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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

[motiv8]

You don't have to do anything like that! I get by just fine on my own, I would feel awful if anyone else's money was going toward me like that.

[fiddlestick]

Don't worry, it's fine! Cooking helps me de-stress, so I always end up with too much anyway. Better for it not to go to waste.

[...He...has a lot of stress okay]

[motiv8]

If you insist... only if you really, really have too much you can't do anything else with, though. Okay?

[fiddlestick]

Haha, okay! Deal.

[It'll come regularly regardless]

[motiv8]

[Elliot no]

You and Crow both, I swear...

[fiddlestick]

Aw, c'mon. We're all past life buddies! We should at least look after each other.

Hey, how was his salmon?

[motiv8]

Yeah, okay. How about letting me look after you guys, too, rather than making me the charity case?

Pretty good. They pay him pretty well for not giving him money, I'll tell you that

[fiddlestick]

You're not a charity case! And I saw you, you were looking after me in that castle! I really do appreciate that.

Oh man, I'm a little jealous. I haven't gotten to try his cooking yet.

[motiv8]

Looking out for you once doesn't entitle me to mooch off of you.

[And that's final!! Except not, because doormat, but what can you do.]

Maybe you can make a night of it sometime. I'd offer to help out and make it a potluck sort of deal, but basically all I'm ever going to be able to offer you is rice.

[fiddlestick]

[Boy he sure is a stubborn one about this...]

Okay, fine. So what ways would you like to look after us?

[He doesn't want to make Rean keep feeling bad about this, so compromise!!]

Hey, rice is an important staple. Though it would be nice to hang out sometime together like that.

[motiv8]

[He is not worthy of your care or affection stop this]

Well... most of how I get by around here is by picking up odd jobs for people. So I guess, if there's anything you ever need a hand with, no matter how small or annoying you think it might be, give me a call. I'd be happy to help you guys out without worrying about the payment part.

[RANK UP! Rean Schwarzer will now gofer for you.]

It is, but it just feels like the least exciting thing to be bringing. Still, you're right about that, it would probably be a good time.

[fiddlestick]

[You are too, deal with it.]

Really? Well, okay...but only if it doesn't interfere with your paying jobs. I don't want to hurt your income.
Otherwise...I could probably call you if I need something done with manual labor. I'm pretty weak.

[SOCIAL RANK GO]

Sometimes the least exciting thing is the most important part. Like the cello part in Pachelbel's Canon! The melody would collapse without the strong underlying beat.

[motiv8]

[No]

Sounds like a deal to me. I don't imagine it'll get too much in the way, anyway.

Somehow, I'm not surprised to see you making that comparison... all right, though. Maybe sometime we can get something together.

[fiddlestick]

Eheh, sorry. I'm sure it sounded really nerdy.

Great! I'd like that.

[motiv8]

Haha, don't worry. There's no shame in that. I like nerdy.

Two deals, then.

[fiddlestick]

Oh, well...good! That's a relief to know, because I'm not sure I could pull off being cool to save my life.

[motiv8]

That makes two of us.

Besides, even if it is "nerdy," it just means you're really passionate about this stuff. There's no shame in that.

[fiddlestick]

Aw, that's really nice of you Rean. Thanks.

Still, if I start to bore you, you can tell me to stop.

[motiv8]

I'll keep that in mind, but I doubt that'll happen.

Trust me, I'm basically the last person on earth you need to stress yourself over impressing in any way. You're good.

[fiddlestick]

Okay.

Haha, well...I say I won't worry, but I probably will. I do that a lot.

[HELLO ANXIETY]

[motiv8]

Haha... fair enough. I won't hold that against you.

[fiddlestick]

Thanks. You're a nice guy Rean.

Talk to you later?

[motiv8]

[He spends a decent amount of type typing and then deleting various responses along the lines of "thanks, but I don't know how true that is" before finally just sending this:]

Yeah. See you