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

[fantasykiller]

That's quite the positive outlook for an occupation that has assassination as a possible hazard.

So, what exactly was your position back home? I get that you're a politician and an important one given how people are going out of their way to kill you, but that alone doesn't tell me much. For all I know, you could be a fairy-tale princess trying to win the hearts and minds of her people with her charming innocence.

[kallig]

That is the life of all Sith, regardless of their position, I'm afraid.

The apprentice kills the Master, or the Master kills the apprentice, and one must always assume everyone is lying or at least has an agenda they're not mentioning. It is not an easy life to live, but it is an interesting one. Though I should like to live it with a little less murder, if I am to be perfectly honest.

I am a member of the Sith Empire's Dark Council. Twelve seats, twelve Sith, that rules over all the rest- and each have their own duties, as well.

[fantasykiller]

What the hell kind of fucked up system is that! A life of paranoia where people are convinced that they need to kill others or be killed themselves isn't what I consider 'interesting'. This system only encourages people to embrace the ugliness in their hearts.

[Touma slows his breathing down after he sends his first text in order to calm himself down. Nearly a minute passes before he messages again.]

I'm not going to pretend I understand or know what you did to become part of this Dark Council. What matters now is the present. I'm glad you acknowledge that your home can't maintain itself forever as it currently exists and you're doing what you can to alter the destructive path its heading. I do hope, though, that you've been pushing for these changes without resorting to darker methods.

[kallig]

It is interesting because I am Sith and it is how we are taught- but yes, more than a little self-destructive. Still, it has been the way of the Empire for thousands of years. Changing it will take time and allies that an alien like myself will find difficult to win. The Empire will fall if its course cannot be changed and I do not wish to see my people suffer.

And I can assure you, I am not becoming a monster to push through the changes I deem necessary for my people's survival. Lies and manipulation where necessary, finding like-minded individuals where and when I can. The Empire needs strong, rational leadership. I intend to provide it.

I have met my share of monsters- I do not wish to see one in the mirror, one day.

[fantasykiller]

I see. Yeah, you could say I've encountered my fair share of 'monsters' in my life as well. Each one was a person who committed a number of tragedies all for the sake of those important to them or something more grand in scale. It's good to hear you're not going down that path and creating more tragedies.

This might not mean much coming from an outsider and nobody like me, but I sincerely wish you the best.