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Hello, everyone! As you've probably noticed, we've been having a few problems - I mentioned earlier that something got knocked out of balance, and we had to recalibrate, but in a few days we should be able to drop the emergency measures. Please be aware that there is an incoming storm, class four. General orders for that kind of thing are to report to management for any known threats and follow instructions, but so far what's known is "that might be a little annoying" and "hope it isn't". Theoretically it'll probably be related to the holiday, I think, because a large group of souls focused through the needle of a pin on one thing can sort of shape a thing around them.

That's sort of a really inaccurate way to put it on the technical side of things, but I think it's the easiest way to understand it! At any rate, we'll know more once we're in the thick of things. Please take care as usual; resources aren't exactly what some of you seem to think they are, and we had to expend rather more than usual in the past month or so to keep things with a few of you steady.

Joanne Wiseman
Technician 2nd class
Retr

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this's definitely out of my wheelhouse but
what about this is actually easy to understand?
not that i expect any answers, with what people have told me
but still

absolutely nothing. they do this all the time, send out vague announcements that really only makes us more confused than we already were. it's been proven that they ARE able to mess things up pretty badly, so they're at least worth paying attention to

well that's real comfortin and all, in a way that makes me completely not thrilled with whatever
thing
they've got planned for this month

yeah, that's pretty much how everyone with access to this thing feels. aside from times where bad things actually happen, they're pretty easy to ignore

they can't do much to ruin valentines day, it already sucks, so i think we might be okay

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taishou - 2018-02-03 16:33 (UTC) - Expand

don't worry too much, kurochin, it's never easy to understand...

i guess i'd understand the ""technical side"" way, way less than this
but none of it really makes any sense to me at all

i can help explain the app to you, if you need it!! you'll get the hang of it really quickly...

well, the most you can, anyway.

taishou - 2018-02-02 03:59 (UTC) - Expand

pronounces - 2018-02-02 04:05 (UTC) - Expand

taishou - 2018-02-03 16:34 (UTC) - Expand

that's the thing
it gets even more complicated from here on out too and there's nothing we can do about it except...
prepare, i guess

it doesn't sound like anybody's really actually managed to be prepared, though
kinda like
the exact opposite of it

adoringpast - 2018-02-02 11:17 (UTC) - Expand

taishou - 2018-02-03 16:35 (UTC) - Expand

it's fine it's fine!
no one REALLY understands

good to know i'm not the only one
cause it's real confusin

livens - 2018-02-02 04:46 (UTC) - Expand

I don't understand any of it myself. At this point I'm just guessing at what they mean.

hate to ask it, but
have you guessed right at all yet?

spiritoso - 2018-02-02 04:04 (UTC) - Expand

taishou - 2018-02-03 16:36 (UTC) - Expand

Uh, well... compared to how it used to be, this is an improvement.
Sorry to see you're on this too now, though.

how is this even an improvement...
it's not really been bad yet, i guess?
besides the confusion
hey

judgementkazzy - 2018-02-02 04:47 (UTC) - Expand

taishou - 2018-02-03 16:37 (UTC) - Expand

well, we won't be getting any answers from Retrospec past what Joanne has told us just now
but the storm she's referring to is last August
idk if you happen to remember the monsters from back then?

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From what I've seen, nothing. Even when they try to be informative, it's still very vague.

Ah... I can answer at least a few things, if you want, though. I don't know what people have already told you yet, but it's always easier hearing this from someone you know.

[Even if it's the too serious thirteen year old you karate coach--]

that's because you're doing it wrong. don't try to understand it. you have to laugh at how ironic it is that it doesn't make sense, and then it all falls into place from there.

Something bad is gonna happen...that is all that's needed to know

it's not
it never is
at least 50% of what they say makes no sense each time...