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.
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>>”I pretended fine when talking to anyone. You already know I didn’t want to be there, so why would I pretend around you?”
"Consistency?" Pippa suggested half-heartedly. Her wrists were bound tight, but now that she had them in front of her the whole thing felt less impossible. Not counting the dress and the lack of shoes.
>>”You need help over there with something?”
"You don't?"
Okay, so she might have been getting a little snappy. She was not a pro at being kidnapped; she'd spent a lot of her life voiding situations just like this one with SUPER. SUPER being the number one expert organization in kidnapping people like her. And now, she was working for them, and here she was. Irony.
>>”It’s not how I would have done it, but I can’t speak to some of the people SUPER’s employed over the years. It is a calculated plan with a lot of groundwork. If they’re targeting me as a face of SUPER, I’ve seen a few activist groups who lean into the extreme. One of them could have the organization and tools to get something like this done.”
"Or your rogues could have been targeting me, because I'm a Haven spy" Pippa pointed out with a hint of sarcasm. She twisted her wrists, and felt her skin bruised. "Dammit!" she snapped at nothing in general, her voice echoing around. Pippa froze, blinking. "Wait... did you hear that?"
Posted by Pippa Swan on Sept 12, 2020 13:58:11 GMT -6
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Pippa wiggled, moving her bound wrists along her legs. It helped that she was not a very long-limbed person. It didn't help that her chest was already crushed into a bra and a dress. And her head hurt.
>>”Most of it is a blur. We had just left the event. You were giving me grief for not being genuine.”
"I said you could have pretended to not hate the whole thing a little better" Pippa pointed out, trying to roll back on her back as she kicked off the other shoe. Not that any of that mattered right now. The shoe dropped with a metallic thump.
>>”We did make it to the car, but… I don’t think I remember the car starting. They probably knocked us out when we got in the car. Gas, maybe, or needles in the seats. I think we got ambushed. They probably got to the driver, then waited for us where they knew we’d go.”
"You think?" Pippa huffed, managing to tuck her feet in enough to bring her arms to the front. He sighed as she lay back, catching her breath. Her eyes were slowly getting used to the low light. "Oh. That's... that's how SUPER would do it, huh." she lifted her wrists, testing whatever was binding them together.
Posted by Pippa Swan on Sept 7, 2020 13:44:14 GMT -6
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>>”Ugh, I don’t think shouting is going to do much,”
Pippa jumped at the voice, and the brush against her arm. She recognized Sabine's voice, and as her eyes were slowly adjusting to the darkness, she could make out the shape of the woman next to her on the floor. This was no nefarious villain monologue, then. Sabine was a victim too.
>>”If we’re somewhere with limited oxygen, we shouldn’t waste it calling for help. I doubt we’re anywhere someone would hear us.”
"Limited...?" Pippa gasped before she bit the rest of the sentence. Nope, she was not going to entertain that idea. Not yet.
>>”Fuck, I wish we had caught a look at who grabbed us. That’s the last time I listen to ‘don’t be so uptight. Relax for once.’ Relax once, get abducted. Typical.”
"I... don't remember what happened" Pippa admitted, rolling over. Lying on the floor with her hands behind her back was awful. She felt exposed and useless. She wiggled some more. She could at least bring her arms to the front, right?... Pulling up her knees she began the process, but she rolled to her side again, which made the already humiliating performance even more awkward. "Do you?... I just remember being in the car..."
Posted by Pippa Swan on Sept 1, 2020 13:36:41 GMT -6
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The first thing Pippa became aware of was how her face was uncomfortably smooshed into some cold, hard surface. She was definitely lying on the floor, although she had no idea how she got there, and the floor tasted like metal and rust. Or that might have been blood. Oh god, had she been in an accident? Was she dying...? Blinking, she tried to turn her head, but moving felt... hard. And her head was throbbing, as if she had hit it against something. Probably the floor. Damn that floor. Pippa groaned, trying to reach up to see how bad the damage was, but her hands were not cooperating. Or her arms. In a moment of sheer panic her eyes flew wide open and she struggled. Oh god oh god OH GOD AM I PARALIZED?! Making some panicked sounds she finally managed to roll onto her back, and the pain shooting up her arm slowly spelled out a not much more reassuring answer: she had her hands tied behind her back.
