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.
>>”Would have promised him the world if it meant getting you free.”
That was... Amethyst did not expect that. She knew Carrick liked her, even cared for her, but that kind of feeling... was different. She was not even sure she was worth it. Obviously the royalty in her was, but she had hardly done anything to inspire loyalty like that.
Carrick banged his head on the door. Repeatedly.
>>”That’s not true... I do want to do that with ya just, afraid more what happens after or during... Though knowing Beasty wants me to do that. Takes some of the fear out of it. He seems to like ya.”
"Stop that" the princess sighed, gesturing at his head and the door. "You didn't do anything wrong." The beast might have, but that was another matter. "I don't know about you, but I need a shower. And you definitely need better clothes."
While the princess was busy wrapping her mind around the idea of what the beast wanted from her, Carrick closed the door and leaned against it. He looked equally embarrassed and distressed. Leave it to his strange powers to have a part that wanted to... that wanted her, while his usual self was... reluctant about it.
>>”I think he means me... Yeah, he’s cool with us. ****ing Eejit.”
"Oh." Amethyst breathed. So the beast did not... want her for himself. That was... an improvement?
>>”I was desperate, didn’t know howtagetya free by meself. The X-men weren’t much help till after I already got ya so was grabbing thin air trying to figure out how to free ya. He knows I care fer you so he was willing to help. Normally a fight it enough to get him to agree on anything but he kept yelling Mate.... Shut up I’m explaining it.”
Alright, so... the beast was willing to cooperate, to listen to Carrick as long as he got to... the princess was not sure she was going to digest hearing that information any time soon. Carrick looked miserable, turning away from her and leaning against the door. The princess sighed.
>>”Like I said, not mine ta give.”
"No, it isn't." No, it wasn't. No one got to promise Amethyst doing anything with anyone, other than herself.
"It is kind of funny, though." she added, not entirely sure what to say, and it was not exactly easy to talk to the wings and the tail. "Doesn't he know you don't want to do that?"
Amethyst was not sure how Carrick's powers worked. He was three things in one, and he had to manage the other two like they were separate people. And one of them was a beast. And yet, somehow they managed to come to an agreement. One that he looked very embarrassed about.
>>”He wanted too.. He wants to... I’m trying to phrase it right. Fer **** sakes...”
"What?" This was beginning to sound ominous.
>>”He wants to mate with you!”
Amethyst froze, staring at Carrick. Did the beast just...?
"He wants to do what now?" Sleeping with Carrick, sure. She'd have done that before if he had not been awkward about it. But the... "Like... he..." Oh no. That was definitely not a promise he should have made.
Carrick perked up a little at her words. He did save her. He got her into that mess, but he risked his life to get her out.
>>"Aye, I did. Had to clean up me mess didn’t I? They say I didn’t kill anyone. So I got that going fer me. Might have messed up their lives a bit but... they took ya.”
"They deserved it." Amethyst agreed. In Atlantis, raising a hand at royalty would have cost them their lives, without question. She was not going to feel sorry for those idiots. They did take her, and they attacked Carrick too. They would have hurt him worse if they had the chance.
>>”I remember most of it, just that I wanted to find you. We agreed we had to find you and we did... I might have also promised him something but it isn’t really mine to promise...”
"You... made an agreement with the beast?" the princess blinked, both surprised and curious. So far, she'd gotten the idea that the beast was out of Carrick's control, or anyone's really. It was hard to think that it would... agree to anything. "What did you promise?"
>>"Some foods in Japan are as much ritual as eating or preparing. Pretty common for sick people though at home. Easy to eat."
It was. The tea had cleared Amethyst's head up a little bit, and the food felt better. She could even taste is, which had been a problem since her head was all congested. Maybe the pink haired girl knew what she was doing.
>>"No powers, but nature. Do not know all the English words, but gives body vitamins and other things to power it up and some things to make feel good. Others like plum change insides to make sickness not like body as much. All very healthy and good for you. Insides be strong and outside be happy. Grandpa helpt teach. What your grandpa teach you?"
