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.
"How is that possible? You're beautiful. And I'm not just saying that cause we made out and slept together." Lily smiled at that. The blush was still there, but now she had something pleasant to blush about. Not like no one had ever told you she was beautiful. But this was one of the rare occasions when she felt like he meant it. "Well I didn't want to say nothin' but... ya congrats on that. But if I were you I would have waited to ruin the moment a little later on. But that's just me." So she did ruin it. Duh. Mental slap to herself. She'll remember to take that advice next time. Yes, she had a lot of stuff to learn about relationships. If this was ever going to get that far. "Look I don't want to make you do anything that'll make you uncomfortable ok? There had to be more to it than you just wanting to make me aware of that little factoid. Like you felt like we're moving to fast. Am I wrong?" She turned to look at Shawn, and smiled a shy smile. "I just... didn't want to make you uncomfortable, because I don't really know... what to do." she muttered "I figured someone... inexperienced like me would need a lot of patience and stuff." looking up at him, she suddenly had the urge to snuggle, and so she did, burying her face in his neck "I don't really know why. I always got asked out, you know, in a polite way. Flowers and dancing and letters, but it never... went beyond that. Most guys treated me like I was someone very... fragile. Dad probably would have killed them if they didn't." she chuckled "I think that's what my girl friends called 'high maintenance'."
Shawn didn't seem to believe her. It didn't exactly make things easier. Lily was already flushed, having to admit... what she had just admitted, let alone doing it twice. Apparently he didn't know how to react to it either, so he pulled back, and she sighed, burying her face in her hands. "Do we need to discuss this? Or was that just an FYI thing? But why did you tell me that?" No, she was not getting out of this. Sitting up, her instinctive reaction was to curl up and rest her chin on her knees - unfortunately, the bathrobe was not designed to allow that and keep her decent at the same time. So she settled for just sitting up, and ran her fingers through her hair. If only the blush would go away. "Um... I don't know, I just... thought you'd want to know." she muttered "It's just a heads up, that I'm... um, I've gut stuff to learn." No, that just didn't sound right. Lily chuckled at herself and looked down, examining her hands. "Guess I just learned how to ruin the moment."
”Me I’m feeling fine, Alex on the other hand, she had a long night and managed seven years bad luck in the process.” Jewel frowned. Yes, it definitely was a long night, and Alex had been a lot more wasted than she was. Which, considering the after-effects of said night she experienced, must have been hell. She wondered how bad it got between Sam and Alex - she was royally pissed at him when she last saw them... She moved faster to keep up with Sam, and she was glad for the quick pace too, it kept her warm. As the wind picked up it was starting to get colder out here, the kind of sharp cold that cuts any patch of skin not covered by layers of winter clothing. Of course it didn't bother Sam. At least not the temperature part. ”Did the news say anything about a storm front moving in today? Regardless we have to pick up the pace, if we get caught in a snow storm without getting a lock on them we’ll have to change directions and meet with the group and play body guard from there.” "I didn't really catch the news this morning" she murmured. She had other things ti distract her attention. Maybe it was not that great an idea... She watched the snow move aside and form a tunnel. In this weather, Sam's abilities really came in handy. "Not bothering about their tracks makes them move faster" she said, more to herself than to Sam, he must have already know something this trivial "But I still... can't feel them. Do you think they'd had something I can sense?..." Catching up to Sam and pulling her coat tighter around her body, she glanced at him. "Why did you bring me?..."
((OOC: CS let me know when she'd begin to sense something ))
Jewel pulled her scarf up to her nose, which was already getting pink, standing out against the white skin of the rest of her face. Puffs of warm breath escaped through the folds of the scarf. She wondered why Sam had asked her for this mission. He explained the part about passing-for-human, but she knew very well she was not the only one on the team who could do that. She suspected it had something to do with the previous night; although it ended quite nice on her (and Shawn's) part, she was sure it wasn't all peachy for Alex and Sam. The pain of the hangover was gone, but that doesn't mean she didn't feel all that well. They were hunting hunters. Another thing she didn't have any experience with. But if the big boss said she had to do it, she had to do it, and she was willing to, because their mission was to help mutants, and that was all that mattered. At least she was not with Shawn. He'd worry about her too much to concentrate. He said so. Folding her arms she waited till Sam examined the boot prints, and while she waited, she let her sixth sense work. Out here there was a lot less to show up on her radar - a few bits and pieces here and there, maybe bling someone lost on a walk, and faint lights of metal deep beneath them in the ground. Sam suspected the people they had been following had some jewelry on them she could sense, but if they did, they were still out of her range. ”What do you see? It snowed earlier but not enough to cover the tracks, with this I think this boot print is only a few hours old, we might be able to catch up sooner than expected.” "They are leaving a clear trail" she murmured "You think they didn't expect anyone to follow?..." opening her eyes, she added "They can't be closer than a mile, I'd sense something if they were. It's very... quiet out here." She just didn't have a better word for it. ”How are you feeling today?” Jewel frowned behind the scarf. Here we go. "I'm okay." she said, as reassuringly as she could manage. She was fine. Really. "How are you feeling?"
