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[recollecters]

Welcome back, users. Looks like we were able to bring you back online and tracked again...here's hoping the layers are settled now, but the readings are off the chart. We're doing our best to stabilize the city for December while we track some of the magical sources we're picking up. It may take us some time though, so please bear with us! We may be working through the holidays, too, if this keeps up. But it's okay. You opened the doors and new routes for us to check. Stay positive, users. December is a special time of the year. What's your favorite holiday tradition? You'd be surprised how thoughts shape things here. Please take care. Joanne Wiseman Technician 2nd class Retrspec Incorporated Characters' display names are the same as whatever they chose last month and are permanently locked in! Newbies may pick a new name for their first use on Retrospec, but whatever they pick will also become permanent. 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

[psykick]

To whatever this is? Yes?

Uh. Maybe start with the unwilling experiments bit.

[she wants to say that 'magic isn't real' but there was all that weird stuff last month...]

[flametheif40]

OOoooh boy, Ummm...that is A MASSIVE rabbit hole that we are STILL trying to figure out. I got a file with some information, somewhere if u want.

But in the meantime...the basics.

We are slowly getting memories of another person that lived in another place, another time.
We also will get whatever skills and abilities that person had, magical or otherwise.
Everyone has a different person, not all of them have magic.

[psykick]

[She has to keep reminding herself she's already seen some weird stuff. So... more weird stuff... is logical... right?]

Um. Could you share that document, please?

Because even the basics are a bit out there.

[flametheif40]

here, hopefully it won't make you freak out too much.

Not going to lie, from here on out, things just get weirder.

Sorry, things sort of make sense eventually if you just kinda shrug and go "why not".

Like, "Hey, there is a talking cat, that's a thing, why not."

Every month, strange things happen, usually in a month or two Retrospec(the people running the experiments) fixes it and screws something else in the process.

[psykick]

[Rinka spots the link to the 'users guide' and decides to start there. After about 15 minutes, she replies.]

I think I'm getting a headache.

[flametheif40]

How far did you go?

[psykick]

I got down to where they talk about reviving the dead and I think I'm going to stop there for today.

[flametheif40]

That's probably for the best.

Just....don't die, or run over anyone with your car. Then you have nothing to worry about :P

Oh, and in case you had the exact same question when I heard about it.

No, there aren't any zombies. Usually, zombies are still weird. That's a constant.

[psykick]

not really something i was wondering about but thanks?

wait. how do you know i have a car?

[flametheif40]

Seriously? I was completly freaked out about it and that was the 1st thought in my head.

and I know you have a car for one simple reason,

you hit me with it once, I'm assuming by accident, otherwise, you're a horrible hitman :P

1/2

[psykick]

WHAT? I HAVE NEVER HIT ANYONE WITH MY CAR!

2/2

[psykick]

Wait. There was that guy I almost hit at the beginning of the semester.

WAS THAT YOU?

Re: 2/2

[flametheif40]

YEP!

I was wondering if you'd remembered, good to know that no one else had any close calls.

[psykick]

OMG I'M SO SORRY. I SWEAR I DIDN'T SEE YOU UNTIL THE LAST SECOND.

[flametheif40]

WOOW WOOW! It's okay! Really! My head was up in the clouds! You seem like a nice girl and I hold nothing against you okay!?

[psykick]

Then why imply that I actually hit you?

[flametheif40]

I was trying to joke about it, cause I didn't want to sound like "Of course I know, don't you remember almost hitting me!?" and sound super mad and bitter about it! Which I'm not! Really! Trying to freak you out was the last thing I wanted to do cause, well your just getting used to the app and that's scary so I didn't want to add to that, maybe some mild teasing about best cause ya know...that's normal I guess?

[psykick]

Well your joke fell flat, Al. Still, I appreciate that you were not meaning to freak me out, but please thing about how things could sound in the future.

[flametheif40]

Not the 1st time a joke fell falt, probably won't be the last.

Ummm, I was trying to be considerate...
Probably spend more time with my head in the clouds than with people

sorry.

[psykick]

Apology accepted.

So. How long have you had the app?

[flametheif40]

Oh gosh...it's been a while now...

Since summer basically. I remember around the end of may, noticing all the colour in the city disappeared.

and a paintbrush flew me to the top of a skyscraper...

[psykick]

a giant paintbrush? that's unusual. wouldn't a broom have been more traditional?

[flametheif40]

Not as big as your thinking.

I wish it was flying like a broomstick! Better than holding on for dear life!

[psykick]

and it just flew you up to the top of a building? why?

[flametheif40]

I have no idea...

It got mad and slapped me when I tried to run away after