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 Sabine Sang on Oct 28, 2022 23:58:08 GMT -6
S.U.P.E.R.
S.U.P.E.R. Agent
Agent Sang
olive
Asexual
With Pippa
176
44
Nov 17, 2023 0:13:31 GMT -6
Aly
Sabine remembered the night at Pippa's apartment. If she over-analyzed it, Sabine could probably find hints that something was off about Pippa when they talked about the past or the Other Side. Things she would have disregarded because she was not guarded around Pippa. She didn't want to be guarded.
But it made sense now, why she was sharing the candy. This was something small and nostalgic and meaningless to anyone but Pippa. It was important in a way she was not allowed to share, but she was trying to share it with Sabine. It was symbolic.
And that was comforting. But Sabine still needed more than a gesture. She stepped closer. "I do. I want you to be able to share things with me that you've had to keep to yourself." Sabine placed a hand over the small bag, enveloping it until her hand rested on Pippa's glove. "But if you're really going to stay with me, I need to know: are you really ready to trust me? To let me in?"
Sabine locked her gaze on Pippa's bright blue eyes. "I'm trying not to let masks get in the way with you, but I need you to be willing to do the same."
Posted by Sabine Sang on Oct 28, 2022 15:19:12 GMT -6
S.U.P.E.R.
S.U.P.E.R. Agent
Agent Sang
olive
Asexual
With Pippa
176
44
Nov 17, 2023 0:13:31 GMT -6
Aly
Walking between her office and Pippa's office was a common occurrence, so no one at SUPER would question the two women walking together. Sabine still wondered if people could tell the mood shifted between them. Maybe they had the body language of two people in relationship purgatory. Thankfully, no one said anything and they made it to the office.
Sabine waited patiently while Pippa dug through her desk. The bag she produced was familiar, but it had been years. It did not click until Pippa asked if she remembered them and it registered that she was looking at a sweet and sour relic of their old universe.
"Okay, I wasn't expecting that," she joked, because this was nowhere near her list of possibilities when Pippa dragged her along. "Definitely more impressive than Kristoff bringing German chocolates from his trip to Europe." In terms of rare candy finds, Pippa had the win.
Trying not to smirk, she raised an eyebrow. "So we're taking a trip down sweet tooth avenue because...?" Despite the stress, she was curious to see where Pippa would take this.
Posted by Sabine Sang on Oct 28, 2022 15:00:13 GMT -6
S.U.P.E.R.
S.U.P.E.R. Agent
Agent Sang
olive
Asexual
With Pippa
176
44
Nov 17, 2023 0:13:31 GMT -6
Aly
Sabine rarely processed the world in terms of morals because good and bed felt subjective and she lived her life in the gray areas of morality. It did cross her mind, particularly after meeting Pippa, that she might have just been "bad." Looking back at her home universe, that version of her felt bad.
Being told she was not a bad person by Pippa did release a knot in Sabine's chest. Pippa did support Sabine; she had been doing it for months, and Sabine was sure her life was better for Pippa's presence. Still, things were still tense.
Instead of explaining further, Pippa caught Sabine off guard by asking her to follow somewhere. Sabine almost objected and told Pippa to just leave for her own sake, but curiosity got her to her feet instead. "Okay. Today's been crazy enough; I'll humor this. Lead the way."
Posted by Sabine Sang on Oct 28, 2022 14:44:00 GMT -6
S.U.P.E.R.
S.U.P.E.R. Agent
Agent Sang
olive
Asexual
With Pippa
176
44
Nov 17, 2023 0:13:31 GMT -6
Aly
On paper, it made sense for Pippa to leave. It made more sense for her to want to leave. The logic was there, yet Pippa was not jumping at the chance to go back to her old life. She could have technically left at any point, as she stubbornly pointed out, but Pippa came to SUPER at Svetlana's request. There was an obligation there and Sabine was explicitly excusing her from it.
And yet, Pippa was still sitting there. The throat clear got Sabine's attention just in time for Pippa to turn the tables on her.
Sabine blinked, registering what Pippa said. Finally, she just let out an exasperated, "How?" She leaned across her desk, dumbfounded. "Setting aside the many attempts on our lives at this point, you know how I used to be and the things I was complicit in. You know way more than I thought you did, it turns out. So why do you want to stay?"
