rubycity_ooc | [MEME] Let's Talk RC (CR Testdrive)

I don't really have a fitting picture for this.

G'day, Ruby City! It's time for a meme for both testdrivers and denizens.

Been itching to test out some CR but haven't had the posts to do it? Thinking of apping a character but not sure they'll fit in the city walls?

Have no fear, a meme for you is here.

Directions:

Post with your character with their name and canon on top!

Choose a location and prompt or wait for someone else to tag.

If you'd like, leave contact info for people to get in contact for plotting and other such shenans.

Tag around! Make friends. Don't be afraid to chat OOC while tagging.

Locations:

Train Station: New arrival, or waiting to welcome people? Either way, the train comes in, but you still can't ride it out.

Cathedral: Looking for redemption? Just doing a little sight-seeing? Or just getting a little shelter?

The Clocktower: You can see the whole city from here!

The Black Stallion Saloon: You were told the burgers were great here-- but maybe you just came for the beer.

The Library: You came to do a little research, but it looks like all of the information's just out of your reach. Though, you can always find a way to pass the time here.

The Coffee Joint: Run by James Potter and Lukas, a lovely place to have a chat and a bite to eat.

Le Cafe Anglais: A Parisian-British fusion that's as charming as it sounds and serves the best tea around.

Scenarios

Just walked in: You intended to get here, and you made your way in; but now someone's caught your eye and you'd like to have a chat.

Been here all day: You've been sitting around minding the time. Maybe you didn't notice them at first or maybe you were just working up the courage to talk-- either way, they know you're here and you know it too.

Inclimate weather: You're here because you've gotten rained in. This wasn't your choice, but at least it's dry-- right?

Wild card: Got something better in mind? Well screw these prompts, try it out yourself!

Have fun, guys!

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[Diarmuid is stunned into silence for several long moments by her words. Of course he knows how the basics of her legend go, but none of what he knows mentions anything about her blaming herself for everything so strongly.]

Of course I don't understand! I am not you. I was not there, but how pray tell, does giving up and erasing yourself from existence fix anything? You focus only on the bad things that happened and the mistakes you made. Yes, you hurt people. Yes, you made mistakes. We all do, but if we all wished to erase things instead of fixing them there would be nothing left to fix!

[He pauses here to pace a few steps away from her in frustration before turning back.]

You did good things as well. If you had not you would not be a hero. You would be a villain and history would not remember you as the pinnacle of what a knight should be. If you think you fall short of that pinnacle, then keep trying to fix what you feel is wrong, don't just walk away and give up! No one is perfect. No one has to be perfect. Not even the King of Knights. Everyone knows that.

Everyone but you it seems...

[Saber stays quiet while he speaks, listening as patiently as she can-- even as her knuckles turn white from clenching her fists in just as much frustration.

She wants him to be right. She wants to believe he's right, that she's not as horrendous as she believes. But it's not happening.

When she speaks, it's without the earlier conviction; she seems almost as small as her stature.]

...I accepted that as king I was not to be human. I was supposed to be more. I did as I believed was right and still couldn't... be enough. So forgive me if the King of Knights can barely believe she deserves to be king at all.

[Diarmuid sighs, falling quiet for several moments before crossing back to stand in front of her, calm acceptance in his eyes as he meets hers.]

It's not me you have to ask for forgiveness, Saber. It's yourself. You set an unreasonably high goal for yourself and as so often happens, you failed to meet that goal. Now you have two choices. You can accept that you made a mistake, set a new goal and begin moving forward again or you can wallow forever in your pain and continue to fall farther and father away from what you wanted to be for your people and for yourself.

[He's not a miracle worker; she can't suddenly reverse her view on these things and be better. However, she can accept the truth in his words. Diarmuid may be no miracle worker, but he is right.

The sad smile on her face conveys this, though she says little about it.]

How can a knight be so much wiser than a king? You look little older than I am, Diarmuid. What is it that tells you this-- to keep moving forward?

[Diarmuid shakes his head, smiling a little shyly.]

I am not that wise, Saber. I have just as many faults and doubts as anyone else does. However, for as long as I can remember, my father always told me all that I needed to succeed was the will to keep going forward. As long as I never gave up, I would eventually reach my goal and become what I wanted to be. Sometimes, I have moved forward toward those things quickly and sometimes I have moved farther away from them, but if I give up there is no way I will ever reach them.

[He gives her a determined look.]

These are things I really want. Things that make my existence have meaning. These things...they have changed over time, but they are still there. Still waiting for me. And they will always be there waiting as long as I don't give up my fight. If they will always wait how can I do anything else but always fight for them?

Your father was a good man, then.

[She believes him, she does, it's simply difficult to apply them to her life. It's hard to listen. But maybe, maybe, the King of Knights wasn't always correct.

She swallows, casts her gaze to the ground for a moment, and then looks his way again.]

You have my word, Diarmuid. I will try to follow this-- I will try.

I trust you, as knight and comrade.

[If Diarmuid could know her thoughts, he would ask Saber why one who seems to doubt so much about herself would not also doubt if she might be wrong sometimes. But since he can't know her thoughts it is good she is at least considering the possibility herself now.]

All I ever ask of anyone is to try, Saber. Even if you can only try a little at a time, try. Small steps forward are just as important--if not more so--than large ones.

[He bows his head, honored at her trust in him and hoping it is not misplaced, but he does not speak of his doubts of himself here. This is a time for her, not him.]

Thank you. To hear you say that means a great deal to me.

You've done nothing to earn any distrust from me. [Though, she isn't sure she can say the same of herself. Kiritsugu's choices may not have been under her control, but she still feels regret.

Turning her face, she seems almost embarrassed suddenly.]

Forgive me. I've become rather distracted, it seems. I didn't mean to derail our conversation.

And you have done nothing to earn my distrust. I greatly look forward to working with you again.

[Diarmuid shakes his head dismissively at her concerns.]

Please don't worry so much, Saber. I enjoy talking with you. No matter the subject. Now that we are both here for the foreseeable future, I hope we will have the chance to have many more talks.

[It really won't matter about what. He just truly enjoys talking to someone who understands him and what is important to him.]

That, at least, I can oblige. I doubt the city will let either of us free any time soon.

[She seems almost amused by the prospect.]

You will always find eager conversation as well as eager competition in me, Lancer.

That I am glad to hear, Saber.

[Diarmuid smiles widely at her before shifting the topic back to the city.]

All that you have told me is a lot to take in. I likely will explore more tonight, but for now do you think you could direct me toward someplace in the city where it might be okay for me to stay? I would like to find a place where I can sort through some of my thoughts and what I have learned before I continue moving forward.

[MEME] Let's Talk RC (CR Testdrive)

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