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 Melissa Xilx on Aug 6, 2020 21:10:31 GMT -6
Delta Mutant
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May 1, 2023 5:31:59 GMT -6
She shared his chuckle but shook her head. "I suppose not, all int he tip the bartender wants.Never cared for Huamn's myself for example but i will take their money all the same" she said awith a shrug. It had been rare at her old bar but now at Sam's it was much more common, as the bar did not cater to one audience or the other unlike her own. Some of the clever humans had even figured on claiming to have a power that could not be shown off since it was almost impossible to prove. It was a tactic she had long used herself as make beer was not exactly threatening and while she could make boose that was flammable, that could have meant way more trouble.
She toasted him back enjoying her time with the griffin man. Her own parents she had talked to infrequently over the years, they had slowly gotten over her use of her collage funds but had almost cooed with i told u so when they had found her her bar was taken a bite of the dust.
"Im quite good at pretending i have far more lethal powers then i do, and if i ever get the marketing, I'm going to be rich" she said tilting her head toward the self made drinks. She had never quite found the marketing and a lot of fake set up would f been needed of course but once she could openly sell and with her overhead, she would have the market. "If you want to guess another i am game?' she said setting a hand on his shoulder as she drank.
Posted by Melissa Xilx on Jul 25, 2020 3:00:41 GMT -6
Delta Mutant
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May 1, 2023 5:31:59 GMT -6
A blush came over her cheeks but she gave a shrug. "was always more interested in work. Took the collage money my parents saved and fled to found a bar. Never helped i use to be a workaholic" she said thinking back. Her parents were still not happy with her and it had been over seven years.
"Maybe but your more interesting this way, wings are a rare gift and i have seen a lot. Well with me you wont have to worry about that" she said resisting the urge to laugh as the Bartender came over. Part of her considered telling the bartender she could turn bones to jello but she decided against it. Lyeing about her real power had been a game for her over the years. She ordered a drink low in actual booze but with flavor.
"I may even have one or two more gifts laying in reserve." she said quite enjoying the Eagle man. "You have quite the gift yourself in that voice. I'm sure you have melted more then one girls heart" she said playfully. She had always been glad she had been born with an annoying but profitable power that was not visible. Those wings as gorgeous as they were, had to caused him pain in his past.
Posted by Melissa Xilx on Jul 13, 2020 19:56:03 GMT -6
Delta Mutant
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May 1, 2023 5:31:59 GMT -6
She smiled softly as he looked away. "I do try" she said taking a look around the pair of them. "Smart dad. It's my gift to make booze" she expanded on just a bit. He clearly had apprehension which in hind sight made a lot of sense. Still he was curious enough to take a drink and she knew it was harmless. SHe supposed she should have explained what she could do first.
She had to admit that could well be. She nodded as he asked her for help getting the bartenders attention. She could certainly draw some attention. Her first idea to simply threaten the man with a random mutant power she lacked, it had been a tactic back in her own bar but she decided to shelf that for now. The last thing she wanted was to be arrested for being violent tonight.
She tugged at her dress for a bit more cleavage and leaned over the bar again, but this time she was not subtle about it. She gave a short but loud whistle and As the bartender looked her way she drew her finger over the neckline of her dress and gave a decent pout. The bartender took a few minutes to comply but began making his way over for them. She slipped back into her seat as he did, keeping eye contact with him to draw him in. It seemed her winged friend was right about this guy liking certain assets.
Posted by Melissa Xilx on Jun 29, 2020 18:19:20 GMT -6
Delta Mutant
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May 1, 2023 5:31:59 GMT -6
She smiled and caught his looking her over. The quick glance did not bother her much. "Bill's the bane of existence" she said glancing back for the bartender. She kept her eyes from wondering to much but the wings really drew the eye. She had to wonder how much tough they made just putting on a shirt.
She shook his hand gently. "got leveled when the portal to that other earth opened up. I always knew running a pro mutant bar could have it's dangers though. Im sure you have seen more then one mutant lose his will to the booze" she said having seen it quite a bit herself. "Nice to meet you Carrick, I am Melissa"
As the bartender passed them again she got a bit annoyed. At Carrick spoke, she glanced to either side, leaned over the bar and quickly found two glasses, filling them both with water, before slipping back into her seat. She had filled each glass maybe a bit over two thirds, so that she could swirl it without spilling much.
"you read a room better then this bartender" she said shaking her head at the poor service. It was something that annoyed her on a personal level. "I did, yes and let me put one on for you" she said swirling the glass of water with her finger, keeping the flow of water passing over her finger. In a few minutes she extracted her finger, and inserted into her mouth to dry her finger and other reasons.
