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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: ahmi okelani

[brushy]

Oh, I cannot wait. Another adventure awaits, little ones.

And I would like to let you all know! Petal Flow is now fully non profit. Tell your friends and loved ones off the app, my services, including yours, are free of charge. Money is of little value to me, now. But, please do make appointments if you’d like something specific done, because I might not stay there as I used to! I’m having larger urges to take long walks, enjoy fresh air and roll in the grass with the children at the playground. (I will also be closing my doors for this trip).



I had a vicious dream of this fellow after coming in contact with that monstrosity of an eye in the city. It is a Fire Eye, a demon that is said to boil one's eyes if they were to see it, so no one dared to lay their sight on it. However, this didn't deter a woman's curiosity of seeing the demon with her own eyes. One night, she left her door ajar, waiting for the demon to come. However, when the rumbling sound started, she grew afraid and prayed to the gods. The gods replied with a divine wind that extinguished the demon and saved the woman.

Perhaps we must do the same, yes?

[godcards]

Nobody wants a divine wind in Magatus, it’s already cold there.

[brushy]

I would assume divine winds would work better with demonic eyes of fire, but who knows! Hello, Malik.

[godcards]

Hi.

You’re the one who started the whole discussion of wind when everyone else is more concerned about going to some frozen shithole. A fire demon would be more helpful in that case than any divine power that’ll make it colder.

un: BIG DECK ENERGY

[jurai]

Good for you getting out and getting some fresh air

Too much work makes for a dull, unfulfilled life!



And I'm not gonna complain about the free of charge thing but...well, money matters to things like bill collectors. So you sure about that?

[brushy]

It’s wonderful, Crow! Have you ever rolled around in the grass? I don’t think I can sleep tonight with so much to do.

I am still making the correct preparations, but not to worry! Everything is under control and being done correctly.

[jurai]

Haha! I haven't done that in YEARS. Since I was like 10...

You sure are a young spirit


Well, if it's being taken care of, then I guess that's good. I probably need another appointment after all that happened. My entire body's a mess

[Elliot was able to heal the surface wounds, but those aches from his body hitting rock sure did take their toll.]

[breakingvoice]

hi, um
i'm lina geteilt and it's nice to meet you

you do physical therapy, right?
what does that... how can that help mental health?

[brushy]

Hello, Lina! I hope we can meet more.

I do physical, mental, and spiritual work. But to answer your question! It has everything to do with mental health.

Stress affects the mind, and also our bodies. Tensions, anxiety or fatigue can build up like twigs in a narrow river, until it is so full it gives away into disease and depression. Or muscles will cramp and become tired. Our heads will ache. We will be under the rule of stress, stress, and more stress. Yes, something as simple as a focused, in depth massage can make one relax so deeply they fall asleep. Why is that?

They are relaxed enough to be free from anxiety’s grip. They can think clearly after rest. They can breathe, and that is only the beginning.

[breakingvoice]

i only half-remember the spa day my roommate took me on back when i was someone different
but that all sounds exactly like how i felt when i got back

it's just hard to find an actual therapist around here anymore so
i should probably book some time with you
i think

i need help to keep moving forward

Un:Al

[flametheif40]

That is one freaky eyeball...reminds me of some pink bunny wizards I thought were cute...until they opened up their blank faces like a flower pedal and showed the one giant eye in the middle...and were mad.

Not exactly sure what prayer is supposed to do for us in this world here.

Maybe in the other ones where magic exist, I sort of pray to use the powers of my Djinn, but are we not on our own here?

Also, sorry, follow up, are you going to be alright being a non-profit? Money isn't everything I know, but it's still important isn't it?

[brushy]

That depends. I do not feel alone on the divine plain, do you?

And money is important for people to live a normal life, you are correct. We must pay bills, and buy food, and sustain ourselves. I suppose I just won’t live a normal life any longer.

[flametheif40]

When I use magic, I feel very much alive, but that is from another world with another set of rules.

I usually feel lonely, what does that have to do with the divine plain?

I guess that would be a different life...you sure about it?

Don't get me wrong, I sort of understand, I loved following the wind, watching people, sleeping up a tree with the stars out.

I sometimes miss those days even if I still remember how hurt and alone those days were.

Just, please be careful.

I don't want a good heart like yours getting hurt too from the cold streets.

un: Jamie Doh

[floret]

[ he decides not to say anything about the Petal Flow thing because he's afraid it'll come across as shitty and insincere
he IS feeling a kind of icy dread all the way down to the pit of his stomach
but that's normal and also not her problem. ]

I feel a little bit bad for the Fire Eye.

Do you suppose you could look at it without anything boiling if you used eclipse glasses? Or only saw it in a photograph or recording?

[brushy]

Do not, child. It was cleansed. And oddly, I have seen it, and it hadn’t done a thing but set my brush on fire!

Jamie, we must see each other very soon. Nothing for you has changed in terms of employment, salary included. And I will tell you why.

[floret]

What happens to demons, once they're cleansed?

Oh!
Um, of course!
Did you want to tell me why now, or not until we see each other?

un: Lily

[sleepingknight]

[With her icon being a red lady dragon crinum, there's no way to tell they've met before, but!]

Waaaaaaait money really isn't an issue anymore?

(Also what do you do at Petal Flow? I've never been there before!)

Also that eye is one big yikes. I hope we don't run into anything like that here!

[brushy]

Not in the slightest. Our profit would come from donations, and even with that! It’s just enough to keep running. The rest goes to charity. If you would like to see a small snippet of what we offer, you can see so here.

We have already run into disembodied eyeballs. It is a small leap away from them being on fire, don’t you think?

[sleepingknight]

Oh wow. That's really amazing. I'll have to come by sometime!

And I don't even want to think about the eyeballs again. Once was enough!

[invocate]

If you mean pray for some divine help, it would not hurt and could only help.

Wait, Ahmi, what do you mean by 'monstrosity of an eye in the city'?

[brushy]

That is one way to look at it. I’m sure the heavens will hear you.

There was a very large eyeball in the city those days back. It had tendrils and when they touch you, you cannot move so well and begin to see, well. Very strange things. A warp of reality, I should say?

[invocate]

[just the description is enough to make Li-Na shudder]

That is really creepy sounding. You said you came in contact with it. Does that mean you think it is still out there somewhere?

[twostringsonebow]

[THIS ONE IS SO DIFFERENT THAN YOUR CUTE RABBIT................]

Ah... do you mean that we have to pray to the gods, or that we must be the wind that extinguishes evil, Miss Ahmi?

Because I can certainly do either should the situation call for it.

In any case, you're starting to have the same favorite activities as Romeo does, are you alright?

[brushy]

I’ve never been better. Sadly, not everyone would revisit the joys of grass rolling. The children still laugh and squeal with delight when they encounter bigger friends to play with. It’s satisfying.

There are the both options I aspired for, sweet Goro. Although, personally, I’d like to follow up with the latter, what about you?

[twostringsonebow]

I'm of the mind myself, actually. Though somewhat self-grandiose, I like to style myself as someone who's able to do just that, sweeping injustice away and bringing peace to those with worries. It's an aspiration of mine.

["Somewhat" self-grandiose.]