Opening Test Drive Meme

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TEST DRIVE
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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

Comments

[doubled_speed]

[Maybe Sam's Avengers aren't. But there aren't a lot of 'mere' humans on the roster back home. Hawkeye and Hawkeye are the ones that come to mind. Clint and Kate.]

Life gets weird in a world with Dr. Doom, Magneto and intergalatic wars ending up at our doors.

[wingmans]

I don't doubt it.

But it's always about who has the powers and who learns to use them. You're not a kid with powers. You're someone who chose to help with your powers.

You can have all the flash in the world, but it doesn't mean as much as the person behind it.

[doubled_speed]

[Yeah... he probably shouldn't tell Sam about going to jail when he accidentally blew up his school.]

That's not how it works back home. Heroes are like movie stars. No one cares who they really are.

[wingmans]

[ gross. sam grimaces. ]

Well. I do.

[doubled_speed]

[Huh. Well, that's a good thing. Cool. Sam's not so bad then. But he shrugs it off.]

You're not bad, Falcon. Especially for someone who can't fly by his own power.

[wingmans]

[ dry. ]

Don't screw yourself over, kid.

[doubled_speed]

Geez, do no heroes on your version of Earth have a sense of humor? Or is that just an Avenger thing? Sometimes I think only Spider-Man has a sense of humor.

[wingmans]

Nah, I have a sense of humour.

It just happens to be a good one.

[doubled_speed]

[Oh man, that's a good one. Tommy bursts out laughing, shaking his head all the time. Man, don't make his sides hurt. It makes running worse.]

I like you, Sam. You're a ride.

[wingmans]

[ he shrugs. ]

I have my moments.

[doubled_speed]

Man, you're almost drier than the Sahara. You must be a riot at the Avenger parties.

[He chuckles and shakes his head.]

Now I have to wonder who plays the straight man, you or Steve.

[wingmans]

We change it up now and then.

'Sides I'm not an Avenger.

[doubled_speed]

Dude, you're an Avenger. We're more than just a name, right? We're a team, and you're definitely team.

[There is probably a lot of stuff that went with Sam's denial of being an Avenger. Tommy didn't know the complications, so he just moved past them.]

[wingmans]

[ sam should point out that technically, the avengers have disbanded, but this is not the time or place. ]

You're not wrong.

[doubled_speed]

[Been there, seen that, hung with people who helped shame Avengers back into working order. Then was in the middle of one of those break-ups. Stark and Rogers just needed to keep their bedroom fights out of the eyes of the rest of the world. Okay, they probably weren't sleeping together, but whatever, point still stood.]

Rarely am. Too fast for wrongness to catch up to me. That's clearly how it works.

[wingmans]

[ wryly. ]

Clearly.

[doubled_speed]

[Seriously? Tommy sighs and crosses his arms over his chest as he considers Sam]

You know, I've gotten more words of conversation out of Steven Strange, and he doesn't like me. Like, are you allergic to words?

[wingmans]

I'm not allergic. I'm just careful about what I say.

[ sam's not a loud mouth. he's not super quippy in battle like the others are. his humour's usually dry and blunt. ]

[doubled_speed]

[Well, dry and blunt is the way some people go. That's just how it is. And for Tommy, his belly is definitely worth some attention, so he's loading up on veggies again.]

That's probably smart. I've gotten myself in trouble sometimes with saying things.

[wingmans]

[ sam huffs. ]

Big surprise there. But I guess you gotta go fast, huh.

[doubled_speed]

[Wait, what? Tommy stops, but he doesn't quite put down the food he was after. But he does stare.]

I am not Sonic.

[wingmans]

You sure?

[doubled_speed]

I'm not blue, I'm not spiky, and I'm definitely not a hedgehog.

[And you wouldn't see him caught dead in red trainers. Ever. Those things would wear down so fast.]

[wingmans]

[ hilarious. ]

But everything else is a go?

[doubled_speed]

[Wow, Sam, your sense of humor sucks. Or so Tommy believes.]

I don't eat chili dogs. Or collect rings. Don't care about emeralds. I'm just a kid that can run at Mach 4 or something.