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.
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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.
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Posted by Luke Jacobs on Dec 24, 2008 6:36:01 GMT -6
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As Victoria suddenly dissapeared form Luke's arm he held back a sigh. Poor girl... even though she had begun to get used to things she was still so jumpy! As she tried to pull herself back together, quite literally, the man behind the desk began to scream out about keeping the mutant away from him. Swiveling his head, Luke fixed the man with a sunglasses stare even as his sonar swept the room, looking for something he could cover the poor woman when she rematerialized. There was no way he would allow a man like that to enjoy such a view!
"Do you have a problem with mutants sir?!" Luke asked quietly, his voice even and stern, "What have they ever done to you? This is a jumpy young woman that goes to pieces when she's scared or surprised. She's of no danger to you or anyone else!"
Finding nothing in the office to cover up Victoria when she reformed, Luke slipped of his jacket and moved to stand in front of where she was reforming. Facing towards the landlord, he held the jacket up behind him to provide her with privacy from both himself as well as the other man.
"Are you OK Victoria?"" Luke asked, his gaze never leaving the other man as he waited to make sure that the young woman was allright.
Victoria had had reason to believe that the landlord would not allow her to stay if he knew she was a mutant. "You're not one of those damn mutants?" He had asked but it seemed rhetorical and he hadn't given her a chance to reply and she had not set the record straight, feeling uncomfortable about not doing so but fearing the consequences if she did.
It was in that knowledge that Victoria coalesced weeping, believing that she was going to have to find new accommodation. She was curled up in a ball, protected by Luke's jacket from the gaxe of the landlord though a pair of bare feet projected beyond the edge of the jacket.
"Do you have a problem with mutants sir?! What have they ever done to you? This is a jumpy young woman that goes to pieces when she's scared or surprised. She's of no danger to you or anyone else!"
"They're dangerous, everyone knows that." The landlord had gained a litte courage, now that the initial shock had worn off.
"Are you OK Victoria?"
"No." Victoria's response was muffled due to her head being buried in her arms. She hiccupped and continued to lie there, knowing she should find her clothes and put them back on but finding it difficult to force herself to do so, knowing that she would have to uncurl.
The landlord had spied Victoria's bare feet and wondering how much more was exposed he leant over to try and see around the jacket. He felt safe doing so, assuming that Luke's blindness hid is action. He had only ever seen Victoria dressed modestly but she was pretty and her consevative attire had not stopped him fantasising.
Posted by Luke Jacobs on Dec 26, 2008 9:13:16 GMT -6
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That was enough... more than enough in fact. The fact that the landlord was prejudiced against mutants was bad enough but for him to try and look at a vulnerable young woman was more than Luke was going to take. Releasing the jacket with a slight flick of his wrist so that it would fall over the young woman, the blind man sprang into action with all the speed and agility that he had received during his nights patrolling the city. Vaulting over the desk Luke wrapped his arm around the landlord's neck, capturing him in a vicious headlock before spinning around so that they were both facing the wall, away from Victoria.
"You're wrong about Victoria being dangerous," Luke murmured coldly in the man's ear as he held him tightly, giving the young woman plenty of time to find her clothes and get dressed, "but you're right that some mutants are dangerous and unfortunately for you, I'm one of them."
It wouldn't be difficult for Luke to find another place for Victoria to stay but he was frustrated that she hadn't been able to handle the situation by herself. He wasn't frustrated at her, just at the man that refused to give her a chance. "And what kind of sick man are you? You think mutants are dangerous and a menace but when you get the chance to see one without her clothes you're suddenly very interested. If anyone needs to be locked up, it's perverts like you!"
Tightening his hold ever so slightly, just to make sure that the other man knew he was in control, Luke allowed his sonar to sweep back toward Victoria, just to check and see if she were dressed yet. If she weren't he would immediately pull his sonar back because he wasn't going to be peeking at a naked woman either.
Surprised by the sensations of the jacket descending and settling over her, Victoria opened her eyes and peeked out in time to see Luke leaping over the desk and grabbing the landlord. The jacket gave her further excuse to remain where she was and Victoria watched, fascinated. She had never seen anything like this before and it was in part terrifying and in part exhilarating.
