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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

pileofspirits: (magic trick)

[personal profile] pileofspirits 2019-08-03 05:00 am (UTC)(link)
The fact that the figure is heading his way is probably an accident. With the way their eyes don't raise to find him in the shadows, much more concerned with watching their own feet navigate through the underbrush, there isn't much that says they're very aware of their surroundings at all.

But as they get somewhat close, still looking at their feet, they speak out enough to be heard easily from where he's at.

"...You're lost."

They sound sure about this fact.
sinistral: (☆ 07)

[personal profile] sinistral 2019-08-03 10:57 am (UTC)(link)
Even as the figure gets closer there’s little enough to be learned from its appearance. If he had to pick a single word descriptor it might be ragged, but that does nothing to set him at ease. Part of his own skill set includes disappearing in plain sight and as such he doesn’t trust appearances.

The directness of that address though, that puts his natural paranoia even more on edge.

He eases out from behind the tree since apparently his companion has sensed him there anyway and he’d like a better look at what he’s dealing with — not that the better look helps once he gets it. He frowns a little bit, eyes roaming from head to toe. “And if I am?”
pileofspirits: (doll face)

[personal profile] pileofspirits 2019-08-03 03:51 pm (UTC)(link)
The figure looks something like if a person had been wrung out of almost all color and lively quirks, leaving them pale and their eyes lightless black. They don't seem overtly hostile, though. They don't seem much of anything.

Slowing to a halt when the other man steps from around the tree, they look him up and down in the exact same way that he looks at them.

"And if I am?" they ask, also in the exact same way. Repeating him, though it's a much softer voice behind the words.
seeingscarlet: (happy; 071)

[personal profile] seeingscarlet 2019-08-03 05:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, he does. Sometimes he has too much chill, and never when you want him to.

[She seems to have a bit of a sad air about her when she recovers from laughing. She misses him terribly, and the little illusion charm Loki had given her isn't in her pocket where it should be.]

I used to get so angry...he would flirt at the worst times.
doubled_speed: (Default)

[personal profile] doubled_speed 2019-08-03 05:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[Damn, that sounds pretty accurate for Tommy too. But honestly, it's the 'he would flirt at the worst times' that makes him laugh. Because wow, he's literally heard that complaint about him.

Apparently he managed to really live up to his family.]


I mean, our Pietro? He's not as bad, given the wanting to set a good example for Crystal, his daughter. He tries.
seeingscarlet: (downcast; 265)

[personal profile] seeingscarlet 2019-08-03 06:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[Wanda's eyes widen, stricken, and for a moment she can't speak around the lump in her throat. The other Pietro has a daughter? Her Pietro could have had a family of his own if she hadn't been so damn careless?

They never talked about the future much; tomorrow was never guaranteed and after the experiments, it just seemed like a pipe dream. Wanda had tried her best not to think about it. Marriage and families aren't things Avengers get to have. It had taken a push from Steve for her to even get her head around the idea of being able to marry Vision.

She looks down and away. It's been two years, she is not going to cry in front of a complete stranger, but all of these what-ifs hurt.]


...I wish I could have met her.
doubled_speed: (Giving Me A Headache)

[personal profile] doubled_speed 2019-08-03 06:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[He knows that look. And he knows that tone. He doesn't know what it means though. Still, he moves before he thinks. Moves and is there, hugging her tightly to him. Comfort, Tommy's shit at giving it, but frankly?

Maybe he can fill in the blanks, because he's lost people before. He's seen people who have lost people. And it hurts. So he just embraces her and tries not to make it awkward. Which of course it is.]


I mean, maybe you can someday. Just because there are no mutants doesn't mean there isn't an Inhuman royal line. She's great.
brooklyn_boy: (Default)

[personal profile] brooklyn_boy 2019-08-03 09:15 pm (UTC)(link)
"Fair enough." He can't say he'd be thrilled to see more people he cared about here, too. Sure, Steve missed them, but anyone brought here was going to be trapped just like everyone else. No one would want that for their friends. But still:

"Just don't get too hung up on that 'don't lean on people' thing. I'm telling you now, Tommy, we're all gonna need some help out here. Teamwork is the only thing that's gonna keep us safe."
doubled_speed: (A Lot To Think About)

[personal profile] doubled_speed 2019-08-03 09:17 pm (UTC)(link)
His team has abandoned him twice. His twin has abandoned him twice. Yeah, his trust issues are pretty serious.

