rubycity_ooc | April Test Drive

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 - None at the moment, but feel free to look through our event tag!
10. CHOOSE YOUR OWN - Don't like any of these ideas? Feel free to come up with your own!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Henry was still grinning. "Thanks." He said, meaning the umbrella. He was currently only in the large coat Gold had conjured for him as he had only arrived in his work suit.

Chuckling at the behaviour of the two dogs, Henry had to switch hands so the leads didn't get too tangled since Archie's hands were full.

"Oh, it's Gold. He was here when I got here. Haven't even seen anyone from the other side of the family." Regina was a third side really and she hurt to think about.

That meant Gold was here. Though not the Charmings apparently.

Still, there was something a bit more important to take care of first.

"Let's head back under cover and you can tell me a little bit more without both of us getting soaked to the skin," Archie offered.

Pongo wove his way under Mister Spot's leash to disentangle them. He knew that tone was his pet's way of saying they needed to go inside. As much fun as splashing through puddles was, he knew he was going to be paying for it with a--yuck!--bath.

"Sounds like a good idea." Henry pulled the lead to get Mister Spots to follow. "Come on, boy." The puppy seemingly obeyed but really, he was just following Pongo.

"Any questions, just fire away. I've been here long enough that I should be able to answer it all."

Pongo raised his head high with pride, purposely walking with slack in his leash to show the little pup the proper way to behave. Human pets couldn't always keep up. It was best to sometimes go at their pace.

Glancing in amusement at the pair of Dalmatians and seeing how Pongo was obviously teaching the little one, Archie said, "Okay, let's start with how long have you been here?"

Mister Spots spied the slack in the lead and barked once, as if asking confirmation in his confusion. But he did stop pulling to Henry's delight. It gave him time to think and work out how long he'd been here for.

"Um...about four months I think. End of November, beginning of December I turned up and it's April now."

Pongo huffed in confirmation. Yes, little pup, you needed to go easy unless the human wanted to go faster or there was something they needed to see.

"Four months?" Archie asked, surprised. "That's a bit longer than I thought you'd say."

This certainly made more sense than being asked to sit all the time. Why sit when you can explore?

"Grandpa's been here over a year and I think Aqua holds the record of something like five. This place is like that."

Well, sitting was part of it, but as long as you weren't trying to tear their arms out of their sockets, they tended to be all right with exploring.

"Who's Aqua?" he asked, not recognizing the name at all.

But sitting was boring. And Henry asks it of him every single day before he gets food.

"She's a friend. Really a friend of a friend. Not from our world. Either of them as far as I know."

Humor him, little pup. Soon you'll be getting access to the good stuff like bacon strips.

Archie looked at Henry in confusion. "So she's from one of the other worlds?"

Wonderland, perhaps?

Those sound wonderful. Mister Spots gives Pongo's butt another sniff as if accepting his tuition completely.

"Yeah. There's loads more than even Grandpa knew about. It would be really cool if we could remember it when we went home."

As you should, Mister Spots. As you should. Pongo is a wise dog and will teach you much.

"We won't remember this place at all?"

That sounded unnervingly close to the missing year.

Pongo has been mentioned to Mister Spots by Henry so he trusts in the older dog. He barks again happily.

"Shh, boy. We don't need a scene." Henry strokes his wet fur soothingly. "And yeah. We go back to the same point we left with no memories. Like this never even happened."

Archie tilted his head to one side, considering. "That would explain how you could be gone for months and Gold for a year without anyone noticing."

Pongo glanced at Henry before giving an affectionate huff. Humans didn't understand barking, sadly.

"Exactly. The people here, the people who brought us here I mean, they seem to have some sort of advanced magic or technology to make it happen. To make lots of things happen. It's no picnic living here. And that's ignoring the time issues."

Henry gives Pongo a stroke too. "Sorry, did I forget you?" Thinking the huff was due to stroking his own puppy and not both.

"What other things are here? Besides the time issues?"

Pongo hadn't meant for Henry to pet him, but he wasn't going to argue the point. He leaned into the pet, tilting his head to give the boy's hand a quick lick of appreciation.

"Not much that you can see. What you see is what you get. But every so often, something happens. Like Grandpa not able to understand English. Or all the food disappearing. Stuff like that."

Henry smiled at the lick but at the whine of Mister Spots, the boy moved back to him. "Yeah yeah, jealous. You're mine." Or I'm yours.

"That's...random," Archie said, very confused by it. "Any idea why?"

He then chuckled at Henry's interaction with Mister Spots, Pongo waving his tail in amusement. "If Mister Spots is anything like Pongo, the person who's really on the leash is you."

The older Dalmatian gave a soft woof of pride.

"I guess it's just to break the monotony of the city. Or see how we react to the events." Henry shrugged. It was the explanation he could think of currently.

"What? I'm his pet?" Mister Spots gave a woof back and Henry looked incredulously at his human friend.

April Test Drive

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