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 27, 2024 18:32:10 GMT -6
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Raine
Lee's father frowned but nodded as he listened to Tarin speaking. He thought he understood what Tarin was getting at. Lee wanted to be seen and recognized for what she was able to do herself, rather than what her powers were able to do. To know that she herself was accepted
At least that's what he thought. They had missed so much time with their daughter, and he didn't know her as well now as he would have liked.
"Even before Kevin was born, I was amazed at the woman that she had become. And that, quite clearly, she had done on her own as well.
"But he's right, Mary. We do need to listen to Lee better. We've already missed so much time with her, we can't lose more because we're not hearing what she's saying to us."
"You're right, we'll have to do better at that," Lee's mother agreed before looking back at Tarin again. "I know she has less energy in the mornings, but you keep talking like it's some miracle that she's able to get out of bed. Surely it can't be that difficult."
---
While Kevin was getting plates out of the cupboard and grabbing cutlery out of the drawer, Lee was carefully pulling the containers out of the oven and turned it off.
"You can take those out to the table, Kev," Lee said as she grabbed some potholders (those she knew where Rachel had left them, because they were kept in the same place as the tea towels) before starting to follow him with some of the still hot food.
"...some miracle that she's able to get out of bed. Surely it can't be that difficult."
"How can you honestly not realize what you did to me?" Lee asked, letting the containers drop onto the table harder than she normally would have as she turned to look at her parents. "When you would all finally get home in the afternoon, and you were mad because I was passing out and hadn't done any of the schoolwork you had wanted me to do that day, I wasn't being a lazy teenager or using my mutation as an excuse. I literally did not have the energy to stay awake."
Posted by Lee Smith on Aug 27, 2024 16:30:38 GMT -6
Mutant God
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Tarin
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Nov 18, 2024 13:10:48 GMT -6
Raine
Lee just stood and looked at Mr Drake as he rambled off apologies and explanations, her eyebrow still raised in question.
"Shield him?" Lee asked once she was sure the younger man was finished speaking. The only shielding of things from Kevin she had done was to keep from him the horrible things that had happened in her life and the dangerous side of his father's powers since he wasn't going to have to deal with it or experience it. No, Lee had been trying to prepare her son as best she could for life in this world as a mutant
"He's been training and getting some lessons at an MMA gym since he was 7," Lee explained to Mr Drake. "I'm just hoping that he manages to get to his first class before he tries to sneak his way in there.
"I was thinking more that human parents sending their children here, if there actually are any, might be a little perturbed to know that the school has something called 'the danger room'."
Posted by Lee Smith on Aug 27, 2024 16:13:01 GMT -6
Mutant God
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Tarin
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Nov 18, 2024 13:10:48 GMT -6
Raine
They had watched Lee leave the room for the kitchen, but when Tarin suggested that Kevin go help his mum, both of her parents turned to him in confusion.
"She has turned out incredible," Lee's father agreed with Tarin. "Everything she's done has been amazing. How Kevin has turned out alone is testament to that. But that thing she did when the building collapsed? And Rachel said that she never would have even gotten that boutique of hers open if it wasn't for everything Lee did to help. And getting her degree as a single mother. How can she possibly think that none of that is special? She didn't even ask us for help with school, after we helped all of her siblings."
---
Lee tensed up slightly as she stood in the kitchen when she felt someone approaching. She knew it wasn't Tarin coming to check on her. Damn it, it was probably her mum coming to try and help. Didn't the woman realize that Lee had left the room to have some time away from them?
"Do you need any help?”
Lee turned, surprised it was her son who had followed her to the kitchen. "That would be great, Kevin. Thank you," Lee said, giving him a smile. "Could you get plates and cutlery for the table?" Lee then turned and after finding the rarely used oven mitts, started pulling the containers out of the oven.
Posted by Lee Smith on Aug 27, 2024 12:59:16 GMT -6
Mutant God
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Tarin
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Nov 18, 2024 13:10:48 GMT -6
Raine
Lee smiled over at Tarin as he added on to what she had said. Adding to what she had said. Because if she had wanted to be known for doing something 'incredible', she had any number of things she could have been much more public with. That she could have come forward with years earlier.
No, Lee did everything that she had with the Kabal, with Haven, at the Sanctuary because it was something that needed to be done. Lee didn't want any more acknowledgment for the building collapse, for Columbia, or Romania than for helping at the kitchen at the Sanctuary.
