FALL TEST DRIVE MEME

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FALL TEST DRIVE MEME
Application FAQ | Taken Characters | Reserves | Application

Welcome to the Current Test Drive for The Revival Project!

This game is a spin-off from the closed The Drift Fleet game. For more information about the game, including more details on the setting, please check out the FAQ here or the premise here.

A thread on the TDM will be required for all applications. Please view the FAQ for information about how this works. Any questions about the game please direct to the comment section of the FAQ as well.

If you are a Drift Fleet alumni bringing your character from the game, please label your character as 'DFAU' on your top level. Also, keep in mind you have complete flexibility on how your character comes here. They could be taken before endgame, after endgame, two years after, one year before, etc. It's up to you! If you want to completely restart your character, they're not considered DFAU anymore and won't need the label.

So go! Explore Agra 10! And, as always, HAVE FUN!

Thread ideas:

Fall in Temba and Sh'Ka

Fall is a season that, in temperate climates like that of Temba and Sh'Ka leads to great changes in the land. Of course in both cities that change is often peeking out amid the occasional dustings or drifts of volcanic ash, but with each of the light fall rains, it's almost as if the memories of the eruption that ended the summer are being washed away. Each city, though, has its own new challenges to face.

Temba seems almost peaceful, breathing out a sigh of relief after its near destruction. Just southeast of the city one finds signs of the damage in greater evidence. The recent lava flows have taken out large stretches of vegetation, replacing them with fresh volcanic rock left bare at the surface. In some places there's even residual heat given off, especially closer to the volcano that now rests as an unending reminder of what was nearly lost. Meanwhile in the city itself the plants that would normally provide a natural abundance outside of the domain of the greenhouse seem to offer scant pickings, perhaps a result of the intense heat of the summer.

Meanwhile in Sh'Ka fall proves to be a threat, though in a new way this year than in any before. The danger derives from the Blood Vines near the train station. Apparently ash-rich soil only feeds the vampiric plant, and its spines are larger than ever as its vines lie hidden under the mounds of ash, ready for any unsuspecting prey.

Explore the city Temba!

Here's a map of Temba and a bit more description of some of the buildings here.

Despite having been protected from being destroyed by the volcano itself and unlike Sh'Ka not having been buried in vast amopunts of ash, Temba still suffered notable damage from the earthquakes that came with the volcano's eruption. Previously restored buildings were damaged and others entirely caved in on themselves leaving them beyond any hope for restoration. The streets and paths are even worse to traverse than they used to be but for what it's worth water and electricity are still working. Most of the time.

Needless to say, exploring is more risky these days as buildings may still cave in without warning and seemingly solid roads may crack open to drop anunsuspecting wanderer into underground caves left behind by the quakes.

And yet the city can still be explored. If you are lucky, you might even stumble over The Deep End, the bar located on one of the mid-levels of the tower residences in one of the residence towers. Unfortunately no bright neon signs can lead you there, but it does exist.

Now what's happening with the hangar?!

A while ago, the ships vanished from the hangar and as of now no one can say why exactly that happened. Now your character may snotice that the map still indicates a hangar, but going there has them walk straight into- A force field? And a massive one at that. It's notably larger than the hangar building used to be and by no means translucent. Instead, your character will see a reflection of the city around. Or much rather the rubble and empty area around the location. What's going on here? Do you investigate the strange case of the missing space ships and now also missing hangar?

Try the network!

The network is back up! Upon arrival, your character will have on their person a small, handheld communications device. Maybe they know exactly how to use a computer, smartphone, or tablet, and immediately blast out a text or video trying to figure out what's going on. Or maybe they're not so tech-savvy after all, and everyone is about to get a lovely shot right up your character's left nostril.

There be storms...

These power-altering storms keep ravaging parts of the planet every once in a while. No one truly knows where they come from or what to do about them yet, but one of them appears to be approaching. You have the option to find shelter in one of the buildings to wait for it to pass. Unless, of course, you rather feel drawn to investigate.

