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.
Posted by Luke Jacobs on Jun 23, 2009 16:03:21 GMT -6
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The melancholy was growing as Luke sat there sipping tea and apparently Raina detected the change in him. He should have known that the woman he had grown so close to would be able to read his moods. At the touch of Raina's hands on his face he turned to 'look' at the beautiful woman. It was times like this when he really wished he could see. The expressions of her face as she tried to lecture him, the shining of her eyes as she looked at him, and even the beautiful color of her hair. There were so many things that he wanted to be able to appreciate about the woman in front of him but he was limited by his blindness.
"I know you love me." Luke said softly as he reached up a hand to gently caress Raina's cheek, mimicking the motion she had used, "I really do. I even know that you can't control what you dream but knowing doesn't always help how you feel."
Luke's mind was running desperately, trying to come up with some sort of response that Raina might understand. He really did know that the two of them had something special but something like this...
"I know I can trust you completely Raina. I know that I never have to worry if some guy is flirting with you even if you decided to flirt back. I know that no matter what comes we can get through it." Luke said quietly as the two of them pressed their foreheads against each other, "And I know I want to spend the rest of my life with you but even knowing all of that it's like a punch in the gut to hear that your subconscious mind experienced something that was more real than any dream where you were married to someone else and you had a baby."
Tilting his head, Luke gently pressed his lips against Raina's as he focused on the positives of their relationship instead of the negatives of their dreams. "Just give me a little time to process, OK sweetheart?" He murmured softly, the hand on her moving up to gently run through her hair, "I'm not going anywhere. I love you."
Posted by rainewater on Jun 24, 2009 9:02:46 GMT -6
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Raina was disappointed that what she said wasn't enough to wipe this from Luke's mind. She knew if it was her on the other end that with all her insecurities it wouldn't be enough... but it still didn't deter the fact she was now angry. She was silent for a minute again. She was used to Luke just accepting everything about her- had she finally pushed that to the limit. "yeah well." she began with a mutter. "What if it wasn't my subconscious." she frowned. "what if someone put that in my head, or did that to me. Naveed can make people do whatever he says. So did that Hypno jerk too. " she was stating these things rather than asking them, because though Luke may not have been conveying to her in a believable way that he was convinced it wasn't just a dream... she knew it wasn't just a dream. "Maybe someone did it to me, On purpose... by accident... it wasn't natural. And if it wasn't naturally in my subconscious then maybe you'd stop feeling this way." she stood up and took her tea cup to the sink.
"Thanks for the tea."she said leaning over the sink and glancing at her watch. "it's 5:30... I think I might just head to work. I don't think I can sleep again after all that and I do have a lot to catch up on."
As much as Luke was hurt she'd been dreaming about another man, Raina was feeling hurt too. When Raina felt the most vulnerable she wanted to get away. Normally she didn't mind feeling vulnerable around Luke. It was even kind of exciting. but today... today no. Today she was ready for a little more space and the moving in idea wasn't sounding so good anymore.
"I want to talk to the others too." by others she meant mansion residents. "So... I guess I'll get changed and head out."
Posted by Luke Jacobs on Jun 24, 2009 11:09:06 GMT -6
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Luke watched as Raina obviously began to get upset. Her silence at first might have hidden it from some people but not from him. He knew what to watch for. The slight twitch right next to her eye, the way her lips pressed against each other a little more thinly than usual, and even the sudden tightness that appeared in her muscles. Raina tone of voice when she began to speak was all the confirmation that Luke needed. He really shouldn't have been surprised that his words upset her but he didn't know what else to say or what else to do. How could he make it up to her?
Raina rose from the crouch and headed into the kitchen to put her cup in the sink. Luke was silent but when she glanced at her watch and said the very proper, "Thanks for the tea." Luke knew he had to do something. Standing up he walked over to the woman and wrapped his arms around her, refusing to take no for an answer. Leaning his head down so that they touched foreheads his sightless blue eyes met her gray ones.
"I won't let you head out like that." He murmured quietly, his voice even and maybe even just a touch forceful, "No matter what dreams, visions, or telepathic adventures, or anything else that happens I love you and I'm not going anywhere. It hurts that thoughts of another man got into your mind, just like it would hurt you if thoughts of another woman were in mine, but I refuse to let something like that damage our relationship."
Pulling his head back, Luke suddenly cut off his sonar, leaving him truly blind. He knew that Raina could sense when he had it on and so he now pulled it back to let her think clearly without that added distraction.
"We've been through a lot together." He continued as he lifted his right hand to gently brush his finger tips over Raina's cheek and lips, "But you went through even more before I ever came along. It tears me up to know that I wasn't there for you back then but I'm not going to let you run away when I'm here now."
