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Opening Test Drive Meme


TEST DRIVE
Application FAQ | Taken Characters | Reserves | Application


Welcome to the first Test Drive for The Revival Project!

For those who do not know, this game is a spin-off from The Drift Fleet game, which is shortly closing. For more information about what this game is about, please check out the FAQ here or the premise here.

The TDM for the first round of applications is NOT required but is highly recommended. Really this is to see the interest level in the game as well as to have everyone interact on the new planet and with the new experiences offered here. There will be a post in the TDM where questions can be asked regarding the prompts/settings. We're keeping this loose though so go ahead and have fun with it. Any questions about the game please direct to the comment section of the FAQ. 

If you are a Drift Fleet alumni, please label your character as 'DFAU' on your top level so we know. 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! The only option not allowed is to completely restart your character (because then it's not DFAU, is it?) 

So go! Explore Agra 10! And, as always, HAVE FUN! 

*ATTENTION! RESERVES ARE NOW OPEN!*
*ATTENTION! APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!*
*GAME OPENS AUGUST 19th!*


WHALE COMB PARTY


In the square near your arrival point, one building seems to be in fairly good repair. It’s large and stark white on every wall. Unlike the other buildings, all the lights are on and the windows looking out are intact. That alone would make it remarkable but it’s hardly the most noticeable thing once you step inside the open doorway.

Hanging against one wall is a piece of fabric that has ‘WHALE COMB!’ painted on it in drippy, fluorescent pink letters. A smiley is painted underneath it right on the wall with three eyes and long fangs. The fangs drip down all the way to the floor and the eyes are just a blob of paint, but whoever left it seems to have been trying, here. ‘US THANK THEY!’ is written beside it, barely legible. On every other wall is ‘EAT’ in various sizes and colors. They thankfully don’t drip as much as the smiley since, beneath them, are tables upon tables of food.

There are meats, fruits, root vegetables, and even what might be a sweet dessert of some sort as well. Bowls are full of them, apparently a welcome dinner for the Agrii’s new heroes. At the very least it will give everyone a quick crash course on what is edible around here. But some of it might have … adverse effects:

- People chomping down on the striped meat all seem to get very drowsy a few minutes later.
- The red fruit that looks like a giant cherry is the equivalent of a few shots - the more consumed, the more drunken this party is getting.
- There is a bowl of weeds that have small, daisy-like flowers all along the stalks. This tastes like chicken and gives the eater a sudden burst of energy that will have them running around the room like they’re being chased.
-There are a collection of drinks, some made from the red fruit, some that are clearly water, some that taste like a less-sweet lemonade with no effects, and then there's a blue one that tastes like an especially dark beer. People drinking this will find themselves incapable of lying for a half hour.

Of course, no way to know any of this before you chow down. So dig in and enjoy the show!

 

LOST AND ALONE


They said don’t go into the forest. If the noises there weren’t deterrent enough then the thick trees and lack of paths should have been. Yes, you’ll need food. Yes, both meat and many fruits are in the forest. But maybe you should have gotten some more information before heading in.

Congratulations: you went into the forest and are now lost. You can’t hear the murmurings from town, nor can you see any of the lights that might be flickering on and off in the city. How are you going to get back into town? How do you make sure that the creatures here don’t attack you? You probably don’t have any weapons, so you’d better figure something out quick.

Or, maybe you’ll get lucky and run into another foolish person wandering around out here. Try not to attack them - unless they attack first.

 

MILES TO GO


The first thing every survivor needs to find is shelter. Not long after your arrival at the fountain, it’s getting darker now and, even if the night is short (you’re about to find out it’s not!), you don’t want to spend your first one out on an unfamiliar street. Distantly you can hear a sound like a wolf howling through an elephant’s trunk. It’s loud and alien. Maybe you want to find somewhere to sleep a little more quickly.

Right away there are two pretty solid options that will do nicely for the night: an abandoned hotel-like structure and some empty stores.

The hotel structure seems to be the most popular option for others. Its large, overgrown lobby leads you to the staircase and over a dozen floors of rooms in varying conditions. Despite it looking as though no one has set foot in here for decades, the stairs and floors all are secure. The rooms that have doors on them open up to dusty rooms that all have a bathroom (of sorts) attached and long, narrow bed frames. Figuring out a mattress will be a challenge but at least this is a safe place to sleep. As long as no animals laid claim to this room before you got in...

