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[recollecters]

[ 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.

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[babysplice]

ok
do you like it

[godcards]

Do I like what?

[liberal_arts]

Well, I'm happy to have it, either way.

Is there anything else you need?

[floret]

Oh sorry!
Umm it means "death god"
It's sort of like a grim reaper.
We wore all black and were in charge of helping the dead move on to the afterlife.
But I don't think I did too much of that personally... At least, I haven't remembered anything about it.

[babysplice]

not having a soul

[godcards]

It is preferable to the alternative, yes.

[godcards]

Do you not have the memories to back up your claim or were you just not very good? Death happens all the time, it doesn't seem like there'd be a lack of anything to do...

[flametheif40]

Oh thank goodness...so they don't ACTIVELY try to send us into unreality...whatever that is.

Same! or do multiple roastings! Febreeze and a lighter will do. Don't want to die making Thanksgiving dinner after all.

[jurai]

Uncomfortable's got somethin to do with it, yeah, but it's not like I haven't dealt with it before

[He'd dabbled with a friend his first year, but the more into his career he got, the more serious he had to take it.

Also Eren Jaeger is his anti-drug]

Your roommate? Are they on the app

I guess they wouldn't be if they can't see you




Did you ever get a reason why that's...a thing

[breakingvoice]

they're... changing their stats?

[floret]

I think that just wasn't my job. I was part of this kind of military organization made up of shinigami? And it seems like I spent all my time in the afterlife itself, pretty much. So I wasn't in the living world to meet up with all the dead people who hadn't moved on yet.

[maidofmistakes]

I mean, they're always saying they're trying. And remember horses? We didn't actually do anything to get them back, they just brought them back after forever.

you saw nothing

[thisloveisjustice]

Sure. How about you come to the dojo around 4? I don't think it'll take the whole two hours to get set up, but better to finish early.

[floret]

Well, what I mean is that if you don't want to do it, I'll figure something else out. You don't have to do something you feel weird about just because I asked you to, you know?

Ah, he used to be, but now he's not!
(Just like Gamzee...)
His name is Minato Arisato. He's still friends with a lot of people who have Retrospec, I think.

Oh the ghost thing?
It's because I was one in my past life, more or less.
I mean, I was from the afterlife, and not from the living world. I don't think I was ever technically "alive" in the sense of being a living human on Earth.

[digthefuzz]

exactly!! and that's how you get a win-win-win situation!
(alright then, you better get ready for a real life-ly battle!)

[jurai]

Oh THAT'S what you're worried about

I'm fine with getting you it, that's not a problem

[Wait..but if Minato can't see him...]

Does he think you moved out? How does that work



So if you were never alive you were like..some god of the underworld?

[He's thinking of those minotaurs and the riverman of Styx...both of which Jamie seems too ...soft for.]

[thisloveisjustice]

Certainly. I advocate that everyone have at least a little basic knowledge of self-defense. You never know when the city is going to go a little weird.

[or very weird]

[thisloveisjustice]

So Schrodinger's broken arm?

[thisloveisjustice]

Maybe there's something we could do so they'll be able to find us faster...

[jurai]

So it's not just different worlds, but parallel dimensions?


Wild

Hurts my brain just thinking about it

[thisloveisjustice]

Absolutely. I've pretty much been measuring things that way. Was this month better than last month, yes or no? It's kind of been downhill the last couple of months, so it'd be nice if things picked up this month. Starting with us not being 'lost' anymore.

[floret]

Oh, okay!
Phew. lol

Umm I'm just leaving notes for him and stuff!
idk he seems fine with it so far. He's pretty easygoing when it comes to things like this

Well I WAS a shinigami / death god!
But it's less impressive than it sounds. There was a school in the afterlife where anyone could go learn to be one, pretty much. Although I think you had to have spirit power or w/e

[jurai]

One of these days you're gonna need something off the top shelf of your pantry

Just you wait

[interlucere]

short jokes? really?? that's low, Crow

[jurai]

Yes, yes it is very

Low

Short-statured if you will