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.
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Thank goodness the cake was good enough to be had, even though it was not homemade (Hey, Jorge was not completely perfect). But they had managed to enjoy a rather good dinner and ended with some pretty decent cake. After his talk with Valerie, some of the tension seemed to ease up a little. Not a whole bunch, but enough to make the evening run a bit smoother. She had learned how much he did care and hopefully he was able to make enough of a case for himself in order to for her to realize that he was worth it. The rest of the dinner was spent chit chatting, catching up and joking between Gemma and the kids. Jorge chimed in when it was appropriate and slowly he grew more and more relaxed with them.
He had to admit, it was a little bit of a strange scene. Sitting with Gemma and her kids, in his apartment. It was something that Jorge was not used to. Norman Rockwell-esque family dinners complete with homemade food, etc. It was something he could get used to.
After dinner was finally over, Jorge smirked as he stood in the kitchen and watched Laurent and Valerie in his living room. He could not see exactly what they were doing, but he assumed that Valerie was glancing at his book collections or shelves just to see what she could discover about him. She had let up, but he knew better than to expect that she could fully relent on him. Gemma was important to her, after all.
He smiled as he heard Lizzie panting, having found another victim in order to get pets and scratches from, and turned back to dishes. He had to admit that things were going a lot better than he could have hoped for. It must been different for the kids to have to get to know him for their mother’s sake, but they were being good sports about it. At least they did not come into this already hating him. They at least gave him a chance…well, Laurent more than Valerie anyways.
The sound of his TV being flicked on while he went over and started to store away any leftover food and cake into containers, thankful that there was not that much left. Apparent Gemma, Laurent and Valerie had really liked the food he had cooked. There was only a bit left. At least that meant that his fridge would not be overly stuffed.
After Jorge had watched the last of the dishes and packed away the food into his fridge, he leaned back against his counter and looked out over at the group that was present in his living room. Lizzie was happily bounding from person to person for attention. The whole scene was very humorous to him. It jokingly made him want to pull out a board game for family game night or something (though he did not own any board games…just playing cards).
A smile then crept across his lips as he caught sight of Gemma. Once she had turned to notice his stare he gave her a quick smile before he decided to join them in the living room. Their night was almost done. Before long he would have to take everyone back to the mansion. All in all…it seemed like a pretty successful night.
At least I hope so he thought to himself as he carefully sat next to Gemma on the couch.
Posted by Gemma Taylor on Nov 14, 2010 1:59:00 GMT -6
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The evening ended better than she'd expected. Whatever Valerie talked about with Jorge in the kitchen (and she'd have to ask him about it later) turned out to be something good, since she looked more cheerful after that, and stopped pestering the guy with more awkwardness. It was a nice, quiet family evening; she could feel the tension slowly leaving the room as they stayed there.
Family was a tricky concept. Once, it meant her and Simon; and then her and Simon and the kids; and then just her and the kids... she was sure that sooner or later, if things stayed like this or progressed in the right direction, it could mean her and Jorge and the kids too, although in a completely different sense. That didn't mean it would be bad though.
It was getting late when she finally stood up and gave the 'time to go' look to the kids. They understood, and didn't complain; being mean usually made Valerie tired, and sleep always came easy after a good meal.
Jorge took them back to the Mansion. Gemma had her car back, but she couldn't drive with one hand still in a sling; that left Jorge driving them back and forth the only option.
"Well, it was nice meeting you" Laurent shook hands with Jorge before he got out of the car "Thanks for the dinner."
"Good night" was all Valerie said, but she smiled; she'd said everything else earlier.
Gemma leaned over to kiss him on the cheek as the kids walked towards the Mansion gates "Well, you survived the day" she smiled at him "And you were great. Thank you."
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The rest of the night had gone fast. Some more chatting and before he knew it, it had gotten pretty late. Gemma was the first to make the motions to leave and the kids were soon to follow. Though this would be his third trip to the mansion today, he did not mind. Ever since Gemma had injured her arm, he had made it his business to drive her around every spare second he could. He did not want her taking public transportation injured but then again, he was not really ever able to stand in her way. But he was only to happy to drive her back now.
