[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. 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!

Comments

[beatofmyblood]

[Jonathan's muscles freeze in place the moment the names of his lover and his closest friend reach his ears.

He almost can't believe it - he knows what it means, but he runs through countless dates in his head anyway, generously plotting out how long they both could live without thinking of the word death, thinking back to countless history books to remember the war that will take his son's life, noticing that all the dates piece together, like some long-forgotten scrapbook of a family struggling to stay alive. There's so much to think about, so much to consider in those names, wondering if she was ever happy and if it was ever a thought in his mind to take a moment for himself--

Joseph is supremely lucky his grandfather manages to find himself again before scalding tea starts overflowing from the cup..]

Y-You must be...! But how?!

[nextlineis]

[Well, there's no mistaking that reaction. In some ways, it's even more extreme than Joseph's reaction when Jonathan--because that's who this is, there's no way it's anybody else--sat down and offered him tea. He does cast a wary glance at the tea Jonathan is pouring, ready to quickly swap cups if necessary, but fortunately Jonathan seems to stir back to life and stops pouring. Crisis averted.]

[Wait, why is he focusing on tea right now? His grandfather--the man who died a little over fifty years before Joseph was even born--is alive. Right here in front of him. Not that he knows at all what to do with that. He doesn't... He doesn't blame Jonathan for everything that's happened to him or to his family. He couldn't do that because the person responsible for so much misery befalling their family rests with Dio, not with Jonathan. But it's the weight of Jonathan's legacy that Joseph has been forced to contend with recently even if their foes have been different from one another. But Jonathan is also more than that because he's never heard a single bad thing ever said about his grandfather by either Speedwagon or Erina. Even after all those years, they still missed him and she still loved him. That takes a great man, someone larger than life and surreal to have that lasting of an impact on anybody.]

[But Jonathan's reaction goes a step further and it sends Joseph into confusion. It's more than just the shock of knowing that you have a descendent that he's displaying right now. There's some familiarity. Like Joseph's existence isn't this difficult to conceive concept, but that he's here right now is difficult to comprehend.]

Wait a second... [Joseph's brow furrows.] You know who I am?

[Now how is that possible? He probably didn't even know Granny Erina was pregnant with Joseph's father at the time of his death, let alone that he'd have a grandson.]

[mylegacy]

Irrisorio - fine, can you follow directions, or is that too much for you?

[hitthebeat]

[ WELL ]

[ Of all people to show up here, at this point he's admittedly the one she's been missing the most so of course she looks surprised. It's a faltering kind of expression coming from her, but she'll concede just this once. Joseph's in it for a hot, hot mess after all. ]

Not very slim, when you're the one who's late, Jojo. [ A beat. ] We need to talk.

[beatofmyblood]

[Jonathan brightens up immediately, matching up features from Joseph and his older counterpart with glee. Everything makes so much sense now! Goodness, how lucky he must be!]

You're Joseph Joestar, of course! Am I correct?

[And that in itself, he realizes, deserves a larger explanation than he's prepared to give right now. Anyone who knows of him as family and knows the way he dies probably expects him to be shocked that he's far from a childless man. He's heard stories from Lisa Lisa, telling him about her student and the son she had to abandon, from Holly, about the father who would travel across the globe to keep her safe - from Jotaro and Kakyoin, about the grandfather and companion they would never soon forget.

In a way, Joseph has a legacy of his own. By a bizarre twist of fate, they've been put in almost the exact same position - surrounded by people who know more about their lives than they do.]

Let me try to make this clearer. There are several people from our family who have found themselves in the same place as us. I already know from them that I have a grandson, but I've only heard stories about you so far. Goodness, I've heard so much!

[He extends his hand to greet him properly, a sort of bittersweet whimsy in his smile.]

It is a pleasure to finally meet you. I am sorry it couldn't have been any sooner.

[nextlineis]

I CAN HANDLE DIRECTIONS

[nextlineis]

[Joseph looks away when she mentions him being late. Who him? Nah. She must be referring to a different Jojo! (Little does he know there are actual other Jojos to refer to aside from himself.)]

What about?

[mylegacy]

Do you see the clocktower.

[nextlineis]

[This isn't really a moment that Joseph's put a lot of thought into in terms of how it would unfold. The possibility of meeting his grandfather was just too far-removed from reality to even consider it and he was content to let him live on in the stories his grandmother told about their childhood together and the person he grew up to be. Unlike how he felt about his parents, Joseph only wished that Jonathan had been alive for his Granny, not for himself. She deserved to have someone she got to grow old with so that even if it had been unavoidable and they had to bury their son, she wouldn't have been alone in it or in raising Joseph.]

[But if he had put any thought into what it'd be like to meet his grandfather, he definitely wouldn't have expected him to know anything about what happened after his death. Or that people have been talking about Joseph to him. People from their family. What people? Not that it entirely matters because people telling his grandfather about him is a little unnerving because that's the first impression he's had rather than meeting Joseph. But then again... It seems like they said good things? He doesn't blatantly disapprove of anything anyway, but that could just as well be his manners rather than a reflection of his true feelings. A slim chance of that because he seems incredibly genuine, but it's still possible. Or maybe Joseph's just worried that's the case and he's trying to tamp down on any expectations or hopes so they don't get too high.]

