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.
"Hi guys! Hey chef, would you mind if I used up a little portion of the grill to make something really quickly?"
Calley waved the spatula (he rather liked the spatula). "I wouldn't mind at all, Coach Mermaid." The fact that she seemed to know what she was doing, judging by the strange things she was doing to that steak, made him mind even less. He might just have to peer over her shoulder in an inconspicuous manner as she cooked hers. Though he really thought he was getting the hang of this--look, the burgers weren't pink anymore! In fact... "Burgers are done!" He said cheerfully, to all those concerned. "I think!"
Fiona smiled and laid two pieces of skirt steak on the adjacent rack next to the burgers. 'Calley did a good job.' she thought, as she peered over at one. "They do seem quite done to the point of being delicious." she laughed. Looking back to her own steak, she grabbed a spatula of her own and pressed the meat harder down over the heat, making sure each part of the steaks recieved equal attention. Grabbing a pinch of salt, she sprinkled it over the steaks, getting ready to add lemon as they simmered.
"I think cooking is one of the few things I can sort of do without thinking. I tend to be such a klutz." she said, with a smile on her face.
Looking to Hunter, she pointed her bright smile at him and then back to the grill.
"I think you better get those pups off the grill before they burn." she said to Calley, handing him a large tray that previously had held done food items.
Posted by gorgan01 on Jun 21, 2007 12:27:09 GMT -6
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Ted contemplated just picking up the burgers with his hands, but decided that that was not only unhygenic, he could well burn himself. An incident like that would likely cause a blur of fur to go whoopass on everyone here. Better let Calley deal with his burgers, and take them once they're nice and far away from the grill. "Hurry up cat-boy, come of us are still hungry. I fancy some meat, not charcoal!" He laughed at his joke in the hopes that laughter was contagious enough that others would laugh and make the joke seem funnier. Just because it never worked before doesn't mean it won't now...
Posted by Cheshire on Jun 21, 2007 13:33:10 GMT -6
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"I think cooking is one of the few things I can sort of do without thinking. I tend to be such a klutz."
Calley watched with mystification as she sprinkled salt on. The part with the spatula he understood: he'd poked the burgers, too. They made happy sizzle-cooking noises when you pressed down on them. He figured that was a good thing. "A klutz?" He asked. "You could have fooled me in the water over there." He followed her gaze to Hunter, and grinned at the look on her face. "Nevermind. Looks like someone's fallen fast and hard."
"I think you better get those pups off the grill before they burn."
"Gah-!" Calley rushed to save his beautiful burgers. And the salmon, too. Catching that I'll-eat-them-all-and-your-hand-too look on Ted's face, he also rushed to put two aside on a separate plate. One for Iris, one for him.
"Hurry up cat-boy, come of us are still hungry. I fancy some meat, not charcoal!"
Calley grinned, and popped a piece of coal out of the bag under the grill and onto the tray. He set the tray next to all the buns and mustard and good stuff. "Whoops--should've told me that sooner, Ted." He joked back. He took the plate with the two lone burgers, and slapped them on buns. "Hey, Iris--what do you want on yours?"
Posted by gorgan01 on Jun 21, 2007 13:40:10 GMT -6
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Ted picked up the coal and made as if to put it in a bun, but when cat-boy turned to Iris he bounced it off of his head. He then qukly picked up another burger, his face a picture of perfect innocence as he ate it. "Where did that come from? I reckon Santa threw it, personally." He turned to Iris. "You fancy a burger?"
Posted by Cheshire on Jun 21, 2007 13:50:37 GMT -6
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IMPACT!
Calley spun around and took a long hard look at Ted's innocent face. "Santa, you say?" He sighed. "I guess I have been a naughty boy this year... but it's a bit early, isn't it?" He rubbed the back of his head melodramatically, and turned to Santa Abyss. "Ted says you missed my stocking, Santa." He took another long look at Ted as the guy offered Iris a burger, too. Then he turned to Iris, hooked a thumb towards Ted, and said melodramatically: "You don't even want to know what this guy eats. I can confidently recommend that you have me make your burger." He held up the plate proudly. "Look! It's already on its bun and everything!"
Posted by gorgan01 on Jun 21, 2007 14:11:04 GMT -6
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Ted turned to cat-boy indignantly. "I don't choose what I eat, the beast does. Come to think of it, have cat-boy's burger, I'll see how many others I can eat whilst he's feeding you." He smiled at Iris, and then put another 4 burgers on his plate before wanderin over to the pool and sitting near it, watching the many Santas playing and contemplating joining in, but decided that they could probably break several of his limbs and that would not end pretty. Settling back on a deck chair, he munched away at his burgers happily, not even bothering to open his eyes. He was eating slower now, what with having had way too many already and these were a little on the burnt side.
Posted by Iris/Rayne on Jun 21, 2007 14:27:22 GMT -6
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Iris nodded appreciatively at Abyss's tail trick. "Now that's a handy trick."
She continued to much away quietly at her melon as the guys talked, and her mind wandered aimlessly, mainly just enjoying the fun day. Eventually Fiona reappeared and began cooking some more. Apparently there were a lot of meat-eaters in the group; she had a feeling there'd be very little food left, which was always a good thing.
