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

Annette Renard | Castlevania

[alwayskidnapped]

Train Station

[ One Mrs. Annette Renard Belmont is confused. She'd never seen a train before, and up until now, had certainly never been on one. So color her surprised to wake up, alone, just as it pulled into the station.

The poor woman staggers out and into the station itself, blinking. Posters... horror suddenly dawns on her. This is not Wallachia. This is not home. ]

...Richter? Maria...?

[ She glances around, before wrapping her arms around herself. She's not getting a good feeling about this at all. Someone might want to come and comfort her or at least explain the situation, otherwise she'll be wandering around aimlessly looking for her husband and sister. ]

Cathedral

[ This is a place she could feel safe and take refuge in, she just knows it. Even so, she's still getting an eerie feeling that she just doesn't like. She's not a fool, and she's certainly not stupid -- Richter is not here, nor is her sister. She's wandered around for hours, simply taking in the sights and sounds... everything, everyone... it's so different.

She doesn't really feel like she fits in, what with her clothing and her manner of speech; and these watches -- she's never seen anything like it at all. She doesn't know what to do with it or why it has to even be a thing.

She can be found sitting in the pews, head bowed, a hand clutching the cross that hangs from her throat. ]

Cathedral

[tofu_tiger]

What a strange custom.

[Oh hey. There's a vehicle-sized tiger padding through the building right now, sniffing at various spots and taking in the scenery.]

Is this a normal human activity?

[alwayskidnapped]

[ The look on Annette's face must be priceless. She has to blink a few times -- have her own hunter skills finally decided to kick in? Is she able to just... talk to animals and do the things Maria can now?

No. No, that can't be it. ]

What-- Oh. Erm, well... yes, yes it is. Where I am from, at least.

[tofu_tiger]

What is it called? What is that object you hold in your hand?

[alwayskidnapped]

Oh! This is a cross. It is a holy relic; many people who go to Church or who are Christians wear them. [ She is religious, yes, but she wears hers for a different reason. No one's touching her throat with their damned fangs. ]

[tofu_tiger]

Oh? Holy? Is that something special?

[alwayskidnapped]

Yes. Holy items are related to religion itself. There are many religions, but the cross relates to God and his son Jesus Christ... well, at least it does where I am from. Most people wear these for protection from evil. My husband gave me this one many years ago as a gift after we were engaged to be married.

[tofu_tiger]

Hm...That's a lot of terms I don't really understand. Must be something humans just know.

[alwayskidnapped]

Er, yes, it may be. I... I would not know.

[ WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON AROUND HERE? ]

...I have never been able to communicate with animals before, but my sister can. Forgive me if I sound... rude.

[tofu_tiger]

It's certainly not a common thing. I know a human boy who can talk to use, but apparently he's an anomaly. I'm surprised that I can understand so many of you.

[alwayskidnapped]

Yes, even where I am from it is not at all common. Hm... perhaps there is some sort of magic or something that allows us to communicate?

A

[ruby_roses]

[Where she was from, what many would consider to be outlandish or odd forms of dress would be considered the norm. So color her intrigued at the large frilly dress Annette wore. She was just sitting on a bench listening to some music while she contemplated how to proceed when she caught sight of Annette. She pulled her headphones off her ears slowly as she openly gazed at the dress.]

Wow... you're... really pretty. [Thinking before she spoke was not one of Ruby's fortes.]

[alwayskidnapped]

[ Annette paused midstep as she heard a voice -- definitely female, and very young. She blinked and quickly turned her attention towards that general direction; ah, she's right. Something about this girl almost reminds her of her younger sister, Maria. She smiles a small but genuine smile. ]

Oh, thank you, dear! You are very lovely as well! Are you new here, too?

[ruby_roses]

[Ruby straightens up, as if she were emulating a soldier. In her mind, only a few people would look that pretty, and all of them are princesses.]

Th-thanks. Y-yeah, just got off the train approximately ten minutes ago.

[She resists the urge to salute, but it's an overwhelming one.]

