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[recollecters]

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 Retrspec 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! Per the mod plotting post, you may use this post to obtain this month's freebie! This month's freebie can be earned by turning in a thread on this post that has 10 or more consecutive comments from you. 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.

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[daemonized]

I think that is the most courteous death threat I've ever had the pleasure of reading. Though I suppose it was more of a request, wasn't it?

[ohrlyeh]

i'm not some kind of reckless barbarian without manners

and i don't really mean it. but then again i wouldn't be choked up if they were gone so

[daemonized]

I can understand your frustrations. It's as you say, every time they tell us not to worry, there is reason to worry that soon follows.

It's only a matter of finding out what that might be, this time around.

[ohrlyeh]

i just want to live life without worrying the sky is going to fall down on my head at any moment

i don't like surprises and i don't like surprises that are made by them

[daemonized]

Something that we can all relate to, I assure you.

How long have you had Retrospec on your phone?

[ohrlyeh]

about two months or so but it feels like a lifetime

[daemonized]

So then you've had a taste so far of what they're capable of. They say variety is the spice of life, but often do they take it too far. ...There's irony in that, when they're the ones taking taste away from us, as well.

[ohrlyeh]

i don't understand the people who think this is exciting

i just want a normal life. i don't want to be some kind of superhero or magical person or alien or whatever

i just want to be left alone

[daemonized]

Then Retrospec's very much not for you. As you can see, this is a very... bustling community for someone who just wants to be left alone.

[Though... the way that's written, Ardyn wonders if he really is just referring about the insanity of this app.]

To be fair, though, some of the abilities they've granted us are not /so/ terrible. Even I possess a bit of magic these days.

[ohrlyeh]

i didn't ask for retrospec in my life, i would gladly opt out if i could

i don't have any magic but from what i've seen of my memories i don't want any. what do you have then. not the typical bunny in a hat magic, no?

[daemonized]

I can heal others. I can also teleport (which sometimes makes me feel quite ill) and phase through solid objects. I can store items in some... strange unseen space, and call them forth when I need them.

You know, just the usual mundane things.

What did you see in your memories?

[ohrlyeh]

wow

you sound like some kind of wizard

i dont want to talk about it. but it's really scary. like something out of a horror movie

[daemonized]

I'm not quite certain what I was, if I'm honest.

But I won't push for information that I rightfully know is none of my business. I can only say that I'm sorry; difficult memories are not particularly... fun to experience.

[ohrlyeh]

maybe you were like merlin. even if i am against the idea of being anything rather than a regular human being, being merlin still sounds like a cool idea

it really isn't fun at all. i just hope that it will turn out that my past life was some kind of actor or something...

[daemonized]

I'd need to start growing a beard for that role, wouldn't I?

Maybe you were an actor, who's to say? You only see part of the whole story, so my advice is this: do your best to not dwell too much on something so incomplete.

[He's a hypocrite, slightly, for suggesting this... but. Well. It's different if it's for someone else's benefit.]

[ohrlyeh]

you could be merlin without the beard. the beard doesn't make the wizard. need to get some nice robes though. and a pointy hat

you're right. it's too early to jump to any conclusions. i guess its just my nature to worry too much about things that don't need that level of worry

[daemonized]

So a beard does not make a wizard, but a pointed hat does?

Worry when there is more to actually concern yourself about. [Which, ah. In Ardyn's experience, might be sooner rather than later, but -- there's no point in stressing out a stranger for no reason. He's given warning enough concerning what to expect.] At least if you ever have any more questions, you have a group here that you can rely on. Even if you'd prefer to read rather than interact.

[ohrlyeh]

yes. a good wizard should have a good hat

true. i've never been good with social interaction but i suppose talking it out with somebody every once in a while isn't bad. we're all in this together

[daemonized]

Oh, but I /do/ have a good hat.

[ardyn no]

You're more than welcome to send a message my way, any time you like. I can be helpful on occasion.

[ohrlyeh]

now you can't just say that and not show me

alright, merlin. maybe i will whenever i feel the need for magical intervention

[daemonized]

Good to know.

As for the hat:

[A picture is attached. It's a selfie, because he's literally just taken it, and while his clothes are... eccentric, generally speaking, the focus is indeed on his hat. A black fedora.

Stop encouraging him.]

[ohrlyeh]

[This hat taste must be encouraged by all means.]

that's a good one. not too pointy but its good. a proper wizard hat

i have one similar to it so i appreciate the good taste there. i'm not biased by any means

[daemonized]

[No, no one should ever encourage this man's fashion sense, for the love of god-]

Oh? Is that so?

You realize that it's my turn to request a picture of this hat? And of course you're not biased. You're simply reasonable.

[ohrlyeh]

alright. give me a moment.

[It does take a moment, since Howard and selfies don't go together too well, but at last he comes out with only a somewhat off-kilter selfie of himself in his own hat.]

it was given to me as a gift a few years ago, i try to wear it when i can

[daemonized]

I like it. It suits you quite well; impeccably stylish.

A gift well-used, if I do say so myself. Thank you for sharing.