RC Test Drive!

[rubycitymods]

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:

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


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


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


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


5. 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.


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


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

Scenarios

1. 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.


2. 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.


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


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

Have fun, guys!

Comments

[thornybeauty]

[A familiar dark haired demon starts a video right back to him. Meg? You bet, it's Meg. Looking waaaay too amused. Cockroach, she'd say welcome to the city, but well, nope.]

Crowley. I was wondering when the city would start getting desperate.

[A laugh passes her lips before she raises an eyebrow, still grinning. A shoulder is tugged up in a lazy shrug. Oh revenge is sweet. Just you wait right there for her, because she'll be there soon. But she's going to stroll there, enjoy her time.]

It was bound to start bringing roaches in at some point.

The Judge // OFF

[greetings_puppeteer]

[Well hello, Ruby City! There's a cat trotting around your fair city now, which wouldn't be so odd were it not for the unnerving grin on his face as he makes his way along. He doesn't seem to have any one set direction in mind, but there's no reason not to explore. This is all just one more facet to explore in the vast gemstone that is the universe, after all. What does it matter whose creation this one might happen to be?]


[OOC: Caution, rampant fourthwalling abounds with this fellow. Feel free to let me know if that's not all right, and I'll avoid it!]

[sugarsweet]

Oh, dearest. And you were never good at improv, were you?

[Her hands lift to touch his face, cupping his cheeks.]

Dearest Zacharie, how have you managed, in this place with no rules to keep its puppets safe? How have you stayed safe? Just obeying your puppeteer?

[She smiles. When isn't she smiling?]

I missed you! We could dance, if you'd like. Dream of better days, in this better place where the grass is green and the sky is so, so blue. Would you like that?

[alwaysgrumpy]

[Great. Who is this new yahoo supposed to be? Figures he'd end up strolling through the station when somebody new steps out. He hated introductions.]

We don't know each other well enough for you to call me "lovely", but thanks. I sure didn't summon anything. I didn't ask to be summoned here, either. Guess that makes you one of the new guys.

[greetings_puppeteer]

[Petting? How droll. Ah, but what is one to do? The cat responds with a rumbling purr, as is no doubt expected of him.]

Those of us graced with feline traits tend to improvise, my girl, but your concern is duly noted. How do you think this stage will suit you? No sugar here, I'm afraid, at least not the sort you're used to. I imagine things might turn a little bungled for you if your illustrious directer chooses to make this relocation something of the more permanent variety.

[acesover]

Speaking of, I heard of the little incident regarding him.

[ He laughs a bit, shamelessly. It's not even a fake laugh, he just gets amused when he thinks of the whole clusterfuck. ]

Never took you for the type who likes glasses, if I may say so myself.

Re: WHEEZES LOUDLY

[mynameiswhat]

[Oh look. This thing really does video live. Well that's handy. Hey, it's that vampire bat lady. Didn't he stab her once? Right. Well, this isn't quite the person he wanted to see first off in this weird ass place, but hey. He'll take it.]

Oh. You're here too?

[sugarsweet]

[Sucre peers at the boy, who glitches (in her eyes, anyway) in and out of existence, the edges of him never really solid.

It makes her dance backwards, bending in a way that looks uncomfortable, unpleasant, and she swings her hands forward, her tiny truffles dangling from her fingertips.

Still, her voice remains light. Playful.]

I don't think we should waste time on wordy introductions, unless you insist on knowing more. Why are you here?

[I'm trying not to focus on how scary you are.]

[justavideogame]

Safe enough, although my Puppeteer neglected to mention the lack of credits here. It seems they are trying to break my poor heart!

[he laughs. and stop insulting me Zacharie, if you wanted to know you should have looked at the FAQ.]

I'd like to think my ability to improv dances were at least at a passing grade. But luckily enough, we don't have to dream. The grass is green here, or at least out of this train station. I would like to dance with you again but maybe in a place where we don't have to worry about falling off track.

[and he kind of wants you out of here before the Batter showed up. that would end badly.]

[yousickgirl]

[the dream figment chuckles and it too is distorted. sorry Sucre, but as a nightmare, he kind of demands you focus on what makes him frightening.]

I don't know. She's not here so I don't know. Not her dream.

[Smile tips his head to the side, almost as unpleasant as the way Sucre was bending herself.]

Like to know more if you know more. Do you know yourself?

[sugarsweet]

[It's the first thing that makes her stumble - the concept that she'll be without the one thing that makes her sane - but she doesn't stumble for long, because that's too dark for her to truly focus on, and she doesn't want to think of it.]

Bright days, little kitty. My puppeteer knows what I need, and I trust he will help keep things shining, won't he? [She giggles.] What use is a puppet with her strings cut?

[all_onis_are_true]

*Hiroshi initially moves to greet the newcomer.

Then he sees what he looks like upon getting closer, mentally "nopes," and starts heading in the other direction. Ohhhh geez.*

[yousickgirl]

[sorry Hiroshi, Smile already spotted you and he'll be following right behind you.

like, close enough you can probably hear him chuckle before reaching out to grab your shoulder. if he manages to do so, Hiroshi will find Smile's grip is pretty strong. come on...stick around and say hi. this probably won't end badly at all.]

