May Test Drive

[rubycitymods]

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

kohaku | tsukihime

[ergine]

I. Video
Excuse me.

[The speaker is a young woman, certainly no older that twenty. Her smile is polite and practiced, and the apron she wears might speak to some training in that regard...]

Everyone agrees that we're all from different worlds here, right? So, I was wondering... What about the plants?

[The question hangs in the air for a moment, and then she laughs, a faintly sheepish tinge creeping into her smile.]

I'm sorry, that must seem like a strange thing to ask. But it's important to me! I was given free rein of the Tohno mansion's garden, and I grew all sorts of things there. So of there are any special plants that grow here, please let me know so I can transplant a few samples.

II. Action - Clinic
[Kohaku can be found seated in the clinic, supplies spread out on the table in front of her. Currently, she's busying herself with grinding some herbs into a powder, but when approached, she looks up with a smile.]

Hello, may I help you?


{ ooc: canon point is early canon -- before the near side/far side split }

[action]

[rayya]

[ the young woman who approaches Kohaku is clearly not human, beyond the strange outfit she wears and the glowing eyes behind her visor. she only has three fingers on each hand, for starters, and her legs curve strangely, more like a dog's hind legs than a human's. ]

That depends. Do you work here?

Loki | Marvel Movie-verse

[trustinmyrage]

[He was going to need to set a new personal rule for himself, that being to never get comfortable on the throne of Asgard. Proclaim it his own, rule over it as king, but never get comfortable on the actual throne. This was the second time without fail that it had been rudely ripped out from under him, and it was getting exhausting.]

[What made it worse was he had arrived on that primitive piece of Midgardian transport still wearing Odin's face. He had no choice but to shed the Allfather's guise; surely the face of Odin would draw much more attention than that of Loki, traitorous son of Asgard, who's body was left behind on the desolate wastes of the Dark Elves home world after his death.]

[At least that was what he was telling himself as he stepped off the train to take in his surroundings. Who wants the honor of telling him he may as well be back in prison?]

[captain_asthmatic]

[Oh oh oh, Steve would love to have the pleasure.

Anyway, he tends to check out the train station whenever his rounds tend to take him close enough when one is arriving. So he walks into the station wearing his full uniform, the same one that Loki saw himself in before, with his shield on his back and his cowl pushed back. People are usually pretty confused, but with one exception, not too threatening when they first arrive.

Most people aren't Loki, though.

He stops when he catches sight of the Asgardian and then sighs, searching for recognition in the other man's green eyes.]

You're back. But I'm guessing you don't remember that, either. What's the last thing you remember?

[He's not about to beat around the bush with this one, and he needed to know what timepoint he was from. Jane had said at least one of the previous Lokis had been good, and none of them had caused trouble. But he wasn't about to make it easy for the trickster.]

Gou Matsuoka / Free!

[fishybarrettes]

[Yeah, it's official. She is totally lost. Gou's hanging out by the train station, in case another one shows up, but nope, that's not working.]

I swear, if I'm late to practice 'cause of all this--! [She doesn't finish her threat before stomping her foot and breaking it off.

And then it starts raining, which isn't helping. Lotsa raindrops falling round here.]

Are you kidding me?!

[So yeah. Enjoy a ponytail'd Japanese schoolgirl out by the train station.]

Re: Gou Matsuoka / Free!

[hesaysshesays]

[She'd been doing her best to dry off under the awning of the Train Station, wearing nothing but a soaked tank top as her chinese-style shirt was being rung out with both of her hands.

Sitting atop a single foot and maintaining her balance, she looks over to the frantic girl and raises her voice.]

'Ey. You all right? What's the hurry?

Vanitas | Kingdom Hearts

[darkincrement]

I. Action - Train Station

[The “Masked” boy ripped off a flyer from the wall of the train station before settling against a bench. Spawning three Floods to skitter about as he memorized the locations marked. The clock tower would be useful to visit.

After another moment, he’ll crumple up the stolen map before tossing it on the ground without a care. It was someone else’s problem now.

Bother him about littering? Try to help him? Good luck.]



