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 Aurum Mellitus on Feb 22, 2010 14:08:36 GMT -6
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>>”We both know I’d have ended up cooking my ponytail if you hadn’t told me what to do every step of the way.”
Aurum didn't smirk. He only focused harder on his food, and stowed his amusement. "Good listening is a skill." Really, it was. There were too many cooks who didn't listen, and ended up frying their hats.
>>”I wouldn’t mind eating it again. That’s for sure.”
He smiled. They were in agreement.
Then they ate.
After a while, Kealey asked him.
>>”When you woke up this morning, did you think there was even the smallest possibility your day would end up like this?”
Aurum looked up from his fish and chips, and shook his head. "No, I didn't. I was more preoccupied with errands, and thinking of what to buy my little sister. It certainly turned out alright, though." He couldn't have asked for a better piece of fish.
Lead the way, he did. Aurum rose from his chair, and moved the cooking party into the kitchen. As soon as he arrived, he started pulling things down from shelves. Mixing bowls, mixerr, ingredients. He set them all out, across the counter. When he had what he needed, he hopped over to preheat his oven.
Aurum stepped back, and looked to Andrea. "Let's get started."
((OOC: You have the cookbook, Andrea. Please be to the ordering the Aurum around.))
Posted by Aurum Mellitus on Feb 21, 2010 14:12:13 GMT -6
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>>"So, how does one go about preparing this cake?"
"It really isn't that hard. Hold on. I'll go snag the recipe book so you can have a look." Aurum rose, and walked over to a small bookcase near the kitchen. He searched for a moment, fingers trailing across the spines of several cookbooks, then settled on one with a blue cover. He lifted it up out of the case, and held it up in his hands for a single shake.
The title on the cover was in gold lettering that spelled out The Paula Deen Family Cookbook. "Paula Deen. Ever hear of her?"
Aurum slid back into his chair, and sat the cookbook down on the table for Andrea's perusal. "The recipe is on," he stated the page. It was marked with a single golden post-it note. She couldn't miss it. Aurum smiled. "It's simple enough, and it's good." How could one go wrong?
((OOC: Permission given to skip KQ for one turn. Aurum posts, are go!))
Worrying about her. That was... not something to break up with a girl over. And he wasn't even sure, so he had to be decisive? And whoa whoa whoa. Wait. He was with the X-men? Stop the train. Back this pony up! Aurum had known Shin was goofy, and could do stuff with his mind, but the X-men? Hadn't Wolf News also covered that? Something in Equal in Stupidity about police working alongside mutant vigilantes? +1 Humans? +1 Mutants? It was hard to take the rest of what Shin said seriously. Aurum was thinking of costumed heroes. Costumed heroes didn't get girlfriends. Costumed heroes had to keep their identities secret, and keep their heroism entirely separate from their jobs for just that reason. If Shin was worrying about her while he was on the job...
And, wait? Blind for 30 days... Aurum arched an eyebrow. Now, he was apologizing for it, too. Geez, kid. And quoting Ghost as if that made things better?
"You were in the camps?" Aurum asked him, after Shin had finished talking. "And you got thrown in there because of her. Okay. I think I'm following this. But Shin. Listen to yourself. What you're saying doesn't make sense... you don't dump someone because you aren't sure about them. You don't dump them because you're unable to fight crime..." Had the corner of his lip tugged upwards into some sort of amused look there for a second? He righted that. "Fight crime..." His voice fell as he repeated it. Aurum ducked low to the table to stand out even more, while attempting to look casual and discrete. "...alongside them... and is this really what you want to be doing with your life? Fighting crime? Shouldn't you look into, I dunno, college?" Okay, now he was ranting. Obviously. Aurum coughed into his fist.
"Sorry. But Shin... what Ghost said wasn't bad advice. Tell me, why do you want to break up with her? What is your reasoning behind that 'decisive action'...?"
Aurum took another swig. This was going to go real smooth.
>>"The badger..." "Never mind him. Yeah, I love him. Made him with my own two hands, but... her..."
Aurum took another drink. So, it was about a woman. He was planning to break up with her. Not just dumping. Leaving. That was tough. He remembered how hard it had been with his first girlfriend, Viletta. They'd dated all throughout high school, but when it came time for college, they had very different ideas for what they wanted to do with their futures. Viletta... wanted to be a rocket scientist. Or... something big. And Aurum? Well, he just wanted to go to college, and become a defense attorney. There wasn't much else to his dreams than that.
But Shin.... wait, Romania?
"What the heck... were you doing in Romania, Shin?" Aurum's eyes locked on the Asian's. Hadn't there just been some sort of registration act in Romania? And American citizens going missing? He'd heard about it on Wolf News. What could Shin... possibly have to do in Romania then?
Posted by Aurum Mellitus on Feb 20, 2010 21:50:12 GMT -6
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Apple... teeny... easy on the 'tini' was it, Shin? From the way he'd ordered it, it sounded like the kid hadn't ordered a stiff drink in his life. Were they trying to get him to talk, or trying to get him drunk off his socks? If he was ordering fruity girly drinks with high alcohol content, Aurum reasoned 'both'. Hopefully, talking came before the wobbling.