Should you step inside the storm, or even get lost in it, it will show ghosts of people you know and those you don't. It drains you of any super-human abilities and tries its best to keep you from getting to its origin. Are you going to try anyways? Or are you going to chase the whispers of people from your past? Maybe you will simply find yourself calling for help or stumble across another lost soul in need of assistance.

More information can be found here.

Wildcard!

You're welcome to use any previous test drive scenarios or previous game events as a basis for a thread/situation, or simply make up your own! Keep in mind that you're currently stranded on a planet with only basic necessities, but there is enough food and fresh water. Creature comforts, however, seem to be distinctly lacking. Quite unlike a gathering of potentially dangerous creatures to encounter. The setting is yours to explore and have fun with!

 

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✧ Premise ✧ FAQ ✧ Rules ✧ Test Drive ✧ Taken ✧ Reserves ✧ Application ✧
✧ Map ✧ Devices & Network ✧ Data Points ✧ Ships ✧ Flora ✧ Fauna ✧ Supply Requests ✧ Calendar ✧
✧ Activity Check ✧ Player Plot Suggestion ✧ Player Contacts ✧ Player Permission Code ✧ Hiatus ✧ Drop ✧
✧ Navigation ✧

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Ben Paul | Telltale's The Walking Dead

[shitbirdistheword]

[Arrival]

[It was like waking up from a bad dream. One minute, Ben's standing on a rickety balcony of an apartment that gave way to let him fall. The next, he's laying back up against a broken fountain surrounded by a city that, if he had a hunch in his half-awake and panicked young mind, was definitely not Savannah. As the teen raised off the ground, his attention is brought to the odd floating sphere above his head that, for some reason, he just couldn't ignore the voice in his head to touch the glowy object. Because randomly grabbing objects have always turned out so well for him.

What followed was something traveling into his head. Like a million neurons sending trillions upon trillions of electrons to his brain, filling him with strange information that he could barely comprehend. By the end of acquiring the new information, Ben was left shuddering and stammering, with more questions than answers.

First the living undead, now abducted in some sci-fi city. Ben Paul, what have you gotten yourself into?]

Hello! Lee? Kenny? Anyone?

[He'd call out, awaiting for an answer back, to see hopefully someone familiar. Though there was a feeling in his gut that tells him he'd have an easier time finding a cure for whatever caused the dead to start walking.]

[Hangar]

[So far, the search for anyone else has been fruitless. Sure, it was hard finding people, good people at that, during the apocalypse. But he was with Lee and the rest trying to find Clementine! People don't just up and blip out of existence to end up God knows where! Right? And with how massive this city was, finding people felt like a fool's errand. Ben was walking around the unfamiliar city trying to familiarize himself to it, and definitely not taking a nervous glance over his shoulder every two or three seconds to make sure no walkers were going to pop out and chow down on him.

They say walking around to get fresh air is a good way to calm your nerves, but right now, Ben's nerves are shot through the roof. It doesn't help that the lay out of some land were covered in harden rock, as if large pools of lava cooled over it recently. Ben took a turn to continue walking in search of answers and-]

Ow! What the-?

[-walked face first into a forcefield. Maybe it's a good thing no one's around to see him get up close and personal with the dome. Hopefully. Ben'd rub his aching noggin and looked up, seeing the strange and reflective surface of the barrier staring right back at him. Transfixed by the bizarre sight, Ben slowly got up and approached, holding out his hand to try and touch it.]

What's going on here..?

[Network]

[Guess who finally decided to not be a nervous wreck and checked his pockets and found the device stuff in his coat? This guy!]

Hello? Please tell me I'm not all alone here.

Speaking of walking dead- I mean - Arrival.

[sunglassesincluded]

No one by that name currently resides in the city.

[ The answer is given plainly. A simple fact stated by a tall man clad entirely in black as he walks by and towards one of the nearby buildings with purpose in his strides. Wesker has neither time nor patience to deal with any of the newcomers. There are more social beings around to handle that task. The earthquakes have left damage to plenty of buildings and the hospital where he has come to keep what he isn't carrying on his person since the ships have been gone has not been spared entirely. And that's where he is headed. Or headed back, much rather. His day has been busy. And that- Well. That may be the one advise Wesker is willing to give. Though it may be taken as an order as well. ]

Make yourself useful since you're here already.

