[April] 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

[inurhearth]

Kojin saw her hand, and reached over to give it a hand shake. He figured she was offering it to help him up, which was really sweet. Might as well shake it in greeting too. His grip was warm, maybe a little too warm - but not uncomfortable.

At her mention of the umbrella, he merely grinned. He may be weaker than he'd ever been, and not sensing the Jinsei for some odd and disturbing reason - but he wasn't too weak to wink at the girl playfully as more water evaporated off of him in wisps of steam. Sure after drying his clothes they would simply get wet again, but he was just merely making a statement.

"My name is Kojin of Earthrealm. I appreciate the help." He said kindly. "I'm sure I'll be fine after a good meal and a nap. Even a fireplace will do a world of good since I don't think I'd be able to light a candle right now...."

[salty_old_doc]

"OY!" the older man snapped out, so surprised by the male voice emanating from what he thought was a "girl" or a "doll", that he nearly missed ducking the damned lightsaber, which really came thisclose to cutting off his own fool head! "Take it easy, son.... You're bleeding, there, and I'm a surgeon— a medical professional, you get me...? Let me take a look at your wound there, before you damned well bleed out, and then, when you lose consciousness— well: I don't see a God-damned pram anywhere around these parts, do you, son?!" Guy grimaced expressively as he knelt down upon his old, creaky knees, reaching out for his medical bag, which surprisingly, was there with him.... Along with his scrubs, and of course, his small mini-disc recorder strapped to a lanyard around his neck, for dictation during surgery.

[tobothsidescalled]

"Stay back! Stay back!" He growls. "Tell me where I am..."

[radiant_bloom]

"Well then," she said, not fully following but game anyway, "Let's go find some place warm with a nice cozy fire, and perhaps something to eat. If nothing else, I can always ask someone to find us some fish or coconuts!"

[salty_old_doc]

"OY!" the old Jewish doctor cried out, again, as he gingerly took a "step" back on his knees, shuffling away from the damned bleeding lunatic— holding up his hands in surrender, too, of course! "Easy, son; easy there.... I'm not gonna HURT you, I swear! It's against the Hippocratic Oath, anyway. But...

"As for where we are— damned if I know, son! I only just arrived myself, and— well. Ran straight into your bleeding ass: which really needs to relax, because I don't think that the raised blood pressure from all this God-damned STRESS is helpin' your situation any, y' know...?"

[tobothsidescalled]

"Tell me how I got here." He demands through clenched teeth.

[inurhearth]

Kojin grinned. "Works for me!" He stated. He wasn't picky when it came to food. And he loved to try things he'd never tried before. Technically as a god, he didn't need to eat or even sleep. But he liked both and so tended to go against the norm. He was kind of an oddball in the pantheon that way.

He gently took the umbrella so that he could hold it somewhat over the both of them. He was much taller than Kairi was. His hat helped in keeping the rain off his face. Not that he minded getting wet either. He still wanted to use the umbrella to honor the girl's kindness. He matched the girl's stride, dull golden eyes shifting to take in the area around them. He moved well enough, but hellfires he felt heavy. There was nothing he wanted more than to pass out somewhere. Preferably in a fireplace.

"For a city, this place is kind of quiet..." He noted, keeping an eye out for a tavern or something.

[radiant_bloom]

She let him take the umbrella and stayed close so it could cover them both. "Is it?" she asked, looking around. "It's still busier than what I'm used to, so I guess it seems lively enough to me. Of course, any place without Sora is quiet, I guess, for anyone not used to him."

She gave him a bright smile.

There were buildings not too far from the train station. He'd see the clock tower, the tavern, the tea shop, some stores. The usual small town stuff. And, of course, the huge monolith in the center of town.

[salty_old_doc]

"—Damn, son, you're saltier than my pa's old-fashioned ramen broth, honestly..." Guy grumbled out, crossing his arms over his chest as he sat back on his haunches, before adding quickly: "Not that there's anything wrong with bein' salty! Hell's bells, boy, I LOVE me some salt. And of course, it helps your blood pressure, if you don't drink too much of my pa's broth; just enough, you understand, to avoid any damned POTS, or any such diagnosis, that only comes when you're not getting enough salt in your blood— you get me, son?"

"And as to your question, well: Hell if I know, son! Last thing I remember is running the hell away from a damned Stalker Magician, y' know....? And suddenly I find myself in a god-damned Metro station, for no good reason that I can see..."

[tobothsidescalled]

"What are you saying? That we both just disappeared where we were and appeared here? Surely there's a reason for that!"

[salty_old_doc]

Guy put his hands up protectively over his face; please, sir, do NOT mess with the old codger's NOSE! His wife is all too fond of that aquiline schnozz, after all...

