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 Gemma Taylor on Nov 6, 2011 16:54:49 GMT -6
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The other Gemma laughed at her. It was weird. But it was also a little funny. So she laughed too. She imagined Jorge's face if he happened to walk in in that moment... ... but he didn't.
>>"Miss Gemma, you've seen my real face! You know that I'm eight. Seen enough?"
"I know" she nodded with a smile "I just never have seen an eight-year-old with an ability like yours." she nodded "Yes, you can shift back. No need to confuse my students."
If Chase remained in her skin long enough, someone must have noticed, and then the rumors would spread like wildfire...
Posted by Gemma Taylor on Nov 6, 2011 15:15:52 GMT -6
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>>"I think I'll be okay. I mean, as long as I don't walk around as you for very long."
Gemma nodded again. If he wanted to do this, she would let him. He knew his powers better than she did; besides, if he exhausted himself, he was still in the safest place possible.
Gemma thought she was prepared to see him shift. He was not. Seeing an eight-year-old shift into you is something surreal. She stared as his body changed, how did he even do that? A few wild minutes later another Gemma was standing in the boy's place. The real Gemma gasped.
>>"Miss Gemma, You're very tall. I don't think I could walk without falling on my face."
Oh wow. Even the voice was her own. She did not expect that.
"Whow..." she muttered finally, shaking her head "Chase... that's amazing. I have seen grown up shapeshifters who had problems shifting like that. And here you are. How old are you?..."
Posted by Gemma Taylor on Nov 6, 2011 11:07:02 GMT -6
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>>"Oh, yes... but not on my own... I have to borrow something to make a believable someone else. Otherwise, it is just too much work. The best things are those that you have around yourself a lot. Maybe a coat, or a favorite hat, or a piece of jewelry."
She smiled and nodded, slipping a bracelet off her wrist and handing it to Chase.
"Only if you want to do it" she told him "I know that using your powers needs a lot of concentration and many people get tired from that. So it you want to take a break and show me later, that's okay too."
He was just a kid, after all. He obviously enjoyed the attention and showing her what he could do with his powers; but he also looked hungry and skinny, and she did not want him to push himself too far out of sheer enthusiasm.
Posted by Gemma Taylor on Nov 6, 2011 9:47:39 GMT -6
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>>"Thank you, Miss Gemma. If I want to look human... I've had a lot of practice with this face, so it's easier to hold on to, if that makes sense."
She smiled. It was obvious that no one had complimented the boy before on his abilities; it was something she held very important, seeing how many mutant kids had issues with their powers. And human shiftin has always been one of the most important and the most complicated...
"I can see you have a lot of practice" she smiled "So, that is your own. And you said you can also copy other people?"
Because that just made the power all the more interesting...
Posted by Gemma Taylor on Nov 5, 2011 15:24:40 GMT -6
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>> “Is it okay…um, if I move?”
Wow. Did Jorge look alarmed or what? Gemma grinned at him and nodded, still holding the baby. Sure, he could move. Babies wer predictable like that. Once they were sleeping, the were sleeping.
Finally Lane felt relaxed enough that she could put her down. Easing the baby onto the couch, she tucked her in with a blanket and put a pillow next to her making sure she wouldn't roll off the couch. With that done, she stood and stretched, smiling and Jorge and nodding towards the kitchen.
Posted by Gemma Taylor on Nov 5, 2011 10:48:19 GMT -6
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>>"Especially not shifting?... kay, on my own. Got it."
Gemma smiled and nodded encouragingly to Chase; he really had nothing to fear. The Mansion was a safe place, and she was not one to freak out over mutations. She had seen too many of them. Heck, she had seen her own boyfriend melt into a puddle of water...
She watched him shift. It was not gross at all, but it sure was fascinating. The boy shiften into an ordinary human form that no one would have looked at twice on the street. Perfect camouflage. He was lucky, he could pass for human any time he wanted. As long as he did not run into someone like Gemma.
>>"This is my human-face. Not too different from my normal-face, just... camoflauged, yes? I can never get the eyes right, though."
She smiled and clapped once the transformation was over.
"Chase, that is amazing! I mean, you have a great power, but you also seem to be controlling it very well." she smiled at him "So, that is how you look when you want to hide?"
Posted by Gemma Taylor on Nov 2, 2011 20:02:03 GMT -6
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>>"Well, um- I could do something little, like voices, or just change hair color... Or, I could change everything. I could pretend to be you, or put on my human-face... But if I pretended to be you, I'd have to borrow something... Whatever you wanna see, Miss Gemma. But if I change everything, you have to promise not to get grossed out."
She smiled.
"I promise I won't get grossed out. I have been working with mutants all my life, I don't think there is anything that could gross me out. Especially not shifting."
Famous last words. But still.
"All right. Show me what you can do on your own."
That was the important part. If he could copy people, that was a whole new level; but first she wanted to see what he was capable of on his own.
Posted by Gemma Taylor on Nov 1, 2011 13:18:56 GMT -6
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After what felt like an eternity, Lane finally stopped crying, and then she promptly fell asleep, the way babies do. Gemma smiled as the singing got more quiet too, and then turned into humming as the baby relaxed in her arms, tiny face resting on her shoulder. She finally stopped pacing and sat down, still holding her. She smiled up at Jorge. Complete victory.
