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.
It was currently 9:40 a.m. and Luke was waiting patiently just outside of the 'Jacobs & Jacobs' main office building. Sitting comfortably on the edge of the fountain that dominated the small square right in front of the building he hummed a nonsense tune to himself as he waited for Victoria to arrive. The sun was shining brightly down on the streets of New York and because of the time of day, people seemed to be rushing around even more than usual. Luke knew that his appointment with Victoria had been for 10:00 but he had wanted to be early so that the young lady wouldn't have to be waiting for him. With her particular mutation things could get messy very quickly if she were to get to nervous because noone she knew was around.
"It's nice to see you at the office today Luke." An older man's voice rang out from the blind man's left.
"Good morning Uncle Oliver. How are things today?" Luke replied as pleasantly as he could manage.
"Well enough... profits were up last quarter but I think you must be out to jeapordize the family business. What would the shareholders say if they saw the mutant black sheep was back?" The balding man asked in a rather unpleasant voice, "Do you want to destroy everything your family has worked towards?!"
"Relax Oliver." Luke replied, his voice suddenly quiet and more serious than it had been several moments before, "I'm not here to stay. I'm introducing a friend to Miss Langstan. That's all."
"Well just don't scare off the customers!" The other man replied resolutely before turning and striding towards the building entrance, "Mutants just aren't good for busines!"
Luke sighed and shook his head before turning his attention back towards the street. Victoria should be arriving soon and besides that there was no reason to give Oliver any more of his attention.
Victoria was early, a normal situation with her, being anxious that she didn't end up being late. She had set out with plenty of time to spare and only had on moment of panic when she got close to the destination but couldn't see it. Then she spied someone who looked familiar and as she got closer it became apparent that it was Luke.
She was early enough to see Luke talking to another man and held back until they had finished, not wanting to interrupt.
Victoria was dressed in a similar, conservative style to that she had been dressed in the previous day; mid-calf length skirt and cardigan over a blouse. She was carrying both her laptop, in her shoulder bag and her flute, having been worried about them the whole of the previous day and not wanting to leave them in her lodgings again. The laptop was no bother, being tiny but the flute, in it's hard case was a little more awkward.
The other man parted from Luke and made his way into the building. Victoria took the opportunity to approach.
"Good morning, Mr. Jacobs." She greeted Luke diffidently.
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"Good morning Victoria... and please just stick with Luke. Mr. Jacobs is my pompous uncle. I'm just Luke." The blind man replied with a smile as he swiveled his head to face in her general direction.
The young woman was dressed conservatively while carrying a shoulder bag and a bulkier hard case of some type. It seemed to be propable it was for a musical instrument but Luke couldn't be sure... who would bring an instrument to a job interview?
"How're you doing this morning? Slept well I hope." Luke continued conversationally with his normal pleasant smile. Standing to his feet the blind man slipped his right hand into the front pocket of his jeans. As was normal for him, Luke was dressed somewhere in between casual and business casual. His white sneakers were bright and clean leading up to, dark blue denim jeans, and a burgundy button up shirt. Over top of the shirt he wore a deep gray blazer which allowed him to pull off the 'business casual' side of things.
"Not very well." Victoria admitted, having been brought up to be honest and not knowing that sometimes questions were asked to be polite rather than because the person asking genuinely wanted to know, particularly if the answer was a negative one.
"Nervous." Victoria added, which was also true.
She had rbought the flute and computer but she was wondering whether it had been such a good idea. It might have reduced the risk of being stolen from her shared room but there was the risk of her little problem causing her to drop them. Victoria didn't know whether it was the prospect of the job interview or the risk of dropping the flute that was making her feel so anxious.
She distracted herself by looking at Luke, wondering why he was being so kind but grateful that he was. She hoped Miss Langstan would turn out to be as kind. As a diversionary tactic it was not working.
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"There's nothing wrong with being nervous." Luke replied with a genuine smile before turning and motioning his arm towards the group of doors that opened into the main lobby, "Just follow me and we'll see what we shall see."
As the pair walked towards the glass doors, Luke slowly moved his cane back and forth, imitating the blindness that everyone expected from Oliver's nephew. It was really kind of annoying at times to have to hide your true abilities but at the same time it had become a habit for Luke and it would be difficult to ever break.
"If you want we can detour by the lockers on our way up so you don't have to carry everything through the whole tour... unless you want to carry it all of course." Luke offered as he held one of the doors open for Victoria to walk, "Whatever works better for you."