Hangar

[deal_me_in]

Beats me!

[Whether Ben had been expecting a response or not, he was getting one, even if the speaker wasn't readily visible.

Footsteps sound, although with something masking the area, it's source seemed disconcertingly invisible. And then finally a shadow stretched around the bend of the dome, and as though stepping out of some fold in the air, the hooded figure materialized.

His head was directed towards the curve of the forcefield, but finally the Hunter turned his attention towards the kid, and it was then that Ben would really get a good look at the metal features of his face.]

Weird, huh? Should be a building here but this thing's hiding it for some reason or another.

Chrissy Cunningham — Stranger Things

[ephemerios]

001 ⟫ arrival

Touching the glowing orb and obtaining its weird-ass knowledge doesn't matter to Chrissy. She's just been in a weird astral-plane-ish world (???) chased by a monster that looked like Cthulhu had been hitting the gym and chugging steroids, so as far as her mind and panic turned up to 1500 is, this could just be an odd continuation of that. So, still in her cheerleading uniform and sweater, she runs. Runs like absolute hell, without caring what direction she's running in; she's just going to run as long as her agile, cheerleading body will let her.

Her first mistake comes when she looks back after a while, and trips over something on the ground, tumbling in a very much NOT elegant manner right to the ground. Ow. Those grass and mud stains are going to be a bitch to ger out of her uniform. Not to mention recovering whatever pride she had left if someone saw that.

Her second mistake also happens when she looks back while running a few minutes after getting up, except this time, she runs right into someone. And falls backwards to the ground again, unless they catch her before she does so.

Today she learned why to always keep eyes looking ahead.

002 ⟫ hospital

(ooc: cw - drug mentions)

Where there is a hospital, there are probably drugs. Which she'd been trying to get back home before... her weird trance and scary monster run in. So, the young woman in a stained cheerleading uniform roams the hospital, sneaking around and opening any drawer she can access and rifle through them. If all this shit is happening to her sober, then high is probably closer to normal right now. Eventually, though, someone will probably catch on to what she's trying.

“Come on you sneaky little shits..” She mutters to herself, mostly under her breath. “Where are you?”

003 ⟫ wildcard

(hit me and I'll roll with it / if you'd rather contact me first, pm here or polarisation)

2

[butterfly_kiss]

Normally Tae was not the best at sneaking up on people, but she was taking the whole 'work appropriate shoes' thing properly into account lately. So she was in the soft soled sneakers which meant she was able to move down the hall without the loud clicking of her heels.

And she was able to open the door and see a young woman in cheerleading gear.

"Excuse me, Miss, but can I help you?"

001

[the_freak]

If it's not the most bittersweet deja-vu.

A weight runs into him and Eddie's catching her reflexively.

"Whoa, whoa, hey, hey, hey, Sorry-" he starts, before breaking off and staring into those eyes in numb horror. "...didn't mean to scare you," he finishes, looking at her like he's not sure she's real. "...Chrissy?"

002 (TW: Amputation and mutilation mention; slight emeto warning as well)

[shitbirdistheword]

A hospital. It reminded him of the one they traveled through when they were searching for Vernon. All they got out of it was Lee chopping off his own arm to slow the infection. God there was too much blood, Ben still feels sick to his stomach even now...

Regardless, hospitals have supplies. It'll be good to know what all they have in case he needs to stop by here. Though searching around the place gave him even more of the creeps than the dilapidated powerless hospital they all walked through. All the tubes around, it felt like he just stepped foot into a sci-fi horror film set. Boy wouldn't it be nice if this was all just one big movie and none of this was actually happening...

Ben nearly jumped out of his skin hearing shuffling and muttering up ahead. He could've just mind his business, kept his nose out of it, but he ended up walking right into the doorway to see another person. Another scavenger, maybe?