Luke may have been, unknown to Victoria, doing his best to think of her as his little sister but his actions were only serving to ensure that Victoria's infatuation with him grew. Victoria would, in her childish view of the world, and if asked, have professed that it was love. Perhaps it was, there was certainly, at the very least on the surface, a lot to love, Luke having put in considerable effort on Victoria's behalf in a way, albeit unintentional that was bound to sway the heart of a naive and romantic young woman.
"You're wrong about Victoria being dangerous, but you're right that some mutants are dangerous and unfortunately for you, I'm one of them."
The landlord couldn't say anything. In his terror he had frozen, on the verge of becoming a limp dead weight.
It had taken a moment but Victoria had finally realised that Luke was now stalling for time so that she could dress. Quickly she did so. Feeling a little cold she slipped Luke's jacket on. It was much too big but she didn't mind. It was warmer than without and more importantly it was something of Luke's.
"And what kind of sick man are you? You think mutants are dangerous and a menace but when you get the chance to see one without her clothes you're suddenly very interested. If anyone needs to be locked up, it's perverts like you!"
Victoria was about to say that she was dressed but she was interrupted.
"What is going on here?" A stern female voice demanded, the sort that brooked no nonsense. Unnoticed by the three occupants of the room, a woman of medium height, well dressed in a suit but of matronly build had entered while Victoria was still dressing. "Eustace, explain yourself!"
For the moment, at least, Eustace, if, as it seemed likely, that indeed was the landlord's name, was in no state to respond.
Victoria shrank back against the desk, clutching Luke's jacket tightly around herself, clearly intimidated by the woman.
Posted by Luke Jacobs on Dec 28, 2008 6:42:03 GMT -6
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Having been purposely keeping his sonar away from Victoria and the entrance, Luke was every bit surprised as everyone else when another woman's voice was heard. Immediately scanning the room with his sonar the blind man was relieved to see that the younger woman was already dressed though she appeared to be even more nervous now that someone else was in the room.
"Gotta find some way to get her some self-confidence... something." Luke thought to himself as he spun 'Eustace' and then pushed him down into the chair that was behind the desk. "If I ever hear of you trying to peep at young woman again you'll have a lot to answer for... Eustace."
Spinning on his heal the blind man walked over to Victoria, slipping his arm around her shoulders to offer any protection and support that she might need.
"Eustace was just learning a lesson in manners." Luke stated quietly, his attention now focused on the other woman that had walked in, "If he took he lesson to heart he'll be a better landlord for it... otherwise he may have the police showing up."
Glancing down toward Victoria, Luke gave her shoulders a slight squeeze at the same time as he offered a small smile, "You ready to go apartment hunting? I'm sure there are some much better options out there that you can afford with your new job."
Luke's arm slid around her shoulders and Victoria turned her head to look up at his face with gratitude and perhaps something akin to worship in her eyes before looking back towards the woman. Victoria leaned her head on Luke's upper arm and relaxed against him, her body trembling a little.
"M..M..M..Ms Williamson, I...." Eustace stammered but that was all he got out before the woman in question interrupted him.
"If this was the first time...." Ms Williamson paused for a moment. "Eustace Jeffreys...you're fired. Surrender your keys and get out of my building now. I will box up your personal items and you can collect them at 9am sharp. If you are not here then they will go in the trash."
From somewhere unknown, Eustace managed to pluck up a bit of courage. "You haven't heard the last of this."
"Oh I think I have. If you want to make an issue... if this young Lady doesn't press charges I will."
Ms Williamson wasn't going to give an inch. She glared at Eustace and he dropped his gaze. Something snapped and he scrabbled in his pockets and dumped a keyring on the desk before leaving the office at a rapid pace though not before he had flashed Victoria a look of venomous hatred.
Victoria wilted against Luke and buried her face in his arm.
"One moment please." Ms Williamson turned to the computer and tapped away for a minute before looking up again. "My apologies, I was just ensuring Mr. Jeffreys no longer has access to the bank account for these premises." She had also disabled his access to the computer though she knew she would have to get a computer specialist in to ensure that he had not left any trojans behind.
