NOV. TEST DRIVE

[missleadingquestions]

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:

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: 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. Bad 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

[wright_idea]

...oh. You ARE from the future. Just... great. Okay, fine, get it over with. "Har har har, you lost your badge because you forged evidence, you suck." I get it. *sigh*

What's this about the dark age of the law though?

[dotard]

The very same trial. Your disbarment bore a great doubt among the populace, bringing with it a plague of distrust and manipulation that grew and flourished within our 'great' judicial system. [ He smirks. ] My own conviction was the proverbial nail in the coffin, I should say.

Though you may wish to forget, it is fruitless to do so. This tomfoolery about the "future" does you no justice, Wright-dono. Surely you would not wield your blade once more if you did not wish to acknowledge your past as well?

[wright_idea]

It's not "tomfoolery," you know. This place likes to take people from different points in time. I shouldn't even KNOW I'm going to be disbarred right now, and I certainly won't if I go back. And furthermore...

[...wait. A second.]

Hang on. First of all, why does YOUR conviction also lead to this Dark Age of the Law... and second of all, what do you mean "wield my blade once more?"

[dotard]

[ He scoffs, tapping his forehead, those giant chains of his rattling the whole way. You keep with those delusions of yours. Even if it sounds like the cool premise to some anime. ]

My conviction of course, being that I was a promising young prosecutor, charged with the murder of my esteemed mentor and the bombing of a certain Space Center; a sentence I would serve until my death-- before I was spirited away to this rather unique place, that is.

[ He says all this with a smirk. ]

It had been brought to my attention by a certain Chief Prosecutor that you planned on returning to the field of battle, mainly: the courtroom. As I understand it, your blade, that attorney's badge of yours, was recently returned to you. Am I wrong?

[wright_idea]

YOU'RE a prosecutor? I guess I really should've seen that... com...ing...

...Did... did you just say I get my badge back?

[dotard]

Indeed. [ Did you really expect any less, Phoenix. That smirk. That constant glare. ] I am a steward of our court system, one who, despite his chains, serves with the blade of justice to find convict all who would dare sully the law.

That is correct. Your case was reevaluated and your name cleared in the time it takes for a warrior to draw his sword. As one would expect where you're involved. It seems it pays to have Chief Prosecutor Miles Edgeworth among your allies.

[wright_idea]

*Blackquill, you've probably gotten a lot of different looks from people over the past few years.

Overwhelming joy and gratitude is probably not one of them.*

So I'm not washed out... and Edgeworth helps me out... I can still fight! I can still defend! This is the best thing I've heard in EONS! You have no idea, Mr... Ah, you know what, I don't think I got your name yet?

[dotard]

[ That's certainly not the reaction he expected-- he was kinda trying to piss you off, Phoenix. Ah well, maybe he can use this to his advantage. ]

Simon Blackquill. That is my name. [ He goes in and pets his hawk while he's at it. That's certainly one way to make himself seem less scary. ] And defend you do. As I understand it, you are the head of the Wright Anything Agency, which employs two youn lawyers under your esteemed tutelage.

[wright_idea]

So that's how it goes, huh? How about that?

[EAT it, Franziska Von Karma!]

But wait... two lawyers? I've heard of Apollo Justice from Trucy, but who's the other one?

[dotard]

Athena Cykes. A promising young lady with a specialty in analytical psychology. If her words are to be believed, she passed the bar exam at the ripe age of 18 and was brought from overseas by none other than yourself, Wright-dono.

[ He's surprisingly knowledgeable about her. Well, maybe not so surprisingly. ]

[wright_idea]

I see. That's one less thing to get blindsided by, at least.

[Man, to think I could be that influential in the future... Mia, I hope you're finally proud of me.]

...Look, I know this is probably a confusing reaction. And I AM still curious how you're serving as a prosecutor if you're convicted. It's just... I've been dealing with a sort of inevitable fate for months now, and you're the first person who's provided a real light at the end of the tunnel, Mr. Blackquill. You say that Edgeworth is the Chief Prosecutor? Then I'm going to assume he has a good reason to let you stand in court. He's not the sort to make those sorts of decisions lightly.

In the meantime, maybe we could find a place so I can explain this place a little better?

[...and maybe get those chains off, because they're REALLY unnerving.]

[dotard]

[ That was easy. ]

I have my reasons. Even a convicted felon has his duties to perform. Your relationship with the Chief Prosecutor must be quite close if it alone is enough for you to accept this contradiction.

[ Hard to say if that's a compliment or not. It is. ]

I would be in your debt, Wright-dono. These new surroundings have muddled my senses, but I can see that there is much of this place that I do not yet know.

[ aka: oh no, help me nice lawyer man. I'm not manipulating you or anything. ]

[wright_idea]

*Phoenix isn't exactly set up to expect manipulation right now.*

Yeah, we... go back a ways. I trust him pretty implicitly.

You don't know the half of it. I know a blacksmith who can help with the shackles at least. We'll go from there.

[dotard]

[ Blackquill is going to enjoy this. Not that he has anything particularly nefarious in mind, but. ]

I see. That would be most helpful.

[ That creepy jingling from his chains gives him so much character, though. And it's not like he couldn't break them with a nice flat surface... but he won't be sharing that any time soon. ]

Lead on Wright-dono, and Taka and I will follow.