rubycity_ooc | Time for another test drive!

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Time for another test drive!

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 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.

Inclement 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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1. [Heart comes barreling out of the train at a--uh, well, it is kind of a sprint, but it's actually more like a fall. He gets several yards out of the train, however, before he pulls to a dead stop.

This--

It--

What?!

Being a ~~Big Jaw~~ tyrannosaurus, Heart has never seen a building before. Or a chair. Or a train. Or concrete. Or--

Oh dear. He might need some help.]

4. ['Prey' is not a food readily available here in Ruby City. Neither are those little red berries. Solution: Burger meat. Lots of it. Heart comes to the Black Stallion every day to down several orders of raw and cooked hamburgers, which he eats straight off the plate with his face. However, he's still waiting on his order. Some company might be appreciated.]

Edited 2013-08-28 01:01 (UTC)

_{[Maurice has seen quite a few strange and wonderful things in his short life.]

[None of those things are a dinosaur.]

[The young vampire sits only two seats down from Heart, an untouched beer at his elbow. He hasn't been able to take his eyes off the Big Jaw since he came in. Dot. Dot. Dot.]}

A. Train Station

[A girl in a school uniform can be seen lingering about the train station. Dead-eyed, she wears a smile on her face, seemingly undisturbed-- or even moved, by this unexpected arrival. Holding the pocket watch in her right hand, she glances at it for no more than a second, before sliding it into her pocket. She has no intent on figuring out its purpose, or using it, for that matter.

It appears she's spotted someone, and approaches them, pacing herself slowly.]

[OOC: Any of the above scenes are fine, for anyone checking out the game. If you're already in the game, we can totally take it to the IC community!]

[...Heart feels eyes on him.

He's felt them on him for a while, but he was too distracted by things like 'ordering'--what a weird experience! You just ask for food and someone brings it to you!--and thinking about how much he's looking forward dinner to really look into that.

But now he's bored and the food still hasn't come, so he slowly and carefully looks around the bar, trying really hard to look casual about it.

It's kind of impossible to be subtle when you're a dinosaur, though.

Fortunately, it doesn't take a whole lot of effort to find Maurice, since he's right next to him. Heart doesn't know what to do once he's found him, though, except stare right back.

So he does.]

....

[...this guy smells really gross.]

_{[Maurice.]

[Don't you do it. Don't you open your stupid mouth.]

[Don't you ask him.]}

Are you a real dinosaur?

_{[Oh, for fuck's sake.]}

[.......

You did it, Maurice. You asked the dumb question.

Fortunately for you....]

I've been told I am!

[....Heart actually looks... really happy about this.]

A

[There's a somewhat tall, scrawny woman in the train station who is pacing back and forth. She looks like she's looking for someone. Her gaze checks every face she sees but usually she just turns her back on them in favor of moving on. Maybe you can stop her to see who she's looking for or maybe not. That glare kind of looks menacing...]

B

[Ymir often frequents the Black Stallion if only for the fact that she believes that she might get information. After all, people seem to talk more once they're drunk...]

_{[Heart's enthusiasm only fuels the fire.]}

THAT'S SO COOL.

_{[He was talking to a real live dinosaur! That knew English!]

[But dinosaur!]}

#1 - Just walked in
[Stepping off the train, Joan simply stands outside of it's doors in a blind daze. A moment later and she turns on her heels to blink widely in surprise at the train doors behind her.

When had she gotten on the train in the first place? Remembering was difficult and even picking out the details of the train ride was sketchy at best.

Pressing a hand against her forehead, her brow creases in concentration. What had been the last thing she recalled? Escaping with the other Joan? The fire? Yes, that was it, the fire. But then...

How was she even alive?]

#5 - Been here all day/Inclement weather
[One could say for Joan's thirst for the written word was to make up for her original's lack of literacy. Not that Joan herself thought of it in such a manner. She simply enjoy whatever she could get her hands on and took great pleasure in long days at the library.

Like today. It's absolutely pouring outside and with a comfortable corner to herself, Joan isn't exactly encouraged to go outside just yet. Folks will find her at varying times browsing the shelves or near the front of the library, maybe even contemplating a dash outside.]

[OOC: Also if you've got a scenario in mind, feel free to tag and set it up. I haven't played Joan in a bit and I'm happy to run with whatever.]

Edited 2013-08-28 02:07 (UTC)

3) The Clock Tower -
[Cloud grunts as he stumbles backwards, clutching the frame of the doorway just in time to stop himself from falling over the railing behind him. His other hand held his side. It wasn't a bad hit, but he was caught off guard and blood was beginning to soak his shirt. He grimaces, pushing away the pain. He can't let himself get distracted by it.]

No. Not going to die here.

[He rushes back inside the tower, scooping up his fallen sword. He has too much to protect here, too much to protect back home, this WON'T be his final resting place.]

