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

sam wilson | mcu

[wingmans]

( i. whale comb )

[ this sure is food. it all looks very nice, but the big bold letters are definitely putting sam off. he's not hungry enough to die, thank you very much. this may not look like a horror movie setup, but sam's not fooled as he mentions to whoever is next to him. ]

You're not really gonna touch that stuff, are you?

( ii. lost and alone )

[ how is it that there are tons of blankets and pillows but not a single bed to be found? sam huffs as he collects all he could find in a pile, settling it on the floor with a casual grin. ]

Guess at least we have the makings of an epic pillow fort.

( iii. wildcard )

[ got a different prompt you’d like to do? ping me on captainkink / pm this journal ]

i

[stillgotmyleftarm]

[Bucky is hungry; he turns around at the sound of the voice beside him, but he doesn't recognize the guy.

His smile is, admittedly, wry when he says,] I'm pretty hard to poison. Dunno how well that bodes for you, but...

[wingmans]

[ since when did barnes have a haircut? or know how to get one? ]

Then you can go first and I can watch and see what happens.

[stillgotmyleftarm]

[Excuse you, he's always known how to get one.]

Sure. [Seems reasonable enough, even if the thing he reaches for looks like a giant cherry.] This one's not bad. Kinda afraid of anything that looks like meat.

ii

[unspangled]

[ Steve emerges from one of the other rooms, a sleeping bag and pillow tucked under one arm. He stops when he sees Sam - looking from him to the pile of blankets and back, and has gotten better at letting people see some of his emotions. Which is why Sam will be able to spot his confusion. ]

What are you doing?

[wingmans]

[ sam stares a little because what. he eyes this new steve before huffing. ]

It's a pillow fort. Never made one of those before?

[unspangled]

[ Eye him all you want, pal. It's not like he's going to turn into a bald eagle or something. (We hope.) ]

As a child, yes. [ He seems to be insinuating something. ]

Whale Comb

[doubled_speed]

Uh, of course I'm eating it.

[The young man is still busy downing the red, cherry-like fruit, interspersed with bites of steamed tubers. How can you ask such a question, Sam? Can't you see him eating it.]

It's tasty. Want some?

[wingmans]

[ barely. ]

Nah, I'm not that brave.

[doubled_speed]

[Okay, yes, he's eating the fruit fast enough that it's almost disappearing. What do you expect from a speedster? So he takes another red fruit and takes a very slow, very exaggerated bite of the thing and then chews it.]

Yeah, you really have 'terrified of food' written all over you.

Whale Comb

[unbearablynaive]

[Now there's a face at once familiar and distant. He hasn't seen Sam Wilson in some time - unlike some of his other friends from home, they hadn't really talked much in the Fleet, and there's no guarantee this is even one of them.

Heck, Sam might not even know him, if he's from early enough back home. So he nods and taps the cluster of orange grape-like fruits.]

One of these fruits seems to have an intoxicating effect, but I am not yet certain which one. The rest are harmless to a human's digestive system.

Sam Wilson, unless I am mistaken?

[wingmans]

[ his shoulders tense, despite himself. the last time he saw vision . . . well, needless to say, no one was happy that day. he crosses his arms. ]

We've met, Vision.

[unbearablynaive]

[The stance lets him know under what circumstances their last meeting was; he keeps a respectful distance between them but a relaxed posture.]

I bear no one any ill will for acting as best they could under complicated and trying circumstances, Sam. My own actions had severe consequences, and in many ways I am still paying the price.

[A part of him had broken forever when Rhodey had hit the ground; Wanda had helped him rebuild it, but it would never be the same. Still, he looks over to meet Sam's eyes.]

I am willing to let the past be the past if you are.

Whale Comb

[brooklyn_boy]

[Steve hears the voice and feels his head snap around without even knowing it had moved. It couldn't be. It couldn't be the same person. He's been here long enough to know better.

But no. God, no. It is.

Steve almost bowls down two people as he rushes over, stunned.]

Sam? Sam is it really you?

[wingmans]

[ sam blinks, caught off by that reaction. ]

The last time I checked. You okay, Steve?

u wish u were alone

[reconstitution]

[ Because their lives suck, okay? Also because Steve isn’t here to be a mediator. ]

If you think about it, this whole damn place is a pillow fort.

[ It’s really not, Bucky... ]

[wingmans]

[ sam squints at bucky. ]

I'm going to regret asking but how?

whale comb

[seeingscarlet]

[Well, the little fairy dragon draped over Wanda's shoulder definitely looks excited about food, as questionable as it might be. Wanda, however, is still not quite sure.]

I have probably had worse? Either the last time this happened or at McDonald's.

[wingmans]

McDonald's isn't great but at least their food looks like human food.

i.

[bossofspace]

What can I say? I like to live on the edge. [Grinning as she bites into one of those extremely popular cherry fruits, now.]

[wingmans]

Yeah, I pick my edges better.

[ sam doesn't want to be on the edge of a stomach disaster. ]

( i. whale comb )

[outstandingbalance]

I'm still doing the cost benefit analysis on that one.

[Column A: It's food, and they don't have many other options or tools.

Column B: There's no reason to believe any of it's safe.

Of course, there's also Column C: There's no reason to believe anything on the entire planet is safe at this point.]

I'll let you know when I finish the math.

[wingmans]

[ sam shakes his head. ]

How long is that gonna take? 'Cuz I'm definitely feeling the hunger pangs.

hello sam, meet sam

[samerica]

Can't be any worse than what they put in C-rations during the war.

[Sam shrugs phlegmatically and keeps piling her plate high. She has a super-soldier's enhanced metabolism, which means she can't be picky about what she eats. It's all fuel in the end. She pops one of the red berries in her mouth and chews thoughtfully.]

Nope, not dead.

[Although it would take a pretty significant amount of poison to kill her, to be fair.]

sup sam

[wingmans]

[ which war? sam squints briefly, trying to find the context for that. c-rations had been stopped way before his time, ending in the 50s. ]

Yeah, I'm not risking it yet.

[ he's a regular black dude in a horror-ish setting, he's gonna play it carefully. ]