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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.

Thankfully this year the roads are in far better condition than they were in past years, meaning the drones have wonderfully smooth surfaces to work over for the first time since He Rows set foot in Temba. This means there are no hidden pitfalls. Of course it also means that sometimes patches of black ice are left on the unsalted paths. Oops. But on the other hand having ice here means the much diminished flood plain is already frozen over for all your winter sport needs! The drones even seem to gingerly clean off parts of that. Seems they are learning what is valued. Though maybe it's better to stay inside where it's warm and safe.

Sh'Ka, on the other hand, is nowhere near as cleared off or out as Temba is. Lacking the street cleaning drones and the repaving efforts, Sh'Ka proves to still be dangerous to get around in the winter months. Thankfully the plantlife there seems healthier than ever, meaning none of the giant stone trees are likely to collapse or dump heaps of snow onto unsuspecting heads. However the storms seem to have done something strange this year. The quarry seems partially flooded and that, for reasons surpassing understanding, has failed to freeze over. In fact, the water feels almost pleasantly warm. It's no proper hotspring, but hte area might still be nice for a bit of warm escape from the chill of winter. For those more desirous of a wilder winter wonderland, Sh'Ka might be the right place for you to explore. Though be careful with the waters. Some of the local fauna has also taken note of the warmth near the quarry and might want to share the space. And they're not always friendly.

Explore ~~the city~~ Temba!

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

Most of the buildings are run down and have clearly been abandoned for years; fortunately, the water treatment center appears to be working and power has been restored to be reliable. What used to be stores or places to live in lies in ruins, but there may still be something to scavenge among the rubble. Do you want to stride over the currently partially frozen flooded area that has proven to be home to various harmful creatures who might jump out of the ice; or does it draw you to some of the more prominent and partially restored buildings, such as the hotel, the hospital or the amphitheater.

If you are lucky, you might even stumble over to 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.

Explore the Ships!

He Rows new and old can make use of the massive hangars in the northern part of Temba to access the equally large Glitter Food and Peanut Party. When He Rows are off the planet, these serve as their homes, their bases of operations, and their vessels all in one. Each He Row has a room assigned to them on their ship, one only they can access. There are also spaces for workshops and labs, for cooking and growing things, and even, shockingly enough, a large green space with trees, grasses, groundcovers, and even a large lake with sand leading on toward it. It shares a wall with the fake aquarium that makes up a wall of a bar like the Deep End. So it's a great place to go swimming provided you remember to wear something. All in all there is a massive ship to explore, and maybe you'll even meet your crewmates there.

There be storms...

One of the first things a new He Row learns about upon arriving on Agra-10 (by means of touching a tempting glowing orb) is about the energy storms that ravaged and damaged the planet. The brave work of past He Rows in the Fall of 2024 has led to the diminishing of these storms. But just because the machines that were creating and sustaining them have been shut down does not mean that the last gusts of their power cannot be felt from time to time.

The weakened remnants of these power-altering storms blow over parts of the planet every once in a while. And sadly one of these last gusts of misery seems to be approaching. You can tell from the darkened sky and the flickering of electronics. You have the option to find shelter in one of the buildings to wait for it to pass. Unless, of course, you are caught unaware.

Should you wind up 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 shuts down all technology and magic in its area. Are you going to seek the relative peace of the indoors? 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. One thing is for sure, this micro storm won't last long, no more than an hour at most, but it will be an experience like few others for the time that it is there.

More information can be found here.

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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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Welcome to Oz Temba

"Well this simply won't do." Galinda frowned carefully, looking for whoever was responsible for this mix-up. Spying a figure, she lifted a hand to try and catch their attention, running delicately after them as she tried not to look too disgruntled, heels clacking.

"Excuse me- excuse me- hello~?! Yes. I believe there's been some kind of mistake. When will the rest of my belonging arrive?" she inquired a charming smile as she blinked expectantly.

A man with three blue wings and long silver hair (perhaps not the strangest sight to someone from Oz) turned to look at their latest new arrival.

"Unfortunately, Miss, you're not likely to see many of your belongings for a while," he replied. "The Agrii apparently believe in everyone traveling light."

Not the strangest sight by half, though he did still get a long once (or twice) over, before Galinda was prepared to carry on.

