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 Lee Smith on May 12, 2024 9:45:04 GMT -6
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Even if they didn’t tell Rachel anything, she was going to find out. And once Rachel found out, it would only be a matter of time before Robert found out, Lee knew. Even if she didn’t mean to tell him, something would slip out at some point, and Robert would find out. It had happened when Rachel had slipped and told her parents something about her getting married. Before Rachel had even found out that they had left, nevermind Rachel’s panicked call of warning, their parents had shown up at Lee’s front door.
If that had happened, Lee knew that Robert would find out, and much sooner than Lee would want it to happen.
”True, nothing actually happened,” Lee whispered. “But only because Matt interrupted us. And with what he knows of my history, what he’s seen of it,” as she spoke, even after everything else that night, Lee blushed. “I’m sure he had a damn good idea of what would have happened if he hadn’t interrupted, and once we left…”
Because that wasn’t embarrassing at all. Sometimes knowing people sucked.
But then Tarin spoke again, and Lee moved so she could properly look at him again, the confusion evident on his face, her voice more a normal volume now. “If I was expecting ‘this’ to never happen again, I would have never even considered the need to tell Kevin about us. I want this,” she told him, her voice slowly growing softer.. “I want you, Tarin. In case you couldn’t guess, I don’t do one night stands.”
Posted by Tarin Brooks on May 12, 2024 9:45:21 GMT -6
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”Right.” Tarin said, ”Matt interrupted us, you realized what a terrible idea the whole thing was, and we came home.” Tarin said levelly.
Lee did not like Tarin’s suggestion that this could be a one time thing if she wanted and quickly enough she was looking him full in the face and saying so. He winced internally at the mention of one night stands in such a light, memories trying to push their way out of their dark little room in the back of his mind. Tarin shut them back in tight. Lee hadn’t meant it that way and he wasn’t going to take it that way.
”Not a one night stand.” he said, finding Lee’s hand again and holding it, ”Never that…not with you. But if the timing isn’t right, the timing isn’t right.” he said, not able to meet her eyes as he said it.
”I want this too Lee.” he said, ”I knew I wanted it, wanted you, Friday night when you stormed into my room and told me off for leaving you with Robert like that.” . The intervening days had been equal parts agony and anticipation.
He took a deep breath, ”I don’t want to make things harder for you though.”
Posted by Lee Smith on May 12, 2024 9:45:34 GMT -6
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That… if they actually wanted to try and pretend that there was nothing between them, that might work, actually…
As long as they didn't slip up, touching each other too much, or kissing when they weren't alone…at least they could keep things under wraps until she talked to Kevin, while he (hopefully) became comfortable and approving, or at least accepting, of her and Tarin.
As Tarin found her hand and started speaking again Lee smiled. She'd never be a one night stand? It was one thing for her to decide not to be ok with having one night stands, but for Tarin to say she wouldn't be just that…
Lee smiled wider when Tarin said that he wanted her too and she gave his hand a little squeeze.
“Since Friday night?” Lee questioned. It would make sense during parts of that night, such as before Robert arrived, or just before she left his room… “It was when I was mad that you knew?” Lee asked, her head tilted slightly as she looked at Tarin. “Why then?”
Then Tarin went on, and Lee shook her head at him slightly. “And sometimes having someone with you makes it that much easier to get through the tough things in life.
“Plus,” Lee added with a teasing, playful smile. “I think it might be harder to keep my hands off of you all of the time instead of just some of the time.”
Posted by Tarin Brooks on May 12, 2024 9:45:51 GMT -6
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Why then?
”God Lee, you were glorious.” Tarin said, with a smile at the recent memory, ”Storming in like you owned the place…which I guess you technically do…but the point is that I was torn between being absolutely terrified and utterly dumbstruck by how incredibly hot you were .” Tarin smiled thinly then, ”Surely you knew…”
Tarin knew he was being over the top, but Lee had tolerated so much worse from him he decided to just forge on forward, ”You’re just so capable and gorgeous, and talented, and kind, and you have absolutely no idea.”
He sighed, raising her hand to kiss each one of her knuckles in turn, ”It's a little overwhelming.” he admitted finally, cheeks heating a bit with a blush of his own.
It seemed like Lee was really sure though. Sure about them, sure about him and as long as she was sure, as long as Lee wanted him, Tarin was hers. He knew that now.
Still, he chuckled at Lee’s flattery and snuggled into her a little closer,
”It would have been agony.” he agreed, letting the idea die. “So. What are our ground rules?”
Posted by Lee Smith on May 12, 2024 9:46:05 GMT -6
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”God Lee, you were glorious.”
Lee blushed. Bursting into his room wearing pyjamas and angry, he thought that she was incredibly hot?
And then he continued, and Lee quickly lowered her head again, nuzzling into Tarin’s neck as she blushed a bright red. And, while yes, she had proven herself ‘capable’ a week ago at the shop, it hadn’t really been quite enough.
