rubycity_ooc | DEC. TEST DRIVE

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DEC. TEST DRIVE

It's that time again!

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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[ So it's raining outside. And her shirt is white. You know what that means? Fanservice!

Actually, no. Thankfully Saeko has enough grace to step inside before it completely soaks through, although now she's cold. She steps into the cafe shivering and with her arms wrapped around her. Water drips off her tattered skirt and the end of her katana. She might look formidable... until she suddenly sneezes gently, whispering a polite pardon to no one in particular. No, she doesn't seem on edge at all for being in a completely new place.

She can use some hot tea. The question is if they even have green tea in a European cafe. Like hell would she drink anything else. ]

[Trains were something of a terrible omen for the historian. Her brief experiences on the water-treading locomotive back in her world had been anything but enjoyable. As she awoke in the lavish train car, she could not help but feel as if she'd been taken back a few months in time. Eyes go wide with dread, wondering if she'd been dreaming the weeks away, only to be snapped back to the reality that she was soon to be taken through the Gate of Justice.

Yet, the location doesn't seem to have the same vibrant appearance. Rain doesn't patter against the windows, winds do not howl against the separation doors, and the black-suit clad guards do not block the entryways into the car. This is not the Sea Train she had rode so long ago. The sound of iron and steel grinding together to cease the motion of the vehicle rings aloud, still not enough to phase the uncommonly cool and composed Piratess.

Rising to her heels, she looks to the other side of the car and peers out into the unfamiliar city. She hurried to the door, opening the sliding entryway to the side and stepping out into the unfamiliar landscape.

If there is anyone in the vicinity of the Train Station, they will see the slender woman clad in black leather, looking about with a mixture of amusement and confusion at her present location.]

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[ Don't mind the pale woman sitting here. She's just alone at a corner table with a deck of tarot cards arranged in front of her. For each person who comes into the cafe, she'll tap on one card thoughtfully before withdrawing her hand to daintily pick up that tea cup for a sip.

To those who might have a preternatural sense of others: she isn't human. She isn't any sort of demon. She isn't. Really much of anything in particular save for a calm presence and a gently amused smile. ]

[Cathedral, Clocktower, or any other rooftop]

[He didn't know what to make of the train when he found himself on it. It looks like something the dwarves would have made, or at least some new invention of Cid's. He still had his armor and his spear though, as well as this strange device. He flips the watch around in his hand, not realizing it turned on and flashed an image of his draconic helmet across the network.

Once the train stopped Kain did what came by instinct: get as high as possible and survey the area. He scaled the nearest building with ease, leaping from rooftop to rooftop. The cathedral and the clocktower looked like the two best vantage points, best try them both.]

[How interesting she thought as she strutted through the townsquare. One moment she was at the bottom of the ocean and the next she was obviously not. Even with her powers of omnipresence and tears she was very confused as to how this happened.

Her eyes peered up at the clock tower. That would be a fine vantage point.]

Perhaps there is a way up there...

[Nepeta was never one to miss some sightseeing, even in a strange place such as this. After all, she hadn't been around for longer than a day, but she hadn't used the watch she got either. It was simpler to just go sniff around and see who she could find. So she snuck around on all fours trying to be sneaky sneaky, even if it was completely obvious where she was.

If she saw one of her friends, they'd be getting an immediate pounce, no matter who they were, as long as they were from her session. Otherwise, some people might be getting curious glances from her. She'll greet them with a little grin though!

To anyone who didn't know her though.... did that grey-skinned girl have horns... and a tail??]

[It hasn't exactly been all day but it feels like it and she's only here by accident (and sore feet) drumming her fingers and ignoring the meal she ordered, hungry but too distracted to really make an effort to eat.

Maybe a bar was a bad choice, too like home and where she was before she found herself pulling into a station. But she's got alcohol and perhaps it's not the wisest idea to drink in an unfamiliar place but she's rather limited for options and the thought of stopping in at a cafe to just sit and drink tea and stare into space makes her skin crawl.

She probably looks out of place here - high heels (and one leg is bouncing, betraying her anxiety), dress that's just a little too fancy, thick black eyeliner and bright red lips - but it's more likely the way she's glaring at her drink like it's done something to offend her that's been keeping anyone from joining her. Which is a shame, she'd be glad of the company, even just mindless chatter to take her mind off this for five minutes.]

