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.
As the guards backed off Slade breathed heavily, that had hurt... Fortunately Luna had put down the bomb. That was certainly the qeirdest mutation to date, poor kid how had she found out how to use her powers for the first time? She was pouting up at him and asking something about coffee, Slade's ears were ringing from the after-shock of the electric pulse. "Uh... Sure Luna, just help me over this damn floor and we can stop off somewhere."
Slade dropped several paper notes on the floor and pocketed the game, he was still disorientated so a seat wouldn't hurt for a while. He could keep this kid occupied for a while longer too. He needed to ask her what she was doing knowing things about the order and the x-fools... Come to think about it, what was a kid Luna's age doing on her own in NYC anyway? It didn't matter, either way Slade needed to sit down. He sure did make odd company, Better to spend the rest of his day off with someone else than on his own. Even if it was with a bomb-making minor...
Posted by lunahighland on Jan 21, 2009 10:32:25 GMT -6
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Luna grinned as she went to try and help up Slade. Keyword tried. "Um.. no offense Robot dude, but your not exactly-light." The green haired girl commented sarcastically as she hefted him up slightly with a lot of strain on her small body. "Gah.. This isn't getting anywhere... which leads to a question that I will ask later AFTER we get you to a seat." Luna said with a sigh as she tried to pick him up, only this time succeeding! Luna sighed as sweat slid down her face a bit. "Okay.. so where's the hot chocolate again?" She spoke a little demanding and tiredly at trying to pick up the metal mutant. Man was she tired now!
Slade almost laughed as the diminuitive Luna attempted to lift him off his knees, he was the weight of a car! He stood gingerly in sinc with one of her attempts, no need to put down her young omptimisms. "Ah Luna, you're strong for your age aren't you... Now let's get some hot chocolate or whatever you kids drink these days." A few tense minutes later and Slade had survived the car-trapping marble floor without major event, they crossed the road to a busy starbucks. The customers there seemed to be composed of angry businessmen or lax students in rediculous 'fashionable' clothing, while the two groups were obviously distinct the reaction to Slade was unifed 'et al': 70% Surprise, 30% curiosity. Either way Slade was going to sit down regardless of the stares.
"Ok Luna, get yourself something and grab me a black coffee please." Slade asked kindly, his systems could handle a single coffee without needing to extrenuous a clean. Not to mention there was no need to freak out Luna by swilling down some petrol. Slade thought it best to let Luna ask her questions first when she got back, he doubted she could keep a handle on her curiosity for much longer. Slade sighed and rubbed his head with his hands slowly, this headache wasn't going to go away soon.
Posted by lunahighland on Jan 21, 2009 11:00:34 GMT -6
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Luna nodded as she rushed off towards the main counter to order the drinks. She had gotten odd stares that bothered her a bit. But she crossed it off as who she was with at this time. That and a twelve year old was in a coffee shop... A few minutes of waiting for the black coffee and her Hot chocolate with cream and marshmallows on top, Luna slowly walked over back to their table where Slade and her were sitting at. "Here you go! One black coffee!" Luna said in a chipper voice though her mind couldn't see why adults liked the stuff... it tasted like ear wax in her opinion!
Moving onto take her seat she sat down in the booth she was sitting in across from Slade as she carefully blew on her hot drink wanting it cool down faster... Absently she thought of ice, which lead her to the though of Sam... Luna sighed before sitting back and looking at Slade, a curious look on her face. "Um.. okay- here's my first question that's been bothering me- What are you? Are you even human? I mean you look like a Transformer more than anything else!" Luna exclaimed her arms elaborating along the way. She waited for Slade's answer.
Slade chuckled at the kid's curiosity, he should have guessed that would be the first thing she asked. He didn't particularly want to delve to deeply, nightmares of the consequences of his mutation still haunted him on bad nights. He didn't want Luna to know he'd been responsible for his best friends death... "I'm a mutant just like you, although the cause of my mutation was a little different than normal however. I'm like a transformer though Luna I can transform into a car, an Audi R8 if you know what that looks like." Slade smiled warmly back, he wondered what else she would want to ask him, probably small pleasantries like where are you from and that...
"So, Luna, what else do you want to know? Where are you from by the way?" Slade felt the important questions could wait for a bit of idle conversation, there was no rush and he was enjoying his coffee. It was amusing watching her sip impatiently at the hot chocolate, waiting for it to cool. It was a very elaborate hot chocolate, it even had marshmallows on it... Slade had loved food, now he could only have the occasional treat once every blue moon. It didn't agree with him at all in more than the smallest doses, Slade shook his head ever so slightly and tried to think about other things. The thought about what he was missing was beginning to depress him, at least the coffee was soothing his head ache.
