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 12, 2024 17:30:28 GMT -6
Mutant God
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heterosexual
Tarin
4,172
8
Nov 17, 2024 12:04:53 GMT -6
Raine
Kevin didn’t seem to be too interested in the idea of interdimensional magic from a hat influencing the Mets playing ability. Probably because it wasn’t actually true, and was just a joke they’d carried on for weeks now.
Except that the Mets had suddenly started doing better since Lee had put Tarin’s hat on.
”Honestly, he was probably looking for an excuse to be able to go get his computer out,” Lee replied.
The game continued on, though by the time that the 7th inning started, Lee’s leg had started bouncing. Though she was much better at managing to stay still when she had excess energy than she had been years earlier, there was only so much complete stillness that she could handle.
And Kevin reappeared a short while later, joining them on the couch to watch the end of the game. ”How’s the game?” He asked as he looked across the couch at Tarin. Then his eyes moved to Lee. ”Mum, can you stop that?”
Posted by Lee Smith on Aug 12, 2024 15:46:14 GMT -6
Mutant God
mediumpurple
heterosexual
Tarin
4,172
8
Nov 17, 2024 12:04:53 GMT -6
Raine
Lee kept glancing over at Tarin as they sat there watching the game. And everytime that she did, Lee saw a smile on his face. Which just kept one on Lee’s face.
She had thought that Tarin would like the hat, but it was reassuring to know for sure. ”Oh, so that makes that hat magic, too?” Lee asked, an eyebrow raised as she looked over at Tarin. ”As long as you’re wearing it?”
”Really mum? Magic?”
Lee shrugged as she looked over at Kevin. ”That’s what Tarin thinks,” Lee informed her son.
Just in time for the Mets to hit a home run and for Tarin to repeat that it was magic. And for him to straighten the hat on her head.
”Ugh, gross. I’m going to my room,” Kevin announced.
Posted by Lee Smith on Aug 12, 2024 14:57:11 GMT -6
Mutant God
mediumpurple
heterosexual
Tarin
4,172
8
Nov 17, 2024 12:04:53 GMT -6
Raine
Tarin looked confused when she came around and sat down wearing his hat, and she just smiled at him, returning the hug. Just the grin that had appeared on his face when he realized what she had done would have been enough to make the 30 minutes she’d spent in the airport souvenir shop because Kevin’s flight had been delayed worth it as she tried to pick the best hat for Tarin (because there were a lot of them), even if he never wore it again. But Lee knew him wearing the hat was definitely going to happen more than just tonight.
”Oh god, please don’t start being gross, I literally just got home.”
Tarin had laughed, and Lee just shook her head. ”We’ll try to not be too gross, but I give no promises,” Lee informed her son. Which resulted in a disgusted groan from him.
”You’re welcome,” Lee said, then shrugged slightly. ”I just thought, you always wear your hat watching the game, but you didn’t have anything if I was wearing it.”
Posted by Lee Smith on Aug 12, 2024 13:43:59 GMT -6
Mutant God
mediumpurple
heterosexual
Tarin
4,172
8
Nov 17, 2024 12:04:53 GMT -6
Raine
Tarin started off listing reasons why she needed to wear the hat. At least in his mind.Because it would only take a single good hit to have the Mets be down.
But she didn’t need to wear the hat, he said. Probably.
So Lee settled down into the couch, resting her head against Tarin’s shoulder as she watched the game with him. Until he asked about the next day.
Lee shrugged. ”Well, we’ll have to do something with the cream and chicken before too long or we’ll have to toss it,” Lee pointed out. As she was speaking, there was another hit, putting a second runner on base. Lee frowned slightly.
”Plus I’d prefer to try it again to make sure it wasn’t a fluke rather than rush to find another recipe.”
Just then, there was another hit that looked like…no, Tarin hadn’t jinxed things, had he? But sure enough, the ball went over the wall. ”Crap,” Lee said under her breath. The Mets were now down 3-1. ”I’ll be right back.”
Getting up, Lee made her way over to the table she’d left her purse on. It was packed a little tightly, but Lee pulled a bag out of her purse, then pulled an item out of that bag. She then returned to the couch with it behind her back. But rather than walking in front to sit again, Lee stopped behind Tarin on the couch.
Lee then pulled Tarin’s hat off his head, putting it on herself before setting something back on his head. ”Happy now?” she asked as she finally made her way around to sit back down beside him.
