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FALL TEST DRIVE MEME
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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!

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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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[Good choice on Cayde's end. Ben's already near seconds away from curling up in a ball and having a breakdown. He's a lot calmer than he was earlier, and hearing that does make him feel relatively safer. Just got to do nothing that'll upset the robot.]

You're telling me. Last thing I remember was following my group, crossing a gap between a balcony and a roof. The balcony I was standing on snapped or something, and I was falling. Now I'm here on an alien planet talking to a real life robot! I don't know how this day could get any weirder...

[He's going to jinx it, isn't he?]

Ben Paul. Just how many other people were kidnapped here?

[Not that many from when he was looking around, unless he's just really bad at running into people.]

[It took a lot to upset this robot. He nodded as the kid started to relate his adventures prior to arrival.]

Sounds like someone just doesn't make balconies like they used to. Well, don't you worry, there's plenty weirder than robots, you gotta aim higher.

[Is that supposed to be reassuring? Probably.]

Nice to meet you, Ben. Let's see... Pretty sure we haven't hit fifty. Number fluctuates, but we're not a whole lot so we sure don't fill out this city.

Weirder than robots, aliens and the walking dead? N-No offense. But I don't think I want to aim higher than that.

[If it was supposed to be, then it's failed.]

Geez... You'd honestly think they'd take a whole group or even an entire planets worth of people to fill out this city if they want us to fix it all. Not just one person at a time...

[The Exo opened his mouth, then closed it. Technically he counted for two out of three of those qualifications, but he supposed the kid didn't need to know that either.]

Heh! Well, just keep an open mind and I'm sure you'll be fine.

[He shrugged then.]

Yeah, I still don't know how they manage picking people. Their search engine must have some pretty finicky filters. Maybe it takes a lot of power to bring in people too. Not to mention it'd probably be outright chaos if they just pulled in an entire population and expected them to agree to fix things. In that, per person seems an ideal way to ease people into the whole situation.

I'll try to.

[Won't stop him from still being unsettled by anymore non-human inhabitants that may or may not be here.]

Okay, it makes a lot more sense when you put it that way. If a whole city or population was just dumped here, there'd probably be riots. It'd be complete anarchy.

[He took a seat, taking a moment to think for himself.]

I just wonder if whatever they used to grab us can also put us back where we belong.

[Welp. Just wait until he ran into the talking turtle, hedgehog and echidna.]

Yep. Most likely. Would definitely be counterproductive.

[Cayde drummed his fingers against his arm.]

That's what I've heard, anyway. Going back home's not unheard of. Like you've never left. Convenient, right?

[... does this place have a zoo or...?]

Right... They want people-- ["and robots", he almost added before he opted that the best course is to not include it.] who can clean the place up, not make a bigger mess.

[Part of that filled the teen with some relief, and some tension. Just as easy as they can be swept here, they can be put back like nothing's changed. He could see his group again, or never at all. The thought made him feel a little uneasy, but it was what is was. He doubts they miss him anyway.]

I guess, but I don't know if going back is the right choice for me. Where I'm from, the world's went to shit and walkers nearly killed everyone. This place might be... Is a complete disaster, but it's better than where I came form.

[Just go with the flow, kid.]

Sounds about as great as where I'm from. Things were a whole lot worse, and I guess technically we've just been picking up pieces for a really long time but we make do, and shake off whatever tries stomping us down.

[He wonders when they'll run out of luck, a brief, fleeting thought that he waves away with his hand, shifting from his position just a little.]

This place reminds me of it in some ways. I know how hard it is having a home and being driven away from it. And I guess I can't just turn my back on people who need help.

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