rubycity_ooc | A new Month, a new Test drive! Happy Early April.

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A new Month, a new Test drive! Happy Early April.

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!

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"What the HELL is wrong with today," Veser snarled at the Cathedral, hurling another rock at it's beautiful stained glass windows and striking a chunk of wall instead. It was like everything was out for him today, from Hanna's crappy lead to waking up on that freaky fucking train. Getting kicked out of the Black Stallion for being underaged was just the shit cherry on his feces cake.

And that was why he was here throwing rocks at the Cathedral. Another haphazardly thrown stone misses the colorful target. Nothing about this place was familiar in the slightest. Maybe he'd find Lee's killer here, or that Ples asshole. Maybe not.

In retrospect, running off with no actual lead probably hadn't his best idea ever.

"You know, you're probably not gonna win any points for throws like that," Maya remarked, standing a pace or two behind Veser.

A new face meant someone to be curious about, so an approach was just in the cards. She couldn't very well ignore someone throwing rocks at a church, after all. (This could be so much fun.)

Maya had crept up quietly as she watched, hands in the pockets of the kimono that was her uniform (where had those pockets come from, anyway?).

"There's not really anyone in there to bug, anyway."

Hand halting mid-toss, Veser's green eyes narrow and he whirls around to face her with teeth bared in an annoyed scowl. Great, this is what I need right now. A freakin' critic. Even if she WAS pretty cute. But right now she was annoying!

"Aw, fuck off, girl! Think I care if anyone's in there," he shoots back in a huff, turning back to haphazardly toss another rock. When that one misses its intended target too, Veser adjusts the sleeves of his hoodie. He hadn't been sure how he'd woken up with his signature garment, considering he left it at Conrad's when he- A look of realization formed and gave way to seething. Conrad. And Hanna. And that fucking Frankenstein. They were behind this, weren't they!? Wherever they were, at that moment he decided he was going to break out and find them.

He turns once more to face her, having not so much cooled off, but redirected his anger to somewhere much more important... well if you were a teenage boy anyway. Besides, maybe he totally had a chance with her. Maybe she could help him with something a little more immediate. There was always later to figure everything out, right?

"The hell you want, anyway?" His angry tone had lessened, but was still prevalent.

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Wow, Veser, that was rude.

Rude, but not enough to distract Maya from those really sharp teeth. She'd usually have wanted to pretend to be offended-- but seriously.

That was cool.

"You've got teeth like a shark!" she exclaimed, approaching almost fearlessly. "What kind of world did you come from? I mean, that's why I'm here-- you're new, right? Where'd you come from?"

"Huh?"

Surprise paints his face and he's about to respond, but her onslaught of questions just brings more questions. Veser stares blankly at her for a moment.

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Houston we have interest.

Knocking himself out of the stare, he can only assume that by 'world' she means 'background', the way she follows it up. Must be ESL. Tucking his silvery hair behind his left ear then crossing his arms, Veser gives her the smuggest smile as he looks her up and down.

"Yea, jealous? Maybe I can letcha feel 'em up close if you want," he said with a wiggle of his eyebrows. "And I come from the U.S. You like, Chinese or something?"

Edited 2014-04-03 21:26 (UTC)

"That sounds like a bad idea," Maya replied, rolling her eyes. Sure, she totally wants to see how sharp they are, but. Not in any way that could hurt her. Completely ignoring the potentially flirtatious implications, she continued.

"But, duh, I'm from L.A. And Japanese, thanks," she told him, hands on her hips. "But that doesn't mean you're from my world, you know. Pretty sure they don't have shark-teeth guys where I come from-- except on TV."

"Baby you don't know if you don't try," Veser persuaded, raising his palms in a shrug. It was totally true. And great logic.

"Oh, L.A... Gross. Yeah in that case my world's nuthin' like yours. Mine's not like, an action movie around every corner. How'd you survive there bein' that pretty?" That's right, he's not stopping. But her Japaneseness will be noted for later. "There ain't a lotta people with chompers like mine, so honestly that's not a big surprise. 'Course I'm surprised you saw any on TV drawing atrention to themselves like that."

