RC Test Drive!

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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

vernon boyd | teen wolf

[unused]

ᴏɴᴇ ; ᴛʀᴀɪɴsᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ

[ Even if Boyd doesn't really care about much anything anymore, this is a little concerning. A train he didn't remember, and destination he didn't know. It would upset anyone - but Boyd meets it with an idle sort of acceptance, relatively calm when he steps off the train. He doesn't know where he is, but, you know.

Any place is better than Beacon Hills. But no place is good when your best friend is dead. ]

u g h my heart

[algidity]

[Isaac has been hovering around the station since the firs familiar face arrived. Even if he did keep as much distance as he possibly could between him and that train because, holy crap what if a giant ugly space monster hopped off it? Okay, reading too many comics and watching too much Syfy aside... When Boyd steps off the train, Isaac stands up from the bench he was perched on.]

Boyd?

[Is that really him? He's okay? Alive and well??? Like Erica!]

kokoro goes no no

[unused]

[ And here comes, maybe, the one person Boyd might be the slightest bit happy to see. He meets Isaac with a firm nod, the faintest bits of a smile playing on his features. Happiness hasn't really been the same for awhile - it been an unreachable, unfathomable dream - but there's definitely reassurance in seeing his pack mate if nothing else. ]

Isaac. Yeah, it's me.

FFFF I just made the most unattractive noise ty

[algidity]

[The teenager steps even closer now that his suspicions are confirmed. A smile finds its way onto his lips, as blue eyes scan him for injuries. He doesn't smell like blood, so he must be from a different point than Erica was. Isaac blinks slowly and tilts his head to the side in a curious gesture. All he can think of is how scared Erica was for Boyd when she first got to the city.]

Erica's gonna be glad to see you.

LMFAO DROP THE BOMB EARLY ON ISAAC

[unused]

-- Erica.

[ The name's a hiss on his lips. It's a name he's been missing, living without, obsessing over. A name that - hurts, no doubt, and Boyd's eyebrows knit together once he says it. Yeah, he'd be pretty damn pleased to see Erica, too. And also unicorns and dragons and leprechauns.

But it's not going to happen. Boyd shakes his head, looking to something off on the side to distract from the expanding hole in his chest. ]

Man, what are you doing to me? Don't say that.

HE DOESN'T KNOW. HE'S FROM POST S2 PRE S3 HE DOESN'T KNOW SOBS RUIN HIS LIFE BOYD DO IT

[algidity]

[Ruin his life, do it, because Isaac/Misery is everyone's otp.

He quirks an arched brow, because what are you talking about Boyd? Why can't he say that? It's the truth? Idly he shoves his hands in his pockets, he's excited to see Boyd, that's no lie, but he doesn't exactly know how to read the guy yet.]

What? What do you mean?

[He smiles, trying to find some form of humour in what the other is saying. Is he joking with him? Boyd water u doin'?]

HE WILL AFTER HE STOPS SOBBING INTERNALLY

[unused]

Don't bullshit me. You know what happened.

[ By now he's reached the pissed off point - where he can't believe Isaac would be saying something like this with a damn smile on his lips. He knew what her death did to Boyd - what it did to both of them and their pack - and they had made the silent decision to not talk about it, because it was too hard, too painful. And yet, here he is, bringing it up like it's the most nonchalant thing ever.

He just shakes his head. Man, the only reason Boyd isn't beating him up right now is because he likes Isaac. ]

Isaac, that's so messed up.

pls dont punch isaac

[algidity]

[Isaac doesn't know what happened, well other than her getting to the city injured, but how can he know about that? The smile falls from his face immediately at Boyd's words and baby blues scan his face as if there's some unwritten How To Boyd Manual written on it.]

It wasn't that big of a deal.

[Probably not the right thing to say, but really, getting shot in the leg with an arrow wasn't that bad, and she's okay and happy now. Actually she woke him up this morning by poking his face and making fun of.... guy problems that made him want to die on the inside. The hour long shower of avoidance was necessary. So what if Scott and Lydia needed showers, they could wait.]

I mean, we were all a little freaked out at first.

just u wait bud it's coming

[unused]

It wasn't a big deal?

[ Well, if he wasn't mad then he definitely is now. He doesn't know what to say - or what to do, really - because this isn't like Isaac and something is horribly wrong, but he's also biting back the inner wolf from coming out. You don't say shit about Erica to Boyd and expect to come out unscathed. ]

What the hell's the matter with you?

[ His fists are all clenched up - head tilted up to the sky to seek some sort of soothing - some sort of godly presence to not put this guy in his place. He's just breathing for a moment, shaking his head, eyes closed with impossible patience. ]

What about it isn't a fucking big deal? I can't believe I'm hearing this bullshit from you, Isaac.

