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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
Retr

spec Incorporated

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I mean... he got away with everything! Save the school while at the same time breaking a load of rules, rewarded.

He somehow got selected for a tri-school tournament at 14, when you had to be 17, HE STILL GOT TO BE IN IT AND THEN HE DICK WON!

OH! BROKE THE RULES AND GOT TO BE ON THE QUIDDITCH TEAM A YEAR EARLIER THAN YOUR ALLOWED!

TOTAL FAVORITISM!

[Seeing Derek this up in arms about this one kid is warmly amusing. Not that Crow doesn't necessarily agree. Cause that'd piss him off too.]

Someone sounded like the teacher's fav Lemme guess, he was rich?

Well, he wasn't poor. I'm assuming he had a decent amount of money based on the fact he bought a new school uniform like me. And he bought a ton of sweets on the train.

But yeah, he was a favorite. The boy who lived who could do no wrong. Ugh!

Man, wish we all could've been that lucky Not like the kid did anything other than exist if he was a baby

Well, in the process of surviving the curse, he destroyed the dark wizard who cast it at him.

But then again, the dark wizard came back 14 years later and blackmailed my other self into joining a nazi like wizard group called Death Eaters. So... Really, that guy couldn't even kill a dark wizard right the first time.

[Okay, despite how crazy that all sounds, Crow can't help but smile a little.]

Pretty big talk for a guy who didn't even kill him once! Heh, kiddin', kiddin' Not sure how a BABY killed what sounds like wizard satan, but...guess it doesn't mean much if he just came back like a bad penny

Potter is a stupid idiot. I bet he wouldn't have passed his classes if it hadn't been for the fact one of his friends was the top student in our year.

Man, imagine if he's wandering somewhere around the city Your rival, hiding in plain sight..

If I ever saw him, I'd punch him!

Oooh, Right out of the gate? That's one way to welcome him

HE'S AN IDIOTIC DICK!