But let’s say the room in the hotel doesn’t work for you. Maybe the room is too small for you. Maybe you don’t like the stairs. Maybe you want someplace private to separate yourself from the rest of these strangers and to think quietly about what to do next. Either way, the other option is any number of abandoned stores lining the block where you arrived. The glass doors and windows of many are broken but there are just as many intact as well. The rooms are all large and empty, as whatever wares inside were either taken or dissolved over the years. There may be a counter or two that will get you off the ground, though. With all this space, you’re bound to find something to sleep on.

Unless someone else got there, first...


code bases by tricklet

seeingscarlet: (fragile; 155)

whale comb

[personal profile] seeingscarlet 2019-07-27 11:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Pietro?

[Yeah, sorry random person, because Wanda definitely does mind if her brother sits with anyone else. She's already rushed forward just to touch his shoulder, pale and trembling, and so very close to tears.

She stares for a moment, then tosses her plate to hover beside them as she flings her arms around him and starts crying. She'd spent a year on the Fleet hoping beyond hope that the Atroma would bring him back and countless hours in the year since their escape talking to the illusory Pietro that Loki had given her. She'd never stopped missing him. It was just...something she had to get used to.

She isn't happy about being here. At all. She's tired of being used. But she could suffer all of it and more just to have her brother back.]
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[personal profile] floriographed 2019-07-27 11:38 pm (UTC)(link)
He looks up, startled -- she was speaking to him in English? How was he able to-- never mind that. He relaxes slightly, offering her a slight smile.

"I'm fine. I've... not eaten much more." He admits. "I wasn't certain if anything was edible."

Especially after finally caving at the Whale Comb party which was, to say the least, a disaster.
wingmans: (Crow)

[personal profile] wingmans 2019-07-27 11:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[ sam points them out. ]

I put them on the side. Knock yourself out.
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[personal profile] wingmans 2019-07-27 11:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Now I'm really curious what kind of fast food restaurants you've been to.
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ANOTHER TAG I SOMEHOW WROTE AS ANONYMOUS AND HAD NO IDEA YOU RESPONDED. I AM A MORON.

[personal profile] brooklyn_boy 2019-07-28 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
Okay. Steve likes this guy. A lot. In some ways he reminds Steve of Bucky with the recklessness and his sense of humor. God knows they are all going to need people like that with everything going forward. The more people are laughing the less likely they are to find stupid reasons to fight or withdraw. Rebuilding this place was going to need every single hand they had available.

"When you get that spiralizer up, you gotta have me and Buck over for pasta. We got some good, simple ways to make sauce. Best of the Depression Era Cookbook." Which, actually, Steve was going to be breaking into a lot. Having more potatoes than you knew what to do with and little to no meat? Yeah. Yeah, he has been there. Maybe he should open a restaurant.

Steve waits a second and, when Tommy doesn't seem to be dropping or having any bad effects, smiles wide.

"Good. So far, at least." Steve looks over his shoulder and back towards the way he'd been coming from. "We could probably grab some more for you to stock up on, before we try to head back?

"Only if you promise not to lap me too many times."
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[personal profile] quicksilvered 2019-07-28 01:26 am (UTC)(link)
What?

[ That is the slightly defensive tone of someone who has been called out on more than one occasion by his little sister. Sometimes for being a romantic cavalier, sometimes for maybe pushing their revenge scheme too far. Asking too much, when they've already lost everyone else that matters. He turns and she's there. Poking his shoulder timidly, her face blanched of color. He almost asks what transgression he's done this time, for her greeting to sound so mournfully awed.

And then Wanda starts crying. ]


Oh, no. No, no. I'm here, don't — please don't cry.

[ His brotherly instincts take over, for what else can a big brother do. Sorry, random person, but this redhead is more important to him than anyone else in the room. Possibly on the planet. He drops his plate in the direction of the table — and either it'll miss or it'll land near the edge safely - and wraps Wanda up in his arms tightly, murmuring little soothing whispers in their native tongue. Providing whatever physical and emotional support she needs until he pries whatever terrible story it is out of her and goes on a little revenge spree.

It's alrigh, little one, I'm here. Nobody is going to hurt you. ]
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Whale Comb

[personal profile] brooklyn_boy 2019-07-28 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
[The mention of goo and gel catches Steve's attention and he turns around quick to see who said it. The face looks familiar as one he might have seen on a broadcast but not one that he knew all that well personally. Still, Atroma refugees were good to keep track of.

Steve moves closer and points over at the striped meat.]


That one I've seen put people to sleep. Good if you need a nap but be careful.

[He smiles.]

Steve Rogers. You're from 'Fleet too?
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[personal profile] outstandingbalance 2019-07-28 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
No, those don't sound like a good idea.