[hypercompetent]

[ HEY BUDDY LET'S BE FRIENDS

So, the best thing about living next to the train station is you get a constant stream of new arrivals, and it's easy enough to see people from the window. So, Stiles spotting a familiar face gets him falling out of bed and scrambling towards the station.

You can't even escape Stiles in creepy plaguecity, can you. He's waving his arms around, trying to get his attention. ]

Boyd!

[unused]

[ i only have one friend ]

Stiles.

[ That's all he's getting - no head bob or smile or anything else that might seem normal. Sorry, but he's not exactly jumping out of his pants excited to see him. Sure it's - maybe it's a good thing to know he's not crazy or alone, but having Stiles as company? Not exactly heartwarming. Hands fall into his pockets, while he looks around, wondering where to wander off to next, sans the human. ]

[hypercompetent]

[ man downer ]

Whoa man, don't freak out or anything, I know it's scary being kidnapped. [ Maybe his deadpan will get Boyd to laugh. Maybe? why won't you like him. ]

It's good to see you, dude, you look less...[ ....half dead in a bathtub ] uh, suicidey than the last time I saw you.

[ awkward silence in three, two... ]

So, uh, welcome to Ruby City!

[unused]

Thanks.

[ Sorry do you want something more from him??? okok. ]

Ruby City.

[ That's pretty much all he has to say to you, sorry Stiles. He gives him a look then - thanks, you actually were useful for a second - before he nods off and starts walking away. Hoping that maybe, if there's a Lord Jesus, he will make Stiles not follow him. ]

[hypercompetent]

[...............................

Stiles is left standing there like an idiot with his mouth open. So rude. But hey, he's been here for a while and he knows the ropes, thank you, so Stiles is going to chase right after him, following him down the path. ]

Hey, wait! Dude, like, everyone's here and if you go wandering around you could get... [ well there's no real harm that could come to him right this second, is there. ] ...well, I mean. We all live together! Because we've all been here for like, ever.

[unused]

[ there is no jesus, boyd has proof ok

Boyd rolls his eyes - which Stiles may or may not see, and keeps walking. Despite not knowing where he is or where he's going, he walks like he owns the place. Mainly because of the lack of care he has for wherever his feet take him, but also because he wants to get rid of Stiles like way bad.

What he's saying is kind of interesting though, so Boyd turns to face the other a bit, peeking at him from the corner of his eyes. ]

I'm not living with you. [ srsly bro kinda gay ] Who's "everyone"?

[hypercompetent]

[ He's so not discouraged by your eyerolling, Boyd! Don't worry, Stiles is that great of a friend. He walks fast to keep up with Boyd and does finally rock backwards, jerking his thumb back towards the train station. ]

It's not j--it's Derek, me, Scott, Isaac, Lydia... [ He draws his mouth into a line for a second, unsure about letting the last name go but doing it anyway, and it's undeniable that his tone softens. ] and Erica, too.

[unused]

[ That promptly gets him to stop in his tracks and Stiles, if you were looking for a glare that can kill, here it is. Bringing up Erica is a low blow beneath the belt, and Boyd assumes he's doing it to get him to pay attention. He's not going to - he doesn't care about all the stupid things Stiles wants to say and bringing up Erica makes Boyd want to listen to him less.

After glaring at him for a good second longer, Boyd turns on his heels and starts walking again. ]

oh hot damn

[shook_it_off]

[Some places might be kinda good... Like places where she's not dead after all, maybe?

Erica's not usually much in the habit of just hanging out around the station, but today there's a bizarre kind of pull from the area after the train departs. Having opted to indulge the whim, she comes sauntering into the area a few minutes later, munching idly on an apple.

When she turns the corner and her eyes fall on an impossibly-familiar figure, they widen immediately. The apple falls forgotten to the ground as the blonde breaks into a run without a moment's thought, shouting delightedly.]

Boyd!!

[Prepare to get hug-tackled, big guy. Man oh man, is she ever glad to see you.]

sounds only dogs can hear tbh

[unused]

[ It's kind of a wave of emotions - understandably enough. He sees her, but not really, because there's no way she's here, no way, he saw her die, saw her corpse, he knew she was gone. So it was decidedly a hallucination - a horrible haunting that he's gotten at least sort of used to in the time she's been gone. He greets her with a seldom smile, nodding his head the faintest bit, before she launches herself at him.

And this is a very real body in his hands - there's a person here that may or may not be Erica, and Boyd... has no clue what to do, to be honest. Does he hug her? Risk getting his hopes up, when he knows such a painful truth? It's impossible, but - she smells like Erica, looks like her, and everything is just so... familiar. So Erica.