"Teamwork is something that Captain America trots out when he wants you to follow orders," Tommy counters. Like he's got experience.
brooklyn_boy: (smile)

[personal profile] brooklyn_boy 2019-08-03 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah. Ones that sometimes even had water in them." Steve grins and shrugs a shoulder, figuring they can come back later with a bowl or something. See if the sap here is useful for anything. It can give Steve some time to make sure there really was no ill-effects for it as well. Probably important.

Steve moves closer and takes Bucky's hand again, squeezing it. Night wasn't going to last long but it was still coming. They had to get a move on.

"Do you remember when I took a swig off Dum-Dum's by accident? I think it was straight rubbing alcohol..."
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[personal profile] outstandingbalance 2019-08-03 10:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[Natasha goes back to clearing the floor. If they're going to have this conversation, she might as well keep her hands busy.]

A while back, I ran into Barton, but not the Barton I know. He had a girl with him, Kate. She mentioned having some experience with reality hoping in passing.

[Also, that Natasha and Clint had been a thing. That was weird.]
doubled_speed: (Default)

[personal profile] doubled_speed 2019-08-03 10:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[She met Kate? Tommy can't help the briefest smirk. Yeah, she must have been so prepared for shit. Weird stuff happened to Kate.]

Hawkeye and Hawkeye. Sounds about right. I bet there was too much purple between the two of them. Kate's a friend, sounds about what her and David told me after.

[He does go back to starting to clean up again.]

He's a good man, I guess. But he gets into trouble. Which I guess makes him like most of my team.
outstandingbalance: (pic#13347311)

[personal profile] outstandingbalance 2019-08-03 10:39 pm (UTC)(link)
She seemed capable. And like she managed to keep her Barton in line.

[Imagine Clint being the one who had to be kept in line, of all the boys on her team. Natasha shakes her head a little.]

You know, you say we're the movie star versions, but she was cute. And your Clint didn't seem any less attractive than ours.
doubled_speed: (Come On You Can Laugh)

[personal profile] doubled_speed 2019-08-03 10:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[Yeah, Hawkass was like that.]

But he's a good shot. And a bit of a con sometimes. Still, made stealing from him that much more fun. Especially since he was in his ninja-drama phase or whatever."

[Oh, yeah, he definitely grins at the idea of Kate being cute.] I don't know, she's a bit more than cute. And Hawkeye tends to be injured enough that he doesn't look great all the time.
brooklyn_boy: (smirk)

[personal profile] brooklyn_boy 2019-08-03 11:53 pm (UTC)(link)
"I like when you call me that," he says tenderly, the truth liquid apparently still working through him. Steve laughs a little, not really having meant to say that out loud but not regretting that he had. He does like it. 'Stevie' is something that belongs to a small kid in Brooklyn, before there was a shield or aliens or anything else. 'Stevie' was for him and Bucky and every time he hears it Steve gets to relish the fact that someone other than him remembers that.

Yeah, they have a lot of shit to work through. Steve knew it even before everyone and their brother gently told him the same exact thing; they can't be dating ghosts. Bucky needs to know Steve for who he is now just as Steve needs to do the same. It's going to take work and have moments of disappointment and pain. But it's also going to have moments like this when Steve thinks his whole world could collapse down to this little room and he would be just fine.

"So I'm what you want, huh?" He smiles and takes Bucky's chin between his thumb and finger to lead him closer. "I think I heard something else, earlier? Something you might have wanted?"
brooklyn_boy: (Default)

[personal profile] brooklyn_boy 2019-08-03 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Bishop for me.

[Steve looks around the room and, yeah. Keith is right about the fact that there's a lot of people from the Fleet. Makes sense with what little they know about, so far. But what about the new ones?]

