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 Evelyn Summers on Sept 10, 2013 6:38:51 GMT -6
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>>"It's okay to stare."
And stare she did, but not in a bad way. Gawain was fit, and it was hard to pay attention to the cards when she was staring at his exposed chest. While he had shown her some of the scars before, now she could see just how far they expanded. He had certainly seen some battles over the years. Much more than she had.
It was also odd to think just the day before she had been complimenting him on how he looked in a dress.
"You look good. You should go around like this more often. Although, maybe not during cards....I think you're getting an unfair advantage now." It was somewhat distracting. She had no idea where half the cards had landed, and would be once more playing off Gawain's body---
--language. Body language. She shook her head and tried to turn the echoes back to the cards. Staring was definitely happening, and her face felt bright against her pale hair.
Posted by Evelyn Summers on Sept 10, 2013 5:58:14 GMT -6
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It was immediately clear to the echoes when Clyde's mind drifted from the conversation and started thinking of something immature. Evelyn kept herself from responding though, already having upset him once today. Part of her wondered just what powers he had thought of that made his thoughts go to the gutter. He was a teenage boy though. Maybe she didn't want to know.
"You can just call me Evelyn. Nice to meet you Clyde." She moved so she could take the hand offered and shake it, then settled back into her spot. The echoes drifted back towards the show, but their comments were less detailed now that they were watching Clyde as well.
Posted by Evelyn Summers on Sept 9, 2013 18:46:11 GMT -6
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The game felt like a blur to Evelyn. Well, maybe not a blur. Like a massive headache of calculations and overalazying and rethinking and general brain discomfort. But she was determined to win, determined enough that she made some dumb mistakes, and missed Gawain not taking advantage of them. When the round ended and Gawain lost, she blinked and wasn't sure quite how to respond.
Gawain was going to loose his shirt.... Her cheeks caught a pink tint to them, but she grinned slightly. "Well go on then. Off with it." Her blushing gave away how completely unfamiliar she was with situations like this.
Gawain's surprise just encouraged Evelyn in her choice. Part of her felt worried she'd actually loose and have to be the one undressing, but the other half was overly confident and amused at the idea of watching Gawain do the honors. It was cards. Poker. She had the echoes right? This should be an easy thing to do.
But picking up her own cards and trying to tune the echoes in on the game was difficult. She should have found a coconut.
Darn coconut...
Her hand had a queen of hearts, a two tens, and then a few completely unhelpful numbers like 3's and 5's. Keeping her eyes down, she watched Gawain assess his own hand in the corner of her eye. Her echoes slowly shifted their attention that direction, somewhat sluggishly trying to get involved in the situation.
Evelyn smirked and rolled her eyes. She didn't seem to think it was very likely Gawain would beat her. Even tipsy she could still feel the echoes watching the cards and trying to guess and note where each ended up.
>>"What are the stakes? From what I hear about college culture, this is the part when people start stripping."
This remark made Evelyn both laugh and blush at the same time. She was fairly confident in her abilities, so she didn't feel as concerned as she might have. But the image of undressing around anyone, especially Gawain, made her pulse race a little. But her smile still took a smug look to match his cheeky expression. "If you're so worried about my unfair advantage we can make it interesting. Every time you loose, you take off one item of clothes. Every time I do, I'll take off two." Perhaps it was the lingering traces of alcohol spurring her to try, but the gave had a risk/reward sort of appeal to it.
Posted by Evelyn Summers on Sept 4, 2013 20:30:24 GMT -6
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The cards disappeared behind Gawain's back, and Evelyn frowned, lips pursed, but corners creeping slightly towards a smile. It was a smart move on the part of the mirror-walker, and her mind was left trying to guess where the cards had ended up. As the cards reappeared, she focused on the deck, waiting for the cards to get dealt.
>>"Let's see if your echoes are as good as you say..."
"Is that a challenge I hear? I'm trying to play fair, but if you tempt me I'll figure out all your tells and keep them to myself." She chuckled. It would be hard to do slightly hung over, but she was never one to back down from a challenge at least where her powers were concerned.