Posted by Sabine Sang on Oct 28, 2022 14:25:13 GMT -6
S.U.P.E.R.
S.U.P.E.R. Agent
Agent Sang
olive
Asexual
With Pippa
176
44
Nov 17, 2023 0:13:31 GMT -6
Aly
Sabine hated being put in positions like this. She could not differentiate how much of her decision-making was coming from somewhere logical and how much her emotions were playing a role in her choices. It was hard staying rational when emotions came into play, and with Pippa, emotions were definitely in play. Sabine was good at problem-solving, but she was not ready to deal with a problem centered around Pippa.
Well, that was not exactly true. Sabine had a Pippa problem, but it was something internal and easy to ignore. Until now, at least.
And then Pippa had to ask what Sabine wanted, making the stinging sensation threaten tears in Sabine's eyes. "Obviously, this isn't what I want," she shot back, keeping her voice down despite her rising frustration. "I wanted to just keep working with you and having you in my life. But how do I ask you to keep working in a place that hurt you? And you couldn't tell me because I was part of that?"
Sabine set down her lighter and cigarette, rubbing her temples. "Keeping you around would be selfish of me. I am just trying to give you an out to be safe and happy, and you're making it difficult."
Posted by Sabine Sang on Oct 22, 2022 16:10:31 GMT -6
S.U.P.E.R.
S.U.P.E.R. Agent
Agent Sang
olive
Asexual
With Pippa
176
44
Nov 17, 2023 0:13:31 GMT -6
Aly
Numbness was useful. Sabine learned how to take advantage of numbness from an early age, cutting herself off from the complicated emotions that came with what happened to her parents. Sabine struggled with volatile emotions, so when they started creeping up, it was easier to feel numb.
Pippa wasn't offering much, but that made sense; if Sabine were in her shoes, she would be in shock. Hell, she probably was in shock anyway. Neither of them walked into another bland workday expecting news that would rock the comfortable relationship they had developed over years. Pippa might have planned to take this secret to her grave.
But that was in the past now. All Pippa could do was struggle to explain that the person she replaced was not a good person. Sabine almost smirked, because she thought herself to be the "evil twin" in her own doppelganger situation. "You are a good person, Pippa. I never doubted that. Even after all this."
Sabine took a thin pile of sheets and ran it through the paper shredder under her desk. She lived the life of a spy, so destroying sensitive documents was not outside her comfort zone. The whirring mechanics filled the room with sound before the room was left silent. Sabine sat in that silence for another minute.
Eventually, the silence broke with Sabine steeling her nerves. "It might be best if we give each other some space. I can... I'm sure I could talk to Svetlana about ending your service with SUPER. I'm sorry if your time here was harder for keeping your secret."
Posted by Sabine Sang on Jun 29, 2022 9:21:07 GMT -6
S.U.P.E.R.
S.U.P.E.R. Agent
Agent Sang
olive
Asexual
With Pippa
176
44
Nov 17, 2023 0:13:31 GMT -6
Aly
Pippa did politely remind her that there was reason to be on edge. They had experienced more than one public attempt on their lives. Deep down, Sabine understood that Pippa trusted her enough to know she was not involved with anyone who would hurt her. It also made sense that Pippa would think herself 'in too deep' after keeping a secret like that for so long.
It still felt like a needle prodding her. "I can't pretend I wasn't part of the problem with the old SUPER. I understand why, even after everything, you'd be cautious. I guess I want you to know, if you had come to me about this, I would have supported you. I'm still going to support you," she promised. "You did what you had to do so you could survive. I... wish I had heard it from you first. But I know now."
Sabine rubbed her temple, trying to think. "I'll double-check active records to make sure there are no red flags I missed. So I guess... I don't know, is there anything else you need to tell me? Or want to tell me." Ultimately, Pippa was her own person who took care of herself; she did not owe Sabine her trust.
Posted by Sabine Sang on Jun 28, 2022 8:28:09 GMT -6
S.U.P.E.R.
S.U.P.E.R. Agent
Agent Sang
olive
Asexual
With Pippa
176
44
Nov 17, 2023 0:13:31 GMT -6
Aly
At least Pippa did not insult her intelligence by lying now. She had done plenty of that already.
