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.
<< "Bull-honky on the questions and I like to think I can handle myself."
Geo lay and looked up at Emily as she sent an electric current through his head. He winced waiting for intence pain to set in, but nothing happened. He opened up one eye and looked around, the blonde was still on top of him and appeared to be trying to electricute everyone in the alley, but how. Then Geo felt something cool on his leg, some kind of liquid. Geo thought for a moment, if he sinks like a rock in water then maybe he was immune to electricity like a rock too. He watched as Emily appeared to be in some kind of pain, Geo reached out with his powers and Expanded the cage so that he would have plenty of space to stand.
He transformed his arms to their giant rock form and stood up. He picked up the blonde beauty and lifted her out of the liquid, hoping it would cut off the current that was pulsing through the milk. Geo liked this idea, he had an advantage against something this definatly equaled out the water thing.
Under no normal circumstances did she left boys pick her up. Lori was a 'I do things myself so go F yourself' kind of girl. But when Geo stood, pulling her out of the liquid and cutting the connection that completed the open in the circuit, she was suddenly glad he hadn't gone comatose with her shock. Had he even felt the heat from the resistance? From what she could see of him, honestly, she couldn't tell. Must be another rock trick ... or something.
Small jolts still jumped occasionally from her legs where the moisture pooled and dripped. It never seemed to bother Geo, though each one was a shameful waste of Lori's energy.
She panted weakly. Honestly, she was lucky to be awake after that kind of drain. Her skin looked pallid and waxy. Had he waited much longer to stand, if she hadn't fed off of the live wire earlier... they would have had to hook jumper cables up to her to get her started again.
"Let it out." She commented hoarsely to Geo as she looked around to see the fate of the rest of the alleyway's inhabitants. Surprisingly there was only one red man, and he looked pissed enough for all six... seven? How many of those had there been again? "Let your walls down and let the milk drain... even better -- increase the slope and funnel the liquid out of the area. You can do that, I'm sure." She snipped, still rather raspy. She apparently wasn't a 'please' and 'thank you' kind of girl either.
Her current energy level was far below her generally accepted minimum threshold and dropping with every superfluous arch of electricity. She needed to get moving... or sleeping. Plugging in wasn't sounding like a bad thing either, but physically, she was starting to drag. Unfortunately, it wasn't only her power level that determined her stamina.
Running was no longer an option. As soon as the milk was gone, she would insist on being put on her feet again -- of course that was assuming that by the time the area was dry the rubbery jell-o feeling would pass. She knew she didn't have the energy to run... they could probably guess at least that much about her just by looking. She did, however, at least want to stand for as long as her legs would allow. Let them question her as a competent individual, not a cowering shrew.
"I think it's safe to say that you have my attention. Just-- don't let big red pappa bear eat me, okay?" She gave Geo her best 'Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi; you're my only hope.' eyes.
Geo let down the girl, he trusted that his friend would be calm as long as his other halfs were in decent shape. With a stomp of his foot Geo brought down the wall to the back alley, leaving the one to the street up to delay the incoming cops, a small earth funnel formed in the center of the alley and the liquid drained from the alley. Geo watched as Abyss talked to the trouble maker and smiled as he said she was their kind of people. Geo thought that the second she ran out the door. Geo powered down his arms assuming she wouldn't be to hard to catch at this point. Geo felt a sudden wave of exaustion, he had used his powers without thinking of strain.
Geo shook his head and looked at Abyss as he spoke, "The Hellbeast is back at the garage, Bonecracker is right around the corner, it'll make for an easier escape." He reached in his pocket and withdrew his keys, he started to walk back towards his bike but remembered that Emily still hadn't answered. "So are you coming beautiful?" Geo said holding out his hand.
"You! Are lucky they are all alive!" The big red guy was walking up as the liquid drained and rolling his neck. It only seemed to accentuate the angry vein that stood out along the side of his forehead. If he was going to squish her - now was totally that time. Once the milk was clear Geo set Lori on her feet again. She battled with a bout of vertigo, but it was a battle she was more than determined to win. She squared her shoulders and stood her ground as big red began his rant.