When she spoke again her tone had softened considerably. "Let me introduce myself. I am Candice Williamson. I own this building among others. I do apologise for my former employee and I'm sorry, Miss, I don't know your name. Do I assume correctly that you are a tenant here?"
Victoria looked around at Candice. There were a couple of tears on her face and for a moment she couldn't find her voice, instead just nodding.
"I...I... I was." She managed to get out and then found her voice properly. "I couldn't pay this week's rent because I lost my job yesterday but I have a new job starting tomorrow and I have an advance on my salary. Oh. My name is Victoria. Victoria Llwelyn. Room nine zero four."
Candice turned back to the computer and typed a few keys. "Ah yes. So this week's rent is one hundred and twenty...."
"One hundred and twenty?' Victoria interjected, her voice conveying her confusion. "But I was paying one hundred and sixty dollars."
"You sure? The rate is one-twenty." Candice's tone had become sharp again but it wasn't directed at Victoria. She typed a little more and then not finding anything obvious on the computer she opened a couple of drawers and with a little exclamation of triumph she pulled a ledger out from under some other papers and opened it. For a few moments she was silent as she flicked through it.
"Oh Mr. Jeffreys you have been a very naughty boy." Ms. Williamson suddenly picked up the phone and dialed. "I would like to lay fraud charges..... Mr. Eustace Edmond Jeffreys." She gave an address. "I imagine he will be on his way there now. I have just sacked him on another matter on which I may also wish to press charges." She gave the address of the building. There was a little more conversation and then she thanked the person she was talking to and hung up.
"It would appear that you don't owe anything. In fact...." Again there was a pause, this time while Candice appeared to think. "Your friend mentioned apartment hunting. I think in light of this situation I might be able to offer you something. I will need to keep it on a formal basis as I may require you as a witness and I don't want the case to fall apart because they think I have influenced you to testify against Mr. Jeffreys. But I can rebate the rent and forgo the bond."
Victoria didn't think in those terms, but it would be clear to anyone a little more worldly than Victoria that Candice Williamson was attempting to stave off the possibility of litigation. If the matter was put to Victoria in those terms she would have been surprised as she would not have considered herself inconvenienced to any significant degree by the incident. There was more to it though. Candice was an astute business woman who was building up a little empire but, unlike some many others, she had not lost her humanity.
Victoria looked up at Luke's face again, a questioning look on her face, seeking guidance.
Posted by Luke Jacobs on Dec 29, 2008 8:02:41 GMT -6
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"Combined with her opening deposit I would be willing to venture a guess that Miss Llwelyn has already paid for this week due to the fraud of your former employee." Luke spoke up, his attention remaining focused on the older woman. If he was picking up her tone of voice correction then she would surely be someone that he could work with in order to help Victoria. "If you will cover her next weeks rent also than I believe we can overlook the insults and fraud she suffered at the hands of Mr. Jeffrey's."
Luke's mind was racing as he tried to think of anything that he may of missed. Victoria's rent and housing was taken care of but there was that pesky matter of being a witness during a court case. A competent attorney could easily upset the young woman enough that she would go to pieces which could damage both her reputation and the case as a whole.
"And, if you require Miss Llwelyn as a witness one of the 'Jacobs & Jacobs' lawyers will take a sworn statement which can be put into evidence. I see no reason for her to be put through the indignity of a trial in front of Mr. Jeffrey's."
Glancing down at Victoria the blind man raised an eyebrow ever so slightly in an unspoken question. It was still her choice to over ride anything he said but inside he hoped she would go along with it. She wasn't ready to face that particular side of New York just yet.
"A sworn statement would be very satisfactory, I am sure and I would be happy to pay reasonable costs associated with the use of your lawyers' time." Candice replied, "As to the accommodation, I think you misapprehend me, though the fault is mine for not explaining myself properly.
"I agree that Victoria has already paid for this week but that is even before the deposit is taken into consideration. What I am offering Victoria is a one bedroom apartment in another block I own." Candice gave an address that was about a mile closer to where Victoria was going to be working and in a slightly better neighbourhood.