Wow. Wow. He's almost as bad as Larry. Maya can't help but grin.

"Oh, you know. Cute girls like me have to survive tooth and nail. It's a hard life," she answered, completely casual. "Nah, the people on TV are actors. You know, The Steel Samurai and stuff like that. But that's besides the point--"

With a mischievous smirk, Maya crossed her arms again. "You have no idea where you are, huh?"

"Well you're safe in my hands... orrrr my arms," Veser states, winking. Steel Samurai? That sounds pretty sweet. "What's Steel Samu-"

He's cut off by her sudden question.Does she know what the shit is going on? Green eyes home in on her face.. for a moment... "No. Why the hell ya know that, girl?" There's a dangerous note in his voice now. If she's playing games, it's not funny.

So safe, Veser. So safe. Of course, Veser's flirts are a little less important than answering his question-- she's far from heartless, and is used to helping people learn about the city anyway.

"Well, you look really lost, for one," she explained, "and you keep talking like you have no idea what I'm talking about, yanno?"

Shifting her weight to one leg in a slight lean, she starts tapping her fingers together as though counting. "First off, this is Ruby City. And as far as I know, it's not on Earth. Or, not your Earth."

What can he say? Who's going to mess with a casanova who could bite your arm off?

The girls comment bothers him. And as much as he wants to make a comment about being lost in her eyes, she may have caught his actual attention. "Lost. I look lost. Well yea, I AM lost." Good eye on her.

Squinting one eye and raising the other eyebrow, his puzzled look probably speaks for itself, but just in case it didn't... "Ruby City," mutters Veser as he uncrosses his arms. He holds up a palm as if to silence. "You're shitting me. Look, I tell jerks I'm from space all the time an' it's a joke. If that's what you're pulling it's totally not funny."

That is a good point.

"Hey, that one wasn't a joke! I mean it!" With a huff, Maya takes on her usual determined pose. "It's not in space, anyway! It's like another universe. Like in a comic book!

"It's like, a whole bunch of people from different worlds came here. You know Phoenix Wright? I bet you don't! Cos you're not from my world!"

"The HELL? I thought I was across town or some shit. Another world!?" Somewhere in the back of his mind Veser knew he shouldn't be as surprised as he was, hanging out with the people he did, but still. "This isn't fucking Chrono Cross!"

His mind raced to find a logical answer, but really logic had little place in most of his life anyway. And it really wasn't like he cared to use it most of the time.

For the better part of a minute he just stands there, mouth partially slack while he tries to process this. "Just 'cause I don't know him," Veser says acusingly, throwing his arms up, "H..how the fuck dyu expect me to know EVERYONE in the world, lady!?"

And then the weirdest thing clicks. Phoenix. Wright. Phoenix Fucking Wright. What.

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"He's a lawyer! He's been in the papers! Come on, we solved the Steel Samurai case! You'd know it if you lived in my world," she remarks with a huff. "I'm telling you, it's true!"

Lots of different worlds weren't that unbelievable, right?

A lawyer. His face slowly contorts into a grimace. "Phoenix Wright. Right. The lawyer from the fuckin' DS game. Yea, ok, right. Ash Ketchum here too? Fuckin' Detective Mackenzie can help me work that shit out," he retorts in a vaguely mocking way, turning to the side to glare at nothing.

But then again, Hanna can do a lot with those runes. D'they toss me here 'cause I stormed out!? This like time out or some shit? They had no god damn right! The hell they think they are, anyway!? Chewing one side of his lower lip pensively, Veser thought about her use of 'world' again.

"So you're telling me I'm in some whackjob world where fictional people totally exist." Once more his arms are crossed, the bite in his voice receding. It's not HER fault, right?

Not crazy at all, right?

Edited 2014-04-04 01:28 (UTC)

"DS? Those things are ancient. There aren't any games about lawyers for the 3DS, you know. Who would play a video game about lawyers?" Maya's actually giggling about it. That sounds like the dumbest premise for a video game ever. How would you even play that? Were you supposed to yell 'Objection!' into the microphone or something?

"And I'm pretty sure no one here's fictional. I mean, I've never met like Batman or the Steel Samurai here."

