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...?
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Magic and Mystics
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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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Her jaw was on the floor. No, really ... it was on the floor. And Alexandra actually needed to bring her hand up to her chin and push her jaw up. Which she did. Twice, since her mouth didn't seem to want to be closed. Blue eyes were widened, watching a spot on the wall. There were pants... fluttering in the air like a flag on a windy day. They were heading her way... or at least they were supposed to for now they were resting on the head of an embarrassed Shin.
The molecule manipulator was still frozen.
Her ears heard but her brain refused to think of a proper response. An image of sea blue boxers and a pair of legs was imprinted in her mind, possibly forever. Why? Why did this happen to her? Moments passed and Fausto had finished speaking. Her mouth was still closed shut and teeth refused to unclench themselves as if they had fused together. Alexandra blinked. What did Fausto say?
"I don't have the slightest idea who you are..." she said bluntly, her head slightly shaking, shoulders rising to shrug. Alexandra took in a deep breath. Then exhaled. "I'm Alexandra. Sam's girlfriend." A hand extended mechanically to shake the boy's hand. Her mind still refused to register that he was pantless. And that Shin had the pants on his head. Alexandra shook her head again with disbelief. She seriously needed Sam right now.
"We've slept together last night." Oooops. She did it again. And again, it wasn't the best choice of words she could have possibly made. "Sleeping as in sleeping next to each other...." Alexandra added closing her eyes for a moment as blood rushed to her face, making her cheeks gain a reddish color. The conversation about what she was doing in Sam's room needed to be changed. Her body leaned to the side, eyes searching for the Shin with pants on head then leaned back and looked at Fausto. "Is Shin okay?" Confused and with a hint of red still lingering upon her cheeks, she leaned back to the side. "Shin?..."
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Well the fact that she was Sam's girlfriend changed everything , she was not a thief, nor an exhibitionist, but even so she was the cause that Sam was busy and not much free time and even worse she did not know who he was. to what the teenager answered with killer glare . The second thing she said was already too much information but obediently responded to the question of what was she doing and dressed like that . It only contributes to make the conversation much more uncomfortable instead of helping , this was undoubtedly one of the few times that Iron Mouth ,the machine-gun of words had no bullets in his clips.
Another secret that Sam had not told him not, he did not provided much information to him . Did Koga know about this ? . Fausto was one of his students , at least he should know who was his girlfriend ... He smiled as she said her name but he did not softened his face filled with distrust and jealousy. And dumbly believing he was betrayed . Shin was too quiet, perhaps the surprise of knowing that it was Sam's girlfriend had left him speechless, or perhaps Shin was behind her and was disappointed to learn that she already had a overprotective boyfriend . Fausto turned quickly, he was not really sure if Shin was still behind him... yes, he was still there. ¨ Shin, are you okay? I know you should be astonished by this half naked beauty but ... ¨ astonishing blush crossed his face as he said it but he did not care, anyway she could not see his embarrassed face .
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Like looking through a keyhole, Shin's eye pierced the gap between fabric and zipper. The pants were heavy on his head. Legs flopped over his shoulders like a court jester's cap. And the hem of the top, where waist usually lurked under belt... that was where Shin's cheeks now burned in wait.
>>"We've slept together last night." Alex stated.
The pants slid lower, to rest on his neck. He was certain that even in darkness, the red glow of his cheeks would be seen.
>>"Sleeping as in sleeping next to each other...."
But even the correction couldn't cull the embarrassment. Shin had really slipped up here. This whole situation was a mess. Sam's girlfriend was scantily-clad, talking candid details she need not state... and they'd just barged in like policemen, come to investigate some stupid crime. Ha! His brow furrowed underneath denim. Serious eyes probed serious questions within pant-leg darkness.
Why had they barged in... and why were they still here... what would Sam think of all this? More importantly, Kasumi... ugh. Kasumi. Was this the sort of thing one told their girlfriend? 'Yeah, hey. I saw Sam's girlfriend without her pants on the other day. Then your friend Fausto took off his...' Jeez! Did they even MAKE Hallmark cards to apologize for this crack!? Shin slumped forward, back buckling under the pressure. They'd really messed up. They'd really screwed up big-time. They'd really...
>>"Is Shin okay?" "Shin?..."
...Shin... they were talking of him.
