rubycity_ooc | NOV. TEST DRIVE

Sorry to be late this time!

G'day, Ruby City!

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: 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.

Bad 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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I know, I know. I've seen 'em before!

[She pulls a steel-samurai card from the fold of her Kimono and shows it off.]

She even had this with her! [What a perfect 'niece'.]

Steel Samurai, huh...

[Rings a bell. Not surprised Maya is into it too, though.]

Not surprised she didn't hesitate to bring out the magic panties, though. She's (way too) fond of them.

Well, Trucy's magic tricks are really good at cheering Pearly and the others up. Sometimes things can get pretty scary around here, so her tricks have been great.

... scary?

[So much for a vacation.]

Care to elaborate?

[It's... probably best if she doesn't reveal how Trucy got killed once.]

Well, whoever brought us here-- they're all a part of a really strange and strong force. Sometimes they make some pretty weird things happen... and the place outside the city is really dangerous.

Right. I knew a vacation like this had to come with some form of a twist.

[Never a dull day around the Wright Anything Agency, that's for sure.]

What sort of weird things are we talking about?

...Monsters, vampires, werewolves, things like that.

And uhm, alternate dimensions?

[It sounds like she's joking.

She's not.]

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Okay.

[Wait.]

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!?

[She can't possibly be serious. This has to be a joke.]

No, really! One of the friends I made here is a vampire!

But there are also monsters outside the city walls, and other... things.

And yet you make it sound like a complete delight.

[Yep. Totally Trucy 2.0]

Just what else is lurking around in this place?

Well, I mean, she's a cute vampire. Not all of the vampires here are nice, though.

Not all of the people here are.

[Oh well.]

I guess... a lot of things? Countries, apparently.

[Note to self: Politely ask anyone you meet if they're a vampire. Or a country. Wait.]

Care to repeat that?

...It's a little crazy, but everyone here is from different worlds, right?

Apparently in one or more worlds, countries take the form of people... like river spirits, I guess.

[Apollo, I think your existence as a weirdo magnet has just been proven.]

Right. And my name's Santa claus.

--Hey! I'm serious! They're like, thousands of years old, too!

[Note to self: either this place makes people go cuckoo or the place itself is nuts.]

Okay, let's assume there really are people countries.

[Sigh. I've probably said weirder things in court, though.]

How does that even work?

...Well, actually, they haven't explained that much to me.

But, with what they told me... Hey, do you know anything about Shinto or Japanese mythology at all?

Or, I dunno, have you ever watched Miyazaki at least? [That'd be easier.]

Yeah, a couple of them, when they came out.

[How could I not?]

Okay. Okay. So, Spirited Away.

You remember how the Dragon Boy-- Haku-- was the Kohaku River? Like. He was the river.

It's kind of like that!

Right. I get what you're trying to say, but...

[Sounds more like a group-wide delusion than millenia old countries, to be fair.]

How do you know this isn't just a cult of crazy people?

A cult, huh? You mean, like a village of girls who can channel the dead?

Oh, you mean like from Kurain village?

[Wait. Didn't Mr. Wright say Maya was a spirit medium?]

I don't think so. I'd sooner doubt a group of people claiming to be "countries incarnate" than Mr. Wright's word.

Well, it doesn't make it less real for them just because it's less real for us, right?

I guess so. If they want to think they're countries so much, good for them.

[Live and let live, right?]

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