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Recollé Mods ([personal profile] recollecters) wrote in [community profile] retrospec2018-11-01 05:26 pm

LOADING...

[ At 9PM on the 1st, all phones or Retrospec-enabled devices will show flickering screens, until a static-filled image appears. It seems to be a security camera shot, in black and white from a high angle, of a simple computer room. Inside is Joanne Wiseman who many of the users may recognize - she looks young, blonde curls loose around her shoulders, and she also looks tired still.

A young man who looks only slightly older than her comes in. He's dark-haired with a sweater and glasses, but a white labcoat that matches hers as well. Maurice comes over to stand nearby, watching the screen Joanne is looking at.

Neither of them seem to realize they're being recorded. Joanne looks up, and speaks first. ]


Did R and D know anything?

[ Maurice shakes his head, says: ] No. They can't track them down either - it's almost as if...

[ Joanne: ] They have to be somewhere.

[ Maurice: ] Jim's trying to figure it out. You know we don't have anyone better at...ah, "creative" solutions?

[ Joanne: ] No, I know, just...what if their souls are just, just -

[ Maurice: ] I don't think they're gone. I mean - well, they're gone, but I don't think they're gone? You remember August, the one before last. They're, uh, pretty tough?

[ Joanne: ] We're usually able to at least try to help them when we can, though!

[ Maurice: ] Jo - look, we're doing everything we can. We'll find them.

[ Joanne: ] Before they do?

[ Maurice: ] Right. I mean...we have to, don't we?

[ They both look worried. Before they do was said with a certain inflection - and hey, Retrospec. It looks like the employees have lost track of you for the month. How do you feel about that one? ]

As of this post, character usernames are back to being their own names - or rather, characters will be prompted to put in their name as a boot screen loads. Now's your chance to change your preferred name, Retrospecters - but it appears whatever you put in will be locked in as your choice. Hope you didn't put in something ridiculous!

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.

As a friendly reminder, you may also claim one of this month's freebie by submitting a thread from this mod post. This thread must be 10 comments from you and submitted before AC closes.
frostythehitman: (somebody help me tame this animal)

[personal profile] frostythehitman 2018-11-06 06:05 am (UTC)(link)
oh damn
really?
what did you do


[ jesus christ he is SO out of the loop now ]
frostythehitman: (fear is how i fall)

[personal profile] frostythehitman 2018-11-06 06:09 am (UTC)(link)
no way
like they'd just give you full soul-messing control as soon as you turn 18
they probably do it gradually or smth
like making you take classes
and i probably forfeited my rights to it anyway
so i guess i'll never know if they do for real
frostythehitman: (consuming; confusing)

[personal profile] frostythehitman 2018-11-06 06:10 am (UTC)(link)
i mean what were you guys doing in pesgare last month that needed shinji to do all that sneaking around
frostythehitman: (fear is how i fall)

[personal profile] frostythehitman 2018-11-06 06:11 am (UTC)(link)
sure okay
whatever
you got anything else beyond that


[ like, he gets it, he really does, but also: what does bitching about Retrospec actually accomplish?

plus it's really fuckin old by now, move on and find a new thing like the rest of us, Malik, jeez. ]
frostythehitman: (beneath the surface)

[personal profile] frostythehitman 2018-11-06 06:12 am (UTC)(link)
well
lucky for them
probably
i guess


[ WHY DID HE ASK, HE DOESN'T LIKE KNOWING THIS CARNAL INFORMATION ]
godcards: (05.)

[personal profile] godcards 2018-11-06 06:12 am (UTC)(link)
[ NO IT'S ALL HE HAS!!! ]

I don't have to.
argone: (The Look)

[personal profile] argone 2018-11-06 06:13 am (UTC)(link)
[He asked.]

You asked.
frostythehitman: (somebody get me through this nightmare)

[personal profile] frostythehitman 2018-11-06 06:15 am (UTC)(link)
alright
you do you then
keep being the retrospec hating one hit wonder
frostythehitman: (and we believe it's not the real me)

[personal profile] frostythehitman 2018-11-06 06:15 am (UTC)(link)
i know
i'm a dumbass
godcards: (13.)

