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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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"Hey, are you okay?" Billy moves to try and offer a hand to the stumbling figure before he processes just who he's seeing. Because no matter the universe, Cap is kind of an icon, and Billy is kind of a super fanboy.

"...Cap?" Right- no- helping. He tries not to get distracted, offering someone to lean on if he likes, hands ready to steady him if he goes stumbling again. "Are you all right?"

Steve sees the other person and has to blink to make sure it was really just one guy instead of three. Christ, he had to be drunk. Or drugged. Maybe he shouldn't have been so confident with what he was eating, before. Seems to have bitten him in the ass as he weaves a little towards Billy and accepts the help he's offering.

"Yeah. Yeah, somethin' I ate...I think it's not...agreein'... Should be fine soon. Prolly."

He smiles at Billy and offers a hand. Right in front of his face.

"You seem'ta know me. 'm sorry, I dunno you..."

It probably won't help that seeing double/triple problem if Steve runs into Tommy before this is out of his system. But for now Billy flushes a little. It's not his first interaction with a version of the Captain, but it's definitely the first time he's ever seen him in such a vulnerable state. Hell, he didn't even know Cap could get drunk. Which means this stuff has to be pretty strong.

He flashes a reassuring smile, giving a small laugh at the offered hand and taking a half step back so he can take it and give a small shake.

"S'all right, don't worry about it. I don't think I'm from your reality. I'm uh... Billy. Can I- get you some water or something?"

"Billy..." Steve thinks hard and nothing comes immediately to mind. "Must be a different universe." He nods at it and instantly is dizzy from it. Okay, yeah. He ate way too many of those fruits if he's feeling like this. Like maybe fifteen too many. Either way, the thought of water is a good one. He'll sober up fast but water will make it even faster.

"Yeah. Regular water. The cherry fruit is alcoholic or.... something." He gestures vaguely at himself as proof of that and as a warning for Billy to stay away.

"I'll...wait here."

"Wiccan," he offers as an after thought, in case some version of himself exists in this Cap's world, but just hasn't been outed.

Billy winces sympathetically, and nods quickly. "I'll be right back," he promises. He fetches what he's pretty sure is water, it tastes like water anyways, and soon enough he's back at Steve's side, offering up a cup of it.

"How much fruit did you have?"

Steve squints wondering if Billy was supplying his last name or his religion. Probably his last name. Steve replays everything he said and tries to think if anything had invited more personal disclosure. Still, when Billy comes back, he is concerned and confused so he figures he'll just cover his bases.

"Catholic," he says, pointing to his own chest. There. Fixed. Right? Christ, he had too many of those fruits.

Steve grabs the glass and swallows it down. That added to his super constitution has his head clearing up a bit. He blinks and focuses on the question he was asked.

"I think I had...maybe twenty? Too many. I'm going to stop at five in the future. You should probably steer clear entirely."

It takes Billy a moment to make the connection, and then there's a flustered laugh, shaking his head softly. Another reason he really needs to change his code name.

"Oh uh...no- that's my code name. I'm not- um......I'm Jewish, actually." Totally not awkward. Nope.

"Twenty?" Jeez. But he's got the whole...super solider thing going for him. Probably has to eat a lot like Tommy.

Oh. A code name. That made sense. Wiccan. "That's good. Jewish is good." Steve realizes after he says that how absurd and stupid it is. That's a good sign, at least. Means he has to be sobering up. Small miracle.

"Twenty was too many," he agrees. "At least we know that it has an effect." He can feel it waning though. Not a super-toxin, then. Nothing worse than alcohol, likely.

God. What he wouldn't give for Bruce or Tony to be here.

"So. Code name. Does Wiccan mean that you're...using magic?"

Billy laughs again. "...Glad you approve," he teases.

He nods though. The red fruit is to be avoided. At least as a food source. "I didn't know you even could get drunk."

It's a pretty good guess, and Billy smiles, nodding his head again. "Yeah. I've been trying to figure out a better name, this one's kind of confusing, but I might have had too long, it's kinda stuck."

"It takes dedication," he laughs. "Just ask Buck. He has some good stories."

But already he's starting to feel better. Alcohol doesn't last long unless he's actively pickling himself. The mistake with the fruit is already getting cleared out by his super kidneys. It's nice to have the double-vision finally go away. Steve smiles at Billy and leans back in his seat looking a little less out-of-sorts.

"Where did Wiccan come from in the first place? You come up with it?"

Was Bucky Jewish? Billy blinks, thinking that must be a difference in realities, because- super fan that he is- he feels like that's a fact he would be aware of. Not that he's had much opportunity to get super close with Bucky.

"My friends did. My first code name was Asgardian, which...I am not, by the way. And they thought I needed something better." Less easy to make a joke out of. "But since I'm not Wiccan, really, I've been rethinking it."

"Why would you be Asgardian, then?" He might still be too tipsy to grasp that whole story so he just shakes his head. Give him another ten minutes and he'll be alright.

"Doesn't matter. I have some good friends who'll tell you that a name is important so don't shy away from finding one for yourself." 'Good friends' is probably a bit hopeful. He has probably one good friend and two angry cats he's slowly trying to herd closer. Billy will figure it out eventually.

It's a complicated story, and Billy gives an embarrassed sort of laugh, "...I was supposed to be a sort of analog for Thor." Which probably doesn't make that much more sense, given that all he's explained about his powers is 'magic' is which not exactly what Thor is known for.

He smiles at Steve's advise, wondering if it was just inherent in all Cap's that they be naturally good at this. "I'll keep working on it. Billy's good enough for now."

Analog? Steve makes a small face but just nods instead of asking. He's close to being back to normal now that he's not chowing down a small child's weight in drunk-fruit. Close enough to being normal that he's a little embarrassed about having been drunk in front of Billy. He clears his throat a little, ears pink.

"Well. It is good to meet you, Billy. Thank you for taking care of me. I have no idea where Buck ran off to."

Opening Test Drive Meme

Whale Comb

Fanboy is so cute <3

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He meant the getting drunk, lol

lol, whelp

Lol!