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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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Hitori Togusa Aha! Someone gets it!

Hitori Togusa Mm. I did. Tied it at the gates, burned an extra incense, and bought an omamori. Although I was going to do that anyway.

of course i get it! i, um, learned a lot more about japanese culture after i started realizing that the other lina was really into it
kind of as a way to... remember her? because i can't, really.

anyway good! i hope it brings you all the protection you need in 2019 ^_^
and anything it doesn't bring, that's what we're here for
i even have the muscles to prove it now!

Oh. I can see that. I hope it helps you find a connection with her.

That's the part I've got to remember. And maybe that's what the ancestors are saying. It's more of a warning than a true unavoidable fate. So, lean on your friends when you need them.

And, congrats on the muscles? That feels weird to say, but I mean it.

it's. definitely helped me find SOME kind of connection
and now i know what ROT13 is even if i don't think i wanted to know

mhm, we're all here to lean on each other and support each other when we need it! it's how we'll get by
especially now with more and more people falling off the app...
but it's okay. we'll make it through.

thank you!!! heehee, it's nice when i get some good things back from retrospec

Wait, what's wrong with Caesar ciphers?

[Other than the fact that they follow Togusa everywhere.]

Can I ask, what level of strength are you at now, then? I know a woman whose age I am not allowed to reveal who can benchpress my car.

the other Lina had a twitter account that was
public, but really really poorly hidden
like, it was still on my phone for the longest time once things "snapped back"
let's say it revealed some embarrassing information /)\\\(\

i could handle a car pretty easily! i can already lift my roommate's motorcycle over my head without breaking a sweat

Oh geez, I'm sorry I asked! For lack of a better term, at least it's good to know, but you know it's not to do with you. Not really.

Oh, excellent! It feels sometimes strange that everyone is on a whole different power scale now. Are you coping well, at least?

mhm! i'm coping pretty well!
i already know how to handle myself emotionally from growing up and i think probably the biggest worry with these things is just, you know
losing control and smashing a hole in the wall or something
but i don't think that'll be an issue!!!

(just so we're clear, her twitter wasn't anything bad, it was just, um)
(...you know what "thirsty" means, right)

[ASDFABLE WHY]

(Yes, I talk to Mariko enough, I know what thirsty means.)

I. At least there's plenty of other people to fit in with? I know another super-strong, someone with telekinesis. Lots of people with weapons.

One guy who grows really big or something, I've only seen photos or video.

oh, do you mean eren?
i don't entirely know what his powers are but he's pretty good with them, and a really good person, too!

and then there's... let's see. one of my friends is basically invincible, and another is kind of the opposite? she gets stronger the more she gets hurt.
we have a lot of really interesting people on here, is the point, and i'm really glad i get to be part of it

Eren is great, yeah. But holy hell, when that first photo leaked? Nightmare fuel. I'd like to talk to him, but I don't know how open he is to discussing it.

It's interesting. I still worry, though. Not just for us, but for the people we're remembering, the worlds they come from.

How dangerous does a place have to be to make a power like Eren's necessary?

i don't know.
but we both know how dangerous mine gets, or you wouldn't have called me about your investigation.

it's not easy. it's not getting easier. the more i learn, the more i realize that... yeah. they needed everything we're getting back.