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 Pharoah Dynasty
An ancient sorceress is on a quest to bring her long-lost warrior-king to the modern era in a bid for global domination. Can the heroes of the modern world stop her before all is lost?
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 Aurum Mellitus on Jun 22, 2013 19:59:37 GMT -6
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Did he look for trouble? It didn't take him a second to mentally answer 'heck no!' Had he gone on that bus hoping someone would beat someone up? No. Would he let it happen, if he saw it? No! He'd call the cops. Which he'd done. He understood where she was coming from, with the worrying about him, and all of that garbage, but... she really didn't know what she was saying.
"Riley. I get that you don't want me hurt. Or worse. I get that you were scared during the riots, because that was a possibility. But then, I wasn't running around looking for trouble. Trouble was all over the city. I was at work." Aurum said.
He continued after a breath, tone serious, and concerned. "I don't go looking for for trouble, ever. Today, I called the cops on a guy for doing something he shouldn't have. That was all. And with the whole zombie thing, I was protecting my little sister! Not running off, searching for a dragon to slay. It isn't like I'd let Ami get hurt! And I'd do the same for you... because you're important to me. I don't know what you mean about 'too perfect'..."
He shook his head, finishing his thoughts. "During the riots, we had a talk. And I stayed with you, because trouble was everywhere. That's fine. But you seem to have misunderstood things. I wasn't running around saving people. And I sure as hell don't plan to. I stayed with you, because we were both scared. And there was nothing I could do in that situation, and it didn't warrant me doing a thing. This time was different. I saw something happening. I could do something about it. I. Called. The. Cops. On. A bastard. And I'd do it every time. Just maybe next time, less dramatically. With less chances of getting punched. ... And I promise I'll call the cops the next time I see someone robbing a bank, abducting kids, or beating their wife, too. I can't agree to turn a blind eye. And I'm definitely not quitting my job because defending a rapist in court might make some people want to slug me. Tough. Cookies. I follow the law. And the law provides protections for everyone. Innocent until proven guilty. I'm not going to rehash why that's good."
During his entire dialogue, Aurum had never stopped talking to give Riley a chance to interject. Apparently, responding to every little thing she'd said had been important to him. Because she was mad at him for being an upstanding citizen, and that was not okay.
Posted by Riley Sommers on Jun 22, 2013 20:36:54 GMT -6
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Nov 24, 2013 13:55:37 GMT -6
Riley listened, and listened, and listened, and Aurum explained....and explained...and explained.
A lot of the things he said were right. There were also a lot of good points in there. There were lots of other things too. Lots and lots of other things. Enough that she figured the elevator would have started moving. When it was obvious that Aurum was done speaking, and not breathing or pausing for dramatic effect, she took a deep breath and spoke herself. Amazingly, her voice was calm, even if her fist was clenched at her side.
"Oh. I know you'll do your job Aurum, and I don't think anyone would question that. Hell or high water, guilty or not. You'll be there on the side of the law. Because we know the law is never wrong."
That hand was still clenched in a fist at her side.
"And thank you for your acquiescence." she said sarcastically, "I know it's got to be hard to sacrifice all the drama. My God..." she said with a gasp, "They might not even clap next time."
Posted by Aurum Mellitus on Jun 22, 2013 20:54:39 GMT -6
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She was being mean. And petty. And the kind of person one wouldn't ever want on a jury. Because she didn't believe in innocent until proven guilty. She was a firm believer in 'if they're on the stand, they're clearly at fault.' The world doesn't work that way. There were a few other things she said he noted to reply to after she was done talking. She was in one of her most dangerous forms... and interrupting her was tantamount to suicide. Sometimes, it stunk having a gorgeous, passionate woman... but there were times he wouldn't have it any other way.
She finished. He held his tongue. He took a breath to compose himself, closing his eyes, hand against his forehead.
