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?
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The Ratskeller Arcade was no doubt one of the most popular places to go for kids and teens on a weekend. It was situated in a part of New York City that was considered one of the ‘better parts’ of town so they would be safe from the crime that reaped the city so often. Oftentimes parents patrolled the area or just adults in general but it would seem the young people didn’t notice they were far more content hanging out with their friends than noticing their parents running the the food stands or change making. The bright lights filled the arcade and electronic sounds pinged and rang throughout the entire place. This place was any technology oriented kids paradise, which was one of the reasons young Ruby Lupin was here.
She had been begging her sister for months to let her try this place out but with her sisters paranoia about things she hadn’t been able to. Finally she had convinced her with a considerable amount of reasoning and as long as she kept her phone on and with her she was allowed to go. So here she was, happily looking at the games and machines that lined the walls, wondering where she should start first. The Fox girl had her ears covered with a beanie and had expertly hidden her tail so it would be undetected beneath her overalls. Ruby noticed a machine in the corner of the room which had a line in front of it and a kid angrily kicking at it, she went over to inspect it to see what was going on. It seemed that the crane has stopped working and the 5 year old playing wasn’t able to get his prize. The small child looked like he was about to cry and Ruby couldn’t let that happen, he just seemed so sad!
Ruby gently placed her hand on the side of the machine, feeling a few sparks from her palm go into the old arcade game. Suddenly the machine sputtered to life and the crane released, dropping the prizes into the prize slot for the little boy. The child seemed elated, grabbing his teddy bear and running off to show his mother what he did. Ruby smiled, she was so happy she had gotten to help someone in a nice discreet way.
At this point, Ruby realized how hungry she was and decided to get something to eat at the snack bar and after ordering a hamburger she made her way back to a table and began munching on it happily. She did wonder if there was any other mutants in the arcade besides her, she would like maybe someone to talk to.
Posted by starscream on Nov 22, 2009 16:21:01 GMT -6
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It had been almost two months since shana had left the mansion and even then it had really only been to eat and use the ladies room. Her fear had been getting control of her again and she knew this of course was bad. Her fear lead to issues keeping her powers in check, further complicateing an already stressful situation nature had decided she needed. Still every so often Shana had a fit of bravery and ventured out into this starnge land called america. It wa sbetter then home anyway, here she was just another face in the crowd she hoped.
At the sugegstion of a student at the mansion Shana had been told about an arcade people liked releiveing stress at. It had been some time since she had played video games but she did enjoy them and so she had gatherd herself and walked the distence between the two. She looked up at the Aecade sign and gently pulled on her light blue t-shirt. Forceing herself she walked into the arcade and had to take a minute for her eyes to ajust to the new lighting, it was certainly more flashing lights then she was used to. Taking a few quick breaths Shana barely noticed the salt and pepper shakers which had suddenly gained the abillity to fly, she forced them quickly ontop the table with a noticeable thud. Looking around to make sure on one saw what she did she quickly made her way to one of the tables and sat down, running a ahnd down the side of her head. She was invisable here, why did her fear still hold a grip around her neck like this? With a sigh she looked around glad for her courner booth.
A few minuted Later she realized she had not eaten in over a day and her stomach was protesting her forgetfullness audably now. Walking up the counter, she orderd Pizza, a food that she had grown to like in this country, she spoke meekly to the counter clerk, but wa shappy to get her food quickly. Walking back she sat down at her table, only to realize this was the completely wrong table, she had gone the wrong direction. She looke dup at Ruby a bit like a deer in the headlights of a car. "I'm sorry i..." she began to say, her own fear and dissorirntation, making ehr lose her focus and this time the napkin holder jumped into the air about a foot above the table before shana looking at the object forced it back down to the table.
Ruby noticed someone sitting down at her table amidst her happy munches of her burger. The innocent little Mutant was surprised when she saw the Napkins floating before her and a happy smile crept across her face. She heard the slight panic in her possible new friend’s voice and her eyes softened not liking the fact that mutants had to be ashamed of showing their powers in public. In Ruby’s opinion, mutants shouldn’t have to do that and to be able to do what they liked and when they liked as one with others.
“No! Wait you don’t have to go miss!” Ruby Exclaimed in her soft little voice. The lights above her flickered a little and a small blush appeared on her face. “Oops, looks like you’re not the only one that needs to work on control a little bit.”
Ruby flashed an adorable disarming smile that often worked for her sisters when they got worked up like that.
