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[recollecters]

Happy New Years, users. I'll cut to the chase; the barrier we instilled a few months ago is decaying quickly and we're sorting through the new data as fast as we can. This barrier was originally designed to contain a rogue error. There are several of you who have taken care of this issue and from here we will handle the rest...thank you. The influx of data will help us decode our next steps. As mentioned, we've spent December tracing several magical sources that are coming up in our readings. We're doing the best we can to trace Clarence--Mr. Vanderweele, and corral the effects he's altering in the city. I believe we're ready to tear down the firewall and begin exploring further. If our information is correct, we're really breaking the boundaries of the layers we've discovered lately! It's exciting, don't you think? The only information I can offer is that we will need you to be strong no matter what happens. We believe things have changed outside of security measures we've set in place, though we will need more data to understand the best way to stabilize the city from his control. We understand if you cannot and do not wish to help, but please know we're doing everything we can. Please take care. Joanne Wiseman Technician 2nd class Retrspec Incorporated Characters' display names are the same as whatever has been previously chosen and are permanently locked in! 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

[thesettingsun]

Understandable. I'm in sort of the same boat.

[panicky breakdowns are dumb and he is not for them today]

How was your fortune? I didn't see whether you hung it on the tree or not.

[manufactured]

Well, I'll hardly say that I'm embracing them, but at this point, it seems a better option than most others.

[godcards]

[ i'm sorry he's like this ]

Oh? And you really needed your fortune told for that? Where have you been these past two years, exactly... ?

[thesettingsun]

"Retrospec: if you are technically dead, we will still find ways to make you miserable."

[manufactured]

Not godawful, to my knowledge. Small blessings, I suppose.

[spirithacker]

[Thank you for not having that debate with a small child.]

we know this guys definitely bad
so its ok
i think?

[fiddlestick]

Wow...I'm sorry you had to remember dying like that.

You still seem very...alive? I never would've guessed.

[godcards]

Ignoring them seems to work fine for me most of the time, but to each their own.

[ this is the stupidest lie anyone has made up about retrospec, ever ]

[keystaff]

Magical sources? And the layers? But. Of course, I'll do what I can to help. With enough of us helping out, I'm sure we'll figure it out and everything will be alright. I mean, a firewall is like protection to do with computers, right? Not a literal wall of fire.

At least last month we got a bit of a break? Sort of. I mean, the mistlebats being back was kinda unexpected but it really was quieter in comparison to some months with the app? I hope everyone had a great time over the holidays! But as long as Joanne-san and the others are doing their best, so should we!

[...Ever the optimist, of course.]

[motiv8]

Lovely. I'll keep my guard up...

And yeah, I have a million, but I honestly don't even know where to start... I guess, who even is the person they're talking about? Do we know anything more about the person that's posting here?

[thesettingsun]

Good. If one of us had to get the worst misfortune, I'm glad it was me and not you.

[motiv8]

You're not kidding.

Yeah, that's the idea I'm getting from all of it. Betting we have a bumpy ride ahead of us... some happy new year that is.

[flametheif40]

"Retrospec: Your NOT miserable? We need to fix that."

[manufactured]

You have my congratulations, then. You're probably the only one in the city.

[motiv8]

Right? We just get dumped on here with no explanation, and it's great that some people know what they're talking about, but for those of us who just got here...

Ugh. We'll figure it out whether we want to or not, I guess.

[thesettingsun]

You don't know the half of it, but thanks.

I'm not cold, and normally you can't tell that I don't have blood anymore, so I can pass for alive-human. Not sure whether I age anymore, that'll be a fun discovery.

[manufactured]

I imagine my luck with Retrospec has been more than terrible enough already to make up for it. I doubt there's much topping the past year for me.

[godcards]

Thank you! It's much easier to have everyone else clean up their messes, because I certainly don't see why I have to.

[thesettingsun]

"Retrospec: happiness is for the blind."

[thesettingsun]

You do know if you say that you'll be bound by narrative casualty to have an even worse year, right?

[motiv8]

If that's what helps you get to sleep at night... although I can't say I'm complaining about putting you further in my debt.

[It goes both ways. Even if he was a little ticked off, Rean can't say he enjoys feeling like he's fighting with Crow...]

[flametheif40]

Retrospec: Misery is reality.

[standalonehuman]

Hitori Togusa Sitting relatively easier than a lot of people on the app, as you like to remind me.

[Togusa is Malik actually reminding you or is it your own guilt reminding you when you talk to Malik?]

Hitori Togusa It's more about getting the advice that is being given. Showing I'm open to listening.

un: yiu li-na

[invocate]

Admittedly, I'm not the most computer savvy, but firewalls are supposed to protect something... right? I'm kind of wondering if Joanne is speaking figuratively here and what side of the firewall are we on?

[flametheif40]

It shows.

I take it you been here a while?