"OY!" he shouted out yet again, daring to glance up through his fingers, into the wild young man's face. "Well, Hell if I know, son! I mean, honestly: I DO wanna say that my damned Stalker zapped me here, just to fuckin' well "Show me UP!" with REAL MAGIC! But ehh.... You: you, I dunno about, honestly... Don't suppose You were dealing with a freakin' Magician stalkin' you, too...?"

[tobothsidescalled]

"I know the force, not magic... STAY BACK!" He keeps his saber pointed at the strange man. "Stay there and no harm will come to you... at least, not from me. Who zapped you here? What are you talking about?"

[salty_old_doc]

"Really now, son? The "Force"? I mean: seriously? I didn't even think that was real... Much less this Magic shit..." Guy Eldoon grimaces slightly, as he realises that he was still talking to a man who was bleeding rather badly from what looked like a damned gunshot wound within his gut— a gunshot wound that looked as if he would need immediate attention, as soon as he was exsanguinated enough to actually allow a medical professional near him! And by "immediate attention" Doctor Eldoon meant of course, the damned boy wasn't even going to give him enough time to deliver him to a damned clean room before he needed to operate upon him, which meant, of course, doing surgery in this damned filthy Metro station!

(Naturally, his expression grew even more distasteful as he allowed this train of thought pull into its appointed station...)

"Look, son, you're gonna bleed the HELL out, soon enough, from that fucking wound in your stomach... Look: I'm a doctor, and I will NOT sit by here and watch you bleed out, when I can do something about it... So... Yeah, take my head off with your damned laser-sword, if you've gotta! But— I have GOTTA get your damned wound taken care of now, alright?"

And with that declaration, he raised himself cautiously up on his creaky old knees, in order to shuffle towards the bleeding boy.

Radical Edward | Cowboy Bebop (post anime)

[radical_hacker]

(OOC: Just a heads up for those who have not seen her but this version of Edward is about 6 years after the anime so she's now in her early 20s, canon through anime otherwise)

(Train station)

"Satellite from days of old this is so not the landing port on Jupiter!" came the voice of a young woman with a motor scooter on one arm and a backpack full of computer gear screaming a much different time. Especially since the young hacker/bounty hunter (cowboy as she would say) was also banged up from escaping a bounty that had grandly backfired on her (which would explain the scooter). For now she just walked, hopefully able to get a few things for the moment.

Answers to where she was, painkillers for her ankle and access to a plug to charge her computers.

Have a tech goddess!

[manga_goddess_skuld]

Urd kept vanishing and reappearing and being annoyingly Urd. So Belldandy was bound to show up eventually. Right? Right? So Skuld was checking the train station, as she often did. And also, you never knew, maybe this time she could catch the train long enough to take it apart. She was never going to stop trying.

Though the thought of tearing apart the train died when she saw the woman with the scooter. She hadn't seen something with an actual motor in too long. Other than the train, of course.

She raced over, eagerly. "I will give you nearly anything if I can have the bike!" she said, and then she spotted the computer gear. "Or... we could work on something together," she said, almost wistfully.

[nadenagi]

Nadeshiko walked with the grace of a dancer, carrying a rather large picnic basket with ease. She had been looking to make a new friend, to share the treats she had made.

To all appearances, Nadeshiko was a lovely young girl, about 14, with a high purple ponytail, and a lovely spider silk kimono. Everything about her spoke of grace and quiet beauty. When she saw Ed, her smile widened gently, and she made her way over. "Welcome to Ruby City," she said happily. "Would you care to share a picnic with me?"

For one of the most intelligent women in the cosmos, have one of the stupidest males.

[idiotic_bard]

He had bounced off the train happily. Most might be concerned that he shouldn't know what a train was, but of course he did. After all, without trains, how would they understand railroad plots? Duh! He knew what a train was, it was something you got on when you leveled up and you came off it stronger and knowing cool things. Like that time Roy died and came back with a new feat!

Elan was happily thinking his nothing little thoughts when he saw Edward. Pretty girl. Red hair. But... no pony tail. No single lock falling out over one eye. No leather armor. No bow.

He marched up to her. "You're not Haley," he informed her, as though she needed to know this.

[tobothsidescalled]

"I SAID stay BACK! Nevermind my wound! It's no concern of yours..." And when the old man steps forward, Ren flicks the blade up, letting it connect with the man's jaw.

[inurhearth]

Kojin offered a lop sided smile in return. "I'm used to seeing busier cities I guess. People might also be just taking shelter from the rain." He looked down at her. "Sora a friend of yours?"

He saw a nearby tavern as they walked along the street - wondering if they had a fireplace. In any case, they'd have food and a good ale. Both which would be welcome.

"Huh...looks promising..." He pointed, heading toward it.