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((excuse the terrible post >.<))
Luna's eyes widened in shock and awe as she listened to what Slade had to say. Though it hit a soft spot as Luna felt that she asked a wrong question. She decided not to ask how he got his mutation... Though her glum expression changed almost instantaneously as she smiled. "So I was right! You're a transformer!" Luna laughed at her joke before calming down enough to take a sip of her now luke warm hot cocoa. Swallowing she she was caught off guard of what the other older mutant asked, but was all to happy to explain. "I'm from the Xavior Mansion for mutants!" Luna began. "I'm going there to train myself to control my mutant powers since I-" Luna sighed it was still a sore spot for her. "Since I did something bad..." She spoke sadly.
ic - Slade raised his... eyebrows? Facial explanation was difficult for Slade and as such his right eyebrow raising in curiosity looked like his forehead jutting to a lopside, a surreal expression at best. Either way his earlier thoughts on Luna's knowledge of the two public factions had been answered, so she was being taught at the mansion, Slade preferred to call it 'moulding' rather than education. Any school indoctrinated children into a style of life and thought that was of the school's preferences rather than the children they taught. The old nature versus nurture question of course being present here, was it Luna's nature to do 'bad' things or simply the nurture commanding that it was bad? Slade wouldn't press the matter further, if she felt it was bad on top of that sore expression on her face he wouldn't be the one to bring it up. He recognised that tone of voice only too well, it was his tone whenever he was reminded of all the things that he did wrong in his time, not pleasant at all...
"You seemed to control your powers very well back there, especially for one so young. I bet you're an A-grade student Luna. You know it took me ages to learn what i could even do, let alone control them, and i was way older than you when i got mine." He hoped that diverted her attention from her past for now. It was a shame he hadn't met Luna a few years later, she'd know a bit more about the x-fools and their plans. It was Slade's business to know what the rival institutions were upto these days, and sources seemed harder to come by as faction relations broke down day by day. Either way they were here for coffee, or in Luna's case super-decorated hot chocolate, and he didn't want this kid to get involved in the coming conflicts between the factions just yet. Kids shouldn't have to know or even worry about conflict, leave that to the already condemned adults... "So do you have any interests? Sport or hobbies, i mean? I like cars, obviously," Slade chuckled at his own joke, a clear sign he was getting old. "I like basketball though, my height gives me a good advantage in that sport."
Posted by lunahighland on Jan 28, 2009 12:39:39 GMT -6
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"Um... well- I'm still learning not to blow up too many things with my powers..." Luna spoke her voice tight with embarrassment as she glanced at her now cold hot cocoa. Panicking a bit Luna downed the the now cold chocolate in several large gulps, before setting it down. Holding her stomach at what she had just stupidly did. "Bleh- as you can see- I'm not the smartest mutant alive..." Luna chuckled a bit before groaning in displeasure of her stomach filled with the sweet drink. Straightening herself up her ears perked up a bit as Luna listened to what Slade had to say and than ask her. "Well.. I like soccer! I was never a Basketball fan though- obvious reasons." Luna spoke with a frown then laughed at her short stature. "But yeah, I also love sewing! I can make teddy bears -non explosive ones of course, just give me some thread and a needle and I'm set!" Luna chirped though held her hand over her mouth from retching a bit.;
Slade chuckled as the poor kid learnt how not to drink hot chocolate, it made sense that she'd want to be able to make teddies that didn't explode on her. Having a permanent comfort item was probabably quite a novelty considering her power... "Well Luna, if you learn to control it one day you might be able to use it in your job. My power certainly helps me 'cause I work with vehicles a lot of the time." Slade thought it waise not to mention its other uses, military or other. Luna really wasn't looking well now, probably time to see if she needed a lift back to the mansion.
"You don't look to great kid, do you want a lift back to the mansion?" He didn't think any of the elder members had noticed his car form during the golden gates fiasco so he didn't feel too worried about returning there. Even if they did recognise him they wouldn't make a move while Luna was with him. He put a tip on the table for whoever was supposed to be cleaning the table and stood, stretching to his full height as his systems purred and clicked contentedly. He was sure Luna would be interested in seeing him transform into a car, it was pretty cool afterall...
Posted by lunahighland on Feb 5, 2009 10:06:38 GMT -6
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Luna nodded as she did fell a little under the weather, must of been the hot chocolate she downed so suddenly.... Getting up she walked over to the door passing up Slade as she tried to keep her stomach to agree with her... "Bleh- I won't drink Hot chocolate for a month now!" She whined as she walked towards the door before turning to Slade blinking. "Um.. sure Sirius sir- but how are we going to get there?" She questioned before blinking again as her eyes filled with excitement! "No way?! You're going to go all transformer?!" Luna practically yelled in glee and awe as she wanted to see him morph! "Let's go then Sirius sir!" She chirped before holding her stomach from almost relieving herself of her treat.
Slade nodded in the direction of outside, rolling his eyes slightly, kids and their ability to ignore than pangs of feeling sick with pure excitement. Slade hadn't been ill in years but he still appreciated the unpleasant feelings associated with it. Ah well, better show Luna his party trick! Stepping out into the windy street he stood at the side of the road in an empty space. A few people looked to him as he stood there, generally Slade did this out of the public eye. He didn't like the stares...