The sigh was all the confirmation Sabine's suspicions needed. She set down the lighter, blowing out a frustrated breath. "You're lucky I found out, Pippa. I lucked into these files. What if anyone else made this connection first? What if one of the homeworld holdouts pieced this together?" If anyone with anti-mutant sentiments put together what Pippa did, so many things would fall apart. The tenuous truce between Haven and SUPER, the efforts to keep the organization on a path of improvement, Sabine's career.
More importantly, Pippa's life. "Do you know how easily they'd pin something on you?" Her voice was low and intense; the last thing she needed was for anyone overhearing a conversation like this. "False imprisonment. Fraud. They'd find a way to deal with you and I would have been able to do nothing about it because you left me in the dark."
Sabine wanted to be angry, but she was just hurt. She knew, on some level, what Pippa did made sense. "I... I couldn't imagine what it was like in your position, Pippa. I won't pretend to. And I get you needing to be cautious, but..." She could feel the sting in her eyes when she looked at Pippa, searching for an answer. "I guess I hoped I was someone you could trust by now. I'm sorry I wasn't."
Posted by Sabine Sang on Jun 26, 2022 13:51:16 GMT -6
S.U.P.E.R.
S.U.P.E.R. Agent
Agent Sang
olive
Asexual
With Pippa
176
44
Nov 17, 2023 0:13:31 GMT -6
Aly
Sabine nodded, trying not to read into Pippa's expression. She did not want to know what was going through the blonde's mind. Not yet. Instead, she focused on the spark failing to ignite each time she flicked the starter. "Great. So we're archiving old files and I wanted to go over them one last time. Make sure it's all in the past before putting it to rest. Your doppelganger happened to be on that list."
Pushing a small stapled packet of papers across the table, the face on top of the pile was nearly identical to Pippa. The hairstyle was different and her ever-present smile was absent, but that was what you looked like as a prisoner nine times out of ten. "So she was caught by the AV!SUPER team before the rift closed, which means we got the final reports before communication was lost. And I've gone over plenty of suspect interview transcripts, but something seemed off to me. She claimed to not be a mutant, which the investigator assumed was a desperate lie. There was a lot of that, apparently. She even said her name was different, not corresponding to any documented aliases. Peggy."
Sabine pushed another set of papers. "And that sounded wrong to me. I can't access their databases, obviously, but I could check the database on this side. Sure enough, plenty of records for Peggy Swan. I didn't even realize you changed your name. That was right around the time you changed career paths. Jumped onboard with Haven."
Her eyes were stuck intensely on her failing lighter, like she was trying to will it to work despite her shaking hand. "So we have Pippa Swan, captured, calling herself Peggy, and then there's my Pippa, going by Peggy before she upended her life and showed up to be my conscience." For the first time since Pippa entered the room, Sabine looked up to meet her eye. "Make this make sense, Pip."
Posted by Sabine Sang on Jun 26, 2022 13:23:08 GMT -6
S.U.P.E.R.
S.U.P.E.R. Agent
Agent Sang
olive
Asexual
With Pippa
176
44
Nov 17, 2023 0:13:31 GMT -6
Aly
Sabine nodded, trying to keep her expression neutral. "Lucky, that. Even luckier that you'd jump into mutant activism at the perfect time to do some good. I guess some things are just fate; I think I mentioned it, but I knew a woman like you once. On the other side, she clarified nonchalantly. "Not personally; by reputation more than anything."
Needing something to do with her hands, Sabine opened her desk drawer and pulled another cigarette from the carton she kept hidden there. Now she could fiddle with her old piece-of-shit lighter. "That's honestly been racking me with guilt. It's one of those parts of my past that I still regret. You know that." They had talked about it before; Sabine struggling to come to terms with the terrible things she was complicit with before SUPER turned over its new leaf.
"So yeah, I think I need a new set of eyes. I'm going over some old files, and I'm hoping you can help me shed some light on a few things that just... aren't adding up."
Posted by Sabine Sang on Jun 26, 2022 13:02:19 GMT -6
S.U.P.E.R.
