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WINTER TEST DRIVE MEME

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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It is a pain, not being able to retain anything, and it's not like you can just write it all down because you don't really know all of what you do until a situation comes up, you know?

[He sips at his coffee. At least it's still hot enough. He needs to remember to check the water in the pot though.]

Yeah, that's what I figure. Or at least, what I thought. But I don't think it's going to be so simple. The Agrii haven't lived on this planet in generations- they've been living on an enormous spaceship. I don't think any of the ones currently alive have ever actually been here. They're just hoping to return to the place their people once called home, and I don't think they'd know how to survive out here on an open planet with other creatures outside of their species and no climate-control.

Uh, yeah, I guess. Still seems crazy that they can just suck the knowledge out of your head without being able to remember anything. And we can't just... teach each other?

[Not that he wants to have to learn, or anything like that. He's just saying!

Donnie's explanation of the Agrii is interesting. Leo listens while he sips his coffee, reveling in the feeling of warming up.]

I wonder why they don't just ditch this planet and go somewhere else.

Not really, no. I'm thinking it's meant to be a handicap for us, forcing us to be reliant upon each other. That only works if people have picked up different data point skills.

[Still super annoying! How much sense does it make to be able to work with equipment but not code things? He'd be ranting a lot more about it if he wasn't so mentally exhausted.]

Yeah, I wondered that to. I even asked them but they are super intent on this place.

Huh. Guess there are worse ways to force teamwork.

[Like gluing them together into a giant ball.]

Hmm... maybe this is like Jupiter Jim on Titan Fifteen, when he found out that settler community was actually a bunch of corporate goons sent to drill the the planet for oil, destroying all the local plants and stuff.

[Leo accidentally punctuates this with a sneeze. Ugh.]

[Shudder.]

I don't think the Agrii would know how to make use of the local resources so probably not.

[He sets his coffee down, pushing to his feet again to go check on the water.]

Hopefully the water didn't get too hot. We just need to thaw out your feet, not cook them.

Seriously? [Sniff.] No wonder they need outside help.

[Leo watches Donnie get up, then sneaks a peek in his blanket. He can still wiggle his toes, so... good sign, right? Oof, but they're still icy.]

We just want to get them nice and toes-ty!

You did not...

[With his back turned, Leo can't see the pained smile at that. They've been sitting and talking a while now and it's still hard for Donnie to believe his brother's there, terrible puns and all. He swallows the lump in his throat, swiping his sleeve across his eyes before bringing a hand over the pot. Not quite simmering yet but steam's coming up, so that's a good sign. He balls his sleeves over his hands, tapping at the pot's handle before he pulls it away from the fire and hauls it back.]

Might still be a little too hot so dunk your feet in. Let me go find some towels or something to soak.

[Should've thought of that earlier, he scolds himself, but he's off again, trying to keep himself busy, trying not to let those feelings slip again. It's not long before he comes back though, a couple of towels in hand. He drops down, rolling up his sleeves before he carefully dips a finger in the water to see how warm it is. He folds one of the towels up before soaking it and wringing it out some before he holds it out.]

This should be okay, we'll start off slow.

[Deprived of his puns for an entire year. Donnie must have missed it terribly.

He is absorbed enough in the state of his poor feet to give Donnie some privacy with his emotions, and when Donnie returns Leo gives him a grin as he takes the towel. The warm water feels nice on the skin of his hands, but the real test will be what happens when he puts it on his feet.]

Thanks. Let's see what happens.

[He lowers the towel slowly. It feels scalding against his cold feet, pins and needles prickling him immediately, and he can't fight the pained hiss it pulls out of him. Embarrassing, but this isn't exactly a pleasant sensation.]

[Jury's still out on whether he really missed those puns or not, but it's familiar and that's what counts.]

Easy, easy...

[Donnie can't help but wince a bit at Leo's reaction, but he knows it's not going to be fun. Still, it's necessary.]

I don't have a thermometer so we're going to just have to guess at the temperature, but I'll let you decide when you think you're ready to soak your feet in here. In the meantime we'll let it cool down a little more while you do that.

Mm… hm. Yep. Got it.

[Ow ow ow. This sucks. Leo hunches up as much as he can with his shell, but he doesn’t remove the towel from his feet. He can handle it!]

…So which data point thingy did you pick?

