[JUNE] 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

Dana Cardinal l Welcome to Night Vale

[internwholived]

[OOC: Please excuse the shaky voice and uno icon.]

8-1

[Dana had gotten off the train only a few minutes ago, taking in the helpful signs with wide eyes. After that she had pulled her phone out of her pocket to text Cecil about this strange turn of events. After all, she didn't even remember their being a train in the strange desert world! To her surprise, however, she found herself with no reception.

... Now. Most people in this situation might have been more frightened, or rather concerned, by these turn of events. Dana was neither. Instead she felt a strange wave of excitement and relief fill her, because if she didn't have a signal that could only mean one thing. Or she hoped it meant only one thing.

What she hoped was this meant that she was no longer in the strange other world or the dog park. She was someplace no doubt far away from Night Vale but if she was in the same plane of existence as her beloved town then she could find her way home. She could see her family again.

With that thought in mind she rushed from the train station, hurrying through the city streets stopping anyone she could.]

Excuse me! I'm sorry, but do you know when the next bus to Night Vale is?

OTA

[Come at her. Tell her how mountains are real.]

dana!!!!!!

[whatitis]

[Carlos has approximately two niche abilities:

1. doing science, and


2. helping people in need.

Most everything he's good at falls under one of those categories, and so he considers himself a lucky man to be able to succinctly define his lifestyle as "extremely scientific caretaking". It's just what he does, and he's happy to do it. So, naturally, when he sees a young woman wandering through the streets of the city, he takes it upon himself to approach her and offer some help.

What she said processes for him before he recognizes who she is, so there's a brief moment of confusion as he tries to place her face in his poor memory. While Dana might be a very important person in his life, it's been awhile since he's properly seen her.]

Night Vale? You said you're trying to get to...

[Wait a second.]

Dana?

Carlos!!!

[internwholived]

Yes! I need to...

[She trails off, her eyes widening as she very quickly recognizes the man she had stopped. How could she have not recognized him before? What with the perfect hair that Cecil always went on about?]

Carlos! Oh my god, you have no idea how happy I am to see you! An-And I'm actually here! You're actually here!

[Are they at a level of knowing one another where hugging is okay? Dana isn't too sure, but at the moment she doesn't care. So brace yourself, Carlos, for an incoming hug.]

Seras Victoria | Hellsing Ultimate

[ihaveaname]

Well that was strange, she certainly didn't remember getting on a train or being sent to someplace by Sir Integra. But they had clearly made it obvious that this was the last stop, the train wasn't moving anymore and the doors were wide open. Stepping off she blinked as she looked at the posters.

"Ru by city. Huh, that's a colorful name for a town."

When the doors suddenly slamed behind her and the train took off the blonde flailed for just a moment.

"W-wait, I'm not supposed to. . . be here.

Oh man, Sir Inegra's going to be mad. She'll be all like 'Seras! Just what the heck do you think you're doing going off to strange places on your own. If you're planning to abandon me like that no good master of yours you best never come back!'

Still maybe I can make it home before she notices. I just have to find out where I am and how to get back to London is all. It can't be that far I wasn't asleep long."

Walking over to the posters she studied them for a moment, before looking around for anyone else that might be standing around. There had to be a conductor or ticket or something around here right.

[getreadysugar]

"The name is about the only colourful thing about it," a curious voice purrs close by, followed by the appearance of the individual that it belongs to from a cloud of purple-black smoke. Nevan leans against one of the posts holding up the station platform roof and looks Seras up and down as if trying to decide whether or not she ought to be impressed.

"And you already sound like you know where you are. I'm sorry to say.. you won't be catching a train to London from here."

Personally, Nevan isn't in any hurry to go anywhere. This place is cozy compared to where she had been previously.

[ihaveaname]

Seras nearly jumps out of skin with the sudden voice, though really you'd think she'd be used to it by now with how often her master had done it. After a moment she simply looked over at the other woman the shadows forming her arm managing to take shape again.

"S-sorry, you surprised me. Umm, but what do you mean I won't be catching a train to London. Just where am I then?"

Hokuto Sumeragi | Tokyo Babylon - X

[ex_actuates396]

At the Obelisk
There was definitely something about this, something that was was a little intimidating and certainly powerful. Even if she wasn't as talented or powerful as Subaru, she could tell that much. The question was why she was standing in front of it and checking it out for so long. It was pretty impressive with how big it was and she knew there was no way that it was actually made out of ruby, that would have been way too expensive and not to mention it'd have to be the biggest ruby there ever was.