Before they knew it, through the dark streets of New York, the detective had them safely back at the mansion. He pulled up the gates and said his goodbyes to everyone. He shook Laurent’s hand and waved goodbye to Valerie, but not without sharing a small understanding nod between the two of them. Their discussion would be one he would never forget, or ever stop respecting her for.
But as he waved to the two of them, he smiled at Gemma as she hung around in his car for a second. He felt the softness of her lips on his cheek and he wanted to blush a little, but he kept it back.
>> "Well, you survived the day…And you were great. Thank you."
“It was my pleasure,” he said honestly as he sat back in his seat and kept his eyes on the woman he cared for so much. “I’m glad I was able to make it through in one piece. You got two great kids there. Though Valerie can be a little scary at times,” he chuckled a little. “But I understand it’s only cause she’s looking out for you.”
He smiled as he reached over and very gently brushed a couple of strands of hair from her eyes. As he leaned over, he kissed her in return on the cheek, but continued to softly stroke her cheek with his thumb. Jorge, the grizzly detective, could be rather tender and sweet when he wanted to. Unfortunately none too many of his past romances ever stuck around to find this kind of thing out. Then again, he was glad. He would hate to wonder whether or not he was doing the same things over again with another woman, especially Gemma.
“Thanks for sticking by my side tonight. I appreciate the backup.” He shook his head at the unwarranted police pun and sighed. “Sorry, sometimes those just slip. But I mean it, thank you too.”
Posted by Gemma Taylor on Nov 14, 2010 2:35:42 GMT -6
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>>“It was my pleasure. I’m glad I was able to make it through in one piece. You got two great kids there. Though Valerie can be a little scary at times. But I understand it’s only cause she’s looking out for you.”
"They both are" Gemma nodded with a smile "Sometimes I think they learned too much from me."
It was a nice moment; she leaned into his touch. She'd have to let go eventually; but she smiled, and allowed herself a couple of moments more.
>>“Thanks for sticking by my side tonight. I appreciate the backup. Sorry, sometimes those just slip. But I mean it, thank you too.”
"You're welcome." she smiled "Good night, Jorge."
***
Jorge really deserved some sleep that night. With all the driving, and the cooking, and the stress from meeting the kids; he had a long day, probably longer than the Taylors, all three of them. He really deserved some sleep. That didn't keep someone from knocking on his door not an hour after he returned.
"Hi" Gemma grinned, leaning against the door frame "So, the kids are finally asleep..."
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The drive back home had been just as quick as the drive to the mansion, but the second Jorge got home, his weariness had overtaken him. He had been running around pretty crazy for a greater part of the day, after all. He drove Gemma around, cooked dinner and fended off a combination of embarrassing and personal questions towards her kids, so it was of little surprise that very second he returned home, his excursions started to catch up with him. He yawned the second he entered his apartment, but vowed to wash the day off. So after a quick hot shower, quick had to opposite effect of waking him up, Jorge had switched into a loose, tank of gray that had the Miami Dolphins logo on the corner, and a pair of loose black sweats.
He was awake now. Great. If there were one thing that Jorge should realize by now is that his affinity for water tended to slightly rejuvenating. Not because water had the magical abilities to heal him or anything, but simply because when he would get into showers, his senses would wake up everywhere. He felt the sensation and location of water as it rolled around him, over his skin, flowed through the pipes in his walls and all about. Something like that definitely had waking up properties.
He sighed as he looked over his book collection and sighed as he pulled out his beaten up copy of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. He hated to use books to fall asleep but he knew he a calm moment to shut his brain off so he wandered over to his couch and relaxed back. The second he sat down and opened the book, he heard Lizzie snoring from her doggie bed. At least she was getting rest.
For a brief moment the detective chuckled about the day he had. It was long, difficult and nerve wracking, but he would do it again. With that, he opened his book and began to softly to himself, little realizing that with every passing sentence, his eyelids got heavier and heavier. Before he knew it, he drifted off to sleep.
***
Knock, knock, knock!
The sound invaded the blackness of his dreams. Jorge grumbled briefly as he very slowly started to wake up. He had not been asleep long, twenty to thirty minutes at most it had to be, but to him it had felt like so much longer. But he still did not fully awake. Instead, he started to drift again…that is until he heard that rapping, that gentle rapping upon his chamber door. Now that he was sure someone was there, he finally started to wake up.