"Look." He said. 'Unjust laws get repealed,' he didn't say. "I could do without the drama, and I don't care if people clap... or look at me like I'm an idiot, which some of them did." He said. "If you worry about me so much... I'll be more careful. Because I love you... and I wouldn't want you putting your life on the line over something stupid, either... but I still stand by most of my actions. The only thing I did that was stupid was taunting the bull."
Posted by Riley Sommers on Jun 22, 2013 21:29:51 GMT -6
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"That’s because sometimes you are one." Riley said. She still hadn't vented all the venom, and the saying went, 'better out than in.' Besides, it was a well established fact that sometimes Aurum was an idiot.
She was worried about him. And she cared about him. She cared enough about him that she'd let a lot of the little digs in his monologue go without throwing them back in his face. He didn't know how hard she worked, and that's the way she wanted it to stay.
He was also acknowledging that there was an issue. That at least some of what he was doing was unreasonable. Riley's simmering anger came down another notch. Now she was just a little bit disgusted.
"That eye is going to look like crap in court." she pointed out. "Nobody wants a wannabe prize fighter defending them."
Posted by Aurum Mellitus on Jun 23, 2013 11:56:08 GMT -6
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He didn't comment on her calling him an idiot. Sometimes, he was. Plus, he could sense she was coming down from an 'anger high', and needed to vent some of that heat. He knew her. Instead of getting angry, he looked charming as a lawyer with a black eye. A poor darling baby lawyer in need of care.
"We'd better ice it, then." He said. "Can't have your man looking bad in court, now can we?" He wasn't smirking. He was completely sincere, and serious. "Sorry, Riley." He added. "For stressing you out."
Posted by Riley Sommers on Jun 23, 2013 12:07:28 GMT -6
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Riley snorted. It was unladylike and she didn't care. Aurum was trying to weasel his way back in, and at the moment, she wasn't having any of it. That didn't mean that she wouldn't at some point, but he'd made his point. Now she was going to make hers, to her peril or not.
"I'm sorry you did too." she admitted, "And this is really hard...and why I don't do this." It was too hard to care when you couldn't control the situation in a way that was going to work out in your favor.
Aurum stood there, looking charming and trampled upon and shielded by his armor of justice. Riley shook her head.
The elevator started moving then, with a jerk and its customary shudder.
"I've got ice in the apartment. Do you have a ride you can call?" It wasn't all going to be sunshine and rainbows. That's not how things worked in real life, and no matter how many times Aurum said he got it...it was obvious that he didn't. When he did, they could talk.
Posted by Aurum Mellitus on Jun 23, 2013 12:36:19 GMT -6
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He really shouldn't have apologized. He'd been trying to smooth things over... and help her... and give her a reason to calm down. But she'd thrown it in his face. He didn't really like the whole 'this is why I don't do this' refrain she always sang, either. Maybe he was a little mad, now, and it was clouding his thinking. He'd thought he understood her, and that he was in the right. And here she was, punishing him for getting punched. He needed to sort this whole situation out. It had escalated way too quickly.
He grimaced. How had this situation even happened? "You know, I really don't like it when you say 'This is why I don't do this. It sounds like an ultimatum."
Posted by Riley Sommers on Jun 23, 2013 22:34:29 GMT -6
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Was she giving an ultimatum? Riley could feel the balance of a lot of things riding on this moment. Aurum hadn't backed down, and he'd called her on a little bit of her BS. She wasn't going to get her way here, and she needed to decide whether or not he was worth everything that came along with him.
Riley crossed her arms and frowned deeply. "It's why I've never done this." she corrected. It was a twig, rather than an olive branch, but a tiny, deeply buried part of Riley knew that Aurum had been correct.
That didn't mean she was going to admit it though, and it didn't mean that she was going to stop being angry at him for being a moron.
"And I don't like it when you act like you know better than I do" Riley stood up straight and held her head up, "When it comes to real scum bags, I've got way more experience. I feel like you forget that sometimes."
