Summer Test Drive Meme

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SUMMER 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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Hot Summer Time!

Summer has arrived and you know what that means: It's time to head out and spend some time at the beach, lounging on its bluish, almost purple sand, going for a swim or gathering some of the fat, green lobsters just wandering around the beach. They may be tasty, but remember that their pinch is toxic. It won’t kill you but it will definitely have the pinched body part swelling up and itching like a bad wool sweater.

If hunting for food isn't what you came here for, then sunbathing is always an option. Even if the color seems odd, this sand, also, likes to go literally everywhere.

Simply hopping into the water is also rarely a bad idea. This close to the coast there are no harmful creatures in the water, so whether you brought a swim suit, hop in fully clothed or have no care in the world about who might stumble over you naked, Agra 10's ocean is yours to play in.

Explore the city!

Here's a map 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. 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 risk a swim in the flooded area that has turned into a deep lake that has yet to be fully explored; 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 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.

Visit the spaceships!

That's right, there are currently several small spaceships grounded in the hangar - Or what remains of them. It's painfully obvious that these ships have crash-landed not too long ago and were taken back to the hangar for repairs. You were assigned to one of them and its doors will open for you and let you enter if you wish. (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 as neither of them look as if they will be leaving anytime soon that doesn't really matter either way.

Maybe look around anyway. Or try your hand at some repairs?

Try the network!

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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✧ Premise ✧ FAQ ✧ Rules ✧ Test Drive ✧ Taken ✧ Reserves ✧ Application ✧
✧ Map ✧ Devices & Network ✧ Data Points ✧ Ships ✧ Flora ✧ Fauna ✧ Supply Requests ✧ Calendar ✧
✧ Activity Check ✧ Player Plot Suggestion ✧ Player Contacts ✧ Player Permission Code ✧ Hiatus ✧ Drop ✧
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Comments

!!!!!!!!!!!!! - Beach

[silenziobruno]

[ It's been a few weeks since Alberto woke up on Tembla, and he goes to the beach daily. He figured that if another sea monster were to come here, instincts would tell them to go to the sea. He also feels safer with the water closer, a bit less lonely. It's not like Portorosso, of course, but at least the sea is familiar. He doesn't get into the water if there are people near, even his recklessness has a limit, and mostly just fishes at night or where no one can see him.

It worries him to not be able to go back, he doesn't want Luca, Giulia or Massimo thinking that he left them. Alberto would never have done that if he had a choice, and just thinking about them hurts. So, he tries to keep busy and distract himself. He's met some rather cool people so far: Robot men who could jump really high, a wizard, a really strong and tall blue lady...but none of them are; ]

Luca? [ Alberto freezes, staring at the person standing on the other side of the beach, because hell if it doesn't look like his best friend. The confusion only lasts a second. He drops everything he's carrying - which mainly consists of some of the sponge cakes that can be found deep underwater and soem wood he was going to use to start a fire later- and sprints towards the other boy like the devil himself is chasing him. ]

LUCA!

[ Someone's going to get tackle-hugged in a matter of seconds by a very excited, and teary eyed, sea monster. ]

[miouniverso]

[ he doesn't hear Alberto at first, the distance between the two doesn't allow him to. But when Alberto screams , Luca recognizes his name and -above all- the voice He looks around, trying to find where the scream is coming from, and when he finally spots Alberto running towards him, Luca gasps and starts running towards the other boy as well.

Luca's arms spread out and pretty much tackles his friend back, but Alberto ends up winning this tackle-hug-fight and Luca ends up falling back. And despite this, Luca laughs and somewhat sobs because his eyes are full of tears as well ]

Alberto!! You are here too!!

[silenziobruno]

[ They end rolling in the sand briefly, but it really doesn't matter. Alberto laughs as well, his arms wrapped around Luca's smaller frame. He's hugging the brunette a tad too tightly, but he can't help himself. ]

I can't believe you're here. I missed you so much. [ It hasn't been that long but hell, he was already missing Luca five minutes after he got into the train with Giulia, and he wasn't sure he would be able to see him again.

