rubycity_ooc | Let's take this for a spin

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!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[Much as he likes to see people with spirit, this is perhaps a bit too friendly for his tastes. He's hesitant, but eventually settles next to him. Up close, the scent was more intense. A metallic scent with a touch of lubricant. Was he carrying a gun on him?]

Snappy dressin', by the way.

Why, thank you.

[He pulls up his lapels proudly. He was a material man at heart and he would neither admit nor deny that for all his philosophies of the battlefield beyond.]

The most critical moments of a man's life comes when he least expects it. If nothing else, I would still like to dress up for them.

So, are you one of the livin' or dead?

[His smile widens a little. This is made certain that Inugami sees it. It softens as he pulls down the sleeve of his right arm and checks for a pulse in his wrist with his thumb.]

Without a shadow of a doubt, I am alive.

[He pulls his sleeve back up.]

What a peculiar question, friend. Did you mean to imply something in that?

Both end up here, I just like to know. We've got a barely stable little society here, and keepin' tabs on what we deal with is important. We've got a mix of all sorts of beings here, and we need to make sure everyone gets along.

It's not a goal we always reach. You'd think fucked up circumstances would make people behave.

I see, I see!

[His eyes widen. Things just got interesting. They narrow again as he sits back and ponders the state of the town, looking up as if the skies have any answer.]

You should understand that generally, there isn't much that keeps society together. Even a dollop of glue is too extravagant. There is a give and a take and let me tell you, the forces that be are always eager to take.

[He extends his arm out and opens his palm wide.]

I must ask you, though: why? Why bother with bringing order to that which does not know order?

Because I don't like trouble. I've dealt with enough of it back on my Earth, I don't want it HERE.

That is a fool's errand.

[His hand still in the air balls up into a fist as if he motioned to grab the sun.]

The warrior's paradise, Valhalla, is a place of everlasting war. For all your best attempts at maintaining peace, everything must return to zero.

I don't mean to rain on your parade, but "Valhalla" is bullshit. Same as every other "paradise". Ask the people who died and came here.

No.

[He lowers his arm back to his side.]

It is here. It can only be here. This is where Valhalla is, the place beyond every battlefield where the true splendors and evils of the world reside. And I've found it.

Again, let me bring you back down. Apparently words aren't getting through that blonde head of yours.

There's a lotta' worlds out there, judging by the words of all the people here. The chances this is the one you're after are pretty minor, if it exists at all.

You also shouldn't be too excited. It's a rough life, and you don't exactly look very fit.

Maybe not. But there is potential.

[He stands up now from the bench with thermos in hand]

You mentioned that this is a world where both the dead and the living dance on the same stage called "everyday life". From what I'm hearing, we're sitting on a veritable powder keg. Valhalla may not have shown its true self, but it is not hiding itself too efficiently.

My friend, I think I will like it here!

What are you gonna' do if trouble does starts, little man? Hide in a barrel? Can you even fit a barrel?

[He flashes a smirk.]

War is what I will do. Just as I have before I came here.

Oh yeah? Who did you fight for?

"Who"? What a silly question.

[Looking down at his thermos, he takes a sip of the coffee inside. He gives a satisfied sigh.]

I fought for myself and only for myself. Before you ask me "why", let me just tell you right now that I haven't a purpose. My purpose is a total absence of purpose.

The war alone is sufficient.

So fight for the sake of it. Well, good for you. I think it's kinda' stupid, but what can you do? Some humans are pretty twisted. Guys like you make me glad I ain't fully part of the species.

Making you...

[He chuckles underneath his breath, but it's audible enough.]

A monster.

Depends on your definition, I guess. I've always considered it a badge of honor, myself.

Let's take this for a spin

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