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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
Retr

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Yeah, pretty much...

Last new year one of their barriers blocked the sun for a month. It was really creepy.

Blocked... the sun?

The entire sun.

Creepy is one word for it...

Yeah. Or rather, more like the entire sky.

With a dome.

With each passing word, I become less and less convinced I haven't stepped directly into a horror game.

The entire sky was blocked with a dome, and we just... never noticed? Or, at least, I didn't... I know there's the whole layers thing keeping people from recognizing something's weird, but you'd think that at least would have raised some alarm bells. Something.

Well... here's hoping this year isn't anywhere near that, yeah?

[haha joke's on you rean it's worse]

Yeah...as I recall, everyone off the app thought it was just a very, very long eclipse. They didn't realize it was a dome at all.

...Haha, yeah. But please be careful not to jynx us, Rean.

[MAYBE THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT]

[...Now that he mentions it, Rean does remember that. Ugh. How was he so stupid before the app? Ah, well...]

...You do realize, now that you've said that, I already have.

I'm so, so sorry in advance.

[FORGIVE HIM]

Haha, it's okay. I think all of us have said something like that at one time or another.

Oh, probably, but I've always had a tendency to shove my foot in my own mouth. It wouldn't exactly kill me to think through my messages before I send them... jinxes might be superstition, but, you know. Anything that can help us out, really

Aha, well still, I wouldn't beat yourself up about it too much. It's not THAT big a deal.

Even if you did jinx us, we'll get through whatever's thrown at us - I'm sure of it!

[Please hold onto this optimism for him when he starts screaming in a few days]

Yeah. We just need to stay strong... not because the creepy eldritch sun blocking corporation asked us to, but for our own sakes.

I'm sure we'll make it through okay.

[He will.]

Yeah! I don't really trust Retrospec, but I'd like to get through college without dying.

Aha, thanks Rean. We'll make a good team I'm sure.

Oh yeah! Since you've been on the app a month now, you might start getting back stuff.

That makes two of us. I'd like to think it's not that lofty of a goal...

Yeah. We did it once, didn't we? We can do it again. And with hindsight, in a sense.

Hm? Well, I suppose I can only hope they're good things... at least from the picture you sent I don't suppose I have old man surprise coming my way.

Ahaha, yeah! No old man hair headed your way! That's a Crow exclusive.

He got his guns last month, so maybe you'll get your sword?

And thank goodness for that. I really don't think I'd be able to pull it off like he can.

[About that.]

Maybe! Gotta say, I'm definitely looking forward to that.

Haha, I dunno. Maybe you could! But it's good you get to keep your dark hair. It looks nice.

That's no surprise. It did look pretty cool in the memories.

Haha, thanks for the vote of confidence. That makes one of us, I guess.

I haven't remembered anything about it myself, but it's hard not to get excited over something like that...

Hehe, well I'm sure Crow would agree! So that's two of us!

[He won't call on Rean clearly dissing his own looks. Because let's face it, Elliot is probably the harshest about his own appearance]

Yeah, I mean who wouldn't? Swords are cool!

[??? Well, it's a nice thought, he supposes, but he can't help but wonder why Elliot cares what Crow would think...]

I guess.

[He'll just leave it at that.]

They are... and, haha, I might be a little bit of a sword geek, even now, so it's that much more interesting to me. I do already own a sword, but I don't really think it's meant to be used so much as it is a display piece...

That I can't display, because dorms. But, you know.

[Because it should matter to you Rean ok. It just. should.]

Pretty sure having a sword in your dorm makes you more than a "little bit" of one, but I get what you mean. I got really excited when I found out my staff could be a violin.

Once you get sword, I know a good place we can practice. I can't help with your sword swings, but if you get your ARCUS I know I can help with that!

Listen... I wasn't going to bring it? But mom and I got into some stupid fight over it and I snuck it along as some kind of stupid late-teen rebellion. Which, given how flagrantly a violation of housing policies it is, was an incredibly dumb idea, but I can't exactly mail it back now!

[What exactly happened will remain a noodle incident, but this is why Rean has the sword and his player is sticking with it.]

Oh, awesome! Well, if I get anything, you guys will be the first to know

Haha, oh that's what happened. Well I guess everyone has to rebel in their own ways.

If you're that worried about getting caught, you can always store it at my place. We have plenty of weapons here, but our landlord's never had a problem.

I'm not really that worried. Have you seen how they inspect dorms? So long as you don't have a bunch of daisy-chained extension cords taped on your wall they basically don't even look. And I know that now, but I didn't then, so... no matter how you look at it, it was stupid, but here we are.

Oh right, I forgot about that with the dorms. That explains why my old dormmate was able to get away with so much smoking.

[It was the Worst]

Well stupid or not, it might come in handy now.

My past roommate was a real treat, too. You have my sympathies.

Yeah, I guess so. Although, here's hoping I remember how to use the thing past what I've retained from my classes back home...

Aha, is that why you have a single now?

Yeah, I've heard some people get memories of their skills- so maybe you will too!