[alwayskidnapped]

[ She simply smiles kindly at poor Ruby, assuming that the girl is simply nervous about the whole... BEING KIDNAPPED thing. She can't blame her, of course -- she's just as nervous. ]

You've not been here much longer than I, then... tell me, dear, what is your name? I am Annette Renard, pleased to meet you.

[ruby_roses]

[Ruby just grins, bowing slightly.]

I'm Ruby. Ruby Rose, leader of team RWBY at Beacon University.

[alwayskidnapped]

What a lovely name! I must admit, something about you very much reminds me of my younger sister, Maria.

[ ...Okay, most EVERYTHING about Ruby reminds her of Maria for some reason. But that's beside the point. ]

Team RWBY? Might I ask what all of that is, then? If you do not mind my asking, of course.

[ruby_roses]

[She keeps forgetting, this isn't Vale, and nobody has heard of Beacon or Huntresses or anything. Kinda boring, really. Still, that doesn't deter her.]

Oh, it's just something Beacon does. We're Huntresses in training, and we're divided into teams of four, and the team name is made up of the members' names. There's me, my friends Weiss Schnee and Blake Beladonna, and my sister, Yang Xiao Long.

[alwayskidnapped]

I see! Yes, you are most certainly like my little sister! She is a huntress as well, although I've a feeling that you hunt things very different than that of the things my Maria hunts.

[ Well, she sounds excited, at least. She can see herself getting along extremely well with poor Ruby. ]

[ruby_roses]

[Ruby just beams. At the mention of reminding Annette of her sister, Ruby stops to really take a good look at Annette. ...Yeah, she definitely has a figure that would rival Yang's even, once Yang was a bit older. ...Though Yang would likely never be caught dead in something so... modest.]

We hunt what's called the Creatures of Grimm. Y'know, Beowolves, Ursa, Deathstalkers, and Nevermores. Stuff like that.

[No, Ruby. She doesn't.]

[alwayskidnapped]

I must admit, I've never heard of such creatures. Are they anything like vampires and werewolves?

[ Whatever they are, they sound... not good. It takes everything she has not to shudder at the thought of such a young girl having to go out and hunt, but... it's the way of the world, it would seem. ]

Cathedral... IDEK

[fairbrook]

[As a woman of the Church, it's needless to say Integra frequented the cathedral. While sitting in one of the pews, she looks up from her (read: heavily annotated) bible, at the sound of footsteps, to see a rather distressed woman.

While she isn't necessarily one for chatting with strangers, it's not beneath her to help another so obviously grieved.]

Madam, are you alright?

[She chooses not to remove herself from her spot quite yet, as she has no intention of scarring her. She also takes into account her manner of dress, pinning her from somewhere in the 1800s, perhaps? Interesting.]

:D

[alwayskidnapped]

[ Annette practically jumps out of her skin at the sound of another voice. She'd been in such a hurry she hadn't really paid attention to who else was occupying the Cathedral. She whirls around and blinks at the other woman, before flashing her a small, but shaky smile. ]

Oh, hello! Erm, yes, I... am as well as can be expected, I suppose. This... this is all very new to me, you see. Forgive me if I am disturbing you. I do not mean to intrude.

[fairbrook]

[Disturbing her? No. It's just that trained heightened sense of hearing and reflexes to react on a moment's notice. Pay it no mind.]

I see.

[She readjusts her glasses, lips curling into a tiny smile of her own.]

No, of course not. Are you in need of any help, per chance?

[Her ulterior motives to spy on a certain priest aside, she was on the city's welcoming committee, and didn't particularly mind helping the newcomers.]

[alwayskidnapped]

[ She finally allows her hand to drop from the cross at her throat, looking a little relieved. She's learned over the years not to be as trusting as she once was; being married to Richter has taught her a LOT of things, but... well, this woman does seem trustworthy, and she DOES need help, so why not? ]

I am! I'm afraid I'm a bit... lost about all of... this. [ She gestures with her hands; meaning, naturally, the city in general. ] I've no idea how I even got here. Other than on that... thing. A 'train', I believe someone called it. I've never seen such a thing before, nor did I know something like it existed. I have been in search of my sister and husband, but I fear they did not arrive with me... tell me, my lady, have you been captured here, too?