“Who…could that be?” he muttered hoarsely to himself.
But as he stood up, he felt how incredibly dry his mouth was. He opened and closed his lips a couple of times before he realized that there was a long line a spittle down the corner of his mouth. He made a voice at this as he felt up to realize that yes, he had drooled in his sleep. And not only that…he patted his shirt…he had drooled onto his own shirt.
“Perfect,” he muttered. “Whoever is there, better be on fire.”
But as he glanced into the peep hole, he was surprised to see a familiar face there. The second he opened the door, he found himself fully awake as he looked over Gemma.
>> "Hi…So, the kids are finally asleep..."
He chuckled as he watched her leaning against his doorframe. He had had a brief panic that something was wrong with either her or the kids, but when he saw that smile, he knew she was okay. Slowly he crossed his arms over his chest.
“Sneaking out of the house while their sleeping eh? Now…why would go and do that?” he grinned and stepped aside to allow her entrance into his apartment. She could not stay in the hall all night after all. “Gemma, how did you get here? Don’t tell me you drove.” he asked as he closed to door behind her.
Posted by Gemma Taylor on Nov 14, 2010 3:29:34 GMT -6
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>>“Sneaking out of the house while their sleeping eh? Now…why would go and do that?”
"I'm a rebel." Gemma smirked as she walked in, closing the door behind her. Jorge looked like he'd already been asleep before she arrived, and she felt a pang of guilt for waking him up from his well deserved rest. Taking of her coat, she stole a glance at him; whatever. Letting him just go back to sleep was always an option too.
>>“Gemma, how did you get here? Don’t tell me you drove.”
"I took a taxi." she sighed, rolling her eyes "Really? Is that all you can come up with?" she asked him with a smile, turning to face him as she walked closer "I'm sorry I woke you up. I should have known you're tired." she said, and she meant it too. She was not even sure what came over her that she came back here in the middle of the night. Teenagers do that, not grown women. And even they usually think twice. Oh God please don't let this be awkward.
"I should probably leave and let you get some sleep." she smiled, kissing him on the cheek "Sorry. I'm acting like a teenager."
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Wow, she does look a little awkward…and amazing… Jorge thought to himself once Gemma had walked back into his apartment.
It was funny because she had just finished spending a greater part of the day there with him and her kids, having dinner. But now, when he looked at her, for some reason she looked different. Was it because she did not have the kids with her? Was it because it was late? Or was it simply because it was the middle of the night and low and behold, there was at his doorway? Whatever the reason, Jorge could not keep himself from watching her every movement, noticing the accents to her curves, the frame of her hair and glisten on her lips. It took a moment for him to catch on to what she was saying.
>> "I'm sorry I woke you up. I should have known you're tired."
Sleep? Why do I need sleep?
Then he looked down at his clothes. That’s right, he had been asleep when she walked in, but right now. He really must have looked quite the sight. In his tank top and sweats, standing in the middle of his living room with a large book still in his hands. He gently placed it on a nearby table and smiled at Gemma as she apologized once more for waking him and leaned in to kiss his cheek.
>> "I should probably leave and let you get some sleep…Sorry. I'm acting like a teenager."
Before she could make any motion to head towards the door, Jorge very gently raised his hand and placed it on her arm. He stopped her in her tracks and stared deeply into her eyes, a small smile on his lips. Any signs that he was tired had seemed to evaporate now. Instead he very gently squeezed her arm and let his fingers trail down her skin before he moved his hand away. He shook his head and started to chuckle just a little, both out of slight nervous and attraction.
“You…don’t need to go, unless that’s what you want,” he said as he stepped closer, his voice had dropped to a small whisper. He then smiled as he carefully placed his hands on her waist. “But I hope you’ll stay.”
Before he knew it, Jorge had found his lips pressed against hers once again and at that moment, that was it. He was enraptured to her sight, her scent, and her touch. Arms wrapped around each other as kissing slowly stopped time around them. The apartment was deathly silent as these two adults, allured by the dark of the night, the happy experiences from their time together, and their bolstered attraction towards one another, found themselves pulled away from the close apartment door. Amidst the gentle kisses, the tender touches and sweet gazes, they found their way into the recesses of a dark bedroom to await the arrival of the morning light.