S.U.P.E.R. Agent
Agent Sang
olive
Asexual
With Pippa
176
44
Nov 17, 2023 0:13:31 GMT -6
Aly
As usual, Pippa looked great. Every time she dropped into Sabine's office, she was the most well-put-together person at SUPER. Those visits were becoming the highlight of Sabine's day because they were past the point of formality. Sabine could argue she had a real friend in the office for the first time since Kristoph left for DC.
Sabine wished she could ignore the problem at hand and act like things were normal. "I did. Sit with me, please." She gestured to the seat on the other side of her desk, finally sitting down in her own chair after an hour of nervous pacing. Her cigarette butt was still smoking on the small plate next to her file folder.
"I've been dealing with an issue that just has me all crossed up. I don't usually hit a dead end like this, and I thought you could help me." Sabine smiled. "You've really been a godsend since you showed up, you know. It was lucky; you started up with Haven... when was it? It was around the time SUPER came to this world, right?"
Posted by Sabine Sang on Jun 26, 2022 11:49:52 GMT -6
S.U.P.E.R.
S.U.P.E.R. Agent
Agent Sang
olive
Asexual
With Pippa
176
44
Nov 17, 2023 0:13:31 GMT -6
Aly
It had been a while since Sabine had needed to smoke. It was a bad habit she kicked in university when she got serious about picking her life back up. It was absolutely against building codes to be smoking in a government building, let alone SUPER Headquarters, but Sabine did not want to cross paths with anyone on the smoking patio today. If someone wanted to report her, she would deal with a slap on the wrist.
After a long drag, she looked back at the papers on her desk. It was an innocuous pile, mostly. Old reports were being archived due to the loss of the home dimension. They were being given one last once-over to make sure nothing was pertinent information. It was a fluke that Sabine ended up being the Senior Agent who claimed the project. Maybe it was nostalgia or curiosity. Who would have guessed the rabbit hole those files would lead her down?
And now she was stressed out. Sabine was rarely ever off her game. That was the point; when shit hit the fan, she had decades of training to keep her steady. It did not help that she was off-book. There were protocols to deal with problems like this, but she hated all of them. Sabine had to address this off the record to decide how she should proceed, and no part of her was emotionally ready for that conversation.
And yet, that conversation was happening one way or another. Sabine extinguished what was left of her cigarette and turned the fan to let the smoke hanging in the room vent out slowly. She paged for Pippa to come to her office and advised everyone else worth a damn to leave her alone for an hour, so when the knock at the door came, she sighed. "Come in, Pippa. And close the door, please."
Posted by Sabine Sang on Mar 6, 2022 22:03:12 GMT -6
S.U.P.E.R.
S.U.P.E.R. Agent
Agent Sang
olive
Asexual
With Pippa
176
44
Nov 17, 2023 0:13:31 GMT -6
Aly
From behind cover, Sabine shot back, "I'm sorry, does that imply I'm old??"
Pippa came around, but Sabine was ready for her; who knew a spade would be an effective tool in tossing soil in a dirt fight. It was hard to tell if anyone was really winning, but by the time they were done and Sabine was sitting on the ground laughing, they were both thoroughly coated in a layer of earth.
Looking herself over, Sabine shook her head, wondering how she got into such a silly situation. It was off-brand for her, but in a way she enjoyed. "You know, I didn't expect things to get dirty when I knocked on your door tonight, Pippa."
Posted by Sabine Sang on Mar 4, 2022 13:37:32 GMT -6
S.U.P.E.R.
S.U.P.E.R. Agent
Agent Sang
olive
Asexual
With Pippa
176
44
Nov 17, 2023 0:13:31 GMT -6
Aly
Sabine may have been somewhat cheeky by brushing a very small amount of dirt on Pippa's nose, so it totally made sense for her to respond by tossing a whole handful of soil at her.
Managing to close her eyes and mouth in time for the loose dirt to hit her, Sabine felt cool, damp bits crumbling into her shirt and sticking to her skin. Sabine scoffed, resisting the urge to grin. "Throwing? I'm sorry, are we seven, Miss Swan?"
That indignation did not stop her from grabbing her own handful of soil and scattering it in Pippa's general direction. At least SHE had a shower and drawers of clothes downstairs. "Fair is fair!" It could totally end there, but Sabine was ready to dive behind a table for cover if necessary.
