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Hello and happy new year! A lot of poll results came in from R&D and we've almost fixed taste all the way. Horses are almost fixed, too. We've been working pretty much non-stop around the holidays to stabilize everything, so I hope this works!

Just so you guys know, while we were working on fixing the original problems we received some alerts of residual effects outside of our usual domain. Don't worry though! Remember what I said a while ago? We're still moving more resources around into better defenses to protect the city from huge storms like last summer. We'll be taking care of that really soon and isolating the unknown problem.

I wish I could tell you more, but we're all working overtime here to finish the final stages of a big project. No matter what happens you guys should be safe while we finish up, so just stay calm, okay? Don't get too reckless!

Joanne Wiseman
Technician 2nd class
Retr

spec Incorporated

As of this post taste tier 4 has been icly regained; tier 5 will go into effect on Saturday, January 6th at 9pm EST and taste will be fully restored!

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Ha ha.
Who can resist a giant eyeball.

Oh no!!

I'm going to get flustered!

[ . . . ]

You're right though, I notice eyes first too.

Someone fetch you your fainting couch?

Well that means you have good taste then.
I mean there's other things to notice too.
But eyes just tell us a lot about someone.

The vapors, Eleanor!

And if you're making eye contact to notice their eyes, that means you're really looking at someone. It's a difficult thing for some people, but it really is better to try

My goodness, not the vapors!

I guess it's weird but I've never really had that problem?
Eye contact is pretty easy for me.
Always has been.

No, for me too. But some people are more shy, or have suffered things that make it harder for them.

[ But then she recalls her and Eleanor's first conversation. She considers deleting that response or editing it and decides to just make a new response. ]

That's all. I don't think it's weird to be good at it.

I think more people don't like eye contact than do.
I'm not sure it's about shyness though.

More

Oh I don't know.
Like, I know I'm a basket case of insecurities but eye contact was never an issue so
Maybe I am just the oddball.

Everyone has their own insecurities. I don't like the idea that one trait or another makes someone odd.

People are way more unique than that.

Everyone has 'odd' traits, after all

Mm.
I guess that's true.

Probably best to just not dwell on stuff like that though.
Who has time for introspection anymore?

Introspection can be really important to help people sort themselves out, I don't know about dismissing it entirely.

But I'm also tired

As someone taking four classes and an internship and an engineering lab
I don't have time for introspection.
Or being tired.

Two classes and a full time job here so tbh you might win.

Or maybe I'm just prone to admitting tiredness after New Years idk. Last night was busy

Yeah...
For me too

fun though?

Of course! I love my job

Oh you had to work?
Where do you work?

The Stone Pegasus Casino. New Years Eve saw us having a big pre-ticketed party! I was on staff for it

Oh right!
You still owe me free tokens for that place.

What kind of party does a casino have?

Champagne on the floor, we had our own version of the ball drop, two different DJs, and we got some discounted tokens too. The whole night was really energetic.

But okay! I'll give them to you next time

So lots of music and drinking so people will gamble more?

So they feel comfortable and have a good time

And then gamble more.

:P

You know I won't say it like that!

Fine fine.

So you create at atmosphere of happiness and relaxation through music and drinks, and if they just happen to gamble more, well, that's nice?

They can enjoy their games of chance that much more. I was complimented a lot last night at the tables.

I imagine you get compliments most nights.

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