rubycity_ooc | NOVEMBER 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!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[It isn't like it was with Dave. Like it always is with Dave. With Roxy it's easy and natural and she probably doesn't expect a hug despite her demands but Dirk hugs her. He puts his arms around her shoulders and pulls her to his chest, chin propped against the top of her head.]

Better? [Murmured. I missed you. He huffs a breath out and lets her go, shifting his weight with a hint of awkwardness as he almost smiles.]

Shopping, huh.

[--oh. She's right in the middle of doing a super high quality holler and suddenly she's getting exactly what she hollered for. It startles her for long enough that she freezes, just for a second, before relaxing into his arms.]

Your chin is pointy. [. . .] Yeah. 'S better.

What the hell else am I supposed to do. These are, like, shops, right. You shop in shops. I know I'm out of touch but--!

You go in them and look around. Come on.

[He offers his arm to her.] M'lady. [A tiny smile. A flash of just how much of a dork Dirk Strider is capable of being. Maybe she won't stick around, but surely he can enjoy it while she's here. He can allow himself that much.]

There's a troll here, she makes clothes. [Don't girls like clothes?] And she's never tried to take over the city and force us to live under a brutal jadeblood regime, so I think she's alright.

Um, and you buy stuff. So you gotta buy me stuff.

[They're both messes. She knows this. But hey, it's cool. They can pretend like they're not. So . . . she takes his arm, his stupid dorky arm, and hipchecks him a little, and then drags him forward into the store because, yes. Girls do like clothes.]

That's super neato. You know how I hate brutal jadeblood regimes and all that.

[Such messes, but it's okay, they can be messes together. He stumbles - just a little - when she pulls him along and doesn't do a very good job of disguising the fact, so nudges his shades up his nose as if he didn't notice.]

Yeah. I hear they could put fish-Hitler to shame. [He hums, almost able to see the look that the Dolorosa would be giving him if she could hear him now.] Fairness and sharing, all that kind of horrifying stuff.

NOVEMBER TEST DRIVE

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