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[recollecters]

So here's the thing… We have a lot of work left to do. Those of you who ventured down below got a taste of what we're looking at and hopefully that means we can make better preparations. I'm working on opening a new portal based on your energy readings and getting it to stabilize itself so you aren't stuck down there longer than you have to be. May take a few days, but I'm hoping to get a map drawn up, too. How many of you have been out to Magatus? You might wanna compare notes…the influence started spreading even further. It's better to bring everything and everyone out there back to the city where we can put up forcefields and I can monitor from here. So what am I saying? I need two teams, a rescue team and an exploration team. Take some time to decide, figure out your skills, organize and arm yourselves. Assignments will go out when you're ready, and when I'm ready. Oh yeah…and if you're interested in working for me directly? Send me your résumé. 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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[keystaff]

Rescue team? I'm not sure that sounds reassuring. I might have my magic and staff back, but no cards yet. So I'm not sure how much help I can be.

Oh. Right. Last month, with all of that? I got back a new staff.

here. It's different to the one I had before. And -- also. Has anyone else had something weird happen when they remembered something? I kind of teleported to the aquarium with the turtles when I remembered getting the 'Aqua' card earlier.

[psykick]

Oh, IDK, b/c I want my mom to approve of my choices, and she clearly does not approve of this.

[godcards]

I said it was a scheme to get people killed, but I never said I would get killed.

[motiv8]

I wouldn't lie to you!

Yeah, it's pretty unnatural so it's gonna take some time to get used to, I'm sure. It took me a while to adjust when my eyes changed, so I feel that too

[thesettingsun]

She'll stop thinking of it as weird in a couple months. She'd do that even if you grew horns.

[thisloveisjustice]

I would pick going over a waterfall again over those trees.

[spirithacker]

no
hes a jerk so he wouldnt

[thesettingsun]

I'd pick the creepy doll replicas of our friends over the trees.

[dejerate]

More portals? Who are we rescuing? Or is this in case the exploration teams get lost or something?

But also. Magatus? Not sure that's somewhere I want to go back to after last time. I have Ashuramaru though. And that gun. So I might be able to help out somehow, if I have to.

[hauntedsavior]

I get it, don't get me wrong. Katanas are pretty lightweight, though. And there's rapiers, you don't need to be super strong for those. All kinds of thrusting swords. They're designed to get in between the holes in enemies' armor and go directly for their flesh. You don't have to be strong for that. Just smart. And you're definitely that.

[jurai]

Great

Maybe I'll have to go at night when traffic's not as bad


It's a...double sided sword

[hauntedsavior]

A katana. Or a straight sword. Pick your poison.

[thisloveisjustice]

I'd pick climbing a giant beanstalk into the sky and spending the night in a one room cabin with eleven other people over the trees.

[blondferret]

I've been sort of experiencing some of my spells when I remember them. For example, when I got the silencing spell, I couldn't use my voice for 5 minutes. Freaked me out for a bit.

[standalonehuman]

Wait, you knew about that before you went there!?

[psykick]

I know. I trust you.

If they'd turned another color I think it wouldn't feel quite so weird. I keep half-scaring myself whenever I look in the mirror.

[thesettingsun]

Hard to forget the drowning memories.

[psykick]

This is going to be a long couple of months then.

Has anyone grown any? Horns?

[thesettingsun]

I'd pick negotiating with a fire spirit possessing a vending machine and spitting cans of Monster at me over the trees.

[thesettingsun]

Yeah. Makes shopping for cute hats a pain.

PRIVATE

[standalonehuman]

So.

Not yet.

Some of how Retrospec has been able to keep themselves hidden might be in this layers thing?

But some of it? Is based on things that were derived down the line from, oh, illusion magic.

[standalonehuman]

Shuji, why did you put yourself through that?

[Okay he knows the answer and he would do it too but shhhh]

[thesettingsun]

I wanted to help. And I thought it wouldn't be that bad.

[thisloveisjustice]

Yeah, Magatus is his territory.

So if we go poking around there, we should be able to find something interesting.

[thisloveisjustice]

I'd pick fighting a giant spider shaped hand monster over the trees.