"Sh*t!" it was dark around her, or rather the faint light coming from somewhere was not enough to make out much. But she was definitely on a floor with her hands tied. Kicking, she felt her legs free, which was a small relief. She'd already kicked one of her heels of. How did she end up here? Was she alone?... Sifting through memories, the last thing she could recall was... the charity gala. Leaving the charity gala. With Sabine.
"F*ck!" did Sabine finally decide to get rid of her? Pippa craned her neck, trying to see more things. Or find the light source. Or anything. "HELP!"
Posted by Pippa Swan on Aug 22, 2020 10:27:52 GMT -6
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>>"Well, that's what I was hoping for, so search away. You're in a government intelligence agency; plenty of secrets to find."
Pippa nodded with a small smile. Very well then. Sang needed help to track down rogue elements within SUPER, she knew that. Or at least that was the official story. She would do her best to discover the rest, and see if they matched. If the worst she got was rogue bigots running amok in SUPER, it would still be a win. If she found something worse... well, it would be a win for Haven. And mutants everywhere. "I'll do my best."
>>"I have secured an office for you to work in. Given the nature of your status, I want some comfort and privacy afforded to you. I can walk you over there now or you can follow the signs toward the HR wing nearby. Otherwise, I think you can get settled for now unless you have any last burning questions for me?"
"I'll find my way, thank you" Pippa nodded and stood, gathering her things. She needed to learn the layout of the building anyway, and she did not want to be seen ushered around by the big boss lady. For now, this was just like any other job she'd had. There would be a learning curve. And maybe some snooping.
"Nice to meet you, Ms Sang. I'll be back soon with some suggestions."
It was time to make SUPER look as good as their leader did.
Posted by Pippa Swan on Aug 15, 2020 9:35:55 GMT -6
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>>"Of course. I assumed. Bit of a shame; it would be a very nice face to put out there,"
Pippa quirked an eyebrow. She was not sure if Sang said that in a playful way - which was a strange concept in itself, SUPER head lady being playful - or if she was making some kind of a hint at an inside joke. Pippa did not like being a pretty face, even on the best of days.
>>"But I want your opinions and feedback. Not just for our public face."
Back on track.
>>"I'm not making your mutant status public, but some older agents might recognize your face. Make assumptions. If anyone gives you trouble, mutant-related or otherwise, bring that to me. I'm not going to tolerate it. I will not let bad apples continue to spoil the bushel. If I truly want to change the system and the culture here, there can be no place for that."
Well, didn't that sound just fancy. Pippa smiled a little. Sang was a hard woman to read; she was either genuine, or very good at sounding genuine, and she was not sure yet which option would be more troubling. Time would tell. Or her sources would. She leaned forward, nodding in agreement.
"I'll make sure I bring all concerns straight to you" she said; Sang could add sarcasm as needed, but for once, she probably meant it "This will only work if we find a way to trust each other. So I feel like I also owe you a warning: I am very good at finding secrets. And I don't like doing extra work if it can be avoided."
Posted by Pippa Swan on Jul 27, 2020 6:57:26 GMT -6
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Pippa was curious what Sang wanted from her. She knew why she had been sent over from Haven, but there had to be something in the deal for the other side too, or Sang would have flat out said no on SUPER's part. Pippa had notions of what she got out of having a mutant PR person, but she wanted to hear it directly from her. People revealed a lot, whether they lied or not.
>>”Well, besides your efforts to tidy up my public image, I would want to work with you on future press releases, both in preparing them and going over possible topics I might deal with in the follow-up. If we want to present things as less threatening to mutants, a mutant perspective would help.”
Pippa arched an eyebrow and tilted her head.
>>”My apologies; I may have assumed, given your organizational ties. Svetlana did not brief me on exactly what to expect on that front.”
Wasn't that the trick question. Smart move, on Sang's part, turning the whole thing around on her. Peggy, bless her rotten soul, had not been a mutant, as far as Pippa knew, which presented some initial problems when she switched her life with the evil twin. Then again, psychometry was not exactly a physical mutation, and easily concealed. And the best way to avoid suspicion was to be honest. To a degree.
"Yes, I am a mutant" Pippa nodded, not elaborating. Mutations were sometimes private. Not that SUPER cared much, historically. "I can give you perspective, but I can't give you a face. I'm a behind the scenes kind of person."