II. Voice
[There was a photo sent first of the Keyblade training grounds located inside of the park.]

You have ten seconds to tell me why this has been brought here.

[It shouldn’t have survived the destruction the Master has caused. The message was cut short with just that.

Anyone braving the park may find Vanitas with a keyblade in hand taking out his frustration on any of the Heartless he came across.]

1 - better idea

[fishybarrettes]

[Boy, look at that body.

She hasn't actually seen many "suits-so-tight-they-define-all-the-muscles-underneath," and even if she has, most of them didn't go through the bonus stage of outlining them in bright red. Nice abs. But, uh, he seems to have some kinda bike helmet on, one of those serious ones, she guesses -- haha, maybe he goes to a bike club -- and also there are strange...blue shadows swarming around the station, which kinda... ugh, she doesn't know, move wrong? Something like that. So, obviously the thing to do is lurk around one of the pillars and see if he does anything really suspicious.

Besides, there's a great angle from here.]

[goddessofthesky]

[1]

[The last thing she remembers is the feeling of the crystal surrounding her. Her body goes numb muffling her breath; she has to trust that Link will be able to stop the darkness. Her eyes slowly close wishing there had been another way but she has done everything that she can to help.

Zelda's eyes flutter open focusing on the metal monstrosity around her. Her hand instantly goes to her heart as the thought of Link enters her mind.]

I'm so sorry Link. [She felt tears in her eyes before banishing the thought to the back of her mind. The urge to leave the train pulls her out into the station. It is a strange place to be brought but it is as good as any to wait.]

[2]

[It isn't safe but Zelda still enjoys walking through the park. The sounds of the wind rustling through the trees brought a strange calm over her. She smiles watching the water ripple onto the shore. Her eyes close as she leans against the rough bark of a tree. She sank to the base of the tree letting the tree hold her in its arms. A soft sound escapes her lips as she falls into a light sleep.]

[3]

(OOC: Up for anything else too)

[unitesearthandsky]

He'd been making his usual rounds about the city, taking in orders for timber or odds jobs needed if only to keep himself busy. He'd made it a point to stop by the train station at mid-afternoon to check on anyone who might have lingered upon their arrival. Part of him had wondered if maybe one day he'd see someone from Skyloft appear, but he never expected it to actually happen.

He stops in his tracks, dropping the the tool box and parchment he'd been carrying. It takes him a moment to piece together just what he is seeing, re-focusing his eyes as he rubs them with his closed palms.

Tiffany Aching | Discworld

[hagothehills]

[ Video ]

I'm off on rounds. If you've a pressing need for eggs delivered and the management of the stores, I'll be 'round soon. I start west and work east, going widdershins.

I've fresh cheese in my cart; no charge, but [ she hates Nanny Ogg'ing it, but needs must ] it's good luck to gift to witches. Needn't be anything important -- worn sheets, shoes you don't wear, a loaf of bread. Whatever pleases you to thank a person with.

I'll walk till the day gets hot, and then I'll wait outside the clinic, and then as the day cools, I'll head back to the west.

[ Can't help people if they don't know where to find you, after all. ]



[ Action; Streets ]

[ Tiffany walks the streets with a handcart behind her, loaded down with carefully aged cheese. She's also got all her tools for everything from midwifery to sheep shearing hanging from bags on her cart, or somewhere on her person. ]

[ Along side her rolls Horace, a much less edible and far more mobile wheel of cheese; with blue streaks and a kilt instead of a wax wrap, he's quite fierce. She doesn't need protecting, but he keeps an eye -- or what passes for eyes on a cheese -- out for trouble. ]

[Action]

[pocketmobster]

[What. The fuck.

Kuzuryuu's just on his way home, a bag of groceries tucked under one arm, when the young witch passes. The young witch and a. And. And a.

Is that cheese?]

Hah?

[He stares dumbly at Horace, not realizing he's completely stopped walking.]

Lucy Heartfilia - Fairy Tail

[getstheratings]

I. Video
Hey. Sorry to bother everyone but I had a quick question!

[The blonde haired teen appears in the feed, smiling nervously as she scratches the side of her head while speaking. She seems a bit distressed, holding up a key in the other hand as her arm slowly begins to reach over her head.]

