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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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[floret]

[ but he was also genuinely curious about what it means for a deck of cards to be "big" ]

That's fine for the dealer, but you need to think about the other players, too. I've got pretty small hands, you know? I'm not saying I'd hate playing with a giant deck (of cards), but wouldn't it look kind of ridiculous?

[jurai]

[Look up pun in the dictionary you lost confused grim reaper]

Well, we're not talking clown-sized or anything if that's what you mean

But it

You know...I kind of want to try your other idea now

Imagine a 104 card deck

[floret]

[ no like he GETS it, he just doesn't get it ]

Do clowns have giant ones?!

[jurai]

Yeah man

You've never seen em? They're like the size of clipboards

[floret]

Oh
huh.
Gosh



Speaking of clowns, I do have an odd job for you!

[jurai]

[There's a 30 second pause before typing again.]

I don't like where this is going, Jamie

['odd job' and 'clown' are huge red flags, and Crow knows he's desperate enough for work to take it anyway.]

[floret]

Don't worry, it'll probably be fine and no big deal!

But first I should ask:
Do you, you know, party?

[jurai]

[Easy for you to say Jamie, because his mind's already going places.]

Well yeah, who doesn't?

[floret]

lol I figured but you never know. People get so weird about it sometimes.

[ and now he switches over to private... ]

Do you know Gamzee Makara? He's not on the app anymore, but he was for a while. He's super tall like you, and he always wears clown makeup? (I think it might be some kind of religious thing, I'm not sure)

[jurai]

[Ah, Crow does a quick search through his contacts to see if it pops up. It's not a familiar name, at least...

Ah, no luck.]

Not a name I recognize, no.

But he's tall like me, clown makeup...

[floret]

And he's my weed guy, but he can't, you know, see or hear me anymore.

[jurai]

Ah

I think I'm starting to get where this is going


You need someone visible to get it for you now that Gamzee's not on the app

[floret]

"Starting"? lol

Anyway yes exactly! Would you mind? I'm not really sure what a fair commission rate is for something like this, so I'll let you decide. & of course I'm always happy to smoke you out. (related but Netflix has SO many good cooking shows now)

[jurai]

I'll figure out rates

Depends on how often you need a weed run tbh

Afraid I'll have to pass on the weed itself, my EMT certification's on the line and I gotta keep my record clean.

[And if Eren Jaeger found out...well, Jamie might not be the only ghost in this world]

But hey, that doesn't mean Netflix is out

[floret]

Oh do they do like random drug testing? That sucks...
(If you're not comfortable being involved at all, I would understand)

[ lmao ellen jaguar needs to fuckin Chill ]

ok let's watch Netflix!
Have you met my roommate? He can't see me anymore either but he's cool about it
Where are you living rn?

[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

[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.

[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.]

[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]

Wow talk about a chill roommate

I'm kinda impressed


You had to go to SCHOOL to be a grim reaper? That sounds way less exciting than I was imagining the afterlife to be

School, the one immortal thing in all realms

[floret]

Now I'm curious about how exciting you were imagining the afterlife to be.

[jurai]

Well they sure hype it up a lot, don't they?

It'd kinda suck if you went through the trouble of dying and SURPRISE

MORE SCHOOL

Or even worse, standing in line like at the DMV