that mugger again and deal with that than deal with Kate crying. Trying to shame him into going wasn't going to achieve anything. He almost wanted to explain everything that had happened since he'd last talked to Kealey but if they were over reacting to this then they'd have a field day with him killing someone and the whole thing with Verdy. No dice.
Posted by Kealey Shinbo on Jan 30, 2011 22:36:43 GMT -6
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Andrew was keeping something back, but with the way things were going, Kealey decided to refrain from asking anything about it. Shin was so very obviously not impressed by what was happening there, that alarms went off in her head whenever she thought about it. No, Kealey kept her mouth shut. She knew where Andrew lived, he wouldn’t get away with keeping secrets. Not from her.
Andrew said he would fix things, but that he wouldn’t fix them now. Kealey couldn’t exactly tell, but it seemed like he meant it…at least the ‘later’ part. And he felt so guilty…the blond couldn’t help but reciprocate. Her arms wrapped around her middle for a moment as she watched the level of awkwardness in the room increase tenfold, and Shin and Andrew avoided looking at each other or anyone else.
Man…why had they been so mean.
Kealey moved a little closer to Shin, reaching out a hand in hopes he’d stop being so upset with Andrew and maybe they could go back to Black Lagoon soon, ”We didn’t mean to pry…or be mean Andrew…and I’m sorry you’ve had a rough night. I just wasn’t….ready for all that.”
Posted by Tetsuya Shinbo on Jan 31, 2011 17:08:40 GMT -6
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Shin took hand. Shin tugged hand, pulling Kealey away. "Let's leave him to think about things," He said quietly. "It's late. We should probably head to bed. Kate'll be fine..." He didn't really want to bother her now. Not if Andrew was being weak like some loser. Shin wasn't sure he liked feeling that way, either. He'd kind of respected Andrew, up till now. Weird.
He was still annoyed and frustrated. He didn't want to get heated. The only option that seemed reasonable to Shin was to leave, and let things sort themselves out. As much as he hated leaving a sad person in the mansion at around 4AM to make Kealey mopey. ... And wow. Had he really interrupted everyone's sleep at 3 in the morning because of Kealey? He... really didn't need to make that a habit.
Out the door, they went, leaving Andrew to think about what he'd done.