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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

[fiddlestick]

He remembers you again? oh, that's wonderful! Does that mean he's back on the app?

[thesettingsun]

No. Last month a ghost replaced me as his best friend.

[fiddlestick]

Oh....

That's bad. Sorry.

[thesettingsun]

It's okay.

[It's really not.]

The important thing is that everyone is normal again.

[fiddlestick]

Right.

Wherever those ghosts are now, I hope they're happy.

[thesettingsun]

Me too.

I wrote them a hopeful story, so at least there's that.

[fiddlestick]

Really?

That's really nice of you. Any chance I can read it?

[thesettingsun]

Didn't save a copy on my laptop first, sorry.

[fiddlestick]

Aw, that's too bad. Oh well.

[thesettingsun]

I can write you the cliff notes version if you really want.

[fiddlestick]

Oh, that's okay! Maybe I'll catch the next story you write.

[thesettingsun]

I'll send you the second draft as soon as it's ready, how about that?

[fiddlestick]

Really??

I'd love that!

[thesettingsun]

Never hurts to get a little more feedback. I'm thinking about doing a piece about a professional musician who loses his sight in the middle of his career.

[fiddlestick]

Oh really? What kind of musician?

[thesettingsun]

I was thinking about pianist? The focus of the story is all the people going 'well at least it wasn't your hearing' and 'but now your hearing gets even better so there's a silver lining', while the pianist feels that because at least you still have music that he can't express his despair over never being able to see again.

It has a sad ending.

[fiddlestick]

Wow...that sounds so sad. The poor guy...I could see it happening too.

I'd like to read it! Whenever it's ready.

[thesettingsun]

I can't give a good estimate on when it'll be ready since, you know, unreality. My computer might turn into a fish tomorrow, or I might have to deal with an alien invasion and not have any time for editing.

[fiddlestick]

Haha, that's fine. I know how it is as a music composer.

But still, when it happens, I'll be ready to read!

[thesettingsun]

Do I get to preview your next piece in return?

[fiddlestick]

Sure! You got yourself a deal.

[thesettingsun]

Pleasre doing business with you.

[fiddlestick]

Hehe, you too!