[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

[ex_actuates396]

"Wow, there are shops having sales that have more people than that. No wonder why I didn't run into anyone else until now, there's so much room and not that many people."

Though the mentions of ghosts and imps does get her attention a little as she leans a little more and seems to study what he was saying a little more and well as glance around the square some.

"I guess I'm lucky that I ran into someone nice like you first."

[arken7]

He nodded. "Yeah. It's a small place here. Where I'm from, the area of land this settlement sits on could fit quite a few people, probably near a quarter million with enough verticality to the construction."

At the comment on running into someone like him, he shakes his head and glances away. "Ah, I'm not that nice. And the trash imps are pretty helpful, if you don't think you'd like the ghosts. They generally pay us no mind, anyway."

[ex_actuates396]

"You're nice enough to have helped me and told me a little about this place. And I think it might be good to talk to the ghosts, it's what Subaru would do just to make sure that they're not suffering and can't move on."

Spirits weren't supposed to hang around forever, so if they were here there had to be a reason and finding out what it was might be a kind of clue as to what was going on.

"Though it'd be handy to know just when the imps come around to clean up too so I know when to put the garbage out."

[arken7]

"Mmh. True," he conceded. "I don't really know how to talk to ghosts – aside from just as quiet people – so, if you think you're able to do something for them, go right ahead. I doubt anyone's going to stop you."

Julian smiled at her comment. "They come at odd hours and random times. Just leave it in a bin and they'll do away with it before the end the week, usually."

He stepped a few paces in a circle to keep the blood flowing through his legs.

"Do you want a bit of a tour of the place, or are you fine to figure things out as you go? There's a decent map at the police station, if you want to look at one."

[ex_actuates396]

"Of course I can. The Sumeragi have been the top Onmyōji for generations, in fact my twin brother Subaru is the thirteenth head of the family and one of the most powerful Onmyōji in Japan. I might be as good as he is, but I'm not useless."

At the offer of a tour though, Hokuto followed the few steps he had taken and wrapper her arms around his.

"A tour would be great! It'd take me forever to find my way around on my own, and I'd probably starve and would know any of the places to get decent food or clothes or supplies. There's only so much that a map can tell you, but someone who has been around knows all the best places."

[arken7]

"I'll take your word for it – though I'm not sure what Onmyōji actually translates to. I've just been given the term itself and I've not enough knowledge of Japanese to know what it could be." He figured it had something to do with ghosts and other supernatural beings, but couldn't be certain.

His eyes widened considerably at the sudden contact, but he was able to calm himself before he instinctively made to break from her grasp or throw her.

After a moment, he managed to say, "…Okay. Do you have a specific place in mind, or would you rather me just talk about whatever comes to mind first?"

[ex_actuates396]

"Then I can tell you more about it while you tell me about the city. You can just show me around the places that you like to go and know about."

She didn't really acknowledge the change in expression if she noticed it all. Instead she maintained her smile while she spun around in front and tugged him forward a little.

"But don't think for a second this a date or anything. I don't know enough about you to consider something like that."

[arken7]

"No, no – I didn't even think of the possibility!" he exclaimed honestly – though it didn't exactly sound like it. For a generally mature nineteen-year-old, he could certainly act younger than he was at times.

After a moment, he composed himself and said, "Well, sure. That works for me; I'll start with the south and west of the City, since it's where I spend a lot of time – the house I've commandeered and the Training School are over there, along with the gym and the police station."

[ex_actuates396]

"The house you commandeered? So you're part of the police or military for the city? Seems like there wouldn't really be a need for one if there aren't that many people here. Everyone should just be able to work together."

Though there were probably a few bad seeds and people that would cause trouble, there always were.

[arken7]

"Well, 'commandeered' is just the word I use. Nobody was living in it when I stepped in, so I took it to be my own. I didn't buy it, nor have I done anything notable to it – I don't really own it. It's just the house I live in."

He was quietly glad that she hadn't commented on his earlier fluster.

"So, the gymnasium's just there, on that corner. The police station is that building ahead of us. There's a baron who's ended up here that uses it for whatever purposes, though his house is elsewhere."

[ex_actuates396]

"So you're just a squatter. Or are people allowed to just claim whatever house they want since there's so many empty places? Wait how is there a police station if there's only like fifty people here, how many police are there?"

Really what kind of laws could they have in a place like this.

[arken7]

"The police station just sits there. It's not actually housing a police force, just the one man's workshop or lab or whatever it is," Julian explained. "Though, said one man wanted to set up a patrol force and some basic laws earlier. Didn't get far, though it was a decent idea."

Her use of the term squatter brings a slight frown to his face. "It's the latter – people can claim whatever house or apartment they want because this city could fit twice the number of people present and still have room."

They pass the police station and he points out the features beyond it. "My house is that one - the one with darker bricks and a pale door. The Spiral Training School is that repurposed warehouse opposite. It's presently used for combat training and practice mostly, though it has rooms for more theoretical studies as well."