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

[cactusy]

[Root's screaming stops, dying away on the wind, and its absence brings an unexpected tightness to Shaw's chest. Not real, she reminds herself, as she's been reminding Leo. Not even a good imitation. Not real.

The first door she spots is boarded up, but there's a broken window; she points to it.]

There. You need a boost?

[faceguy]

[Leo definitely doesn't need a boost just for that - he's been hopping over rooftops and swinging in and out of windows his whole life. Or at least since Splinter let them leave the sewers unsupervised.]

No, I got it - do you need a boost?

[cactusy]

Nope.

[She's short, but also trained; she'll be able to vault in easily after him. ]

-- Okay. It should stop now. This is my first storm, but I'm pretty sure that's how it works; they go away once we're out of it.

[faceguy]

[Alright - then in he goes!

He looks at her in surprise once she explains.]

What, so… the storm is out to get us or something?

[cactusy]

I guess that's one way to put it.

[Now that they're in, a sudden wave of physical and mental exhaustion rolls over her; she closes her eyes, sagging against a crumbling concrete wall.]

I don't know how else to explain it, do you? They're not regular hallucinations. We could both see them.

[faceguy]

Well… hypnotism can work that way too. And magic.

[At least in Leo’s world it can.]

But… spirits are real, too, so…

[He refuses to call them ghosts, though. On principle.]

[cactusy]

They're not ghosts. The dog isn't dead.

[The woman is definitely dead, and she thinks the man with the limp is probably dead. But the dog he'd had on a leash? She knows that dog is still alive.]

And I know what fake copies of people look like. The stuff out there is amateur hour; way less sophisticated than some other stuff I've seen.

[faceguy]

Okay, well, first of all, I said spirits, not ghosts.

[He really stresses the spi-rits.]

And second... I dunno, it still feels more believable than an evil storm.

[cactusy]

None of this feels believable.

[faceguy]

Well. A lot of weird things happen, I guess.

[He blows into his hands to try to warm them up, then rubs the skin on his arms. He is still wearing no clothing other than his normal gear, which isn't exactly meant for winter weather.]

You said you know Donnie?

[cactusy]

Yeah.

[She turns her slump into a full-on sit, stretching her legs out in front of her.]

He's missed you guys a lot; he'll be glad you're here.

[faceguy]

[Leo sits next, curling in on himself for warmth.]

Yeah... none of us are really used to being alone.

[Not for any real length of time, anyway.]

I'm Leonardo. If you know Dee, I'm sure he's told you I'm the funniest and most handsome one.

[There's absolutely no way Donnie would ever say that about Leo, but Leo says it with such confidence!]