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 Lee Smith on Aug 30, 2024 16:22:56 GMT -6
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It seemed to take Will a couple moments to actually realize what she was suggesting, but he did finally realize and pulled his phone out. Lee was just reaching for it when he pulled it back. And unlocked it. Yeah, that would be helpful.
Taking the phone when he offered it the second time, Lee took the phone and quickly typed her number in. "But, if I can do a better job controlling my energy levels," Lee continued Will's sentence as she handed his phone back. "These midnight runs will become rare again, so this chance encounter will be far less likely to happen again."
Because, if Lee actually remembered to turn her siphoning off when she should, the only time she would really need to run like this would be if they went out to the bar.
Posted by Lee Smith on Aug 30, 2024 15:34:22 GMT -6
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That would be convenient if Tarin's last appointment cancelled while they were eating lunch. Then they could just head straight home. Well, her bag was still at the bar, and Tarin's backpack had to have been left at the shop, but other than grabbing those they could just head home.
They were finally able to get at the food at the buffet now, and Lee started loading up her plate. She always grabbed the same things, knowing what her favourite items were after coming to this restaurant for almost two decades. But the great thing about the buffet, beyond the fact that it was incredible, as Lee was easily able to eat a far wider variety of foods than she ordered with takeout.
Lee looked over at Tarin when he spoke again. "There's never many, if any, other people at the bar when I head there during the day," Lee said with a shrug. "But the walk here did feel a little odd. But I just brushed that off as it's been a long time since I've come to eat here."
Lee just about had her plate filled when she smirked slightly over at Tarin. "Haven't you learned yet that all my ideas are great?"
Suddenly, Lee heard a huge crashing sound coming from the front of the restaurant. "What is going on?" Lee asked, turning to look with a frown.
Posted by Lee Smith on Aug 30, 2024 11:49:55 GMT -6
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Her and Tarin had been talking about coming to actually eat at the Chinese restaurant for, well, basically since that first week after he had moved in. That was over 4 months ago by this point, and they still hadn't for some reason. Which was very strange since before that, Lee and Kevin had gone for the buffet normally at least once every couple months even with Kevin's complaining about the walk home afterwards.
Lee had been at the bar when Tarin messaged about grabbing lunch. And they had quickly decided on having Chinese, though planned on meeting there so that lunch actually happened. Unlike the last time they had tried to do this.
Since she still had a bit of work to finish up at the bar after, Lee left most of her stuff in the office there, and not much longer after that found Lee standing in front of the buffet with Tarin.
With him sort of complaining that they could just do take out again. "That is true," Lee agreed. There were those things at the shop still. As well as another, more comfortable piece of furniture. "But we've been talking about having the buffet forever. And maybe we can both manage to finish our days early and just head home…"
Posted by Lee Smith on Aug 30, 2024 11:13:25 GMT -6
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That was true that Kevin would always have a place and people he could depend on. Herself, obviously. And no matter how old Kevin got, he would always have a safe place to go, whether he needed it emotionally or physically.
But Kevin also had Rachel, Josh, Adele, all of whom Lee believed would be there for Kevin completely with no questions asked.
There really wasn't much to say, though. Finally taking a sip of her coffee, which was by now only just warm, Lee leaned against Tarin as she watched the documentary on the TV.
Posted by Lee Smith on Aug 29, 2024 23:20:31 GMT -6
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Maybe she was as innate good as Tarin seemed to believe that she was. The thing was, he seemed to believe that she would do those good things no matter what.
And honestly, Lee didn't think she would.She couldn't remember doing anything like that 20 years ago. Not even on a much smaller scale than the things in the folder. Really, her sole focus had simply been to survive. To get through each day and still be able to get up the next day. Food had been important, but coffee more so. And as horrible as it had been, Lee had gone without food at times so she could have the coffee she needed to drag herself out of bed and outside in the mornings.
She wasn't going to argue it, though. She'd told Tarin what life had been like then for her, that life likely would have continued like that for her if she had had to hide from SUPER.
Yet, Tarin still said that he knew she was good. A good person. Did good. Simply because it was the right thing to do.
"It’s always going to be their loss.”
Lee sighed as she moved to lean against Tarin again. "Yeah, but I wish it all wasn't going to be so hard for Kevin."