Does uhh- Magic. Yeah, that stuff! It works here, right? 'Cause-.. I can't seem to be able to summon my Zodiac here.

II. Action - The Cathedral
[Spiritual locations were always a host for magical entities and knowledge back home, so with that thought in mind Lucy makes her way towards the large church with great haste. Though he curiosity wishes to venture to the looming buildings, she resolves herself to a single focus in order to find some answers. She runs past crowds and passerbys in a small plume of smoke, darting through people and possibly knocking over a few in the process.]

Excuse me! Coming through! Out of the way! Mage in need of answers!

Ranma Saotome - Ranma 1/2

[hesaysshesays]

[Video]
So where does a guy get a decent meal around here? Do I hafta' go out into the woods and catch my food or is there a place I can grab somethin' to go? A man's gotta' eat!

[The person on the feed is very clearly a red-headed pigtailed female.]

[Action] - The Coffee Joint
[The rain had brought with it a very specific problem for the young Saotome. In desperate need of hot water, the tank-top wearing female busts through the front door of the coffee, shattering the door-frame as the glass explodes into several directions before settling into a pile atop the fallen door.

She darts her head about like a curious bird, looking for the nearest coffee pot in which to douse her head.]

HEY! Anyone have any hot water here?!

[Action] - Coffee Joint

[whereishe]

[Yuna is in the middle of trying to learn about coffee when the red headed girl burst through the doors screaming for water. She jumps up and moves behind the counter to grab a cup of hot water. Before passing it as quickly as she can to the young girl.]

Are you alright?

Monkey D. Luffy - One Piece

[gomu_ningen]

I. Video
The sound of chewing fills the audio of the feed, drowning out any other semblance of sound as the cracking and bending of metal is heard. Moments after, the darkness in the feed is flooded with light as the recording comes into focus on the black-haired youth.

"Ara~! I thought this thing was candy. Hmph-! Just what is this weird thing?"

II. Action - The Black Stallion
He hadn't intended to do so in the first meal he'd had since arriving in the city, but given his erratic sleeping habits it was to be expected. His face was deep in the dish, planted firmly in the steak and potatoes the brunette behind the bar had prepared for him. Subtle snores rise from what little bit of his face wasn't pressed into the meal, suggesting that he had fallen asleep in mid-meal.

"zzZ.. zzZ.. zzZ.."

[preferscaptain]

Hook had been enjoying some Rum when the scrawny kid in a straw hat boisterously came in and ordered food. He'd ignored him for the most part up until the loud snoring caught his attention. Blue eyes fell on the straw hat and he tilted his head to see the kid snoozing in his meal.

That's...odd. Could someone really be that exhausted?

Being the gentleman that he is he gets up and wanders over to sit across from the kid, reaching out to give his shoulder a shake. If that doesn't work he'll tap his hook on the plate in hopes that'll jolt him out of sleep.

"Oi, mate, come about."

Sora | Kingdom Hearts | Let's try this again

[withoutadoubt]

1 - Video

[Sora's barely opened his pocketwatch for the first time and he's already pressed the video button by accident. He doesn't seem to realize it at first though, looking around confused.]

This isn't Traverse Town.

[It's at this point that he actually spots something about the pocketwatch itself that catches his interest. He pushes his face up close to the screen, frowning in puzzlement. They usually had clocks when opened, didn't they? Not screens?]Huh... That's weird.

[At that point, another voice, from another post sounds out of the watch, presumably from another post, and startled, Sora drops it with a yelp. Whoops.]

2 - City Street

[Wherever you are in the city itself, you might see something strange. A boy, streaked in light, literally bouncing off the walls of buildings and houses, almost like a magically-enhanced parkour.

Every once in a while though, he'll land on the ground rather gracefully (without a scratch of fall damage), and the light will fade. And then he'll turn to you, grinning.]

Hi!

[Care to give the new kid directions?]

i just started yelling like a moron on plurk

[ex_blindfold971]

[ that voice-

he knows that voice...!

Riku fumbles with his watch in sheer shock at hearing Sora's voice. steadying the watch, he activates his own video after Sora finishes with his close up. ]

Sora!