She heard Fiona mention something about her being a klutz, which surprised her. "I have a hard time believing that too," she agreed with Calley. "You were too graceful in the water to be a klutz."
She suddenly had that feeling that someone was watching her. Turning her head slightly, she saw Fiona's new friend watching the group. She smiled and nodded at him, and resisted the urge to shiver slightly. Her attention was quickly refocused as Calley and Ted began joking over the food and Ted's 'appetite'.
"Cheese, tomatoe and pickles please," she replied to Calley's question with a chuckle. "Thank you. Looks delicious."
Fiona laughed as she now picked up a long fork with two prongs to flip her meat on the other side.
"I may not look like one in the water, but out of water I tend to knock almost everything down. You can ask Hunter, I think 've knocked into him, what, three times already?" she laughed.
Now adding lemon, swirls of smoke rushed upwards as the cool liquid made contact with some of the burning coals, letting off a zesty aroma. She quickly traded tools for the spatula again, pressing down on the meat as she had done before. Suddenly, she became chilled as she stood, a shiver escaping her.
"Hey Calley, do me a favor and watch this while I get my pants real quick?" she asked, handing him the spatula.
She ran towards her seat, and pulling her light pants on, felt mighty more comfortable as she walked back to the grill area, taking her time to look at the many different people around.
Hunter smiled at the group around the grill. “She’s quite right,” he told Iris, “She is the most extraordinary mix of graceful and clumsy that I’ve ever seen.” He grinned at Fiona and got up to come and have a look at the food.
To his enhanced sense of smell the aroma was strong and delicious, and he looked forward to it. While he drank blood to breathe, he needed food to live, just like the rest of them.
Posted by Cheshire on Jun 21, 2007 16:09:29 GMT -6
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"I don't choose what I eat, the beast does. Come to think of it, have cat-boy's burger, I'll see how many others I can eat whilst he's feeding you."
Calley winced just a little on the inside. Okay, maybe it was not-so-nice of him to make cracks about Ted's mutation. It really wasn't the guy's fault. But more importantly: Ted had just won that round big time. All those burgers were going to be gone before Calley was even half-way through with his second; he just knew it. With a sigh, he dropped a few more burgers on the grill to get them cooking before heading over to fill Iris' order.
He presented it to her with a flourish that was somewhat ruined when he belatedly grabbed his own burger off the plate. Cheese, tomatoes, and mustard for him. Lots of mustard. "M'Lady." He said humbly as he set the plate before her.
"Hey Calley, do me a favor and watch this while I get my pants real quick?" Fiona asked. Calley took the spatula willingly enough.
"Be quick," he warned, looking warily at her masterfully seasoned steaks. Burgers, he had conquered: he wasn't quite up to marinated-salted-lemoned steak level yet. While he was there, he poked at his new round of burgers. Sizzzzle... He snuck a look back at Ted, too. Okay. So maybe the eating-habits joke had been really far out of line. Not much he knew to do about it know, though. He bit his burger, and kept poking at the grill's residents with his free hand.
The salmon steak was wonderful and was now devoured entirely. Nika felt very content as she sprawled out on her towel once more. The tip of her tail raising up ever so slightly almost as if she were patting the towel. She watched the others talking about food and such.
A tree would russle slightely, near where Nika was lieing down. The russling quickly followed by an enthusiastic shout:
"Cannon Ball!"
A shimmering round ball would splash into the pool, sending a huge slash strait into the air, and a large spay of water towards Nika. The splash was luckily no where near the groupe of people near the grill, but it definately was close enough to soke the cat girl.
A short second would pass, and Nail would surface out of the pool, near the edge close to Nika, a goofy smile plastered on his face.
Her ears perked as she heard movement in the tree and then focused in on someone shouting "CANNON BALL!" again. However, much to the poor cat girl's disliking something did plummet into the water sending it spraying into the air and onto her.
At first there was an instant feeling of shock when she went from being warm and content to being hit with cold water. As she sat up her mood quickly changed to being very upset. She looked around for who the culprit was.
That’s when her attention was drawn to Nail as he called out to Nika. She could feel her adrenaline feeding into her blood. The look on her face was much like the ever dreaded look of death people normally used as a figure of speech. “You…YOU!!” was all she could utter as she sprung up in a flash and with VERY surprising speed ran over to one of the coolers, picked it up and ran back at Nail. Just before she got to the edge of the pool she ripped open the top and flung the icy contents onto Nail.
Satisfied with her repayment she then returned to her towel and dried herself off and laid back down. “What’s up Nail?”
Nail could actually see Nikas' fury grow just by looking at her, before he could even utter a single word of remorse, he was strusk with about three gollons of icy water, aswell as the occational soda can.
"Gah!"
After screaming like a little girl and hopping out of the pool shakely, Nail found himself on a rock beside the pool, teeth chattering and arms crossed, and shivering, watching Nika sit back down on her towel.
“What’s up Nail?”
"... I'm not quite sure I deserved that..."
He definately did not look the same as usual. His hair looked drastically different wet, and was no longer shaggy as it usually was. He was wearing a pair of dark red swim trunks, which he had actually bought only hours ago.
Turning around, he reached into the pool and pulled out a sprite that was bobbing on the surface and cracked it open.
"I just got here. Thought I'd drop in. Sorry if I startled you." He smiled another goofy smile, this time through chattering teeth.