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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!

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[Train. He was stepping off a train now. He was sure of that at least. John shook his head as he quickly took in his surroundings. For the last... however long, he'd been getting zapped around to different places and points in history, and he wasn't exactly sure when it was going to stop. The whiplash was a little overwhelming.]

Oh son of a-Where in the world am I now...? [He fiddles with the device at hand, quickly. Time was of the essence after all!]

Hellooo?? Jade?? Dave Sprite?? Anyone???

[Davesprite almost drops the watch two stories down, he's so startled by yet another familiar voice. After a second of fumbling, he catches it, snaps the watch open, and blinks behind his shades at his best friend.

It's only after he recovers that he turns his feed on to answer.]

Before I get into the Mechanics of Bullshit 101, I've got something important for you to answer for me. Cool? Great. First question: Are you inexplicably mad at me for some unfathomable reason?

[He pauses, but then immediately adds:]

Also how old are you.

[John's expression transitions quickly between his dizzied state, to a look of relief, then right back to confusion seasoned lightly with exasperation.]

...Uh no?? Last I checked you're still my bro, just covered in traffic cone colored feathers.

Are you serious, dude. I'm 16. It's my birthday today. Shouldn't you'd be lording that over my head again how you saved my life and that I'm an ungrateful twat like you did last year?? [Or at least it was the last time he checked. He wasn't a time player, he didn't get these time things. The heir shrugged, still hobbling on the possibility of disappearing again.]

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Sixteen?

[Holy shit, John has passed the magical line separating haha-look-at-us-pretending-we-know-things gawky teenagerdom into the far-off realm of near-adulthood. He could get a restricted driver's license in Texas. He could have sex in Alabama.

Davesprite's only fourteen. On paper, anyway; who even knows what's up with sprite biology.]

Okay, before we get into who totally owes the rest of his continued existence to trumpeting praises and peeling sunflower seeds for me, I'm gonna give into these overpowering helpfulness urges that have dogged me all my life and point out that here, it's pretty much May. Happy unbirthday, dude. Hope you enjoy your new helping of weird time shit.

[Dave is actually at the train station.

Too bad for you John, this is not the Dave you're looking for. He's about 40 years older, and he looks a little surprised to see you here.]

You okay there, Egbert?

[That.

Was definitely not something he'd been expecting. At all.]

... [John stares at the older Dave, for probably far too long, as if there were a writhing worm monster on his face.]

Do I know you?? [No, the gears are not turning. They've stalled rather brilliantly.]

[There have been a few Johns who've come and gone in Dave's tenure in the city, so he's kind of used to this.

He smirks.]

C'mon, man, I know I'm a fossil but you really don't recognize me? Ain't that just my luck.

[He gives the man a once over. Slowly checking through an internal list of possibilities. Stupid Ben Stiller glasses, dresses like an (older??) tool, still greatly resembles Dave or at least looks a lot like Dave's bro in the pictures he saw of the dude. Truthfully there wasn't much to ponder about once he lined up the facts.

It's just a matter of getting John to be serious.]

...Waaaaait a second. You're not Dave's grandpa are you??

Edited 2013-05-01 19:41 (UTC)

[Nailed it.]

What's that you say, sonny? You'll have to speak up, my hearing aid's on the fritz again. Hold on let me get you some ribbon candy.

Holy jegus you are old-! I don't even remember what ribbon candy is. We should get you to an elderly home stat. They could fix your hearing aide-[No he can't do this with a straight face. He is close to being overwhelmed with a fit of laughter.]-oh wait sorry.

HEY GRAMPS, CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW??

Sorry, Pipsqueak, Shady Pines is out of business. It's all up to you and Dirk to spoon feed me pudding in my infirm old age as I meander along the inexorable creep toward death. Maybe third time will actually be the charm, who knows--

Jesus! [He laughs.] THIS AIN'T NO GODDAMN VERIZON COMMERCIAL.

[Rose has conveniently also just arrived! (Though she's already gotten a little intel from the trove of Strilondes here.) This will be her tugging on the end of your hood with a black half-smirk.]

