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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

[akatatai]

The Epsilon people are the ones who were new to Retrospec, right?
I talked to a few of them, but I don't know their names
So I guess not? Or I don't know any of them well enough

[invocate]

Yeah, the ones that started appearing in September. I know a couple of them. It's weird though. It seemed like we weren't getting anyone new for a while.

[akatatai]

Someone else mentioned that too... that even though we're getting new people again, it's not as many as before

Maybe it's a cautionary thing
Like because of all of Retrospec's issues lately

[invocate]

Maybe... Although, I don't know if they can really control which of us start getting memories.

I do hope they get this all fixed though. And soon.

[akatatai]

Yeaaaaah... there's really no telling

But try to safe and stuff, Li-na!

[invocate]

I do! Really!

Why would you think I'm not being safe?

[akatatai]

I didn't mean it like that!

I'm more likely to die between the two of us anyway

[invocate]

that's kind of a sad thing to admit

if you ever get in trouble, call me okay? i'll be there in a flash.

[akatatai]

...Don't tell Chiyo I said that, okay?
I'm supposed to be staying positive

But thanks, Li-na! You can call on me too, even though I don't know how much I can do
But I'll at least try!

[invocate]

I won't

sometimes it's hard to stay positive, but we just have to keep trying

[nevermind Chiyo can totally see all of this if she wanted to...]

You'd try and that counts for a lot. Emotional support is really important!