He let out a sigh as Shin started out feeling sorry for himself right out the gate. Or sorry for her, that she had to feel sorry for him... either way was too soft. He let Kealey say her piece, then cut in with his own.
"Yeah. We're here to help. First, you've got to stop feeling sorry for yourself, Shin. What happened? I'm sure it couldn't be as bad as you're making it out to be." Had his parents died? That was rough? Girlfriend left him? He'd heal that broken heart. But if it was anything short of life-threatening, or life-changing... boo hoo. He'd get over it. That was what they were here for. To get him out of whatever 'stupid kid junk' funk that punk was in.
Aurum took a drink of his whiskey and coke, and offered Shin a friendly smile. "Let it out, kid. We're here for you."
Posted by Aurum Mellitus on Feb 20, 2010 20:30:28 GMT -6
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Intervention. Was that what this was? Hmm, yes. Aurum supposed it was. Friendly chit chat, and drinking conversation between friends, he'd hoped it would be more than anything. Interventions had a tendency to involve tears.
As the waiter approached their table, Aurum turned to order a drink.
Posted by Aurum Mellitus on Feb 20, 2010 19:31:10 GMT -6
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It was a bar he hadn't been to. Aurum looked around at the place as they entered. It didn't seem so bad. The lightning was good, everything looked clean, and most importantly, Kealey had chosen it (so he knew it had to be good). Aurum glanced back at Shin, and decided for the kid.
"A table should be more private." If they were going to be talking, they'd want that. It wouldn't do to help Shin through his problems by shouting. Not that the crowd by the bar was booming right now. He glanced towards the sports bar, just out of curiosity's sake. "It looks friendly."
Posted by Aurum Mellitus on Feb 20, 2010 12:49:59 GMT -6
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>>”This is almost too good.” Kealey said, then laughed, ”You’d better convince me they wouldn’t be this good every time, though. Otherwise, you’ll find me at your door several times a month begging for a repeat performance.”
Aurum grinned, and speared some fish for himself. It really was good. He was glad the recipe had turned out as well as he could have hoped. "I had good help," He replied modestly. And the company certainly didn't hurt. "I certainly wouldn't turn down making this again, though." The world could always use more good food.
He turned his focus back towards eating. For a while, he ate in silence, just enjoying the food.
Posted by Aurum Mellitus on Feb 19, 2010 22:59:09 GMT -6
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It seemed all had gone according to plan (or at least, good enough to merit a thumbs up). Aurum nodded, and swung his focus back to preparing the order for yet another customer. That was good. Shin would have someone to talk to. He appreciated that he could help the guy out. More-so, he appreciated Kealey's willingness to help.
He glanced back over at Shin as the guy shook off 'deer in the headlights' look, and replaced it with a thin smile. The guy wasn't 'going through the motions' anymore, it seemed.
Posted by Aurum Mellitus on Feb 19, 2010 21:13:26 GMT -6
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>> ”Drinking won’t solve the problem…” Kealey said to him, ”Trust me, I know.”
A nodded agreement. There was definite truth in that, and he knew it, too. Idly, he wondered how she'd learned. His had been a nasty breakup. Nothing too candid. Just... a her... and a her leaving him... and then, maybe a few shots of alcohol, when he'd been young. Hadn't solved much. Didn't really come off logically that it would. Now, manly talking-to's (Especially with father figures), those could solve things. It seemed Kealey and Aurum both agreed on that, as well.
"I couldn't agree more," He nodded seriously. Then, she made her next comment.
>> ”Geez Aurum, that’s good.”
Aurum's ego flashed a moment of overconfidence. "I couldn't agree more there, too." He commented. "But, seriously. He needs a friend."
Kealey sighed, and made her move. Even though he'd been appreciative of the comment, he darn well knew Shin's emotions were the important thing. They were probably overpowering.
Posted by Aurum Mellitus on Feb 19, 2010 14:51:08 GMT -6
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>>”What’s with the little black cloud following everyone around in here.” ”White chocolate mocha.”
Aurum moved to prepare the drink. With his back turned to Kealey, he offered uncertain answers. "It's Shin. He came to work today like that. It isn't like him... maybe he got dumped?" Or a family member died, or someone important to him had been hurt. He hadn't gotten around to asking. Rosali usually deterred all conversing between employees during business hours with that silent glare of hers.
He turned back to her, and gave her the drink. Money passed hands, purchases were completed. Aurum swung his head to look towards Shin.
"Maybe you could talk to him for me? I'm a little worried, but I can't pop off my post with the fill-in manager watching. He needs some cheering up... or maybe a drink." A good strong helping of alcohol to get beyond his blues. And maybe some company to rant at while he was drinking. Maybe after he got off the clock, he'd drag the kid to a bar.