[But they can give him fruit in a pinch, and that's good to know. It won't do much in the long run, but in the short term she thinks they can work with that information.]


We'll have time to start foraging in the area. Hopefully the fact we found things we could more or less eat means there are other options in the area.
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[personal profile] outstandingbalance 2019-07-28 02:05 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, I have no intention of of sleeping on leaves, either. You're not too old to sleep on the ground, are you?

[She doesn't respond to his hopes about the Agrii. While there's every indication that 'help' from them is possible, there's also evidence suggesting strongly that they won't have any idea what useful means.]

Maybe if there's nothing to scavenge or better supplies but... not like we have supplies to sew to start with.
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[personal profile] outstandingbalance 2019-07-28 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
Too good to last, I suppose. Always works that way...

[At least they got a while. Not long, but a while. They needed that.]

How long were you there? From what I hear... well, we're still not all from the same time.
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[personal profile] outstandingbalance 2019-07-28 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
Steve's good. I like Steve. [That quick exchange says so much. Natasha sighs, something between relief and frustration.] As far as space for me goes, that's a work in progress.

Me and Winter both.
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[personal profile] stillgotmyleftarm 2019-07-28 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, that too. What is with that?

[He genuinely doesn't know.

Either way,]
I ain't him. Them. Whatever. We've definitely established that, a couple times over. I think I'm the only one still going by Bucky, so I guess that's less confusing.

How long you been running with Steve?
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C

[personal profile] stillgotmyleftarm 2019-07-28 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
Bucky's been wandering the city, trying to figure out which buildings are serviceable, and which are lost causes. There seem to be more of the latter than the former, admittedly, though there have been a few promising leads.

Like the area he's happened upon now, which is where he spots Isabella. He makes sure to make enough noise as he comes up to her, crouching down when he's close enough. "You seem pretty resourceful."

She's got a good idea, using the glass. And she doesn't appear above using what she has - like her skirt. Bucky likes her already. "Want a hand?"

He doesn't have a knife, but he's got super strength and a large red, white, and blue shield strapped to his back.

doubled_speed: (It's All Fun and Games Until This)

[personal profile] doubled_speed 2019-07-28 03:08 am (UTC)(link)
[See, this is why they need people like Nat. People who will think through the information they got. Tommy just tended to go with what worked.]

There's the forest. Could have food there. That's what all those survival 'reality tv' shows say, right? Too bad there isn't, like, instructions or anything. Lazy if you ask me.
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*shrug emoji* I'm cool

[personal profile] doubled_speed 2019-07-28 03:15 am (UTC)(link)
"Amazingly enough, I know nothing about making sauce, so I'll leave you and your totally-not-romantic-bromance-partner to figure that out," Tommy agrees. But if he opens a restaurant, Tommy will totally be there. Business and all that isn't exactly his skill set.

He pops a few more berries quite happily, they're going to be useful for figuring out the right way to get them back to the city, that's going to require some speed so that they aren't here for an insane period of time. And follows it with a few more for good measure. They almost taste good, and he's pleased with that.

"That's probably a good plan. Can't run on an empty stomach. And man, I can't afford to waist energy here on making the point of how much of snails you all are. Yet."

Once food is reliable... well, he might.
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[personal profile] brooklyn_boy 2019-07-28 03:28 am (UTC)(link)
Steve blinks at Tommy for a second, not entirely sure what to say to that first part. Different universe, he reminds himself. But apparently where Tommy is from, he and Bucky are still close. Close enough for a joke like that, at least. He finally lets out a laugh, ears red.

"Uh, actually it's more like 'totally-romantic-actual-partner', now. With one of them, I mean. Bucky with the short hair and both arms." It's really good that his Bucky is the only one that fits that description. It's already confusing enough with three of them running around, even if they all do use different names.

He leaves it at that and starts leading back towards where the berries were. Thankfully it's not overly far and the bushes are lousy with them. Steve picks a few and eats them first to make sure they really are the same and then starts collecting them for his bag.

"Go ahead and fill up. Once you're all set I'll ask ya to run off and see if there's a good way back. If you run into anything dangerous, though, come straight back." Still a Captain.
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[personal profile] brooklyn_boy 2019-07-28 03:32 am (UTC)(link)
"Millie has already been chasing the small animals that are in so many of the rooms at the big building." At first Steve had discouraged it, not sure what the alien rodents could do. But after the first three were dispatched without concern Steve just let her do her thing. The Vision is right: it's a good way to have some efficient rodent control. When food is around that will be critical.

"Maybe in a week or so you and I can go explore a little bit. With a bird's eye view we could probably tackle deeper in the forest than a lot of the others could. Not to mention the fact that we could likely take on what we find there."