And so the universe--or at least, the entities who seem to control this place--has seen fit to bring us our fearless leader in these dark and troubled times.

Hello, John. It's good to see you.

[Due to living with a variety of consorts for the last three years, John immediately doesn't think much of the tugging at his hood till he hears that familiar feminine voice. A little more mature, but still very very very much-]

ROSE!!! [The boy spins around without care towards the nature of his wind-sock like hood and pulls the orange clad girl into a crushing hug. He stumbles over what to say for a moment, then gives up and spills it out in one mess.]

I've missed you so much!! What are you doing here? Boy I really don't want to get zapped away, again, the last time I saw you was in a dream bubble thing and it was only for a second-! Did you get smaller??

[She grunts in mild surprise when he picks her up. And also because he's like, crushing her. Jesus John when did you get muscles. And tall?]

No, you just got taller and I, regrettably, did not. [If Rose ever looks goofy, it's when she's with John, and after two years of not speaking with him she can't help if her smirk devolves into half of a stupid-looking grin.] I missed you too.

[Hammer arms. Ladies love the hammer arms. As for height? Jade remains taller so he hasn't noticed the difference too much till Rose came along.]

You better have missed me-[He'll give her one more good squeeze then put her down. A little sheepish at the after thought of how close he just put them, considering he'd only ever met Rose... twice in his life. Not counting now.]

-hey what was that talk about the fearless leader nonsense again? I thought I told you we were all friends! Oh-if you're hear is anyone else?? [Like Regular Dave, or Karkat, or other random trolls he never met. Wow is he making a stupid face right now, why can't he stop smiling?]

Learn to take a joke, John.

Hm. Well, I've spoken to Davesprite, and there's Dirk, it seems. There's also several other Striders and Lalondes, or so it seems. Davesprite told me that Jade was here, but I'm not sure about the trolls.

Hahaha sorry I guess I'm still sort of anxious.

[He laughs, shifting on the pads of his shoes.]

Who's Dirk? Another Strider?? Man sounds like its some big family reunion I stumbled into... Oops. But hey if Jade is here I won't be on lone Egbert island all by myself!

I saw Dave Sprite earlier too, actually and grandpa Dave.

Dirk is Dave's alternate universe Bro slash ectobiological child. If that makes sense.

[A pause where she is tempted to bury her face in her hands.] By 'grandpa Dave,' I'm assuming you mean Dave's post-scratch alternate universe self. Though I suppose you haven't been filled in on the concept of the post-scratch universe yet, have you?

[Promptly after which Rose launches into as simple an explanation of timeline shenanigans and the existence of the alphas as possible, which I am not going to write out because wow boring.]

So, yes.

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[Sup, John, is your body ready to meet a 50+ year old Rose? I hope so because here she is.]

Are you alright, John?

[Rose's Mom. Grandma. Maybe. No. She didn't look like Rose's mom. Or perhaps she did??]

... [These are dangerous waters. Is it easier to stay quiet and not offend?? John wasn't known for being polite and gentlemanly all the time, but there are some lessons his father made sure he didn't forget.]

I'm fine. Uhm...Ms. Lalonde?

[There's certainly a resemblance between them, mostly in the way they carry themselves and the blonde hair.

She stares at him for a few seconds, her expression aloof and unreadable. Then she smirks and her expression is pure Rose.]

It's Mrs. Lalonde, actually.

Wait-you're married?? Alright, I missed something.

Rose.

Right??

Only old and wrinkly now? [Yeah, those manners didn't last long. ]

[JOHN YOU COLOSSAL ASS]

[Wow, rude??? Boy, you're lucky she's not too sensitive about her age.]

It's a fairly recent development but yes, I'm married. I'm Rose Lalonde, wrinkles and all. John, how familiar are you with the scratched universe? The one that came after your session.

[If she ever missed John Egbert, in less than fifteen words he's managed to remove that feeling. ]

Well, congrats? Who's the lucky dude?

Yes... Extremely. [No. Not at all. He doesn't understand it one bit, but one explanation that flies over his head is enough for today.]

I just don't get it.

Edited 2013-05-01 22:34 (UTC)

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