Test Drive Meme!

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TEST DRIVE
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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!

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...

- Is that a chill in the air? It seems to be getting just a little colder, day by day... or maybe it's your imagination? But just in case it's not, you might want to thinking about prepping for what could be winter. Does that mean gathering plants to dry for food? Stockpiling water, or trying to get the power to stay steady in the buildings so you won't freeze (does it even get down to freezing, here - who knows!)? It's up to you!

- 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

Wildcard!

[pileofspirits]

Someone has indeed noticed a chilly newcomer exploring the ruins of this city. Looking like a manifestation of the lonely, forgotten places here, a pale being dressed head-to-toe in a coat of rags appears occasionally in the distance as Misty travels. Sometimes perched up in the hollow of a crumbling balcony, sometimes wandering past the opposite mouth of a long alleyway, they never seem focused on her but they get a little closer each time.

Eventually, they step out onto the same street she's on, still with a healthy distance between them but closer than they'd gotten so far. And they're finally moving in the same direction that she is... though, it's a little aimless and they seem to be paying more attention to the shuffling of their own bare, dirty feet than to her.

[mistyday]

Misty feels them before she sees them. Ghosts hardly scare her - usually they're simply lost souls in need of direction. There are far worse things out there than them anyhow. No, she's more confused than alarmed. To feel so many of them and such a great concentration in one small space is very unusual.

Her confusion only grows once she actually sees the ragged figure following her. She keeps stopping to try to get a closer look but they keep moving in and out of the shadows. When they finally get close enough to talk to she says, very gently, "Hello there. Do you need some help?"

[pileofspirits]

Hearing her voice seems to surprise them, even though they'd been heading more or less right for her. Looking up from their feet, a pair of strange, flat-black eyes fix on her--not malevolent or hungry, just watching.

"Do you need some help?" Their voice is odd and soft, but the words and the cadence that they speak them in is borrowed straight from her. "Some help?"

[mistyday]

They imitate her, like some sort of strange little magpie, and she gets the feeling they're trying to communicate best they can. "Were you trying to help me? Is that why you were following me?"

[pileofspirits]

Dozens and dozens of pieces of dead spirits all jammed together in one spot... but they suddenly smile brightly like one happy child, as she fills in their words for them.

"Following and helping. Or trying." Still mostly borrowing her words, but they're able to rearrange them a little bit better this time. And they resume their approach, since she helped them figure out what they'd meant instead of chasing them away.

[mistyday]

Aww. Weird still, but definitely cute. Misty smiles back. "Don't worry, you can come closer, I don't mind."

[pileofspirits]

They accept the invitation readily, going from lingering in and out of shadows at a distance to shuffling right on up to her, dragging their big, crowded aura with them. When they stop, it's at a distance more reserved for friends than strangers, peering curiously at her face as they get close.

"Are you..." They pause while searching for a word that might work, but all they manage to come up with is "...home?"

[mistyday]

Fortunately for them, Misty has a very small personal bubble. Besides, she's just as curious about them as they are about her. What are they exactly? She's never seen anyone like them before.

"No, but maybe it could be."