rubycity_ooc | [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:

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Post with your character with their name and canon on top!

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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!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[The wittiness was met with a dry look. Deep down Kou knows that Julian is being helpful, in fact when he reflects back on this initial conversation he'll be grateful for the brief explanation of the city.

For now though it's a lot to take in and he can't help but feel there's a glaring problem.]

Anyone ever try actually getting back on the train or does everyone just like talking? Trains don't magically disappear.

What happens when the sun goes down?

[And then there's a moment, a pause when he realizes he forgot something very important.]

... Kou. I'm Kou Mikano.

Most people try, but I didn't – seeing as I was half-asleep when I got here. Someone I know here can travel at Mach 2 with ease, but couldn't get back on the train. It's a special place, this one.

[Julian understood that it was a legitimate question and one that would normally be asked first. The next question required a bit more explaining, but wasn't unexpected on his part.]

When the sun goes down… Well, aside from it being harder to see anything due to a lack of sunlight, the wargs – wolves the size of horses with surprising intelligence – are much more active then and the nastier creatures like redcaps and spriggans will be more likely to attack. There's also banshees and wendigos and other beings that go bump in the night.

[At the belated addition of his name, Julian nodded.]

Kou Mikano. Hm.

Didn't give you my last name earlier – it's Arken, if you were wondering.

I've seen a lot of crazy shit over the past couple years but someone being able to travel at mach 2 is still a little farfetched to believe.

[Not that he's ruling out it's impossible...]

From what I've gathered those things go bump in the night no matter what city I'm in if there aren't people keeping them under control... Well, okay. Wargs sound new though. No one ever mentioned them to me before...

[He drags a hand through his hair, frowning.]

Are we sure I didn't just smack my head on the mountain and this isn't a concussion induced dream?

If you get to know enough about him, you'll understand why he can.

But anyway. [Julian moves on from that point.]

Wargs aren't endemic to this island, but they aren't around everywhere. Some of the residents here are used to them, others hadn't heard of them until they got here – like me.

Do you know about kelpies and leshen? What about a kraken – or leviathan?

Edited (I Can Format!) 2016-08-16 09:47 (UTC)

[While he remains skeptical - looking at Julian with a raised eyebrow - he let's the subject drop. He'll just have to see this man run that fast with his own eyes.]

I've heard of them... I mean they're in books and Maria mentioned kelpies being a problem when she went to visit Scotland for some trip but I've never seen any in person.

[Despite the all but permanent scowl there's a bit of curiosity tugging at his face. He can't help it. The world of the supernatural is still so new to him.]

But up until a couple years ago I didn't believe any of that shit existed, so of course I've never seen any of them. Not that I go out of my way to find any of it. I've mostly only ever seen fairies or nymphs or satyrs at the apartment complex... Plus, er, one dragon? Kind of.

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