Reluctantly, he pulls back a little to look at Luca's face, tears streaming down his face, leaving little blue and purple scales on his cheeks. It's probably difficult to notice for the other people who might be at the beach, and at the moment Alberto can't bring himself to care. ]

Are you okay? I got here a few weeks ago. Everything is weird, but the people aren't so bad. I've met a cat that talks and a blue woman that is even taller than Massimo. [ It's all said in a hurry, as if there are just so many things going on in Alberto's mind for him to be able to tell them all in order. He takes a quick, shuddering breath and smiles, reaching down to give his friend's hands a squeeze. ] We're on a different planet, Luca! Like the ones from your books.

[miouniverso]

[ Luca laughs for a bit longer, specially at the tight hug. he doesn't particularly mind, even if he makes a small face when he almost can't breathe, but that only lasts a couple of seconds since Alberto pulls back after.

Seeing Alberto's tears reminds him of his own, so Luca quickly tries to dry them away before his hands reach for his best friend's face to do the same. He doesn't want people noticing those colorful scales, after all. ] What do you mean weeks? I just arrived and you were- [ back at the train station, waving goodbye at him as the train moved away from Portorosso.

But that line of thought is forgotten because Alberto is speaking fast and Luca is trying to catch up ] I know!! Are we really?! I didn't know planets could just do that!! Maybe this is Saturno, have you see any rings around?!

[silenziobruno]

[ He leans into the touch to his face and gives Luca a small, self-conscious giggle. It's a bit too late to try to hide the fact he's crying, but he knows his friend won't make fun of him. It doesn't escape him how Luca brushes them off to make the scales vanish, looking after him even in these small ways. The rest is confusing, to say the least. ]

Uh? But... It's been more than two weeks. I've counted. [ Because yes, he's started with the tally marks again. They covert the wall of one of the many caves along the beach, but one that is not that easy to reach. He wanted to keep track of time, yet he didn't want to be reminded constantly of how long he had been separated from everything he knew. That's why he didn't make the marks inside his new hideout. ]

Yes! The floating pearl thing in the middle of the city told me that, and then I talked to people from others planets who confirmed it. I think they're called aliens? One is a really amazing robot person and can jump really high. His name is Cayde, he's nice. But I haven't seen any rings, not even at night. There are a lot of weird animals and plants, you need to be careful.

[ Alberto has seen mosquitoes the size of a person's head, which was gross and terrifying. A new thought occurs to him, and Alberto is both hopefully and a little scared to ask. ]

Is Giulia here too? I haven't seen her and I've been looking for you two.

[miouniverso]

[ Two weeks? No, no, Luca is sure he saw Alberto like... 1 minute before he arrived in this place. His worried frown is pretty obvious now, and Luca opens his mouth to argue that Alberto is wrong and that's not how time works, but he mentions the floating ball and the argument turns into a gaps instead ]

I met the shiny ball too! [ met? Although it was a very one-sided meeting without a lot of talk, and a lot more showing. He has no idea what a robot is, though, and that detail is archived for later when Luca isn't having an overload of information.

Giulia's name stops his half-excitement, half-confusion, and everything is replaced with worry ] She was with me on the train but she wasn't with me when I got here... s-she isn't with you? [ where could she be?! ] My parents- they were with you at the train station, are they here as well? And Massimo...!

[silenziobruno]

[ Alberto has said that with his usual conviction, but this time he really wasn't making things up on the spot, it's really been that long for him. Time works weirdly in Temba, not like any of them realize that. But eh, it's not all that important now that they're back together. ]

There are other floating pearls around the city, they teach you things when you touch them. '[ Teaching' being a broad term here. It's more like the orbs info dumb information directly into their brains at an alarming rate. Alberto frowns at the news and shakes his head. ]

No, I haven't seen any of them, but it's a big place. There are two of cities, connected with a train, maybe they are in the other one. [ He puts a hand on Luca's shoulder and gives it a squeeze, attempting to stop him from worrying too much. He smiles because Alberto has turned 'fake it until you make it's into an art at this point. Besides, he is honestly happy to see Luca again. ]

Ey, we're together...We can go looking for them. It's going to be all right.