Posted by Pippa Swan on Jul 10, 2020 8:51:23 GMT -6
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>>”Ma’am, I don’t make a point uh talkin’ t’ anyone who doesn’t need t’ know about anythin’ work related. I am only tellin’ y' so if somethin’ does blow back, y’ ain’t caught unaware."
Well, wasn't that nice. Getting a little heads up of things possibly blowing up and then landing on her desk. That was all Pippa could really hope for; having some experience with things blowing up without notice (usually with good reason), she appreciated knowing that this was a possibility.
>>"An’ my goal is t’ exercise least necessary force. If entry can be made without explosives all the better. If I can apprehend a suspect without havin’ t’ go hands on, that’s a win. I prepare f’r the worst case scenarios. If all other avenues have failed an’ the only way t’ keep Americans safe, whether they’re human ‘r mutant is t’ blow my way int’ a compound an’ neutralize threats via lethal ‘r less-lethal means depending on the situation.”
"Alright alright, at ease" Pippa waved a hand. She understood that SUPER took its operations seriously, but geez she was not in military PR for a reason. And if things turned shady, she would be the last to be informed anyhow anyway.
>>”I’m not preparin’ t’ drop in’ homes in the black uh night and snatch ‘r terminate people. I’m preparin’ f’r when there is credible intel on former SUPER assets that have slipped the net, we find those behind the abductions, ‘r we uncover a mutant terror cell opertain’ on our soil. I’m not about t’ start snatchin’ some kid off the street who accidentally inflated his aunt at the dinner table.”
"Well, that's refreshing" Pippa smirked, amused by the mental image despite her better judgment. It was a good change compared to the bag-and-tag policy SUPER used to have on the other side about all kinds of mutants. At least now the big guns and explosives were for their own rogue agents. Baby steps. "How is that going, by the way? The super assets I mean. Besides explosives, they are the ones who definitely make my job more challenging..."
Posted by Pippa Swan on Jul 10, 2020 8:24:57 GMT -6
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Relationships were a tricky thing in PR. They could make someone very popular - power couple style - or extremely unpopular, especially if jilted exes started coming out of the woodwork. And Pippa did not even want to venture to guess what a relationship looked like in SUPER circles. Any assumption would have come off as offensive one way or another, anyway.
>>”Heavens, no. In college, I have all of two ex… whatever you might call them. Both far from a relationship. Also both on the other side of a closed, interdimensional rift. I determined it just… was not for me, so I picked up and moved on. I hope that makes your job a little easier?”
Well, the rift made a whole lot of things easier, didn't it. Pippa knew that for a fact...
"It sure does." she nodded, giving Sabine another long, curious look. "Relationship status aside. Is there anything you want from me? As your PR advisor, I mean. How do you imagine this working?"
Posted by Pippa Swan on Jun 4, 2020 11:19:36 GMT -6
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Training was a good cover for almost anything, the same way weather balloons were excellent for most unidentified airborn objects. Except, while weather existed everywhere, training needed to have a point of some sort.
>>”Breachin’ buildin’s mostly. Nothin’ like Waco though. As much as SUPER likes t’ play the role of an investigator like the FBI ‘r like a bunch uh spooks like the CIA… Sometimes we need t’ get our hands dirty. Apprehend a target, destroy assets, disrupt organizations. Think of it like police action more so than a military operation. Execution’ warrants signed by judges from the MISC.”
"Yes, it is the dirty part that worries me" Pippa sighed. The guy talked like there was nothing shady about SUPER operations at all. Which was blatantly false. "Alright, if I may make a suggestion: in the off chance someone asks you, definitely do not say... any of that. Warrants or not you sound like a military operation. And not in a good way. Mutant citizens do not want to hear it like that. And I am told SUPER is trying to mend fences not... demolish them."
Posted by Pippa Swan on Jun 4, 2020 6:35:21 GMT -6
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Sang was attentive, at so far was not showing much resistance to the general idea of visibility. That, in Pippa's book, made her easier to work with. If she insisted on being some kind of a shadow leader wrapped in mystery... well, there would have to be a whole other tool kit for that.
>>”Bodyguards are not necessary unless you feel they add to whatever message you’re trying to send. I can more than take care of myself."
"Duly noted." Pippa nodded "They are not generally a good look."