"I wonder what it's supposed to be doing? I guess someone's really insecure where it counts."

She laughed a moment before turning around to see what else was in the area.

The City Streets
Well if she was going to be here a while then she might as well learn where all the good stuff was. Like where she would be able to get groceries so she'd be able to cook, and of course fabrics and supplies to make outfits, it wasn't like she expected to find a boutique or high end fashion in a place that didn't even seem to have phones or the internet. As such she stood outside the window of each shop peering in to see what was inside, occasionally stepping back or turning around without looking.

Re: The Obelisk

[arken7]

"If my memory serves me rightly, it has the passive effect of keeping the creatures you don't want to see every day out of the city."

Julian stood off to one side, just out of longsword's reach, with one hand in his jeans pocket and the other free to do whatever he needed it to – wave, connect a fist-bump, draw a weapon, et cetera. He chose to wave at the newcomer, since she looked to be unthreatening and presently amicable.

"I'm Julian. Welcome to Ruby City."

[ex_actuates396]

"Huh? Really? It seems like it would be doing something else entirely."

She didn't really get a protective, good feeling, when she looked at it. Rather more like something worse being trapped inside that maybe was keeping the bad things at bay. But at least it was trapped if it was something like that. Glancing back around to the boy that had approached Hokuto bowed for a moment before returning the wave.

"I'm Hokuto Sumeragi. Thank you for the welcome."

Well at least there were other people here, she had begun to wonder if she had just been dream walking and hadn't stumbled across the person's whose dream it was. But this guy seemed solid enough.

"So there are creatures outside the city? Sounds like a pretty bad thing for tourism."

Blavat Sky | Black Butler | 4+1

[starlightforesight]

The obelisk had an undeniably "off" feeling to it. But, then again, so did many of the things in this strange city. While Blavat generally adapted to odd situations with ease (it would be silly not to, given his profession), it was still a bit unnerving to suddenly have such a disconnect of his own future. This scenario had not been foreseen, and that alone was enough to make him wary. There was something disconcerting about this place, and it wasn't just the fact that he had been brought to it against his will.

But.

Keeping a dour expression wouldn't do, and it would hardly get answers. People were at their best (and most cooperative) when they were happy and at ease, so he masked his solemn expression with a bright smile and grabbed the arm of the first person close enough.

"Excuse me~ Would you be so kind as to point me back towards the train station?"

((ooc: Just a note, Blavat can identify non-humans at a glance and tells a mean accurate fortune, but let me know if there's something you don't want him pointing out.))

Non-human here!

[rule_britannia]

"I beg your-!" England's most immediate response is to prise the stranger off his arm. He looks almost scandalised to have had his personal space invaded so suddenly, and pointedly straightens the sleeve of his shirt - folded up near the crook of his elbow - before he even thinks about answering.

"Back that way," he advises, indicating up the road. "You haven't come far from it yet."

He frowns, coming to the slow realisation that this is an unfamiliar face. "I hope you don't think you're getting a train home from there. You're out of luck, if that's the case."

That awkward moment when you meet your home country

[starlightforesight]

If Blavat is at all deterred by the reaction it doesn't show on his face at all, that smile still in place. However as he takes a moment to actually stop and look at the poor passerby he had harassed the fortuneteller freezes for a split second. This is-

But after a beat the shock is gone and he's all smiles again.

"Ah, I'm sorry if I startled you!" although he hardly sounds apologetic, "I'm just not quite the best with directions and I seem to have gotten turned around~" He offers an innocent shrug and chuckle before tilting his head.

"And why do you say that...?"

[sweetlies]

The weather was better and he'd gotten over being sick, which meant Ciel was taking a walk around the city. He may not be the healthiest of people, thanks to how frail his mother had been and passed that on to him, but he does prefer to be at least a little bit active. And his daily walks frequently took him by the obelisk.

So the teens arm was the one Blavat ended up grabbing hold of, making the boy stop and give him a look, hand tightening on his walking stick. He may not have gotten along with some people in the city, but most weren't so rude as to just grab someone as they walked by. Ciel, at least, was forgiving. Usually. And this gentleman looked new, if a little strange.

"The station? It's just that way." He raised the walking stick to point in the right direction. "But not many houses or apartments are available that way. You'd be better off looking near the shops, if you need somewhere to stay."

