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[recollecters]

You know, I think some April Fool's pranks are okay! Like the silly ones they do on websites or the really good natured kind. But I am LESS okay with someone changing the ENTIRE layout of our entire building and giving us treasure maps to go around it which for the record my brother-in-law did and it's a pain!! There's some weird effects coming in from outside this planet at the moment, although they'll mostly miss the city itself. There'll be a localized temporal storm, but it shouldn't be more than a mild irritation. It looks like it's just going to yank some things around and send them on through. I think Maurice is going to call out sick that day, or if I were him I definitely would. Hey, I kind of want a four-leaf clover. I know that's more last month than this month, but still. If you find one, pass it along. Also, I want to do a cutesy April Fools thing, so don't get too mad! Joanne Wiseman Technician 2nd class Retrspec Incorporated For the remainder of the day all users will have their userpic replaced with a picture of them dressed as their favorite animal. It's pretty harmless as far as pranks go, and it will change back either at midnight or after trying to change the picture twice, prompting an "Are you sure?" message but no further ill effects. Per the mod plotting post, you may use this post to obtain one of this month's freebies! This month's freebie can be earned by turning in a thread on this post that has 5 or more consecutive comments from you with someone new. We define someone new as someone new to the game, or simply someone your character has never tagged before. 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.

Comments

[thesettingsun]

It's fiddly.

[It turns into a book, but she seems to be accepting what he says for right now, he doesn't want to ruin that yet.]

Not a practical weapon. I envy the people who get swords.

[devoid]

[Thank you for sparing her, Shuji...]

i kind of want a sword
i don't know what i'd do with one but that's kind of cool
is there a reason why they're handing out weapons?

[thesettingsun]

They hand out other junk too, the weapons are just the most 'what the hell do I do with this' prizes. I don't mind getting stuffed animals or whatever.

[devoid]

well here's hoping i don't end up with any kind of weapon i can't store

[this is gonna be real hilarious whenever she gets her giant axe back]

[thesettingsun]

If not, you might want to invest in a large cabinet.

[devoid]

somehow i doubt stores sell cabinets specialized for giant weapons

[thesettingsun]

No, but it doesn't have to be specialized. Just something big enough, and metal so you don't chop it open from the inside.

[devoid]

i'll keep my eyes open for something like that
hopefully it doesn't become necessary
but my luck's never been good

[thesettingsun]

My luck's nonexistent, so I think if I wished you luck it'd just make things worse for you somehow.

[devoid]

the sentiment's appreciated at least
so have you gotten anything else besides a cool scythe?

[thesettingsun]

A couple of letters, a cat plushie, and a trading card.

[...well, it's probably not for trading.]

[devoid]

i'm guessing they were some kind of special letters
and not just regular mail

[thesettingsun]

Whoever wrote them was embarrassing. Who writes a letter that's 13 feet long?

[devoid]

where do you even find paper that's that long
or is it like stapled together or something

[thesettingsun]

I think it was cut off of a really long roll?

[devoid]

i guess the next question is what did they even write about to take up that much space?

[thesettingsun]

Begging their mentor to give them a literary prize.

[devoid]

wow
that's pretty impressive
impressively sad

[thesettingsun]

You're telling me. I'd rather have another scythe.

[devoid]

it'd probably be hard to dual wield scythes
oh yeah have you actually used it to fight?

[thesettingsun]

A few times. Could be worse, but I still say it's impractical.

[devoid]

seems like it
but it's kind of cool that you've gotten to fight with it
it looks like it'd be really heavy and unwieldy

[thesettingsun]

When I got it I couldn't lift it more than an inch off the ground. I don't recommend trying to pick it up at all if there's even the slightest chance you'll throw your back out.

[devoid]

that's definitely something to keep in mind
but you can swing it around now?

[thesettingsun]

More than I could before. I'm in better shape these days.

[Retrospec is to thank for a lot of that, but still.]