Posted by Lee Smith on Aug 29, 2024 21:39:55 GMT -6
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Lee turned slightly on the couch so she could look at Tarin easier and shook her head slightly. "Only because I was able to be that person," Lee said quietly. "Twenty years ago, I worked so I would have coffee and a safe place to spend at most 9 hours a night. Then I would go out and try to be invisible so people wouldn't know what my powers were doing while I got enough energy to be able to work. That was my life. I didn't have friends. I didn't help people if it wasn't my job. During the Registration Act, I was scared to even go outside.
"And when I say I was scared, Tarin," Lee continued in a whisper. Then paused for a couple moments, biting her lip before continuing. "I seriously considered staying home all the time. With just the minimal energy from neighbours and when he wasn't at the shop. If I had had to deal with SUPER instead of just the year of the act, I would have never stopped hiding to be able to do any of the things that make you think I'm so good."
Lee knew what Tarin was talking about when he said he was lucky. That night in the park. "I'm lucky I found you too," Lee whispered, squeezing his hand.
Posted by Lee Smith on Aug 29, 2024 20:06:15 GMT -6
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Lee straightened up again to look at Tarin, her head tilted to the side slightly. "What do you mean that I'm 'the kind of person' that deserves easy?" she asked. Because Lee knew she shouldn't have had things even close to as difficult as they had been in her life. But that didn't explain what Tarin had meant by that.
"Because no one deserves what we've been through," she continued softly. And while Lee may have been through more things that were complete crap and horrible, that didn't mean things for Tarin had been easier.
"But I have had some things that have been easy," she said, giving Tarin a small smile. Then she unwrapped a hand from around her still untouched coffee mug and reached out for Tarin's hand.
Posted by Lee Smith on Aug 29, 2024 18:17:47 GMT -6
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Lee lifted her head slightly to look up at Tarin. "It's not your fault at all," she said softly. "Things have been tense with him off and on with him pretty much since we reconnected. Including before I had even met Kevin's father. Though I don't think he was a fan of Blaine's, either."
Lee shook her head before leaning e43it back down on Tarin's shoulder. "After I got out of the camp, I stayed with him briefly. I didn't even make it a week before I was ready to leave with nowhere else to go. That's how I ended up in Toronto with Rachel, actually."
It definitely hadn't been great, though Lee didn't think there were any circumstances that could have been good at that point. But it was definitely better than having been out on the street again. And Lee probably wouldn't have gotten so close to Rachel when she had moved to Toronto with Kevin if it hadn't been for that time after the camp.
Posted by Lee Smith on Aug 29, 2024 17:20:02 GMT -6
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Lee's left hit exactly as planned and Quin stumbled back. But the younger woman got right back into position, ready to continue.
And continue on they did. The rest of the sparring match went rather similarly: Quin would manage a throw here or a block there, but overall Lee was more successful with her strikes and throws.
After Lee got her into a grapple that Quin tapped out of, Lee let go and stood. "The aikido can definitely be helpful," Lee told Quin. "But Michael is right in that you need to learn more for offense. Getting someone on the ground is no good if you don't know what to do then. Starting off on defense is good, though, especially if you're in street fights and things like that. Gives you more of a chance to see what you're up against."
Posted by Lee Smith on Aug 29, 2024 16:29:40 GMT -6
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There really wasn't much else to say about trying to figure out why her parents had done what they had. Especially as everything that Lee had thought had changed about them, hadn't really changed. Her siphoning was just not as constantly obvious as it had been when she was younger, so they had been able to ignore it, pretend that it wasn't there.
"I'm not exactly sure when it was she found out," Lee admitted. "But to be honest, with how tonight went, it's possible that she didn't find most of it out until Robert was arranging for me to go stay with her in Toronto after I got out of the camp."
Then Tarin asked about Doug and Lee nodded, her head still resting on his shoulder. "Yeah, he was 10 I think," Lee said as she thought. "so I never really spent much time with him that I wasn't made to. Rachel's closer to me age wise, but growing up I was always closer to Robert." Which was exactly why it was so hard every time he was an asshole to her over the years.
Posted by Lee Smith on Aug 29, 2024 14:55:21 GMT -6
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Lee's eyes had slid closed as she sat on the couch, but as she felt Tarin approaching she opened them again. And took the coffee when he handed it to her.