Baelfire | Once Upon A Time

[nealry]

[1]

It was a curious contraption but nothing more or less than magic. It had to be magic but Baelfire couldn't stop it so he didn't bother to care. There was nothing to do but wait. Once it stopped, he felt a desire to walk into the world. Looking around, he curiously found a watch in his pocket. At least it was better than Neverland.

[2]

There's a teenager looking curious at you through the feed. It's obvious he has no idea what he's doing. Care to help him out?

[3]

Baelfire is walking around town looking at what the place has to offer. He looks lost but content. It reminds him of London, the only place he truly felt at home. Perhaps he can make one here instead.

2

[magicsprice]

[The face he catches on the feed is one he never thought to see again and never as young as he was there. It takes a few seconds before he finds his voice and even when he does it's hesitant, as if he expects to either wake up or for the face to shift itself into a stranger, a case of mistaken identity the moment he attempts to name it.]

Bae?

Killian Jones/Captain Hook | Once Upon A Time

[preferscaptain]

[1 - 1]

[ Killian is bewildered and curious of the strange thing he's speeding away on. Without much thought he's up and walking the length of the cars, observing as much as he can before the thing pulls into the station. He manages to catch the bar or a handhold before it jolts him off his feet. He peers out through the windows and is quick to disembark, he not only wants a better look at this... Train but also where it has brought him. He doesn't remember getting on to begin with so he has to wonder why he was here. Wherever here was.

He realizes there's an unfamiliar weight in his jacket pocket and he pulls out the watch as the train speeds away, leaving him behind in this new world.]

[3]

[The pirate will begin wandering blindly through the town before making his way to the clock tower. He has every intention of climbing it so he can get a full view of of the city.]

[4 - 2]

[Needless to say the Captain will eventually hone in on the saloon as if by instinct. He'll spend most of his day there, drinking himself into a care-free stupor even if he is potentially wracking up a tab he can't currently pay. Once he's had a day to let this all sink in and settle down, then he'll figure out what to do, where to go and what all this is about. Right now? He just needs a little booze to help him sort things out and adjust. Or at least forget for a little while.]

(ooc: Open for video or action. Shoot me a PM on this journal or find me on AIM as Travelin_On.)

4-2

[magicsprice]

[He'd come in to actually acquire a bottle of scotch whiskey, but he hadn't expected to see the face he found at the bar when he'd walked in. He got the bottle he'd come for and after a moments consideration decided it might be best to sound the pirate out.

Find out when he was from, and if the two of them needed to avoid each other or if their tenuous truce still held even here.]

Hook. How long have you been in this quaint little city?

Melody "Mels" Zucker || Doctor Who

[allthedoctorsfault]

[It's quite a surprise for Mels to come to on a train, an old train, too, by the looks of it. It's not exactly what one comes to expect after being shot by Hitler. She started regenerating - again - after the Doctor promised to marry her of all things, she remembers that much. That does not exactly tell her how she came to be here.

Another thing she doesn't really expect is being practically thrown off said train. The blasted thing doesn't even let her get back on, no matter how she kicks the door and she can only stand and watch as it rolls out of the station.]

Well, isn't that wonderful!

[If she is stuck here, she might just as well take a look around, right? Maybe there is some place here she can cause something of a commotion at? That sounds like it'd be really fun.

She takes a look at the posters that are put up around the station.]

Not very good, are they?

[tardisdiary]

[Now there was a face she never thought she'd see again. And definitely not from this point of view. Well, River was no stranger to meeting her younger self, just... not this particular version.

Which meant this was going to be very interesting.]

Not in the slightest. But, you get used to it the longer you're here.

amy pond → doctor who

[sincerest]

[ Okay.

Okay, this was definitely most certainly not where she was meant to be, that's for sure. It's not New York and she was meant to show up in the right same spot as Rory, right?

Right?

She vaguely remembers the train ride, the emptiness of it, how it felt like being stuck in the darker corners of the TARDIS. But now-

Now she was in a city that was most certainly not New York with a whole lot of other people who seemed to be new arrivals just like her. It was too much to hope that she might see a familiar face, that Rory might have been there, too.

