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.
Posted by Derek Menes on Sept 3, 2017 14:02:31 GMT -6
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Oh, so he wasn't gay? That made things a little awkward for Derek, though the guy didn't seem to worried about it. Hell, he even had a friend that might be interested in Derek. "Oh, okay. That's great!" Derek sat up in his seat and studied Doug. He seemed like a pretty nice guy. However, when he asked if he had a chance with Allegra, he could feel his blood run cold. "Um, well...you might? She is single and all, but I don't know if she's interested in...y'know what, I'll make sure to ask her what she thinks about you, then I'll get back to you."
Sig made by KIMMIE Derek talks in a light southern accent.
Derek nodded his head, as the conversation between "Tom" and the shipyard worker continued on. It was easy for him to look sympathetic because he was. He didn't want anything bad to happen to the men who were just doing their jobs. He was sure that they had families to feed and look after. Hopefully after this sting operation, they would be able to still get a paycheck.
He watched as the man started to fold into himself and look sad. Aw. That made Derek upset. He tried to keep his touch guy facade up, but it was hard to. Derek was too much of a cinnamon roll to not say something, "Hey, it's okay. We're here to help you. You're our first priority. You, your safety, and the good, hardworking men that you work along side." The twenty-year-old looked around the shipyard before patting the guy on the side of his shoulder. "But we need your help. To reach out to Tom and I." He stuffed his thumbs into his front pants and resisted the urge to shift his weight to one of his legs.
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Posted by Derek Menes on Aug 24, 2017 14:18:50 GMT -6
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Derek turned his attention down to the quill that Leon just broke off. This definitely wasn't the Leon he knew. With wide brown eyes, he turned his attention back to Leon's face. "He does have those, but he would never hand me one of his own poisonous quills. Actually, My Leon wouldn't even be in a public place like this." This was getting too confusing for Derek. "...Wait! He did leave his jacket behind! I took a picture of it," The twenty-year-old mutant pulled out his phone and unlocked it. After a while of searching, he showed Not-Leon the picture. "Here. Does this look familiar?"
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Posted by Derek Menes on Aug 24, 2017 14:15:52 GMT -6
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>> "I am thinking we can manage these things easily."
Derek smirked and moistened his lips. "Perfect," he whispered to Aleksandr. "Luckily, we're only a couple of floors away." The convenience was impeccable.
"You are welcome to be staying as long as you want...I will even cook for breakfast when the morning comes."
"Aw, you don't have to do that for me, Aleksandr." Derek knitted his eyes a bit and rested his hand on the naga-mutant's chest. He tilted his head to the side a bit and studied Aleksandr's face. "I can help, if you want. I don't wanna put you out or anythin' like that."
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Posted by Derek Menes on Aug 24, 2017 13:57:31 GMT -6
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>> “Wow! That sounds really cool! So, you’re like Dr. Doolittle? At least the talking with animals part anyway.”
Derek chuckled a bit, "I guess, in a way, I am like Dr. Doolittle." It was nice to be compared to such a character especially that's who he fell in love with.
>> “Do the animals talk like in the movies? Are they all like, hey how’s it going?”
Well, that was something that Derek had to think about. "Uh, not really. It's hard to explain, y'know? It's...more like their movements if anythin'." He tried to explain with a shrug of his shoulders. He ran a hand through his short hair and turned his attention back down to the books in front of him. Man, he had a lot of reading to do.
>> “Does it work on people who have animal traits?”
That also was a good question. "Uhhh...I dunno. I don't think so? I'll have to try it out."
>> "I'm allergic to the sun. We don't mix very well."
"Aw, no! I'm sorry about that!" Derek frowned some. He couldn't imagine being allergic to the sun.
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Posted by Derek Menes on Aug 24, 2017 13:41:36 GMT -6
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>> ”I’m Tom and this is my colleague, Charlie. We’re here as representatives from the union.”
Well, it was game time!
