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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.

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[usurpers]

I had to.
What’s gone? We can brainstorm extra.

[hauntedsavior]

I can't get drunk or high anymore because I don't have blood, and this girl I was starting to like fell off the app.

[usurpers]

You’re not losing much with the first ones.

She doesn’t remember you?

[hauntedsavior]

I mean, I'm losing a chemical dependency. My brain hasn't been super pumped about it.

But whatever. Like. She and I were bonding over turning into robots together, and... she remembers me, sure, but if we don't have that anymore then I'm just the creepy older girl hitting on a college kid.

[usurpers]

It’s my job to say your body thanks you. To be honest I don’t remember the last time I drank.

[ spoiler: eren’s the biggest heavyweight of all time. ]

I had a cousin going through the same thing, but she’s been off the app for a while now. I’m sorry for both occasions.

[hauntedsavior]

It's fine. I appreciate it, but this is just the risk we take, right? I'm glad you and Elliot know each other from long before the app. Like me and Rose.

[usurpers]

It’s a risk worth taking. A lot of them are worth taking.
I don’t think I can ever see myself not wanting to go through it even knowing that.

[hauntedsavior]

You're right. I'm not gonna turn back into some dead-end wallflower or shrinking violet or whatever plant makes sense here.

It just sucks. 0 for 3.

Hang on to him, yeah?

[usurpers]

You’ll be at the wedding.

This is off topic, but what music are you into?

[hauntedsavior]

[weird segue, but she'll take it. she'd better keep the app long enough for that.]

Punk and metalcore lately -- anything that lets me jam out and be a rebellious asshole at the same time. But if it's local I'll listen to literally anything. Gotta support our scene.

[usurpers]

It’s because I just saw your post and Paramore brings me back.
Metal Core?

1/2

[hauntedsavior]

Oh shit yeah, dude, metalcore. Like... All That Remains, Trivium, fuckin' A7X was my gateway drug because "Beast and the Harlot" still goes super hard, Disturbed was up there too until Draiman showed his ass all over Twitter and now I can't stomach that shit in the slightest, the Agonist had a really weird second album and that's around where I fell off and now the frontwoman is off doing ARCH ENEMY of all fuckin' bands, BMTH took the WILDEST fucking turn into I guess mainstream electro-metal(??? you fuckin' come up with a better genre for That's the Spirit), I never got as into TTDTE as I should've but I gave some of their shit a try just because I HAD to, never could get into Killswitch after they thought they could cover Dio of all fucking singers (how egotistical do you have to BE), Alesana did that three-album concept thing that blew my entire ass out of the water

[hauntedsavior]

Haha, shit.

[usurpers]

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You mean holy shit. That sums up every opinion I had since 2012.
We’re going to the next Metalfest. There’s going to be a Pub show next week too if you’re in.
And I play drums so if you play anything, I’m all for being a rebellious asshole.

[hauntedsavior]

I haven't even tried doing anything musical since I started smoking. I sang a little when I was younger but I was never any good at it. But I keep finding out all these people I know are musicians. Maybe I should pick up, like, bass or something.

Anyway fuck yeah, dude, I'm in.

[usurpers]

I know a little bit of guitar, and a thing or two about screaming. It’s pretty much the same thing, right?
You’d do great with bass.

[hauntedsavior]

You can really mess up your throat if you scream wrong, though. You gotta train for it. There's... oh shit, actually Oli Sykes, the BMTH guy, he got nodules a bunch and that's probably why BMTH doesn't do screaming stuff anymore. So you really gotta take care of yourself unless you want surgery.

How hard could bass be, though? It's just two thirds of a guitar. And if the Parkway Drive guy can figure it all out mid-tour and still sound pretty good then I don't see why I couldn't do it. All right, shit, I'll see if I can scrounge up enough to pick something up.

[usurpers]

All taken into account since a few years ago. I can’t really stay hurt anymore to start, but
That’s not the point. I know basics.

We can see one at a music store?

[hauntedsavior]

Yeah, I don't wanna big sis at you or anything but just because you can't get hurt isn't an excuse to do as much shit that hurts you as possible.

But I also know I can't tell you to do shit, so yeah, let's hit up a Guitar Center or whatever. Get used to me wearing leather more often, I guess.

[usurpers]

Fair when I tell you to stop doing drugs.

You look more like the ripped clothes and boots sort of person.

[hauntedsavior]

Probably because I am, just not as much lately. The leather's sentimental, weird as that sounds to type out. Think I could pass off my robot legs as really fucked up stockings?

[usurpers]

Can I see?

[hauntedsavior]

Fuck no.

[a minute or so later, she takes a picture of her robotic legs stretched out on the futon in front of her. relax, there's nothing illicit in the pic.]

[usurpers]

Haha.

[ you say that as if an eren jaeger would notice anything other than robot legs. like he wants to say that’s so cool, and thank god there’s a screen between them because that’s the first thing that comes out of his mouth!

somewhere, out there, gamers makara is going 👌 dem legs ]

I don’t want to sound insensitive, but
They look a lot cooler than stockings.

[hauntedsavior]

[stop objectifying her gams, gamz]

I guess. Good tradeoff for needing a mechanic instead of a doctor.

Think I'll catch shit for it from the normies? 'Cause once we kill Vanderweele we're definitely gonna have to become the most kickass punk rock band in the city.