Ruby Rose December Catchall

[guidemyway]

Who: Ruby Rose and you!
What: TDM Prompts along with some other stuff.
When: Throughout December
Where: At her house, and outside of Milton

Content Warnings: Violence against dragons, after effects of poison, injury, possibly cave related danger, kitchen related danger.



Red Like Roses

[So it's been about a month since Ruby got here, and she was getting used to the grind of working to survive. It was tough, but she was not a stranger to tough. It made trying to lighten the mood all the more important when she could find the chance.

Which is what the spoils of her scrounging around through vacant houses the last few days had allowed her to do today. She had managed to come across some snowboarding gear in one house that fit her well enough and she was going to use it.

If someone's out and about they might find a few extra bits of gear she had dug out at the base of a hill just outside of town. If they looked up the hill Ruby could be spotted sliding down it at breakneck speed. She was actually pretty good, and didn't have much trouble carving into turns to dodge around trees or brush on her way down.

If she catches sight of someone during her descent she'll raise an arm up and give a quick wave as she turns to approach them.

...Hopefully people don't mind a thrust of snow in their face as she comes to a sharp stop. Oops.]

Fills My Dreams (Misty Falls Cave)

[Ruby wasn't the type to back down from a request or a challenge. Hiking up and exploring an old cave? Count her in. The very next morning she's got a bag packed, and her folded up scythe ready to go on an adventure.

The trip up the hill isn't exactly eventful but her silver eyes are wide with awe as she travels along the frozen river with whoever decided to come along with her.

Once they arrive at the waterfall she lets out a brief sigh as she lets her pack hit the ground in a moment to give her aching shoulders a bit of a reprieve. Then she immediately looks between the half frozen waterfall and her companion with excitement.]

Do you see that!? That is sooooo cool!

[And then she snorts.]

Like literally- Because it's frozen, right?

Descends from Shadows (Serpents Breath)

[Now this? This was more up Ruby's alley. She was a monster hunter by trade back in her own world after all. So she was going to step up not only for the good of the town, but because she could not resist the challenge herself. Sure her scythe was only half working here, and sure, she didn't have the abilities she had back at home, but that just made things more interesting, right?

While it takes her some time she does manage to track the beast down while it's still asleep. She looks to be actually beaming with excitement as draws her scythe and readies it.

Without hesitation she'll rush in and take a swing at a creature while it's none the wiser- but the initial strike glances off it's harder back scales. This is probably going to be tougher than she initially thought.

Anyone care to jump in and help?]

Brings Me To The Place You Rest

[It's a few days after the fight with the Stoor Worm and Ruby is pretty darn wiped. Whether the creature had been slain or managed to get away didn't particularly matter. The important thing is that she managed to get away with her life and limbs still attached.

...A handful of injuries, some wooziness, and a killer fever from getting up close and personal with a poisonous monster were the biggest things she had to worry about now. But she could handle that on her own, right?

Anyone passing by her cabin one day may see smoke billowing out one of the windows followed by a shriek. A few moments later. It's only a small kitchen fire, but a bandaged up Ruby is doing her best to panic and put it out right about now.

She could use a hand.]

Wildcard

[Feel free to hit me up at jjabarrett on plurk or discord to plot something out or feel free to choose your own adventure.]

Comments

[guidemyway]

I mean- I try keep it going. My sister once told me there was a balance you had to keep with it. Too much can be blinding but not enough and you've already lost.

[And gosh does she miss her sister something fierce right about now.]

Sometimes that's all you can do. We have to keep moving forward or nothing will change.

[moralabsolutism]

Wise sister.

[He could tell Ruby missed her by the way she spoke but he was terrible at showing any emotions that involved comforting someone. Instead, he said something else.]

Speaking of moving forward...

[He began to move towards the cave entrance. It was time for them to see what all the fuss was about this place. Once he entered, Rorschach was glad for once he was small. Had he been taller or broader like some of the people here, it would have been a lot more difficult to move through the narrow passage.]

[guidemyway]

...Just about the wisest there is.

[Thankfully Ruby would be able to get by without the comfort, her dad and uncle weren't always the best at expressing their emotions.

Her eyes shifted toward the cave and gave a little nod.]

Watch my back? I'll head in first.

[While Rorschach was pretty small, Ruby was still down an inch or two on him. She'd have a slightly easier time navigating it but not by much.

And as such she ducks into the cave and starts to take a look around.]

Here's hoping there's something good in here.

[moralabsolutism]

There better be.

