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rubycity_ooc2016-08-01 09:19 am
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[AUGUST] 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!
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[It's safe here.]
[Yona has told herself that over and over and over again. True, "safe" is somewhat a relative term for this place. There are still dangers beyond the city and even a few that manage to creep within when the powers that hold their sway over this place begin to shape and manipulate the people and the city around them. But it's safe here for her. For Yona. She doesn't have to hide her hair. She doesn't have to be Rina. Her enemies — or rather her enemy and the men he's brought to heel — are not here.]
[It's safe here. It's safe here. It's safe here.]
[If she doesn't say it, she forgets. But she says it to herself, and it gives her the courage to say,]
H-Hak...?
[Because it means it's safe here for him, too. It's safe to say his name without worrying about the consequences. Still, she's afraid that she's just seeing and hearing things because it is safe. He doesn't need to be here to look after her, or keep making good on his stupid promise to stick annoyingly close to her like he's reminded her over and over that he will. Her heart is pounding in her chest and she's grateful not to be holding her watch herself or he'd know how much her hands are shaking even if he can already see the ways her eyes are already starting to glisten. She hates it sometimes when she cries because it sometimes makes her feel small, weak, and helpless. Like all she can do is cry. But if the tears get to be too much for her to hold back right now, Yona doesn't think she'll mind them.]
[It won't be a bad cry for a change.]
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[Yona is here. Yona is here, he looked for her and he couldn't find her, he looked and looked, where was she when he was looking? He failed. He looked in the wrong places. How long has she been alone, who is she with, who is protecting her in his absence?]
[He's struck with a stab of emotion too complex to put a name to, too many things mashed together to simplify into one or two or three things, tied together with a single but prominent thread of guilt. Whether he meant to or not, he abandoned her — the one thing he swore never to do. Intent doesn't matter; action does. She has been alone. Alone.]
[But he can't show her his panic. He can tell just from her tone that she's upset, and when he looks at the screen again it's clear she's close to tears. Another reason to be grateful for the voice function — she couldn't see the look that crossed his face when she first spoke, in all of its complexity.]
[He has to be stone. And he can. As long as she can't see his face, he can be solid and dependable, at least for a little while.]
It's me.
[His lips part to form the word princess, but he hesitates. She's prudent, and she did say his name, but it's better to be safe. He closes his mouth, pauses, then tries again.]
Not like this. Tell me where you are.
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There's a building next to the stables, it's in the southern part of the city. That's where I am. [Where she's living. There was once a time in her life — a large part of it, in fact — where she would have taken sleeping inside night after night to be a given. Now it feels like such a luxury. Though sometimes when she's lying in the dark of her room, she misses the smell of a campfire and the soft sounds of everyone's breathing.] I'll wait for you outside.
[So he knows he's found the right place. Though Yona's already found there's more than just her as far as people with red hair are concerned.]