4) The Black Stallion Saloon -
[It wasn't 7th Heaven, but it'd have to do. Cloud had only just arrived when he heard word of who was manning the bar at the Saloon. If Tifa really was here, maybe she'd have some answers for him, or at least a lead on work. Lots of people were looking to hire ex-SOLDIER mercenaries back home after all.

Whether or not she is there when he arrives remains to be seen. Maybe he will run into some other denizens of the city first.]

Wild Card: Or anything else

Train Station

[She stumbles unceremoniously out of the train with a cry, clutching at her broken leg. Carol has to drag herself over to the nearest bench, finding the watch as she goes. She gives it a good once over, the scientist in her wondering how it works before she activates the video function to communicate with the city at large.]

I am... Lieutenant Carol Marcus of the USS Enterprise. Can anyone hear me?

Le Cafe Anglais - Inclement weather

[Someone had set her up with a cast and crutches, incredibly inconvenient for a woman who was used to the advanced medical technology of the Federation but it would do.

When it had started raining, Carol had immediately made for the nearest building and gone inside rather than letting the slick streets send her sprawling and possibly risking another broken bone.]

I. Clocktower
[When observing a new environment, it only makes sense to seek out the highest point. This is the logic that has driven Rin to the top of the clocktower, her expression serious as she studies the city with a critical eye. Bathed in the light of the setting sun, it's a situation reminiscent of one she had experienced not even two months ago—except this time, the conclusion she has drawn is the exact opposite. This is, without a doubt, reality.]

[Then, what was she doing here? Had the Moon Cell screwed up her exit? This is her real body—her blond hair is proof enough of that—so how...]

II. Cathedral
[Rin's visit to the cathedral is more whim than anything. This obviously isn't the Moon Cell, but the building is so large and attention-grabbing that it seems like a reasonable spot to place some kind of assistance.]

[It certainly isn't with an attitude of reverence that she shoves open the door and steps inside. Lingering in the doorway, her piercing gaze glances this way and that, one hand on her hip and her foot tapping faintly against the floor.]

III. Library
[Rin has amassed...quite a stack of books. However, she is also going through them remarkably quickly. That is to say, she is getting fed up with each one of them remarkably quickly, scoffing irritably and all but tossing them into the "finished" stack, one after another.]

[ A: Just around the city. There's a sorceress in a mourning dress moving about the city, placing her hand upon certain markers here and there, feeling the magic and energy of this city, and then leaving a trace of magic with each fingerprint before she moves upon the next. She can be found looking dull while walking, or slightly curious/confused as she taps into the analysis of the magic of this place. ]

[ B: Drinking tea. Second form. She's got PINK HAIR! And is in a considerably better mood. If you're passing by her as she sits outside the cafe, she'll ask-- ] You, over there. What are these things? [ A small packet of no-calorie sweetener levitates by her. WHAT IS THIS ARTIFICIAL THING. IS IT DRUGS?? ]

Edited 2013-08-28 04:35 (UTC)

OOC: Feldt can come in two different flavors. Younger and Older. Younger is this journal, just post season 2, but before the movie. Older is during/post movie. I haven't made up my mind yet. Please let me know older or younger if you tag! Older Feldt comments will come from

friendswithharos

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[So it looks like there's another pink haired girl wandering around the city. She hasn't gone far from the train station and she looks confused as all get out.

She's not used to being on Earth without the other members of Celestial Being around her. Heck, she's not used to being alone like this period. Its confusing and she's scared, but she's good at hiding it. For now, she's just going to calmly walk around and see if she can find someone who might know if her friends are here.]

1. Train Station
[ Ayaka inwardly hates that she's been waiting here all day, watching the train pull in and out of the station, passengers departing from the train in a near-constant flow of new arrivals, but she doesn't really have anything better to do since ending up here herself in the city weeks ago. It's in her best interests to assume this post though, and as much as she dislikes the role she's willingly taken on by sitting around the platform on the provided benches, she still hopes for the best outcome. After all, if people can be brought here from varying points in their own timelines, maybe she will see Saber. She doesn't even hope for him to be from a point before she surrendered him to Sancraid, as long as she can be certain he's alive. Even him being from sometime during the fourth war, when he was Manaka's Servant still, would be fine with her. She just wants to see him.

And that's why she's a little pissed off with herself.