"Mostly how to behave like royalty" Amethyst admitted. Grandfather had been a distant figure, as much a ruler as a family member, and she did not remember much of him. She learned what she was supposed to learn, but mostly from tutors. That was before she's gained her powers and became a more important member of the family.
The way the girl poured the tea showed that she was a young lady of good education and elegance. While tea culture was not a big thing in Atlantis, Amethyst had gonned used to it fairly quickly, and you could always tell a lot about the person by the way they served a drink to someone.
>>"Atlantean?... I am from Shikoku, Japan. My family's compound is just outside of Matsuyama, which is the biggest city on the island."
It sounded like Hiyori was not sure about where Atlantis was located, which was only fair since Amethyst was not sure about her home island either.
>>"How are you liking it here so far? I am new myself... My sister and I just transferred a little over a month ago. America so far has been full of many surprises."
"You can say that again" the princess chuckled, sipping the fragrant tea. "So many things to get used to. And they tend to think it's the right way to do them. Say, what has been the strangest thing for you to get used to so far?..."
Carrick looked defeated, and also kinda sheepish about following her around. Amethyst knew he wanted to make sure she was alright. He had been protecting her all this time. She was not sure why he expected to be scolded for that.
>>”My fault they took ya. If didn’t cheat ‘em out they wouldn’t have taken ya and wouldn’t have figured out what ya can do... Messed things up today pretty good... just glad I got there before they hurt ya.”
Oh. Right. "Yes. Well... Try not to do that again." She was too tried to be angry at him, and she didn't really see the point. He tried to pawn her gems, which was stupid, and she would have helped him anyway if he had told her what he was planning. But she didn't really blame him for the whole thing. Having her powers and being out in the world, this was bound to happen sooner or later.
>>”Understand if ya don’t' want ta see me fer a bit.”
There it was. He'd done that before, when he'd turned into his beast form in front of her. Carrick was prone to sulking when he felt guilty.
"You did save me" Amethyst pointed out. He pretty much mauled a bunch of people to get to her. She knew he did not like to lose control like that. "...Was it bad?" she asked more gently.
>>”I’m sure ya are... Nah, too much happened today. Managed to rescue a Princess, heart still going.”
Amethyst had a suspicion Carrick was going to hold on to the whole 'rescuing a princess' thing for a very long time. It seemed to have a lot of significance, or he just enjoyed being the rescuer, she was not entirely sure. Either way, she was too tired to care right now. She opened the door and walked into her room, knowing Carrick would follow.
>>”Just glad yer safe.... sorry again, love.”
She looked back to see his wings and tail drooping. He looked miserable, with his torn clothing and all. His wings were singed from the fight.
"I really am fine" the princess muttered as they reached the door of her room. She did not need to look back to know Carrick was still there. Ever since they got her from the roof of that building, he had refused to leave her alone; they were transported back to the Mansion together, and then checked out at the Infirmary by DocProf, and then promised s thorough talk by the X-men and by the guidance counselor for later on. Now the was headed back to her room, and Carrick was still there. Barely dressed, obviously, but otherwise all healed up. The princess was still sorting through the events of the day in her head, and she knew how he got when they had to talk about him changing shapes. She looked back at him as she opened the door. "You're not gonna just go to bed are you."
They descended slowly, from what Amethyst could tell as she peered over his shoulders. She had to give him credit, he carried her well and did not try any scary stunts with the flying. Maybe he knew he was never going to see her naked again if he did.
>>”Don’t think so, not sure I can really give it back now anyways. You’ll enjoy flying with me one day I’m sure. Maybe we can have the big guy take ya out. Though he likes ta have more fun with it.”
"Maybe" she muttered. Flying on the back of the griffin did not feel enticing at all right now. At least Carrick had arms to hold on to her. But she was glad her gift idea had not been entirely wasted.
>>”Still was a pretty awesome gift didn’t think we’d be kissing midflight today, didn’t think I’d be doing anything today honestly.”