[miouniverso]

[ Luca stops when he hears Alberto, blinking for a bit before he smiles. That's right - Alberto is here. They were runaways (for a little while), set on getting a vespa and exploring the world all on their own. Sure this is a whole lot different from what Luca ever pictured - a while new world, aliens, teaching pearls, whatever a robot is - but they are together and that's what matters.

And they can explore this place, try to find everyone and just... be okay.

yeah.

They are okay.

Luca's smile turns into a grin ] Like before, right? We just need a vespa and we can go around and explore this whole place, this whole world!! [ Luca's hands rise, excited ] And we also have the pearls to teach us, so it's like I'll be going to school, too!

[silenziobruno]

[ It's a world new world, but then again so was Portorosso. It's just a different kind of 'new'. If they're together, they can do anything. He waits until Luca processes everything, then stands up from the sand and offers him a hand to help him up. He feels more confident with his friend by his side, and he will take care of Luca to make sure nothing happens to him. ]

Yes, like before. Maybe we will need to buy our Vespa from scratch again, I haven't seen any new yet. Oh! But they have ships! Not like the fishing boat Massimo has, this one can travel to other planets, I've heard. I thought of you when I first learned about them.

[ Because Luca loves space and as much as Alberto tried to ignore that when they were back home, worried that his friend was going to get bored with him and leave him, he is well aware of his friend's interests. Looking around, Alberto remembers that he left the wood and the sponge lying in the sand. ]

Oh, are you hungry? There's a sponge in the ocean that tastes almost as good as gelato, I just grabbed some.

[miouniverso]

[ luca takes Alberto's hand to stand up, patting his legs after to clean the hands from the sand - most beaches he knows have pebbles, even at the bottom of the ocean, so actual sand is a bit different even if he is familiar with it. ]

We can visit other planets?! [ Luca's eyes go wide, like a child about to get VERY excited. he laughs next, hands reaching for Alberto's while he tugs at him ] Alberto, we have to visit all of them!! I want to see them!! [ all of them! Luca can imagine it, even now - both of them sailing on a boat through space and landing on each colorful planet, all inspired on the book that Giulia gave him about the universe. They could even have a net to catch as many planets as possible, and the really big ones? They could just sail down from space into the oceans.

His imagination is running wild indeed, but the mention of gelato makes him stop ]

Sponges that are as good as gelato? I wanna try it!

[silenziobruno]

[ The sand in Temba is also purple, which makes the ocean look darker at night, and Alberto is pretty sure that back in his world there are no beaches that look like that. It still feels familiar under his feet and the ocean smells the same, so that's something comforting at least.

If Alberto holds onto Luca's hand a moment longer than he should, it's because he can't help it. He missed his friend so much that it's almost difficult to believe he's here. Luca's excitement is enough to get him to chuckle and start gesticulating as he explains back what he's seen and learned. ]

We can! Or that's what people told me, we haven't visited any yet. But I'm sure it will happen soon, there are new ships in the Hangar and all. There are already so many things to see here, like the horse-sheep creature that glows and a giant library! It doesn't seem to have any books, but there are kitties with fluffy wings living there. They're called mothcats.

[ The fact that the Agrii doesn't use paper of any sort has been one of the biggest downsides of living here. Alberto likes to draw, so he had to do that on walls or pieces of wood. ]

Yup! Wait a second. [ He looks around until he spots the place where he dropped the sponge cake, retrieves it, and shakes it off to make sure it doesn't have any sand on it when he handles it back to Luca. ] There's more in the ocean but I usually swim at night, or when no one's looking. No one seems to know about sea monsters but just in case... [ He'd still a little bit anxious after what happened with Ercole. ]