1. Train Station

[Ruler mutters and rubs at her eyes when she hears the train's whistle.]

Sir, are we at Trifas now?

[Her mind fogged by sleep, Ruler doesn't notice the difference in her surroundings until she steps off the vehicle. Only then does a feeling of unease arise in her stomach. She snaps out of her haze just to see the train drive off.]

No!

[She's not familiar with this style of train, but her instincts tell her that letting it drive away would seriously hamper her mission. She leaps after it...and ends up faceplanting onto the tracks instead.]

Ow...

[She mutters and rubs at her face, then climbs back up the platform. She still has the tiniest sliver of hope that this unfamiliar city might be Trifas, but seeing as how she could not feel the Grail and her transport vehicle had changed, it wasn't likely.]

2. The Library

[In her first life, Ruler had been illiterate. Now, sharing Laeticia's body and memories, she shares the other girl's skills as well, including her reading ability.]

[She's currently sitting at a table flipping though a picture book, as it's one of the few books whose content doesn't make her head spin. (Really, modern day students were expected to learn all that?)]

*Know your enemy--that's a basic tenet of warfare, and right now, Parasoul considers this whole city her enemy. After all, she's been spirited away to this place without so much as a by-your-leave; surely, the motives driving whoever or whatever brought her here must be nefarious, or at the very least criminally disrespectful.*

*Thus, it seems logical to find a ready source of information: the city library. Alas, Parasoul quickly learns that Ruby City isn't exactly forthcoming with its secrets. She's been here for hours, pouring through book after book, but somehow none of them really say anything of use about the city. Between her palpable frustration--she's glaring at the latest unhelpful tome so hard one might not be surprised to see the pages ignite--and the large, oddly-adorned black umbrella propped up in easy reach against her chair, she cuts a fairly eye-catching figure.*

[What? He's a busy time traveling alien. Lots of places to do, things to see, and not nearly enough hours in the day to do them all. Being fair, he's not in all the places at once. That'd be a really difficult trick to pull off, even with the aforementioned time travel.

Mostly he's in the library, because knowledge is power and you can't go wrong trying to find out the interesting bits nobody wants you to find (a bit familiar, that). Sometimes he's over at the cafe, because a good cuppa never did anyone any harm, least of all him. And, also being fair, it's nice to get a little time to himself to stop and rest.

Of course, the best way to find things out, besides getting hopelessly lost, is to ask someone. Many someones, actually. Which is just what he intends to do.]

Excuse me, have you seen something that would probably look like a blue police box to you?

[He's already out a screwdriver. To lose The Old Girl on top of that would be a real shame.]

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[Train Station]

[Captain Jack Harkness is pretty sure that he sent that signal to get off Earth onto a spaceship, not a train. And now he finds himself here. No idea where he is, but it's not so bad. Any place is really as good as another at this point.]

[Except that this is all too deliberate, and this points to him being snagged out of mid-transport. He's missing his vortex manipulator, so whoever brought him here doesn't want him leaving.]

[Oh, and the pocket watch? Not. Funny.]

[Jack warily lingers around the station, reluctant to go wandering off without any answers.]

[Train Station]

[The watches switch on to the sound of a whirring. A blue light is all that is seen until it clicks off, and lowers to reveal a spiky haired man sitting on bench. He raises his brow, smiling a bit as he looks closer.]

Oh! Hello...looks like it actually works. Well...of course it works. I knew that.

[Turning the watch over and over, he seems unbothered by the concept that it's still recording. His face comes back into view as he sits back, splaying an arm over the back of the bench and crosses a leg over the other.]

So! Where is this then? Certainly not a planet I've been to before. In fact... [He furrows his brows in worry now.]