[sugarsweet]

Passing is not always succeeding, dearest Zacharie.

[Hearing a genuine laugh from him makes her giggle, and she drops her hands to her sides, skipping lightly around him, spinning slowly as she moves. She sighs happily, actually brushing against him, her fingers grazing his shoulder.]

Then show me the stage, my fellow puppet. Where are we dancing, if not here? In a place with a roof? Shining lights on the walls? A crackling fire, all the warmth of homes that we never had?

[all_onis_are_true]

*HRRK.

Ohhh no. Hiroshi didn't dodge goofy but homicidal blue monsters for lack of running ability. The moment he hears that chuckle, he just barely manages to maneuver away before booking it. Oh crap oh crap oh crap...*

[sugarsweet]

Not your dream either; it's too bright to be your darkness.

[She takes another step back, shoulders rolling, hips remaining jutted forth. It's almost as though she's bracing for impact, in some weird way.]

It isn't my purpose to know myself. That remains in the hands of my Puppeteer. He controls and gives me the tells. Do you? Is there any shining light left in you?

[focus on a bright thought, and maybe you'll see it tomorrow.]

[justavideogame]

[he hums for a minute, thinking.]

The top of a clock tower, high in the sky. The roofs of the houses or somewhere in the sea. There are hills that could come alive with our dancing with no need to dream of what we no longer have. This is no longer a video game but a place we can explore, off script with longer strings.

[and he could keep a better eye on you this time.]

What do you say, my dearest friend Sucre? Do those stages sound wonderful to you?

[yousickgirl]

[well that's alright. Hiroshi is free to run wherever he wants to go.

however the minute he stops, he'll hear a slightly distorted voice in his ear.]

Where are you going...?

[and Smile is standing right behind him. hi....]

[sugarsweet]

[She clasps her hands together, nearly bouncing in place at his descriptions.]

With you? Oh, Zacharie, yes. New stages in a new zone, one that doesn't sing of pain and madness.

[That smile is - for once - very nearly genuine, and the glassy sheen in her eyes seems a little less present than it was when they began talking.]

Show me. Please?

[yousickgirl]

[there's nothing coming. although you probably don't want to think about hurting him Sucre. nightmares only get worse the more you fight back.]

A funny puppet on strings. Ahahhah, I know myself. Smile. Look....

[and with that, Smile places two fingers in his mouth and forces his grin wider. it doesn't look like it hurts the dream figment at all but the effect is rather disturbing.]

kate argent. teen wolf. ota.

[licks]

[It's not exactly fun to wake up on a train when you were supposed to be dead. She's positive that's her fate. Positive that she felt her throat being ripped out. Positive that the sight of Allison watching her die would settle in her mind for whatever would settle for the rest of eternity.

Kate didn't really believe in Heaven - nor Hell, but something told her that this train ride was going to leave her with a new set of beliefs completely.

She exits the train and is really unsure what happened. This is out of her range of expertise completely and she's mostly just waiting for it to be over.]

[all_onis_are_true]

*He pauses to catch his breath, and freezes the moment he hears the voice. His mouth moves, as if trying to figure out what to say, but his voice isn't quite catching up. He looks over his shoulder, shivering.*

I...I had somewhere I forgot I had to be, I...

[betterthedevilyouknow]

[Hello Meg. Fancy meeting you here. Maybe this is fate, if he believes in such a thing. Which, he doesn't, so...]

Looks like it's been desperate enough to bring you here. I must be here to give it some class. [As if he has any idea what she's talking about. But if she keeps giving him clues like that, he'll piece it together.]

Better a roach than a whore. How are you, dear? [And more importantly, why aren't you terrified? That grin can mean only trouble. That squint on his face is him trying to figure you out right now. You're never happy to see him.]

[koujackass]

[ It wasn't long since Koujaku got out of the train: for at least 10 minutes he has been staying nearby, checking his surrounding and trying to find at least one living soul to get any kind of leads on what he had to do to go back home. He could say it has been quite a while since the last time he rode such a old-fashioned vehicle, since these kind of trains aren't common anymore in the island.

While the young adult did want to investigate farther past the train station zone, he decided to let Beni fly off and take a quick look around the city. It sure was a little troublesome, but it was probably the wisest choice for now. All he could do for now is expecting to find someone nearby and check around.

That's when he hears steps coming from the entrance, and as quick as he heard them, he glances at the direction of the new figure walking down the stairs. It surely is not the best sight ever since he got there, and that ticks him off already. ]

Oi!

[ Trying to call for Noiz's attention, he talks in a higher tone and approaches him. Ah, from all people it really had to be that brat. If he's here, Koujaku sure is begging for someone like Aoba to be there as soon as well.

It's quite visible through his expression how displeased he is already. He couldn't trust someone like that guy. Maybe it's even his fault he's there. ]

Didn't we get out of Aoba's house just some minutes ago? What kind of joke is this? Is this one of your tricks?

[justavideogame]

Ahahah. Well then, shall we?

[and he'll hold out his hand to her. Zacharie couldn't transport two people - that wasn't want it was for - but he could still lead. a tour.

give him a second to switch masks. Sucre was the only one he'd do this in front of because he didn't worry. she knew what was under his masks, the only one to know.]