The lobby was wide open with planters and small trees in between every elevator. A desk with two security guards sat between the entry doors and the elevators but they just waved Luke and Victoria past without a second glance. Moving to stand in front of one of the large silver doors the two waited patiently for them to open. "You'll like Miss Langstan... she can be stern but even when she's stern there's a hint of laughter behind it. She's been a good friend for some time."
Victoria was surprised to see Luke using his cane in such an obvious manner. For a little while she couldn't understand why, having seen him operate without it as though he were sighted but then it clicked. "Camouflage." She realised. "He doesn't want people to know he is different." Then with a flash of real insight, "So that other people don't have to pretend he is different to anyone else who is blind."
"Yes, a locker would be helpful, thank you." Victoria replied after a moment's thought. It was a security firm. If their lockers were not secure then nowhere would be safe to leave her treasures.
She smiled her thanks at Luke as he held the door open for her and then remembering he couldn't see it, she said, "Thank you." again.
Victoria was glad that Luke couldn't see her reaction to him saying that Miss Langston had been a good friend for some time. She wasn't sure quite what he meant by it. "I hope that doesn't mean they are romantically involved." She thought and then immediately admonished herself for letting her romanticism get the better of her. "He won't be interested in a silly little girl like you, Victoria!"
Victoria sighed, knowing she needed to concentrate on the interview and keep any other silly notions well suppressed. She didn't know how to respond to Luke's comment and instead lapsed into what was, at least for Victoria, an uncomfortable silence.
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Time did seem to drag as Luke and Victoria waited for the elevator for arrive when they actually only waited for maybe thirty seconds. After taking the elevator up to the second floor and swinging by the lockers so that Victoria could leave behind whatever she didn't need, the pair made their way back to the elevators and then headed up toward the 21st floor.
It was a comfortable silence on Luke's part at least as they waited for the doors to open again and allow them to exit onto the appropriate floor. Victoria was obviously a shy and somewhat quiet girl so there was no reason to think that the silence was anything else by that shyness.
Finally with the soft chime the doors opened and Luke led the way down the hall toward the office that was at the far end. "Ready Victoria?" Luke asked with a reassuring smile on his face. After hearing the young woman's reply he opened the door and the two walked into the office.
"Mr. Jacobs.. I didn't expect you this morning." The attractive blue-eyed blond woman said with obvious surprise in her voice as she looked up at the couple from where she sat behind her desk. Looking over Victoria for a moment the woman raised an eyebrow questioningly before swiveling her gaze back over to Luke, "I thought you only dated for parties."
"Nice to see you too Deborah." Luke responded as he closed the office door and then collapsed his cane so he could slip it back in his pocket. "Victoria this is long-time friend, long-time secretary, and part-time legal council Miss Deborah Langstan. Deborah, this is a friend of mine.. Victoria. She's looking for employment."
"I'm sorry Victoria." Deborah spoke up immediately as she flashed the young woman a smile, "I should have recognized you as yet another woman that can see past all of Mr. Jacobs charms. Is there any specific type of work you're looking for?"
Walking over Luke took a seat across the desk from Miss Langstan while waving Victoria to take a seat in the other chair. There was no telling just how long this conversation might take and it would be best if they were all comfortable.
Victoria wasn't at all sure she was ready but she nodded agreement, her throat too dry to speak. She silently followed Luke into the office and on seeing his secretary she stopped. Miss Langston was an attractive woman and Victoria's heart sank further, she couldn't compete with Luke's secretary. Even though she knew she was being silly she couldn't help feeling disappointed.
Victoria was distracted by her own thoughts and so was not really following the exchange between Luke and Deborah and as she became aware that they were talking all she could do was look back and forth between Luke and Deborah in obvious confusion.
She realised that Deborah was talking to her and having remembered her manners and worked out what had been said, responded with a soft, "Pleased to meet you, Miss Langston."
Victoria sat down, though she didn't relax, choosing instead to perch on the edge, her purse under her hands which she folded on her lap.
"I.... I don't know." She admitted, looking and sounding nervous. "I don't really know what goes on in an office. But... I can touch type at about sixty words per minute and I know my way around computers. Word, Excel and so on."
Victoria was warming up a bit though she was still tripping over some words.