Posted by Aurum Mellitus on Jun 25, 2013 21:37:31 GMT -6
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What she'd said was a minor change from its previous iteration, but he got the feeling that little change had meant and changed a lot. 'Well then, would it still be a little change, idiot?' he mentally reprimanded himself. 'Yeah,' he decided. But it was something. Things weren't completely fixed, but yadda yadda. Something.
Riley spoke about him knowing better than her... about scumbags. He opened his mouth. Then closed it. Then spoke. "You know plenty about scumbags. I never liked the dirt bag who took you to court. I've never questioned your capability of determining who is a scumbag." He sighed, and ran a hand through his hair, eyes trailing off somewhere. "Sometimes, I hate my job. But the law is the law. It is what it is. I hope you realize I don't love defending dirtbags for a living. More often, I'd rather help a client who was innocent. But it's not my job to judge who's guilty and who's innocent. That's up to the jury to decide. And usually, they're almost as good as you."
Posted by Riley Sommers on Jun 25, 2013 21:54:39 GMT -6
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"It's not about your job." Riley said, but it was good to know that he felt that way. Riley had kind of assumed, because Aurum wasn't a jerk...but the confirmation helped.
"It's about you getting shot in the face by one because he doesn't play by the same rules you do. And it's about me not getting my way."
The doors to the elevator opened and Riley purposefully kicked the door as she got out, assuming that Aurum would follow her to the apartment.
Posted by Aurum Mellitus on Jun 25, 2013 22:07:06 GMT -6
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He followed in silence. Because it was probably the smartest thing right now. More and more, he was understanding her point. Still stood by calling the cops, of course, because lady beater was a scumbag. But... yeah, he had enough holes in his body already, thank you very much. He certainly did not need another.
The elevator doors closed with a ding as he followed her down the hall.
He felt stupid and sheepish, and knew that was her intent. Beneath all the anger and bluster, she cared. He really should have been touched. 'Damn right, you should be', Riley probably would have said. 'Now don't freaking get shot!' ... She might have used courser language than that. And it would have been glorious.
Posted by Riley Sommers on Jun 25, 2013 22:15:17 GMT -6
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He followed, just like Riley knew hoped he would. They were going to be okay...she hadn't even realized she'd been worried until that moment, but again...the relief was palpable. Why did Aurum do that to her? Why did she keep asking herself that question?
The door was shut, but Riley wasn't quite ready to play nice yet, so she made her way to the kitchen to get Aurum the ice she'd promised. It didn't take her long, and she made her way back to the living room.
"Here." she said holding it out. It was still to be determined whether or not she was kicking his ass out after this.
Posted by Aurum Mellitus on Jun 26, 2013 18:24:09 GMT -6
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The ice was wrapped in a hand towel, a small gray one with blue and red lines that cut across it like a graph. His fingers lost their warmth as they closed around it, ice instantly starting to melt. It'd take a while, but the warmth of his hand would do it. As would his face. He pressed the cloth against his eye where the guy had slugged him.
"Thanks." He said.
He stood there, face cold, and felt naked. He wasn't sure why.
Posted by Riley Sommers on Jun 26, 2013 18:51:47 GMT -6
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Aurum said thanks, and Riley just nodded her head. They were standing there now, and things were definitely a little awkward. Clasping her hands in front of her, Riley frowned. Aurum really did look a little worked over, and suddenly she felt kind of bad for making him think that she was going to kick him out.
"You want to watch some TV. I paused one of those house hunting shows where couples argue over whether or not to move to the suburbs and look at a bunch of places....."
If what she'd offered before was a twig...this was a California Redwood. "It's going to take that ice a while to work."
Posted by Aurum Mellitus on Jun 26, 2013 19:01:14 GMT -6
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Her response made him feel a bit less bare. He was still bruised and battered from the argument, like a apple that fell into the pancake mix. He wasn't going to sit and contemplate that visual imagery, or the related pun. He was going to take the offer and run with it. She was being awful gracious, for a woman who'd just nearly given him a heart attack.
"Sure." He said, voice a little quiet. "That could be nice."