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.
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Pippa did her best to stare down the kid who was pretending he had not just had his hand about to go into the garbage disposal. Carrick sounded... off. Not just sheepish, but quite... incoherent. Pippa really, really hoped he was not on drugs. She did not need that in her life.
>>”I’m gonna need a little more context?”
"You are not quite coherent, Carrick. Also" she gestured at the sink. What the hell.
>>”Now? No. But... Is there an exam? Might have some nicotine still in me. No one told me that be an issue. Helps with the pre-show jitters. Ha. New glasses? They look nice!”
Pippa folded her arms and held his gaze, refusing to be distracted by the compliment.
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"Excuse you! That's ageist!" Pippa laughed. Sabine, half covered in dirt, was really an amusing sight. Especially with that look on her face. Pippa knew what was coming before it happened, and she managed to duck out of the way of the worst of it. Still, her hair was showered with dirt. She made an indignant noise, running around the broad planting table, and tossing another handful of dirt in Sabine's direction who was also going for cover. She laughed. This was fun. Silly and ridiculous, but fun. And a welcome change in the mood.
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>>"Not what you expected. That's fun; I'm usually just about what people expect."
It really depended on the expectations, but Pippa was not about to point that out. She was from the other side, just like Sabine; a universe where SUPER had done a lot of bad things that did not quite spill over to this one. The bar had been low from the start. But Pippa had not expected Sabine to not only be a salvageable human being, but... kind.
And willing to do gardening.
>>"I guess this is the one time I'm glad I defied expectations. Even if I'm dirtying you up a little."
She... booped her nose. Sabine Sang, hardass, no-bullsh*t leader of SUPER and former menace to the mutant community, just... booped Pippa's nose. Pippa blinked, no doubt looking amusing with the smudge of dirt on her nose.
"Oh no you didn't" she squeaked the next moment, taking up a handful of soil to toss it at her.
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>>”No I didn’t! You did! That be stupid!”
Pippa paused, staring at Carrick. Was he on drugs or something? It better not be drugs. That was way, way out of her job description.
>>”I’m a musician and a magician! Why would I do anything to put me hands in danger!?! These are the money makers! Some could argue national treasures!”
He held up his hands, which were clearly injured, although the injuries did not look fresh, and he still had all his fingers. So far, so good. Pippa walked past him and turned the garbage disposal off with a pointed glare.
>>”Was this because I didn’t fill up the coffee pot yesterday?!? Or ya mad Sabine’s Christmas gift cost more than yers?”
Pippa looked up at Carrick (she was always looking up, he was fairly tall), and adjusted her glasses. She used her best diplomatic voice.
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Pippa never really felt like a main character, dystopian or otherwise. And she was fine with it. Not everyone had to be an all-out hero in a story. She liked doing her own thing, without the added pressure of carrying everything else.
Sabine got to work, putting on the gloves, and shoveling dirt. She was nothing if not dedicated.
>>"Trust me, I don't envy you, and I'm the one who ends up in front of the mic half the time. I know you won the... dirt lottery when it comes to this job, but if it makes a difference, I've liked having you around. Totally selfish, I know,"
Pippa looked up, pausing her own work, to give Sabine a smile. She was a little surprised. Not of what she had admitted, she knew Sabine liked her company... just the fact that she admitted it at all.
"I like being around you too." she nodded. It sounded awkward, but it was true. "You are not... what I expected."
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Pippa already new this had been a bad idea before the mug hit Carrick square in the face. She had not been counting on her aim being this good. Oops.
>>”**** ***** ******* why ya throwing mugs!?! Who throws a ****ing mug!”
There was blood. Oh hell. She'd just hit a kid in the face. Pippa hurried closer to take a look. The sound of the disposal jolted her back to the original situation. The mug-throwing had been a distraction. It worked, although probably less violent things could have worked too.
"You had your hand in the damn garbage disposal!" she snapped, standing on her tiptoes trying to get a better look at him. "What the hell, Carrick?"
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For better or worse, Carrick had become a frequent flyer (no pun intended) at SUPER headquarters. On the philosophy of "keep your friends close, your enemies closer, and your idiotic shapeshifter rogues even closer than that", Sabine had decided that Carrick was better as an asset than a constant liability. And the kid worked hard on being both. Ungrateful little sh*t.