Lee didn't even take a sip as Tarin sat, grabbed the remote and worked on getting something playing, she just held the mug between her hands. It's not like she needed the caffeine anyway. With Tarin there through the day, Lee didn't need coffee beyond getting up.
Even in the mornings now, when she woke up with Tarin, coffee was almost more habit than necessity.
"No, this is ok," Lee said, leaning her head against Tarin's shoulder as she curled her legs up beside her on the couch.
A few moments into the documentary, her coffee still untouched, Lee spoke softly. "They didn't even tell Rachel and Doug. They were told that I was sick, too. Rachel didn't find out I was a mutant until she was in university."
Posted by Lee Smith on Aug 29, 2024 13:27:27 GMT -6
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Lee nodded when Tarin offered to help with Kevin's questions. "Well, he's already asked what you and Shin talked about at the end of the tour," Lee said. "I told Kevin that you had been having trouble with your powers and Shin offered to help because they have a special room designed for power training. But he seemed skeptical that you would ever have problems with your powers."
After she'd made her request for coffee, Tarin was climbing to his feet then holding his hands out to help her up. Taking his hands and letting Tarin help her to her feet, Lee nodded again.
It did feel a little strange to not be making the coffee herself. But Leemade her way over to the couch, sitting down and leaning her head against the back.
Posted by Lee Smith on Aug 29, 2024 11:42:55 GMT -6
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Lee's eyes closed as she nodded. That did explain a lot. As soon as they all realized she was a mutant, all the doctor's visits stopped, but she was taken out of school and they told people she had chronic fatigue. As far as she knew, they hadn't even really looked for her after she left. They had only tried coming into her life well after she had reconnected with Robert and Rachel.
For more than just a single dinner only after she had lived with Rachel. After they would have had proof that the exhaustion 'problem' she caused wasn't an issue anymore.
They'd been friendly with Kevin's father, they would come to visit, but there had never really been any talk about powers, hers, his, or what Kevin's might be, when they might happen.
"Yeah, he doesn't want to see them tomorrow," Lee said softly as she opened her eyes to look at Tarin again. "He's still trying to make sense of it all. But I told him that it's up to him what he wants to do going forward with them."
"And, I'm probably going to regret this," Lee continued with a shake of her head. "But he said that he hated finding things like this out like this, and I told him that I'd answer his questions, without telling him he wasn't old enough for the answers."
Yeah, that was definitely going to come back and bite her.
What could Tarin do? Lee simply shrugged her shoulders at first. What was there that could be done to even attempt to make things, to make just the night, better?
"Coffee?" she said after a few moments. "I'm not really hungry, but if you are, go ahead and eat. I'm not sure if I'll want to or be able to talk about it more, so maybe just some tv?"
Posted by Lee Smith on Aug 29, 2024 9:42:11 GMT -6
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Lee shrugged slightly as Will spoke. "Well, I mean you can learn to deal with your issues," she responded. "Or, you're stuck living with those issues, and one definitely seems better than the other."
But then Will was saying that he was done for the night. Lee certainly wouldn't be out here if she was feeling as tired as Will was looking. And then he was apologizing and thanking her.
"Oh, don't worry about it," Lee said, waving it off as no big deal. "Honestly, this broke up the monotony of a long run. And you're welcome."
Lee paused for a moment in thought. "Though, if you think you'll need another lecture, you might want another way to get ahold of me than hoping to run into me here again," she said.
Posted by Lee Smith on Aug 29, 2024 9:40:55 GMT -6
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Yeah…Telling her parents that she drank a pot of coffee to get out of bed, then drank more would have been better. Kevin already knew that, and it would have still gotten the point about her energy and sleep across.
And rationally, Lee knew that she didn't have to deal with this all on her own; the emotions she was dealing with, the fall out (if any) from all this, helping Kevin…
She knew this all rationally. They had spoken about this very thing a few times. How Tarin didn't have to deal with everything post-merge on his own, how he didn't have to deal with what happened during the collapse on his own. How she didn't have to deal with the merge and post-merge on her own.
But that didn't stop Lee from wanting to disappear off on her own until she could get a better handle on how she was feeling.
"I just…I thought they were better. More accepting," Lee finally said softly. "That they understood, now. That's the only reason that I even let them meet Kevin."
