INCEPTION MAKES EVERYTHING INTENSE

[usurpers]

Beta#0901185204

The things that we did during the last few months aside, I’m pretty sure that Zee being killed is the same for everyone’s memories. I didn’t get a chance to say this before, but now is better than later. I spoke to him before he went offline and pieced some memories together to make more sense of everything:

— When we shared dreams in July, we fell in between layers and disappeared from Retrospec’s radar, someplace Zee didn’t have access to.
— They’re suspecting this was caused by Clarence Vanderweele (or something allied with him). And if that’s true, it’s what’s been causing all the problems we’ve been having related to Retrospec since February and until now, maybe even farther back.
— He’s a master at creating illusions, which is why we “disappeared” every night, just like the nonapp users in June. They feel like tests to make us disappear from Retrospec’s sights.
— Zee said that he was going to try his best to fix things while we most likely had to “deep dive” to fix the other ends he couldn’t reach; I saw someone on the app before it went down say that he was going to try something called a counter wave. If anyone shared dreams again, it was this.
— The puzzles were also a call for is to remember ourselves, if anyone else did them. [ with comment is a photo attachment of the puzzle completed on a library table; eren’s is a picture of his silhouette from behind, opening a door with the quote: "Turn him to any cause of policy, the Gordian Knot of it he will unloose, familiar as his garter." ]
— Speaking in riddles and not being direct is also an industry standard. I wish I could’ve had the time to punch him just a little bit, but. There would be a lot more people freaking out or at their throats than understanding and ready to help.

I have a post with its comments copied on a gdoc here before the app went down, I always save these. It’s got information about the layers and the Retrospec founders, including why Vanderweele was kicked off the program and should be dead when he isn’t.

I don’t know how many others noticed what was wrong in the castle by the beach— the resort getup completely deteriorated, just like an illusion, and someone on the phone said something in this flash drive. [ he uploads the file, and the voice says: “You have to get out of here. Please. Get us out of here.” ]

Not counting the carnival we all just got shepherded to and the blocked off Retrospec rooms. Everything just feels completely off, and I’m not going to play around with stall games while something really wrong could be happening. Is Happening. Our lives aren’t toys and we’re being played, I trust Wall Maria appearing more than I trust getting led to Rainbowland right now.

Calling Retrospec our enemy or a pain in the ass for “taking” color and taste away is superficial and petty when vengeance is targeting us to get to them. And with another app user killing criminals, including Zee off when these are all things that’re happening makes us farther from united than we already were. I don’t know about you guys, but this reality I was born in now is the only home I want, so I’ll do whatever I have to to fight for it.

Getting rid of people you think don’t matter, for whatever reason, is worth jack shit too if you’re dead right along with us.

[ YEAH MYSTERY USER HE JUST CALLED YOU OUT ]

Comments

[usurpers]

That wasn’t an illusion. It was more like someone knocked us out of alignment. The fact that we all disappeared every night once that happened was an illusion. The castle and the beach resort is an illusion.

[standalonehuman]

Alpha#02010681 We got a town at the end of our train ride, leading to a museum of Retrospec. It felt more real than anything we've seen for a while, but you think that's an illusion, too?

[usurpers]

Did it crumble in front of you? The robots don’t let me go there.

[standalonehuman]

Alpha#02010681 No. It's still there, I can even go back there. It's almost like, looking at the factory showroom floor? If that makes sense. Places under construction, and then mannequins of people that we know.

[usurpers]

With or without the apps? Or from our memories?

[standalonehuman]

Alpha#02010681 With. It's all the people that are missing now. Koutarou and Ardyn and Dante and Gentiana and way too many more to count.

[usurpers]

Where were you during February?

[standalonehuman]

Alpha#02010681 Pesgare. What about you?

[usurpers]

Magatus. I wanted to find someone else who was in the city during the same time.

Someone pointed out that while this was happening, the mayor and a few others were kidnapped. Zee said this was a distraction at some point to divide attention and it’s probably happening again now.

[standalonehuman]

Tatsuo Kihara, Tatsuma, Eleanor Lamb, a few others. They got my boss- the Chief, and everybody else back safe. I see your point though.

[usurpers]

Investigation isn’t really my area, but I can’t just keep some things quiet., It’s the best I could do.

[standalonehuman]

Alpha#02010681 The kidnappings seemed to be done by, whoever it is that was opposing Retrospec. If you've got evidence Vanderweele might still be alive, then, okay, his people.
Alpha#02010681 This? This is just one angry user. I doubt it's part of something bigger.

[usurpers]

Zee’s word is all we have.

It just crossed my mind that a user could be working with Vanderweele, but maybe I’m just going too far out.

[standalonehuman]

Alpha#02010681 I can see it, it's not a ridiculous idea.
Alpha#02010681 If Vanderweele, his people, if they're making it seem like they're here to rescue us from Retrospec. There are some people who would jump at the chance.

[usurpers]

All you need is perspective.

[standalonehuman]

Alpha#02010681 If this all got set off by an item, though. That means Vanderweele has some insight into what we're getting. Into who the people are that we're remembering.

[usurpers]

It’s not out of the ball park to think he has access to our information if he’s been trying to hack Retrospec for a while, right?

[standalonehuman]

If their group has been trying to do the same things as Retrospec, too. Reconstruction of the worlds, but on their terms. If they've got their own way of getting information, yeah. It makes sense.