I haven't seen my TARDIS in a while. Oh! Right...sorry. [Putting another grin on his face, he puts his sonic screw driver back into his inner pocket]

Hello. I'm the Doctor.

you knowv vwhat this place needs more of?
mistletoe.
i think a few in evwery doorvway vwould really brighten the place up.
givwe it that human holiday cheer that evweryone is talking about.
i mean it IS the season of givwing isnt it?
so vwhy not givwe a fewv kisses out vwhile youre at it.

speaking of the season of givwing, ivwe heard a real svwell human custom.
howv vwould you cats and kittens like
wait for it...
my dick in a box for the holidays?
nowv dont be greedy i can make the rounds.
evweryone can havwe it!
so just let me knowv and ill make a list of vwho to givwe it to.

A: [Black Stallion Saloon, Stand off!]

[Maybe it's a serious argument over how things are being done, or it's simply a misunderstanding, but both you and Virgil have your respective weapons/powers drawn and ready to go, her pistol armed]

Whoa now. Let's not get too hasty here. I'm sure we'd need a fight like we'd need a hole in the... alrighty - that sure ain't a good metaphor to bring up.

How about you put you weapon away nice and easy, and I do the same?

B: [Coffee Joint, the rain]

[She was soaking wet, the brim of her hat drooped, her duster shiny and dripping huge puddles, and her spurs clicked and rattled as she tried to stomp out the mud and excess rain on the mat, muttering rather crossly. She felt and was certain she looked like a drown rat]

Holy Jehoshaphat! You'd think that 'em overseers are dumpin' an entire ocean out on our heads! Now is this here the coffee place?

[Kanji was pretty socially awkward. Anyone back in Inaba could have told you that. Well, if they weren't trembling in fear at his size and supposed anger issues. But, what no one but his closest friends knew was that Kanji Tatsumi loved cute things.

So, when he'd found the cafe, he'd realized that the atmosphere and everything else about it was perfect for him. He got to sit in a calm place where he could knit his plush dolls to his heart's content and no one bothered him.

Yep, he's been there, and the table is littered with his craftwork and various bits and bobs. He's pretty absorbed as he works, talking to himself from time to time.]

Wish I had some lace. Would make that dress really cute, yanno. Or some ribbons. Yeah, some blue and pink ribbons would really go well with that fabric pattern.

[Disciple is not a happy troll right now. There aren't many things that can make her angry, but being forcibly separated from her friends is certainly close to the top of that list. While her demeanor isn't as outright scary as she's fully capable of making it, there's still something in her face meant to warn people off if they mean to cause trouble. She's a troll on a mission, and that mission is to try and find a train to take her right back out of here.]

[So. Here she is, trapped in a city she's never heard of surrounded by nobody she knows. Still, there must be a reason she was brought here, and it stands to reason that at least one of her friends might have been brought here too. With it raining on and off out there though, Kanaya decides that she's better off staying put rather than searching the city. This coffee shop seems like a fairly popular spot, and it seems like they don't mind if she stays in this corner all day, hoping that she might recognize someone when they come in.]

[After a while though, she starts to wonder if her time might be better spent talking to anybody who might give her more information about this place. As the shop fills up, there's very few seats left, so if there's anybody looking for a spot she'll wave them over to offer the other side of her booth. Maybe they can pay her back with some conversation.]

[As soon as Noel stepped off the train, he immediately began calling for his friends.]

Serah! Mog! You guys okay?

[This was so strange! They went through the gate together, didn't they? They were suppose to land in Academia, just when Cocoon falls and the new Cocoon rose. Did Serah and Mog get lost in the Void Beyond? But that couldn't be right, the gates were closing and nothing seemed to be wrong with the Historia Crux as they traveled through it.]

This isn't Academia... just where did I end up?

[Or, perhaps, when.]

[It's quite a selection they have here; almost anything one might ask for, this library seemed able to provide. Everything, that is, except what Naoto was looking for. Nothing here told her anything about where she was, why she was here, or how she could get out. Perhaps it was wishful thinking that the solution be that obvious, but if it's to be found at all, all avenues need to be explored.

As her focus is occupied on browsing the shelves, however, she fails to notice whoever it is behind her before backing directly into them. The androgynous young detective turns on her heels to face this person and bow apologetically.]

Ah, forgive me, please. I hadn't realized anyone else was here.

[ In many ways, the library was large. It had tall shelves and taller ceilings, rows upon rows of books in various shapes and lengths; the entire thing was something of a spectacle, really- a bit unreal for some. Unfortunately, the library was not overly large in some important aspects; after all, when you're 6'9" and have shoulders broader than most, it can be- difficult to maneuver in those tight spaces between rows.