"Try some of this, won't have much flavor this way but it is strong" she said with a smile, taking one more glance at the bartender, before looking back at carrick. "This bartender normally like this?" she asked, taking a drink of her own procured drink of water. She was unused to this bar but she had to wonder if this guy did not like Carrick himself or mutants, or what the deal was. Melissa had always take money from human and Mutant alike but she saw the future as one Mutants were on top.
Posted by Melissa Xilx on Jun 19, 2020 15:46:29 GMT -6
Delta Mutant
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May 1, 2023 5:31:59 GMT -6
Melissa even working had a lot of free time. Running your own business and making much of your own product was far different then just working an eight hour shift. Her land lord was certainly happy she had cleaned up her act a bit. Neighbors complained a lot less about the smell of liqueur that had permeated her apartment and gotten her kicked out of a few of them. Most assumed she was a simple worthless drunk which was far from true. She had been successful and she smelled like booze do to her mutation and water.
She showed up to the bar, Bar none which made her smirk, the Midnight sun had been killing the place in business while she was running it. She was dressed a fitted black strapless dress that revealed just enough t draw the eye, her hair was back in a loose braid and her nails and lips were red. She looked like a woman out to slay and she was though lately that had been thrue drinking games that she won easily. Sam however has asked about the guy in his bar a few times and so Melissa had slowed playing the game as she realized no matter how good her control was she could hurt someone.
Her eyes were drawn to the Mutant with golden wings right away. She finished watching his performance from the Bar. She smiled at his comment on singing his praise to the bar staff. If sales got better when an act was there and the crowd liked them they would return. She only caught site of the tail when he began approaching the bar.
"Play here often? Would of loved an act like you when i had my old bar" she said trying to make casual conversation. She was still awful about talking about her old bar and bars in general, it had become natural to her. "Do you sing a wide range of songs or stick to a certain genre or set of bands?" she asked curiously sipping on her own drink. She could not be sure they were here because of Carrick but the bar did have a good crowd.
Posted by Melissa Xilx on May 25, 2020 13:53:44 GMT -6
Delta Mutant
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May 1, 2023 5:31:59 GMT -6
It had been a long time since she had done any type of interview though she had done interviewing before. She just smiled as he asked her if she was drunk. She thought about the kiddy pools she had used to make much of the liqueur she had used in her own bar and wondered how he would have thought of that.
When he showed reluctance to the drink she had considered showing it's rather high proof by lighting it on fire like some shots but it seemed mentioning the Mansion woman bought her some trust. "With A little fruit i can flavor it some as well " she said. She agreed entirely Gemma was a great person, busy to from she would guess.
She began eating the served food it did taste good and she did realize it had been some time since had eaten much. Her diet was erratic out of more forgetting to eat then actual intent. The food was good and she found herself wondering how much cash she would of made with food people really wanted at her own former bar. The water she made sure to drink from the straw slowly to try and make sure none of it touched her cheeks which would then make it into the equivalent of beer.
"He will be fine, his vains look normal, so no alchohol poisoning. I have had a lot of practice. Knocked out more then one violent Mutant that way. His hang over won't be fun at all however" she said pretty sure the man would be fine. She had never killed anyone yet, despite being tempted to once or twice but her own venue location and pro mutant stance had meant Sanctuary's reputation had helped.
"It's kind of amazing this city still stands considering all the stuff that seems to happen here" she said thinking aloud. "seems every nightmare finds its way to new york" she continued as she ate.
Posted by Melissa Xilx on May 11, 2020 23:13:24 GMT -6
Delta Mutant
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May 1, 2023 5:31:59 GMT -6
She could understand entirely and would likely have taken the same route Sam was. The fine for serving under age was a steep one and the loss of a liqueur licence could spell the death of a bar. The risk was simply to high at least until the goverment made a decision on it. She figured two that this had likely made a market for fake id's both for the actual de aged and those looking to benefit from the situation.
It took her a second to recall the other name for the place as she had not spent to much time there. "Really? I was offerd a chance to do that but i had a place and not a good idea for me to be in a school with under age kids" she said shaking her head. She would never serve under age of course even outside of a bar but her power made it easy for accidents to happen, even while asleep or someone to take advantage once they knew. She realized a moment later her phrasing was poor and let out a sigh lowering the water glass.
"Had not considered it actually, but if your offering me a job, I am willing. " she said taking the straw from the water. "My power makes it very hard for me to get drunk" she said dipping a finger in to her water and concentrating a bit, as she moved her finger in a small circle to touch as much of the water as she could. "My skin turns water into alcohol and with a little concentration i can control the proof of it. You old enough to drink? she asked softly offering the glass of newly made alcohol only if he told her yes. "It also provides me with considerable tolerance but it also does not turn off. Makes taking a shower tough, though Miss Gemma helped with that a few time sin the past. I don't like to bug her on it though." she said usually taking salt water baths so she could be clean and not smell like a bar drunk after. Still it was nice to use pure water under the counselors guidence.