Closing his eyes he began to think about his car form, slowly his body began to spin and rotate. His matter began to replicate, his parts growing exponentially in siaze to that of a true car's size. After the briefest of height increases his body slowly ploughed towards the ground, parts spinning and whining, moulding and clicking around each other as they resettled in new positions.
Like a drop of water splashing on the floor from height his body flooded out across the ground, like the pieces of a 3D jigsaw puzzle he slotted back into place. His form shimmered and manipulated as his chassis formed first, to be filled and held together by the rotating, self-assembling interior. Parts began crunching loudly into place, firmly planting themselves into neatly available slots before locking into place. Hums and whistles emitted from Slade as his car form bounced softly into place, settling comfortably as his passenger door opened noiselessly.
Slade flicked his radio back on and spoke calmly to Luna, "Come on then, let's get you home..." Slade could feel the eyes on him, he'd even heard a scream. He wished people wouldn't stare it was so demeaning. He'd get Luna home, then he'd head home to enjoy the rest of his day off. He'd have to make sure Luna had his mobile number, who could tell one day the Kabal might ask for her services and it wouldn't be very good if they had no way of keeping in touch would it?
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Luna momentarily forgot about her sickness as she stared wide eyed at the scene before her. This was seriously a scene out of the transformers movie when Barracade transformed from his Police car from! Or when Bumblebee transformed for the first time too! Though Luna didn't say it often she was a Decepticon fan to the core, so Luna's inner fan girl seemed to squeal with delight at the prospect of meeting someone who could "Transform"! Running over to the transformed Mutant, Luna ignored the glares as she smiled like she had gotten her newest video game, as she almost literally jumped into the front seat!
"This.. is SO COOL!" Cheered Luna as she put her seat belt on. "Ready when you are Sirius sir!" Luna couldn't help but mock command in a tone that sounded authoritative- "Decepticons ROLL OUT!" She spoke with a giggle as she stole the Autobots line but oh well! "But seriously I'm ready to go!"
Slade chuckled softly as Luna went crazy with excitement, he didn't particularly mind the comparison with transformers, he was one after all... apart from the whole being an alien and that. "Heh heh 'we roll!', you like that comic? Do you have a favourite transformer? Personally mine's Ratchet, really wished i could have been more like him..." Slade honestly did, he was closer to Jazz looked in the film. While he didn't mind it did disconcert him that Jazz got tore in two by megatron at the end of said film. Then again, who wouldn;t be except for Optimus Prime.
Revving up he pulled out of the space he had transformed into, the roads were busy as it was midday but Slade had never been too fussed by traffic. He could usually navigate better than most normal folk anyway due to his actually being a car. He realised Luna might lose interest quickly, kids were ADHD on a stick, he supposed he may as well find out her taste in music while they were here. "So Luna, what music you like? Any radio stations you wanna hear?" Slade hoped she didn't like anything too horrible, for a car he had sensitive ears...
Posted by lunahighland on Feb 10, 2009 14:59:10 GMT -6
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Luna sat in the seat practically bouncing in happiness! "Well my favorite Transformer is Starscream...But I like Ratchet as well!" She spoke cheerfully her body in happy overload at the moment. "Hm.. music... Um.. I dunno as long as it's not rap, metal, or oldies I'm fine then!" She explained as she had a aversion to those music types. They made her gag.. bleh! "So how long until I get to the mansion? Oh! and what do you for a living?" She asked curious.
Slade tried to find an appropriate radio station for Luna as she happily gabbled on, eventually he found a soft pop channel with some lady singing her heart out about love or money or whatever was important to young people these days. Slade personally was an old school r n b, rap and reggae fan; so was a little out of times with modern music. He set the channel at low level so he could still talk over it if he needed to. She liked decepticon, who didn't like him! That guy and his endless scheming to usurp megatron's power without actually having to fight the dreaded leader of the decepticons. "Aha yeeah he's cool, being able to transform into a fighter plane is so cool I wish I could! It won't take long to get to the mansion from here I know a few routes."
Learnt a few routes was an understatement, his training entailed a detailed knowledge of NYC's roads so if needed anywhere he could assist in whatever way Slate needed should the time come. That was another problem, he couldn't tell Luna about the Kabal, he'd have to be careful how much he told her about his 'career'. "Me? I'm a mechanical engineer Luna, I fix vehicles of all designs; upgrade e'm tinker with 'em design 'em whatever is needed." He hoped that could distract her from the question for a while, Slade thought it appropriate to ask how she was faring at the mansion. After all her talent could one day be useful, it didn't hurt to check if she was looking for a change in the next few years... "So anyway Luna, how you faring at the mansion? Are you enjoying it and making friends?" Slade found this oddly relaxing, usually carrying passengers was an awkward experience but having Luna to chat to was unusually calming... apart from her incessant bouncing of course!