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rubycity_ooc2015-08-02 10:42 am
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August 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!
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It's--that was nearly a century ago from my perspective. It was January sixteenth, 1988 when I came here.
[Goddammit, he hated being right.]
You're...Jonathan Joestar, aren't you?
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[After reiterating the obvious, he might need a place to sit down sometime soon, because oh good god, this is getting to be a lot. The boy in front of him is terrified by the name "Dio" almost a century after he should have been dead for good, had mysterious injuries across his eyes, and somehow knew who he was in spite of all the odds against it. Jonathan is forced to acknowledge a possibility he didn't want to confront.
...had he...failed? Was it all for nothing?]
Yes, that's my name. How do you know it?
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[He'd heard the name from Joseph, Kakyoin remembered now--in the unfortunate context of what Dio's state was from the neck down.]
My name is Noriaki Kakyoin. I'm afraid things have gotten complicated back home, regarding our...mutual acquaintance.
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Pardon me?
[Forget Dio for a moment. Did he just say descendents?]
You're saying....I have grandchildren in the future?
[Getting back home or stopping his nemesis isn't remotely on his mind right now, because...he has family. When he thought he was truly the last of his name, it flourished enough where he could say that at least one hundred years from now, the Joestar blood was still going strong. And inevitably, this meant he was a father. A grandfather. A great-grandfather, and so on, and that came as a shock to his system most of all. He's beaten down vampires with his bare hands, but fatherhood is an all-encompassing responsibility that he's honestly a little nervous about tackling.
But -- but he's so proud, and a shaky smile spreads across his face for the first time since arriving here. He just wishes he could see them, just once, this Joseph and this Jotaro and the family he's wanted for so long.
He wishes his father could have seen them, too. Had the lump in his throat always been there?]
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[It was difficult to recall, with how much Joseph Joestar never shut up. God bless him, the maniac.]
I can't claim to have more than a vague idea of what you must have come here from, but that must mean she'll be fine, doesn't it?
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[Jonathan reaches out for a handshake. He'd accepted at that point he was going to die, no matter what else happened, but Erina - thank god, Erina - at least she would be safe.]
Now, please tell me. What is Dio doing to cause you trouble?
[He's expecting an answer along the lines of "everything," to be fair.]
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As for that, it's...a very, very long story I can only really summarize as 'everything one could possibly do to cause trouble.'
[got it in one, jonathan.]
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[He narrows his eyes just slightly. So he'd managed to survive even the boat exploding, somehow, and he had a decent idea of how - but a chill runs down his spine as soon as it pops into his head. That's a thought for another day.]
Where is he right now? Last I heard, he was going to America, but one hundred years is enough to change many peoples' minds.
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[He paused, uncertain of what to say or how much information to give without being directly asked about it.]
...I don't think that he'll be around all that much longer. Not with my friends after him.
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[He quirks an eyebrow, wondering how the hell Dio got to Egypt from America metaphorically. They didn't seem to be that tangentially related, but personally, he's a little jealous. There are surely some great archaeological dig sites in Egypt, right?
But once again, Kakyoin catches his attention with something unexpected. So he didn't just know of Dio. He was actually...going to confront him directly.]
Now, when you say friends...from what you've told me earlier, that must mean my descendants are on this journey as well.
[He's filled with pride once again, but he can't help but feel distantly worried, a burning instinct in his chest to protect them at all costs.]
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[At the mention of his travel group, Kakyoin momentarily went quiet. Oh boy, where to start.]
There was a group of five--no, sorry, six of us. [Five and a dog. He wasn't really anywhere near equipped to explain Iggy.] It's a long and complicated series of events that led us together, but the shortened version is this. We all have a similar ability, and it's something Dio gained at some point as well. People with that ability are the only ones who stand a chance of defeating him now.
[That sounded like the best way to summarize it while leaving enough room for further questioning. But there was something else that probably needed to be stated, too.]
Your descendants--Jotaro and Joseph are both fine, last I knew. I don't have a single doubt in my mind that they can absolutely defeat him.
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what the fuck even is with straizo who fucking knows.) But then...what else could stand a chance against Dio and his evil minions?...wait. Hold up. Jotaro. Joseph.
He chuckles and mutters under his breath,] Erina, you magnificent devil! [And turns back to Kakyoin.]
After a century, it only seems fitting that our blood would clash again for the final time. You speak of it like it has yet to happen, but let me say that I wish you and your friends as much luck - and pluck - as I can give. Not only because you are a friend of the family, but because you have chosen to do what is right against all odds! At such a young age, as well...goodness, there's nothing more admirable that I could think of.
[He coughs, seeming not to notice that there are flowers sprouting up between the cracks in the floor directly beneath him.]
There was one thing you mentioned that perplexed me, however. The ability that you mentioned...it cannot possibly be Hamon.
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[A little confused, he glanced down at the flowers before looking back to Jonathan--that was certainly something different.]
That's...oh! Do you mean that glow you had around your hand earlier? I've seen Jotaro's grandfather do that, but you're right: it's not the same thing at all. I can show you what I'm talking about, if you'd like.
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Do you think I wanted to fight Dio?
[He shakes his head.]
It was to preserve the honor of the Joestar blood. It was to protect the people I held close to my heart...and even if it was difficult, it was to protect the world from his kind. Dio had to be destroyed, and my group was the only one who could accomplish that. My journey was fraught with tragedy, and while I may have grieved along the way...I'll never regret doing what I did. Not for a second, because if I do...well, he would consider that a victory, and we cannot allow him even a single one.
[The flowers at his feet bloom, and then abruptly stop growing.]
I've spoken about myself for too long. Please show me what you are using to defeat Dio! If it isn't Hamon, does it at least have something to do with life energy?