"I sent them to make sure you got out of whatever you got into, safely. All be it I was also interested in hearing why you left your mess at Geo's feet and ran," Lori rolled her eyes. There would have been no mess in the first place if she'd just left like she normally did. She'd been too greedy. Thinking on it now, she was lucky she hadn't tried to pull a fast one on wonder-boy. He didn't seem too shaken up by her sizzle and pop.
"but thats all, not an issue now. You are a trouble maker," Okay she couldn't help but roll her eyes again. "You are a thief," She was careful to make no movement. He had no reason to surmise that she was, indeed, a thief -- at least, not that she knew of. "You are dangerous," She shrugged. So? "and you are our kind of people... Come with us, and we will take you from the minor pickpocketing leagues, to where the real money is at."
"Huh?" The sirens were blaring. She tensed, ready to run by instinct, and regretted it. Lori took a fast and hard seat on her bum, right in the soggy earth. At least it wasn't soggy enough to open the circuit again. Augh, her skirt was still soaked and making little jolts skip along her legs. She started rolling her shoulder and swinging her arm to try and make up at least a marginal amount of charge. They were talking about escape and she was totally lost. One thing was for sure - if they left without her she was no longer supposedly jailbait... she'd actually be jail bound. Lori was still trying to figure out where Big Pappa'd hidden all those brothers of his when they seemed to reach a conclusion.
"So are you coming beautiful?"
She swore frustrated that she hadn't been paying attention and ran over her options one last time. She could go with the weirdos who had been keeping her from leaving until she fried the crap out of them and then they all disappeared excepting one Red and one Geo... or sit in the mud until the cops came and found her in possession of the green that wasn't hers, Mr. No-tip's nap, a twisted metal door way with a bloody red squish on the back, destroyed public property, heck - the destruction in general... "Take me anywhere you want, Tiger, as long as it's the hell away from here."
She offered her hand for Geo to help her up. She wasn't going to trust her legs with the strain of standing - walking? She'd have to see. She could probably make it to a get away vehicle if she really forced herself. She wouldn't be normal again until she refilled a bit of that charge.
Geo smiled as the beautiful women took his hand and called him Tiger. "Anything you want," He said and guided her around the corner of the alley where his bike was parked, it was a black kawasaki ninja modded by himself with the word 'Bonecracker' writen on the side. (see profile for more) He hopped on and handed Emily the helmet hanging from the handle bars. He then kick started the bike and revved the engine. "Hold on tight gorgeous." He said, he heard Abyss speak behind him, "My favorite game Big Red."
Geo then took off out of the alley at his normal break neck speed, adding on handling adjustments given his passenger. Geo dropped from the curb and onto the road, it was late but still the traffic was ridiculus. He possitioned the bike between the rows of cars and began to pull back on the gas like there was no tommorow. Faint hints of blue and red could be seen in the distance.
"You'd better be good at this." She slid into place behind Geo and skimmed her hands around the black leather that encased his torso. "'Cause I can't cover your ass after all those stunts." The whole walk over she'd curiously continued to windmill her arm. She needed the juice.
Lori debated tossing the helmet aside, but decided she didn't trust him enough. Besides if they were seen leaving the scene, she'd be harder to identify later. Geo looked awfully young to outrun the men in blue, but she could hardly assume anyone's age due to her own youthful appearance. Big Pappa's words seemed confident enough in the youth's handling ability, though.
"By the way blondie, whats your name?" She was almost surprised when the red guy addressed her directly again. Lori looked at Geo unapologetically.
"Lori." She grinned barbarously between the boys, "but you can call me Charge if you're into that kind of thing, Pumpkin." She'd hardly finished the words before they were off, shooting between cars at breakneck speeds. A girl could get used to this kind of life.