"H-Hello? Are you alright?"

Beckett Mariner | Star trek: Lower Decks

[notgettingpromoted]

1. 'Tis stormin'

[ Mariner has managed to get to the hotel, somewhat accidentally, as she booked it inside away from one of those storms that sure do look like the ones the data point showed taking some of the Agrii out.

But her curiosity seems to be getting the better of her. She was missing her combadge, phaser, and a knife when she woke up on this planet. But, the powers that be oh so kindly left alone one of the T-88 diagnostic scanners she brought along in her pocket. She might be popping one of the hotel doors open just a crack to see if she can get a good scan of what's going on in that storm...

Until she suddenly perks up, obviously hearing something outside.]

Jennifer?

[ And there she goes, waltzing right back outside into danger, even though she should absolutely know better when it comes to pretty obvious energy hallucinations, or manipulations, whatever these baity little things are. ]

2. Yellow to pink to... Alien Target

[ Mariner can be found in any ol' place in the town center, or later, the Northeast side. She's just checking in on any building that seems interesting or like it might hold something she wants or needs. Like the big department store she eventually ends up in might!

Mariner can be found poking around the store muttering to herself. ]

There's gotta be some in here somewhere... Don't they know that they have to give us either weapons or booze, they can't take both!

3. Network video

[ Now that she's sure she's not alone here, and her initial exploration is starting to wind down, why not make a video post? ]

Heyyyy, fellow captives! I'm Mariner, and this isn't my first "kidnap randos to save a mysterious alien race in trouble" rodeo, since I'm reppin' Starfleet.

[ She gives her uniform top a little tug with her free hand to illustrate that. ]

But it IS my first time in one where, I guess, they expect us to rebuild the whole damn society and live here. Also my first time with seemingly magic brain altering computers that just teach you jobs, but uhh... I guess my real question is what's up with the hangar?

[ She turns her tablet around so it's almost over her shoulder as she gives the forcefield around the hangar a little tap tap with her knuckles. ]

Do they have ships in here or like is this where they keep all the stuff they pilfered from us?

2 Eeeek I love Beckett

[mrsklover]

Richie is just walking by as he hears someone in the shop rustling around. He walks backward, peering inside before he sees the woman and laughs at what she says. "That's what I said when I got here! More about the booze than the weapons, but c'mon, right?"

He walks in and gives her a cheeky wave. "Richie Tozier. I take it you're new here?"

Video

[work_wife]

[Don't mind her, she's absolutely intrigued by this video.]

So are you saying you've, like, ACTUALLY been to space? Been on ships and met aliens for real? That is super cool! As for the hangar, apparently the ships have been gone for a while. Improvements I've heard. Something like that.

Video

[shitbirdistheword]

How often do these sort of things happen to you that you're familiar with it??? And what's Starfleet?

['Rebuild the whole society', makes him think of his world. He's always wondered how they were going to fix everything if the walkers were all gone. How to rebuild life after the end of the world.]

I don't know, I ran into the forcefield earlier. Head still kind of hurt from it... I-I imagine they would have like vehicles or weapons or something inside that we just can't get to right now. Not without shutting down the forcefield first.

3 [Video] (I haven't watched Lower Decks but I plan to!)

[lickstheevidence]

[Connor's head is tilted as he looks at Mariner curiously, his LED cycling yellow.]

What is Starfleet?

[Maybe she'll answer his question if he answers hers?]

From what I've gathered, there used to be ships there, but I don't know where they've gone. When I first arrived and was able to explore around it a bit, I found tools and workbenches, but nothing that I recognized as being taken from the current inhabitants. At least, I didn't see anything of mine in there.

[Not that he had a lot of stuff to call his own, but his point stands.]

Steve Rogers | MCU

[pursuitofcappiness]

[ OoC Note: Steve is pre-Infinity War so he has his beard but no shield. ]

ARRIVAL

[ A day or two ago, Steve Rogers woke up on an unfamiliar planet with very little context or recollection of how he got here, which is a little annoying but nothing he can't square with. He's gotten his bearings and has been asking around on how to return to Earth, only to find that there's plenty of people who have never heard of an Earth at all.