But she knew well enough that nothing would get done just from standing around! If she had learned anything in the last few years, it was that waiting for something to happen never seemed to be a good idea.

That in mind, Amy weaved through the other people in the station and out onto the street. Because really, really, what could it hurt, exploring just a little? ]

[unsuccessfully]

[ None of this was making sense, even if it really wasn't all that nonsensical to begin with. Train rides, train stations, even a city... it was all rather normal, only Rory knew this wasn't where he was meant to be.

He was of half a mind to just get back on that blasted train and find someone who would take him back to somewhere that made sense. Preferably his actual home, but anywhere remotely close to that would've been alright with him.

But he forgot all about going back to the train and talking the ear off someone when he spotted a familiar redhead walking about, weaving her way in and around the people who were also milling around. ]

Amy?

[ He couldn't help but call out to her, because what in the world was she doing there? ]

Roxas | Kingdom Hearts

[binarysky]

[Train Station]

[The blond, spiky-haired teenager that steps off the train doesn't look quite as surprised as he should be. Roxas knows he shouldn't be here, shouldn't even have a body anymore...but it's not the first time he's stepped off the train in a town that really isn't home, no matter what it looks like. Besides, the twilight is sort of comforting.

He spends a little while walking around, getting the lay of the land and making sure it's not some weird dream, before finally approaching whoever happens to be around.]

Hey. This might sound stupid, but...what is this place?

[Clocktower]

[Where else was he supposed to go?

Maybe not here. It's not his clocktower, after all, and this isn't Twilight Town. But it's the closest thing to familiar, and it's as good a place as any to sit and think and figure out what to do next.

It'd be nicer if he had some ice cream. But he doesn't have anyone to share it with anyway.]

where else?

[ceded]

Roxas?

[ Coming up here has become a rarity, these days. She hasn't got anyone to share the view with. Her friends in the city would come with her, she knows that, but it's not the same. And this one piece of her life from before - sitting on a clock tower and watching sunsets - feels like something she needs to keep. It should be special.

After all, it was theirs.

But every so often she returns, carried my nostalgia and quietly wishful thinking, and sits alone for a spell. She hadn't expected to find anyone up here.

Especially not her best friend.

Xion lifts a hand to her mouth as soon as his name escapes her, and she freezes, torn by indecision over whether she should approach or flee. He won't even know who she is, will he...? ]

blake belladonna | rwby | video & action

[blakebelladonna]

[ Well, the last train she had been on wasn't quite so boring. At least not to the point where she had forgotten most of the ride.

Blake was tempted to try and wait around, to see if the train would double back and allow her to take it out of the city that she had never heard of. It certainly would have made her teammate happy, though. Ruby City. Even now, the thought made her lips quirk a bit.

Ultimately, waiting around for the train didn't prove to be useful, which meant she was off to explore...!

And maybe shoot off a video to the network, seeing as though everyone else seemed to be talking into those weird watches everyone seemed to have. ]

Um-

Hi. My name is Blake? I just arrived and- I'm wondering if anyone has seen my- [ Hmm. Yeah, this is right. ] -friends. Their names are Ruby, Yang, and Weiss. You would... definitely know if you've met them.

[alittlebitfiery]

[Yang recognizes that voice almost immediately, though it takes her a minute to respond since Yin the fire lizard is currently being pretty possessive of the blonde girl's watch. She's got a grin on her face when she finally appears on the screen, her voice teasing.]

Well look who finally decided to show up!

Bruce Banner | MCU

[lastincident]

1 - 1

[ Well, this is confusing. ]

[ Cue one slightly rumbled Dr. Banner, stepping off the train. This was not Kolkata. This was not even India. He was not sure where this was, but despite his mounting confusion he simply looked, at best... befuddled. ]

[ Wandering away from the train station, he stared upward at the sky and then at the nearby signage. ]

Well.

Okay then.

[ Time to walk. Maybe he'd get some answers if he could find someone to talk to. ]

[captain_asthmatic]

[As often is the case, Steve saw the train pull into the station and turned his feet towards it. He doesn't welcome everyone to the city, but he does like to keep an eye on who's arrived.