Geo let out a howl of joy as the cops began to catch up, he loved a good chase. He saw Abyss take out a moto-cop that was next to him and there was one inbetween the two that appeared to be targetted by Abyss. Geo eased up on the gas and allowed the cop to get next to them, Geo then looked up ahead and time a nudge to the cop to have him crash into the rear of a porche and the cop sent flying into the back of a pick up truck.
Geo laughed as he watched the cop fly in his mirror, he almost missed a cab changing lanes in front of them. Geo cranked the clutch and the bike lifted into a wheelie, the front tire hit the car and the bike drove right over it. Geo suprised himself with that one, but he liked the rush, he'd be doing alot worse if he didn't have a girl with him. He then worked his way to the right side of the road and popped up the curve and onto the sidewalk. A moto-cop was coming up his tail again, he decided to get creative with this take down. He jammed the break of the bike and it came to a sudden stop lifting up to its front wheel.
Geo spun the bike around so that he was facing the oncoming cop until the rear wheel touched down. He released the break and pulled back on the gas launching forward. He transformed his right arm and clothes lined the on coming cop. He signaled to Abyss to keep heading towards the sanct, he'd catch up.
She smirked at the speed. Frowned at the cops. Laughed when the fuzz flew into the back of a pick up and whooped excitedly when Geo took them up and over a little sexy porsche. Man, What a rush! She only became worried when he seemed to get cocky and spun around to play chicken with the motorcycle cop. She swore like a drunken sailor up until the moment the fuzz took it in the chest.
"Oooh... I almost feel bad for that guy." She followed Pappa Bear with her eyes as he passed. Red zipped right by the fallen officer who was laid out flat on the ground, wheezing and fumbling for his gun and radio at the same time. Lori doubted he could talk straight after that number, but broken bones didn't necessarily keep him from shooting at them. And Lori was in back, perfect line of sight, and she avidly refused to use her power unless it was a life or death situation... which could be soon unless wonder-boy continued his wonder-handling.
"Hey, don't get too cocky," She tugged tiredly at Geo's jacket to make sure she had his attention, "nights not over yet."
Geo slowed down the bike and glanced over his shoulder at the blonde, "Don't worry Emily i have alot more where that came from." He burnt out and spun around to take off down their original direction, Geo didn't see anymore black and whites on his tail so he assumed they must have figured out the way they were going. It wasn't to long before he caught up with Abyss who had apparently tossed a car into a building and was now whipping spike strips above his head. Geo slowwed down and looked over at Abyss, "How much further to the sanctuary?" He asked.
Before the clothes-lined cop had time to recover enough to aim, they were off in the right directions again. Ah, so she didn't have to get shot after all, that was good news.
"Don't worry Emily i have a lot more where that came from."
She snickered back at his accusatory tone. "You ordered a Peppermint Schnapps, kitten, what was I supposed to do? Gargle you before bed?" She laughed mercilessly. Peppermint Schnapps were for pansies in Lori's book. Not rock-hurling, mad motorcycle diving beasties... those boys typically drank something stiffer in her imagination.
She stiffened when Geo pulled up next to Abyss and mentioned the Sanctuary. "You guys are homeless?" She shouted above the motorcycle engines. She was only half kidding. She'd heard of the Sanctuary... the golden doors, the raid a few months back... she didn't read the news, but when they interrupted her shows to shout about mutant activity and mutant harboring hobo shelters she didn't always immediately scramble to find the remote. You had to be an idiot and a non-mutant to not know what the Sanctuary was.
Geo laughed when the girl asked if they were homeless. He never thought of the sanctuary as a homeless shelter, more like a hall of freedom. He nodded at Abyss' directions and then ducked when he threw the strips. "I'll see you there, try not to do to much damage." Geo joked before taking off down the street and taking the first left, his hand instinctivly went down to sit on top of her hands wrapped around his torso. "Schnopps is a good way to be able to drink and drive, one of these days I'll have a real drink with you" He said adressing her earlier statment, he then took his hand and put it back on the handle bars. He revved the engine and sped down the road.