[starlightforesight]

The fortuneteller blinked for a moment as he actually bothered to take a good look at Ciel. Wait- he recognized this boy...

"Ah! It's you! The one with the protection of Sirius!" His need for directions seemed to have been put temporarily on hold as he grinned wider, his grip notedly not loosening on Ciel's arm. He looked about for a moment as if surveying the crowd for someone else before he turned back towards the other with a knowing grin.

"You're not with that dark friend of yours now? I'm glad you followed my advice."

Yasuho Hirose ✽ Jojo's Bizarre Adventure (JoJolion)

[paisleypark]

[ ✽1 ] network

Yes– Yes! Hello! Is this working? It seems to have a signal, even though my phone doesn't... [ There's a couple of taps to the glass, then two bright eyes staring into the communicator. A bit of fiddling goes a long way and soon the face of a young woman with pink hair tied in an unusual hairstyle comes into view. ] I'm not an expert in physics, so can someone explain to me how I ended up here? I don't remember anything beyond spending time with my friend, and we weren't close to Morioh station. I'm guessing this isn't anywhere close by, anyway...


... Ah! But if I'm here, maybe he is too? His name is Josuke, Josuke Higashikata. Could you please let me know if you've seen him? Or Tsurugi Higashikata? I'll be taking a look at the local library for clues, so thank you in advance.


[ ✽2 ] library

[ It's funny that Yasuho's main concern isn't looking around town just yet, but it's not just a random choice. Despite the unusual circumstances that brough them here, her Stand, Paisley Park, hasn't abandoned her. In fact, her first interaction with the communicator was all thanks to her. Please choose: book or soda can. The inscription on the book - indicating it belongs to the Ruby City library - prompted her to head to the building right away and though she's only been around for a little while, she's already looking up and down through the shelves in hopes of finding something, anything to indicate the true reason for her showing up here all of a sudden. It couldn't possibly be related to the rock humans or... No. No, that wouldn't make any sense. ]

Oof--! Heavyheavyheavy-- There we go. [ Behold: the smol pink-haired girl carrying a few heavy books around and onto an empty table. You'd think there was some major study session going on, but she's looking at as many titles as she can - from the history of Japan, to magic-related tomes (magic? for real?) to a couple of books about space and alternate dimensions. Is she going to find anything useful? We just don't know, but stay tuned for the next episodes and so will we! ]


[ ✽3 ] choose your own adventure

Yasuho Hirose | ✽2

[arken7]

[The Library. Or La Bibliothèque, as Julian sometimes called it. The times he wasn't reading, he was wandering with a stack of books in one hand. Which meant it wasn't too long before he saw the newcomer.]

Need a hand with those?

[Of course, he still had his blades on him – it was a habit for him to equip them in the mornings, after all. He was mindful of that fact as he carried the eight books he had on him in his left hand (which meant he couldn't draw the sword which was visible on his back). A subtle way of saying 'I'm not going to attack, don't worry'.]

I don't think I've see you 'round here before. Name's Julian.

Nepeta Leijon | Homestuck

[99purroblems]

[A]: WATCH TALK

:33 < pawdon me
:33 < but i s33m to have misplaced my um
:33 < well my universe?
:33 < i remember leaving a pretty ill advised treasure hunt with my furriends but that didnt have anything to do with primitive rail guided vehicular travel
:33 < so you can imagine i was fairly purrplexed to wake up on such a vehicle!! :OO
:33 < if there are any trolls around who could infurm me about whats happening id appreciate it!
:33 < or um
:33 < any other kinds of ghosts i guess!
:33 < thank you!!!
:33 < *ac butts her head against the ankles of the hopefurly kindly strangers and then turns in place a couple times, before she balls up like a patient grubloaf to wait for a response*

[B]: THE PARK, HUNGRY

[Only when the sun's safely down does Nepeta dare leave the abandoned hive she found for shelter in search of food. The greenery of the park is the natural choice, of course. Where else could she be expected to hunt?

Claws sheathed but ready, she tiptoes through the trees, taking in all the new smells and sounds with strange relish. Alien planets sure are weird!]

a

[digiorno]

[there.............is a cutie on the network. gotta investigate.]

is the ghost part mandatory because i'm not a ghost but i would like to help

[99purroblems]

:33 < oh!
:33 < no it isnt
:33 < there just werent furry many living people left last i knew and i thought theyd probably be busy doing living people things
:33 < like saving the unifurse and such!
:33 < im nepeta
:33 < are you one of the humans?