When he sees the man stepping off the train, though, he's really glad he came this time.]

Doctor Banner. [He's almost cheerful in his tone as he walks down the platform before the other man, wearing his uniform, though the cowl isn't covering his face.]

Rory Williams | Doctor Who

[unsuccessfully]

[ There really is such a thing as a graceful entrance, but right now, entering like that is the last thing on Rory's mind as he dashes into the clock tower, his clothes soaking wet from the rain storm that began almost the minute he stepped off the train.

So much for having good luck, although really, it wasn't all that surprising, in light of recent events.

No, getting sent back into the past by the Weeping Angels hardly counts as good luck. Except, now that he's had a look around, this doesn't look remotely like New York, so this is all just becoming stranger by the second.

But right now, he'd rather focus on drying off and then figure out what's going on, and so the first order of business is finding somewhere to hang up his sopping clothes so they can dry out. ]

[gallifreytotrenzalore]

[It is only by chance that the Doctor has been seeking shelter inside of the very same building. He had been on of his rounds when the rain had started and had luckily been rather close to the clock tower's entrance, so instead of soaking wet he was only damp.

But still he is in the process of wringing out his purple coat a bit, when a young man dashes into the building, not noticing him as he sits on the stairs leading up to which are located on the far side of the entrance area. Only as the other man turns around - seemingly looking for something - does the Doctor notice who exactly just came in.

In a awkward looking tangle of limbs, he rises, drops his coat and rushes to Rory's side, throwing his arms around him instantly.]

Rory!

Sixth Doctor | Doctor Who

[goesagainst_thegrain]

[He might not know where he is, exactly how he got on that train, or have even a tiny clue where he's going or what dangers this place might offer, but when has any of that ever stopped the Doctor from doing whatever he pleases? In this particular case, he intends to explore the city a bit before either trying to find his ship or seeing about getting back to the train station. Logically, if it brought him here it can take him away...

Eventually he'll find the tea shop or possibly the pub, but feel free to bump into him anywhere throughout the city.]

This happens wherever. xD

[gallifreytotrenzalore]

[That coat. That coat! How could anyone - living or dead probably - ever forget that coat.

Eleven spotted his past self from a mile away in it. There really was no mistake about it, so he rushed toward him quite happily.]

Hello!

Clara Oswald | Doctor Who

[bossily]

I. Train Station

[She's just arrived, and is more than a little confused, but that doesn't stop her from bustling about with excitement and exploring. She brushes past people and strikes up conversation with a bright and cheery hello, eager to find out more about her current surroundings and the people here. Eventually, though, her mind wonders if the Doctor's around, and she finds herself seeking him out specifically. There's a light rain falling, but it doesn't stop her from hurrying away from the station and making her way outside to look about.

The Doctor's name is called out every now and then, and she's sure to hop over the puddles that are forming as she makes her way through the streets. A little fall of rain won't hurt her, but not finding who she's looking for starts to have her worried.]

II. Clocktower

[Head tipped back, Clara stands and observes the clock with a smile on her face.]

Not as great as the one back home, maybe, but it's still impressive.

[She looks over at whoever's right beside her, and reaches out to tap them on their shoulder.]

Sorry to bother, but the clock. Is there a way to pop up to the top?

[gallifreytotrenzalore]

[The Doctor turns around as he is being tipped on the shoulder and finds Clara staring back at him. He opens his mouth to ask how she didn't realize it's him, but then remembers that he is wearing modern clothes, which make him look like anyone but himself. So instead his lips form a broad grin as he pulls Clara into a tight hug.]

I thought you left! It's so good to see you, Clara, you have no idea!

[He doesn't mean it, obviously, clearly thinking that she has an idea, that she knows where she is and that she was here before. Too bad he's wrong.]