"Sup," Derek said as casually and straight as he knew how. He made it sure that it didn't sound fake.
Damn, Nate was good at this! Derek was taking mental notes about how to act and how to move from one subject to another without it seeming like he was avoiding something.
While Nate talked to the man, Derek made sure to study their surroundings. There were a couple of seagulls that were flying about which meant that Nate and Derek had a couple more extra pairs of eyes at their disposal. Derek's warm brown eyes found the worker's face again when the topic of asking questions came up.
"Oh, yes. How are you bein' treated and how well is your pay? It's important to us that everyone here has enough to survive off of." Derek wished that he had brought a notepad and pen with him. It would've made things look way more professional if they had.
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Posted by Derek Menes on Aug 24, 2017 13:26:14 GMT -6
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>> ”Lose your location...Oh no, sweetheart, this is forever...Once inside, it doesn’t come out. You’ll always know where you are, what you’re doing, who your with…always...How else did you expect us to keep tabs on you? Kiss your privacy goodbye.”
Primal narrowed his eyes at Stalker. "...Isn't that breaking some type of the fourth amendment?" He asked with a little more aggression in his voice. God, it took him everything not to pick up that bottle and slam it into Stalker's temple.
But he didn't. He knew by doing that, Stalker would be getting exactly what he wanted -- a reason to bag and tag him right then and there. With a shaky sigh, he turned his attention back to his beers and started to guzzle them down.
"Yeah, whatever." He mumbled underneath his breath after putting one of the finished bottles down on the countertop. "There's no reason to try and speak to you." Primal stated in a dismissal-like tone of voice.
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Posted by Derek Menes on Aug 24, 2017 13:14:10 GMT -6
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Derek quickly followed after Artair and to the place where Xavia was at. Something was obviously wrong and Derek wasn't liking it. He wasn't liking any of this. It was all too...horrible and disgusting! Derek felt chills go down his spine as he saw the state that Xavia was in. The twenty-year-old mutant turned his gaze to the floor, giving both his best friend and her boyfriend some privacy. How did things manage to get this bad?
"It's goin' to be alright, Xavia. Artair and I are gonna take care of that parasite."
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Posted by Derek Menes on Aug 24, 2017 13:07:04 GMT -6
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Derek rolled his eyes playfully at Jude. He was a lover of puns himself. "I'm sorry. Sometimes I'm just full of wool."
Speedigraph? Derek had never heard of Speedigraph before. "I might look into it," he paused in thought, "you're right about gettin' it into print. It'll be almost impossible to do so." With a grin, he made a mental note to look it up later after the two of them finished eating.
Jude had a point about him maybe becoming a chef, but Derek loved animals! He loved animals so much that he couldn't imagine his life without them. That, and because without animals, he was completely powerless. He saw being a veterinarian as giving back to the animal kingdom as well as his way of saying "thank you" for everything that they've done for him. "I don't know, Jude. Maybe once I get into NYU -- if I do, I'll see what really speaks to me."
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Posted by Derek Menes on Aug 23, 2017 21:25:44 GMT -6
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This was coming very stressful for Derek. All he wanted was to find the real Leon Manning and bring him safely back to the Mansion.
"I don't have anythin' for you to sniff or anything like that." Derek chewed on his bottom lip and folded his arms over his chest. He had to think about how this Leon could help find the other one. He moistened his lips and tried to get himself comfortable on the bar stool he was sitting on. He ran a hand through his short kinky hair.
"Where did you come from exactly if you're not my Leon Manning?"
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Posted by Derek Menes on Aug 23, 2017 20:46:31 GMT -6
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Well, this was a turn of events. Derek blinked a few times before the words finally came up from his throat.
"Uh, well, um," he gulped, "n-no, I'm not datin' anyone...and yes. I'm gay." Derek admitted with a small smile. He sat up in his beach chair and studied his face. "What's your name again?" He asked nervously.