Ultimately the idea that it might be her is enough. Boyd catches her easily, wraps his arms around her, a hand darting to the back of her neck so he can hug her closer. ]

Erica.

packfeelssquealing forever

[shook_it_off]

[Feeling Boyd's hand in her hair, Erica mirrors the motion with one of her own at the base of his skull, pressing him close as she buries her face against his neck. Happy tears don't even hesitate before they spill over, and she gives a shaky laugh as she runs a damp cheek affectionately against her packmate's jaw.]

I was so worried... When I got away, and woke up here without you, I... I mean, I wanted to go back for you, but I... I just...

[Words fail her, dissolving into shaky breaths, because how do you even phrase feelings like those? Her other arm tucked up against his side to grip at the back of his shoulder, she tries to force herself to settle, reassured by the reality of Boyd's presence. He's here. He's safe. She can finally feel whole again.]

God damn, have I missed you.

akjdhksajahd i'm emotionally compromised omg

[unused]

[ He can't really do much else other than hug her, tightly, like he never plans to let her go. He's missed her - so, so unbearably badly, this just feels like a dream he never wants to wake up from. He's not crying, but he definitely feels like the entire world has been lifted off his shoulders. For the first time in a long time, he smiles. ]

The hell are you talking about? [ He laughs because he thinks she's joking - but no, what is she actually talking about? Erica is a lot of things, and she's definitely one to poke fun at something later, but death isn't one of them, Boyd thinks. Something's up. He urges her off a little bit so he can look down at her, hands falling on either of her cheeks, thumbs darting out to wipe her tears away.

He just has to make sure this is Erica. No bullshit. ]

Erica - you mean with the Argents? 'Cause that was awhile ago. A long while ago.

yeeeaaah they'll do that to you

[shook_it_off]

Not that long...

[She blinks up at him, smiling as both of her hands move to rest lightly on his strong wrists.]

I mean... It's not even been two months since I got here.

[A confused frown creases her features as Erica tilts her head in confusion. Two months can seem like a long time, sure, but... He's acting like it's been so much longer.]

...Boyd, what happened to you?

[It must have been after she was taken here-- The Argents wouldn't have kept him there alone for no reason, and her mind races with a myriad of possible scenarios. Had the torture gotten worse? Had they told him some kind of lies, about the pack--About her?]

You know I didn't leave you on purpose, right? I would never leave you behind like that if I had a choice. Never.

weeps pathetically

[unused]

Of course I know that, dumbass.

[ He offers a fond smile, thumbs running over her cheeks affectionately. He never doubted her, never would. Partly because he knows they get out of that squeeze - but then there's the memory that they won't make it through everything, and he frowns, leaning forward to kiss her forehead.

He - guesses it might make sense, if she didn't remember her death. Maybe from trauma, or something? Maybe maybe. But - it might be better if she doesn't know, because she'll have a chance at happiness, especially since she's very much alive right now. Somehow. That, and, Boyd's just not sure he can find the words to tell her. Do they make a Hallmark cards for this? "Sorry you died, but hey, you're alive now so that's great"? ]

You don't - remember the bank, do you? With the Alphas.

shut up and get in my game already <3

[shook_it_off]

[Warm lips on her forehead cause the blonde to smile again, damp lashes brushing the tips of Boyd's thumbs as her eyes fall closed. It's only when he speaks again that she opens them once more to look up at him, and his query prompts a return of the same confused look from before.]

Bank...

[She shakes her head once, slowly, the movement kept slight to keep from discouraging her packmate's touch. After how badly she's been missing him, and with as concerned as he seems, the last thing she wants is for him to pull away now.]

The last thing I remember was being in the basement with you. They brought Stiles and took him away again after that asshole was done beating the crap out of him, but after that... I guess I must have passed out.

[She gives a small shrug, though it's more of a helpless gesture than a dismissive one.]

I woke up on that train, and... Well, then I was here. What bank are you thinking of?

kjashd HOPEFULLY SOBS <3

[unused]

The one in Beacon Hills. You know, the one that's been closed.

[ There's definitely some feeling that hits him when he realizes she doesn't know her fate - but whether it's good or bad is beyond Boyd. Is he supposed to be happy that she's alive - as if she was never dead? Or is he supposed to upset that he has to live with the burden of knowing now? Does he keep his mouth shut, or does he tell her? ]

It's - don't worry about it. I'll tell you later.

[ Because - right now, he's only enjoying her existence once again, feeling like she never left, even if he has months of loneliness to defend it. She's here and the thought in itself brings a smile to his face because it's like his prayers have all been answered. She's - alive, and still just a beautiful and wonderful as Boyd remembers. He smiles, hands moving to hold her shoulders, before he tugs her in for another hug. ]

I missed you, too.