Evelyn wondered what it was like working with the police, especially during the times they were in. When mutants were fighting for their own rights, she could imagine the tensions getting a little high. She had a problem with seeing both sides of the story though. It would be hard to help the authorities when she also felt some of the mutants had a point to what they were doing. She didn't think on it too much though. It made her head hurt more and she didn't want to find herself back in the kitchen in an hour.
>>"Ever played poker?"
Evelyn shook her head, watching the shuffling momentarily and following the path of a few of the royal cards. She caught herself and tried to stop the echoes. They seemed insistent she know where the queen of hearts was. "I haven't, but I know the rules at least. We'll have to test your poker face out." She said with a soft smile. She watched Gawain's body language, and tried not to comment on the tail end of the statement. It seemed like it wasn't a direction that could go well.
The question was worded casually enough, but Evelyn felt it could have been a knife in her side for all the force it stung with. She knew Jensen wouldn't show up. He had no reason to after their disagreements made them part ways. Part of her wondered if she should just lie and bluff her way through it. But she doubted Syn would fall for it anyway. "Another job opportunity came around and Jensen took that, so he's not going to be working for me anymore. Today he'd probably feel grateful though. He never was much of a fan of shopping." She smiled as calmly as possible.
She wondered if it was a good or bad idea admitting this much. Sometimes the truth was the better option though even when it stung. She felt this might be one of those times.
Posted by Evelyn Summers on Aug 28, 2013 21:56:36 GMT -6
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Fun...Evelyn wondered for a fleeting moment what exactly the echoes would be ruining for her. Or were ruining for her. Sure, they were overly logical and pointed out information constantly, but did that suck the fun out of things too? That would be a little bit of a bummer if it was true... She watched the cards get shuffled, brain spinning as the numbers flickered through her head. She couldn't catch all of them, but she knew where a few were. The rest would come the longer they played.
>>"Maybe you should talk to someone at the MRC about interning with them."
"I just... I guess I could. I mean, I want to do something more useful with my powers, but I feel like I need to learn to control them better first. Last thing I need to do is do something dumb and embarrass the x-men..." She trailed off, echoes focusing on the cards and taking her thoughts away from that part of the conversation. Gawain's question brought her back with a smile.
"Well, all depends. I'm partial to blackjack, but that's less of a two person game..." She tried to think of something else. The echoes were still distracted counting cards though.
Posted by Evelyn Summers on Aug 27, 2013 20:00:08 GMT -6
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Magicians.... Evelyn considered that statement for a moment and tried to think if she had actually watched any magicians. It wasn't really in her usual entertainment circuit. She saw a fair number or Broadway shows, but magic... "I don't think I've ever actually watched a magic act. I mean, I've seen a few on the streets on the way to work, or flipping through the T.V. channels, but I've never really watched one. I have no idea what the echoes would do but you're probably right. They would get themselves in trouble if they could..." She finally decided.
>>"I am pretty sure you could make a living from gambling any time you choose. Not a bad plan to fall back on..."
"I'll keep that in mind if I totally screw up the whole detective career every seems to think I'm destined for." She winked with a smile. Somewhere under the surface though that idea made her stomach turn a little. Not that she didn't feel glad knowing her echoes could possibly become a source of income. But the fact she was twenty four with no real direction in life. She was just taking self-defense lessons and hiding here at the school from life it seemed. At least Gawain had the whole 'hero' thing going. She wasn't much of a hero. Or a detective. It was a little depressing.
Before the frown could work itself to her face though they were back in the room and she left Gawain's side to get the cards. They were famous paintings, a deck she got from the museum gift shop. "Tada! Cards." She said with flourish.
Posted by Evelyn Summers on Aug 26, 2013 19:32:18 GMT -6
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>>"Let's go play cards. maybe with you drunk I actually stand a chance..."