Wait, this was not supposed to happen. Lily looked up when Shawn pulled back, and saw the confusion-in-silver, and she could tell she did something wrong, even without any previous experience of this kind. "Wait. What did you just say?" Oh bummer. Her face was deep red within seconds, she'd never felt this embarrassed in her life. Also, she was angry with herself. Trust it to Lily to ruin the moment. Why didn't any of those expensive teachers in those private schools ever teach them what to say in situations like this? Or, rather, what not to say. She bit her lips and wanted to look away, but with Shawn this close to her it was difficult to look anywhere that wasn't him. She realized her hands were still in his hair, and pulled them back. Awkward... He was staring at her as if he'd been waiting for something. Oh. Right. "Um... I've never had a boyfriend before?..." she whispered, glancing up at him to see his reaction before looking away again. She'd never had any problem with that before. She had a lot on her mind, especially since her powers manifested, and she was smart enough to know being a mutant changed her dating option forever. And it's not like no one eves showed interest towards her... there were all kinds of young men, bringing flowers and whatnot, but Shawn... he was so much different. She just really hoped she didn't manage to ruin the whole thing they had.
Lily stood by Streak as he picked the lock, doing her best to look calm and casual, and at least partly shield him from view. Picking locks. Another useful skill to have. “Alright I’m going in. Wait right here and I’ll let yall in, in a second.” Okay, maybe not always useful. And with that, he walked through the door. Jewel blinked and glanced at Kasumi - she knew a thing or two about their leader's powers, but this display of walking-through-doors was still quite shocking. Apart from the fact that it was not exactly low profile, she had no idea what could be on the other side. Some scared mutant runaways, at best. She focused her powers on monitoring what was inside the building; unfortunately all she could sense now was Streak, on the other side of the door. “Ah, so nice of you ladies to come. Can I offer yall a drink or perhaps take your coats. The master is waiting for you to arrive.” Despite her previous worries, the corner of her lips curled up as he opened the door. Streak. Always the serious and professional one. "Why that would be awfully kind of you, sir" she answered as she walked in, stepping aside to let Kasumi follow, and blinking to adjust her vision to the darkness inside "Some champagne would be nice." With that said, she returned to using her sixth sense. The things she sensed earlier were still in the building, towards the back and at least one floor down. She unbuttoned her coat as she walked cautiously towards the back, avoiding some chairs and a pool table. "Stairs up, but not down" she observed "There's gotta be a door somewhere..." She wondered if they were being watched. She could only sense the metals and stones - she had no way of telling how many people were in the building, or what their abilities were. Well, they'll just have to wait and see. And in the meantime, look harmless and friendly.
She wondered how he was doing it. How he managed to make her mind go all foggy and her senses burn (okay so that one might have been the silver... was it just her, or did it really light up as his hear rate sped up?), and at the same time how he managed to make her feel so safe. Before they left on the mission, Lily promised herself: no damsel-in-distress nonsense. She'll suck it up and do what they were sent here to do, and no whining and no innocent little girl. Definitely no needing-a-guy-to-protect-you. Yeah, so much about that. Because now here she was, in the middle of something not at all innocent, and Shawn felt like the only steady thing in the universe, or at least in this corner of it. She looked into the silver eyes, blush creeping into her face. The sane part of her mind had a life of her own and was busy listing all the very good, sane, logical reasons against what had been suggested without words. Very good reasons. To hell with them. Thus having made things easier, Lily relaxed, and chuckled at him, dimples showing again on her cheeks. "You are my first boyfriend, Shawn. You are an experiment as you are." she pointed out, weaving her fingers into his hair once again to pull his head down. There, decision made. On her part. She waited to see what his answer was.