>>¨ Shin, are you okay? I know you should be astonished by this half naked beauty but ... ¨
The corner of the waist to Fausto's pants rose a few inches. Shin peered out at both of them blearily, like a mole in a sombrero emerging from his hole. A Spanish mole. One who wanted some taquitos. Or bean dip... enchiladas... god. Anything to take his mind off the-- Shin's mind blanked on Fausto's face.
Turned slowly to focus on Alexandra's red cheeks.
A matching pair...
"Heh, the two of you are the same color... gosh. It's like you both got Koga's power and shared a thought." He muttered nauseously. His vision swayed to the ceiling, away from lovely beauty so-fair. "Lovely ceiling fan." After a moment, his eyes lowered again to lock firmly, yes firmly, on Alexandra's eyes (and only her eyes). "Should we go...?"
¨ Shin, are you okay? I know you should be astonished by this half naked beauty but ... ¨
That… didn’t help. She wondered if she could pull a trick and melt herself to a puddle of Alexandra and slide away to the privacy of her room and never, ever get out again from. Her cheeks had turned into a bright neon red and felt like she had just stuck them to the hottest stove ever. Man, she didn’t feel so embarrassed ever. Not even when she walked in Sam’s room while he was heading to shower. Not even when she peeked at his behind and got caught… No. This was making the top of her list.
The molecule manipulator blinked as the head of a Shin peeking trough the pants on his head appeared. The Asian’s eyes stopped on Fausto’s face. Then on hers.
"Heh, the two of you are the same color... gosh. It's like you both got Koga's power and shared a thought."
Then again to the ceiling fan. It seemed that today Shin had a certain interest for that ceiling fan.
"Lovely ceiling fan."
Blue eyes moved up. A few hours ago she had stared too at the ceiling fan… although, not with the same reasons. Still… she couldn’t agree more. Lovely ceiling fan.
"Should we go...?"
Alexandra blinked again, blue eyes looking at Shin confused. Go? Huh? Oh!
“I should probably go to my room. And Sam’s probably in his office.” She talked fast, and as if she had hit the NOS, her body snapped forward, trying to get away as soon as possible.
The feeling of something cold and thin against her feet sounded an alarm inside her head. So did the sound of glass being broken again. But… it was too late. Before she could do anything, the molecule manipulator was sailing trough the air. Hands reached desperately for something to grab…
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Epidemical: Affecting many persons at the same time, and spreading from person to person in a locality where the disease is not permanently prevalent. Fall: an act or instance of falling or dropping from a higher to a lower place or position.
Then these were Epidemical falls. With a gesture of disapproval on his face Fausto moved a few steps to the side letting Alex pass over but without missing a gesture with his hands as if he carried a cape , she certainly could be as brave as a bull, otherwise she could fell on him and it would make it very incomfortable since the two were pantsless. It was a hard desicion, because if he try to be a gentleman and caught her, she would end on him and that would be fatal. But if he avoid her as he did ... his body did before he could answer the question. Iron could have been a great Torero(Bulldancer) if he could born in the old continent as his grandfather by the same name. ¨ Am i the only one who has his feet on the ground here? ¨ whispers followed by a sigh as she walked ahead of him.
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>>“I should probably go to my room. And Sam’s probably in his office.” She spoke quickly. He followed her eyes as she retreated back away from them in her mind. Then her body snapped forward, her legs shifted into something that smashed.
And suddenly, she was falling.
Shin's instincts took over as his body shot up, hands moving to her right as Fausto darted to the left. They scooped inwards and around to catch Alex and shift her fall, so that as she came down, no longer was she coming down face-first, but rather backwards.
Straight into a tango dip.
"I caught you." Shin's eyes focused on her face. He stared down like a hawk, supporting her back as his torso hung up and away.
A moment passed. Then something hit Shin. It must've been realization. It certainly couldn't have been the mental image of Sam's fist meeting his face. He hastily righted Alexandra with all the gentleness of a dutiful gentlemen, and turned away, straightening his collar. He coughed into his fist to hide embarrassment.
Once you’re about to fall you don’t see many things around you, maybe just the details of the floor as its closing up on you. Nor do you hear. But she did.
Am i the only one who has his feet on the ground here? ¨
We’ll see about that. It was the last thought that passed trough Alexandra’s head while she was waiting for her body to hit the ground. It didn’t happen. A pair of hands had caught her and rolled her so no longer was the floor she was seeing. It was the ceiling… together with Shin’s chin and his nostrils.
