[AUGUST] 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

Rosalind Lutece | Bioshock: Infinite

[originallutece]

Text: Event - Standing and Breathing

I need a volunteer. One who hasn't gone near the intruders, nor seen any symptoms in themselves. Leave your name, sex, age, and any other information you think might be relevant.

-R. Lutece

[Wait, is that it? That's the entire message? Apparently, and this is her first message, so . . . hi, Ruby City.]

[whatitis]

1. carlos
2. male
3. no
4. i'm allergic to cats

[originallutece]

Can you give me an age range, at least? The effects these strangers have might vary based on age.

[whatitis]

25-75

[originallutece]

Unhelpful and not particularly amusing, thank you. Are you actually going to volunteer, or is this a pointless conversation?

[whatitis]

a helpful tip from the finest scientific mind in town: age and gender don't really matter? unsure about cat allergies, but i haven't been affected, so make of that what you will:

[originallutece]

[Second finest now, Rosalind thinks.]

You don't imagine age or sex don't ever factor in to diseases?

[whatitis]

[Don't be fucking rude, Ros.]

this isn't a disease. it's not communicated and developed quite like any disease i know of, at least! my bets are on a generational curse, or maybe vengeful ang*ls

[originallutece]

Angels.

[stopbeingtwee]

You're really going to have to elaborate quite a bit.

[originallutece]

All right: I intend to have a number of volunteers infect themselves and study the consequences. Depending on how many people do volunteer, I hope to isolate whether the speed and severity of the effects of these strangers is based on age, sex, personality, etc.

[stopbeingtwee]

All right, well. That's certainly insane. Don't do that.

And to forestall any unnecessary awkwardness, be advised that mentioning the greater good in any capacity will lead this conversation in unhappy directions, so please don't do that either.

[originallutece]

It's hardly for the greater good. But if a solution is to be found, it's not going to be through sitting around and doing nothing.

Besides, from what we've seen, the effects are hardly lethal. They appear to have some severe form of depression; infection doesn't mean death.

[stopbeingtwee]

The infection has only been underway for a few days. You're working on the assumption that it won't get any worse. That assumption is flawed.

[originallutece]

Possibly. But if that's the case, will waiting and doing nothing solve anything?

[stopbeingtwee]

Of course it won't.

[originallutece]

Then what do you propose?

[adenophora]

[A volunteer? Mm... Yona's not sure exactly if she can help with whatever it is R. Lutece is asking help with based upon what's in the message, but if it's something that can help with the sickness that seems to be currently decimating most of the population here, it can't hurt to give the information they're requesting, can it?]

My name is Yona. I'm 16 years old and a [she types out girl at first, but deletes it quickly] woman. I'm not sure if there's anything else that would be relevant.

[originallutece]

[So she's got . . . one guy of indeterminate age who may or may not join her, one person questioning her logic, and a sixteen year old girl. Not exactly the cream of the crop, but she'll take what she can get.]

Have you had any contact with these strangers?

[adenophora]

No. I've stayed away from them.

[Which she has mixed feelings about. She accepts it when Hak tells her it's safer for her to stay out of things like this because there really isn't anything she can feasibly do to or about these creatures, but that doesn't mean she likes it.]

[(Which means she's definitely gone behind his back to help take care of the ones who have become infected by whatever it is these things are spreading. Whether it's making sure they stay clean or get enough to eat and drink, Yona doesn't mind getting her hands dirty. She's just careful to be back before Hak returns.)]

[originallutece]

Good.

[Someone entirely isolated is best, after all. No contamination of the subject and all.]

My proposed plan is to expose people to these strangers under controlled circumstances and study the effects in order to try and find a way to reverse them.

[adenophora]

[Reading the message that comes in return causes Yona to feel a sudden, cold jolt of fear run through her. The Strangers don't appear to cause any physical harm to people, but what seems to happen is nothing short of terrifying. People give into the despair and futility of nothingness, and then that's all there seems to be left. Whatever sort of person they were before, it's just... gone. In some ways, that's worse than death.]

[So, she debates it. Yona's come to trust her instincts a good deal since she left Hiryuu Castle. They have yet to lead her astray. But she also knows firsthand that sometimes she has to push past her fear in order to do the right thing by the people she cares about. At the same time, she knows that she cannot just endanger herself recklessly either. Hak would be furious with her for it, and she would never want to worry him like that. There needs to be some form of guarantee here if she's going to do that something good will come of it. And that she can come back.]

Do you really think you could find a way to reverse it like that?

[originallutece]

All disease are curable. It's just a matter of studying and understanding them-- hence my wanting to study this.

[adenophora]

Have you looked at any of the people who are already sick?

[Things Yona is not: a doctor. Or at least someone with a semi-comprehensive knowledge of medicine.]

Ah, Bioshock.

[arken7]

No volunteers here, ma'am/sir, but I'll provide information as needed/requested.
I know enough about multiple affected to answer a handful of questions.

Anyway, the data:
– Julian Arken.
– Male.
– 19 (approximately, based off of Standardised Earth Time in 2946 CE).
– I have a bionic left arm. It can alternate between lifting weights up to 250kg (I estimate) and moving at up to 10x the speeds a flesh & bone arm can achieve.