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SUMMER TEST DRIVE MEME

SUMMER TEST DRIVE MEME
Application FAQ | Taken Characters | Reserves | Application

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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Pre-August 10th Prompts Please Note: the following prompts here were written for the game setting prior to revelation of our August Event which has temporarily changed our setting. You should feel free to continue to use these prompts but note that any new characters arriving after that date will arrive in different circumstances.

Summer in Temba and Sh'Ka

Hot. Dry. Sunny. In a way the weather of Agra-10 seems overly intense this summer, and it's going to be a whole experience working through that. And every day almost seems like it's getting hotter and more brutal. But at least there are ways to deal with the heat. For one thing He Rows are welcome to head south out of Temba to hit up the beach. The purple sands are even relatively free of the Fat Green Lobsters, who are likely sheltering somewhere from the heat. But the waters are cool and welcoming so maybe this is a good place to pass the time. If you can deal with the fact that any food you bring might be stolen away by a Birbs. The colorful pests seem to be perfectly colored for the season and very ready to steal your stuff.

In Sh'Ka there's plenty of places to beat the heat. The stone buildings actually manage to keep the heat out pretty good, and there's also a lot of shade under the large stone trees. But maybe it isn't wise to hang out under the trees, as the local Deleon population is in herding part of the year. It is rare for them to gather as a herd, but when they do it's to protect their young. This makes them way more riled up and likely to attack anything they deem as a threat.

Or perhaps when it comes to beating the heat the best thing to do is seek shelter with others. The Diner in off of the square in Temba is usually open, with food laid out buffet style if you aren't lucky enough to catch one of the local He Rows who run it. There's also the Deep End, a bar in the towers in southeastern Temba where the alcohol is mostly free to access. Just remember not to bother the Colonel and you'll be fine. Maybe you can even pretend you're under water thanks to the wall of the space that is glass and looks into the water that fills the core of the tower complex, complete with local aquatic life.

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 and power has been restored to be reliable. 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 proven to be home to verious harmful creatures; 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!~~ empty hangar?

That's weird. Between the communicator crew registries, the datapoints, and perhaps conversations with other He Rows you would think there would be spaceships sitting in the hangar. Strange to find that instead of them there is a space in a wide open hangar. There's plenty of signs of tools, spare parts, and other equipment storage. Perhaps you'll seek to investigate why the ship you're apparently assigned to is completely missing? Or maybe this is the perfect time to take this huge, clear open space and find a way to make use of it. Who knows when they'll be back.

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.

August 10th and Later Prompts Please Note: the following prompts here were written for the game setting during our August Event which has temporarily changed our setting. Use of these prompts is encouraged if you want to go in with canon-TDM but don't want to backdate a character's arrival.

Try the network! (Good on August 10th only)

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.

Volcanic Panic

Something changes in August. The air is dark with soot and ash, the ground quakes below you on the regular, and there is a frantic energy in the air. The new little device in your pocket keeps warning you that something bad is coming and you must find shelter. But what is shelter? Can you find it in these buildings, in this panic? Maybe a local can help you figure out what is going on. But be quick. Who knows how much time you have.

In The Warrens

Hopefully you're not claustrophobic, because there's no time for summer fun when you're far underground in metal corridors and rooms. The area is a mass of tangled paths around a large central opening, almost like a town square. Sharing the space with you and your fellow He Rows are a wealth of little creatures, mushrooms and berries that walk and build and communicate (with dance for the former and percussive noises for the latter). Water comes from small spouts around the areas carefully manned by the mushrooms, and food seems delivered on a regular cycle to a platform in the square by the fruit people.

There are plenty of corridors and dead end rooms to explore, and even more people to meet. But the question is how you're going to pass your time while sheltering from the dangers of the volcano above. Do you know any games? Are you setting up a talent show? Or maybe you're just looking for as much information as you can find. It's all up to you.

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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{ Arrival }

Zelda would like to think she's gotten much better at staying composed when something frightens or upsets her which is good because waking up by a fountain with no idea how she got there was just a little upsetting. Luckily, there was the datapoint that provided many of the answers she was needing.

It gave her something to work off so she stands just in front of it and takes a deep breath. It would have been helpful to know exactly how she was expected to help the planet but no matter. Next step is to find where everyone else is, as she's quite certain there must be other people around somewhere. She turns and looks around to really take in the sights. "Well, I suppose I've seen towns in worse condition..." She comments to herself.