Evelyn was probably more delighted by this than she should have been, probably fueled by the echoes as well. She grinned and hugged Gawain around the waist, walking somewhat faster (and slightly less steadily) back towards her room. She paused long enough to grab Gawain's arm and tug him with her. "I promise to try not to cheat and use the echoes against you unless they make me do it." She grinned, letting her powers wander as they sifted for the memories of the cards she had lost the day before. Thankfully, she knew where they were now, and reaching the room she moved to the dresser and picked them up from underneath the book she had been reading.
"Although, you might have to shuffle. I only trust my coordination to a certain degree and listening to the echoes trying to shout out where all the cards landed would put a damper on things." She had spilled the cards once before, and it was annoying even when she was sober. 52 different cards clamoring for attention could make anyone's hair grey a little.
Posted by Evelyn Summers on Aug 26, 2013 18:37:50 GMT -6
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Evelyn would have been irked if Gawain's laughing wasn't so genuine. It was somewhat at her own expense, but it was nice to see the mirror-walkers smile. At least the jab got somewhat partial revenge.
>>"I don't take advantage of ladies who... are... drrrunk..."
"Mhmm just you wait. Once I get my echoes back and stop feeling so hung over you're in for it. We'll see whose embarrassed them." She probably would have been more intimidating if her face wasn't still a stunning shade of crimson. She got to her feet, and planted a kiss on Gawain's cheek before sticking her tongue out and moving away again. "I'll be nice enough not to kiss you right now even. That drink was awful and I can still taste it..." She made it a whole two steps into the doorway when the echoes started complaining about the coconut again. With a groan of irritation she leaned against the frame and rubbed her forehead.
"We aren't getting a coconut!" She hissed back.
The echoes paused, and another string of information flickered through.
"No...I don't think he'll play cards with us either..."
Posted by Evelyn Summers on Aug 26, 2013 18:24:46 GMT -6
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Gawain's reply drifted through Evelyn's foggy brain once. She did a mental re-take, tried processing the answer again, and then her still slightly drowsy echoes analyzed the sentence.
And promptly broke.
Her face turned a shade of pink that made her hair look that much whiter, and she jabbed Gawain in the side in a flash of movement. "Brat! Don't break them like that! The poor echoes are already hung over! Now we're embarrassed too!" She squeaked, brain guttering in an awful way. She only needed a little of that leftover buzz for her echoes to completely get derailed by her imagination.
Posted by Evelyn Summers on Aug 26, 2013 18:11:12 GMT -6
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Finally a smile spread across Evelyn's face, and she took the water, downing the glass and trying to ignore the lingering taste from the first beverage. "Part of me wants to know how you know so much about treating a hangover. Part of me has decided it might be better I don't." She laughed lightly and set the glass on the counter.
>>"Shall I carry you back to bed?"
"As romantic as that sounds..." She snorted, pushing her hair from her face and glancing up at the mirror-walker. She was pretty sure she could walk on her own, considering she made it to the kitchen while half unconscious. Although the image in her head was somewhat amusing. Certainly different than the first time the knight had carried her, much to her dismay at that time. "You know, I'm not going to know what to do with myself if I sleep much more... I usually run on like a few hours of sleep every few days or so. You're going to ruin my insomnia." She said sticking out her tongue and gently pushing herself to her feet. She didn't fall over or throw up. So far so good.
Posted by Evelyn Summers on Aug 26, 2013 17:57:13 GMT -6
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Evelyn tentatively accepted the drink, stomach momentarily squirming at the sight. It seemed like it would taste like hell... And she was wondering if she really had the courage to drink it. "I have a feeling I'm going to want to forget tasting this in about two days when I have to drink it again in a playback... then two weeks after that.... and a month after that..." As the echoes started chattering about what might possibly be in the concoction, she forced herself to take a swing and down it.
It tasted awful.
Gawain was looking less like a knight and more like a devil at this particular point in time, and she made a face and wriggled as the taste clung to her mouth with awful, unforgettable disgusting clarity. "Well, I think the forgetting part worked. It seems like it was much more fun being drunk than being hungover though." She complained.