She knew Lane was going to sleep for a while; she had exhausted herself with all the crying and crawling. That was the much needed quiet time all parents longed for, expecially if the baby was their own. She smiled and patted her back; Lane made a whimper and slept on.
If things went smoothly, she would be able to put her down in a few minutes.
Posted by Gemma Taylor on Nov 1, 2011 13:15:00 GMT -6
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He agreed. Sooner or later he was going to tell her his story. She had no doubts about that. He looked much more enthusiastic about demonstrating his powers though.
"You can do whatever you want" she smiled "Just take a few steps back until you are out of my aura. I just want to see how your abilities work."
It was going to be interesting. It had been a long time since she had seen a human shifter. And she had never seen one so yougn before. Just the fact that his powers were already active was more than rare.
Posted by Gemma Taylor on Oct 31, 2011 17:46:02 GMT -6
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>> "I don't want to, Miss Gemma... I'm sorry-- I meant, you wouldn't like it, Miss Gemma. It's just... not a very good story."
Gemma nodded, to let him know she took everything he said very seriously.
"I know. None of them are" she said with a small smile "And you don't have to tell me right away, but you will have to tell me eventually. I need to know so I can help."
She finished her sandwich and sipped her milk. The boy was so young, and he was already so suspicious of grown-ups. That was sad in many ways.
She smiled at Chase.
"All right, how about this. Do you want to show me what you can do with your mutation?"
Posted by Gemma Taylor on Oct 31, 2011 10:37:21 GMT -6
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>>“Is she going to be okay? Do you need me to get anything?”
"She is going to be fine" Gemma cooed in a calm voice, walking around with the baby "The best thing you can do is let her cry until she gets tired. We might as well get an afternoon nap out of it..." she chuckled.
Lane was a strong baby with a strong voice, and incredible stamina.
Gemma kept pacing around the room; she started humming to calm the baby down. The humming soon turned into singing, and she continued walking, singing little songs that she used to sing to her own children. She had a deep, soothing voice, and after what seemed like an eternity, Lane started to slowly quiet down...
Posted by Gemma Taylor on Oct 31, 2011 9:49:45 GMT -6
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>>"I haven't got a family looking for me. I ran away a while ago -There are kids here, without families? Is this some kind of foster home?"
Oh. That made sense. He ran away from home, and he knew what a foster home was. Another piece in the puzzle.
"No" she shook her head with a smile "Officially, it's a school. A boarding school, where students have a place to stay."
Officially.
"Unofficially, it's a safe place for mutants. As long as they don't make trouble they can stay here, even if they are not kids. And we protect each other from people who want to harm us for being different."
Even though Gemma was not a mutant, she was not quite human either.
"So, Chase. Do you want to tell me why you ran away from home?..."
Posted by Gemma Taylor on Oct 30, 2011 11:06:36 GMT -6
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>>“It’s okay. Understandable.”
Gemma chuckled and shook her head. Jorge understood. He was like that. Kind and caring, and very understanding when it came to Gemma and her overactive mother instincts.
Lane, on the other hand, seemed to miss that exact thing. The mother. Or, as she put it, MAAAAAAA.
Jorge looked panicked, although he tried his best not to show it. Gemma chuckled and picked the baby up, rocking gently and patting her back.
"It's okay, baby" she cooed "It's okay Lane, mommy will be home soon. She is going to come back for you real soon, okay? There's a good girl..."
Lane did not give up crying that easy. Gemma hummed and cooed and murmured and walked around with the baby in her arms, trying everything humanly possible to calm her down. There were two ways this could go: Lane could decide to calm down, or she would cry until she started to hiccup and then get really exhausted and fall asleep.
Posted by Gemma Taylor on Oct 30, 2011 10:00:25 GMT -6
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>>"Well, I was going to catch the bus, so I walked over to the bus stop. And, I'd just eaten a hot dog --which made me really sleepy. So, I sat down to wait for the bus, and fell asleep, so I missed the bus. And then you came."
Gemma smiled. He was being careful. He was not going to tell her the whole story, not yet anyway. But at this point, she decided to give him a little nudge anyway.
"I see" she nodded "What I meant was, how did you end up traveling alone?" she looked at him with all sincerity "Many of the kids in this school have no other home. They come from all kinds of families, or no families at all. But if you want to stay here, I need to know what to expect, so I can protect you. Do you understand that?"
Because the last thing she wanted was another flaming angel in the house.
Posted by Gemma Taylor on Oct 28, 2011 11:11:19 GMT -6
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She realized what she just said a split second before Jorge went awfully quiet. Uh-oh. Gemma blushed. There. She really meant what she said, but that was probably not something one should be throwing at a boyfriend like that... He handled it well, though.
>>“I don’t doubt it. She is adorable…the times she’s quiet anyways,”
Gemma chuckled at that, then shook her head.
"That... did not come out right, did it." she grinned "Sorry, Mother instincts. They take over my brain."
