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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.

Comments

[thesettingsun]

Nice display name.

[He's happy for you, Jaeger.]

I'm no more monstrous than I normally am, which is nice.

[scythegun]

Isn't it? ☆ I'm so glad I can finally use my real name~!

[i mean it was just a throwaway name to avoid getting caught but it's his now.]

That's good to hear! Sorry you were dealing with all of that.

[...he was holed up in the manor and did not leave. At all.]

[thesettingsun]

Thank you, but I really don't feel comfortable accepting sympathy considering the number of people I seriously injured last month.

[scythegun]

Oh dear. If you ever want to talk about it sometime, I'll listen. Though I can imagine it's not something you really want to talk about where everyone can see...

tw: limb loss

[thesettingsun]

It's fine. Who hasn't attempted to murder a few people over minor insults and sliced off a total stranger's arm, right?

[scythegun]

Ah. That certainly sounds like an experience.

I'm sorry to hear that things got so bad. Are you going to be okay?

[thesettingsun]

Probably not by any normal definition of 'okay'. But I'm in one piece, which is nice, and I'm functioning enough to go to work.

[scythegun]

Sometimes that's really all you can ask for. Just take it one day at a time and hopefully things will eventually sort themselves out a bit.

[thesettingsun]

I'll do my best.

Aside from all of that - I'm really glad you're okay.

[scythegun]

Of course. I'm glad I was able to avoid all of that; I can't imagine how badly things would've gone otherwise.

[his boyfriend's past life is from the zombie apocalypse. it would've been terrible.]

[thesettingsun]

That's a good plan. Don't imagine that.

[it could have sucked more than Resident Evil]

[scythegun]

Oh don't worry, I won't! ☆

[thesettingsun]

Think about something better, such as: how's the boyfriend?

[scythegun]

Not as bored as I've been, though things haven't exactly been easy on him. He's doing his best, of course! And naturally, he's still just as wonderful and perfect as always~! ☆

[thesettingsun]

Good! I'm happy to hear it ♥ Not that I'd expect anything less than wonderful from him.

[Wesker is on the same post and can see this, you two.]

[scythegun]

I'm glad you agree! He really is a wonderful person, isn't he?

[oh my god. please stop.]

[thesettingsun]

Incredible. I admire him a lot.

[scythegun]

As do I! He's so strong and smart and handsome... I really could go on all day, but I'll spare you!

[thesettingsun]

We should stop. It's not appropriate for me to go on about him being handsome anyway.

[scythegun]

Fair! If he comes across this he'll have to spend at least a solid day being embarrassed and it would be cruel for me to keep going...

[thesettingsun]

We can still embarrass him a little, right?

[scythegun]

Oh don't worry, I make a habit of doing that whenever I can~!

[thesettingsun]

Fantastic. I aspire to be as embarrassing as you.

[scythegun]

It's an art form that I have honed to perfection over the years~! ☆ Someday you too can reach this level of embarrassing!

[manufactured]

Don't worry, you're both more than sufficiently mortifying.