Posted by Lee Smith on Aug 12, 2024 12:01:50 GMT -6
Mutant God
mediumpurple
heterosexual
Tarin
4,172
8
Nov 17, 2024 12:04:53 GMT -6
Raine
Lee rolled her eyes at Tarin slightly as she made her way to the kitchen expecting that he'd be following to see what Kevin was doing.
So she was quite confused when she heard him calling from the living room. But he had still answered Kevin's question of how many times they had needed to try in order to make the meal.
”Also without ViewTube or calling anyone,” Lee added. Yes, she was a little proud now, after the fact, because it was something she had never thought she'd be able to do. ”Just the two of us with a written recipe.”
Kevin stood there staring at Lee for a few moments, still holding the fridge door open. Almost as though in disbelief.
”Wow mum,” Kevin finally said, shutting the door and walking past Lee or off the kitchen. ”I’m going to finish eating.”
Lee laughed slightly as she stopped the recording and made her way back to the living room herself. ”So what you're saying is I don't need to wear the hat tonight,” she said playfully as she sat on the couch beside Tarin.
Posted by Lee Smith on Aug 12, 2024 11:16:23 GMT -6
Mutant God
mediumpurple
heterosexual
Tarin
4,172
8
Nov 17, 2024 12:04:53 GMT -6
Raine
”Probably need to put the oven on medium high.”
Lee laughed softly. ”You’re probably right about that,” Lee replied. Now that the cooking was finished and not only had they enjoyed it, but Kevin thought it was good, it was far easier to joke about.
Kevin seemed surprised - he even put his fork down with food still on it - but accepting of the idea that they had boiled noodles. Lee smiled across at her son when Tarin pointed out that they had made both themselves as well.
”The sauce is basically just cream and parmesan cheese,” Lee told her son. ”But we do have enough ingredients leftover that we can make this again for tomorrow night.”
”No way,” Kevin said in disbelief, pushing himself away from the table and rushing to the kitchen.
”I’m not sure he believes us,” Lee said with good humour as she looked over at Tarin before following Kevin to the kitchen. Still recording. To see him staring into the open fridge.
Posted by Lee Smith on Aug 12, 2024 10:13:16 GMT -6
Mutant God
mediumpurple
heterosexual
Tarin
4,172
8
Nov 17, 2024 12:04:53 GMT -6
Raine
Kevin actually liked the food. He liked the food enough that they could get it ‘any time’.
Lee smiled, not only happy that Kevin liked it, but also because she had it on video. ”I’m not being weird, though.”
”Whatever mum,” Kevin said as he turned his attention back to his food.
”I did have a thought,” Lee said after a moment, glancing over at Tarin before turning her eyes back to her son. ”Garlic bread would go good with this. Maybe we should make some next time.”
Kevin just looked up at Lee for a moment, shaking his head. ”Last time you tried to make garlic bread, it caught fire mum.”
”It wasn't in fire,” Lee said, shooting Tarin an ‘I told you so’ look as she started blushing slightly in embarrassment. ”It was just smoking a bit. But we made that pasta. We didn't order it from anywhere.”
Posted by Lee Smith on Aug 12, 2024 1:17:29 GMT -6
Mutant God
mediumpurple
heterosexual
Tarin
4,172
8
Nov 17, 2024 12:04:53 GMT -6
Raine
Horseback had been Tarin’s only way to get around before he’d been allowed to drive the truck. Allowed to before he’d been legally old enough to. The ranch was rather out there and away from everything, Lee remembered. And that was even with the city spreading further and closer to them. So it made sense that there hadn’t really been many options.
”Yes, your food is ready,” Lee told her son as she sat down on the other side of the table and pulled her phone out. Making it look like she was simply checking her emails or messages while she was actually opening her camera.
”What is it? Kevin asked as he sat down and picked up his fork.
”It’s chicken alfredo.”
”Well yeah, mum,” Kevin said as he wound some noodles around his fork. ”I can see that. But where did you order from?”
Lee didn’t answer her son, but asked him a question of her own as she started the video on her phone. ”What do you think of it? Should we have it more often?”
Posted by Lee Smith on Aug 12, 2024 0:41:36 GMT -6
Mutant God
mediumpurple
heterosexual
Tarin
4,172
8
Nov 17, 2024 12:04:53 GMT -6
Raine
2012. The riots.
Lee had left New York with Kevin not too long before that, but Lee remembered hearing about the riots. She remembered worrying about Kevin’s father, since he had refused to leave the city.
It had not been a good time. Even if everyone she cared about in New York had come through the riots at least mostly unscathed.