[radiant_bloom]

She nodded. "Sora is one of my best friends. The other is Riku. They're like brothers, but they couldn't be more different." she laughed. "Of course, sometimes they're exactly the same."

She went in the direction he turned in. "I love them both. With all my heart!"

[inurhearth]

((ooc: I'm going by the FAQ where there's no general NPC's running places in the city but places seem stocked with food and stuff :) ))


Kojin paused at the Tavern door, turning towards Kairi with a warm tired smile. "You are not from Earthrealm where I'm from, but I can still tell that your soul is warm, bright and very kind." He inclined his head, tones soft. "Never lose that." He patted her shoulder with a free hand before pushing the door open - noting the fireplace on a side wall all ready warm and crackling. His smile grew. However it was really odd that no one else was in there but them.

He walked all the way in, closing the umbrella and leaning it against the wall by the door. He took off his hat and rested it next to it, shaking his hair out. "Not so bad." He headed over to the bar on the far wall. "Now we're talking! Looks like it's fully stocked...." He said triumphantly, eyeing the shelves behind the bar and along the wall.

With a curious frown, he pushed at a set of wooden double doors that led towards the back. Perhaps the kitchen. "Hello??" He called. "Anyone here?"

It was the kitchen all right. Dusty...but functional. And empty.

The fire god could tell there was life moving about this city energetically speaking...but he'd never seen a tavern like this before.

"Good thing I know how to cook. You hungry?" He looked back to his companion.

[radiant_bloom]

"It's not my soul," she said with a bright warm smile. "It's my heart. It's connected to theirs. Always. So some of their kindness and goodness shows through, no matter what I do."

She looked around with him, and sighed a bit when she saw there was no one there. It seemed kind of lonely, really.

She nodded. "I wouldn't mind some food. But we really should make this place more..." she didn't know what word she was looking for really. "It seems like it's all alone. We should help, somehow!" She turned and gave him a bright smile. "Maybe flowers?"

[inurhearth]

Kojin's golden eyes softened a little. She really was a sweet girl. The god who had spent so much time with mortals, always had a soft spot for children and young folk. They had so much hope, and bright spirits. The younger ones were little bundles of love, not yet corrupted by the trials of the world.

"We can fix the place up a bit..." Kojin nodded, moving to pull back the shades in the main room to bring in more light - even though the outside was still heavily raining. He went to the fireplace - holding out his hands. The flames jumped upwards and licked at his fingers and moved up his arms as his face shifted into one of contentment.

"Aaah, yes. That's more like it. Just need to borrow some of this to make us some food." Without the Jinsei, he had to make due with absorbing some of the fire that was all ready in the environment. With enough rest, he'd be able to generate his own no problem. Feeling that he had enough, the fire god strode back towards the kitchen - flames licking here and there at strands of his hair, and along his hands and arms.

He flicked a hand - pointing two fingers towards the large wood stove - and a large fireball shot into the grate, lighting the firewood with a FWOOSH. With that taken care of, the god immediately started rummaging about, seeking out various bottles, finding fresh veggies and some meat in an icebox. He found a knife and started chopping up veggies like he had always been in a kitchen.

"Perfect for some stir fry..." He looked over to Kairi. "You vegetarian?"

[radiant_bloom]

She watched him with the fire, somewhat awed. "Do you think you could teach Sora to do that? Donald taught him some fire magic, and I keep wondering if he isn't going to singe off his eyebrows or something one day," she said with a laugh. "Riku's fires are dark, black and purple mostly, and they aren't warm the same way. But they also do more than just light lanterns and attack heartless, so that's something," she said with a giggle, rocking back on her heels.

While he rummaged around for food, she looked for table cloths and other decorations to put out, dripping on the floor as she went.

"No, but I do love a fish dish with coconuts and mushrooms more than anything else I've ever tasted." She beamed a smile at him as she fused with place settings on a table that had been dusty until she got to it. "But when it comes to food, anything is fine really!"

[inurhearth]

"Your friends can work with fire?" Kojin asked with curious interest. Some mortals of Earthrealm with training could work with a particular element - though it wasn't as common. It took a lot of training and discipline. "It can be a tough element to master..." He grinned a little at the mention of singing eyebrows. "If he shows up here, I wouldn't mind seeing what he knows. I might be able to give him some pointers."

He moved to another cutting board and started portioning up the meat. Cutting it up in small enough slivers that it wouldn't take long to cook.

"Hm...that sounds delicious actually." Kojin murmured at the mention of the dish she liked. "I love seafood. I see food, I eat it!" He laughed at his own joke, tossing his head back briefly. He checked the woodstove, holding out a hand and stoking the flames directly, creating more heat.

He saw that Kairi was finding some place settings and a table cloth and also noted her drenched state. "Need help drying off?"