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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!
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!
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.
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...
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It was rather fascinating, in fact. I believe some of the others here were also from the Fleet - Wanda certainly was. I'd believe a plot of Loki's if we hadn't found the true culprit in the end and managed to escape its grasp.
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Sounds like a serious mess. Sorry you had to do that. Glad mom had you around though.
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[He sounds proud and fond, and his eyes flicker over to her elsewhere in the room.]
Or, rather, perhaps we could have figured something out, but her actions eased the process along greatly. And when we'd undone the damage and allowed those who wished to return home the ability to do so, she asked me to marry her. We've been happy together.
[This just in: the Vision is a giant dork.]
I suppose that entire experience is why I'm not particularly panicked about this one. I've made it through a difficult situation where I was ripped from everything I knew once. As long as we all work together, we can do it again.
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Dude, this place needs help. That's a hero task. I got no problem being here provided they put me back.
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Well said. I do think we'll need to work together to both provide for ourselves and bring the people native to this place back on the track to self-sufficiency, but I believe it can be done.
And if their technology is as advanced as it seems? They should be able to return us as well. Helping them out will only assist in that process.
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If they brought us here, they should be able to send us back. Just follows, right?
[He refuses to believe in anything else.]
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I've seen it done before.
[He might even still have a copy of Dr. Mrs. The Monarch's program (which is to say, he definitely does); all it requires is a power source strong enough and the right kind of technology. Both of which if exist here, they're going to have to either find or build from scratch. All the more reason to cooperate.
But the, there had also been the case of Naviadna: the planet had expended all its energy bringing people there, and hadn't had any left to send them home. They have to believe this one is different, though, if only because the mechanism is totally different. And because it makes for more hope, admittedly.]
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You're smart, you'll figure it out.
[If there is one thing he knows about his father, it's that Vision is damn smart. Which is why he trusts his father. He just isn't used to Vision being so... Empathic. To him at least.]
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I'll be certain to share anything I find as well. Perhaps not everyone will care for the technical details, but it is a good start to the cooperative process.
[Maybe the other Vision would have paid more attention to Tommy if they'd been stranded together by mysterious alien kidnappers. Or maybe he's fundamentally different in some way this Vision has no concept of. It's hard to say.
But this one is going to take responsibility regardless. It's the right thing to do.
Doesn't make him any less nervous about suddenly having a son
wait until he meets his other kids, but he can deal with it. Right? Right.]And if there is anything you need from me, or--or even want from me--in the meantime, I hope you'll feel free to ask?
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Technical details can be boring. But if you need help with repetitive repairs, well, I'm your guy. Did that for work for a while.
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That could be very useful in a ruin we're trying to rebuild for habitation. How are you at identifying plants and animals? Would you be able to tell the difference between a coral snake and a milk snake?
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[You know, except how to get by on your own sometimes. Still, he does shrug.]
I mean... I learn fast. Like I do everything.
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I fear we'll all have to learn quickly, if we want to secure a base here.
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[Of course in his case that means beating time traveling scientists. Or evil sorcerers. Or gods. Lots of things really.]
We'll manage. We'll always manage. But you can probably count on me.
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You're right, of course. It merely means we'll have to work a bit harder at first.
["Probably", huh? Not-Dad will remember that, and selectively forget the "probably" part when it suits him.]
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Hard work is sorta required. I'm going to go 'test' some more tubers. You, uh, you be careful, right? And... and don't tell Mom. About me. I'd rather do it myself?
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[He gives Tommy a fond smile.]
Of course. It is your story to tell - good luck.
thanks for the thread
[Which gets Vision a small wave before Tommy rushes off in blur. Food is needed.]