Heeere we go again. Lily stopped giggling at Shawn's new hairstyle as he put her down onto the bed. Back on the bed, again, in such a short time. She was suddenly very aware of the fact that she was still wearing a bathrobe and only a bathrobe, and also that he was wearing even less. The blush crept back onto her cheeks, darker than before. She was not used to this. Not used to this at all. It was not the powers, or the mission, or anything that had to do with her mutant nature - it was just him, and her, and a whole world of things she hadn't experienced before. It was tempting, and exciting, and too much to process in such a short time. "Now... You can keep experimenting. Or..." She was done. As soon as his lips touched hers, she was done with the worries and the plans. She was also done with thinking. Too much. "Do I have to choose?" she asked, and it came out as a whisper, and she had no idea why, there was no one who could have overheard them anyway. He was doing it again, making her senses dizzy just by being so close, and she ran her hands up his arms to hold on to him, and because she could. She wanted to say something, but what was it again?...
"Now what are you talking about. There's no work that needs to be done. Or are you just trying to escape?" Lily yelped in surprise as she was scooped up. "You are getting used to this aren't you" she giggled, wrapping her arms around his neck. She was not really trying to escape. She just had this idea of them having to do... stuff, on a mission. Like checking to see if Sam needed a rescue team from Alex. The more she thought about it though the more vague the idea got. Shawn might have had something to do with that. She was silent for a couple of seconds before glancing around, then looking up at him. "And now what?..." With a smirk, she ran her fingers through his hair, letting her powers tickle him. His hair stood up as if it was pulled by electricity. It looked messy. Lily giggled again. "You are fun to experiment on, Mr. Team Leader."
"You're actually not distracting me now. You've helped me clear up a giant question mark that's been hanging over my head for a while. Thanks." Lily chuckled again, letting her senses flow, the feeling created by his silver soothing him. It felt like sitting in front of the fireplace on a winter night. Hmm. "Am I not?" she murmured "Well, I'll have to work on that then. Anyway. You are most welcome." She shivered at the kiss to her neck. It was a simple gesture, soft and nice, but just like everything else about Streak, the touch of his lips was way beyond 'simple'. "All right" she whispered "Time to get back to Earth now. We have stuff to do." With that, she pulled away, running her pals down his back and along his sides, making her powers tickle him on purpose. She grinned too. "Am I right?..."
Walking closer to the building, Lily looked around, making a good impression of someone who found a well-known place closed without sign or warning. Tilting her head, she smirked as Streak stepped farther away. He was still shining like a beacon, but at least not creating feedback, and now that he was behind her she could focus her powers on the building in front of them. It was not as easy as it sounds. Precious metals and the occasional gemstones had always been there, whenever she let her powers flow; one would be surprised how common they really are. It was like light in a city at night, you can see things around you but can't always tell where the light is coming from, especially when there are a lot of sources around. Also, she had to do it quickly and without looking suspicious. Letting her eyes drift closed the took a deep breath and focused her powers.
After a couple of minutes, Lily let out a sigh and turned around to walk back to her teammates. "There is definitely something in there." she said, not really whispering but making sure people couldn't hear them "Small bunches of mixed things, mainly silver. Some of them are moving. Not in the building though" she added "Under it. I think it has a basement..." Looking at Streak and Kasumi, she pulled her coat tighter around herself. It was cold out on the street. "What's next?"
"Don't be sorry. I liked it." Lily sighed as she allowed herself to be pulled into a hug, and rested her head on his shoulder. The whole scene felt so peaceful, so nice. It was really like them, doing this in the middle of a mission. She felt a pang of guilt for enjoying herself. She waved it away. Just for a little while. "It's not the silver, you know" she murmured into his neck "Don't think it's the silver. It's you." She was not sure if he understood what she meant. She just wanted to let him know it was not their powers drawing her to him. Well, not just. She sighed again at the sensation of his hands moving up and down her back. "So much about not distracting each other" she chuckled softly as she hugged him back.
Callie seemed to be fascinated by the idea of codenames. Lily snickered. Sometimes the names added a great deal of coolness to one's reputation - other codenames she'd heard were somewhat weird, to say the least. "I am sure you'll come up with something a bit shorter and more catchy" she winked at her as they walked down the corridor towards the kitchen "People always have fun coming up with these names. Except for me, I've been called Jewel at home even before I discovered my abilities. Dad's in the jewelry business, you see." she smirked. "Codemanes don't make you a superhero." she added, on second thought "But they can come in handy." Walking into the dining room and then to the kitchen, she went straight for the fridge. "Annnd here we are. Let's see what we can find for you. There's always plenty of food here; I'm not sure if it's someone's ability, or they just take great care of us..." she chuckled "You can come here whenever you're hungry." Rummaging around in the fridge and in the cupboards she started piling food on the table. "Choose whatever you feel like, and we'll heat it up."
((OOC: Don't worry I know what that feels like Welcome back))
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