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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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[hairstroke]

[ When he hears the approval, he lets out a sigh of relief. One of the most important factors for Leon's dating life was for Xiaolang to approve of his significant other. It... didn't go so well last time with Clover until they broke up. He may give him a hard time, but the last thing he wanted to do was upset Xiaolang or make him feel uncomfortable.

Deep down, he had a feeling that like himself, Xiaolang liked Mio more than what he let on. Whenever he saw the pair together, they almost reminded him of siblings from their banter. Even though she teases him, he knew that she would be there for Xiaolang and give him some thoughtful advice. Which is another huge factor in Leon's attraction to her in the first place. ]

Thanks Xiaolang.

[ It's a short response but Leon is actually tremendously happy to hear that from his cousin. ]

Don't worry, though. If she messes with you, I won't hold back and I'll be certain to get on her case.

[cardcaptured]

[Well, Xiaolang was always going to feel uncomfortable about this, in one way or another-- it couldn't be helped. It was always weird when a third person stepped into a relationship like theirs, an intrusion, almost, but-- he was thirteen now. He had to get over it. It wasn't as if Leon cared about him less, just because he liked some other girl. And honestly, with all the time he had been spending with Sakura lately, it wasn't as if he wasn't guilty of leaving his cousin out of things too. (Although that made it seem like they were dating, which they totally weren't!!!! Not in the slightest!!!!)

At the very least, Mio was family too, in a way, so it wasn't as if it was a total stranger worming their way into their lives. So that was a plus... probably. That said--]

... that didn't really work all that well last time, though. [HE DOESN'T WANT TO SEE YOU IN CAT EARS AGAIN]

[hairstroke]

[ (Sure Xiaolang, we totally believe you. Tell that to everyone in this city.)

When he reads his cousin's next message, it's like a wound that opened up again and he could still feel the sting. RUDE! Listen, he's determined to never wear cat ears ever again. But then he'll most likely end up in something even more ridiculous than cat ears, tbh ]

That's

That's simply because she caught me off guard and on a bad day! I promise you, this time things will be different.

[ Except not and he's going to continue to crash and burn because of her. Rest in pieces, Leon... ]