"I will rent it to you, Victoria at one hundred and eighty dollars per week. It is unfurnished but I have a few things I can put in it to get you started, assuming you don't have furniture. The two week deposit you paid here goes most of the way towards the first two weeks rent but how about we say that it does cover the first two weeks and they will start at the beginning of next week?
"You don't have to decide this minute. Why don't you go and have a look and see what you think. In fact, my office is in that building, so how about we go there now and I can also give you a copy of the contract so that you can check you are happy with it."
It seemed more than fair to Victoria, though she was a little unsure what the market rent was for a one bedroom apartment or what other costs there would be. She had been assuming she would have to share but an apartment to herself sounded attractive. That it might also be lonely didn't cross her mind at that time.
Victoria looked up at Luke's face again but something told her that she should express an opinion herself rather than waiting for Luke to
"It sounds like a reasonable offer." She said cautiously, "I think going and having a look at the apartment and the contract while I think about it would be sensible."
In the boarding house she had to take very little responsibility but in her own apartment, albeit rented, she would be responsible for a lot more. Victoria felt she was being brave and perhaps even a little grown up, which was exhilarating and terrifying at the same time. She was very glad that Luke still had his arm around her shoulders. Even if he dropped his arm, Victoria was going to remain pressed up against him. His comforting presence was giving her the strength to take those first few cautious steps towards self-reliance.
Posted by Luke Jacobs on Dec 30, 2008 5:57:47 GMT -6
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Luke nodded slowly as he listened to Miss Williamson explain exactly what her offer truly entailed. It was going to be an increase in cost, from the $160 Victoria had already been paying up to $180 but if he remembered the address correctly she would be in a little bit safer environment.
"We'll need to see about putting a security system in her house... whether she can afford it or not I think the office can swing the cost of taking care of one of our own." Luke thought to himself as he waited for Victoria to finally voice her own opinion.
"It sounds like a reasonable offer." Victoria spoke cautiously and Luke thought he could still here just a touch of a quaver in her voice, "I think going and having a look at the apartment and the contract while I think about it would be sensible."
Nodding slightly Luke smiled at the young woman, giving her shoulders a quick squeeze so that she knew he approved. "Perhaps you would drive Miss Williamson." Luke said quietly as he turned his head so that he was focused on the other woman once again, "Since we're all going to the same place."
((OOC - Hope you don't mind me dragging Luke up to the room - feel free to drag us back down again ))
"Yeah.... right" Candice's tone was ironic and the way she said it would have immediately given away her Kiwi origins to anyone who was familiar with a certain advertisement from New Zealand. But she was smiling, her countenance friendly.
"I was going to take a taxi. And it was my intention that we travel together and that I pay for the taxi."
"Before we go, Ms. Williamson, could I show Luke my room here?" Victoria asked nervously.
"Certainly, Victoria." Candice replied, "I need a few minutes anyway. And please call me Candice."
Candice opened the door to the key locker, selected the key for 905 and tossed it casually to Victoria who fumbled the catch, mainly because she couldn't catch but also because Luke's jacket was much too big for her and her hands were inside the sleeves. Victoria had to bend down to pick up the key and for a moment she didn't want to because it meant releasing herself from Luke's arm. She did so, however and key in hand led the way to the lift.
The building was definitely old and past its prime but it did seem to be reasonably well maintained though there were signs that Eustace may have also been scamming on the cleaning. The room that Victoria showed Luke was tiny. There was just room for the single bed and a wardrobe. There wasn't even a sink or an easy chair.
"There is a communal lounge and dining room downstairs." Victoria explained. It was a boarding house, intended to give new arrivals to New York somewhere relatively cheap to live while they got themselves established. Breakfast was supposed to be included in the price but Eustace had been scamming that too and Victoria had been skipping breakfast to conserve funds.
Posted by Luke Jacobs on Dec 31, 2008 14:41:29 GMT -6
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(OOC: No problem. I'll letting you control the pace of things so don't worry about dragging me around.)
IC: Luke was quiet as he followed Victoria up to what had previously been her room. It was... sparse.