“You don’t have to worry really I don’t mind the company, my big sister just let me out on my own for the first time in a while and I really wanted to make some new friends!”
Posted by starscream on Nov 22, 2009 18:04:08 GMT -6
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Their was somthing comforting about the young girl, it wa sodd, Shana took a bit more comfort at the lights flickering and the girls admission it was her fault. It was a nice feeling to see others have trouble, it shatterd that perfect image Ahana always seemed to picture of everyone else. The girl really was cute and starngely relaxing to be around, she looked quite young as well, she had to be middile school or so.
"Yea, i see that, just good no one saw, people can be unfreindly" she said happy her new freind atleast had one of her issues that made her fear seem reasonable. Many mutants were afraid becuse of the trouble their powers could cuase for their day to day lifes. "I see, well somtimes people are protective of those they care avbout, in fact thats often why people are afraid of us" she responded kindly, having regained her composure. She could understands the girls sisters releuctence to let the girl our, it was dangerous for a young girl to be out alone, much more so ironicly with powers, becuse those could atract worse people yet.
Taking a bite of her food, she smiled at the young girl. "My mother took quite a bit of convinceing before she let me come all the way to america, I am from israel" she said unsure how well versed the girl was in geography or current polatics. "Making new freinds is always a good thing and i am happy to of met you" she said. She did like making new freinds though it always proved hard for her exceapt in situations like this when she had to deal with it right then. She wonderd again what she was so afraid of. "Im telakinetic, as you may have noticed, is your power electricty based?" she asked trying to be polite and make smalltalk, she was never much good at it.
Quite honestly Ruby would have jumped for joy if it wasn’t for the fact she was sitting down. She was so Excited she wished she had her tail out so she could have wagged it so happily and so joyously at her new friend. Though for now she sufficed with a brilliant happy child like smile, grinning like a little kid. She was so happy and full of life and the mere notion of a new friend was enough to fill her day with light and hope.
“Yeah, My big sisters really protective of me, actually both of them are just in different ways. They care for me a lot because I’m the baby in the family and they don’t want anything bad to happen to me. Bad people hurt mutants during the registration act because they didn’t understand us but I’m sure they will some day.” Ruby explained, taking a bite of her burger and chewing it happily.
Ruby thought for a moment on where Israel was on the map of the world and some brief current events about it. Her fascination for this girl grew considerably and her curiosity got the better of her.
”Wow, you’re from a whole other country, this must be a strange place for you then. New York City was weird for me too when I first got here.” Ruby paused, “It got better though! Oh! Im Ruby Lupin by the way pleased to meet you.”
The Little fox girl touched her beanie self consciously at the mention of her mutation. She couldn’t exactly show her new friend her other mutation here, it would cause too much attention and fuss.
“I can use electricity at will and I can turn into a fox which is one of the reasons my real ears are hidden underneath this beanie.”
Ruby pointed at her adorable Beanie hat that was covered in Lightening bolts. She hoped the older woman wouldnt mind a young shape shifter.
Posted by starscream on Nov 22, 2009 18:58:17 GMT -6
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"Hopefully people will over come their fears and realize the oppertunities mutants bring to the world. Bad people still try and hurt mutants and even other mutants can be dangerous an adition to other dangers that are out thare on their own. Still i have confidence we can help people over come that fear and live in harmony with one another" she said optamisticly, she truely hoped humans and mutants really could amke peace not with just each other but within their own people as well.
"It is, the city still seems like it could house everyone from my country in it but over all i like it here, less rockets" she said running a hand through her long blue hair. Not many of the rockets had hit near whare she lived, but she had known people who ahd been hurt by them both physsicly and mentally. It was really all quite sad. At the girls introcution, Shana looked a bit embarresed to realize she never introduced herself. "My name in Shana, it's good to meet you as well" she said with a nod.
"Awww a fox? How cuute" Shana said thinking about the girl as a fluffy fox, though the one she pictured was a snow fox. It looked so cute in her mind, she was almost tempted to ask if she could pet her some day but that was a bit demeaning, Shana argued with herself in her mind. An electric fox, that reminded her of the name of a browser she once used online. "Im currently getting help for my powers at Xavoirs mansion, they have been helpful" she said it was somwhat a lie, she ahd gone thare to work on that, but she just never seemed to get around to it, it might ahve been her inclination to just hang out in her room everyday. Shana took another bite of the pizza, it really was nice tlaking to the girl. "it's nice becuse everyone has powers thare, well almost" she said thinking.
