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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...

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"You remember," she says softly as her eyes well up with tears. For a moment, she's so overwhelmed by her emotions that she doesn't move, not until he opens up his arms to her. She runs into his embrace and wraps her arms tightly around him, like she's scared he'll disappear if she lets go. Burying her face into his shoulder she lets out a quiet sob.

"I remember," he confirms, smiling down at Misty and very lightly stroking her hair. "Though it's been several years from my perspective, I admit. Are you well, my dear?"

There's so much he could share with her - the ultimate fate of the Drift Fleet and the Marsiva, the life he's made since then, the wedding band on his ring finger - but right now he's simply happy to see a friend that he thought was gone forever.

She doesn't answer, not right away. Instead, she keeps her forehead pressed against the comfort of his shoulder, unable to look up at him quite yet. A few more sobs escape her. How does she even begin to explain what she's been through over the past... seven? Eight years? Has it really almost been a decade? All her sense of time has been warped.

It takes her a minute to collect herself and when she does finally look up at him, her cheeks are tear stained and her smile weak and sad."I'm afraid I haven't been well in a long time." Knowing how he'll probably react to that, she tries to offer a little bit of comfort by reaching up and touching his cheek. "Seeing you makes it better, though."

Don't break his heart like that, Misty. He raises a hand to wipe those tears away with his thumb. "Well, I'm here now, and we'll just have to see about making things better, won't we?"

Things aren't easy here on Agra 10, but he has a feeling she'd like finding a way to survive in this urban jungle better than being on a mostly-sterile ship all the time. It's not quite her swamp, but there's so much plant life she must feel a little more at home here, surely.

"Has it been a while for you as well, then?"

She lets out a soft little sigh as he brushes his thumbs across her face. He's lost none of his gentle kindness, she is pleased to see. Already, he's made things better, just by being himself. Maybe this is a place she can begin to rebuild, with people she cares for by her side.

Reluctantly, she lets go of his face and nods. "A long time. I - " Her brow furrows. "Maybe you ought to sit for this."

"All right. Come sit with me, then." He leads Misty a little further in to the greenhouse, where the various people with the Agriculture enhancement have set up benches for seating and placed some of the useful flowering plants. It's a lovely, peaceful spot - one of his favorites. He pats the bench next to him as an indication for Misty to sit.

"Now, where do we begin? You were in 2012 or thereabouts, last time we spoke?" He thinks that's about right. Or is he getting her mixed up with someone else?

It is a nice spot. From here, she can almost imagine they're on a lush, fragrant world, not one that's wasted away. Before she sits, she takes a moment to sniff one of the flowers that hangs over the bench. While unfamiliar, it's pleasant. When he speaks she looks down at him and nods. "Close. 2014."

With sigh, she finally sits. "Do you remember how I was when I first came to the fleet?"

The Vision looks away from Misty for a moment, eyes unfocusing as he remembers. It was a lifetime ago for him, but the memories are there.

"You had been hurt," he says slowly. "You were afraid we would reject you because of your abilities; you didn't understand them fully yourself. But you wanted to like and trust people, I think. Whatever had happened to you hadn't broken your faith in people."

Misty reaches over to lay her hand on his. "You know," she says with a small smile, "If I didn't know any better, I'd say you had a touch of magic in you yourself. You always do see people so clearly."

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