You'll hear some light grunting and some angry mutters as Noa attempts to get to a book on the bottom row, slightly muffled by the bandana covering the lower half of his face. Bending over was impossible for him at this angle (he'd knock over the shelves or something), so he's kind of awkwardly tilting to try and grasp at the book with his singular hand. Behind him, his tail swishes, unamused with all of this.

All he wanted to do was read The Tempest. That's all he wanted. Too bad this library wasn't built for werecats, jeez. ]

A, Clocktower
[Vergil leans against the wall, first spending several hours looking out at the city. He needs to take in the layout, and simply watch the people, before walking among them. It also seemed the best place to be alone, even the library wasn't quiet enough and there had been a surprising number of people in it. Who else would climb to the top of a tower that serves no real purpose other than its clock.]

B, streets
[Who gives no shits that the rain is practically a monsoon, it's this guy. It's the ideal time for him to come down and venture out, when anyone else should be inside and therefore out of his way. He heads in the direction of the mountains.]

C, Cafe Anglais
[For whatever reason he didn't actually make it very far and has ended up soaked and sitting in the cafe. Likely with a distinct aura of being pissed off, feel very sorry for the waitress. He continuously pushes his hair back, only for it to fall in front of his eyes again, as he hunches over his coffee.]

[ You know what sucks major ass? Being swiped from the middle of a journey and into some random magic city that has absolutely no source of information whatsoever. He's been told that in a way, time doesn't continue back in his world, but even so, it's not enough to convince him to kick back and relax. Like his mentor taught him, one of the first things to do in unknown territory is to find a high place and look over the area, and the clocktower proved to be perfect for such a thing. ]

...

[ Of course, all that he can see is nothing new to him. The city's span seen from above rewards one with nothing but a nice sight, or so he thinks. The obelisk, the various shops... suddenly being dropped into a nearly conflict-less, prospering city cut off from the rest of the world seemed far too odd. Leaning against the clock tower's parapet, he gazes over Ruby City, tapping his fingers against the stone, deep in thought. ]

[ someone wasn't too well warned before she decided to do some wandering, and so mirai has ended up stumbling across the park - and, more importantly, the monsters that still live around there. the good news is that she seems to have the capacity to defend herself. the bad news is that, by the looks of things, it's debatable if she can keep it up for much longer.

anyone who is passing through the park for whatever reason, or anyone who comes by to see the source of the commotion (because mirai is not a quiet fighter) will find her holding up against two or three of the monsters, a bright red sword in hand; she seems exhausted already, and to anyone who might notice such things, she's clearly starting to fall behind in her battle.

also, her sword is made of blood?? yeah. mirai is already splattered with blood, which might be a bit alarming until you can get close enough to see that she's not wounded. ]

W-what level are these...?! Even youmu aren't normally this—!

[Time, it seems, has gotten a little away from this particular visitor, or at least, it has if the now empty and largely abandoned teacup in front of him is any indication. Where his mind has wandered off to is really anyone's guess, but he's muttering quietly under his breath as he thinks, should anyone care to draw close enough to listen.

And if not, well, perhaps the fact that his apparent fashion sense skews more than a little to the Victorian will be enough to stand out.]

[What is this city? How does it work? What resources are available? There are a great many questions. There should be information available to answer a few of them, at least.

Anyone else in the library may notice that Gesicht has an unusual way of reading. He appears to simply scan the page in a few seconds. No wonder he has so many books piled up beside him.]

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Page 1 of 2

Saeko Busujima | 7, 3

[Video] - 1, 4

Margaret | Persona 4 | 7

Kain Highwind | Final Fantasy IV | 2,3 / OTA

Elizabeth | Bioshock: Burial at Sea

Nepeta Leijon | Homestuck | Around town, all day

4 | 2

Ruler (Jeanne d'Arc) - Fate/Apocrypha

Parasoul | Skullgirls | 5, 2

The Fifth Doctor | Doctor Who | 5,7

Captain Jack Harkness | Doctor Who/Torchwood | 1, 1