Test-Drive Meme!

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TEST-DRIVE MEME

Maybe you've considered appping a new character but you're not sure how well they would adjust to the in-game scenario? Well, here's a chance to give it a try!

• Post with a character journal you'd like to voicetest or you've considered apping to Ruby City. Feel free to play them as newcomers or as if they've been here for a while - the setting is your own choice.

•Respond to other threads with new characters or with characters who are already in the game.

• Explore different interactions, find castmates, develop possible CR - anything you want, as long as you have fun!

Comments

[herzlos]

[She hugs him back, honestly surprised. With the broken curse and David taking him in, things had changed. Somewhat.]

I did not. I promised you I would quit using magic.

[Poor Henry, getting his mind blown.]

[faithinfairytales]

[henry frowned taking a step back.] But...you don't have magic. The whole point of the curse was to bring everyone to a land without magic.

[herzlos]

[She looks at him, slightly confused now... before the mood swings to aggravation.]

It was broken. You ought to remember, after all, it is what you wanted all along.

[It's still odd, not denying the curse around him.]

[faithinfairytales]

The curse...was broken? [henry looks more confused than delighted. that's not what he remembers.] No. Emma was trying to leave Storybrooke and you gave her an apple turnover. She wouldn't believe it was cursed so I ate it and wound up here.

[herzlos]

You fell into a coma. [And temporarily died, but that-- she doesn't want to think about it. There is actual regret in her voice.]

She was the one who managed to wake you up again, efficiently breaking the curse at the same time.

[faithinfairytales]

[it was strange to hear her acknowledge the curse existed. since mary margaret had given him the book, she'd made out he was crazy for saying that!] That's great. But how did you get magic? Was that a side effect of breaking the curse?

[herzlos]

Not entirely. Mr. Gold was so kind as to return a book to me, which restored my powers.

[For the most part. Somewhat.]

[faithinfairytales]

So why didn't you just get rid of the book?

[herzlos]

It is a long story.

[A very long story.]

I had intended to restore my powers, the situation called for it. Your views on magic merely did not match with mine.

[faithinfairytales]

After what you've used magic for, I'm not surprised. You hurt people, destroyed them and separated families. Why would my views on magic be anything else?

[herzlos]

Because of the possibilities -- [No. No arguing. They've been there.]

This is why I promised you I would not use it again.

[faithinfairytales]

And did you keep that promise? [he wants to believe she did, that there is something inside her that can change and not be the evil queen. but a part of him worries she can't.]

[herzlos]

I did.

[And she's half-sure it's making her lose her mind, what with her seeing Daniel in the rain.]

For you.

[faithinfairytales]

[and with that, henry smiled.] I knew you could change.

[herzlos]

[Which means she smiles in return.] I am trying.

But this world...

[faithinfairytales]

[okay back to reality. now he knows she's not as evil as when he left, he can concentrate on different things.]

Right. Where are we?

[herzlos]

It is called Ruby City. Most of the other inhabitants come from different worlds than we do - with the exception of one, I have not heard a word from any of those before, however.

[But that's a different matter.]

Some have magical powers, something is not right with the people in charge of this city, it is all very ... special.

[And not the good kind of special, either.]

[faithinfairytales]

Maybe there's a curse here too. Maybe we can break it. [maybe they could do it together. but henry wasn't sure enough to say that part out loud.]

[herzlos]

[Well, it's close enough for her.]

We are trapped here, so we might as well do something. [Like keeping him the hell out of harm's way, but she wouldn't say that just now.]

[faithinfairytales]

We should see if their library is boarded up too. And if it's not, maybe there's a book like mine that tells us what happened. Do the people here remember or do you think it's the same as yours?

[henry continues to babble about the different things he used under operation cobra to bring down the curse at home, wondering if they would work here. he's quite excited about breaking another curse.]