rubycity_ooc | NOV. TEST DRIVE

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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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What--?

[It's bad form, but for a second he can't contain the surprise. He hops and flips around the knives, but unlike his feet his mind is stumbling. Bruce had another partner? Before him? Why hadn't he ever known that, why didn't anyone tell him? Surely Alfred would've mentioned something if the others didn't! Wonder Woman and the other leaguers-- no one else had said anything! No one had mentioned anything about a partner that wasn't Robin, not even the obsessive records Bruce kept in the cave.

It actually hurts a little, to consider the possibility of such a well kept secret. But more than that, it's confusing. No, it was definitely more confusing-- he trusted Bruce more than-- whoever this guy was.]

You wish! [He ducked down low when Jason lunged, slipping an eskrima stick from the back of his belt and swinging it towards the side of his arm when he got close enough.] I've never heard of you in my life!

Not surprising.

[ Jason let the stick hit, taking the opportunity to duck under the kid's smaller arm and hit him right under the ribs. ]

Bruce never really did like talking about his failures.

[Bruce? This guy-- he knew?

Robin let out a sound between a grunt and a cough at the strike-- nothing would be broken, but hey, it still hurt. No no, this was wrong, this was all wrong. Because that meant this guy couldn't be lying-- and if he was, he was a very well-informed liar. And that could only end badly.]

Who are you?! [His voice was starting to rise to a shout. He tightened his grip on the eskrima, but rotated his body and swung his leg around to hit Jason and try to buy himself a moment to get a bit more distance.] How do you know him?!

[ Jason took the strike with a soft grunt (because unlike some people, he was purely being protected by muscle right now), pinning the leg to his side on impact. You are not getting away from this one, Dick. ]

Well you see kiddo- [ He tugged Dick closer, grabbing onto the front of the kid's uniform. ] You're not exactly the first Boy Wonder.

[ And with that, he slammed Dick against the ground. ]

[Too close. This guy was good-- too good? He could've slipped his leg out easily, this shouldn't have been a problem, he was better than that!]

Wh--?!

[But this time he doesn't even get a chance to finish his sentence-- forget even prying the man's hand off his uniform-- before he can feel the ground rush to make contact with his back, a wave of shock and pain catching him before he can finish his thought. He has enough bearings to try and keep his head from banging too hard, but damn if this was one of his worst performances to date.

Pinned. Great.]

Th-- That's impossible--! [Pinned, but ever the chatty little kid.] I made Robin! And-- he wouldn't hide something like that from me--!

[ Jason snorts inelegantly, giving the kid an unimpressed look. ]

Kid, unless you're Dick Grayson, you sure as hell didn't make Robin.

[ He gives the uniform a look, ever so slightly jealous. ]

And he never wore anything like this. Jeez, what I wouldn't have given for pants-

[Let him cut you off right there, because he has to take a minute to just fix Jason with a suspicious and deadpan look behind his mask. Which we assure you was definitely about his name and not about the desire for pants.]

Oh, very funny. Is this your payback for that witty retort comment, or are you just that delusional?

[ Jason gives him a flat look. ]

....Which pocket has the mask remover in it. If you don't tell me the truth, I'll rip the mask off without it and take your eyebrows with it.

No way! I'm not telling some nutjob my blueprints!

[To point, he made a small attempt to swat Jason away.]

If you're Robin, you should know, right?

[ Jason kanyeshrugs- which is actually kind of funny, since the motion actually picks Dick up and sets him back on the ground. Tiny child, meet the Bear Robin. ]

Fine. We'll rip your eyebrows off. Hope you didn't like those.

Edited 2013-11-12 00:12 (UTC)

[Wow, this was five thousand times worse than being tossed around by Superboy.]

At least I'm not a total rip-off.

[Seriously, this guy had apparently looked so much into them to know both his AND Bruce's name, what the hell was he trying to play at?

Either way, he was fidgeting for his own glove anyway; his secret identity was already a bust with this guy, but he could at least prevent word from getting out further than the nutjob.]