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If you want information, the best place to find it is usually the library. Which is exactly why Zelda finds herself pushing the door open only to be disappointed in the fact there don't seem to be many books here. What good is a library if you can't find information there? She hears a noise overhead and quickly tries to calm her nerves.

"Hello?" She chances calling out. "Is someone in here?

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Curious device, this...

Hello, my name is Zelda. I'm afraid I've only recently arrived here. I was wondering if anyone might perhaps loan me a book or two?

Edited 2023-07-12 05:57 (UTC)

At first, the new arrival had just been a small spec in the distance, as Link climbed a nearby building. Someone to briefly glance in the direction of, but not to worry about too much.

But then Link's brain catches up with his eyes, and he does a double-take. Nearly loses his grip on the window ledge he's hanging off of, before grabbing back on again. Stares.

Is that...?

Immediately, he launches himself from the building. Paraglides in her direction, until he hits the ground. And then runs, straight for her.

Until he reaches her, skidding to a stop as he goes from full-speed to nothing in the space of a few seconds. He stares at her, wide-eyed and breathing heavily.

Zelda!

Zelda is just taking her time, trying to think about the best place to start if they're to rebuild this place. She pauses as she hears what sounds like someone running in her direction and turns.

"Link!" She exclaims, maybe just a little alarmed. She knows that, as her knight, he's supposed to follow her but she honestly wasn't expecting him to be here. Of course she's happy to see him-a familiar face is always welcome and his is especially welcome.

"How did you get here?" She questions, moving closer to him once he's stopped so she can get a good look at him him and make sure he's not injured.

He looks the same as he usually does, if with an unusually startled and wide-eyed expression. No injuries. No drastic changes in appearance. In deference to the heat, he's even wearing his Gerudo outfit - although whether she's seen him in that before remains to be seen.

"The Agrii," Link says. The same way as Zelda. Except he's been here for months, and she only just arrive.

"...I'm sorry," he says. Because he left her. He'd barely begun showing her what Hyrule was like now, and he'd left her.

Of course, she should have guessed as much. Link is quite remarkable but for him to have gotten here on his own is probably outside even his capabilities.

She frowns at his apology, not exactly sure why he seems to think she's owed one. "Whatever for?" As far as she's concerned he's done nothing wrong.

"...I left you."

Not by choice, yes. The Agrii made that decision, not him.

He doesn't realise yet that the Agrii didn't just take him out of Hyrule - they took him out of time, as well.

"Oh..." She sounds a bit surprised by that, her cheeks flushing maybe just a little. "Well, you're certainly not at fault for that." She tells him plainly. "I'm willing to let it go, just be sure not to do it again."

Well...that was true. It was the Agrii, not him, who took Link away. And now Zelda, too.

He just had to hope they didn't do it again, now that she was here.

"I don't want to."

Once again, she feels her cheeks flush has to quickly ignore the slight increase in her heartrate.

"All is well now." She says reassuringly. "You're here now and that's what counts." She turns to look the small town over again.

"Now then, any thoughts on how to help these Agrii?"

"The storms," he says. This is the one direction he knows they need to focus on, even if he's been a bit of a loss as to how.

If anything, it's a relief to have Zelda here. Unlike Link, Zelda is a scientist. Researching these kinds of problems is exactly the kind of thing she's best at.

Link...needs someone to point him in the right direction first.

"...I haven't seen one," he admits. "But there are smart science people." People like Zelda.

How. Is a good question and one she fully intends to devote her full attention to. Perhaps if she had more information about what caused the storms. Since they're not normal storms there must be a form of catalyst.

"Perhaps we should start with a library then. Often times you can find the answer to a future problem in the past." She says confidently before pulling her communicator out in order to pull up the map.

"...The librarian draws power from evil," Link says, when she mentions the library. Since you know, that's important information for Zelda to know.

Then he thinks a little further. "...Library might be evil too." Though he wasn't sure on that.

"Oh dear..." It's hard to imagine a library being evil. All the ones she's ever been to were wonderful-so full of information.

"A library is always the best source of information, but if you're quite certain.. very well then, I'll need you to accompany me." She decides, still dead set on seeing if there are any history books regarding this place. Someone must have taken documentation down somewhere.

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