"Ah, no- you see- I simply can't be expected to help anyone with my-" She cut herself off with a frown, uncertain where exactly to direct this frustration. "How can I be expected to get anything done with just this one outfit, hmm?" She gestured at her dress with her training wand. Exquisite, obviously, but that was all they'd provided her with apart from that wand she couldn't get to work. She was hardly going to make a good impression repeating outfits right from the start, now was she?

Ah, one of those fashion-obsessed people. Sephiroth had to wonder how she would fare in a place like this. The wand certainly got his attention, however. A fairy? He was used to encountering fairies with wands back home. Not sure whether or not she still had some level of power, he opted for caution in interacting while still trying to convey the proper information.

"I'm afraid the Agrii wouldn't understand that need," he said. "There is a clothing store here, but its selection is meager at best. There is also a machine called a Replicator that might be able to make the kinds of clothes you prefer. However, each of us here may only request five items a month from it." So think carefully as to whether more clothes are really what you should ask.

"Only five??" That certainly wouldn't be enough, and some of the gravity of the situation she found herself in seemed to set in. "That is positively devastrating. If that's how they run things here I need to be sent back straight away. Who do I speak to?"

"I wish I knew," Sephiroth remarked. "I doubt any of us want to be stranded here. I could probably get everyone home if I had full use of my powers, but unfortunately, I do not. They have taken all the precautions they can to make sure we don't get away before we've done what they want."

"Are you telling me there's no way of contacting the people who brought us all this way?"

There was a covert glance at her wand before Galinda nodded very quickly. "Well of course, so could I," she proclaimed. Such a shame she wouldn't be able to demonstrate.

"There has been some contact with the Agrii, but it hasn't done any good," Sephiroth said. "Some aren't sure they even have the technical knowledge to have brought us here themselves." Which was more than a little unsettling, if true.

He nodded. "May I ask what world you're from?" He wondered if he had been there.

"Well, why would they say such a thing if it weren't true?" As if those in power would ever lie, such a silly notion.

"Why, Oz of course. And yourself?"

"They might want to placate us to keep us cooperative as long as possible," Sephiroth said.

"I am from Radiant Garden. I haven't heard of Oz."

There might be an Oz world in the Disney-based universe he's from, but he isn't aware of it.

She frowned softly, such an idea never having occurred to her before, and she didn't like lingering on it.

"Sounds a bit like Munchkinland," she noted. Not in name obviously, but she knew that Munchkinland was well known for it's flower production.

He looks amused by this. "Oh? What makes you say so?"

This experience got curiouser and curiouser. A big burst of colour was hard to miss outside of the big, glass windows, even between all of the leaves, and it was just as excited to see her as she was surprised to see it, flouncing its way across the pavement by the time Rio made her way back to the door of the greenhouse. She could let the little eruption do the running, slouching against the frame with her blade in her hand, letting its point twist against her finger idly, and watching the approach through her lashes, letting her hair hang a dark curtain around her face, shadows gathered under her jaw strikingly rich even against the reflection of the snow. She smiled, and it caught the light like the knife in her hands did.

"You're asking the tough questions, babydoll," she answered. "The kind that the universe just doesn't have any answers for. There's not a lot of those. Be surprised if you could come up with another one." She tilted her head, an invitation, focus skipping across the strangely quiet square, no one else around to disturb the sprouts between the stones sleeping under the snow despite the city built around them. "Have to ask some other universe. Got to be one around here."

The striking figure Galinda found herself faced with earned a wide eyed double take, gaze lingering briefly on that blade. She swished her hair back as subtly as she could manage, intrigued.

"Mm, well I have another particularly demanderating one now that you mention it. May I have your name?"

Was that a stumble, a stutter? Was this flower nervous? Rio stop twisting the knife, letting the light pool in it, lifting her head with parted lips like she was tasting the air for the cause of that strange word. Girly wouldn't like the answer to her question. Instead, Rio responded, "Mayn't. See? Harder than it seems," and plucked the tip of the blade away from her finger to waggle with appreciation, "real beginner's luck on you for that first one. Hit me again." She closed her eyes, like she was readying for a real challenge to her knowledge.

Not getting her way still wasn't something Galinda was used to, and she didn't like that it was getting more common with each passing day. Oz only knew where it would end. Soon she'd be just as hopeless as everyone else. Shudder to think.

A pout tugged at her lips, though fell away again once the stranger closed her eyes. No need to keep up the performance if no one was watching after all. "...Are you someone dangerous?" she posed carefully, glancing at that knife again.

