rubycity_ooc | October 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. EVENTS - 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

I mean he's old, dude! Even if he wears a uniform around still-- [a raised eyebrow here, and, conspiratorially behind his hand:] Weird, by the way.

[But the other things about Jotaro are cool...]

It's 1999.

[...that explained a little too much.]

It's- [Kakyoin faltered, adjusting his sunglasses again and trying to ignore the implications that Okuyasu recognized Jotaro and yet had no idea who Kakyoin was.]

This place, er...time tends to have a little less meaning here, you see. When we left, it was 1988. Jotaro and I are both just high school students.

[Well that takes the wind out of his sails a little. Not that he doesn't believe it - you don't go far as a Stand user without believing in the impossible at least somewhat - but dang, a high school version of Jotaro won't know who he is. Damn.]

Oh. No fooling? [hmm.] Aw, shit, so it's just me and me.

[duwaaaang... what do you even say to that]

I wasn't even in school in 1988. That's pretty surreal.

You're telling me--we'd both be almost thirty by then. [Specific circumstances notwithstanding.]

How do you know him, though?

Old, [he confirms with a grin. But not as old as JOSUKE'S DAD, which, speaking of--]

Josuke's his uncle or something? To be honest, I'm still trying to get my head around that.

...I'm sorry, back up a bit. What.

His uncle. [YEAH ISN'T IT SO ODD?? JOSUKE ISN'T OLD] Josuke's old man--uh.

[Yes, this is the part Okuyasu has the "awkward subject" realization at. Now. Shit.]

I mean it's pretty weird because Josuke's younger than him...

[this family tree is a bramblepatch]

Seriously? And here I thought the family couldn't get any stranger.

[it's like a pile of leaves someone threw recklessly into the wind

also: don't start, now that he's clicked that he shoved his foot in his mouth and just kept talking.]

Well that's not Josuke's fault.

Don't get me wrong, I didn't say it was. [Kakyoin shook his head, laughing under his breath.] I just wonder how that could've even happened.

[uhhh UHHHH ha ha]

Uh, yeah, I'm not gonna tell you that one. Cross my heart, and whatever.

Fair enough. [A shrug. It wasn't really any of his business, but...seriously. What the hell.] I won't argue with that.

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[Someone with tact needs to handle that one, probably. Okuyasu considers this one Perfectly Navigated, despite that. Diversion... successful!!] Right.

So, like, what's up in 1988? [diversion #2]

I wouldn't really know what to say, honestly. I'm just a normal student.

[HAHAHA. HA. H A.]

For the most part, at least. Surely there's not much different about that in ten years' time.

[Being a normal student sounds foreign and impossible, frankly. Okuyasu shrugs, sticking his hands in his pockets to casually pose because there's nothing abnormal about Morioh at all.]

Besides having a Stand, you mean? I guess not.

Your friends are probably Stand users too, right? Are they common where you're from?

[...asking all the awkward questions today, kakyoin]

[He glances away thoughtfully, counting mentally. His entire social circle is Stand users, isn't it...]

Well, only because... some stuff happened. [jfc]

...Yeah, 'some stuff happened' is kind of the summary of how I met a lot of the people I know back home, too.

[awkward]

[putting it mildly...]

The 'stuff' in Morioh already got taken care of. [yay??] ... Mr. Jotaro helped.

He took care of a lot of the mess back home, too.

[...]

How is he, in the future? Jotaro, I mean--is he okay?

[Uh--hmm, are they not... friends anymore... he's not going to ask.]

Josuke probably knows him better than I do, but-- I think so? He really knows his stuff.

He does, huh? That's good to hear. I hope he hasn't been getting into too much trouble.

[you have no idea.]

Nothing we can't handle!

[So yes, yes he has, but the #crew is sooo good, they can deal with it.]

...

[Man. This was far more awkward than Kakyoin had hoped it would be.]

That kind of thing...I think I get it. Just the kind of trouble Stand users attract, right?

[It could be worse. It could be way worse.]

Something like that. But Josuke's Stand can fix anything, so it's no big thing.

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