Mamimi Samejima | FLCL

[blackflamed]

[She's sitting on the edge of the clocktower ledge, drumming her feet against the wall. She's got a cell phone in her hand, and she keeps hovering over the dial button, but no luck so far. It was kinda scary being up here at first, but the wind's died down a bit and really, she can see everything from here. Even the ashes over there. Well, maybe not the ashes. Just something burned down, not so far off, and it's hard to tell from way up here what it used to be. She could make something up, if she wanted, but that's not important. Once it's all burned up, it's gotta stay that way, or it, she doesn't know, loses something. So, you know, the wreckage doesn't bother her.

What does is that her sandals fell off again. LOOK OUT BELOW.]

Oh, hey! Are you okay down there?

[She closes the cell phone -- it's one of those old flip styles -- and goes to dig her camera out of her bag.]

ohmygosh how has nobody tagged this yet??? HELLO

[earlybird]

[The one time he is walking past the clock tower like a normal pedestrian after being told not to startle people with the grappling hook business, and a sandal falls from the heavens to smack him in the head.]

Agh-!

[Startled, he stares in silent outrage at the sandal, rubbing his head and leaning back to glare up at where the voice of its owner is calling down.

His eyes narrow. He picks up the sandal, and, with casual belligerence, tosses it right into the river next to the tower, maintaining his glare up at the owner.]

Whoops.

Stephanie Brown / DC comics pre-reboot! Let's give this a go!

[theeggplantwonder]

[Okay. So one minute she was taking down a few thugs harassing some girls, the next she's waking up in a train car. There was a fleeting moment where she wonders if she had dreamed the encounter and just doused off on her way to school, it's happened before. But there's no way she's sitting in a Gotham subway car.

It's too nice. That and she's still in her Batgirl suit.

The first - well she's assuming first - stop the train makes and she's hopping off it. Looking around she spots a helpful sign reading "Ruby City" and mouths the name to herself with a frown. She's heard of Star City and Central City, but Ruby City? That's a new one.

A worried knot forms in her stomach.]

Oracle? O? Please tell me you're there.

[No luck. She groans, dragging a hand down her face.

Not good.

It takes her a little while, but soon she's managed to grapple up to the Clock Tower. Maybe if she gets a lay of the land she can figure out where she is? Totally reasonable plan. Totally.]

[ACTION] TAGS INTO THIS LIKE LIGHTNING SWEET JESUS STEPHHHHH

[earlybird]

[Twilight's a good time to travel. Damian doesn't particularly enjoy the pedestrian life, so when he needs to get out he's generally winging himself from one building to the other.

Nothing nearly so convenient as Gotham's endless towers and high-rises, but he can get from Batcave 2.0 to the grocery store with minimal effort and maximum air time.

It's as he's slinging himself around the Obelisk that motion from the clock tower catches his attention, and, slowing his spin, he changes course to alight atop the red stone structure, squinting up at the tower and trying to pinpoint where the motion had been.

If it's one of their captors come to visit, they're about to be in for a rude awakening.]

Princess Medea Clytemnestra Strong-in-the-Arm Lindenshield || Icemark Chronicles

[giventodarkness]

[Train Station - Arriving]

[Gasping, vision blurry, Medea stumbles off the train. She'd been using her Sight, watching Sharley's progress as he left the Icemark as Prince Regent of the Exiles. She sneers at the thought. Charlemagne, the weak-legged runt of the family, left in charge of the exiled people. Charlemagne, the favorite child because of his near-death.

And now, just as she'd been so close to sinking the ships he and the exiles traveled on, she'd been pulled away by some Power she couldn't recognize. An enraged cry escapes her and her own Power stretches out around the station, grabbing up dust and dirt particles, moisture in the air being make dry and then suddenly there's a burst of fire all around her.

Benches and walls get singed but not her. Medea remains unscathed, dark hair and clothes unmarred but she's breathing heavily. More out of anger than anything else.

And then suddenly she's calm. Eerily calm.]

[The Black Stallion - bad weather]

[It's been storming all day, heavy drops of rain falling and leaving traveling soaked in a matter of minutes, thunder rumbling in the distance and lightning arcing across the sky.

Medea enters the saloon with little care for its patronage and she's dry. Not even an umbrella could have protected her so fully as she seems to have been. She doesn't even bat an eyelash at that though. Instead, she walks up to the bar and sits down.]

Wine. Two-thirds water and one-third wine. Red.