As he turned to the right several moto-cops pulled up next to him, shit weren't these guys done yet. They pulled on either side of him trying to sandwich him and pull Geo to a stop. Geo was getting sick of these guys. His left hand shot out and grabbed the cop by his throat. Geo then transformed his arm and picked the cop off his bike to slam him on top of the other cop. The two feel to the ground and one of the cycles feel and the front tire got caught under Geo's bike. "Shit!" Geo yelled as the Bonecracker jumped up and the back tire started whipping around the road. He let off the gas and pushed his feet against the ground to get the bike even. Geo was getting sick of these cops and he only had five blocks to go. A straight shot. Geo pulled the gas as hard as he could, the engine topped out and the bike speed at insane speed. Things around him were a bit of a blur and his eyes watered from the wind.
He could see the sanctuary in the distance, but not to far. He checked his mirror for any cops and saw nothing. Geo took a left pulling into the sanctuary's drive, he slowed down to a reasonable driving speed and pulled into the garage. Pulling next to the Hellbeast he got off and cracked his neck, "You in one peace still beautiful?" He said smiling.
Their blatant disregard for not only the rules of the road, but the laws of the land was rather refreshing in a way. Lori wasn't one to conform to human rules, though typically she was more subtle. She sincerely hoped that escapades like today, as mind-blowingly action packed and exhilarating as they were, were not a daily occurrence. There was no way she could or would join anyone who pulled stupid stunts like this on a daily basis. It just didn't make sense as inevitably whatever group of hobo-superiors these guys were from would be hunted for pulling stunts like this.
Lori opened her mouth, no doubt to make a biting remark back to Geo when two cops tried to sandwich them. Essentially, Lori only squeezed tighter around Geo's middle. It was best to let the kid think he had a chance after all. This ride served several purposes for Lori.
One, a get away is a get away, no matter how flashy. Her anonymity was practically assured because of the helmet she was offered and how tightly she clung to Geo. She needed out fast, these boys had gone from her attackers to her rescuers. Jerks.
Two, she was able to learn more about the two mutants, their mental capacity, and the personalities of their abilities. Red seemed not only big, but strong and protective in a manner that was almost brotherly... even without what Lori deemed as his 'brothers.' Geo was a rock head, but despite his youth he had promise. His manipulations were fast and sure even if his foresight was not. In a few years he could be a fine specimen.
Three, Lori had extended her weak, personal magnetic field to extend quite some distance from the speeding motorcycle. Every turn of the wheel, every passing of a spoke, every car they passed, every metallic object that moved through her field fed her. The faster the better... she'd be back to normal levels before they stopped if their pace continued. As a rule she was refraining from using her power. Let them think she was still drained. Even so, she subtly manipulated the bike when they nearly took a tumble from hitting one of the last patrolman's bike. She wasn't about to die from being flung off of a motorcycle. Let wonder-boy think he's an ace for all she cared.
It wasn't long before they sped up and everything became a blur. They skidded into a garage of sorts.
"You in one peace still beautiful?"
Again she considered her options. She could probably run at this point. It irked her that she hadn't fried Geo in the least, but it wasn't personal -- it was rock beats electricity. She had other tricks. Lori also didn't want to get pulled into anything she couldn't get out of. She didn't want to see too much and get herself on some hit list somewhere. Heh. Not that she already wasn't.
Lori pulled the helmet from her head shaking out her hair. "Still here." She croaked and peeled herself from Geo's leather jacket and slid her still slightly wobbly legs over the bike and onto the floor. Stupid body never could keep up with her power. She carefully picked at her skirt to pull it back down to a more respectable height. Apparently motorcycles + skirts = your skirt is now a belt. She'd have to remember that one. Lori next ran her fingers through her hair, smoothing the stringy and frazzled bits. Zapping herself typically meant that her blonde hair got a little crazy and she was still attempting to impress these clowns for some reason. Once she was sure she didn't look like a total train wreck she turned back to Geo, hands on hips. "You had questions, kitten?"