”That is some horrendous timing,” Lee said. Then the order of events Will had talked about fully clicked in and her head tilted slightly as she looked at him. ”Wait, your powers started around when you got here? You didn’t come here because you’re a mutant?”
Based on Lee’s guess at Will’s age, combined with how long ago he had come to the city, Lee had initially thought he’d ended up here like so many other young mutants did. Like she had. Because they left ‘home’ and ended up in New York for one reason or another.
But if he wasn’t completely sure when his powers emerged, like she really wasn’t, and he only knew for sure after he had gotten here…Then why had he come to New York from Toronto?
As Will explained that he got the energy that made him feel like an overcharged battery from sleeping, Lee’s frown deepened. ”I’m the last person who should be talking about how sleep gives you energy, but don’t most people get more tired and less energetic through the day, not more so?” Lee asked. At least that’s what it seemed like, that’s how Kevin and Tarin functioned. Well, other than it being near impossible to wake Kevin up because he was a teenager.
”If it ‘trickles in’ through the day and you end up with more energy, that sounds like there may be something else going on,” Lee thought out loud. ”I mean, if you wake up and feel rested, sleep is obviously a part of the equation. But if you feel like you’ve got more energy 12 hours after waking up than 2 hours after waking up, what’s giving you that energy?”
Posted by Lee Smith on Aug 12, 2024 0:13:34 GMT -6
Mutant God
mediumpurple
heterosexual
Tarin
4,172
8
Nov 17, 2024 12:04:53 GMT -6
Raine
Lee laughed again. She didn’t know there was an actual list. Yes, she knew there were quite a few things that freaked Kevin out, even more since she and Tarin had been able to be ‘public’ with their relationship, but an actual list to keep track of the things?
The laugh was replaced by a slight frown when Tarin told her that there was still no score. It wasn’t great, but it wasn’t bad enough that she needed to wear the hat. Especially since Tarin hadn’t asked her. There were enough things that had changed since Kevin had gone to Texas, like her cooking, that they didn’t need to add in Tarin’s interdimensional magic hat theory to it.
Then Tarin was offering to stay up with her. Turning, Lee gave him a small smile. ”You don’t have the option of an energy pickup like I do, so I'd rather you get sleep,” she said. ”But I appreciate the offer, Tarin. Thank you.”
When Tarin commented that he’d go riding to get away from his brothers, Lee turned back to look at him with another smile. It was so uncommon that he talked about his family or his childhood that for him to voluntarily share that detail was meaningful.
”I’ve never really been down there enough to really learn myself. But as far as I can tell, Kevin loves it.”
With that, Lee picked up the plate with the chicken alfredo on it. ”Let’s head out. Then you can get back to your game.” Lee suggested.
”Mum, is the food ready?” As if on cue came Kevin’s voice.
Posted by Lee Smith on Aug 11, 2024 23:28:50 GMT -6
Mutant God
mediumpurple
heterosexual
Tarin
4,172
8
Nov 17, 2024 12:04:53 GMT -6
Raine
Mr Drake said that he’d done this kind of thing before, and Lee nodded. At least as far as Matt had told her, this was all that needed to be done, and Lee had made sure to have the supplies in here that Mr Drake would need.
”Sounds good,” Lee said before making her way back out to the table she had been sitting at to finish up her paperwork.
Lee wasn’t sure how long it had been that she was sitting there as she didn’t check the time, but when she felt someone approaching her from the back of the bar, Lee turned to see that Mr Drake was making his way over. Telling her that he was finished.
As they got the payment and details about the repair taken care of, Lee shook her head when Mr Drake asked if there was anything else. ”No, I believe that should just about cover it,” She told him.
Posted by Lee Smith on Aug 11, 2024 22:54:29 GMT -6
Mutant God
mediumpurple
heterosexual
Tarin
4,172
8
Nov 17, 2024 12:04:53 GMT -6
Raine
Lee laughed. ”You’re probably right about that,” she admitted. ”Would be entertaining, though.”
So Tarin would just watch the game while they waited to see how Kevin would react to the news about the pasta. That would certainly seem the most normal thing to happen; since Tarin wasn’t eating and the fact that there was a Mets game, sitting on the couch watching it.
”How is the game going?” Lee asked. Unlike Tarin, Lee didn’t generally check the scores on her phone, but she had come to be interested enough in baseball by this time to be curious about the game even though she wasn’t actually watching it at the moment.