"What about the other people in the collapse? I'm sure that they'd love to thank you for helping to get them out so quickly."
"And what about what I want?" Lee asked, her tone starting to sound angry now. "Maybe after spending the majority of my life simply trying to find people and a place that accepts me regardless of my mutations and just wanting to have as close to a normal life as possible I don't want people only to appreciate the most 'acceptable' parts of my powers."
Lee took a deep breath and stood up. "I'm going to go get the food out of the oven so we can eat."
Without waiting for anyone to have a chance to react, Lee turned and made her way to the kitchen, leaving her parents staring after her.
Posted by Lee Smith on Aug 27, 2024 11:11:22 GMT -6
Mutant God
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Tarin
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Nov 18, 2024 13:10:48 GMT -6
Raine
Well, that was something at least. Robert had closed his big mouth when he realized that Kevin hadn't known about the building collapse. Maybe it was time that Lee started telling Kevin about more of this sort of thing, especially as it seemed to be happening more and more often again, since he was just going to go and find out about it himself anyway.
Lee's mother was just staring at her now after seeing the pictures of the collapse.
"But sweetie," her mother said, voice a little slow in confusion. "You should have talked to them. With what you did, you'd be a hero."
"Exactly," Lee replied.
"What do you mean 'exactly'? You can still talk to them, I'm sure they'd love to add the hero of the day to that story."
"No, I meant exactly. They'd make me out to be a hero. That's not why I did it, or what I want."
Posted by Lee Smith on Aug 27, 2024 8:54:22 GMT -6
Mutant God
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Tarin
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Nov 18, 2024 13:10:48 GMT -6
Raine
Kevin was just as ready with pictures of the building collapse as he had been with the video of her sparring match before he'd gone to Texas. Not only had Kevin known about the building collapse that she and Tarin had been in, but he'd seen pictures of the building collapse?
"Why didn't you tell me you knew about that?" Lee asked Kevin, her voice a little softer than it had just been talking to her parents.
But then Lee heard Tarin speaking again, saying again how amazing she'd been that day. Looking over and seeing the look, the smile on his face, Lee smiled back, the slightest hint of a blush on her face.
"So there's going to be articles for me to read about the things my daughter did that day?"
Lee turned back to her father, her eyes slightly widened in surprise. "Uh, no? Hopefully not?" Lee said somewhat awkwardly. "I mean, we didn't exactly stick around to talk to reporters."
Posted by Lee Smith on Aug 26, 2024 22:15:16 GMT -6
Mutant God
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Tarin
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Nov 18, 2024 13:10:48 GMT -6
Raine
Ah, there it was. Tarin was alright talking about the collapse when he was talking about what she had done, but it wasn't so alright when they were talking about what he did. Or rather, him being in the collapse. That was fine. She had made her point about what Tarin had done that day to counter anything that Robert may or may not have said to their parents.
"Got Tarin out in about 30 minutes," Lee said before muttering under her breath. "Could have been faster if I could get back in sooner.'
Then Lee glanced over at Tarin. "I think the news said they had everyone out within about an hour?" asked him for confirmation.
"Oh, that doesn't sound so bad. Robert made it sound like it was horrible."
"Oh no, pretty much the entire house came down, mum," Lee replied. "Just some walls were left standing. I pointed out exactly where everyone was so they just had to be dug out, not searched for."
Posted by Lee Smith on Aug 26, 2024 21:12:16 GMT -6
Mutant God
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heterosexual
Tarin
4,178
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Nov 18, 2024 13:10:48 GMT -6
Raine
Lee didn't look away from her parents, who were both looking shocked and surprised as she listed off the people she was able to sense in the surrounding apartments. The thing was, that was just who she was able to say was around with just a very quick 'glance' at the energy she was feeling. If Lee were to actually think about it, actually focus on what she was feeling, Lee knew she could be far more specific.
Because she'd done it before. Nights could sometimes be very long.
But then Tarin went on to talk about how she had found people during the building collapse. Which was a surprise because Tarin didn't really like talking about taht. Lee was turning to look at him, but then Kevin spoke and once again her eyes shot to her son in surprise. That was happening a lot that night.
"Uncle Robert told you about that?" Lee asked, wondering what else Robert might have told Kevin. Though it was becoming more and more clear that Kevin was very unlikely to believe any of the negative things about Tarin he might say.