Geo looked Lori up and down as she adjusted her look then when she was ready to talk turned around and checked his bike really quick. Abyss pulled in seconds later suggesting that Geo take her to meet Syn if she decided to stay, he then gave her a few pointers on talking to Syn and Geo realized that he never really followed them. He constantly hit on Syn never really thinking of the conciquences. But he figure this girl would have different problems when it came to Syn. Geo nodded when Abyss started talking about Venus having clothes she could borrow. Geo could never tell the difference in the clones, knowing his luck he'd choose Pluto's room on accident. "First off what the hell was that all about, what does a beautiful girl like you do to cause that much collateral damage." Geo was satisfied with the condition of the bike, nothing that couldn't be buffed out. So he walked back towards Lori sticking his hands in the pockets of his jacket.
Red didn't pull in too much later after herself and Geo. He fiddled with something and spoke into a box about a defense system. That sparked her interest. That meant they had something to defend. Hobos didn't have much typically and they'd said she'd see in time... well, a defense system also meant she might get sliced and diced on the way out. Red also mentioned that level of excitement was unusual. Another point for team hobo.
Lori remained silent and vigilant as Red mentioned one called Sin and directed Geo to give her the hobo-tastic tour. Sin? What a lame name. Lori kept her face carefully blank as she was addressed.
"Word to the wise,Pika. I'd reign in that tongue a bit with Syn, if you decide to stay, she take things a bit more personally, and she usually plays for keeps. also at the very least you might give it a day or two, and maybe a change of clothes before you leave."
She molded her face into a harmless and slightly intimidated look though she was easily neither, "I hope he likes me... I'd like to lay low after all of that."
Red went on to chat with Geo a bit more. Something about Venus and girls clothes. Lori would be just as comfortable walking around naked except for the trouble that often aroused. Pun intended.
Geo, finally satisfied that his baby was alright, turned and stalked toward Lori. She left the docile and harmless look on her face as he spoke. It was a fun role.
"First off what the hell was that all about, what does a beautiful girl like you do to cause that much collateral damage."
Her first thought was 'Obviously beauty and damage potential are not inversely proportional.' but she held her tongue. She knew how to play a part and she liked for people to underestimate her. It made it easier to surprise them later. "I didn't do anything uncalled for, honest. It was you guys who really escalated things..." She blinked her large blue doe eyes at Geo. She was so easy to believe sometimes. "Did I hear something about clothes?" She looked between Red and Geo unsurely even though she already knew the answer.
Lori looked up at Red through the mascara darkened lace of her lashes. She was starting to agree with Geo, she didn't want this one on her bad side. "I don't think you ever introduced yourself properly..." She smiled cautiously, careful not to show too much tooth. "and I'm sorry about your brothers." A very smooth lie. "Wherever they went, are they okay now?" She asked innocently.
Geo's head tilted a bit to the left as the girl spoke, it was obvious that she was hiding something but when that blue eyed bombshell caught eyes with Geo he couldn't help but let it slip. He listened to Abyss give his intro, Geo loved how he left out where his 'brothers' where. Leave it to Abyss to want to keep stuff hidden from a prospect. Geo gave Abyss' bike a quick look from where he was standing, nothing a few parts wouldn't fix, he made a mental note to stop by the Auto-garage next time he got a chance.
Geo decided he'd let things get figured out before he went on with his interigation, he wanted to know if this girl was going to stay or not cause she was a site he could definatly get used to. He reached into the inside pocket of his jacket and pulled out a cigerette and lit it in his mouth. He then took off his jacket and tossed it on his bike, revealing his arms. He held the pack towards Lori, "Peer presure?" He joked, as a way of offering her a smoke.