"I guess I don't really mind. My main concern is keeping a roof over my head and some food in my stomach." Victoria was focused on the realities of her situation and knew she couldn't afford to be choosy. But then, having had a reasonable look around at her surroundings she knew that even the lowest job here was likely to be far better than anything she would have been able to find by herself.
"And providing value for the money I am paid." she added.
If nothing else, her parents had left her with a strong sense of honesty and a good work ethic. They had, especially her mother, ensured that she had worked hard at her studies and she had been taught to take responsibility for her school work, even if she hadn't had to take responsibility for the rest of the aspects of her life that other eighteen-year-olds did.
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"It sounded like you could fit doing data entry in either the IT department or accounting department." Miss Langstan said slowly her mind obviously working in high gear, "It'll probably take you a little time to get used to our program but if you're used to the windows programs you should pick it up rather easily."
"Whichever of the two would give Victoria more privacy would be the better choice." Luke spoke up from where he sat, obviously quite relaxed, "She's still not used to being around a lot of people... also if you can keep her away from Oliver it would be a great help."
"I guess you didn't get the memo." The former secretary said in a very satisfied voice, "Oliver promoted me to CFO. The accounting department is all mine and he stays away from it because he knows I don't like him disturbing my people. Victoria can have all the privacy she needs in that department."
"Congratulations Deborah." Luke replied with a grin, "Is a celebratory dinner in order?"
"You'll have to get used to Mr. Jacobs sense of humor, Victoria." Miss Langstan said rather dryly as she turned her attention back over to the young woman, "He likes to offer dinner to his female friends after he knows they're in a steady relationship. I'm beginning to think he and I have known each other to long. Maybe sometime we can have lunch and I can share some of the more interesting stories about him."
From what little she knew, IT didn't seem the right sort of fit for Victoria. She could use a computer but she couldn't program, well not very much, and she was sure they would want someone with more technical knowledge than she possessed. Finance on the other hand seemed more likely to have something she could do. She liked the idea of privacy.
"I think Finance would suit me better." Victoria suggested her voice hesitant.
Again the quick flow of conversation between Luke and Deborah left her a little confused and out of breath. Victoria had no idea what a CFO was but she did pick up on the fact that Deborah was now running a whole department, though she didn't know how big that department was. A fair proportion of that confusion was that going from Secretary to Head of Department was quite a big jump. Perhaps Luke had been teasing when he said that Deborah was his secretary.
It did seem to be presumptuous to Victoria to congratulate Deborah, having only just met her but she felt she should say something.
"Congratulations." She murmured, almost as if she was an echo of Luke.
It was becoming clear that there was more to Luke than met the eye.
"Steady relationship?" For a moment Victoria thought she might have spoken out loud but the lack of reaction suggested to her that she had just thought it. If she understood correctly, Deborah was in a relationship and not with Luke.
Things were decidedly looking up.
"I would like that." Victoria replied in response to Deborah's suggestion of a lunch.
"But won't Luke mind us talking about him?" Victoria asked seriously, betraying her naivete.
Her birth certificate revealed that she was eighteen but she was a very young eighteen and in many respects had the social understanding of a fourteen year old, at least as far as the subtleties or complexities of social intercourse. She had been brought up to be kind and treat others well but she lacked the experience to know when she was being teased and how to determine whether or not someone should be taken literally.
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For several moment Deborah was just kind of silent as she looked at Victoria, an obviously confused look in her eyes as she tried to figure out exactly how to respond to Victoria's statement. This was the type of joking that was used so commonly that it was hard for her to understand someone that didn't get it.
"It's OK Victoria." Luke replied with a soft chuckle, obviously understand the young woman a little bit better than Miss Langstan did, "I'm used to Deborah sharing stories about me. We've been friends for quite some time and if there's anyone in the company I know I can trust it would be her."
Anyone paying attention to the CFO would have noticed a touch of color rising up in her neck, but not so much that it was blatantly obvious. "Thank you Luke. Would you like to give Victoria the tour or should I?"
"That's up to Victoria." Luke replied as he turned his head towards the younger woman with one eyebrow lifted questioningly, "Any preference?"
From the look on Deborah's face, Victoria knew she had said something wrong but it wasn't until Luke responded that
As much as she felt comfortable with Luke and thought she might prefer to remain in his company, some instinct told her that it would be more appropriate for Deborah to
"Perhaps Miss Langstan should show me around." Victoria replied. She just had to hope that Luke would be still here when the tour was finished.