Posted by rainewater on Jun 24, 2009 19:28:17 GMT -6
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Raina remained rigid and silent until she felt the effects of Luke's sonar disappear telling her he turned it off putting himself in a more vulnerable decision. She was so emotional right now that admittedly she wanted to be mad at someone. She was frustrated with this whole situation. She needed to prove it to herself that it wasn't just a dream. She was over Rupert. "Luke..." she started her voice a bit hoarse when he said he wouldn't let her leave like that.
"You're right. I was through a lot before you met me. You were through a lot before I met you too." she commented. "just like anyone dating a mutant right now... everyone was effected by the camps even if they weren't in them."
now she wasn't putting any effort in, now she was just talking. Trying to get herself together, stating facts they already knew. She was tired, emotional, scared, and above all frustrated.
"I'm here too..." she finally breathed out. "I'm not going anywhere. I just need... some air..." she admitted. "I mean, I guess I don't have to go back to the mansion this minute. Maybe we could go for a morning walk. fell the sunrise." she intentionally said feel since see would be an insult to Luke. "I just... I just gotta get out of this building for a minute after all that. I feel a little stir crazy." she looked at him hopefully.
Posted by Luke Jacobs on Jun 25, 2009 6:24:18 GMT -6
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"Let me get on a shirt and some shoes while you get changed." Luke said quietly with a slight smile. The fact that Raina had agreed to stick around so easily was a good thing. Firmly pushing away any thoughts of Raina's... whatever, Luke reactivated his sonar, gently gripped her hand and then led her back to the bedroom. Within a few moments h had pulled on a loose fitting bright orange t-shirt and his white sneakers. After sticking keys, phone, and wallet in his pocket, Luke waited for Raina to be ready and then the two of them walked out of the apartment.
The early morning air was cool and ever so slightly damp. It would probably develop into something of a hot muggy day but for now it was quite pleasant to be outside. There were a few sounds of traffic coming from up the street but for the most part things were quiet. The sound of cooing doves could be heard from up on top of the buildings but most people and animals continued to sleep.
"We ned to go sailing." Luke suddenly spoke up after they had been walking in silence for several minutes, "Just to get away from everything." His voice was quiet but it was obviouis he was serious. "Can you get time off in a couple of weeks or months?"
Posted by rainewater on Jul 1, 2009 8:23:36 GMT -6
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Raina was so grateful that he agreed to go for the walk. She had to get some air, clear her head... and just... get out of this apartment. Even though this was Luke's apartment and might very well be her future home... it didn't feel right today. It felt unfamiliar. "Great." she breathed a sigh of relief.
They headed back to the bedroom and she started to get changed. She felt awkward with Luke now. Despite the fact she'd changed around him many times... it felt different now and she kept her back to him knowing at least that if he was watching she'd 'feel it'.
Soon they were ready and heading out the door and Luke was bringing up sailing. Just getting out into the fresh air and early morning sun was a relief. "Yeah... it would be nice... but Ive been away so much." she admitted. "I need to plan these things better so I don't feel like Im always treading water to get caught up." she admitted.
She took in a big breath as she walked. The air tasted sweet and it was so early there was barely a soul around which was a rare thing in New York. "I'm going to be so tired later." she laughed.
She was feeling more like herself, but the dream, and the fact she didn't change were still lingering just below the surface. Even now, while the air was moist and the grass covered in dew Raina wasn't changing, she didn't even feel the faintest static of it. "I hope this isn't a precursor to how my day is going to go." she laughed half heartily.
Posted by Luke Jacobs on Jul 3, 2009 7:02:24 GMT -6
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This was a great morning. First Raina wasn't sure how to act around Luke because of her dream, then she got upset because HE was slightly upset, and now she was turning down an invitation to go sailing. How could something as simple as a dream turn into something so convoluted and difficult?
"Just let me know when you think you have the time." Luke replied, doing his best to smile and remain positive. At least she hadn't said an outright "no" to the idea. That had to mean something, didn't it?
For a few minutes, the two strolled in silence just enjoying the quiet New York morning. It was nice but at the same time, it was the first situation in their relationship when Luke felt uncomfortable. He had faced and dealt with plenty of things that popped up but for the first time he felt completely and utterly lost. What did Raina want from him? More than that, did Raina really want him?
"I'm sure the rest of your day will get better." Luke spoke up, focusing on encouraging Raina and being at least some what sensitive, "Maybe your boss can even help you make some sense of what happened."
Ouch... OK, maybe he shouldn't have brought up the dream again but what else was he supposed to say? He wasn't exactly getting a lot to work with at the moment. Fallign silent again Luke turned his face upward, focusing on the feeling of the rising sun beginning to touch his face. Sadly, something he normally enjoyed so much now felt rather empty.
Posted by rainewater on Jul 3, 2009 16:02:41 GMT -6
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"Maybe Doctor Gray can! I mean, he's a telepath right? Maybe he can help read my mind or something and figure out what's going on..." she said excitedly rapidly thinking over the idea. Without warning she spun around and poked Luke in the chest. "Actually, I could get him to act as a lie-detector test to prove I still love you." she would have winked, but the poke would have to do, and well.. it was followed up by a snort.