Posted by Melissa Xilx on May 8, 2020 3:27:18 GMT -6
Delta Mutant
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May 1, 2023 5:31:59 GMT -6
She smiled softly. He knew the laws. "Right. The issue had nothing to do with him being a mutant. It was the fur and just maybe the arrogant, combative attitude with pretty much everyone. He pissed off more then one inspector" recalling a number of incidents she had been forced to smooth over. It had been a nightmare at times, but she had known what the man had gone threw. His transformation had reduced his eyesight and as dexterous as a raccoon could be, they just were not human ones. Their FDA issues had also gone further then that, but location had really helped them out.
She laughed. "Wish i had, but no luck there. A year or two would of been nice. If you de-age younger then 21 can you still drink as you were over age once?" she said curiously. It made her think of trying to ID people. "Must make ID'ing someone tough" she said further considering it. She had heard of other being de-aged as Sam said he was.
"My parents wanted me to go to collage. Be a doctor, but i had a dream and She stopped a second. She had gone to lengths previously not to let it slip she was a mutant. She had violated that a few times. ...I took the money my parents had stored for my collage fund and made the Midnight Sun. I deliberately chose an area with the highest concentration of known mutant residences to ensure business. It worked out well. not that her parents would have ever admitted as much.
"Your looking at it really. Drinking drunks under the table to amuse myself mostly. They don't have a chance. Mostly I'm just board though, i was a workaholic so it has been strange to sit around" she said taking the glass of water and looking at it. She considered something, biting her lip softly. He had seemed to care for her old cook, then again she was not entirely sure if he was even old enough to drink. "Considered going back to Xaviers" she said having never shaken the idea it was a bad idea to have someone with her powers in a school full of kids mostly under 21. No she wanted a shower and the counselor there was an adapted.
Posted by Melissa Xilx on Apr 23, 2020 15:18:10 GMT -6
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May 1, 2023 5:31:59 GMT -6
"That's fair" she said. She liked to keep her actual powers quite but had claimed she could do anything from shoot lasers from her eyes, to steal one's soul. She had never thought it a good plan to let the average person know what she could do while running the bar. "Yea, no one wants to get their liquor licence taken away for that" she said recalling the worry. The coffee could help thugh she asked for water as well
"I use to own The Midnight Sun. A Pro-mutant bar inside order territory, not a great neighborhood at all but not many were going to attack a pro mutant buisness in order territory. Used my entire collage fund to make my dream real. Then the portal opened and super came and raided us. The house was packed, 10 pm on a Friday. Twenty Three died and the bar, and the bar itself was condemned and later demolished from the damage. Insurance refused to cover an extra dimension threat" she said shaking her head sadly, before being served a glass of water. She instead raised the coffee mug and took a long slow drink of the coffee making sure it never touched her lips, her powers did not effect coffee but it was habbit now.
"It was sad, my old cook was a very respected chef before his mutant power turned him into a racoon, FDA was all over my ass trying to make me let him go" she said politely leaving out the guy was fowl mouthed, easily angered and a perfectionist which played into her own natural workaholic nature well.
She smiled back softly, pushing some hair back off her shoulder. "So how did a good looking guy i would have ID'd in my bar run the place? sje asked curious as to his story as well. "I like spice, i look forward to it" she said looking over the man.
Posted by Melissa Xilx on Apr 9, 2020 0:15:42 GMT -6
Delta Mutant
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May 1, 2023 5:31:59 GMT -6
She knew the Talk. It was strange to be on this side of it however. She has certainly given simmeller lines, to those she thought trashed. By law every bartender had to do it. What struck her funnier was the guy delivering it looked quite young. His words made him seem like someone in charge though. "Oh him? she said glancing as the passing out man by her. "Yea he is smashed. Would you take the line i hold my liqueur well? she said her voice revealing the half seriousness in her tone. She let out a sigh, she only had herself to blame here.
She considered the question and when she had to think a moment she took it as a poor sign and another reason they were concerned. She barely felt it but perhapse she had gotten carried away. "Crown mostly, couple shots of jack and however many shots it took the to out drink the first guy" she said only realizing after the admission was maybe not the best idea. Maybe she was a bit more buzzed then she thought. She rubbed her temples a moment before looking the Sam in the eyes. He was cute, tho
"Food might be good, sure" she said thinking of her old friend. She was going to miss the raccoon man, but not arguing with the fda on him. "Hope your food is better then my old bar's food. " she said remembering just how much she had eaten that food. "I am Meslissa Xilx by the way" she said remembering her manners. The Location of the Midnight sun bar had been asking for trouble. located in former order held territory.