"There is just one thing." Victoria said hesitantly. She was not sure that she should say anything but she had been brought up to be honest and found it very hard not to be even when it was to her own considerable disadvantage. She hadn't said anything to Helena when she went for the job in the clothes store and had felt guilty about it. Luke trusted this woman and she trusted Luke although she had only known him a short while.
"I have a bit of a problem." Victoria paused again, wondering how best to explain it.
"Umm..... If I am startled by a loud noise or something like that I go to pieces... literally. And..." This was the embarrassing bit and Victoria felt the heat rise to her face, "When I get myself back together I am not wearing anything."
Victoria fell silent, her face red with embarrassment and feeling very nervous. Her inner tension was making her very vulnerable to giving a demonstration of what she had confessed to if there was even a small sudden noise. She realised she had forgotten to say that she had met someone who knew someone who could help her control her problem but she found her throat was too dry to speak.
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"So that's how you two must have met." Miss Langstan observed, a slight smile on her face as her features softened ever so slightly, "Well so you know, I'm one of the few people in the company that know that Mr. Jacobs is a mutant. Obviously you must be as well and if I had to guess that's how you met. He has something of a hero complex with wanting to always be the knight in shining armor saving the day. Really, you won't need to worry about that. We'll make sure you have the privacy and the... quietness you need."
Luke smiled as he listened to the two women talk and he leaned back in his chair, getting nice and comfortable. "You two ladies feel free to begin the tour. I'll just wait here until you're done."
Miss Langstan nodded and stood to her feet. She wore black heels, stocking, a very chic looking black skirt that went down to her knees, lacy white blouse, and a black jacket that matched her skirt. "The tour shouldn't take long Luke. Are you ready Victoria?" She asked with a gentle smile as she walked over and laid her hand on the door handle of the office.
For a moment Victoria's face registered shock at being labeled a mutant. She didn't deny she was different but she had never really thought of herself in those terms. But it was momentary, quickly smoothed away by Deborah's kind tone and assurance that she would be able to work somewhere that would not be likely to cause her to exhibit her affliction. In a few moments the expression on Victoria's face had gone from shock to a look of gratitude that was almost pathetic.
"I am going to get some training." Victoria offered up in response, "So that I can control it better; so that I won't be such a problem."
Luke gave them leave to go on the tour.
"Yes I am." Victoria sounded enthusiastic as she quickly got to her feet and had to make a grab for the chair, narrowly avoiding making it fall over. She made sure it was stable and then followed Deborah to the door.
"Luke was very kind to me yesterday. Very much the Knight in Shining Armour. He rescued me from the shop I was working in and bought me a sweater when I lost some....." Victoria flushed with embarrassment and stopped in confusion, realising she had been gushing and that perhaps Deborah didn't want to know the details.
Victoria looked up at the other woman wondering what she must think her. She felt very young suddenly and looked both young and vulnerable, both attributes exacerbated by her slender frame and diminutive height. There might have been a hint of a quiver of her lip and a suggestion of a tear forming but Victoria managed to hold herself together.
"I'm sorry." She apologised though it was not clear even to Victoria what she was apologising for.
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"Luke has a way of always being there when someone needs him." Deborah replied with a light laugh as she and Victoria walked over to the elevators and waited for the doors to open. "It's somewhat of a miracle considering the uncle he had as a role model. I guess he's more like his father, though I never had the pleasure of meeting him."
As the doors opened and Victoria began to apologize Miss Langstan just gently waved it off with her hand. "There's nothing to apologize for Victoria." She said as the pair stepped into the elevator and Deborah pushed the number 15, "Luke just has that way about it. Probably because he truly cares about other people and anyone around him can sense it."
In just a few moments the elevator car had descended to the appropriate floor and once again the doors slid open. "This is the accounting and finance department." Deborah began as the two women stepped out and began to walk down the hallway, "I personally don't care to cubicles so each person has their own office. Not a very big office but it's still some personal space with a door that closes and even locks if necessary. Depending on which section you're in you'll either be handling accounts receivable or accounts payable. Accounts receivable is the section that takes payments, either checks, money orders, or credit cards. Accounts payable is the department that sends out checks to pay our various creditors. Accounts payable is also responsible for checking our purchase orders against the invoices that come in to make sure we're being billed for the correct items."
Pausing in front of a doorway Deborah turned to face Victoria again. "Clear so far?" She asked with a smile.