”I caught you.”
And she was placed back on her feet. Body rotated 180 degrees and once again she was facing Shin. Cheeks burnt with the heat of embarrassment and the molecule manipulator shifted her eyes to the Asian’s neck. “Thank you.”
Alexandra cleared her throat as her eyes wandered around the room until they met a pair of unclothed legs. We’ll see about that , she reminded herself as the pattern of the floor tile made its way inside her mind. Letting the air to leave her lungs, under her molecular manipulation, the floor tile Fausto was standing on was pulled away in the same way someone would have pulled the rug from under his feet. Slightly smiling, Alexandra placed her hands on her hips while blue eyes traveled up to see the result.
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The famous singer watched how his world unsafely and quickly bent suddenly, without previous advice . It was as if the floor was moved but that was impossible, or not? Gravity was something that even the future conqueror of the world could not avoid , a magnificent force that nobody can avoid forever, it always ends up doing its job, as his body was directed toward the floor without any possibility of escape . Fausto tried to imagine why he had fallen but the boy was unable to find the answer, the only thing he could do was soften the fall. From the floor , sat on it . He whispered between laughs ¨ It is for sure a epidemic of jelly legs. ¨ That was a moment in what he should be very angry but despite he could not stop laughing.
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>>"Thank you."
Shin scratched his neck. No need to mention it. She'd been falling, after all. It wouldn't have done to let her get hurt. His eyes trailed to the broken glass on the floor as Alexandra's attention moved elsewhere, unbeknown to Shin.
The Asian crouched, picking up shattered pieces. What had he been thinking of earlier? Oh, right. "This is a mess..." He looked up at Cammie resting curled up on the bed, and sighed. Oh, if only... a catnap right now would be pretty good. A nice escape from whatever route they'd taken this time.
His turned to glance back at Alex. "Hey, Alex. Do you know where we have a dustpan or a broom or... what're you doing?" He gaped at the tile on the floor shifted and warped away from Fausto's foot. And then another member of the crew had fallen.
>> "It is for sure a epidemic of jelly legs. ¨
Shin shook his head. "Today is not a day for pants or standing. Speaking of which." He plucked the pants that had been on all the way through the catching and the crouching up off his head, and tossed Fausto his trousers. "Put these back on. That's too much leg."
"Hey, Alex. Do you know where we have a dustpan or a broom or... what're you doing?"
Alexandra was too focused to give Shin an answer. She watched how legs turned up into the air for a few moments, how the body hit the ground then smiled. She didn’t care if the boy would be mad, it would teach him right not to make any comments. Instead, Fausto laughed, in between laughter calling the day an epidemic of jelly legs. Heh, she couldn’t agree more.
“Now that we’ve all taken our fall for the day…” Technically speaking, she hadn’t. “Kind off…” A hand waved into the air , the floor tile moving to its original place once the molecule manipulator had given the command.
The hand slipped back while sky blue eyes moved onto Shin’s figure. Who was just returning the pants. Alexandra blinked, shaking her head slightly before talking as denim fluttered in the air once again. “Dustpan or broom, you say?” She knew she had seen this items somewhere before, she just needed to remember where… oh! “There’s a small closet at the end of the hallway. Any of these should be there.” She shrugged slightly, glancing at her uncovered toes. Speaking of pants… “I hope you don’t mind if I go get dressed. I’ll be back in a moment.” Without waiting for an answer, she took off, this time, carefully watching the floor so she wouldn’t fall again and headed to her room.
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"Put these back on. That's too much leg." Fausto caught the pants mid air with a hand without stand up and quickly threw the pair toward Shin's head again but this time in purpose "You look better with these on." He was still sat on the floor with his hands holding his weight . He could not avoid laughing at the whole situation and while he laughed so hard his eyes caught the object that was so popular between Shin and Alex , the ceiling fan was not all awesome for them to stare at it so much , it was just so simple ... ¨You are just jealous of my figure .¨ He smiled at him and laughed again , it was surely a really embarrassing day but really funny as well . He avoid showing any hint of discomfort but these moments made him remember his father a lot . When she disappeared to dress he added in a whisper to Shin while he stand up with a jump . ¨She is so much for Sam , she is worth of a king like me .¨ Again laughs ended his phrase .