Rio popped one eye open, and it rolled around in an exaggerated arc, stark white against the squinted hollow beside it while she searched for that more inscrutable question that evidently wasn't coming. Her focus landed on girly's anxious glance, then dropped to the blade before her other eye opened as well. "This?" she asked, waving the knife, sounding incredulous that anyone could get that idea. The slant of her smile wasn't quite so convincing. "This is for pruning the garden," she laughed. "Natural cycles, baby. Opposite of dangerous."

"OH-- my," Galinda laughed, taking a half step as that knife was waved about, dusting off her dress to cover for the shrill unease, plastering a smile back on her face and nodding. "Oh. Of course. I've never gardened personally, but I do enjoy flowers."

Though she made no indication that she noticed that startle, Rio did flip the knife against her wrist, then was gallantly bracing that arm behind her back as she finally came away from the doorframe for a chivalrous bow, one foot forward like she might even take a knee. The other hand, the one that had been spread open against the point of the blade, was held out before her in a loose fist, palm up in offering. There, she waited, eyes on girly through her lashes, just long enough for her to acquiesce and come closer again, close enough to accept. Then Rio opened her hand, fingers springing out to reveal a full, pink chrysanthemum, petals open and unbruised.

Oh my- Galinda watched the display with a coy grin- one that blossomed quite like the beautiful flower that was revealed- stepping forward with a sort of curtsey to accept the chrysanthemum, eyes bright.

"Oh, how beautiful~ Are you a sorceress as well? May I?"

"All yours, m'lady," Rio welcomed, letting her take the flower before straightening, then immediately slouching back against the door, arms swinging with the weight of empty hands. "Does that make you one, too? Or am I just the second witch you've thrown yourself at? You could point me in her direction. I'm in slight need of a coven." Not a familiar position, making Rio's impulse to downplay it, rolling one eye with exaggeration toward her two fingers she brought up close to pinch together. Very slight.

Congratulations, and unfortunately foul luck there, as the woman Galinda approached just happened to be someone who immediately sighed in frustration when posed with the question. It wasn't the young woman's fault of course. No, the doctor just was in a foul mood and was not always the most patient.

"Easy to tell you are new, Miss. Good news, your belongings have already arrived. Bad news, it's only what you're carrying on you. It's just how it works. If you're lucky you can ask for things and they'll get delivered, but they won't ever be what you wanted specifically. Maybe we'll end up at another space station and you can find a way to get more things. But given how often we end up rushing around with little time to gather supplies, packing light is advisable."

Says the woman with a lot of clothes. She knows she's a hypocrite here, but she doesn't expect to haul them all around.

Well. It certainly wasn't the reception Galinda was used to, looking taken aback at that sigh.

She looked at the training wand she'd been left with, and this one single dress, and shook her head hurriedly. "Well that won't do at all. I'll need to have things delivered straight away."

She waved off that bit about them not being what she wanted, certain she knows how to sweet talk well enough by now to get her way. "I don't do light."

Oh dear. She was going to be one of those. Tae sighs and shakes her head. This young woman was going to be quite shocked about what she was going to find here in Temba, wasn't she?

"Be that as it may, you may well have to learn. We're not exactly flush with malls here or anything like that."

These Agrii really were asking quite a great sacrifice here, and from Galinda more than anyone else, it simply wasn't fair. She had so much more to miss.

"What's a mall?" She asked, head tilting at the unfamiliar word.

Okay, now there was question Tae wasn't expecting? The woman tilts her head as she considers the other.

"A place to do a lot of shopping all in one location. Or nearby series of locations."

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There was nothing so frustrating as trying to clean up after the failures of programming in the snow clearing bots. Nothing at all. Chances were there would be no one impacted negatively by the situation, but Reeve, he's a fretter.

Which of course leads to his chilly walk around town, dressed in thick layers to keep the cold at bay. Honestly, it's a lucky thing that he hears the calls for help at all. But sound carries further on a cold winter day, and he can follow it back to its source easy enough.

From there it's a matter of a few carefully directed fire spells to melt the large mound of ice the plow-droids had loaded the door up with.

"That should be good," he calls through the door when the flames die down. "Be careful coming out. The path will be slick with slush."

In fact, it was already starting to freeze a little.

Someone does hear him, one of the Security He Rows out on patrol.

"Snow has fallen off the roof in front of the door," a deep voice tells him. "I can melt it for you, if there isn't another way out."

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