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Welcome to the Current Test Drive for The Revival Project!

This game is a spin-off from the closed The Drift Fleet game. For more information about the game, including more details on the setting, please check out the FAQ here or the premise here.

A thread on the TDM will be required for all applications. Please view the FAQ for information about how this works. Any questions about the game please direct to the comment section of the FAQ as well.

If you are a Drift Fleet alumni bringing your character from the game, please label your character as 'DFAU' on your top level. 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! If you want to completely restart your character, they're not considered DFAU anymore and won't need the label.

So go! Explore Agra 10! And, as always, HAVE FUN!

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Summer in Temba and Sh'Ka

Summer is a growing season, which seems to be going into overdrive this year. Instead of the gradual growth of plants that one might expect over the seasons, plants are starting to grow with an intense energy, and once clear paths in both cities grow choked over with vines, undergrowth, and even new saplings by the day. It might be wise to find some way to clear those paths as you go.

For those that are in a more summer and sun kind of fun, there's always the beach to the south of Temba, where the sand and surf welcome all comers. However here too there is a lot of growth going on, with new reeds and shore grasses rising up, serving as a great place for fat green lobsters to hide and pinch at the unwary.

Or maybe it's better to explore the buildings these days, with how the plants have taken over everything. However one might well find that less commonly used buildings and ruins have their own plant problems. Some are overgrown with fruitbearing vines, and others filled with wide swaths of various forms of mint. Good news there is that the glownies seem to have gotten free, or others have arrived, to feast upon the mintsplosion.

Explore ~~the city~~ Temba!

Here's a map of Temba and a bit more description of some of the buildings here.

Most of the buildings are run down and have clearly been abandoned for years; fortunately, the water treatment center appears to be working, but power is intermittent and unreliable. What used to be stores or places to live in lies in ruins, but there may still be something to scavenge among the rubble. Do you want to risk a swim in the flooded area that has turned into a deep lake that has yet to be fully explored; or does it draw you to some of the more prominent and partially restored buildings, such as the hotel, the hospital or the amphitheater.

If you are lucky, you might even stumble over The Deep End, the bar located on one of the mid-levels of the tower residences in one of the residence towers. Unfortunately no bright neon signs can lead you there, but it does exist.

Visit the spaceships!

That's right, there are currently several small spaceships sitting in the hangar. Not all of them may be around when you check out the building, as one of the pilots may be using one of them to fly over to Sh'Ka. But there should still enough of them around for you to inspect and maybe wonder about. However, only one of them will open its doors for you. Do you dare to step inside? Check out the protein paste or maybe even meet one of your crew mates?

Try the network!

Upon arrival, your character will have on their person a small, handheld communications device. Maybe they know exactly how to use a computer, smartphone, or tablet, and immediately blast out a text or video trying to figure out what's going on. Or maybe they're not so tech-savvy after all, and everyone is about to get a lovely shot right up your character's left nostril.

There be storms...

These power-altering storms keep ravaging parts of the planet every once in a while. No one truly knows where they come from or what to do about them yet, but one of them appears to be approaching. You have the option to find shelter in one of the buildings to wait for it to pass. Unless, of course, you rather feel drawn to investigate.

Should you step inside the storm, or even get lost in it, it will show ghosts of people you know and those you don't. It drains you of any super-human abilities and tries its best to keep you from getting to its origin. Are you going to try anyways? Or are you going to chase the whispers of people from your past? Maybe you will simply find yourself calling for help or stumble across another lost soul in need of assistance.

More information can be found here.

Wildcard!

You're welcome to use any previous test drive scenarios or previous game events as a basis for a thread/situation, or simply make up your own! Keep in mind that you're currently stranded on a planet with only basic necessities, but there is enough food and fresh water. Creature comforts, however, seem to be distinctly lacking. Quite unlike a gathering of potentially dangerous creatures to encounter. The setting is yours to explore and have fun with!

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Hot... Hot, huh?

"Yeah, okay. So water?"

Is water what he wants? Does he need that? Seems logical. Gladio would love to try and provide that if it's needed.

Lan Bo definitely understands water and nods in response. He shifts himself towards Gladio, not sure what to expect with the request for water. Does Gladio have some on him? Or will he help Lan Bo get to the beach?

Okay then. Gladio takes a deep breath, moves in, and picks the guy up. And wow, yeah, heavier than expected.

"I can get you to the water. Hopefully salt water ain't bad. Otherwise I can take you back to the fountain."

Lan Bo isn't used to warm bodies normally, and Gladio may notice that Lan Bo is cold to the touch. To Lan Bo, though, with the dryness and the summer heat, Gladio's skin feels it's burning Lan Bo's. Lan Bo squirms, despite knowing that Gladio is trying to help him. If Gladio doesn't immediately let go, Lan Bo will actually begin to cry, his tears turning into pearls. This stings and he hates it.

Between his writhing and cries, Lan Bo actually manages a word:

"Quick..."

This is not what he was expecting. But hey, he can do it.

"Hey, I'm the express," he says, grinning as he shifts the guy's weight. Looks bad, the way he's clearly upset, and Gladio goes racing off toward the water. Best he can do to get himself to the shore as quickly as possible.

Lan Bo holds on as tightly as he can, though it's certainly hard to when it feels like your skin is on fire. This pain is so awful, and he's trying his best to bear with it. But he's finding it a struggle to not bite the hand that's feeding him as well. Gladio's clearly trying to help; he can smell the ocean as it gets closer. But with the pain, he just wants to defend himself. He wants to lash out and hit Gladio. And his thrashing can't be making it any easier on the poor man to keep his grip. Lan Bo just wants relief. And he has to try so hard to realise that short-term relief will not be beneficial to helping him get to the lifesaving relief.

He's going to curl up into a ball so hard after this. He bites himself to endure the pain a little longer. Please, please let this be over soon.

Soon. Very soon. Gladio doesn’t even pause when he’s near the surf, he just plows right on in, lowering his arms to allow the merman to get into the water sooner. Which doesn’t stop him from going forward still. If there is any chance that another awkward step into the surf will help the stranger more, he’s going to fucking take it.

The water hits him like air to someone who was suffocating; he can feel just how thirsty he is and he slides into the water quickly, gulping, soaking, rubbing it all over him. This feels so much better. It's painful how much better it feels. He spends so much time drinking it in, literally and figuratively. Water, he's sorry he ever left you.

When his body finally starts to feel some semblance of normal, he thinks of his saviour. Gladio really worked hard to save him, despite it all. He's... amazed. The only one who showed any kind of genuine consideration for him had always been Bai. To everyone else, he was always some kind of property, an object whose feelings were never considered. And here Gladio was giving him that same consideration.

He surfaces his head above the water finally. He has to think about this. And he'd honestly like to a lot right now, but it's a little too much to wrap his mind around.

Oh! He actually thinks of something! He dives back into the water, knowing some of his tears came with him. He collects the pearls they formed and he surfaces back up, holding them out to Gladio as thanks.

Well there you go, he's there. Gladio stands up straight and sighs in relief. It was done. The dude was safe. Still, he's shocked to see the merman return, more shocked to see the pearls offered out.

"Seriously? For me?"

Huh, they didn't have as much use here, but he isn't going to turn away a thank you. Guy deserves to show his appreciation.

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