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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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un: rinkas

[psykick]

So THAT happened.

My mom's not saying anything... but she's sure judging me with her eyes.

Re: un: rinkas

[blondferret]

[This is not the first time someone he knows got a hair and eye color change. He barely even blinks now.]

Well, how do you feel about it? Because your mom will get over it soon (that's just how Retrospec is. The NPC will notice for a while and then think it is normal eventually).

[psykick]

I don't know, really. I guess I never noticed that past-me's hair wasn't the same color as mine and I never saw her eyes. So I just... thought she looked exactly like me.

And how soon? Because I really don't want to be grounded.

[blondferret]

It might take some time, but eventually? I coudldn't give you an exact time frame. It took my family a month to get use to my accent.

That's right, accent. I didn't always have an English accent.

[psykick]

Oh, so you didn't always sound so pompous?

[thesettingsun]

Hair dye, contacts, and a rebellious stage will explain a lot of things.

I was lucky, I was already dying my hair this color before it became "natural".

[psykick]

Yeah, that's what she thinks I've done. And that's the problem!

[thesettingsun]

Why's that a problem?

[psykick]

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

un: BIG DECK ENERGY

[jurai]

Whoa

Welcome to the club

[psykick]

Heh. We match!

[jurai]

Hello long lost sister!!

Hopefully they showed up at a better time than when mine did

[psykick]

I was in my room doing homework, and then I went downstairs to eat dinner. And my mom just about dropped her phone.

So she pretty much thinks I went up to my room after getting home from school and bleached my hair.

un: Rean Schwarzer

[motiv8]

Huh

It's not a bad look for you, actually. But Derek has a point, how do you feel about it?

[Rean may be leaving all his friends on read but... may as well act normal here. Rinka doesn't know, so it's fine, right?]

[psykick]

You think so?

I'm not really sure yet. I mean, I don't hate it. But it still feels a little weird. Especially the eyes.

[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

[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.

Re: un: rinkas

[flametheif40]

Cool!

Do you like it? I imagine your mom should get over it...right?

[psykick]

I don't hate it, but I don't really like it either.

People are telling me she'll stop thinking it's weird, but I'd really like it to happen faster.

[flametheif40]

At least your okay with it.

I met a guy that was turning into some sort of furry...

like, his past life he lived in hell in or something.

I take it mom doesn't approve?

[hauntedsavior]

Not a bad look, but maybe that's just because I've had white hair for about a year now. This one's a slightly better club to be in.

How's the "being able to see shit" thing going?

[psykick]

I think I understand why people were calling her "White Girl.' They probably saw her hair.

Good! It cleared up after a few days and I haven't had any issues since.

Also, I remembered that she could fight. Or well, she got into fights. So I'd like to take you up on that offer to spar.

[hauntedsavior]

Hell yeah. I'll bring my katana just in case we need it, but I think my arms can probably take it. You wanna squeeze some time in before Zee sends us all down into Magatus? Not gonna be a lot of time to practice, but anything's better than nothing.

[hauhra]

My foster family was the same way when it happened to me... but that was probably because they thought it was just another part of my rebellious teenager phase.

[ He says, as though he's not still a rebellious teenager, but look. He's trying. ]

They got used to it eventually, though.

[psykick]

Wow, there are a bunch of us in the White Hair Club.

When you say 'got used to it,' did they just stop commenting on it? Or did they stop noticing it was white?