"but really though..." she said turning back around and matching his stride with a little bounce in her step. "Maybe he can help. I mean, if it's not just a dream he'd know. And if it was just past stuff coming back to haunt me maybe he could help me figure out my triggers."
She suddenly felt a lot better knowing that she had a game plan for how to handle this. "I mean, I still want to talk to people at the mansion." she added. "but hey... I'll get this all sorted out and maybe he'll be the one insisting I take a vacation." she trailed her hand up higher from his hand to his arm and held a bit tighter so they were walking closer together. "If I can't turn into a fish at least that would be the one big bonus- sailing without issues...!"
Posted by Luke Jacobs on Jul 6, 2009 5:30:56 GMT -6
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Luke had to smile slightly at Raina's poke as he continued to try and shove his self-doubt into a container somewhere deep inside. He had thought he was over all of this after his trip to the great north lands but apparently some of it was still hanging on. Especially when it had to do with Raina.
"I don't know any telepaths at the mansion so yeah, I think Dr. Gray would probably be a big help." Luke said with a smile before adding silently in his mind, "And maybe we can get our relationship on track too."
At least Raina's last comment helped to put his mind at least a littl bit at east. Leaning over, Luke planted a quick kiss on Raina's cheek without even breaking stride. "I don't care whether you transform or don't transform for our sailing vacation. I just want to spend more time with you. I happen to think you look beautiful in both your forms."
Posted by rainewater on Jul 6, 2009 16:36:45 GMT -6
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"Aww you dummy. You aren't supposed to be nice to the girl dreaming of another guy." she laughed touching her cheek and feeling sincerely warm and loved inside. "Hey Luke..." she started after a few moments of feeling thankful for his patience "what's it like when you dream? Do you see images? Do you see in sonar? Is it all fleeting?" she was genuinely curious at this point. All this reflection on dreams... she had to wonder if Luke hadn't dreamed of other women before but if he could even dream at all.
"Dreams are so weird." she admitted. "I think I'm just too sensitive honestly. I mean, it's just a dream right I shouldn't let these things have so much power over me" she shrugged.
"Thanks for sticking it out." she let her hand trail back down to his and she gave it a squeeze. She wished more than anything that she could just pretend this was a normal dream.
Posted by Luke Jacobs on Jul 8, 2009 6:42:34 GMT -6
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Luke smiled but chose not to comment about Raina's teasing. If only she knew how truly hard it was for him to be acting this nice then maybe she wouldn't think so highly of him. Maybe she'd finally give in to her subconscious temptation to go be with some other man.
"When I dream it's... vivid." Luke said after a moment, a slight smile touching his lips as he remembered the dream of Raina from what seemed like so long ago. "My sub-conscious and imagination combine to create color, though I'm sure it's nothing like what truly exists. It's basically something that tries to body how people have explained color. Like when you've told me that blue equals cold. My mind uses that to try and create something akin to color. It's very vivid, at least for me."
Returning Raina's squeeze on his hand with one of his own, Luke turned his head to give her a brief smile. "I'm not planning on going anywhere Raina. It's take more than an overly real dream to chase me off."
"Though maybe not a whole lot more." Luke admitted to himself, afraid to speak the words out loud as he turned his head back to face forward. How had they gotten into the situation? How had their relationship dropped back into a place like this? Surely this had to be the worst that could happen. Give it a few days and he'd be fully recovered and they'd be back to normal. Yeah... back to normal.
Posted by rainewater on Jul 9, 2009 16:38:46 GMT -6
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Raina nodded her head "right." she agreed. "We'll get through this, I mean really... we handled near drowning, near suffocating, my <i>brother</i>, my ex-fiance, crazy doctors, mean french men... and well a mansion full of teenagers! I guess after all that a dream isn't much."
But it felt like a lot. It felt like a whole lot. "Anyway, we should head back now. I have to start getting ready for work" she took a big breath "I feel better though, thanks for walking with me. Maybe I'll slip in to see Dr Gray"
Posted by Luke Jacobs on Jul 11, 2009 7:02:05 GMT -6
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Luke turned to Raina, and lifted her hand up so that he could press a kiss against the back of it. "Why don't you go ahead and head back. It's such a nice morning, I think I'll jog around for a bit."
He didn't really want to be away from Raina at the moment but they both needed time to process what was going on. Raina had Doctor Gray to talk to as well as a job to throw herself into but Luke just didn't feel like working. Other than Raina he couldn't think of anyone he was close enough to talk to about this sort of situation so that meant he needed to deal with it himself. Physical exertion and sweat were exactly what Doctor Luke was prescribing.
"Call me when you get off work OK?" Luke said, a touch of concern still in his voice, "I want to know you got through the day all right."
Once the final words had been spoken, Luke turned away and began to walk then jog away. Once he had turned a corner and was out of sight from Raina he broke into a full fledged run. He needed to sweat... he needed to be tired... he needed to be unable to think!