Black Stallion

[magicsprice]

[Gold notices the new arrival, or rather more aptly, he notices the state of dryness she comes in with. He finishes the scotch in his glass, setting it down on the bar before leaving his seat to walk over toward the woman and lean against the bar beside her.

Once her drink was brought, he ordered another finger of scotch whiskey before turning his attention to the lady before him.]

You know, it's a shame to water down good wine.

Dick Grayson | DC Comics

[batsdontdance]

[So. Wandering around in a strange city you knew absolutely nothing about in the middle of a downpour in a giant black cape and a suit of kevlar was probably the least inconspicuous thing on the face of the planet. And as far as he could tell, there wasn't really anywhere conspicuous to hide.

The closest he could find was the Cathedral, and while Dick wasn't a religious man, it was gonna have to do in a pinch.]

Strange location... complete radio silence, ad no Batmobile. [He stuck his fingers underneath the cowl and peeled it back, trying to shake the water that had seeped into his hair and... trying to figure out how to look like a normal human being when all he had was a gigantic cape and a bat symbol on his chest.

He let the cowl fall back and hefted part of the cape further over his shoulders to at least try and obscure most of his costume. At least the damn cape would finally come in handy for something better.]

I think I'd rather go to space.

i'm not sorry

[waywardbird]

Oh dear god, the brat wasn't lying. You're really Batman.

[ Sitting on a pew farther up the aisle, feet propped up as if he was just laying down, was Jason Todd. White streak, leather jacket, combat boots; it must be him. There is just no getting around it. It turns out that being the only member of Damian's weird and fucked up family meant that Jason had to deal with Damian a lot. And that meant finding new hiding places. Today was the church; Damian wouldn't really think to look here. Too obvious in the way that Jason would hide there because it wasn't obvious because Jason hated church. You feel me?

Anyway, he had been snoozing on the particularly uncomfortable bench when you-know-who decided to make an appearance. You say "Batmobile" and whoops, Jason's awake. And staring. A lot. ]

Is there padding in that because I'm pretty sure you've never been that broad.

[ Did you stuff your man-bra, Dick? Inquiring minds want to know. ]

The Fifth Doctor | Doctor Who | Train station -> anywhere

[kettleandstring]

Train station

[ And he finds himself standing at a platform.

The Doctor blinks, uncomprehending, winded. Only moments ago, it feels like, he was choking for breath as he felt it leave him, listening to his companions and the Master taunting him, telling him to die. And now he's breathing fine. Nothing's hurting. And he doesn't understand why. ]

I don't ... What?

[ He looks around, turns a whole lap on the spot as he tries to make sense of it all. Tries to take it in. Doesn't even take notice of the train leaving, more than in passing.

But this ... ]

Is this a joke? Can't be the afterlife, that would be ridiculous. Hah! Afterlife.

[ While he doesn't look hurt, he does look weary. There's a tiredness around his eyes, and his clothes have seen much better days. And it's safe to say he isn't all that happy. ]

Anywhere

[ Once things are (hopefully) a little clearer, the Doctor takes off to have a look around the city. Despite not being in the best of moods and still looking less than great for wear, it's nice to not feel like he's slowly dying and he's cheered up a little. That means he can still smile when he meets someone, which he does. And waves, too.

And unless someone looks completely opposed to the idea of talking with him (like glaring, or scowling, or things like that), he comes over and. ]

Hello!

[ Feel free to point out he looks like shit. ]

Out in the streets

[calmbefore]

[Even with three of him already present in the city, Eight hasn't really been expecting to find any of his past selves in the city. Not that more of him is necessarily a bad thing, given that it means there will be more of them to work on the problem of how to get the TARDIS working again as well as more people to work on figuring out just why they happen to all be present in the city, but that doesn't make it any less of a surprise.

He can guess at when this version of himself is from as well. There aren't very many occasions where he'd been quite that badly off in that incarnation. It does raise the question of if this version of himself is still slowly dying, but he knows better than to ask. It might come up once they've gotten over the initial 'yes, I am you,' but he's not going to rush right into it.]

Ah, hello. Lovely day, isn't it?