Posted by Melissa Xilx on Apr 7, 2020 16:09:26 GMT -6
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May 1, 2023 5:31:59 GMT -6
Melissa was not the woman she had been even a few years prior. She had worked herself almost non stop, treated her bar like her child. Riots involving her mutant clients had leveled the place, even the old bomb shelter had it's limits. Insurance would not cover alternate universe hate groups either which had left her only with what she had in the bank. She was not broke But Melissa knew the money would not hold out forever but the idea of setting up a new bar sapped the strength from her convictions. She even missed fighting with the fda over her chef's being a mutant varmint.
It was this that had lead Melissa to a random bar for a drink she did not make herself. A a man hit on her and she in reply challenged him to a drinking contest for her hand. The eager man matched her drink for drink but Melissa did not even have a buzz when the man's head hit the bar. This proved a mistake as she got several other challenges upon the fall of the first. With a wistful smile she out drank the next two as easily as the first. She could feel the start of a buzz going as the busy bar continued. The next she made a sultry show slipping her finger in the man's shot, increasing the potency by just enough to make the man quick early.
Melissa knew she could out drink most people, her mutant power made getting drunk, actually knock out drunk very hard. She had used this for years to make her own brand of booze and sell it without fda approval of course. It also turned out when you turned water into wine by touch your body built up a massive tolerance to the stuff. Hydration was a much more pressing concern was before actually over drinking. The bartender however did not agree and was trying to make the move Melissa would of made upon seeing anyone drink as much as she had, cut her off. "Im not even drunk yet, i swear" she argued and while her words were not slurred the bartender was being adamant.
Posted by Melissa Xilx on Sept 7, 2017 15:43:21 GMT -6
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May 1, 2023 5:31:59 GMT -6
The bar was full of patrons and Melissa was a very happy woman. The sound of money changing hand's was always pleasant and the fact almost all of patrons were mutants made things even better. For once she sat on the other side of the bar watching her bartender and the other patrons curiously. She smiled looking around the converted bomb shelter, despite the heavy construction material used she had been forced to pretty much rebuild the place more then once thanks to out of control patrons or once several police robots.
She admonished herself for ebing at the bar despite not really needing to be. She stood up from the bar, deciding she should take a walk when she heard the doors thrown open. She turned to tell whoever it was to be more careful when more then a dozen men, in ski masks and wielding large rifles that looked military grade to her untrained eye. The ambient noise in the bar almost died, cept for the hum of a few patrons powers.
She watched as the man in the lead lowerd his gun and with two quick pulls of the trigger, she heard the screams rise and her best friend and cook fall off his stool. She wanted to go to him and took several steps closer but the men then advanced and demanded people hit the ground, she was about to comply when she felt herself yanked back to her feet by her hair and pulled roughly back into the arm's of one of the men. Melissa heard a few other shot's fire more screams and sickening thud on the floor. She felt the small gun against her cheek and did not move. While she knew something like this might be a risk, it was far more terrifying then she had imagined. She tried to look over but felt the cold smack of the gun against her temple and could feel a few drops of blood race down the side of her face,
She hoped her bartender had been able to hit the alarm,. but could not check as her heads movement was constricted by the pistol at her head. "Were shutting you down bitch and were going to make you watch it all go bye bye before we end you as well" he said jamming the gun closer against her temple. Not for the first time she wished she had an offensive power, but like most patrons she had, her powers were very non-violent. "Start with the vissable ones" he told the others who began to spread out around the bar trying to pick out the visible mutants from the two dozen or so bar fly's.
Posted by Melissa Xilx on Jul 28, 2017 10:57:41 GMT -6
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So looking to get xilx up and running again. She spends a lot of time at the Pro mutant bar she runs located roughly half way between sanc and the x-mansion but slightly closer to sanctuary. Well she is pro mutant Xilx is not the type to go out and hurt people and she will take anyones money who pays. At her bar she makes a lot of her own brew's with her powers.
Xilx is looking to find a way to make her own brews more widely distributed without the fda catching on. She is also looking to meet other business leaders in the area who are also mutants and help mutants if she can in various ways. A bit vague but if you want to thread or have ideas let me know
Posted by Melissa Xilx on Dec 6, 2015 22:57:47 GMT -6
Delta Mutant
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May 1, 2023 5:31:59 GMT -6
"Well it might be odd to ask or maybe you get this a lot, but a normal shower would be nice. I normally have to put salt into the water in order to take a shower which feels a bit gritty." she said wondering if it was a bit to personal to ask the woman she had just met but it was one of things she really wanted to be able to do again. It had been since collage she had last been able to do so.
"Yea i have practiced using it when i could but i have only been able to suppress it to turn water into beer. " she explained not recalling if she had mentioned it before.
"You must be very popular among mutants whose abilities keep them from doing normal everyday things" she commented considering some of the mutants she had met in her life. Some would have loved to have a woman like this to help them out.