"Sorry if we can't all get the latest an' greatest. But you got it wrong babe, there's like a tonna those stupid lawyer games where I came from! Thas why I never played that shit though," Veser admits, waving his palm and almost smiling a smug little smile down his nose at the very concept, "Got about as much allure as some dumbass cooking game." She was easily getting back into his good graces, but this was still shifty as fuck. Video games, let's concentrate on that shit for a minute, yea?

"Hey if I saw 'em in a freakin' game, they're fictional to me," defensively says the teen, holding up his hands. "But you know Batman? Dunno your Steel Samurai, but I guess everyone knows that rich asshole, huh?" Calming down now, calming down. So it's not all bad. Cute AND nerdy. Nice!

Maya listens, staring blankly until he's finished. Shark-tooth kid here is actually serious. Whatever world he's in... he's not joking.

"Wait-- wait wait wait, Phoenix is really in a video game in your world?" she asks before leaning forward, pointing to herself. "--I'm Maya! Maya Fey! I'm Phoenix's assistant!"

And then, the real question-- "I'm in a video game in your world?!"

Yea she just confirmed he's probably gone totally nuts... or Hanna's got him high as a kite on some kind of weird rune. If he was on the couch right now, he sure as hell couldn't feel it. The fuck, man. Oh shit, she's talking.

"Maya who? Girl I told ya I don't touch those," but assistant? "So uh.. what kind of 'assistance' do you give?" That was a valid question. or whatever. Guess it's her turn to be confused.

"Yea, thas what I said! Maya, Maya. Yanno that's a cute name," for a cute hallucination, "I'm Veser." He points to himself proudly. He is in fact, Veser!

Maya has to stop and stare again. This guy sure is a character-- and he's totally not paying attention.

She wants to have a freak out, because holy crap, being in a video game. But it looks like if she's going to get any information out of this guy-- and help him at all-- she's going to have to play along.

A coy look, and Maya does what her sister used to-- crosses her arms and rests a finger against the underside of her jaw.

"Veser, huh? That's not a bad name, either," she replies, "But I dunno. Is that really your name? You should tell me more!"

He was paying sort of attention... kind of. Almost.

Ok now he was paying more attention. His eyes flash with interest. Woah, what was that motion?

Is there consequences here? Shit, it's Hanna, there's probly consequences. Rule-sucking douche did lock him out of the bar. The place was seeming less and less like punishment though. Maybe it wasn't punishment. Maybe it was a place to cool off. Well who had time to cool off when you had shit to do!? His fucking Dad was out there and probably had SOMETHING to do with Lee's death.

But how do you break a spell like that? Well.. if he's going to be here for a while... And breaking from his mental tangent again he places one hand in his pocket and pores over the nails of his other (his 'non-chalant pose'), giving her a toothy simper.

"Yup. That's my name. Great, huh? People say it's exotic. There's a lot about me that's exotic, yanno?"

"Exotic's a good word for it!" Maya replies, clasping her hands together. "Buuut what's so exotic about you? I mean, besides those teeth. They're super cool, you know? Like a dragon, or something."

Take the bait, Veser. Tell her all your secrets. It's not like she's going to memorise them and totally use them against you later, or anything.

Veser chuckles. Dragons. "Nah, dragons are so fuckin' mainstream, I'm half-selkie. Dunno if you've heard of 'em, but I'm totally not offended if you haven't." Once more, jagged teeth appear behind his lips. Not to mention if she hasn't, he can make up all sprts of shit about them. Well even if she has, she's no selkie, he can still make up a bunch of shit.

"So, what's your story? You a human lie detector like that Phoenix dude?" So smooth.

Of course she's not going to. In his imaginationland (completely unsuspiciously carrying characters he's never played before), who would do a thing like that!

Mainstream. What the heck does that mean? She can't help but look confused-- until he mentions being a selkie.

"No, no, he's not a lie detector, that's just the magatama I gave him-- you mean you're like half seal-mermaid? That's what selkies are, right?" That, of course, is way more important right now.

~~Just like in her sunday morning toku shows.~~

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