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[recollecters]

Hello Users, For those of you who are new: Welcome to Retrospec™, the last social media network you will ever need. You are one of the few selected to test this exciting new platform based on our cutting-edge algorithms. Membership is not currently open to the public. However, we hope you will come to see how useful Retrospec™ is, given time. We have for your use a variety of features such as text, voice, video, and image posts. We encourage you to explore our many options. For all, new and old: Please be advised that should you go above and beyond the call of duty for Mr. Halloway's little game in the coming days, there may be a reward granted or information given. 100% completion would be the goal for that, should you have an interest. If you have no interest in the matter, please feel free to carry on as usual. R&D will not be handling further communiques for this month, or possibly the next few months. This should not, of course, have any impact on your usage of Retrospec™. The first milestone for the second of the colors lost has been met, and accordingly we have diverted resources to fix what could be fixed. R&D has alerted me that a bigger loss may occur in the near future, and I would advise you to be careful, though I am afraid neither they nor I can be much more detailed than that. Finally, I would like to extend congratulations to those of you who have now reached your sixth month. We hope you will continue to accept our assistance in these trying times. Thank you for your patience, Janet Wiseman Human Resources Retrspec Incorporated As of this post green fruits and flowers of this color regain their pigment. (Note: this is not all plants. This is just for flowers and fruits!) Please feel free to use this post as a network mingle. Every toplevel can be considered a new post, and threadjacking is permitted. No NPC response will be given. Usernames are the character's full real AU names, not aliases or chosen nicknames or usernames, and seemed to have filled themselves in; nothing characters do can change or obscure their names currently. Any new characters will find that the first photo they upload is locked as their profile picture for the rest of the month. Characters who have been in game since February will find their profiles now have a 6 months badge. It does absolutely nothing of note.

Comments

[godcards]

R&D is aware of an issue, Janet is aware they're aware... no point in teasing and just say what "may" occur.

But Retrospec has never been decent at anything, so why start now.

[storytelleroftime]

I mean, being cryptic is an underrated art if you ask me. It takes a certain level of skill to be cryptic. But honestly this is just HR tactics, not the crypticness.

[godcards]

Wouldn't being cryptic imply mystery or intrigue? This isn't cryptic, this is irritating. Retrospec hasn't proven itself competent in any capacity... She may have well just said "something will probably happen but I don't want to tell." At least that's straightforward and not pretending like she'll fix or change anything.

[storytelleroftime]

Exactly!!! That's why they fail to understand it properly! I know they're probably trying to be mysterious, but this is just low effort. But to be fair, at least they fixed some things. Like flowers. But what they have fixed is so minor that it doesn't even matter that they fixed it! It's like they're trying to torture us! Which, come to think of it, they probably are. But doing it like this is just petty!

[godcards]

Now that you mention it... It'd do them some good to clear up the color issue, as people won't stop talking about it. What is the point of their HR department if we never hear from them, anyway? This is what they're FOR.

[storytelleroftime]

Yes. They have ruined 4chan with their color removal and I want to know why! Were the normies that make up the R&D department of Retrospec unaware that such an action would initiate a meme war?!?

But in all seriousness, yes. Giving an official statement on that matter is their job.

[godcards]

Nobody cares about 4chan. As for the why... They probably felt like it. They keep getting reactions which no doubt entertain them, so why stop?

They'll never say anything about what they're doing. I don't get why anyone trusts these people.

[storytelleroftime]

I CARE ABOUT 4CHAN!!! But yes, I do have to admit, people freaking out is rather entertaining.

And that is because despite what most people like to think the default for humanity is a trusting, kind little sheep.

[godcards]

Then those sheep get led to the slaughter. What does that make every else who knows better, I wonder?

[storytelleroftime]

Indeed. And it will be a glorious slaughter of deserving victims! But I digress. I suppose, that makes the rest of us the predators. The predators, or the shepherds.

Although wouldn't retrospec fit the latter description in this case?

[godcards]

False shepherd, maybe. Although no one is quite sure where they're trying to lead the flock, if at all.

I'd rather be a wolf or something.

[storytelleroftime]

Yes. A false shepherd leading their flock to a new future. The new future that is whatever future Retrospec wishes to usher in.

And wolf is actually a nice term. It sounds intimidating! Though I'd rather be a lion, or something. Do lions even hunt sheep?

[godcards]

Sounds strangely optimistic for a bunch of hysterical idiots.

If there were sheep to eat. There's zebras and gazelles too.

[storytelleroftime]

It sort of does, doesn't it? Maybe "the false shepherd is a wolf who took lead of the flock" would be something a bit more accurate.

And so, I guess it's settled then! You're the wolf and I'm the lion!

[godcards]

I look forward to seeing someone get eaten. Maybe multiple someones!

At least you know better than to believe this bullshit.

[storytelleroftime]

Me too! Got anyone specific or do you just like mayhem?

Well of course not. Being a chronic shitposter doesn't mean you're a complete idiot.

[godcards]

I have a few in mind, but I'm not picky. Anyone will do.

I had my doubts, with the comment about 4chan and all...

[storytelleroftime]

All that 4chan thing means is that I'm above the NORMIES!

[godcards]

I really highly doubt that.

Or rather, that's not a high bar to reach.

[storytelleroftime]

Hey I mean retrospec is definitely run by Normies but yeah. It's not a particularly high bar.

[godcards]

Congratulations on being better than the worst.

[storytelleroftime]

Yeah, I guess that's a meaningless achievement, now isn't it? Well... you are right that normies are the worst.

[godcards]

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