The microwave beeped and Lee turned to pull a plate out of the cupboard before getting the container out of the microwave. ”Unfortunately, I was expecting it to be bad,” Lee told Tarin as she transferred the food to the plate for Kevin. ”On top of normal travellers, there were end of the business day people coming home. I just wish I’d known about the delay before I left.”
Had Kevin said anything about his trip. Lee shrugged as she put the container in the sink and grabbed Kevin a fork. ”Only generically. It was ‘fine’. It was ‘good’. He spent a fair amount of time with the horses and riding when his younger cousins were being annoying.”
Posted by Lee Smith on Aug 11, 2024 21:53:13 GMT -6
Mutant God
mediumpurple
heterosexual
Tarin
4,172
8
Nov 17, 2024 12:04:53 GMT -6
Raine
Kevin grabbed his suitcase, still with his backpack on, and made his way toward his room, greeting Tarin on his way. Lee then turned, expecting to see Tarin still on the couch and was surprised to see him making his way toward her and the kitchen.
When Tarin asked which one of them was going to record Kevin’s reaction to where the leftovers had come from, Lee laughed. ”There’s nothing saying that both of us can’t record it,” Lee pointed out as she made her way over to the fridge. ”But I’ll probably have a more direct view of his reaction unless you’re standing behind me.”
Either way, it was bound to be entertaining. Kevin had been shocked by how good the pie had tasted that Lee had made for Tarin, and Kevin had known that Lee had had help from his grandmother for every single step of that process.
Then Tarin was asking how the airport was. Lee took a breath as she moved to put the container into the microwave to warm up for Kevin. ”It was extremely crowded,” Lee answered, turning to look at Tarin now that the food was being reheated. ”I’m not sure even a run will be enough to let me sleep tonight. And that’s with shutting my siphoning off as soon as I was in the cab to come home.”
Posted by Lee Smith on Aug 11, 2024 20:51:13 GMT -6
Mutant God
mediumpurple
heterosexual
Tarin
4,172
8
Nov 17, 2024 12:04:53 GMT -6
Raine
Kevin's flight had been delayed. Only by about 20 minutes, but that was 20 minutes longer that Lee had had to stand waiting in the airport. Twenty more minutes that she had to be siphoning energy in a large crowd. And Lee knew that even with going for a run later that night, she would be lucky to manage to get a few hours of sleep near dawn.
Not that Lee had to siphon at the airport. She could have turned it off. It was a conscious and deliberate decision to not turn her siphoning off in this case because Lee knew that she would be so uncomfortable and off balance being in a crowd that large that it would have been far worse than being awake that night. Worse than being awake for two nights straight.
But Kevin’s flight had finally landed, and Lee had gotten him from the flight crew. Then came the wait for his luggage and a cab home. And once they climbed in the vehicle, Lee was finally able to turn her siphoning off. At least she wouldn’t be adding further to her energy issue.
Finally, they pulled up outside their building. Paying the outrageous fare, they got Kevin’s luggage from the trunk and made their way inside, up the elevator, and after what felt like it had been much longer than it probably was, Lee was unlocking the apartment door and making her way in.
”Are you hungry, Kev?” Lee asked as she set her purse and keys down.
”Starving!”
”Go put your bags in your room and I’ll warm some food up for you.”
Posted by Lee Smith on Aug 11, 2024 19:59:45 GMT -6
Mutant God
mediumpurple
heterosexual
Tarin
4,172
8
Nov 17, 2024 12:04:53 GMT -6
Raine
Lee looked over at Will when he said that he had also moved to New York from Toronto. Not that coming to New York was unusual, especially not for mutants. But it did seem a little coincidental that they had both come from Toronto when they randomly ran into each other in the Park like they had.
Though, Toronto was a city of a few million people itself, adding another few million if you’re talking about the whole GTA. While most of Toronto felt nowhere near as big or crowded as New York, it was still a lot of people.
”When did you come to New York?” Lee ended up asking. If he was here during the Registration Act, that might explain why he was so hesitant to share the fact that he was a mutant. Though a lot of time had passed since then. Even she had gotten past all of that. Mostly.
But it had been years ago, and Lee wasn’t sure Will was even old enough to have had his powers back then.
”Sounds complicated."
Lee shrugged slightly. ”It can be,” Lee admitted. I’ve gotten fairly good at managing it. Well, most of the time. And while it's basically second nature now, I've recently been reminded repeatedly that it's a lot I need to constantly worry about.” [/font]
Will told her that he often felt like he was ‘overcharged’, and Lee frowned slightly. ”How do you get that energy?” Lee asked.