"He told us, too. But he didn't say that you were in the building collapse."
"That's because Robert and I weren't trapped in it, thanks to Tarin," Lee said as she turned back to her parents. "He used his powers to get us out as the building was collapsing on him."
"You did that?" Lee's father asked as he turned to look at Tarin again. "That's something else Robert didn't mention."
Posted by Lee Smith on Aug 26, 2024 20:06:58 GMT -6
Mutant God
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Tarin
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Nov 18, 2024 13:10:48 GMT -6
Raine
Lee's eyes moved to her father as she heard what he said, the smile falling off her face. And almost before he had even finished speaking, Tarin was talking. Telling her father, both of her parents, that her mutation was so much more than simply 'taking energy'.
Honestly, it wasn't too surprising that Tarin had jumped in. While he wouldn't go out of his way to tell people how incredible he thought that she was, he always seemed very adamant on correcting people if they thought otherwise.
But then Kevin chimed in again, saying that she always had to watch her energy levels, and Lee's eyes shot back over to Kevin. And as the two went back and forth, the smile came back to her face as she watched Kevin.
"I definitely can," Lee agreed as she glanced at Tarin. "But thank you, both of you."
Lee then turned her eyes back to her parents. Both her parents, because while her mother had tried to shush her father, it had probably had more to do with not making a scene than her not thinking the same thing.
"It's also a lot more than simply 'taking energy'," told them. "Our neighbour on this side," Lee gestured to the wall behind the TV. "Only one of them is home. The other doesn't generally get home until around 9 during the week. And assuming the floorplans are the same, our downstairs neighbour is in the living room. Probably two of them unless they're having a party two floors down. And our upstairs neighbour is in the kitchen."
Posted by Lee Smith on Aug 26, 2024 19:16:33 GMT -6
Mutant God
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Tarin
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Nov 18, 2024 13:10:48 GMT -6
Raine
Lee had wanted the conversation to be focused around Kevin, but she had never expected things to get this…deep. Though it was very reassuring that Kevin had continued to think about the things that she had said about learning to fight, about hers and Tarin's advice about his powers.
Kevin wasn't even looking at her, he was looking at his grandfather as he spoke. Then looking over at Tarin for confirmation that what he had said had been correct. But the entire time that he was speaking, Lee had a proud smile on her face as she watched her son.
But then Kevin turned to her. "And I want to get really good at my powers like my Mum.”
Lee's smile faltered slightly in surprise as she just looked at her son. Though it had been impossible for her to even attempt to hide what mornings were like for her, Lee had always made sure to not let Kevin know how difficult it sometimes was for her to manage her energy
Apparently the talk with Tarin had been a little more in depth than Lee had thought. "Really?" She asked her son, the smile growing on her face again.
"What is there for your mother to get good at?" Lee's father asked Kevin before turning to look at Lee. "You just take energy from people, don't you?"
Posted by Lee Smith on Aug 26, 2024 17:58:31 GMT -6
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Tarin
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Nov 18, 2024 13:10:48 GMT -6
Raine
Lee smiled as Kevin said he wasn't allowed to spar until he learned to use his head. She'd never come out and said it in those words with him, so she was happy that he not only figured it out, but was able to tell his grandparents that fact when Lee's mother still didn't look all that happy about the fact that Kevin was learning how to fight.
Then Kevin was complaining about everything requiring so much thinking, and Lee was about to speak, but Tarin beat her to it. And it sounded like this was going back to the talk that the two of them had had the night Kevin got home from Texas.
"Well how much is there for you to think about, Kev?" Lee's father asked, looking over at the boy. "You said your power was what, a shield? Wouldn't you just need to practice like any other skill?"
Posted by Lee Smith on Aug 26, 2024 15:37:22 GMT -6
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Tarin
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Nov 18, 2024 13:10:48 GMT -6
Raine
As she prompted Kevin to tell his grandparents what had been going on, because Lee was sure her son would not have called them while he was in Texas, Lee saw the grateful look on Tarin's face and gave him a small smile. It was often safer and easier for Kevin to lead the conversation with her parents like this, chiming in only as needed because it still appeared like she was involved in the conversation but she didn't have to actually say much to her parents.
Except maybe it wasn't so safe now that Kevin seemed to be noticing and learning a whole lot more suddenly.
