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[recollecters]

Posting from this network, you'd probably assume I got my job back. Hey users. For those of you who're new, my name is Zee. Sorry to say it, but you've been pulled into the Retrospec project now. Not sure what that is? Get someone else to explain it to you, there're plenty of people who've been around for way longer than deserved. So…you'd probably assume I got my job back, and I kind of did. I kind of did, but there's a funny little thing about Retrospec and memories. Let me tell you a brief story. Once upon a time, there were the four founders who came to this planet, founded the city of Recollé and started the Retrospec project. Yeah. Another planet. They're technically aliens, I might technically be an alien, some of YOU might be aliens, it's hard to say. So anyway you have the four founders: Spinnato, Cavendish, Mahoney and Vanderweele. These four created an ideal project to protect life on other planets, offer inhabitants a safe haven to recover from tragic events of their world that were being destroyed (as planets are wont to do) and "regrow" the place you once called home. The problem is that the four of them weren't entirely in agreement on what sort of people should be "worthy" of being saved, or who should be able to become part of the Retrospec project to preserve their souls and recreate what was lost. Souls are a tricky thing. I should know, given I think mine was floating around in the endless abyss for a few months while my body regenerated. There was such a controversy amongst the founders that one of them, Vanderweele, ended up wiping out an entire family line. There are relatives left from the Spinnato family. Cavendish and Mahoney decided to spearhead the project themselves and sentenced Vanderweele to life in solitary confinement. Once that happened, they began changing how the project was one. They hired some of their own family members. They changed and became the "new" Retrospec. Vanderweele's not dead though. And as a master of illusion, you can guess where this story is going. I'm not going to do this vague and hiding bullshit that the company's fond of: Vanderweele is out there and meddling with the affairs of this city to overthrow and regain control of the project. All of these weird storms that are happening, the things that mess with your soul? That's Vanderweele's work. So why am I telling you this? …Vanderweele got to Retrospec. A lot of you asked if Retrospec knew I was alive again and at the time I didn't know if they did or not, so when I got back to this layer (thank you, by the way. All of you.), I went to headquarters. Everyone inside doesn't even seem to remember that they were working on the project. I don't know WHAT he did, but their memories…everything's scrambled. The entire tech department resigned and I'm not sure if Maurice thinks he's working in a normal mailroom or what. They're almost on the same layer that you guys are before you wake up. Or that's how it seems anyway. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it looks like it's just you and me. We need to start moving and putting a stop to this to fix everything. I'm not saying you have to. If you want to sit this one out, fine, but I have a feeling most of you want to do something about this. Bring people back to themselves. That kind of thing. You're all pretty stubborn from what I've noticed and that's the good thing. There are some things I need to check. I'm learning how everything works here and I'm trying to understand all of their notes, not to mention I need to retrieve a few things and wait for a field agent but you'll hear from me soon. I have an idea, but these things take time. Stick together. Talk to each other. Keep focused. Oh. I guess also I should mention I moved offices? I'll be staying at headquarters for a while but my remote office is easier to access. Head to the public library, you should be set to get past the scanners on the back of the building and the door will appear for you. I'll be reachable by text, too. Good luck. Be in touch soon. Zee Carlisle Hiring Manager 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, though you're free to hit up his individual inbox later. 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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[morgrim]

[Display name: shigure, because apparently he couldn't be bothered to actually put in his full name.]

yeah ok i got about halfway through this before giving up
someone want to give me an explanation that isn't paragraphs of nonsensical bullshit?
i know weird shit's happening here
and i know it's got something to do with this app
but that's about it
otherwise i've got no idea what the hell's going on here

[fiddlestick]

Um, I can try?

Though it's all going to sound really weird, sorry.

[morgrim]

i somehow got myself cloned and then later fell into the void or something
so try me
i've already dealt with some weird shit i'm ready for more

[fiddlestick]

Aha, point taken.

Well basically there's a lot of different worlds out there than just this one. A lot of them have been destroyed over the years, but some of the souls from that world were brought to this one, where they were reincarnated into residents of this world.

