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 Welldrinker Cult
A shadowy group is gaining power, drawing in people who are curious, vulnerable, or malicious, and turning them into Mystics. They are recruiting people into their ranks to spread the influence of magic in the world, but for what end goal?
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 Iris/Rayne on Oct 10, 2007 23:06:47 GMT -6
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Neena cringed a bit as Nika called her 'Miss Neena', and chuckled.
"Ooo, just Neena, m'friend. That 'Miss' makes me feel like a grandma. And it's been a while since I've played, so I'm probably rusty. Still, we'll see what we can do. Here we go." And she tossed the ball up and smacked it as hard as she could at Nika. A small grunt accompanied the movement. Neena made a mental note that she needed to do a bit of her own training in between sessions.
"One of these days soon, I want to test that adrenaline charge of yours. See how long it lasts before you pass out," she remarked aloud. "We won't be able to tell if your progressing unless we test it every now and then, right?"
"I'm sorry M...Neena. I didn't mean to make you feel like a grandma. I just thought teachers were called Miss and Mister." Nika shook her head as she moved passed the topic.
Nika Leapt and hit the ball back to the left side as she had done the last session. "Ok, I understand that." She didn't say more about it as she wanted to concentrate on the current training.
Posted by Iris/Rayne on Oct 11, 2007 12:16:37 GMT -6
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As the session continued, Neena found herself hard-pressed to keep up with Nika. Fortunately the other players took up the slack, so the ball was kept in motion.
Her thoughts wandered slightly. She wanted to test Nika's supercharge personally, but simple fact was that if she tried, Neena would most likely get herself seriously hurt, or worse. So she needed to come up with something else.
An idea was forming, and once they were finished with this session, she would sit down and coax the details from thought to reality.
Nika pushed herself harder than the last time. The pain in her hands became too much at thirteen minutes and twenty-two seconds.
"Pause!" Nika shouted while breathing hard. It wasn't the heavy breathing of exhaustion so much as breathing after a hard fast sprint for a decent distance.
Rubbing her hands together Nika tried to get some normal feeling back instead of the near numbing stinging feeling. The girl looked to Neena to see what she thought of the slight improvement as well as to see how the woman was holding up.
"I'm going to finish with my hands. There's only a little bit of time left anyways." With that she waited a couple seconds to get herself set.
Posted by Iris/Rayne on Oct 11, 2007 16:03:26 GMT -6
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When the sim paused, Neena concentrated on bringing her breathing down a bit. She did smile at Nika, but wanted to save her breath for those last minutes.
"I'm going to finish with my hands. There's only a little bit of time left anyways." Neena nodded, and gave her a 'thumbs-up', then took her place again. "Resume."
Once the set was finished, Neena sat on the ground, cross-legged.
"Nice job," she commended. "We'll up it to twenty minutes tomorrow, 'kay?"
Later that day Neena called up the tennis simulation again, but this time took Nika's place as the hitter.
<"Time to rebuild a few of those old callouses,"> she told herself. ----------------------------
Several days later, the day after Nika had reached the thirty-minute mark, Neena was again waiting for the girl. This time, however, she was awake and waiting. She stood in the center of the room. Her hair was tied back in a braid, and she was dressed in black jogging pants, a sleeveless black T-shirt, and running shoes. Numerous white scars stood out against her dark chocolate-colored skin. In her hand she held a hunting spear. She waited for Nika to appear and join her in the center of the room.
The next time Nika had a training session with Neena the cat girl woke up and stretched in her room. The sun was bathing her through the window and the warnth helped her relax. She put on a white tank top and white shorts as she figured she would be playing hand ball again.
When Nika arrived at the Danger Room she saw Neena already waiting in the center of the room. She wasn't exactly dressed for playing on a tennis court though.
"What's with the spear Neena? Are we going hunting this time?" The cat girl tilted her head slightly to the left in a curious manner.
Posted by Iris/Rayne on Oct 11, 2007 18:45:41 GMT -6
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"What's with the spear Neena? Are we going hunting this time?"
Neena didn't respond. Instead, she gestured for Nika to join her in the center of the room. As usual, her mirrored sunglasses hid her eyes from sight. Unusual, however, was her expression. The characteristic easy-going smile had been replaced by blank indifference.
Once the catgirl was near enough, she lunged forward with the blunt end of the spear, aiming for the girl’s chest. She moved with much more speed than she had shown on previous occasions.
Neena didn'y look like her normal self as Nika looked the woman over more carefully. She didn't smile or even say hello. Was she in a bad mood?
"Neena are yo...."
Nika cut herself short as Neena suddenly lunged at the cat girl. She looked as if she was trying to stab the cat girl in the chest with the blunt end of the spear. Nika reflexively batted the object away as she took a step to the right.
Posted by Iris/Rayne on Oct 11, 2007 23:01:07 GMT -6
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Nov 20, 2008 23:33:20 GMT -6
"Hey! What's gotten into you?"
Again Neena ignored the question. Instead she spun on her heel and swung at Nika's right side, with enough speed for the staff to be a blur. She aimed low; if the girl didn't move quick, the sharp end would slash her shins.
Again Neena didn't respond. At least not with words. She sure responded with another strike though. Nika leapt up and over Neena before landing behind the woman and waited for the spea to swing round.
Once the spear did swing close enough to her Nika caught the end and held it tight.
"What's going on with you? Are you trying to test my agility?"
Posted by Iris/Rayne on Oct 11, 2007 23:14:41 GMT -6
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"What's going on with you? Are you trying to test my agility?"
Neena only paused briefly as Nika caught the spear tip from behind. She pulled forward, hard, trying to pull her off-balance, then twisted in a spinning high kick, aimed for Nika's head. The expression on her face remained blank.
The attempt to pull Nika off balance failed but Neena instead tried to kick the cat girl in the head. Nika shook her head as she saw Neena's foot coming and ducked down letting Neena's leg pass over and then Nika shot back up to a standing position while still holding the spear as it was now between Neena's legs. The result was Neena being flipped onto her back.
"If you wanted to spar then why don't you say so. I'm up for it. I'm so bored with hand ball right now anyways."
Nika let go of the spear and backed up a couple steps. Then getting herself in a more reasy stance she waited for Neena's next move.
Posted by Iris/Rayne on Oct 11, 2007 23:29:27 GMT -6
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Neena didn't get to her feet right away, just to one knee. Her eyes narrowed slightly. This wasn't quite going the way she wanted it to. She had to try something else. She simply hoped Nika would forgive her later.
She snapped her fingers. Sounds of machinery moving came from somewhere in the room, but nothing visible appeared. Suddenly a jet of high-pressured water shot from nowhere, aimed at Nika. A few seconds later another jetted out from another direction. Wherever the catgirl moved, the jets followed, attempting not just to drench her, but there was enough pressure to cause a bit of pain when it hit as well.
The shots were also aimed at driving Nika towards Neena's position. The dark-skinned woman watched impassively.
As Nika waited for Neena's next move she wasn't prepared for what happened next. Powerful streams of water started to shoot out at Nika from various directions. Oh hell no thought the cat girl as she dodged each shot of water while trying to keep her distance from Neena.
That worked for a bit but then the water was shooting at her faster and from more directions all at once. Doing her best to keep from getting hit by the water Nika didn't realize she had moved closer to Neena.