And then he walks into a diner - there's food, out there, for him to eat, free of charge, but there's just something so nostalgic about a diner that he can't help but to walk in and ask: ]

Do you happen to take credit here? Because I've got no idea what the exchange rate is.

HANGAR

[ Steve's just exploring around town as usual when he sees someone approach the hangar. He'd just been watching people approach it trepidatiously for twenty minutes now, some checking it out before giving up, and some skirting around it entirely and deciding to go somewhere else. ]

Think it's some sort of cloaking device? Could be magic. I don't know how prevalent that is here.

QUAKE

[ As Steve's making his rounds, there's a rumbling below them as one of the roads splits open. Maybe your character was standing on the fault line, in which case Steve comes running over with an outstretched hand. Or perhaps your character too, is hanging onto someone else who's slipped in.

In any case, someone's down there in a cave that's revealed itself, and he shouts down: ]

You all right down there?

NETWORK

[ There is a shot of the underside of Steve's nose. ]

Hi. Oh, wait.

[ Now that he's flipped it, it's showing a proper angle. ]

Would anyone who's been here longer than two days be willing to give me the run-down?

WILDCARD

[ Hit me up with your own prompt or at assemble for me to write you a tailored opener! ]

HANGAR. Your HTML skills are fire btw, holy crow

[mrsklover]

((OOC: There was a pre-serum Steve here awhile ago that Richie saw every once in awhile but never interacted with, so he just recognizes his face.))

[ Richie hears the voice and squints at the face of the person he sees. He looks...familiar, a bit. Just bigger. A lot bigger. ]

Magic? Yeah. I mean there's some of that here. The brunette Billy can do magic stuff. But this? I don't know. It's probably some Agrii shit. I've stopped asking questions, honestly.

Quake | Seconding the HTML skills comment and adding they're pure gold

[butterfly_kiss]

[Was she alright? No. No Tae was not alright down here. She was in a pit. What was okay with that? And of course she'd been wearing her platform shoes (because when she wasn't at the hospital why shouldn't she enjoy her appearance? But no, the hole just had to open up and Tae was left cursing up a blue storm in Japanese because a) ruined shoe, and b) stuck in a hole and now she was going to have to call someone, probably Felwinter, to rescue her. Again.

Annoying.

But then there is a voice, and she groans because thanks to the funky way things translated here her little tirade would absolutely have been understandable to him. But hey, a possible rescue was a possible rescue.]

So far as I can tell I'm not injured. And I can usually tell. Just superficial scratches and likely future bruises. Any chance you've got a rope up there?

QUAKE | More praise for those top tier HTML skills

[ashwantstobattle]

[ Ash isn't sure what just happened. One moment he was racing Pikachu like he always does at this time of day the next the ground was caving in underneath him and he found himself landing uncomfortably on his back side. ]

Pikapi! [ Pikachu says worriedly, he'd managed to avoid the cave in but that doesn't stop him from leaping down to where his trainer is. PiKachu?

I guess... [ He says as he shakes off the pain. Then his memory kicks in. He's fallen into a stupid hole. ] Don't tell me...

[ He groans, getting ready to 'Prepare for trouble.' What he's not expecting is someone that is obviously not Team Rocket. ]

Yeah, I think so.

Quake | Also continuing the HTML skills praise train because HOLY WOAH THOSE ARE INCREDIBLE

[shitbirdistheword]

[It's been a few days for him now. Being on this planet, being in this city. Ben still doesn't know what to think about it. He's with complete strangers, robots and aliens are apparently a thing now, and he still has no idea how to get home or even if there is or... If he even want to. Say what you will about this place, at the very least, there's been no signs of any walkers looking to munch on his face. Got to think positively in times of crisis, right?

Right! Just think positive! Just think-]

WOA-AAAAAAAAAA!!!!