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Posted by Derek Menes on Aug 23, 2017 19:49:47 GMT -6
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>> "We must be watching it at least one or three times more,"
Derek bit his lip and smiled widely at Aleksandr. Even if this wasn't more than just "fun", Derek was very happy. Though, the serpent thing was something that he was going to have to get used to. "Hm...maybe five more times. I want to be able to write an ten page paper about it afterwards." He suggested with a grin and a scrunched up nose. He chuckled a bit and kissed the older mutant's "lips". Derek let out a sigh and leaned back on the bed. "...seven times. Y'know, to make sure it's solid with a good thesis."
The touching was definitely something that he needed to happen more often. He let out a sigh of contentment and closed his eyes.
>> "You are wanting to stay here for what is left of the night? Or you are maybe wanting to be in your own bed?"
Derek stuck his tongue into his right cheek and thought for a second. "I want to stay if that's okay with you. I'm too comfortable to get up right now."
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Posted by Derek Menes on Aug 23, 2017 19:31:09 GMT -6
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Soon the police perimeter came into view for the two mutants. Derek's eyes scanned over the scene, then turned to look at his partner.
>> "Soo... before we go in, would you mind telling me a little about your powers?"
"Oh, I can understand and influence the behavior of animals," Derek explained, "so it makes me more sense for me to be a scout." He turned his attention to the skies, watching a couple of pigeons fly over head. "I can ask them," he suggested, pointing to the ave.
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Posted by Derek Menes on Aug 20, 2017 13:49:30 GMT -6
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>> "Did that ever get you into trouble, or did you ever use your powers to play tricks on people?"
Derek smirked, shaking his head. "No, no. Nothing like that. Though, I have had a couple of incidents." Derek could remember letting his emotions get out of hand and having the animals that were around him act out because of it.
>> "Me? I found out by accident. It saved my life. I was hiking out in the wilderness, way above the treeline and somehow I wandered off trail and my GPS broke. Stupidly I did not bring a backup map. So in a fit of stupid desperation I tried willing the GPS to fix itself, and well a few migraines later, I found out I could. I was able to fix it, just, without passing out and ran down the mountain being chased by lightening strikes not 100 meters from me."
Derek winced. That didn't sound pleasant in the slightest. "Ouch. That sounds horrible." He was glad that he didn't experience any of that when powers first started to activate.
>> "That was oh, about 5 years ago. I think that is less common to discover you are a mutant relatively late in life. Just as well too I grew up in a place where things did not go well for you and your family if it was known you were a mutant. How did your family and friends take it? Did they know?"
Well, that was the million dollar question, wasn't it? Derek cleared his throat and tried not to look too rattled by it. "See, that's the thing," Derek chuckled a bit, biting his lip. "I...haven't told them yet. I've been waiting to..." Derek scratched underneath his chin. "So, there's that. What about you?"
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Posted by Derek Menes on Aug 14, 2017 19:25:59 GMT -6
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Nate liked his alias? Amazing!
>> "When we get out there, though, I’m likely going to call you Charlie, if that’s fine. When you’re looking to blend in, you want to choose an unremarkable name that won’t stand out."
Derek nodded his head. "Right, noted," he sniffed and turned his gaze to "Charlie" after looking around the shipyard a bit, "and I'll call you...Tom-Tom. Y'know, since not that many people are called that." Derek didn't know! All he did know was that being undercover was a lot especially with remembering one's alias.
>> "Consider that a trade secret.”
"..." Derek blinked. "Hm? Oh! Yes! Trade secret locked and sealed." He would remember that the next time he went on a mission. If there was one thing that Derek was going to learn on this current mission with Nate was the importance of paying attention and not allowing yourself to get caught.
>> ”Shall we?”
"Got it! Let's go save the world." Derek gave Nate a wink and nudge before walking inside the shipyard. It was definitely intimidating with the large cargo carriers and heavy machinery around. The mutant looked over at Nate. "So, what's our cover story?" He felt like that would be just as important as an alias.
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