The video had definitely not been what Lee had been talking about when she had prompted Kevin to fill her parents in, and Lee's eyes widened slightly in surprise as he brought it up. "No Kev, I haven't shown them," Lee said a little awkwardly before taking a fairly large drink of the beer that was still in her hand.
Before anyone was able to say anything else, Kevin was plunging ahead. At least he had gotten around to his powers. And, though Lee had always known that Kevin would be excited to get his powers, seeing the smile on her son's face as he told his grandparents about it…Lee was so happy that Kevin's experience was so vastly different from hers.
But, Lee noticed, her mother was staring at her while Kevin was speaking. Once he had stopped speaking, or possibly just stopping for a breath, Lee's mother started speaking.
"You're fighting in front of Kevin and his friends? And teaching him how to fight?" Her voice sounded rather incredulous.
"No mum. I was sparring at the gym while Kevin was at school," Lee explained. "I didn't even know it was being taped until Kevin showed us the video. And he's been learning to fight for almost 7 years now. Only, he's just realized that I'm actually able to teach him things."
Posted by Lee Smith on Aug 26, 2024 14:04:47 GMT -6
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Tarin
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Nov 18, 2024 13:10:48 GMT -6
Raine
"Yeah, well, since we're all on the same page now," Lee said, trying to direct the conversation away from this topic. Especially since somehow her parents didn't seem to have any confusion or issues with the situation. Though, Lee thought, that might have had something to do with the fact that they really hadn't known Kevin's father all that well, and also didn't know a whole lot about the rift.
"Hey Kev, have you told your grandparents about what's happened since you visited them?" Lee asked. Though she was nervous about how her parents would react and how they would treat him now that Kevin had his powers, she thought it was probably the best thing to just get everything right out in the open.
"Oh? Is it something that has a story to go with it?" Lee's mother asked, turning to look at Kevin.
Posted by Lee Smith on Aug 26, 2024 13:53:16 GMT -6
Mutant God
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Tarin
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Nov 18, 2024 13:10:48 GMT -6
Raine
Apparently spirits was a little too much for Will to take in. He tried to speak, but nothing came out and he just stood there with his mouth hanging open for a short while. Lee simply nodded, but stayed silent as she let Will have the time to try and process what she had said.
When he finally spoke, Lee simply nodded again to start. "Yes, spirits," she repeated. "Or ghosts, if you prefer. And yes, they are real." Will was having enough trouble with that simple fact, that spirits simply existed. Lee figured that now was not the right time to bring up the fact that spirits could become visible to everyone if given enough energy. Or that she now had a semi-regular spirit sparring partner, because unlike the guys at her gym, Tony didn't hold back when they fought.
Had things gotten better for them? Lee nodded again as she thought about how to explain. "Things were quite difficult for my ex when he was younger," she said, speaking generally. Just because Will would never run into him didn't mean Lee should be giving out all the details.
"But as he got older, and got more used to his powers, learned more about them, he was able to tune them out for the most part," Lee continued.
But for Kealey? Lee didn't know a huge amount about her past, and she hadn't spent much time with either her or Shin in the previous 6 years.
"It's already a lot feeling all of the energy when I'm in a crowded bar," Lee said. "I don't even want to imagine what it would be like to feel all of those different emotions. But she must have figured out a way to deal with it because I've had a conversation with her in a bar, so she must have some way of dealing with it all."
Posted by Lee Smith on Aug 26, 2024 11:27:12 GMT -6
Mutant God
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Tarin
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Nov 18, 2024 13:10:48 GMT -6
Raine
Lee was about to try and explain what Kevin had meant by adults acting weird, but her son beat her to it. And explained, quite specifically, why people got 'weird' when they met Tarin.
Not only his words, but Kevin's entire tone expressed how he not only thought that 'it wasn't a big deal', but also how annoying he found the entire thing happening over and over. Especially the part where people would ask him about it.
Looking over at Tarin, she thought he was looking uncomfortable. Well, more uncomfortable than he already was feeling. It was probably a little more direct that Lee figured Tarin would have preferred the situation to have been explained, but Kevin had laid everything out clearly.
Tarin also confirmed that the food would stay warm for them no matter how long they spoke, and Lee nodded before turning back to her parents.
"Tarin isn't the first person Kevin's met from the other side of the rift when he also knew the person from this side," Lee explained. "They actually do look the same, but it is blatantly obvious pretty much the moment he starts talking that they are completely different people."