[Before Ben knew it, the ground under him gave way. It brought back a strange sense of nostalgia. Only instead of a dingy alleyway he's falling into, it's a crater. The fall wasn't pleasant either. Ben rolled a bit as he hit the ground with a thud. Nothing broke thankfully, but the teen was bruised up with scrapes decorating his hands and face.]

Oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck...

[He's trapped. How the hell is he going to get out now? He doesn't like this, he really doesn't like being stuck here! Just as Ben was thinking that, there's a voice. Sounds like someone who might be able to get him out of this!]

Y-Yeah, I am! Just bruised and stuck! Do you have anything you can toss down here?

Diner

[playingtough]

<sub>[ooc: preemptively apologizing for hargrove hahaha]

[Rogers' is already in the diner when Hargrove decides to grace it with his presence. His presence being a bit sweaty since he finished his workout in the civic center. He looks very eighties and carries himself haughtily as he moves past the super soldier with the intention of getting water before heading home.

He's got a Ratt tape to listen to.

Except the new guy is calling out something about exchange rates and he pokes his head out of the kitchen to scowl at the clearly older man.]</sub>

What the hell are you talking about? There's no 'exchange rate'. You get some food and don't be fucking greedy about it. You new here or something?

[Network Video]

[doubled_speed]

Oh man, is that you again, Cap? We're just getting all sorts recently. Who would have ever guessed it.

Anyway, I've been here about as long as anyone who wasn't here before here was here has been.

@ quake

[ephemerios]

[ There's a yelp of surprise and fear as she tumbles into the cave, and lands very roughly. A moment of silence before she calls back in answer: ]

Well ... I'm not dead? Does that count?

[ It's not sarcastic, it's just where her bar is set right now. Very low. ]

Janet Van Dyne | Marvel Comics (616)

[winsomelosesome]

The Hot Springs

It was a little cold for the beach, but the caves offered a pleasant enough surprise. Jan settled into the inviting warmth, thinking it wasn't too different from a proper spa day. A girl had to find time to pamper herself, even in an apocalyptical wasteland.

Lifting her head at the sound of approaching footsteps, Jan smiled and welcomed- "Hope you brought the cucumber slices."

Network- Video

[Jan's head tilts at the camera, brow creasing.]

What are the chances I can say 'Avengers Assemble' and fix this whole mess?

[Could she be that lucky? Were there more of them here or was she on her own again?]

[Network Video]

[doubled_speed]

Oh, trust me, if those words could fix this mess, I would have had Wiccan say them a LONG time ago. Or Tony. Still hasn't fixed it.

[But damn someone's perking up to see her. What, isn't Tommy allowed to see his personal favorite of the founders? Who is his favorite supposed to be? His great-grandfather? Hard pass.]

Angeal Hewley || Crisis Core FFVII

[heavenlyhonour]

[Temba] - Angeal was new to this place, wherever it was. It hadn't been easy, coming back from the Lifestream and taking a little bit of time to remember his name and who he was. He'd been having dinner with his mother in the lifestream when all of a sudden he'd found himself briskly whisked away. So now he was walking around, working on getting his bearings. But each blink of his blue eyes didn't change the charred and broken scenery. Stopping before a pile of the volcanic rocks, he shook his head and looked down in his hand at the phone, not sure what to say as someone approaches.

"This place must've seen better days."

The Deep End

He's not sure how he made it, but his wanderings somehow landed him in a bar. Angeal wasn't sure what to think of it, but he stepped inside and looked around. It seemed almost normal, as if the outside had nothing to do with it. Beer was available and the former First Class Soldier sat down with it. At the sign of someone approaching, he nodded once.

"Have a seat."

Network

Knowing how phones worked, this tiny hand held device was a delight to see, as it was almost nostalgic. Angeal pressed buttons here and there to see if it was like the one he'd used back home. But soon enough, he figured out how to post. And while it took a moment, he took a deep breath and gave it a shot.

"Zack? Can you read me?"