[Rorschach grumbled. They'd not been in the cave two minutes and already he was disliking moving through the narrow passages.

He let his eyes adjust to the gloom and kept an eye out for anything that might have decided to make its home in this place. Fortunately, the cave wasn't big enough for any large predatory animals to have found a place to slumber but something smaller like a fox, rats, or that creepy dog might have been able to get in.]

[guidemyway]

[Ruby continues along through the cave was the passages get more and more narrow. She doesn't hear any sort of creature right away but she has to admit that it's starting to get a bit more claustrophobic as it went along. She soon finds herself having to twist and go through the passages at a bit more of an angle.]

...Man- Why are caves always the worst?

[moralabsolutism]

[Rorschach agreed as he narrowly avoided smacking his shoulder for the third time in as many minutes.]

Always.

[There was more than one reason that he preferred to be in a space large enough to climb and parkour around in.]

[guidemyway]

[At the very least. It was great that they agreed on that. Ruby keeps up a little and there's a narrow passage where they have to shimmy on their sides to get through. She's almost cleared it when she feels her back foot get stuck in a spot.]

Hey- You think you can nudge or kick at my foot a little? I can't get it out.

[moralabsolutism]

What did you do?

[Rorschach said this as if she'd personally affronted him with what she'd gotten herself into. He shifted around awkwardly until he was at a point where he could nudge her foot and move it along so it wouldn't be caught on anything else.]

[guidemyway]

[Wow. Rude.]

I just took a step! I didn't think I'd get stuck!

[She is doing her best here. Once he gets her foot loose she'll give a little grunt and push forward a bit.]

Okay- Okay- Thanks.

[moralabsolutism]

Still your fault.

[Rorschach grumbled, making sure she'd be able to hear it in the small, cramped space.]

[guidemyway]

Well yeah.

But it's not like you've never made a mistake before in your life.

[moralabsolutism]

Never.

[He said, shaking his head and voice filled with dry humor.]

I'm perfect.

[guidemyway]

[Okay. That will actually get a little laugh out of her.]

You keep telling yourself that, bud.

The confidence is actually a little inspiring.

[moralabsolutism]

Have to be sure of yourself.

[At least where he was from and in his chosen profession of being a vigilante. Second-guessing yourself was a good way to end up in situations that could cost you dearly.]

Or you die.

[guidemyway]

[For all the bickering she had done, or the bright and cheerful sort of desposition she normally had, her expression actually faltered for a moment when he said that.

It was only there for a second, but the frown and sort of mournful look in her eyes was pretty clear.]

Yeah. I know a thing or two about that.

[moralabsolutism]

[Rorschach was perceptive enough to pick up on the fact that Ruby’s mood had changed. But he wasn’t quite sure why it had happened. So he just waited to see if she would say anything else. When she didn’t, he just kept moving along. He wasn’t very good with talking about emotions with people and never had been.

They were almost to the middle of the cave or at least that’s what he was estimating. Finally, he saw something up ahead.]

What’s that?

[He pointed towards where the supplies lay.]

[guidemyway]

[Honestly that kind of worked for Ruby. She was pretty awful at actually talking about her own emotions, and she wasn't exactly sure how she'd broach the topic of explaining that she died and came back to life in a fairy tale world to someone else.

...She really should open up about this at some point.

As it stands she welcomes the silence for the moment but when they finally come across the supplies she quickly perks up.]

I think that might be what we're looking for here-

Kind of looks like there's a first aid kit in there.

Looks like things start to open up a little soon too.

[moralabsolutism]

About time.

[Rorschach let Ruby wriggle forward until there was enough space that the two of them didn't have to go single file any longer. He took a look at what they'd found and felt a deep sense of satisfaction. This was definitely a treasure worth the search.

He came forward and began examining what they'd found together. Supplies like this might have meant the difference between life and death in Milton, so the effort to get here had been worth it.]

[guidemyway]

Yeah- Hey! Look at that- We did it!

[Ruby let's him take the lead but does a quick once over on the supplies as well. She quickly opens up her bag and starts to sort out and pack away what she thinks might be most useful. Except she stops midway through and raises up to raise a hand toward Rorschach.]

High five?

[moralabsolutism]

[The vigilante likewise began to take stock of what supplies there were and put some things inside he thought were essential. Rorschach gave Ruby a long, puzzled look before finally giving her a high five. It was the most unenthusiastic high five that could have been found in several worlds but he'd still done it as Ruby had asked.]