JANUARY 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:

• Use an RNG to choose a location and prompt, or wait for someone else to tag.


• Post with your character with their name and canon on top!


• 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 - The place where everyone gets dumped off at. Your first view of Ruby City, complete with informational posters telling you all about where you've ended up.
2. THE BEACH - Lovely year-round, though in the winter months, you're probably not likely to dip your toes in.
3. THE BLACK STALLION - A rather quaint bar. Supposedly, the burgers are great, but you don't see anyone immediately who's willing to serve you. Maybe you're meant to get it yourself.
4. THE OBELISK - The tall monolith in the center of the city marks the gathering place of many events, though right now it seems to be cold and dark.
5. THE CLOCKTOWER - Offering an impressive view of the city, several residents come here to clear their heads, if they don't mind braving the narrow staircase.
6. THE COFFEE JOINT - the front windows are warm and welcoming, and it seems there's always someone friendly enough to fix you a cup when you wander through.
7. THE CATACOMBS - Intrepid, aren't you? Those weird holes may beg exploring, but go too deep and you're going to be in a lot of trouble, considering the viciousness of the creatures held within.
8. THE CITY STREETS - All told, Ruby City is a lovely place, once you get past the fact that several of the buildings look derelict and on the verge of falling down. There's no harm in doing a little sightseeing.
9. THE PARK - You thought it'd be a lovely stroll, but the park is anything but friendly, if those approaching wolf-like creatures are any indication.
10. CHOOSE YOUR OWN - Don't like what we've come up with? Feel like picking your own place? There's a whole host of lovely locations to choose from in the City.


Scenarios


1. NEW ARRIVAL - Step off that train, walk down the street. People usually latch on to newcomers to try and help them out. Even if you look shy, the other residents probably won't be!
2. WATCH TALK - Feeling lost? Disoriented? Don't worry, everyone feels that way on their first day. Fortunately - if the signs at the station are to believed - the watch in your pocket can be used to talk to whoever else might be here.
3. BAD WEATHER - Aw, man. Whether it's snow, or rain, or just plain cold, today was definitely the wrong day to get dumped off in a City in the middle of nowhere.
4. A RUN-IN - Maybe you weren't watching. Maybe they weren't. Either way, you just bumped into someone. Perhaps apologies are in order?
5. HELP, IT HURTS - Clumsy, aren't you? Perhaps wherever the train brought you from wasn't so friendly, or you just tripped and twisted your ankle. Either way, you're in a bit of pain. Hopefully someone will notice your booboos and help patch you up.
6. HUNGRY - It isn't very obvious sometimes that restaurants are what they are, especially in a place like Ruby City. Where can a person go to get a bite to eat around here?
7. MISTAKEN IDENTITY - Hey, there's someone you know! --Or maybe not.
8. BEING FOLLOWED - Maybe you're just being paranoid, or maybe you've got a reason to be afraid. Whatever it is, it feels like there's eyes on you...
9. CURRENT EVENTS - The City is currently overrun with the DESPAIR DISEASE, which means some people are more violent than normal, the overall atmosphere is more dreary than it normally would be, and there's some pretty vicious creatures roaming the streets! Also, there's hardly anything to eat. What a frightening thing!
10. CHOOSE YOUR OWN - Don't like any of these ideas? Feel free to come up with your own!

Comments

[elfoflight]

[He takes in Maedhros' reaction calmly, steps not wavering. And the polite nature of the bow, which he returned in kind. Except with a little more respect, even if Arafinwe did not agree with all of his nephew's choices.

He halted before him, rain ignored even as it set about drenching them both.]

Nephew. Well met, if even in this strange city. There is shelter near by if you wish it.

[He'd just have to share, until he decided what else to do. But Arafinwe would not turn away family.]

[nelyafinwe]

[ He cannot afford to look more than mildly surprised by anything. Maedhros has spent most of his life taking care of his siblings, mediating between them and his father, or the outside world and his father when his mother threw up her hands in despair and left the men to fend for themselves. And, yes, he has made one brutal decision after another, mostly to keep his family together and honor the oath they all swore.

But (and this is an important distinction), he has never viewed Nolofinwe or Arafinwe as anything less than his father's brothers. As family. The blood of Finwe binds them all together, and that is (usually) enough for him. ]

Well met, sir. I would .. the offer of shelter is generous, and accepted.

[ Maedhros holds up his hand, facing outward, to show he means no harm. Especially considering the circumstances. Are there more from Arda here? Family? Friends? Enemies? He shuts down that avenue of thought belatedly. There are few who would welcome him, and rightly so. ]

My thanks.

[elfoflight]

[No, nor could he. That was the nature of them. Arafinwe might have felt some anger at his eldest brother, but brief it had been. He had never outright hated any relative of his, had always done what he could to support and give aid when he felt it was right.

Or when he could not bear the alternative.

The response was welcome, and he mirrored the wordless announcement of no harm meant. A small smile flicked across his face in welcome, then he stepped aside and gestured to invite Maedhros to walk with him.

He could guess some of those questions.]

We are not the first of Arda here. My granddaughter Celebrian, Thranduil of Mirkwood, and Haldir of Lorien arrived before us. The woods around are not so friendly, and best met armed.

[nelyafinwe]

[ Maedhros falls into step beside the High King, pushing away a little pang of regret that he cannot do this with his own father. Once, long ago, they walked side by side, but then everything turned upside down. Humbling to realize how much it still hurts. ]

I have one good hand to lend to security, if the citizens are amenable to it.

[ Small talk: not quite as bad as he fears. So far. ]

Neither of the latter names do I recognize, but ... which of my cousins does your granddaughter belong to, Uncle?