“Its not fun to have your home to be fired at by rockets. Its happened to the Mansion a bunch of times….though youre right humans and mutants can co exist. My moms a Mutant and my dads a human and they are madly in love with each other and they had me and my two sisters. So Humans can defiantly co exist with humans!”
Ruby agreed with everything the older girl said about how she believed that humans would learn to tolerate the mutants in time. It was true! He dad was a human and yet he married her mom and she was a mutant. Their romantic story was what inspired Ruby to become an advocate for humans and mutants living as one. If only they could see thing her and Shana’s way things would be a good deal better in the world.
“I live at the mansion to! I have been living their for an entire year and they have been helping me and my second oldest sister Emerald to control out powers. Though, its not exactly working for Emerald.” Ruby looked sad, green eyes filling with it. She wanted her sister to get help with her powers as well as her anger but she seemed to just not want to get help.
Ruby did hope that some day her older sister could hold her normal form when she got angry, just so she would feel no more pain. The older Lupin sister had been through enough in her lifetime and she didn’t need more grief in Rubys opinion. Ruby took another bite of her burger, finishing it as she tucked as stray strand of brown hair behind her ear.
“I get that a lot actually, I’m used to people calling me cute. Apparantly I make a very cute fox puppy with big ears.” Ruby giggled.
Posted by starscream on Nov 22, 2009 20:10:34 GMT -6
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"I had no idea the mansion ahd ever been attacked like that, though i guess i really should not be surprised. Fear makes people do awful things and i ebleive thats really whare humans and mutants have their issues. Humans are scared they will be outclassed by us" she said in responce. She was happy that this girls parents could coexcist, well they were doing a bit miore then coexcisting but that was even better, their kids would grow up understanding things like tolerence. It was a lessen every kid needed to learn early, with it they could ahve peace.
"My mom was human, my dad i never met" she said, which was true, her mom had never really explained why her dad wa snot around and Shana had questioned several times if her mother even knew who he was. Still her mom had acepted her powers openly and even helped the best she could, which wasent much but atleast she had tried and really that was what matterd in life, is that one made the effort to help. Though was she making her effort to help? Maybe not she had held herself up in her room for most of the time she ahd been here.
"Wow, i guess the mansion really is that big then" she said as the girl mentioned she and her sister had been living thare for a year. Shana still could not place this girl and wa ssure they had not met before. Shana realized why, she wa sin the adult section whare ruby here, wa slikely in the kids section, the girls hallway. "Im sure your sister will learn to control her powers in time, it's harder for some people then others, for so many reasons, from personalities to emotions and even some powers themselfs just combine to make it real hard. Still with effort we can do anything we need to" she said trying to comfort the girl on her sister. In truth it was hard to say it as she had never met emerald or any of this girls family to base that off of.
"Im sure, puppys are cute in themselfs and you as a one would be even cuter" she said with a smile. She smiled, having already warmed up to the girl, she barely realized her normal heart attack level fear and worries had all but evaperated like a game of whack a mole. It was just hard to be worried in this girls presence. " Do you have any pets? Or does your mom say your fur is enough?" she joked with a smile, knowing her own mother always complaiend about aniamls shedding.
The young fox girl got a little sad at the mention of her new friend not ever knowing her father. Ruby couldn’t imagine not knowing who her own father was and it made her a little upset that someone could just abandon a family like that. Those thoughts were quickly shaken out of her head in order to form newer happier ones. The last thing Ruby needed was to be sad, she had to stay positive about things no matter what the circumstances.
“You’re right, Emmy will learn control eventually she just has to remember to control her anger.” Ruby explained with a small sigh. “My big sister has anger issues and tends to take them out on people who she thinks deserve it. She’s sort of a Vigilante which makes the other X men not like her very much.” Ruby felt her ears droop beneath her hat, though she was trying to stay positive it was a bit hard.
“Everyone sort of views her like the big bad wolf and people stay away from her. I’m the only one that knows the truth, that despite rough edges if you can get past that Emeralds a real softy. She protects the people she cares for and hates to see people sad, I know someday my big sister will find more people who see her the way I do I just know it!”