But today, Sabine was otherwise occupied, so when they reported Carrick was visiting, Pippa had to pick up the slack.
Walking into the kitchen, she arrived just in time to find the goddamn kid about to stick his hand in the...
"CARRICK NO!" Pippa acted on instinct. She was not really generally a violent person, but she was also too small and too in heels to cross the kitchen in the necessary amount of time. So instead, she launched the coffee mug she had been carrying in her hand, straight at Carrick.If she was lucky, it would hit him in the head...
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It was a little strange to see Sabine in the middle of the greenhouse. Like she was somehow out of place. But she had come here willingly, and seemed to appreciate the place anyway.
>> "I mean, as fancy as a private garden sounds, a community greenhouse somehow sounds more wholesome. And I'm sure the non-gardeners will really love you when the zombies come."
"Well, I gotta make myself useful in the apocalypse somehow..." Pippa smirked. She was clearly not the warrior or survivor type. But she did grow chilies.
>>"My hands are up for the challenge, Pip. Just tell me what you need me to do, and I'm very ready to get down and dirty."
Pippa giggled. This was probably not the kind of down and dirty Sabine liked to get. She pointed at some larger pots under the table, and a bag of soil.
"Pots. Soil." she paused, then dug around in a box for a pair of gloves, and handed them to her. "Gloves. Safety first. You can start shoveling dirt now. Much like PR work." she added with a grin.
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>>"You really weren't kidding about how he dropped in on you,"
"Nope!" Pippa noted cheerfully as they walked into the lush green warmth of the glass building. AJ falling in was definitely one of the more memorable moments of her life. Minus the tomatoes.
>>"It all sounds good if it's fresh. Chilis and spices sound very much my speed. Toss it up with some noodles, garlic, and peanuts and that's basically half my stakeouts."
Pippa smiled. Spicy food, it sounded good. She imagined it would be the takeout variety, but she was happy to experiment with home made versions of things sold in paper boxes as well.
>>"You know, when I was looking for an apartment, I didn't even think 'garden in the sky' was something I could include in my hunt. How long have you had this place?"
"It's not really mine" Pippa admitted "It belongs to the building. Technically, a community garden. But not everyone has the time, or the interest, to take part in it."She led the way to a long table, which held rows of potted plants, and pulled out some of the smaller pots. "Chilies. They need to be re-planted into something larger. If you feel like getting your hands dirty."
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Pippa tilted her head, trying to picture Sabine on a Broadway stage or something. She certainly had the looks, and at least a decent talent for pretending, as disturbing a thought as that was. If she had gone that other way... maybe much fewer people would have gotten hurt. But then they would have never met either. Pippa wished she had never found out who her doppelganger was, as useful as she turned out to be.
>>"Whoever she was, I'm guessing she was passionate and trying to do good. Some things feel universal."
Zero out of two. Pippa buried her nose in her drink. Some things were most definitely not universal.
>>"Speaking of doing good, I imagine your garden is still hoping for some love. Maybe I can lend a hand?"
"Drunk gardening, here we come" Pippa grinned, getting up from the couch. They were far from drunk, really, but the night... day was still young. Pippa led the way out of the apartment and up the stairs to the roof, where the greenhouse stood. A panel of the roof was still covered over with cardboard and a tarp. Someone needed to get around to fixing it after AJ's fiasco. "Ta-da!... What's your thing? Tomatoes? Chili peppers? Pickles? Spices?..."
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>>"You say that because you're sweet, but thanks."
Sabine squeezed her hand, and Pippa held it. Not sure why, but it felt natural, after having carried and dragged each other through various crises. Pippa wondered what the Other Sabine was like. Was she better or worse than this world's Pippa?
>>"Of course. Who wasn't curious about the other version of themselves? Sabine Sang-Marques, an actress back in Quebec. I'm not going to reach out to her, because how weird must that be, but there is at least one Sabine in this universe living a pretty normal life. What about you? Did you ever cross paths with your double?"