Network

[crystalmaster]

"Zack?" came a surprised voice. "I'm sorry, I'm Radley."

Griffin O'Callahan || D&D OC

[icastsword]

The Deep End
One broad-shouldered, beefy tiefling, like the kind you might see in your tabletop RPGs, has found his way into the Deep End. Bars are, in his experience, good places to hear rumors, learn about the locals, and to people watch.

He’s making his way from the bar to an empty table with a pint in one hand and an absurdly large platter of poutine in the other. Even though he’s being careful, space in here is at a bit of a premium, and he’s a big guy, right around six feet tall - not counting the horns.

"Shoot, sorry, I didn’t mean to knock into you. Are you okay?"

His apology is sincere, his expression is earnest, and his eyes are bright red and completely lack anything resembling an iris or a pupil. He probably didn’t knock you over (he WAS being careful!), unless he did.


Network - [TEXT] UN: eldritchknight
So I guess I’m new here and also stuck here? Is there anyone else out there who’s heard of Flamecrest or New Orleans? I was kind of in the middle of something, so I’d like to get back as soon as I can.

Crimeny bro, if you’re out there and you can come find me that’d be awesome. :'D

The Deep End

[spinsandneedles]

Is Sonic old enough to be in a bar? No! Does he give a shit? Also no! It's not like he's here to drink anyway, he's a good boy. He's just exploring and looking for places to get snacks.

He's a tiny guy, so he's mostly able to avoid getting bonked by this big dude.

"No harm done, bud! I'm normally better about keepin' out from under people's feet."

Barry the Quokka | Sonic the Hedgehog

[digsthroughtrash]

One Quokka, Hot Off The Plate: [Arrival]

[Geez...

Ever since the murder mystery party on the Mirage Express, Barry thought that'd be the last time they'd get roped into some crazy adventure. One minute, they're minding their own business doing their own thing. The next, they're... here. Sitting right by a fountain, in a city that has seen better days. What could make this any stra-

Oh! Shiny orb that just screams "Touch me Barry, you know you want to"! And they really, really do...

... Although, floaty, sparkly orbs aren't always a good sign. What to do, what to do...?

-> Touch the floaty orb of KNOWLEDGE.
Leave the floaty orb of (potential) DANGER alone.

Caution to the wind it is!

Reaching their gloved hand out, Barry touched the orb... and fell right into the fountain they were setting on after receiving a rush of information rushing through their brain like electricity to a conductor. Give them a minute if you find them still sitting in the fountain, they're just trying to wrap their head around what just transpired.]

Microwaved Chili Dog: [Diner]
[When they saw that there were a diner here, they knew they had to go check it out. Stepping through the door, they were enamored by the faint scent of food in the air. The quokka couldn't help but look around, with a single thought on their mind:

"Wonder if they'll let me man the microwave... If they have one."

Hey, that was originally their job on the Mirage Express before they got "promoted" to detective sidekick. Plus if they're going to be here fixing up some city, they want to pull their weight somewhere. And between operating a microwave and beatboxing, something tells them that only one of those is really going to be useful during their time here.

Other than that, most would find them gazing around the place, mostly doing their own thing.]

Sunset Over Spagonia: [Beach]
[Sometimes you don't go to a beach to swim. Sometimes you just want to relax on the sand, staring out into the ocean. The odd coloration of the sand was a little uncanny, but not enough to turn them away. After all, it's purple! Maybe bluish? Where could you go wrong with those?

Barry made a spot for themself in the sand, kneeling down to watch the clear blue waves crash on the shore. They liked going to the beach before coming here. It was always a pleasant past time that helped them kill time and destress after a bad day. Not that today was really bad or anything, just a little crazy. But hey, what could be crazier than ending up in some city with little explanation apart from the floaty orb earlier giving said explanation?]

[WILD CARD]
((Hit me up/PM this account or wahoothis (if you prefer plurk, wahoothis) if you want to shoot an idea to me.))

