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

[superstylishsquid]

Would Dante vouch for him? He couldn't be sure. He'd been willing to be more or less civil with him, but he couldn't exactly claim they were friends. He wasn't even sure if Dante really trusted him, or if he was just waiting for the act to drop.

"And I guess being Dante's former servant doesn't mean much."

[patricided]

"Dante's never even mentioned you." And there's a calm to her voice that says she finds what he just said highly unbelievable.

[superstylishsquid]

He twitches slightly. A low growl slips loose as he turns his head angrily to one side.

"Not surprising. The reason I insisted on winning my freedom from him is because he more or less forgot I existed after he brought me back from Mallet."

[patricided]

Mallet? The only things Dante came back from Mallet with were a few new weapons. More toys to crowd the walls of the shop and clutter the floor. And Trish but she didn't know about Trish for a while after that, busy as she was with her own work at the time.

"Dante only came back with weapons and a second business partner. I think I would have remembered him picking up a third."

[superstylishsquid]

"Who do you think you're looking at?"

He draws his sword and holds it horizontally in front of him, letting her see the distinctive guard of the blade.

"I'm Alastor, the spirit of the electric sword he found there."

[patricided]

She just gives him the most blank look and she isn't really trying for it either. How does one respond to information like that? She knew Dante's weapons were special, but she hadn't actually spent the hours looking into demonic weaponry as she might have wished to after Temen-ni-Gru.

"Right..."

[superstylishsquid]

He returns the sword to his back and crosses his arms.

"Look up Devil Arms sometime, see how they're made. It'll make sense."

[patricided]

"I've been meaning to, haven't really had much in the way of free time lately." The last ten or so years have been sort of busy for her thank you very much.

[superstylishsquid]

"Well, crash course: a Devil Arm is what you get when you seal part or all of a devil's soul into the form of a weapon after they die. I bound my soul to a sword thousands of years ago and got killed, then dumped on Mallet to rust."

[patricided]

Well that explained a few things she supposed. And she's left just staring at him for a long moment after that. "That explains a few things." And she isn't even referring to him so much as the weirdness that is long periods of time in Dante's shop.

[superstylishsquid]

"So now do you understand what I meant by him being my former master?"

[patricided]

"Of sorts." She holsters her pistol finally head tilted to the side waiting to see what he would do next. Assuming he even stuck around since he seemed fairly intent on leaving.

[superstylishsquid]

"Now do some research if you're going to be hanging out with a guy who uses demonic weapons. Or don't, I guess. Doesn't really matter to me either way, since I'm free of any and all obligations to put up with you, and you don't have to put up with me."