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Shin ducked the return volley of pants with an audible sigh. They fluttered over Shin's back, and landed on the bed, disturbing Sam's cat. "Fausto, your exhibitionist phase is really starting to be a problem..."
He walked over to the bed, and picked the pants up again, shaking them out.
>>“I hope you don’t mind if I go get dressed. I’ll be back in a moment.”
Shin glanced over at Alexandra, still shaking the pants. "Yeah, that's fine. I'll just..." She didn't wait for him to finish. Shin's focus returned to glaring at the pants in his hands. These pants had been too much in the spotlight today. It was like they were a star of their own. Speaking of divas... Iron Mouth received an incredulous look. "You and her? Sure, sure..." He walked over, and tugged the jeans over Fausto's head. "You'd have better luck getting in your own pants. I'm gonna go get a dust pan. Back in a bit!"
He walked out the door and down the hall. A few minutes later, Shin returned with a dust pan. This time when he approached the door to Sam's room, he knocked.
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The room was deserted except for these animals that slept on the bed without paying much attention to the noise that had broken the silence so early in the morning. Only the cat looked askance at the boy who was there alone with his pants on his head, the feline shook his tail impatient. Maybe he saw that strange being with pants on head as a threat to his master, or their belongings while the boy ruffled these while looking for any hidden information about Sam, he really did not know what he was looking for but any extra info about Sam that not everything the world knew should be there in that room, Shin was soon to return so the speed was more important than being tidy. He moved quickly, dodging the broken lamp pieces on the floor with great care. while the angry cat dodged the clothes he thrown. It was not that Iron had a fetish with pants but Sam had some really cools one and probably would not have another opportunity like that to try it . How these pants should look on him ? Nobody was watching at him so ... his pants were still on his head while he jumped into Sam's pants . He did not fit in his pants. nah, Sam's pants did not fit with him. The sound of the door made him turn around .
Alexandra let out a noisy breath once she was behind the door of her room. A few steps later, she stopped in the middle of the cream colored room, glancing around. Clothes. She needed clothes. A moment later, she was reaching for the drawer’s handle and pulled it. Without a second glace she picked up a black colored fabric from it then moved on to another drawer. This time, the color was a dark red.
A few minutes later, Alexandra was sporting a pair of black training pants and a red colored tank top. Pulling her hair up in a low bun, she exited the room and walked toward Sam’s room. The door wasn’t fully open, and from inside it no sound came. Suspiciously, Alexandra pushed the door open silently.
Blink. Blink.
The pair of pants was once again resting on someone’s head, but, judging by the sea blue boxers she guessed it wasn’t Shin’s anymore. Speaking of which, she assumed that he was getting something to clean up the shattered glass from the floor. Okay, so Fausto got his pants back apparently. So why were they on his head? While he was trying to get in some other pants?
Blink, blink, once again.
The molecule manipulator took another step further, and, the door without the support of her hand started to close, a low screeching sound accompanying this action. “What are you doing?” she asked with a confused look as her eyes trailed from Fausto’s pants to those that he was trying to get in. Hey! They looked just like-
“Are those Sam’s pants?”
Of course they were. He’d wore them the previous night. Blinking again, she looked back at Fausto waiting for an answer when a knock interrupted her interrogation. Who was knocking at the door now? Glancing one more time at Fausto, she turned around and yanked the door open, ready to breath fire on whoever decided to seek Sam at this precise moment. The door opened to reveal-
“Shin?” An eyebrow arched as she stepped back from the door and in the same time making an 90 degrees turn to the left. “Why are you knocking?”
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"I guess I was wrong," Shin sighed, flicking bangs from his eyes as he reentered the room. He held a broom and a dustpan over his right shoulder. Shin walked over to Fausto, put a hand on his shoulder, and shook his head. "You had more luck getting into someone else's pants than I thought... you really should have gotten into your own, though..." Disapproval rang in Shin's voice as he walked over to bend in front of the broken glass, and scoop.
The dustpan quickly filled with shards. Shin rose, and walked the full pan over to a waste bin, and dumped it out. He glanced over at Alexandra. "Sorry. This time, I didn't want to take any chances walking in on something unpredictable. I failed. From the looks of it. Fausto. You may very well get detention, if I have my way... sorry, again. Floor's clean, though." He leaned the dust pan and broom against Sam's wall, and plopped down on the bed. Cammie mewled as Shin scooped her up. He ran his hand down the cat's back as he sat on Sam's bed, shaking his head.