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.
Ruben watched Setsuna settle into the bed quietly, even turning onto his side to give her more space. He faced her as she asked the question and hesitated to speak but decided there was no harm in telling Setsuna.
"I was only 8. For some, it blooms early I guess. My friend and I were playing... with sticks... we were swashbuckling..." he began the story shaking his head lightly as he remembered everything, making it all seem even more childish as it was.
"His sister was there and I had a crush on her... so I wanted to impress her. My friend was playing rough and beating me and I guess I just couldn't lose in front of her so... I retaliated the hell out of my friend." He said with a light laugh that wasn't meant to be funny. "I hurt him...and he went out cold, bleeding. She screamed... and I knew I was in trouble but all I could do was... try and wake my friend and beg his unconscious body to be okay. I just wanted him to be okay... and then suddenly, he was..." Ruben looked Setsuna in the eyes as he finished his story. Though to Setsuna it may have looked as if Ruben had been checking her out as his eyes looked down along her body, he was actually reading into her. Putting the palm of his hand gently to her cheek he cupped her caringly as he continued to speak softly.
"All I have to do.. is WANT you to be okay..." he said as her pain transfered out of her body... and into him. He could feel how much pain she had just been in but did his best to hide the fact that he had just inherited it... and as long as he was touching her, there was no way he was phasing this moment away just for some physical comfort...
*Setsuna took her hand and placed it over Ruben's as he held her face. She could feel what he was doing as the pain in her back began to lift. After a few moments, Setsuna removed his hand from her face slowly.* "Ruben, I don't want you to feel the pain I'm feeling." *She said, smiling at him.* "I'll be alright." "Your mutation is incredible. I'm glad your friend was okay. I'm sure having your mutation at such a young age was really difficult."
Ruben smiled as she stopped him from healing her any further. "I managed." he answered... "And stop trying to protect me... I CAN take care of myself you know... even if I'm no Ninja like some people..." he said, realizing they were still holding hands. He looked at their hands together, and smiled slightly looking back to her eyes.
"Some things... are just not always in our control..." he said, meaning much more than the fact that he healed her all the way despite her earlier refusal. Closing his eyes he morphed back and forth so quickly it was but a mere vibration of transcendance.
Opening his eyes back up, he smiled at her defiantly in a playful manner.
*She laughed.* "I can't help it. It's in my nature...since I was a kid." *Her mind drifted off to her past and she looked past him like he was still in ghost form. After a moment of silence she looked back at Ruben and shrugged.* "Sorry. Old memories."
"Maybe someday you'll share them with me... C'mon lets get some sleep." Ruben said getting comfortable... but not as comfortable as he'd wanted to be. Either way, his hand wasn't leaving Setsuna's this night unless she took it away...
*Setsuna was happy Ruben didn't inquire about her past because she hated talking about it. It only brought her emotional agony every time she did. She grasped Ruben's hand tighter, pulled herself a little closer, and took her free hand to move the covers up around her.* "Sweetest dreams, Ruben." *She closed her eyes and actually felt totally safe going to sleep for once in her life. Usually Setsuna's sword lay by her side wherever she slept because she always felt uneasy. But for once, she felt total peace and her sword remained on the dresser. With all the emotions she was feelling, her mind slowly drifted to a dreamless, deep sleep.*
As Ruben's eyes opened the next day, the he realized the scent he was breathing belonged to Setsuna. He smiled to himself and adored her silently for a few minutes before phasing to get out of bed without waking her. It was the only way he was certain he could, without stirring the ninja.
Leaving the room behind, Ruben exited into the streets and took some time to find a street merchant. Selling the nice ring off his finger for a few dollars, he was able to buy a meal. It was cheap junk food, but it would have to fill them for now.
Returning to the room, he noticed Setsuna wake as he came through the door with a sheepish smile, holding the paper bags of food.
*Setsuna lifted her head from the pillow and focused on Ruben as he came through the door. After a moment of looking around the room, she remembered where they were. She dropped her head back on the pillow, stretching loudly.* "Hey...sorry, I was sleeping so long. What do you have there??"
"Cheeseburgers." Ruben said with a smirk. "Breakfast of all ninja champions. Trust me I'm a doctor." he added with a wink.
"Hope you slept well..." he said as he set the bags of food down, taking one of the burgers wrapped in paper out and folding away the paper before handing it towards Setsuna.
"I didn't know what you liked, so I just went with Coke." he reached for one of the two drinks he had put down. "I figure we can get some food and maybe get on our way... if you still wanna try that Xavier's Institute place. Can't be worse than here, right?" he added with a chuckle. "At least the company is unbeatable." he added with a wild grin. He was over his head and he knew it, but he hadn't woken up this well in a long time... and that's something said for someone who was being hunted down...
"Mmm, cheeseburgers." *She said sarcastically as she took the sandwich and then the coke. After popping the tab and taking a drink, she suddenly realized that he definitely hadn't stolen the food. Setsuna didn't want to be forward, but she wanted to know.* "How'd...you get this stuff?"
Ruben stuffed his face with the cheeseburger as if to avoid the questin. "WHO CARES" he said with a mouth full of food. "Just be happy you're eating." he nodded.
Swallowing his bites, he noticed Setsuna was still looking at him for an answer. Knowing that charm and wit were not going to get him out of answering, he decided to just fess up.
"I sold my watch to a guy in the street for a few bucks. No big." He was lying but hoped she couldn't tell. The watch had been worth much more than he got for it but then again, when you're hungry and poor, food becomes the most important thing.
"Not like I needed to know the time anyway... not like I had someplace to be."
"Setsuna's mouth dropped open slightly as he told her this along with a churning in her stomach. She swallowed hard and put the cheeseburger down on the bed.* "Ruben, why would you do that??" *She got up from the bed and frantically looked around the room for her wallet. When she found it the dresser, near her katana, Setsuna turned around to face him.* "Where did you sell it? I can go buy it back..."
"Calm down" he said suddenly feeling guilty for something he'd done out of good will. "It's just a watch... I didn't mind parting with it anyway." he said as if though it had some sort of history.
Crunching up the garbage left over from his food, Ruben tossed away his trash and headed into the bathroom without another word. He splashed his face with water and rinsed out his mouth while feeling confused. After a sigh, he returned to the room and prepared his backpack, ready to leave.
*Setsuna watched Ruben pick up his bag and head for the door. Usually when she wanted to stop someone, a sword was pretty persuasive, but this was different. There was only one thing that seemed to hit her in order to stop him. Setsuna grabbed Ruben's sleeve, turned him around, and lifted his face. After a quick moment of looking in his eyes, she kissed him lightly.* "I...I'm not mad at you. I just didn't want you to do something like that. As sweet as it was, I could've easily paid for the food, Ruben."
Ruben was shocked to say the least as he felt Setsuna's lips against his. His eyes were wide and he seemed spaced out as she spoke. A moment went by before he was suddenly woke and unttered the word "What?"
He smiled slightly and looked away. "It wasn't that big of a deal.. trust me... c'mon lets go.. I'll even let you pay for the cab." Ruben said with a wink making it sound like a privelage, while knowing there was no way he was affording the drive to Westchester where the Xavier Institute was.
Just as the two were about to leave, something was set off inside Ruben. He grabbed the ninja's arm and pulled her back into the room, putting her up against the wall next to the door as he pressed himself forward for a passionate kiss. The kiss rolled for sometime before their lips broke, leaving their foreheads against each other. "Hi..." he said through his heavier than normal breathing. "I had to get that out of my system... I guess..." he smiled playfully with eyes closed, too shy to open them as he realized what he had just done...