Determination rang through the young girl’s voice and she seemed absolutely adamant about this. She believed in her sister and if she didn’t find any friends Ruby would find friends for her. Ruby desperately wanted her older sister to be happy and she knew that if Emerald just opened up to more people she would be able to. Her thoughts were interrupted by Shana’s mentioning of a pet and she smiled.
“I have a pet Ferret named Helix and he’s really smart and fast! I have him back home with my parents right now because dad wanted to see if he could teach him a few tricks.” Ruby smiled a little bit before going into her pocket and retrieving two photographs. One was of a girl about 17 years old with extremely sharp looking features and a black and red wolf tail. The girl was dressed in a full wetsuit, holding a surfboard in under one arm all while smiling with sharp white teeth. Her hair was dark red and went down midback, though it was hard to tell whether or not it was straight because it looked to wild to be straight but almost too flat to be curly. The girl looking actually quite intimidating due to the amount of sheer muscles that showed through her wetsuit but that smile of hers was similar to Ruby’s only far more mischievous.
“That’s my big sister Emerald and this.” Ruby trailed off showing a picture of a very skinny young woman with light blue eyes and long black hair sitting at an easel painting. She didn’t look very intimidating, just very delicate and almost elegant in the way she sat. Her features looked the most ‘normal’ out of the lupin sisters and she didn’t have any animal features to speak of. Her smile was very soft, not like the wide happy smiles of her sisters but almost as if she was up to something making it look more like a smirk “Is my oldest sister Sapphire, she’s really mean sometimes but I love her no matter how mean she is. She’s a really great painter though and she already has some of her works up in art galleries.”
Ruby seemed to absolutely adore her siblings and didn’t see anything wrong with them, where most would see something wrong with them.
Posted by starscream on Nov 23, 2009 23:11:13 GMT -6
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"Anger is usually borne from a great fear of something, in ourselves or for those around us, im sure your sister is a very good person inside. When people do not understand the roots of our anger, our inner pain, they lash out at the world. I don't care for violence at all, but i do beleive no one is really evil, some people just know no other way to deal with the pain within their hearts" she said her voice both serious and sad. Shana might pick up a weapon or use rher powers to hurt another, if she was forced to, but that was a situation that had only happoned once, and even then on accident. If they could only get people over the fear within themselfs, they just maybe they could all live in harmony, careng and loving one another with no care, about race, religen or anything else of the sort.
She smiled at the girls mention of her pet, honestly ferrets were not even close to one of her favorite animals, she had always hated the smell they typicaly had. Still it was good to have a pet, a creature in which to share your hopes and dreams, something that cared for you, even if it was only for food. SHe had no idea they could even learn tricks so maybe they were smarter then she was giving them credit for. She herself had never had an actuakl pet, no they ahd simply never been able to afford one they wnated , a dog of some kind, larger if possible.
"Your sister looks very reliable and not scary at all" she said looking at the photograph. The girl in the picture did look a bit intimidating, like she was a fighter. The tail was easily noticeable and so Shana decided to ask. "So your sisters a mutant to, and another varient of k-9" she said almost more to herself, it was fascinating to think family members could end up with very simmeler mutations. If that was the case if she had kids......Shana pushed her hopeless fantasy out of her head and focussed more ont eh girl.
"Older siblings can seem mean, but useually their good people to" she said looking over this picture as well. "She must be really good at what she does then" she said unsure of what it took to get into ana rt gallery. Art had never been the greatest subject with her. "So your all named after precious stones then?" she asked curiously already knowing the answer to the question as she knew each type. Still it was an intresting nameing sceme to consider, she wonderd if their parents had selected it for some kind of menaing. "It sounds like you love you siblings, very much and thats what really matters in life" she said. "Everyone is different, and that makes us all special and unique" She said not really sure what else to say. She had no siblings and never carried pictures with her. It was always hard for her to talk about herself. "Still seems odd we live at the same place and have never met" she said thinking about it.
"I think its because i havent been around as much, I have been visiting the parents you know?" Ruby replied to Shana's statement on how she was amazed they had never seen each other
It was true that her elder sister didn’t know how to deal with her anger issues very well but Ruby had a feeling she would learn to deal with them in time. Hopefully, time would be on the young wolf girls side and she would be able to find someone who at cared for her as much as Ruby did before she became more enraged at the world. Deep within Ruby’s heart she knew that her sister Emerald as well as her sister Sapphire could indeed open themselves up to others. In order for her sisters to really start moving on with their lives even after their time spent in fusion corp, they needed to learn to be with people again.