I don't know what the Agrii's intentions were with the people they grabbed. Seems like it was a pretty wide net [Full of strangely placed holes...]
brooklyn_boy: (Default)

[personal profile] brooklyn_boy 2019-08-04 12:22 am (UTC)(link)
What have you been able to find so far?

[There is metal that might be able to be sharpened. Steve wonders if the Agrii who already took all of their weapons will then take the spears as well. Only one way to find out.]

Worse come worse we can probably use these vines to set up a few traps. [If they're fighting something that walks, of course. Who really knew?]
brooklyn_boy: (Default)

Oh man, I want to know what it was so now I'm sad too :C

[personal profile] brooklyn_boy 2019-08-04 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
Their bite fucking hurts. Steve kicks one of them off and smacks a second one off a few feet but there's just too many to watch them all. One of the creatures manages to get behind him and sinks its teeth into his calf. It's a strong bite and Steve lets out a surprised squawk before killing it with a punch of his own. He has no time to check if he's bleeding and leaves that up to his serum to worry over. There's five sets of claws and teeth coming at him straight on so that takes an easy priority.

"Wish I had my shield," he grumbles. That would have made quick work of at least dispersing them. But even without they are both doing well: twenty-odd is now dropped to a pretty manageable dozen. Of course, these are the fastest and, apparently, smartest left of the pack. Steve kicks one away from the soldier's back and stays there so they're both on each other's six. The animals pause for a second and then regroup to charge again.

"Watch: they won't even be edible..."
seeingscarlet: (concern; 243)

[personal profile] seeingscarlet 2019-08-04 02:08 am (UTC)(link)
[Wanda looks resigned but not surprised.] Because something's coming.

[She's known it for a while. There were points in their time on the Fleet where some of the others had started acting strangely. Natasha's very firm insistence that everything was fine in particular had been terrifying in its own right. It didn't take a telepath to see through the lie.

No one can keep secrets from her very long if she wants them. It just never seemed worth the argument over something that couldn't affect them anymore.]


Are you all right?
wingmans: (Storm-Petrel)

[personal profile] wingmans 2019-08-04 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
[ sam shakes his head slowly. ]

I don't know about what's coming. But I can tell you that things didn't turn out well for the Avengers. There was a schism. Between Stark and Steve. Two sides.

[ a pause. ]

They jailed us.
seeingscarlet: (downcast; 175)

[personal profile] seeingscarlet 2019-08-04 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
[She feels guilty almost crying on him, but she's not going to turn down the hug. It's been a long, extremely emotionally trying day and it's probably going to be a long, sleepless night.

But Wanda knows a conversational out when she sees one, and to save them both she's going to take it.]


Inhuman?
brooklyn_boy: (Default)

[personal profile] brooklyn_boy 2019-08-04 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
Okay. This seems like something that is going to need more time than they have on this walk. Steve still raises an eyebrow though.

"Well. I can't speak for your Captain America but I promise that's not my intentions."
doubled_speed: (Do I Look Amused?)

[personal profile] doubled_speed 2019-08-04 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
Geez, now you've got to ask a hard one.

[But he does keep holding her, because what else can he do?]

So, mutants are what happens when humans evolve naturally. Inhumans were the results of an alient race experimenting on our ancestors. Sorta similar, sorta not. They get powers too, if exposed to this weird mist stuff that can, frankly, kill mutants. So, yeah. My world is sorta weird?
doubled_speed: (Default)

[personal profile] doubled_speed 2019-08-04 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, another eye roll. Because frankly, a lot of people make nice promises about intentions and then turn out to be lying. Going to take a lot more than that, especially when your name is Steve Rogers. Sorry, Cap.

"Yeah, and neither was starting a civil war among heroes, right? A least you were on the right side of things, unlike Stark."
seeingscarlet: (snark; 090)

[personal profile] seeingscarlet 2019-08-04 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
"I don't like it here. It's too quiet." Psychically, that is - she'd lived on a psychic singing planet for a year, and now despite the loud emotions of everyone here, she's acutely conscious of its loss. It's unsettling and even her powers feel oddly small.

"And I feel strange. Do you think I'm sick? I can't be sick here. We have too much to do."