"Actually sparse doesn't quite describe it... empty or barren would fit better." Luke thought as he took in the small room and its few pieces of furniture, "And small or tiny would fit it quite well too."
"To be honest... I'm glad you're getting someplace else." Luke said after scanning the room with his sonar for several moments. Turning to face the young woman again he smiled slightly, "How in the world can you ever have friends over when you're in a place this small?"
He was teasing, not flirting, but it never occurred to him that she might not be able to tell the difference. He was pretty sure that Victoria would continue to depend on him as well as Tris since she didn't know many people but he never even considered the fact that she might be having any sort of romantic feelings toward him. She was just so young...
Although Victoria was not ambitious in any way, she had always intended to do better than the boarding house as soon as she could.
"It was all I could afford.... more than I could afford but the cheapest I could find." Victoria replied, trying not to sound too defensive. "It was only meant to be short term."
She was finding the nuances of interaction with other people difficult but something in Luke's tone that finally worked it's way to the surface. Victoria looked at Luke's face and mistook his teasing for flirting, though she did not consciously apply that label, instead labeling it as Luke showing interest in her. Linking her arm in his and with her breast pressing against his arm, albeit unintentionally, she smiled up at him, "You will be the first friend I invite over." she promised.
That Luke really was just being friendly and teasing her never crossed Victoria's mind. It didn't help that, never having had friends, she had nothing to use as a basis for comparison. That Luke was one of those rare people who could show genuine friendship in a practical sense without seeking reward or taking advantage only served to increase Victoria's misunderstanding of his feelings.
Posted by Luke Jacobs on Jan 1, 2009 18:51:45 GMT -6
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"I'll be looking forward to the invitation." Luke replied with a slight smile, his mind noticing, enjoying, and then just as quickly dismissing the feeling of Victoria's breast pressed against his arm. If this had been any other woman he might have tried to push things in a certain direction but there was no way he could ever take advantage of such an innocent young woman.
"Big brother... I'm just like a big brother." He told himself sternly as they made their way back towards the lift to head downstairs once again, "Don't forget that!"
"Anyways, a place like that is fine for a starting point. I stayed in someplace similar after I came back from my time in Europe but as soon as there was an availability I moved into someplace a litle bigger and a little more secure."
It was nice to be able to just chat with another person without feeling like there were any undertones or undercurrent he had to think about. In some ways Victoria reminded him of Miss Langstan because it was clear that there would be nothing more than friendship between them. He could enjoy hanging out with Victoria but there was no way he was going to push it any farther.
The pressure of her breast against Luke's arm had not been intentional on Victoria's part but having become aware of it she made no move to change her position, not least because she found it strangely pleasing.
"I'll be looking forward to the invitation."
She smiled broadly at Luke finding herself reluctant to release his arm in order to lock the door. Having done so, Victoria wanted to take Luke's arm again but suddenly felt shy and contented herself with walking beside him.
"Hopefully Ms. Willia... Candice will be ready to depart." Victoria said in an effort to break the silence as the lift reached the first floor.
They made their way back to the office where they found the woman in question locking the office door. There was a sign on the door directing inquiries to herself and a second one advising that the door was to remain locked and access to the office was prohibited
"That was well timed." Candice commented.
"I assume you are ready to go?" The question was rhetorical, Candice not waiting for an answer as she led the way out of the building to where a cab was already waiting.
Posted by Luke Jacobs on Jan 3, 2009 6:54:51 GMT -6
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Nodding to Miss Williamson, Luke walked along behind her while he continued to focus most of his attention on the skittish girl beside him.
"Maybe next week or something we can see about looking for some more furniture for you." The blind man said with a slight smile, "Miss Williamson said she can get you started but you'll want to flesh things out a little bit after you're settled."
Furniture shopping could be either stressful or fun depending on what you made of it. Not having to worry about money had always made it easy for Luke and he was going to do his best to make sure that Victoria got to enjoy that opportunity as well. Whatever style she liked they would find at least a few pieces that could go into her apartment to make it seem more like home.
"We'll have to put that on the list right next to site seeing."