She smiled at Shana and was glad someone understood her situation making her unable to help the huge grin the appeared on her small face. The little fox girl looked estatic to be talking to someone finally and it would seem that Ruby did enjoy to socialize somewhat despite certain shyness she had.
“Mom’s relatives believed that naming your kids after gemstones meant that they had a higher calling in life and they would reach their full potential, living happy, strong lives. Its an old fairy tale but..” Ruby smiled that childish grin, kicking her legs back and forth. “I want to believe its true so I will know there is someone besides me who is taking care of my sisters, you know?”
Posted by starscream on Nov 25, 2009 14:26:30 GMT -6
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It made considerably more sense on how they may have never met before now. Thinaking about that made Shana think of her own mother and what she might be doing. Shana would ahve to call her soon, it had been a few weeks since the last time she had. Not on purpos but Shana could be easily distracted at times and it often seemed like their was just not enough time in the day to get everything done, and things like phone calls often payed the price for it.
"An intresting theory, after all we all would like to be able to reach our full potentials. Even if it is a Fairy tale it can be comforting to beleive, and the morals of the story may be no less true simply becuse the story is fiction. It's ok to beleive in such things" she said with a smile. Personally she had taken off her peoples faith as religen just seemed to unfair to her. She did beleive in a higher power but that was she did not really care much about. "We all have out beleifs and those that mean somthing to us, are the most importent" she went on with a smile.
"Taking care of your sisters is certainly noble and a good thing to do, after all if you can't count of them to have your back who can you count on? well i suppose thats not completely true, freinds and the like" she said stumbeling a bit over her own statement not even noticeing the remains of her pizza had grown cold. It would have been nice to know somone back home was taking care of her mother as well. "your already showing a lot of potential by trying to help your sisters and being so concearned about them. Family is very valuble, i really should call my mother later today, see how shes doing" she said thinking to herself. "Maybe i could meet your sisters somtime?" she asked curiously, it sounded like all her sisters needed were freinds, and Shana would do that for them if she could.
“I suppose I believe that anything is possible if you really believe in yourself.” Ruby replied to Shana. It was that bright optimism that always made the elder Lupin sisters care for their younger sibling so much. Because of that pure and innocent view that the young fox had, everyone she met had a strange protectiveness over her, for some reason.
Ruby played aimlessly with a strand of her brown hair, looking at her new friend with happy eyes. She still couldn’t believe she found a friend in this place, it seemed so strange before, looking for new friends, but now she had made one, she wished she had her gold star book so she could put it on her to do list. It would most defiantly be a task for her to do when she got home.
“You would probably be better off meeting Emmy, Sapphire’s a little bit not nice to new people. She would take a while to get used to. Typically, she only really likes family members.” Ruby explained with a small shrug of her shoulders.
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"I can agree with that" she said though believing in herself was one of her core issues. More so when her periodic fights with depression kicked in. SHe believed society could do that as a whole and that if it did the world could have peace. "if more people thought like you, our world would be so wonderfully peaceful" she said with a smile. The world at least what she had experinced could learn much from this young mutant she had found.
"Some people are like that, but i would enjoy meeting your sisters anyway. No matter their reaction, im sure their still kind people." she said wondering if saphire just had trouble trusting people. It was rather common as far a mutants went, if fact a lack of trust and a need to be safe may have been what fueled most mutant issues that caused them to destroy or attack. "Im sure it will just take patience and understand of and when i do meet them" she said sure that anyone could be won over with kindness and trust. Then again had she not tried that with the people back home? Maybe this was different somhow. " Most people are just scared, if we can get them past that im sure they will be just fine" she said having almost forgotten about the huge crowd around her.
Ruby looked at her new friend trustingly; she seemed to know a good deal about the world in her own opinion. However, Ruby was very trusting of people so perhaps she was just believing just ot believe in a better tommrow, ether way Ruby really like Shana and hoped to see her more often.
“My big sister Sapphire just really doesn’t like anyone outside of family. I really don’t know why, shes just kind of odd that way. Emmy calls her the B word but I don’t think she is that bad.” Ruby sighed, thinking about her elder siblings arguing constantly like they usually did when they got together. They got along when they were with mom and dad because they didn’t want to seem like they didn’t like each other, but a good deal of the time the did not. It just depended on the day really. “I think Emerald may grow you after a while if anything. Shes a like a big intimating wolf, but she has a real soft spot for people.”