Arrival

[stitch_witch]

[Good news, bad news. Good news, someone had noticed Barry's splash. Possibly bad news? Well, the one to discover that was a dog. Not an anthropomophic one either. Just a large wolfhound with curly blonde fur. The dog.

The dog came over, sniffing at Barry and whimpering, his tail wagging. Clearly it was concerned for Barry.]

Max Mayfield | Stranger Things | OTA (still voice testing, just in case anything seems rough)

[madginger]

Arrival / There be storms...
It will all be over soon, Vecna tells her, and Max's whole body tenses in fear, in her mind. Outside of it, she floats over the floor in the old Creel House.

That's when she's ripped away, from all of it, right before Vecna can start to break her, just as his hand goes over her head. His mind - the scattered house in red mist - disappears, the Creel House disappears and everything is gone.

She wakes up by the fountain, confused, not even sure if she's alive, and having a bunch of information downloaded into her mind doesn't help. Okay, she knows where she is, but she needs to know what happened to everyone. What about Lucas? She just left him there. How long has she been here? Where this is, what happened to this place, none of that matters in the face of what happened and worrying if Hawkins broke, if Vecna won. (But if she said she didn't feel compelled to help? That would be a lie. That desire is taking a backseat to everything else, though.)

Max wastes little time leaving the fountain and moving out to explore the city, trying to find people, or anything. She does call out, calling for El, calling for Lucas, but she's just met with disappointment.

It doesn't take long before she's outside of the abandoned city. It takes even less time for a storm to find her, because of course one would. The fact she didn't land right in one to start with is outstanding. She looks into it, swirling right in front of her. Rain so thick she can't see very far.

But she does see that all too familiar face that's been haunting her of late, in particular when Vecna can use him to his advantage. She's so sick of that. He stands there and that ghost looks right at her. Part of Max's mind questions this phantom, the rest of it wishes it really was Billy, that she actually joined him in death. Forever fighting with her own guilt and pain. The storm isn't much different from the emotions warring in her, anger and concern at the forefront.

"Billy," she mutters, and takes a step forward. Her eyes narrow. This can't be another one of Vecna's games, can it? Could he find her, even here?

Someone might want to step in here, as at least Max will listen to reason, because she doesn't want to actually do this; except some small part of her does.


Fall in Temba and Sh'Ka | Blood Vines
The flora stands out here, is even kind of fascinating. She can't help exploring the area, and it does help to know the terrain, right? It's good for awareness. Besides, if she explores the whole thing and nothing twists into a nightmare, she really doesn't have to worry about Vecna. At least, that's her train of thought. (She still is, until she has confirmation everyone from home is alright.)

She gives a vine she spots a respectful distance, but watches it, the white spines choking the host plant it's wrapped around. Max stares at it, her mind wondering to something else.

"You're just going to drain everything around you," she mutters to the plant, herself.

She finally stands up, and if she catches anyone watching her, she'll glare at them. But if they want to talk or smile, maybe she'll be willing to have a conversation about it. While avoiding the real point and what really made her pause.


Explore Temba!
Despite the curiosity and want to map things out in her mind, Max stops when she reaches one of the buildings. The area doesn't look solid, most of it destroyed from the earthquakes.

If she sees anyone with the intentions of heading inside, or close to the building, she calls out, "You're not going in there, are you?" with a note in her tone that suggests they're an idiot if they do. Max doesn't recommend it, and she's not going to follow someone else in there. (Except she might, if they get caught in something. She has no desire to, though.)



Wildcard; Want to help her figure out the network? Or throw a text at her first? That goes here. She'll figure it out, quickly, though. Open for anything else, especially exploration based.


[OOC: Will do [, (, past, present, prose, whichever is most comfortable - I will follow. Feel free to contact me on plurk metaljean, on this journal, or discord midknightcat to discuss ideas.]

Explore Temba! (assuming they have met all ready in this reply)

[the_freak]

"What, are you scared, Red?" Eddie calls back with a smirk, hanging back a moment longer before disappearing inside.

"It's total fine in h-" He starts to report, before there's a loud crash and a string of curses, "Fucking Christ!"