Summer Test Drive Meme!

[trpmods]

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!

Thread ideas:

- Explore the city! There's a map here 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, but power is intermittent and unreliable. The hotel seems to be the most crowded, but you might want into what appears to be an abandoned storefront and find someone else scavenging or even sleeping.

- There are spaceships! That's right, there are currently several small spaceships grounded in the hangar. They appear to have power, but only one ship will let you enter. (For test drive purposes, the ship that will let you enter is up to you, so just pick whichever name appeals, and go for it!) The other ships won't open for you, but it might be worth poking around the one that will...

- Do you hear a storm? A giant, power-altering storm has been ravaging part of the planet for a month. It shows 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? More information can be found here.

- Can you hear me now? 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.

- 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...



code bases by tricklet

Comments

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki waves it off. ]

You have enough friends.

[brooklyn_boy]

Maybe. But none of them are you.

[dothelokimotion]

And that matters?

[brooklyn_boy]

Lok...

[He grips both of his shoulders and gives him a small shake.]

Of course that matters.

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki brushes his hands off. ]

Even so. I don't play second place to anyone.

[brooklyn_boy]

[Steve lowers his hands slowly, confused.]

Second place? What are you talking about?

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki just shakes his head. ]

Never mind.

So after you rebuild, then what?

[brooklyn_boy]

No. No 'never mind'.

[He won't make the mistake of touching Loki again but he will try to at least hold his eyes.]

What did you mean?

[dothelokimotion]

[ he purses his lips. ]

You asked which Loki I was. How many of them came by? How many did you try to kindle a friendship with?

[brooklyn_boy]

All of them.

[Steve isn't ashamed of that answer.]

There was one but of course I tried to make a friendship with them. If there had been more I would have tried with them, too. Just like I try with every Bucky I meet and Nat and Tony. But that's not because I am trying to replace the ones I had. I wasn't trying to replace you.

[He steps closer and leaves his hands tense at his sides. ]

I knew that, once, I found a dear friend in a place I didn't expect. I wasn't trying to duplicate that. I never could, even if I wanted to. But that didn't mean I couldn't meet them on their own terms and see if we could find common ground.

[dothelokimotion]

[ his tone is still waspish. ]

And was it worth it?

[brooklyn_boy]

[Okay. He's gonna reach out for Loki's arm again. Don't stab him.]

Getting to see you right now makes the last few years worth it, Lok.

None of them were you. I missed you.

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki eyes him before relaxing, inch by inch. ]

I just assumed you would . . . forget me. Eventually.

[brooklyn_boy]

I could never, Lok. I could never

[He squeezed his arm lightly]

Do you really not know how important you are to me?

[dothelokimotion]

[ he crosses his arms, glancing away. ]

I don't entertain sentimentality.

[brooklyn_boy]

Liar.

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki huffs. ]

I hate it when you do that.

[brooklyn_boy]

When I do what? Tell the truth?

[Steve puts his hands back on Loki's shoulders.]

Point out that you've got feelings?

[dothelokimotion]

[ dryly. ]

Both.

And it's not as though my feelings will change anything.

[brooklyn_boy]

They change things.

[Steve frowns.]

Where have you been all this time? How long has it been for you? Were you alone?

[dothelokimotion]

Not long. And I had a companion.

Apparently he just arrived here a few days ago.

[brooklyn_boy]

[Not long. And he just arrived?

Soldier. The Soldier.

Steve nods, understanding.]

That's good. That you weren't alone, I mean. And that you still have him, here.

[dothelokimotion]

[ a slow nod. ]

We've been managing.

[ ghosts, drifting in and out, trying to find their own meaning. it works for them. ]

[brooklyn_boy]

[Steve isn't entirely sure if he's jealous or not nor what specifically he is or isn't jealous of.

He just nods again.]

I'm sorry to see you both yanked away again, but I have to be glad you were brought here. Maybe the three of us can figure out what is really going on in this world...

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki huffs. ]

I have no doubt things will clear up in no time.