But Tarin really thought all of those things about her? Lee’s blush was just as dark as she also smiled against Tarin’s neck.
Then shivered as she felt him kissing her knuckles. “I…you think so?” she asked softly. Lee honestly didn’t think she was even half as amazing as Tarin did, and definitely not the superhero he’d called her on a couple of occasions. But despite not believing it, the bright red blush on her cheeks was not disappearing.
Ground rules. That would be a very good idea, especially to start with. “I think to start with, I think no kissing or anything else along those lines unless we’re behind closed doors. Or Kevin isn’t and won’t be around, like tonight. And I think you’re right, it’s really none of their business. I think we should try to keep Rachel and Robert in the dark about this as long as we can.”
Posted by Tarin Brooks on May 12, 2024 9:46:35 GMT -6
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”I definitely think.” Tarin said, knowing that Lee didn’t necessarily believe him as she tried to burrow into his neck. She clearly was not used to this kind of compliment.
Then Lee was laying down the ground rules, and they all seemed pretty straightforward and common sense based. It was worth it to make things easier for Kevin. Lee absolutely knew best where her son was concerned and Tarin would follow her lead.
As for the intuitive and somehow perpetually present Smith siblings…Tarin nodded his head, ”It might be nice for us to figure things out first without…interference anyway.” he said, ”Because based on what you told me and how long that conversation lasted Friday I can’t imagine Robert is going to be thrilled…and while I can’t blame him, it would be oddly self sabotaging to fully agree.” Tarin said with a grim little smile.
That smile that got more genuine and a little teasing when he looked down at Lee again, ”So, a secret, forbidden romance, huh?” Tarin said, his hand resuming the slow circles up and down Lee’s back that had paused while the conversation had gotten serious.
Posted by Lee Smith on May 12, 2024 9:46:46 GMT -6
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Lee took a deep breath as she listened to Tarin talk about her brother. Yeah…. “Well, until he found out that you were living here, he really did seem to like you,” Lee told Tarin. “Rachel, on the other hand, I’m sure she’ll be ecstatic when she finds out. Even more so if she finds out it started tonight…”
That gloating was something that Lee was not looking forward to. “Hmm…Maybe before we let them know, we should come up with a story of how this, how we, started that does not involve her scheme to get us to the bar together.”
Yeah, that sounded like a very good idea to Lee.
Lee laughed even as she shivered, feeling Tarin’s hand moving on her back again. “I can honestly say, that is something I would never in a million years thought I’d be involved in,”’ Lee replied, still laughing a bit. “But I guess that’s what it is for now, isn’t it?
“I guess we should have fun with that part of it while we can, shouldn’t we?”
Posted by Tarin Brooks on May 12, 2024 9:47:02 GMT -6
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This was far better than before, Tarin decided. Now that he knew what Lee wanted there were things he could do to help. She had made it crystal clear that she wanted him, wanted to do this, and that was all Tarin had needed to hear. As Lee worked through things Tarin stayed right where he was, doing exactly what he was doing, letting her think.
Robert was going to be a hard sell. Tarin couldn’t help but think back to what Lee had told him. She’d been hurt by merges so often in the past that Robert thought she was suffering actual abuse at the hands of the other Tarin.
As he had in the kitchen the other night, Tarin couldn’t help but consider and acknowledge the fact that Robert had been right in the strictest sense of the word. The things that could happen around Tarin were legitimately dangerous and he wouldn’t be a part of that. Even if Lee was willing to endure all of that, he wasn’t willing to make her.
Lee mentioned wanting to come up with a story so they didn’t have to listen to Rachel gloat and Tarin pulled himself from his thoughts to nod with a small smile. Tarin didn’t care if Rachel gloated, but Lee did and that was something actionable he could do to help.
As for the current status of whatever this was. Lee thought they should have fun with it while they could. ”I like fun.” Tarin said, pulling Lee’s hand back to his lips so he could kiss it before kissing the inside of her wrist, and then her forearm.
Posted by Lee Smith on May 12, 2024 9:47:14 GMT -6
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Tarin didn't really have anything to say about coming up with a story to tell her siblings about how they got together. That was really alright, Lee thought as they laid there. As she laid in Tarin‘s arms . They had time to figure that one out. That was something that they could even talk about and figure out while sitting on the couch as long as Kevin was in his room.
And hopefully in the meantime, Robert would continue being nice to Tarin. Hopefully he would get to like him more before they informed him that they were more than just roommates.
Lee could only hope that finding out about the two of them wouldn't immediately change how he thought about Tarin.
But they had time to figure that out. Because at that very moment, Tarin was laying there beside her, in her bed, and that was so much more important.
“Good,” Lee replied, teasingly. “Because I'm not sure how things would have worked out if you didn't like fun ..” though Lee's words did trail off at the end as Tarin was kissing her wrist, her arm, sending a shiver through her entire body.