People on this app are people who were reincarnated and are starting to remember our past lives. Eventually you'll start to get memories, abilities and items from that life too.

[morgrim]

sounds like a pain in the ass but i'm following
so you got any examples of what some peoples' past lives were like
or what powers they've regained
or any of that?
i'm not doubting you it's just a bit hard to buy all of this shit without some idea of what i'm looking at

[fiddlestick]

Yeah, that's one way to describe it.

Oh, sure! I get its really hard to believe at first.
I know my past self was a student at a military academy and also studied magic.
I have an old video of it too:

[He uploads a video of him swinging his staff and causing magic bubbles fly out. Except instead of a robot, the bubbles slam into a lawn chair and breaks the thing]

Does that make it easier to believe?

[morgrim]

oh definitely
looks like those little bubbles are more powerful than i would've thought!
did you learn any other cool tricks like that?

[fiddlestick]

Eheh, yep! They pack quite a punch!

And sure! I can use all kinds of elemental magic.
Though I'm usually better at healing magic.

Still, I can hold my own in a fight- as long as it's not a fistfight.

[HE IS A SQUISHY MAGE]

[morgrim]

pretty handy abilities to get!
sounds like it'd be pretty fun to get stuff like that
do you know a lot about your past life?

[thisloveisjustice]

Long story short, you've been reincarnated from another life on another planet that is supposedly now gone. You will soon start remembering this life and acquiring skills you had. Don't freak out if you suddenly are able to shoot lightning from your hands.

[morgrim]

i've heard about that kinda shit happening
but is that real?
can people actually shoot lightning from their hands or are you making that up

[...of all things to get stuck on...]

[thisloveisjustice]

IDK about lightning specificallyly, but I know a kid with some fucking redic fire powers.

[morgrim]

that sounds cool
can't say i'd mind getting awesome fire powers out of something like this
probably shouldn't be my first priority given whatever this zee guy's going on about
but hey might as well look at the positives

[thisloveisjustice]

I mean, no promises on powers
Some of us are just regular old humans still while some of us get to be fucking wizards

[morgrim]

seriously?
some people don't even get cool powers?
that sounds like it'd be a pain

[thisloveisjustice]

It is such a pain.

Like, at least I got some guns from my past life, but they're kind of useless if one of those damn dragons show up.

[morgrim]

have you seriously had to deal with a dragon before?

[motiv8]

I... think this is saying that the app was meant to "regrow" the worlds our past lives were from? Until the Vanderweele guy went flying off the handle, anyway.

And he's back now, and he got into the company that runs the app that's messing with our souls, and now all the employees have less of an idea of what's going on than we do.

That's my best understanding of it, but I'm pretty new myself. Regardless, that's a lot of words for "you're in danger."

[morgrim]

ok thanks for shortening it
so vanderweele's the guy who's fucking things up
and the only people who are aware of this are the people on the app like us
and this zee guy
is that about right?

[motiv8]

To the best of my understanding, yes.

[morgrim]

ok makes sense so far
how do we know that vanderweele's the enemy though?
feels like i'm coming in on the season finale of something and i'm missing a lot of key plot details here

[motiv8]

Believe me, I feel your pain. I've only been here two months and my ability to parse all of this is pretty limited.

The only thing I have to go on is that people who've been dealing with this for far longer than I have seem to trust this guy and don't trust Vanderweele. I don't know how to feel about this guy myself, but I don't have much choice but to at least trust the experiences of those who came before me.

[morgrim]

fair enough
and thanks for being honest with me
it'd probably be a good idea to keep an eye on the situation
you know make sure that what the others are doing is for the best
but if there's some way to help i'll do what i can
you know when i'm not busy at work
crazy reincarnation bullshit and fighting over a company and our souls or whatever can wait
cats cannot

[motiv8]

You have completely valid priorities and I respect them.

[morgrim]

i figured you'd get me
my priorities have always been in the right place

[(citation needed)]