[ Despite his word that he was going to take Robin's eyebrows off, Jason is actually pretty careful peeling off the mask. Minimal eyebrow damage is made. Once he gets about halfway, his eyes widen. ]

Holy fucking shit, you're fucking Dick Grayson.

[ This makes no sense. Jason is beginning to have an inner panic attack. His this cross world bullshit-? There's a world were Robin gets pants?? Not fucking fair. ]

Fucking cross dimensional bullshit- [ mutter mutter. ]

Duh. But you already knew that.

[Jason's reaction is just further convincing him this guy's crazy, but an opening is an opening; and he takes the chance to try and slip out of Jason's grip, almost literally flying back onto his previous perch if he got the chance.]

So just how bad is your intel, Wannabe Wonder?

As bad as your quips, kiddo.

[ Jason looks conflicted. Ugh, this kid is a little shit, but he can't justify beating up kids who aren't the Replacement. ~~Uuuuuugh, fuck that guy.~~ ]

Where I come from, Dick Grayson is 24 years old and definitely not Robin anymore.

[Unfortunately, Dick seemed perfectly ready and willing to continue fighting, his eskrima retrieved and held at the ready.]

And you think my material's bad? Do I look 24 to you?

Nah, you look like a 13 year old brat.

[ Jason is unimpressed. He doesn't even bother to draw a weapon, it's not fighting time again. Yet, anyway. ]

Different worlds, dumbass. Shit, they covered this in bat school. Or did you skip that lesson?

Of course. [Though he was a bit more accustomed to the alien-kind of other worlds.] But Batman also taught me not to listen to knife-wielding psychos.

But you're not handing out candy or painting your face white, so I guess you're a cut above the usual.

[yeah he still doesn't believe you.]

[ Jason makes a face. Ugh. There was really only one guy who did that and, well- ]

The Joker can suck my dick. Actually, he can't, my dick is too good for him.

[ Totally distracted now, ugh, fucking Joker-

Okay. Okay okay. Back to it. ]

Maybe I was a little knife happy. But you're a little shit, you know that?

[The comment makes Dick let out a small laugh in response, even if Jason was trying to get back on topic.]

Rrright, you're the one talking like an Arkham inmate and I'm the little shit.

[Hm. Wonder if Alfred would ground him for swearing?

Regardless, he loosened up a bit and crossed his arms, looking a bit more critical but equally as unbelieving] If you're telling the truth, then prove it. Just who are you?

Alfred stopped making me put dollars in the swear jar a long time ago.

[ Mostly cause he wasn't around to do it and it's an easy habit to fall back into when you're surrounded by low life's and criminals. ]

I suppose it would only be fair since I forced your little secret out-- [ Jason makes a face. ] --but it wouldn't mean jack to you anyway. How do I prove it, huh? What kind of empirical evidence could I even bring to the table at this point?

[ It's not like he could call Bruce up and be like 'Hey, convince the kid that you actually did adopt me and consider me your child before my brutal murder and resurrection.' ]

Edited (god damn it html) 2013-11-15 05:58 (UTC)

You know Alfred?

[That part was a bit of a sticking point for him, and he raised a brow. It made sense, if this guy really did know the Bruce Wayne thing, but there were surprisingly few rogues that bothered to bring up the guy's butler if they were trying to build a case.]

Sorry, but the burden of proof is on you. If you know me, then tell me something only a Robin would know.

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NOV. TEST DRIVE

shit is he going to appear in the middle of the night and burn my comic books

better be careful unu he's a wily one

/that fiend/

a menace to comics fans everywhere

tbh he's worse than voldemort

he's a hell of a lot scarier at any rate

it's fuckin true

the dark lord didio

his dark mark is the DC logo backwards

or is it the new one. the dumb one.

the new one upside down and diagonal

2spooky

dun dun dunnn

i meant to send this an hour ago but i forgot. it's just been sitting here.

i do that all the time it's embarrassing

gomen for me

shhh all is well

cry cry

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