He hopes, at least. Who knew what might be lurking out there?
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[personal profile] brooklyn_boy 2019-07-28 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
[Steve smiles back as best he's able, still keeping a respectable distance.]

You're welcome to join me as I walk around a bit. I was thinking of marking off any room that seems unsafe.

[He shrugs.]

But no pressure. Not like we won't have more time.
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[personal profile] brooklyn_boy 2019-07-28 03:39 am (UTC)(link)
Hey. Don't knock the leaves. I slept on way than that when I was overseas. The floor is just fine compared to that.

[He inspects the vines in his hand and starts to pick at one, pulling small pieces of it.]

Maybe we could get something like string out of these?

[He doesn't seem to be having much success, though. He gets one long fiber and then succeeds in breaking it before it's more than a foot or so.]

Maybe not.
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[personal profile] doubled_speed 2019-07-28 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, oh now Tommy goes from joking to grinning wildly. Big and with teeth and so much more. Like he's finally got something in his back pocket and he's gleeful for it. And then he has that failing almsot as quickly.

"Okay, first? I'm so fucking going to hold this little bit of news over my twin when I get home. He's a huge fan of yours, and would die if our you was gay or whatever. But seriously, two Barnes? The world can't handle that. Too much destruction."

Though if only one of them has the arm then that's only one Winter Soldier, right? Anyway, he follows Steve and finishes all of the berries he has in his hands. Damn, he appreciates this. And still not dead.

"You sure you trust a strange speedster? And if it's dangerous I can just deal with it."
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A

[personal profile] doubled_speed 2019-07-28 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
Of course she would ask that of her. Clearly Tommy is just too pretty to be a proper normal human. And the white hair. And the piercing green eye color. Surely he's just too perfect to be human. Which... well, that's actually true. But that doesn't mean he's native. He offers a smile when some lady greets him, and he has to frown briefly at what she's wearing. Wow, that's... talk about archaic.

And then he laughs.

"Nah. I'm from New Jersey. Though that's pretty backwards too."
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Miles To Go

[personal profile] doubled_speed 2019-07-28 04:09 am (UTC)(link)
[At least he's not the only one that doesn't trust the hotel. But maybe Tommy's distrust for it stems more from the fact that it's obvious, that most of the people have gone there, and that, frankly, stores in a complex like this have less windows, which means they shed less heat, which... yeah, he might have a bit too much experience on getting by on his own in areas that people aren't supposed to be.

But he is still there, and looking for a good place to set himself up. Doesn't even pay too much attention to the person wandering around in his area. He's too busy looking for things to layer his floor space with for sleeping. Which means he runs past Pietro on his left, at nearly a hundred and twenty mph. So, you know, slow.]
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[personal profile] brooklyn_boy 2019-07-28 04:40 am (UTC)(link)
"There's actually three." Steve's face sours a little at Tommy's glee about him being 'gay'. In reality he's never really thought about a label for himself and the idea that Tommy's twin would 'die' knowing about this has his hackles raised. Was that a good thing or a bad thing for Billy? If he was such a big fan of Steve's, what would this mean for his perception of him? What would it mean to Steve if it changed for the worse?

"I don't think we have the luxury of not trusting each other, here," he continues, face still set in a frown. "And I would appreciate being able to assist if you are in danger. We have no idea what's out here; an extra hand isn't something to brush away."
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[personal profile] doubled_speed 2019-07-28 04:50 am (UTC)(link)
Three. Oh that is way too many. And don't worry, Steve, it's a good thing. Billy had been so terrified to come out, and to know that one of his favorite heroes had something in common with him would just make Billy more confident. Or would have in the past. His hero would be even MORE his hero. Tommy? Tommy wouldn't care either way.

Still, Tommy almost feels like he has to prove that he can take care of himself. That he doesn't need a supersoldier to protect him. So he looks around and finds a rock. Picks the thing up and just wiggles it between his fingers to make sure Steve notices it. He crosses five feet in almost no time and puts the rock down before running back.

"I'm more here to protect you."

He raises a hand and they start to vibrate, beyond the point when they are mostly a blur. And the rock shatters to pieces. And he frowns at that.

"Huh... Okay, normally it's more explosive than that. Or... vaporize-y. That's..."

What? Is there maybe a bit more concern, maybe just the briefest flash of fear. on his face.
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[personal profile] wingmans 2019-07-28 07:50 am (UTC)(link)
[ is it though? thankfully, sam doesn't care all that much. ]

Three years now. Not that long.