Missing a Servant she never wanted in the first place is ridiculous. Missing him so much that she'll spend entire days just waiting for him is even more ridiculous. One will have to excuse Ayaka for actually looking as ridiculously annoyed as she really is. It's not personal, really! ]

2. Le Cafe Anglais
[ The sudden downpour is both unwelcome and unexpected, but thankfully, the nearby café serves as suitable shelter Ayaka can run for before it gets too bad. The warmth of being indoors and the smell of tea is comforting to her, so she sighs in relief as she takes a seat and takes off her coat. ]

3. Your Choice!
( OOC ; Any scenario and location is perfectly fine by me! )

I. Train station:

[Once he's arrived, Nelius' first act is to lean down, touching his hand to the ground. There's a faint rumble from the earth, and an even fainter trembling, and he frowns, drawing his hand back sharply. The earth here is fundamentally different, lacking the presence he usually feels running through it, and his own power is different in response--he doesn't know if he can control it in a place like this, and it alarms him. His hand curls into a fist, as if defensively.

Instead of trying to explore, or leaving the station, Nelius seats himself, leaning back against the wall. He sets his hand against the ground again. He tries again, more carefully this time, sending out the barest amount of energy. He seems to be doing nothing, but his awareness spreads through the earth and out into the city, mapping it street by street and building by building.

To the untrained eye, it looks as if he's sitting still, unresponsive, his eyes half-closed and his legs curled up beneath him.]

II. Throughout the city and at the Clocktower:

[They're shades. They might appear anywhere, difficult to catch sight of but nonetheless definite entities: like shadows that have shape, or smoke that has purpose. They can slip into a building through the smallest crack, and once present, they drift through any space they find themselves in, as if exploring.

When spied, they seem to realize it, and they retreat, traveling back toward their master--if touched, hands go through them, but it's possible to trace them to their source...

Who is Nelius, of course, waiting on the top of the Clocktower.]

III. The Coffee Joint:

[Nelius has been out in the rain all day, getting rained on, as one might expect. One might also expect that he would take shelter, considering the fact that there is no shortage of places to do so, but he doesn't seem to mind the water. It has saturated his hair and headscarf and drips from his nose and the ends of his sleeves. He's sodden.

Yet when he goes inside the Coffee Joint, it's more out of curiosity than a desire to get dry. He enters hesitantly, then seats himself. He either doesn't understand the concept of an eating establishment or doesn't want anything, because he sits still, folding his hands on the table before him, carefully eying any others present as he drips all over everything.]

((OOC: I'd like to tag this, but first I need to ask whether you're okay with having her read your character's mind. Her permission post has more details if you'd like.))

Train station.
[ Ageha practically flies out of the train, hand by the top of the door helping her to swing on top of it. She's never seen anything like it, and she's got no idea how she got on it in the first place, but now that it's stopped, she prepares herself to inspect its outsides. She's already explored the inside, so that's what's left. ]

Wooow!

Coffee Joint.
[ Coffee smells funny, she's decided. And tastes weird. She spits it out rather loudly after her first big swig. ]

Ewwww, what's this?!

[ He just gives her a long, sceptical look. ]

I did say you might not like it. Not everyone does. There's stuff over there [ he waves a sleeve in he direction of the counter ] that you can try adding into it.

[ Chouza on the other hand likes his coffee black. The blacker the better. ]

[ Way to startle a guy who is looking for his daughter that's run off to Kami knows where.

He takes a few steps back, stares up in shocked silence, and then.... ]

What. The. Hell?

((any scenario is a go, if you're in the game and want to tag with him we can thread in the IC comms, just shoot me a message or comment.))

[ Chouza has always liked books himself, and he goes to the library at least three times a week, sometimes more. Today he's stuck inside it (not that he hates it or not that he dislikes rain) and is just returning a book to the shelf, seeing as he's finished reading it. Seems it was supposed to be standing somewhere close to where she's browsing books. ]

[It isn't odd for Claudia to stop by the train station on days when new arrivals usually turn up, though she generally doesn't stay too long, instead checking in at regular intervals. It's because of this that she takes note of Ayaka. More specifically, she takes note of the fact that she has been there every time she is, seated on one of the benches.]

[In truth, Claudia finds it a little concerning. There isn't anything wrong with being there for new arrivals, but she hopes that this girl has at least taken breaks to get something to eat. Looking after oneself is important, too.]

[So. She approaches, careful when she bends forward slightly to address Ayaka.]

Hello. Would you mind if I sit here?

[[ooc: She's welcome to! He doesn't have a resistance to anything like that.]]

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Time for another test drive!

Heart | You Are Umasou

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Anthy Himemiya | Revolutionary Girl Utena

Chie Satonaka

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Ymir | Shingeki no Kyojin

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Joan of Arc | Afterschool Charisma

Cloud Strife | Final Fantasy 7

Carol Marcus || Star Trek Into Darkness (spoilers in case you haven't see it?)

Rin Tousaka (Fate/Extra)

Elluka Clockworker | Evillious Chronicles

Feldt Grace || Gundam 00

Ayaka Sajyou ( FATE/PROTOTYPE )

Nelius | Sorcerer OC

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Habaki Ageha | Itsuwaribito Utsuho

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Habaki Chouza | Itsuwaribito Utsuho

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