August 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 - 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!

Comments

[starmark]

[There isn't time, really, to process all of the ramifications of what's just happened. (Or, well, he could make it so there was, and maybe he still will, but he's loath to do that for a lot of reasons and right now his own survival alone doesn't quite meet that threshold; if the wargs end up threatening whoever's just appeared to play the apparent cavalry, that threshold will get a lot closer.) Things are moving fast, and he's not so much thinking about anything as he is just observing and reacting to it. Water is splashing, wolves are snarling, and something —

Stand User.

The warg has a zipper for a mouth, now, and evidently the fight's just become two on two.

If he had the time to think about it, he'd be wary of a random Stand user he doesn't recognize, and especially so one this close to him with no warning. As it is, there's no time to think; just to reach a decision.

The guy had attacked the warg, and not the person running from them.

That'll have to be enough, for right now.]

Hit the other, too — once they bite, they don't let go!

[And a zipper over the mouth, frankly, is a neat way of mooting that problem, in particular.

With the other warg temporarily driven back by Star Platinum's punch, Jotaro brings his own Stand back to help defend, intent on handling the muzzled warg to free Sticky Fingers to repeat the hit on its partner.]

[risorto]

[Bruno is the sort of person who gives orders, not take them. But now is not the time nor place to get offended at the commands. It's time to act. He's marginally more grateful than offended that he doesn't need to tell Jotaro to keep the other one off him. Even muzzled, a warg still has claws and it won't stay bewildered at the sudden change to its mouth for long before it starts lashing out. And, well, Bruno is also appreciative of the fact he's not exploiting the aid to just leave Bruno here to deal with the wargs. The motivation behind a move like that would be incredibly ambiguous, but largely unappreciated regardless.]

[He shifts his attention away from one warg to the other and keeps Sticky Fingers ahead of him. The warg's still getting back to its feet from Star Platinum's punch, disoriented and only half-aware that Bruno is making a fast approach. He probably has a good chance of still catching it off-guard by the time he manages to get in range, but Bruno won't risk it figuring out what's about to happen. He extends Sticky Finger's punch by unzipping one of its arms, propelling the Stand's fist forward to muzzle it.]

[starmark]

[It's not a Stand he's ever seen before, that much is certain, but there'll be time to dwell on that later; for now, it's enough to note that the stranger thankfully seems to know what he's doing, quick to adapt and respond to a rapidly-changing situation on a moment's notice. Managing the wargs will get a lot easier once the issue of the jaws has been resolved; it'll still be a fight, but it'll at least be a straightforward one, without the complication of having to potentially saw a horse-sized wolf off his arm somehow.

Water sprays up in every direction as the zipper-jawed warg clashes with Star Platinum, raking with claws and doing its best to bite, still driven by instinct that tells it to attack that way even with its jaws locked together by the zipper. It's moving too quickly for a proper attack rush, but Star Platinum responds fast enough to synchronize its punches with the warg's lunges, using its own forward momentum to make the hits land that much harder.

That makes one that's well and truly preoccupied; it's up to Bruno to handle the other, but at least he's clear to do so for the time being.]

[risorto]

[He should probably not take his eye off the warg in front of him, but as Bruno is zipping his arm in place once more, he looks over his shoulder back at Jotaro and the other warg. He's checking both for the sake of making sure Jotaro is still in one piece and to observe his Stand in this momentary reprieve. Star Platinum is fast and strong. Not a Stand that Bruno really wants to fight unless strictly necessary. He's hoping this cooperation is a positive enough sign that it won't become an issue.]

[Nearby the warg next to him is thrashing violently, pawing at its mouth with muffled growls and howls that are barely heard over the surf. Bruno focuses his attention on it as it finally gets back to its feet, enraged. Bruno waits until it makes its move, dodging to the side easily when it begins to make its leaps, claws first. It tries to snap at him with jaws that won't open and earns itself a swift knee to its chin.]

[He could drag this out if he wanted, but the sooner this is dealt with the better for both of them. He doesn't look to pummel the warg, just disable it as quickly as possible. Bruno backs away along the beast's side, landing a few quick punches as the warg begins wheeling around after him. It raises both of its front paws in an attempt to pounce, but one of its front legs goes flying off as it unzips, its shoulder also now open and flapping before it falls hard down into the sand.]