[He looks down at Jonathan's hand a little stupidly and he thinks for a moment, it really shouldn't be him here. It should be Granny Erina. She's the one who knew him and loved him after all those years. But she's not and he is. So.]

[So...]

[Joseph doesn't lean forward to take Jonathan's hand. He gets up instead, brushing Jonathan's hand aside to bend down and throw his arms around Jonathan instead.]

Hi.

[nextlineis]

yeah i'd have to be BLIND TO Miss that

[mylegacy]

Oh, you're not?

Meet me there, then.

[nextlineis]

[Hey. Hey you. Fuck you.]

fine

[mylegacy]

Don't keep me waiting.

[Because he's like two seconds away and Ready To Go.]

[nextlineis]

i'll get there when i feel like it

[Also Joseph is further away than two seconds BUT DETAILS.]

[mylegacy]

Lazy.

[TWIDDLES THUMBS AGGRESSIVELY ON THE CLOCKTOWER STEPS]

[nextlineis]

[Lazy? He'll show you lazy! He actually ends up taking a longer route so he's not approaching from the predictable direction from the train station.]

[Take that.]

[mylegacy]

[Jojo . . . that's not . . . that's like the opposite of the point . . .]

[Whatever. Caesar will be draped across the clocktower steps in a bored heap by the time Joseph arrives, definitely facing the train station direction because this guy seems too stupid to come a different way. He's also blowing bubbles out of extreme boredom.]

[No, just kidding, it's because he's a nerd.]

[nextlineis]

[This is why Joseph is so clever. He's even willing to bet that Caesar thinks he just got incredibly lost (somehow) instead of coming up with a good trick. He creeps up quietly behind Caesar while he's not paying attention. God, why is he such a genius?]

[Caesar is going to find himself in a surprise headlock in about 0.5 seconds.]

Gotcha!

[mylegacy]

[Way to burst his bubble. (Heyyyyy!)]

[Headlock commences, Caesar squeaks, and then the furious Italian yelling starts. Even for those who aren't fluent, it's pretty obvious this is a lot of nasty cussing happening here. He pulls his elbow back, ready to drive it into Joseph's stomach, and then--]

[Well, then he actually looks up. And. Freezes.]

[nextlineis]

[Joseph is naturally laughing the whole way through Caesar's vulgar Italian. He doesn't understand a word of it, but it's obvious he's managed to piss him off and that's always a good day's work. But then Caesar goes still. No. He freezes. That's uuuummm... Hm.]

[Well, he'll try to keep this going by taunting him. That'll work.]

What? That's it? Giving up already?

[mylegacy]

What do you--

[Joseph, what the fuck. What the shit hell fuckery.]

What are you doing here!

[nextlineis]

[Joseph rolls his eyes, giving Caesar a shove to make room for him to sit on the stairs next to him.]

What makes you think I know? I just am.

c - because i cannot resist the stupidest method of recognizing jiji in existence

[starmark]

[So here's the thing. Jotaro spends a lot of time in the park. The house is near the park, there are monsters in the park, he is very invested in making sure the monsters decide that staying far the hell away from his house is a very, very good idea. So he's out there, as he customarily is, when all of a sudden SOME ASSHOLE GOES BARRELING PAST AT TOP SPEED, SCREAMING HIS HEAD OFF, and his legs are pumping and his hands are knifing through the air and —

The Kujo family — no, the Joestar family has a secret technique passed down through the ages —

— and there is only one person in the entire damn world who could possibly be using it right now, at a speed like that.

True to form, he starts running; keeping pace isn't hard with Star Platinum's help, but unanswered questions and inexplicable emotion in shades of anger and disbelief are bouncing around in his chest, and he opens his mouth to snap a name in exasperation but only just barely remembers to pull the vowels around, just in time, so it's not "what the hell, Jiji" he ends up yelling, but —]

WHAT THE HELL, JOJO?!

[...god, that's so weird. But off they go.]

[mylegacy]

What do you mean you--

[Well, and what is he supposed to do if not slide over and make space? Even if he's looking at Joseph like he's grown several extra heads.]

That's it? You just are? That's all you're going to say?

wamuu | jjba SIGHS also every prompt is taken after sundown

[windpipes]

[ a - i only have one prompt for this im gomen ]

[Wamuu has seen plenty of death in his long, long life. It doesn't bother him, although he is far from numb in his experiences. Each death at his hands had a purpose, whether to serve his goals or the goals of his Lords. It was simply just how it was.

So it isn't a surprise, or it shouldn't be, that he has discovered the wild Thestrals roaming along the park. Their morbid appearances don't bother him in the slightest, nor would the fact that only those who have witnessed death can see them if he knew it.

With an apple in hand he feeds it to a thestral, stroking its muzzle as it chews happily on the treat. A few more loiter around nosing at the grass and glancing obviously towards the small bag of apples near Wamuu's feet.]