"No way" Pippa grinned. Sabine, an actress? "Did you watch any of her movies? Because I'd love to see that... Do you think she saw you on TV?" Sabine had a media presence, and Quebec was not that far away.
"I... haven't. Maybe she was living under another name. Didn't get around to finding her." It was a believable lie. Since she claimed she had not visited the other side much anyway.
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>> "There's a lot to adjust to. The Yankees are pretty good here, which is cool. I had to relearn my commute, but the streets make more sense here. That's neat. Oh, but I had a go-to beer brand, Winsbrew, and nothing has tasted quite right here."
Pippa buried her nose in her wine glass, trying to mask her look of recognition. So much of what Sabine said, or implied, was true for her too. This New York was just different enough that she kept forgetting it wasn't the other one, and taking wrong turns on a commute initially. Now it was better, but she still forgot sometimes. And yes, there were drinks she missed. She didn't care much about the Yankees, but she knew the feeling of déja vu mixed with nostalgia.
>>"I never got to say sorry to my mom. I should have pulled in all my favors to transfer her over. She would have gotten better care here. I probably wouldn't be unlearning so many awful beliefs if that rift could have opened up sooner. You're meeting me at my best, honestly, not that it's saying much,"
Well, this took a somber turn. And they were on their first glass of wine. Pippa missed her own parents.
"I'm sorry... Your best is pretty good, actually" she said with a small smile. Sabine had come a long way from kidnapping mutants for sure. "Did you ever... look up the Sabine in this universe?"
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>>"He's a good man. I'm glad SUPER's better than it was, or someone would be aggressively recruiting him."
"I have a feeling you wouldn't succeed." Pippa was not entirely sure, though. AJ seemed like a kind man, someone who wanted to be helpful to people. He would definitely have not joined Old SUPER. But the new version?...
>>"I wish you'd all stop saying I'm heading things up. But I know what you're saying. SUPER has some nefarious origins, and I was unfortunately part of that... I'm glad you never saw it like that. Saw me like that."
Oh, but I did.
>>"Did you ever visit the other side? See how the broken half lived?"
Pippa buried her nose in her wine glass. She was on the other side. And she would be forever. She gave herself a moment to switch her brain around. At least B*tch Peggy was not in the same universe anymore.
"I... was not very keen on spending time. I heard it was not very mutant friendly." she muttered. There were some things she missed from over there. Fast food that was not a thing on this side, or movies that never got made. And her version of her parents. "How about you? What is it like, moving universes?"
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Yep, they were stealing a fire truck.
>>"Hop into a 5-point harness if you can with that shoulder. I'll unhook the hoses so we don't start a second catastrophe."
"What's a five point..."
There was not much time to figure anything out. They were still shooting at them. Pippa scrambled in a door and somehow got herself wedged into a small space, hoping she was out of the way. Now that AJ was not putting pressure on her shoulder anymore she felt woozy again. >>"Everyone in? 'Cause here we go."
The windows shattered in. Pippa yelped and curled up, but at least they were moving now; people who did not give way to a stolen fire truck sure did give way to a stolen fire truck that was being shot at.
>>”We need to move. And ideally get underground—a tunnel or something. And people need to f**king move.”
"Is that a helicopter?" Pippa sat up, trying to see, and winced as she moved her shoulder. "Are you hurt?" That was a question for both of them. She was not sure which way to turn first.
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>>"Good. He seems like a great friend and a decent firetruck driver."
"It was a unique first impression wasn't it" Pippa grinned. AJ had dropped in to save the day, in more ways than one. It was one thing to call someone a good friend because he was polite, and another to know he would steal a fire truck to save your ass.
>>"I'd hope being attached at the hip for the better part of three months would make us friendly. Two murder attempts just added character to the experience,"
"Beats the trust exercises, huh" Pippa tasted the wine. It was damn good wine. Tipsy was definitely in the near future.
>>"Assuming I'm not being presumptuous. I know I couldn't gave been your favorite person given my checkered past and your... well, experiences."
"And by checkered you mean heading up an organization known for snatching up my kind from the streets?" Pippa noted, wiggling a gloved hand. She was not gonna touch mafia wine bottles without gloves anytime soon. "I have to admit, you turned out easier to work with than I expected. You have not handcuffed me yet."
