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

[cursedtosleep]

'You get me?' did that mean he was her personal guide? That seemed very strange. Maybe he meant something else. She could leave her problems behind? She had quite a few of those... and on her 16th birthday, no less, though the date didn't matter as much. At his sudden sigh she was becoming even more confused. Should she know of this place if it was magical? She knew so little of the world outside of her forest. She knew of King Ste- her father's kingdom. She knew of the neighboring kingdom of King Hubert. Beyond that?

"I'm sorry, I've not heard of the Kingdom of Japan," she offered as he seemed rather upset on the whole matter. "I'm sure it is a lovely kingdom," she wondered how far away it was. She didn't really want to think about food, her stomach still upset from everything earlier that day.

[denialism]

"Right." He was getting the idea that she didn't understand him all that well, but this didn't bother him in the least.

"Oh, that's okay. You can't be expected to know everything. We're not a kingdom. We've got an emperor. Not that Akihito really does anything, because it's all about the parliament now, if you know what I mean. " Although he was strongly suspecting that she wasn't going to know.

"Lovely... You could say that, I guess. Some parts are decent, anyway. We've got the largest city in the world! And the food's just amazing."

[cursedtosleep]

Her stomach clenched at the mention of food, really not hungry after everything so far. She swallowed and tried not to move a hand to rest on her stomach to settle it.

"That's really very impressive. The biggest city in the world, my, it must take days to reach one end from the other. What do you do in such a large city?"

[denialism]

Adachi nodded. "Sure, on foot it would. But most people travel in subways. You know, fast metal carriages that move through the earth." He had a hunch that she might not know what subways were, judging by the way she was talking.

"Oh. I don't live there. I live in a small town. It's easy to cross. But—I'm from the city. You can do anything you want there, pretty much! I'm sure a kid like you would have a lot of fun."