"Well... happy birthday?" Amethyst ventured, reaching into her cloak to pull out the piece of mistletoe "Happy Christmas?"
Kissing Carrick was still nice. At least no one was undressing this time (she was still a bit embarrassed about being turned down the other day). The purring was back too, and since she still had her arms wrapped around his shoulders, it was a pleasant experience to kiss.
>>"Wanted one of those fer a while now, truth be told, was the first time I kissed anyone in the air. Should do that more.”
"It was?..." she'd have imagined he did this all the time. No doubt many women found it romantic. Or at least some of the few he'd dated?
>>”Ya know it defeats the purpose of flying with me if ya keep yer eyes closed the entire time...”
"Alright so maybe I like the kissing more than the flying." she muttered, peering at him as they descended. "Does that ruin the gift?"
She could feel the shift mid-flight. She was still not looking, so she was not sure what happened until he pointed it out.
>> ”Tail took offense to it.”
Right. He had the griffin, the beast, and the tail. That was... a lot. She was not even sure how to deal with one confusing guy, but Carrick was a whole collection of them. A whole collection that was about flirts and dates and liking people. Concubines were so much easier.
>>”What do ya mean?... Kiss me?”
They were still up in the air, which was not a place she would have imagined for kissing. And yet, she did kiss him. Because it distracted her from the flying part. And because she liked him.
Amethyst was not aware whether there was any other royalty at the school, but this little setup was at least sufficiently elegant. It reminded her of the tent she'd set up for her Atlantean friends (before Carrick and Praxi ruined it all). The girl sitting with the book was a gorgon, but she seemed to have a decent understanding of etiquette.
>>"No invitations were sent out formally, as it was a spur of the moment concept. But please do consider this an invitation to join if you would like. The more the merrier."
"Thank you" Amethyst nodded, moving to take a seat, her skirt fanned out around her.
>>"My name is Hiyori. Pleased to meet you. Would you like some tea? It should nearly be ready. Or some snacks perhaps? I baked them myself."
"Tea, thank you." she nodded. She was beginning to understand tea better since she'd met the pink girl. Girls came in all colors around the school. "I'm Princess Amethyst. Atlantean ambassador. Where are you from?"
So, Carrick often got into trouble. Which he did not define as trouble, anyway. Catching someone falling out of a burning building was definitely an adventure, but more the heroic kind than the troublemaking kind. Carrick was difficult to figure out sometimes. He liked to be all swagger, except when they were alone. And he liked to play the trickster, and then took offense at it.
>>”Not sure, just been circling the grounds till you decide you want down. Baby steps. Also, I figured ya liked trouble seeing as yer sweet on me.”
Amethyst was still very much holding on to him. Baby steps. Maybe next time she would look down. Definitely not now.
"I like the purring" she admitted, her face still buried in his chest "And the wings. And the kissing." Not the flying, but that was optional anyway. She huffed, eyes still closed. "I like you. I just don't know what to do with it."
>>”Oh... that... Sorry, been happening more lately, I can turn it off no problem I don’t even realize I’m doing half the time.”
He stopped purring, and the princess found she was a little disappointed. It was a calming sound, that rumbling in his chest. Then again it was probably not easy to purr and fly at the same time.
>>”Sometimes I joke the wind is too bad and then stop flying for s bit. Or I’ll start getting creative with how I fly. Like rolling, or flips. But this is supposed to be fun fer both of us and if I ruin this ya might not want to fly with me again.”
"Good point" she muttered, still very much clinging to him. Maybe fun was a strong word for it, but it was a gift, and he was enjoying flying with her for whatever reason. It was a strange sensation, being lifted into the air with nothing but his arms to hold her.
>>”Only dropped someone once and didn’t try to catch them but the guy was on fire and he landed into water. But in me defense the wings aren’t fireproof and it would have been hard flying anyone if they erupted in flames.”
"You get into a whole lot of trouble don't you" Amethyst noted, peering over her shoulder and then closing her eyes again. "Where are we going?"
