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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...

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Considering here is the only way I'll ever see him again...

[Steve still doesn't want him abducted. Even with all he knows, he doesn't want Tony ripped from Pepper and holed away, here.]

I guess we'll see how it goes. Already we're seeing new people getting dragged in. So who knows?

Who knows.

[She looks away, her gaze traveling to the window as she thinks about just how out of their control this is.]

We'll have to get organized. Seeing if we can get a head count wouldn't be a bad place to start. See how many people here we know.

Did you see Sam?

[That brings a smile out of Steve.]

Yeah. Already lecturing me, too. Can't believe I missed him.

[Which is a complete lie. Steve knows exactly why he missed Sam and even getting the eye-of-judgement from him was better than nothing.]

You and me both. I got an earful about how he doesn't appreciate me keeping secrets. From him or Wanda.

[Is it surprising? Not really. Spoilers: She still hasn't told him everything.]

Guess I had that coming.

[Okay. This is actually new information.]

What aren't you telling them? The stuff about Thanos? I can't tell I told Sam about that either.

About the accords. Also about Thanos... everything that comes with it.

[She shrugs. She'd rather spare as many people as possible the casualty list that comes with it.]

Knowing wasn't going to make anyone any happier.

[Steve is quiet a moment because he can see Sam's point. But really, he sees Nat's too. He'd tortured himself about what was going on at home and it wasn't like he could do anything while he was stuck in the Fleet. Why put that on Wanda's shoulders when she was so happy?

Then again, hiding who killed Tony's parents from him hadn't worked out in the end. Maybe all secrets come out, eventually.]

I heard it's all over at home, anyways. That's the important part.

Maybe it is.

[She shakes her head a little.]

For a lot of us, what's happening here matters more at this point anyway. Maybe some things are still left to come out, but I'll deal with that when it happens.

[Steve snorts a humorless laugh.]

Sam asked what I'd do with Buck if I had to go home. I couldn't bring myself to tell him I'd decided to stay.

It's weird. Trying to tell someone from there how important here becomes.

Some things people need to learn for themselves.

[It's the only conclusion she can come to. Sometimes, when they're here and everything else is far away, and it's so difficult to explain why and what...

Sometimes the fairest answer is not to give one.

But not always.]

I didn't bring up what happens to me. Or what happens to him, specifically, though I gave him the gist of Thanos.

For reference. You're free to tell him whatever you're comfortable with.

Nah. I'm still trying to get him alright with the fact I'm with Buck.

[That had gone well.]

He can be spared the rest of it. Not like anyone can change it.

He'll get used to you and Barnes before you know it. Can't really be that big of a surprise.

What do you mean by that?

[Steve Rogers, everyone.]

I mean it's hard to miss how important Barnes is to you.

[You only started like one war for him.]

[Steve opens his mouth to argue but nothing really comes out. It's hard to say she's wrong in his current position.]

It wasn't... He is. But I didn't do what I did because of that.

No, I didn't figure. That's not the point. The point is... you have strong feelings for him.

[She gives him a crooked look, her brows rising slightly, coming together in a sympathetic furrow.]

When strong feelings get mixed up with extreme, strange situations, things happen.

[Well. Nat would be the one to know. He still remembers the Calibration story. Steve nudges at her amiably.]

So. You think that's a Barnes thing or are you and me too similar?

I'll have you know I have yet to start an international incident because of James.

[There's a distinction to make there.]

Yeah, well. Gotta have room for the relationship to grow.

[He raises an eyebrow with his smile.]

Tell me you wouldn't do what I did and more for him, now.