[personal profile] godcards 2018-11-06 06:17 am (UTC)(link)
I WILL

The rest of you can delude yourself into a false sense of security where they are concerned, but I KNOW the truth!!! I won't forget and I will never forgive them for what they've done!!!
sunnyspot: (☀️ 12)

[personal profile] sunnyspot 2018-11-06 06:21 am (UTC)(link)
You're right.

I don't know if this is weird or not, but if you ever need to let anything off your chest, feel free to message me. Sometimes it's good to just talk about things. So even if I can't always offer advice, I'm a good listener.

As long as it's through text, anyway.
argone: <user name=cupcakegraphics> (Smirky)

[personal profile] argone 2018-11-06 06:25 am (UTC)(link)
Just a bit.
Don't worry, I won't hold it against you.
sunnyspot: (☀️ 13)

[personal profile] sunnyspot 2018-11-06 06:27 am (UTC)(link)
Actually, someone in my memories said something similar, so that makes me happy. Thank you. Really.

I'm not completely deaf, so I can usually get by with my hearing aids and lip reading about 90% of the time. But yeah, I know ASL. I just don't get to use it too much, since not many people know it.
manufactured: (021. and the world gets smaller)

[personal profile] manufactured 2018-11-06 06:48 am (UTC)(link)
So you assume.
keystaff: (Fretful)

Private

[personal profile] keystaff 2018-11-06 07:29 am (UTC)(link)
Make it -- eh? Um. You don't have to? I mean. We're fine, so.

[Sakura is still unused to the idea of gifts outside of her birthday and holidays. Let alone this. She and Xiaolang were fine now.]
keystaff: (Potential)

[personal profile] keystaff 2018-11-06 07:30 am (UTC)(link)
I haven't had anything back since I got the app again, but. Before I had this bear. And this necklace that turned into a staff, with these magic cards.
keystaff: (My blood)

[personal profile] keystaff 2018-11-06 07:32 am (UTC)(link)
I've only heard about August. I mean, that month just before I got the app. But it....didn't sound good.
keystaff: (If I could fly)

[personal profile] keystaff 2018-11-06 07:34 am (UTC)(link)
Well. We can try. And uh, he was a werewolf? I first found out when he was outside my work waiting for me. I didn't actually realize it was him at first....
keystaff: (Your heart)

[personal profile] keystaff 2018-11-06 07:42 am (UTC)(link)
Probably. Plus the bonus of easy food available without needing to make a specific shop for it.

I'm just glad everyone seems alright now.
floret: (better the files)

[personal profile] floret 2018-11-06 07:44 am (UTC)(link)
There's that, at least.
Or, well...
They might be doing it intentionally but they won't have any way to know whether it's working, I guess?
floret: (how to be american)

[personal profile] floret 2018-11-06 07:45 am (UTC)(link)
Sounds


fun!

Or, like
Potentially helpful, at least
floret: (and the new dead leaves—)

[personal profile] floret 2018-11-06 07:49 am (UTC)(link)
Or something like that, I guess?
Junior employees, maybe. Maurice used to be an intern, but now he's in charge of mail. I'm not sure what Joanne's official job title is. She's usually the one who sends out cries for help, I think!
floret: (i don't have to go to spring street)

[personal profile] floret 2018-11-06 07:54 am (UTC)(link)
It's honestly no trouble!
I suppose in this case they couldn't help it since they didn't seem to know they were being recorded/broadcast, but they should really be making more of an effort to keep their postings accessible. :|
Anyway, if something like this happens again, I'll try to get to the post early enough that I can just transcribe it before anyone has to ask! (tbh I think everyone prefers reading things rather than having to watch videos)
floret: (i had no right)

[personal profile] floret 2018-11-06 07:55 am (UTC)(link)
But imagine if we tried it and there were some kind of display error, and we ended up just being boxes with question marks! Forever!
floret: (i'll never win a peace prize)

[personal profile] floret 2018-11-06 07:59 am (UTC)(link)
Ah yeah...
I might end up having to do that too. Like, this semester I'm kind of getting away with it because only one of my classes checks attendance, but between Retrospec nonsense in general and my lack of a physical presence, it might be time to... throw in the towel. At least for a while.

It's not your planning ability I doubt, so much as the human decency of your managers! But it's great that you're able to make it work.