rubycity_ooc | DECEMBER 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

[Legolas was not inebriated. Not in the least. The alcohol had settled pleasantly into his bones, warming his soul from the bitter memory of the sea. He’d spent quite a lot of time at the beach lately in hopes that he would once again hear that sweet song, but encountered only silence. The smell of the ocean follows him around, salt and clean air. His hair is impossibly tangled from the wind, something he attempted to tame with his fingers, but ended up tying into a ridiculous bun at the back of his head. How humans could go around with stringy hair was beyond him.

Haldir, it seemed, was attempting to blend into the landscape. It was odd seeing him in such a place, it was odd seeing Legolas in such a place. His father would’ve yanked him out by the point of his ear. Inns were no place for a Prince, but he’d been traveling with Gimli before arriving here.

That, and Legolas had developed a taste for ale. Something else to add to the list of un-elf things. He’s been around dwarves and humans entirely too long.]

Is something troubling you, friend? [His voice is low, speaking in their tongue. It's simpler this way. He starts to pull the chair opposite of the marchwarden, pausing to question if it was okay. Perhaps Haldir did not want the company, as he had a book in front of him.]

Nothing in particular. [So Haldir claims as he flips through the book almost boredly with such a frown upon his lips. He's not displeased with the company as he is with this tome. It seems this book isn't worth the ink upon its pages.] Nothing that can be easily remedied.

[It's then that Haldir closes the book and peers over at Legolas once the prince secured a chair. His lips quirk upward in quiet humor once he sees the prince's hair. Stringy and messy. It seems that Legolas lost his match against the ocean breeze once more.

This humors the warden to no end.]

Are you truly so entranced with the ocean? [He questions as he reaches for his mug of ale.] Or is it the solace it offers that you seek?

[Once settled, Legolas quietly reads over the title on the spine. He didn't ask whether it was the common tongue or the unsatisfying answers the tome held. Trade speak had too many rules, it didn't flow as their own words. It often left him bored to tears during lessons when he was but an elfling.]

Have you something in mind?

[The prince, once a sight to behold sat there with the worst beach hair one could imagine. Not even his genes could save him from the terrible frizz the salt left behind. Still, if it put a smile on Haldir's face, Legolas was glad he could be of service.]

I continue to hold out for its song. I fear it is in vain.

[He lifts his mug to his lips, downing the last of its contents. This, thank the Valar, tasted nothing like the swill they served in Edoras.]

[His smile widens ever so slowly before fading eventually. Haldir is sometimes a difficult one to read but he's less difficult than this useless book. He slides the book gently over to Legolas so he could get a better glimpse. He doesn't mind catering to Legolas' curiosity.]

Only a passing thought I hoped to comprehend---[Haldir says once he had enough of ale. Unlike Legolas, he doesn't have much of a taste for it.] One that revolves around the very oddities of this realm.

[He means to unearth the secrets of this city.]

The ocean here may not hold a song at all. This is a queer place, one forged by unskilled hands. We are far from what we know.

[The book was forgotten as soon as it reached his hands. Legolas was just as curious as to how this world worked, but he found it was better to get right into the thick of it. He pressed for answers, but not in old tomes. He preferred to get his hands dirty.]

Comprehending madness only drives you to it.

[But if it was adventure Haldir was looking for, the Prince would gladly follow. All work and no play made the warden a predictable elf.] Should you need my help, I would gladly lend you my bow.

[He pauses, focusing on the unfinished ale, then suddenly looks up. His eyes are full of mirth.]

Tell me, have you tried the [What was the name of it again? He hums in thought] coffee? It smells wonderful, but I haven’t had a taste. I wonder the effects of what they're calling Caffeine.

DECEMBER TEST DRIVE

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