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[furtherforward]

is anyone else experiencing an increase in DROPPED CALLS or TRASHY CALL QUALITY since the launch of Retrospec? long-distance in particular. or is there some other, better explanation for this change that I'm unaware of? after plenty of baseless excuses that turned out to be false, my carrier claims that there's noooothing wrong on their end. but what good are they? they also can't find an app on my phone that we know exists.

it's shocking that nobody else has said anything... unless it really is just me and every single phone I touch.

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[appraiser]

who're you trying to call long distance?
back when i was younger and didn't have a cell phone, i would write letters and send them to who i needed to talk to
the post is pretty efficient, with a guaranteed overnight delivery option for when it's urgent!

[furtherforward]

a letter. right. that would make sense, but the recipient is away from home right now. even if I sent one, she wouldn't receive it for some time.

[appraiser]

hmmmmmm a po box maybe? those can be rented out on a monthly basis for those away from home

[furtherforward]

and you expect me to convey this idea to her, how? if I had a call last for long enough to ask that I'd just as soon ask for a current address.

[appraiser]

six degrees of separation!
someone out there has a working phone and can get in contact with her

[furtherforward]

I'd like to meet that someone. every phone I've borrowed so far has the same problem as mine. or, are you saying yours would do the job...?

[appraiser]

maybe! mom makes international calls to her parents every few weeks or so with no problem and we have the same carrier. want to meet up and try? we can have dinner o(〃＾▽＾〃)o

[furtherforward]

[DINNER, RIGHT... Betting is a horrible mistake. At least it's being fashioned into something convenient for him, so it's not all bad.]

may as well get it over with. if your carrier works somehow, at least I'll have some kind of answer.

[appraiser]

yay~~ when do you want to go out, and where do you want to eat? we might be able to find a restaurant in a high-rise building to ensure good reception...
but more importantly, i want to eat pho while it's still cold out

[furtherforward]

then pho it is, I'm not picky. can't say I know anything in the ways of high-rise dining; I rarely waste my time with going out to eat. only quick things.

[appraiser]

━Σ(ﾟДﾟ|||)━
mark your calendar for wednesday!! that'll be plenty of time to clear out your schedule because we're going to the highest-risest dining place i can find

[furtherforward]

high-risest?? you'd better impress me, in that case〰

[appraiser]

leave it to me! (*•̀ᴗ•́*)و ̑̑
let's meet up at 6pm wednesday-- maybe in front of the retrospec building? we won't go inside!!! but it's a good landmark so i don't get lost finding you

[furtherforward]

what, you have a bad sense of direction, Ryoji? fiiine, I can trouble myself with going all the way there if it means keeping you on track. don't be late.

[appraiser]

it's a big city, okay?! i'll get used to it after living here for a couple of years, but in the meantime, i'll go ahead and trouble you （ﾉ´д｀）
see you wednesday!

[furtherforward]

you'll compensate me for the trouble someday. see you