Unless they were comically smaller than a very hot beefy celebrity, but that was clearly not the goal in this case.
>>"As for the… well, no, there is no significant other. I haven’t really been one to date much. Nothing really since, well, university I suppose? Would that be a problem?”
Pippa tilted her head. That was... surprisingly simple.
"No..." she trailed off. "No, not really. You can always go the 'eligible bachelorette' route until you... find someone. I'm not a matchmaker. I just want to avoid you coming off like a... um. I think 'ice queen' would be the kindest term for it. Anything about past relationships I should be aware of?"
It would have been a beautiful day at SUPER if the answer would have been no, ma'am, we are just taking these dangerous materials to be destroyed before this whole organization takes a turn for humanitarian work.
Obviously, this was not that day.
>>”We might could. Nothin’ on the schedule now, but it doesn’t mean there won’t be one in the future.”
Pippa sighed, pursing her lips. She was not exactly giving the orders around here, the man did not owe her an explanation. As long as he was not putting holes into Haven. But she also did not want to antagonize an agent right off the bat.
>>”Besides, if I do my job right, there shouldn’ be anythin’ tyin’ anythin’ back t’ SUPER.”
The old Pippa would have punched him in the nose, just for that. Even if she had to jump up to reach.
>>”I don’t know what I may or may not be called on t’ do. I’m not some mutant wrecking crew that can make their own hole int’ buildin’s. Most of what I’m pickin’ up is earmarked f’r trainin’. On a mission I’d only use a few yards of cord ‘r maybe a couple grenades as the situation dictates. Consider these kinds of matériel… surgical explosives. Less t’ whom it may concern than traditional explosives.”
Goddess above these things had their own lingo. Pippa was familiar with some of it, but the attitude... well, you had to be born with that.
"Training" she concluded on the word that was about to make the least amount of damage "Alright, I can work with that. Provided that I also get some plausible answer for what exactly we are training our demolition crew for..."
Posted by Pippa Swan on May 20, 2020 11:53:54 GMT -6
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Pippa knew what she'd heard, but there was a lot to be learned about people when they were confronted with a direct question one already knew the answer to. Michael seemed like a direct kind of guy. And he was a SUPER agent, so she expected a high degree or nerve from him.
>>”Yes ma’am. 40 mike-mike an’ det cord.”
Well, she understood ma'am. Pippa was more familiar with home-made things that went boom, from her days of resisting old SUPER. Not that she'd ever blown up something directly.
>>”Should be enough t’ drop a buildin’ ‘r two… Or make hundreds uh holes in them.”
Uh-huh.
"And are we? Dropping buildings, I mean?" she asked casually, adjusting her glasses "Not that I have security clearance or anything, but if something goes boom on SUPER's watch, you bet it will land on my desk sooner or later."
Posted by Pippa Swan on May 18, 2020 11:41:46 GMT -6
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They shook hands. Pippa's powers did not work on humans, but she had her sating gloves on for safety reasons most of the time. She tried to live up to his firm grip at least, since she already had to crane her neck to look up to him.
>>”Nice t’ meet y’, miss Swan. I’m not surprised y’ve heard of me, I own BlacTac which as y’ know, provides security f’r Haven.”
"Indeed." she nodded. SUPER and Haven were merging in more ways than one, apparently. She'd have to look more into that, in case it had any visible implications. Pippa liked getting ahead of things whenever she could. Especially if they wore cowboy boots.
>>”Is there somethin’ I can help y’ with, miss Swan? While I wait on my matériel.”
"Well, about that. Did I hear it correctly that you are picking up explosives?" Pippa ventured, tilting her head.
Posted by Pippa Swan on May 16, 2020 3:35:29 GMT -6
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Maybe it was a little strange to strike up a conversation with an agent like this. But Pippa did not usually back down from a challenge, and she was definitely interested now about the Haven-security-SUPER-agent dude with the explosives and the cowboy boots. It was a pretty interesting mix.
>>”Yes, ma’am. Did the boots give me away?”
"I overheard your name." Pippa noted. The fact that she also overheard the rest went without saying.
>>”Is there somethin’ I can help y’ with…?”
"Pippa Swan" she offered a daintily gloved hand "PR department. For Haven, currently on loan to SUPER. I've heard your name before, but I don't think we've met."