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I understand. Sorry, I just- [...was used to selling himself short? Knew all along this trip was abut far more than him? Any other number of things with a sense of self-worth at rock bottom?] --never mind, it's not important.
As for that--yes, that's exactly the case. What it is, more or less, is a manifestation of one's own soul formed from energy and projected to fight and protect its user. Because that's the case, they're all vastly different in both appearance and function. I'll show you right now, so...please, try not to be too startled.
[With that fair warning, Kakyoin called up Hierophant as easily as breathing: a single coil wrapped around his arm and extended behind him, twisting and forming into the Stand's faintly glowing humanlike upper body.]
As it's an apparition that stands beside its user, it's simply called a 'Stand'. The name of mine specifically is 'Hierophant Green'--or just 'Hierophant', it's a bit shorter.
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[Jonathan stares down at Hierophant with wide eyes, utterly astounded. It looks so much like a human, and yet it's a being made of pure energy? He's never seen anything like it before in his life, and this is a man who watched an Italian stranger hit a frog with all his might and not injure it. The color-themed naming gets points from him, too. His gaze follows Hierophant around, analyzing its every movement.]
Just what are these "Stands" capable of? If they are a being who represents your soul, what happens if they are injured in combat?
[Because as we all know, when Jonathan Joestar is truly interested in something, he fires off questions at a million miles per hour.]
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My Hierophant is a long-range Stand who fights by firing projectiles--emeralds, actually. [Kakyoin seemed only too happy to talk about his favorite subject. As he spoke, the redhead held his hands together a few inches apart, his Stand moving in unison with him. Between Hierophant's hands formed a faceted shard of emerald, glowing faintly.] He's also well-suited to scouting and stealth, more than direct fighting.
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[This is all a lot more complicated than Hamon was, but he feels like this can give way to many more possibilities - and a lot more unpredictability, for better or for worse. Jonathan has to assume that with Dio, it's the latter.]
Your fighting must be rather expensive, if you use gemstones so often. [He's relaxed enough to even test the waters for a joke here and there, but nothing too inappropriate.] Let's be serious. If that is the extent of your abilities, then...do you know what Dio can do with his Stand?
[Because as much as this is an exciting new prospect to him, the thought of Dio getting his hands on it in addition to his vampiric abilities is absolutely terrifying, just to put it mildly.]
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[Hierophant retracted into just the single coil around its user's arm, Kakyoin's other hand nervously gripping the fabric of his uniform near his stomach.]
It's-... [His voice was halting and forced, the strained smile dropping off the student's face.] ...called 'The World'. And I...know what it does.
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[Any inclinations of joke-making immediately vanish.]
Kakyoin.
[Jonathan places his hands on the smaller man's shoulders, looking down at him like a concerned father would, because Dio is his responsibility, and if he had hurt any of these kids, so help him...]
You're safe. Dio...
[He looks over his shoulder for a brief moment, expression suddenly uncertain, wanting to confirm something he really should have confirmed sooner.]
Dio...isn't here, right?
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[He couldn't quite look Jonathan in the eye, even if what he'd said was completely honest.But Kakyoin lowered his hand, vaguely aware that was turning into an unfortunate nervous habit.]
...I've seen it, back in Egypt. I saw what his real power was, and it was something my Hierophant couldn't match.
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Kakyoin. I've seen what Dio can do firsthand, even before he gained an ability of this magnitude, but let me say...the lengths he went to gain his power are so cruel, so inhuman, they're something I'll never forget.
Do not blame yourself. It isn't your fault. If you want to blame anyone for the atrocities he's committed, I'll shoulder that responsibility any day. But you didn't ask for any of this.
Look at me, please. I promise, if that man ever shows up here, you won't have to worry, because I'll give everything I am and more in order to purge completely him from this world. I will not let him touch you, or my descendants, or any other innocent people again, as long as my heart still beats proudly in my chest!
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[Helaughed again, though that time the sound came out as more of a severely repressed sob. There was something very tired and broken to it, something he'd clearly been keeping well hidden until now.]
[Probably even hidden from himself.]
You're really...unbelievably kind, just like the rest of your family. [He shook his head slightly, still refusing to look up.] It's a quality I truly, truly admire about all of you. But I don't blame anyone but Dio himself for what he's done. [And....maybe himself, for being less than effective in stopping him along the way.]
He will absolutely be defeated, though I don't know how. As well as I know my own name, I know Jotaro doesn't know how to fail...and the others are just as stubborn.
But...I'm sorry, Mr. Joestar. It's already too late for me.
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[No. He wouldn't--
He has no reason to doubt that he would.
Damnit.]
.......
[Jonathan is deathly silent as he lowers his head down away from Kakyoin's gaze. He can't help it - some part of him has to feel responsible for this, just a little, and hated it.]
Well, from what you've told me here today, that makes two of us.
[He may not be dead just yet, but Jonathan knows this place may as well be his grave. When he looks back up, his eyes are almost burning with a familiar intensity, a familiar hope.]
But we're here now, aren't we? It has to count for something. This may never be our old lives, but we are breathing here just the same, moving forward every second. I cannot presume to speak for you personally, but...a man I once knew taught me that even with impossible odds, the perseverance of humans can accomplish anything. Your Stand is a living testament to that fact, so take pride in standing here beside it! Just by standing up and breathing, you are defying Dio in a way he cannot challenge any longer!
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You-... [This family's kindness was just going to follow him around even through death, wasn't it? That was...actually incredibly comforting, in an odd way.]
--you're right, aren't you? Just because I'm-...that doesn't mean that it's over, does it?
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this conversation is so hot blooded i think i just caught fire
hotter than speedwagon's sixpack
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