[He’s asking this mostly to distract himself.]

[Donnie watches anxiously for a while before he finally lets himself sit again. He picks up his coffee, eyes still on Leo's towel-covered feet.]

Currently, engineering. [Unsurprising.] Initially, agriculture. [Also unsurprising, even if that one had been completely accidental.]

[Oh yeah, Donnie's whole thing with plants. Leo usually tunes out when he starts talking about it, but it's not a surprise anyway.]

Alright, well, those both sound lame. [He says it just to rile Donnie up a little, so maybe he won't worry about his feet so much.] What do you think I should get? The coolest one, obviously, but which one is that?

[Predictably, Donnie looks at him with a scowl. He snorts, folding his arms.]

Knowing you, you'd probably go for something like communications.

[Which meant language, but also included coding (for whatever reason, Donnie was still annoyed at that) but the thought of Leo being able to understand codework makes him smile just a little, internally.]

Oooohhh, communications. [Leo puts a hand to his chin, like he’s giving this serious thought.] So I can be even more of a face man.

[It’s definitely a pick worth considering.]

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[Donnie groans. It's not entirely for show. He's been with his brother for less than half an hour and already it's like he's never been apart from him. That realization's what tempers his annoyance, the elbow nudge he gives somewhat half-hearted as he looks back down at Leo's covered feet.]

Let's see...there's Communications, Engineering, Agriculture, Piloting for the ships we hardly use- I know, I was jumping at the chance to fly an alien ship and found out all we could do was fly between this city and the next unless allowed elsewhere, lame, right?

[Predictably, his eyes light up at the sound of Piloting, but immediately his dreams are crushed. Man.]

Ah, come on, but that's gotta be the coolest one! [He huffs, sinking down on his knees.] Get kidnapped to an alien planet and we can't even fly the spaceships.

Well I mean, we might still be able to. And we got new ships. They're like, huge, definitely kitted out for extended space travel, which I am still not so sure what the reason for is behind that but if it means a change of scenery and extraplanetary exploration, I am all for it.

Hmmm... maybe they want us to set up trade with other planets or something. [He can't think of what else they would want, if they're so hellbent on living on this planet specifically.

He eyes the water bowl.] Think that's cooled down enough yet?

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If they even understand what that is, anyway.

[Donnie looks over at the water, carefully dipping a finger in.]

Should be okay now. Slowly though.

[Leo laughs.] What kind of aliens are they?

[Leo turns his attention back to the bowl, pulling the towel off his feet. Alright, just dipping them in for a little foot bath. How bad could it be? He's been warming them with the towel already, so it should be fine, right?

He lifts his feet and lowers them into the water, and hisses again. It feels way too hot still, but he knows that's just because of how cold his feet are. That doesn't stop it from hurting.]

Mmph- okay. Okay okay okay okay, I'm fine, I'm good. [He sounds neither fine nor good, but he managed the task.]

Okay, I might not be giving them as much credit as I should, I mean they did build us some super cool ships but when you talk to them it's almost like talking to children. They are pretty naive and largely inexperienced about how societies work outside of whatever they've watched on TV.

[Donnie falls silent as he watches Leo ease his feet in, hesitating before he brings a hand up, setting it on his brother's shoulder, giving it a light squeeze once Leo's got both feet in.]

[Leo appreciates that, even though he doesn’t say anything to acknowledge it. He’s not alone, and it’s all going to be okay… though every time he thinks like that, he thinks about how Donnie has been alone for a whole year and feels terrible again.

One thing at a time.

Once his feet aren’t stinging so bad anymore, he starts talking again.]

Well… we used to be like that. Only knowing about the outside from TV, I mean. [It’s gotten better since they met April, that’s for sure.] Still, you’d think they’d get their act together.

Okay, true. But we were still willing to get out there and see things for ourselves, you know? The Agrii don't even seem inclined to go to other planets to experience other places.

So yeah... I have questions about whoever's been making the decisions there.

What about with everyone down here? Who makes the decisions?

[He’s not even sure how many people have been kidnapped into this whole deal.]

[Donnie sips at his coffee again now that Leo seems a little better settled with his feet.]

It's pretty freeform. Which probably isn't great on paper but it hasn't been outright catastrophic either. People somehow or another manage to pool together when situations call for it.

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