WINTER TEST DRIVE MEME

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WINTER 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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Winter in Temba and Sh'Ka

What says winter more than snow?

Lots of snow.

MORE snow.

Indeed. It's snowing. A lot. From one day to the next both Temba and Sh'Ka are covered in snow and especially in Temba these masses of snow may even collapse some of the more damaged buildings, so be careful where you seek shelter.

But the Agrii are trying to help and we all know nothing ever gets weird or wrong when the Agrii decide to help their He-Rows. Two small, vividly colored snowblower drones are doing their best to clear paths along the most used streets of Temba. It looks like one of the Agrii has used their years of observing frustrated He-Rows shovel and magically melt snow wisely. Unfortunately these little drones, despite being equipped with large googly eyes, don't really see what they are doing and while clearing out one street may end up blocking five others as well as the doors to buildings.

And if it isn't the snow itself or the little snow drones blocking you in, there are still the prevailing dangers left by the earthquake that are now well hidden under snow. Huge cracks in the ground are now perfectly camouflaged, so be mindful where you step. You may end up in an icy underground cavern without ever having meant to end up there.

In other areas the cold has a value for a time. The much diminished flood plain soon freezes over enough for skating, until it too ends up in a layer of snow. But that's more easily brushed aside so maybe you can do something with that? Or perhaps it's just better to stay inside, where there is heat and perhaps other people avoiding the heavy blanket that covers Temba.

Sh'Ka is also covered in snow as mentioned before, but it lacks the little snow-blowing helpers sent by the Agrii. So here the paths between places will have to be those you forge yourselves. At least Sh'Ka doesn't have the same issue with ice caverns just under the surface, or with buildings collapsing until the weight of winter's most predictable weather system.

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.

RETURN OF THE SHIPS!!

Yes, they are back. Though you may not be aware of it, the ships stored in the hangar have been gone for quite some time, but they have been returned very recently. In a way, at least. What used to be a group of nine smaller ships has become a very shipable pair of brand new, notably larger space vessels and you just may feel compelled to enter one of these two ships to take a look around. The glitter dispensers await you!

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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Comments

[red_song]

"They shouldn't be put into the path of harm. Humans are so callous as to find other life they do not understand as disposable," Proto grumbles.

No, he is not fond of people. Good observation.

[bevvitched]

He could argue that the self-driving cars weren't the things getting hurt in the case of mistakes- but it would've felt like arguing for the sake of it. So he didn't.

"Yeah. People are dicks, over all. Can't argue with that. They're selfish and hateful and they'll hurt whoever or whatever necessary to get what they want." He was well aware of the ways humans sucked.

[red_song]

Well, at least the human knows it. Proto nods as at least he's being reasonable now.

"That describes the humans I have known well. Their ease is the greatest thing which they see, other than their propagation."

[bevvitched]

"I'm sorry you've known some shitty people. I know it can seem like it, but not everyone's awful." It absolutely seemed like a lot of people were just shit gremlins, but Daniel liked to think he had decent friends, at least.

"I try not to be shitty myself, but I know I'm not perfect. So- I'm sorry I upset you earlier." It was a lot easier to be understanding and sympathetic when he knew what the issue was. And really, he couldn't blame someone for being grumpy with people when they'd only ever known shitty people.

"Oh, right. My name's Daniel." Introducing himself had slipped his mind before. "And I have no idea where we are or why we're here. Have you been here long?" Wherever 'here' even was.

[red_song]

No, everyone is awful. It's okay to admit that.

"We are in a place called Temba. Did you not interface with the information point?"

Perhaps it was not possible for biologicals to do so.

"I've been here a few hours."

[bevvitched]

"There's an information point? I've mostly just seen snow and these buildings that look like a strong breeze'll knock 'em over." Clearly he hadn't been to the right parts of the city yet. Or he was too cold to notice certain things.

"Yeah, that's about as long as I've been here. Have you seen anyone else? Or...anything?"

[red_song]

“It was by the arrival fountain,” Proto points out. Of course the human didn’t interface. It made sense. They were just not equipped for high speed data transference.

“Not yet. I have not been looking though.”

[bevvitched]

"Oh. I guess I missed it, but I'll keep an eye out for it now." Now that he knew it was there, that was.

Nodding, he added, "That's fair. A situation like this, it's hard to tell if you're going to run into someone decent or someone who's, uh...a shitbag." Which, honestly, would sort of be what he expected after getting kidnapped--or was it abducted by aliens? Anyway, it was easier to apologize to someone for being cautious and thinking they might be an axe murderer instead of, you know, being overly trusting and getting axe murdered.

"Kidnappings don't usually happen for good reasons, after all."

[red_song]

"They do not. But these beings do not command me. They ask me to help."

Which means they're already better than Humans in Proto's estimations.

[bevvitched]

"Yeah, that is a plus." He had, of course, been wondering what he was expected to do, personally. He was still worried it had something to do with his magic, not because anyone had seemed to have bad intentions so far, but because being known like that by anyone outside of his circle of friends was unsettling.

"I'm not really sure what they're hoping we'll accomplish, though."

[red_song]

"Stop the storms. Build a city. Teach them."

Really, it was all covered if you knew how to access it. Clearly this was not a task for humans. They could not be trusted to be altruistic in this way.

[bevvitched]

He almost started to ask 'what storms?' but he didn't think his cluelessness was winning him any favors in this conversation.

"Well, I hope they're patient. It takes a while to build a city." Unless someone had some sort of magical talents--something far stronger than his. Or maybe advanced technology.

[red_song]

Less than zero favors being earned.

"I imagine it would. But are you afraid of challenges?"

[bevvitched]

"Nope." The answer was immediate. "Tackling challenges can be fulfilling."

And he wasn't a coward. 'Cautious' would be a better descriptor.

"Especially if they believe we can do these things." You know, a little faith in people and encouragement went a long way.

[red_song]

"That makes you far more sensible than most humans I have met."

So yes, he thinks maybe he can be cautiously optimistic about this human in particular.

[bevvitched]

He smiled faintly. "Thanks. I mean, I try to be sensible." And really...he was probably the most sensible and levelheaded person among his friends. Which sometimes wasn't a high bar to clear, though they generally meant well.

"So, I think I'm going to try and see if I can find some warmer clothes anywhere. Before I end up with frostbite," Daniel continued. "I won't make you tag along." He didn't think he could, anyway.

[red_song]

"I do not need warmer clothes," he says with a shrug. "The cold enables my systems to perform better."

So he thinks he will let the human do whatever he wants.