OvO

[thepuppetmaster]

Nepeta?
Is that you?

Pannacotta Fugo | JJBA (Vento Aureo/PHF)

[unholey]

[SCENARIO A: arrival + bad weather; train --> streets, towards the police station]

[Well, this is bullshit.

That's really the only way Fugo can describe the situation of finding himself on a train, hazily watching the fog roll by until it pulled into an unfamiliar station of a city he's never seen before. There's a watch he doesn't remember picking up in his hand and, when he makes the mistake of stepping out of the empty train, the doors close behind him and it rolls away from whence it came. Chasing the train is, of course, an exercise in futility made especially irritating by the rain that hits his shoulders as soon as he leaves the station's awning. He's left standing damp, irritated, and deeply confused on the edge of the boarding platform, watching the train as it rolls off into the distance.

But there's no point in standing around getting rained on; after scuffing at a puddle with his foot to vent a little of his frustration and anxiety, he ducks back under the covered part of the station to look for clues. It's not long before he finds the posters. You are not alone. Aid is available. Other things that seem like bullshit to him: getting help at a police station or a watch that's some kind of communication device. But the idea that he might find a larger map sounds reasonable.

Fugo squints, balefully, at the rain that continues to spitefully come down outside of the awning. Thinks to himself again, that this is bullshit. The weather continues to be bad for someone who's just arrived in an unfamiliar city, who happens to be wearing a bright red suit with a bunch of holes cut in it. And then he clenches his teeth, covers his head with his elbows and forearms, and starts the universal "get me out of this shitty weather, I have no umbrella" dash down the street towards the police station.]

[SCENARIO B: shelter; library]

[Fugo doesn't spend much time at the police station; he's only there long enough to grab and briefly glance at a map, to find another public location that he can use to recollect his thoughts. He picks the library for two reasons: one, it's not that far, and two, if he's going to hole up in a public location, he might as well do it in a place where he's surrounded by books. By the time he arrives he's about as wet, bedraggled and peeved as you could possibly get after running around town in the rain with only a few hours left to go before dark.

He stands for a moment in the entryway, teeth chattering, before ducking towards one of the tables to pick and fiddle with his pocketwatch. There are lines of restless, nervous tension in his shoulders and back; reflected in the sharp way he pushes his wet hair out of his eyes, scowls at the watch, and bounces his leg in place, thoughts rattling a mile a minute.]

[Scenario C: watch talk]

[Things that are, surprisingly, not bullshit: the watch is somehow actually a kind of communication device. Normally, he'd wait and observe, but he's kind of running out of daylight and he needs answers more than he needs to cautiously observe how people use the network. For now, he'll stick to a quick text message.]

I've got two questions.

1) How late are the local shops open? I'm specifically interested in the grocery and a clothing shop.
2) Do they accept anything other than money? My wallet didn't come with me.

Thanks.

a.

[digiorno]

[He still checks sometimes. Often, honestly; not as often as he did at first, before Abbacchio and Narancia came and then went again, but often. Once a day, or once every two. On the days when the weather is bad, he makes sure to make two sweeps, to carry an extra umbrella tucked under his arm, to . . .]

[He wants to help. In some ways as much as he loves it here, he hates it too, because of how little he can do to help. This is just one small thing, but it's something. It's better than the way his days stretch out meaninglessly now, without anything he can fix.]

[So on the day he sees Fugo running down the street towards the police station, arms over his head, recognizable by the stupid holes in his stupid jacket, Giorno sort of wants to cry. Because it's Fugo, and Fugo is complicated, but Fugo is part of home and famiglia and god if he isn't lonely some days. Like Carlos said, lonely surrounded by people.]

Hey!

[His voice is sharp, for once, cutting through the gentle patter of the rain.]

You're running the wrong way.

c

[damasks]

Why can't you go to the shop during the daytime?

c.

[wavesofjade]

The Clothing Shop Is Often Open Late Into The Night.
If You Wish To Come By I Have Not Yet Left.

C

[arken7]

1) Shops are open for as long as the shopkeepers are there. If you want leather, specifically, then you'll be best asking Rip. She's usually there in the evenings 'till pretty late, if she's not hunting. For general clothing, I think the Dolorossa owns the relevant store.

2) This is Ruby City – money is no object, more literally than anywhere else I know of. There is no currency, just bartering.