SPRING TEST DRIVE MEME

[spaceshipit]

THE TEST DRIVE MEME

Got someone you want to try out before you app? Well this is the post for it! Feel free to use anything that fits in the setting of Drift Fleet! Want to play bumper shuttles? Want to go wild in a med bay? Play around with the current plot? Have at it!

Threads from the Test-Drive may be made game "canon" but DO NOT count toward AC!

FOR NEW PLAYERS: You DO NOT NEED an invite to participate in the TEST DRIVE! If you decide to APP into the game, ONLY THEN will you need an invite from a current player! Applications for new players open April 1st.

Helpful Info for Ideas!:

April's Star System

Game Details

From now on, Test Drives will be posted SEASONALLY (or every three months!). So the next one will be posted in the summer!

Comments

[spontaneouscombustion]

I know, it's TOO quiet! And too white! And there's no Ponyville, no Equestria, no earth at all outside! How the HECK did we get here?!

[strengthinkindness]

I-I...I'm not sure...I-It's really dark out there, though... D...D-Do you think the others are around here somewhere?

[spontaneouscombustion]

I dunno! We've gotta make sure, right? Maybe Twilight knows what's going on!

[strengthinkindness]

[She nods.] M-Maybe... But...where do we even start looking?

[spontaneouscombustion]

[Her gaze darts around the room... before settling on the door leading out of the room.]

... Think we should get out of here?

[strengthinkindness]

[She hesitates, looking to the door as well.] Wh-What if...it's even worse out there?

[spontaneouscombustion]

... Good point.

But if it IS, AND the girls are out there, then that means we've gotta save 'em!

[strengthinkindness]

[She shivered a bit, still feeling nervous. But knowing Pinkie was right, she nodded.] R-Right.

[spontaneouscombustion]

[With a gulp and a nod, Pinkie slinks towards the door-- and jumps back a bit when it opens by itself... into a sterile but otherwise spacious and lightly bustling area, much like the food court in an earth mall, even some light muzak in the background. Although... those inhabitants are ridiculously tall... and hairless, save for the tops on some of them... and most of them only have two long legs...]

Oh, no, it's worse than I thought! ELEVATOR MUSIC!

[... Of course that's what she would latch onto, not the two-legged monsters, Celesta forbid.]

[strengthinkindness]

[Fluttershy jumps a bit at the sight of the strange creatures, shrinking back down a little as if trying to avoid being seen.]

Wh...Wh-What are those...?

[spontaneouscombustion]

What "tho-- ooooooh... Huh, how did I not notice those first? ... Wanna go ask them?

[PINKIE, NO!]

[strengthinkindness]

[Fluttershy was much more cautious.]

D-Do...you think it's safe?

[spontaneouscombustion]

I don't know, but it's not like we have a TON of options if we're going outside! Plus it's not like we've got any disguises or anything!

[Although... there ARE white sheets on those beds the same shade as the shiny tile walls.]

[strengthinkindness]

Y-Yeah, I...I-I guess...

Still we should...probably be careful...

[spontaneouscombustion]

Right, careful. Hm... sneaking up it is...

[And with that, Pinkie looks for things to duck behind and under, and zips underneath a table bench. Even though the... interior is pretty much all white and these two are bright pastels. This'll totally work.]

[strengthinkindness]

[Fluttershy follows slowly; while she doesn't sneak around like Pinkie does, she takes her time to keep an eye out for things as she walks.]

[spontaneouscombustion]

[Well, they're certainly attracting SOME attention. The humans are giving them all flat looks and then going about their business. But there's also the shiny, flashy-light metal thing levitating towards them.]

Greetings, new arrivals! How may I assist you?

EEP! [BONK! against the bench bottom.] Owie...

[strengthinkindness]

[Fluttershy squeaks as she jumps.]

Wh-What is that?

[spontaneouscombustion]

I am Maintenance Droid 5264867, also known as: Larry.

[It... doesn't seem too hostile? Pinkie gives it a look as she crawls back out. And starts nursing that goose egg.]

[strengthinkindness]

[Fluttershy, meanwhile, keeps her distance and lets Pinkie get a better look. But it did technically introduce itself, so the polite thing would be to do the same, right?]

O-Oh, um...h-hello, Larry...M-My name is Fluttershy...and this is Pinkie Pie...

Um...can you tell us where we are?

Alien gibberish time!

[spontaneouscombustion]

You are currently on the HS Marsiva. The Marsiva is currently in the Koritou System, orbiting around the planet Welanta.

Whoa whoa whoa, back up. How far away from Equestria is that?

[There's a... disconcertingly long pause as Larry makes a whirring noise.]

"Equestria" does not appear in my files.

Wait, WHAT files, I didn't see any files!

[strengthinkindness]

[Fluttershy took a few short breaths, starting to feel nervous again.]

Planet...a...a-are we in space?

[spontaneouscombustion]

As in... OUTER space? ...

OH MY GOSH! Fluttershy, we're the first non-Princess ponies in space!

[strengthinkindness]

[Sorry, Pinkie, she's not nearly as excited about that fact.]

O-Oh, but...h-how do we get home?

[spontaneouscombustion]

Classified.

[Darnit, Larry.]

Then how'd we GET here then?

You were brought here by the Atroma to participate in the twelfth cycle of Drift Fleet.