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[recollecters]

I'll keep this short and to the point to give you guys time to strategize, catch up, all of that. Congrats on your Magatus missions. Looks like everything's been cleared out as best as we can, but the region's been evacuated thanks to a couple of factors. The new problem is we just added a bunch of people to city limits. I've got some good news and some bad news. Bad news: need some people out in Pesgare to do some deepdiving and recovery. It doesn't look like there's anything out there that'll kill you, but I need something from down there to stabilize Recollé itself. Good news: got the subway working. Did you know it was just about coding? That's a little crazy to me and okay, I might have found out on accident, but…whatever was blocking exits from the city was just a false creation. It means getting out of here and checking out the progress outside. The trains will be ready for departure in about a week, I'll get some maps drawn up and everything. I could really use some of you on location scouting. Finally…who knows about machinery? We've got a problem we should probably look into, but keeping track of that eye's a huge pain in the ass. Discuss, get in touch with me, prepare. You know the drill. 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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[armati]

I'm not normally one to split hairs over this, but unless I'm greatly mistaken, "we" did nothing out at Magatus. Or were you there and I simply wasn't aware of it?

[blondferret]

Right? I didn't see him there. You? Was he dealing with crazy people throwing chairs at him? Doubt it!

[armati]

Certainly not. He considers himself too important for that, I imagine.

[blondferret]

And retrospec wonders why we hate them. It's like, come down here and get dirty with us!

[armati]

I wouldn't say I hate them, because that's giving them far too much power in the equation.

But I can't deny the sentiment. If they would do at least some of their own work it would be appreciated, even if they were just doing it with us instead of from on high.

[blondferret]

Or just showing their face (besides Zee) so we know they are real. Though... are the rest back to normal or is it just Zee working solo still?

[armati]

Last we heard, it was still just him, and from the sound of it that hasn't changed.

[blondferret]

STILL? Oh my gosh Zee, you can't run a who company on your own!

[armati]

I'm sure that's obvious to everyone but him by now.

[blondferret]

We're doomed.

Like, I doubt he has the training or experience to do what EVERYONE else in that company did.

[godcards]

Oh, but don't you see... He's including himself because he's the one sitting behind the screen giving orders. How else were we supposed to do his work for him without proper direction, eh?

[armati]

That's honestly a point which I would actually be willing to concede if we had proper direction out there in the first place.

But no, of course not.

[godcards]

It was sarcasm anyway... I'm sure Zee/Retrospec/Whoever wants to act inclusive because they talk to us every so often, but this is nothing new, as we discussed before. They don't have to do any work and continuously benefit from others who do it for them... If I were in their position, I could understand why it's so tempting to take credit and make themselves seem better than they actually are.

[armati]

As someone whose past life was head of a massive and highly questionable organization, I've apparently been there and I was still doing more than my share of the work.

[godcards]

You too? That's an interesting coincidence. Although I wouldn't use 'massive' to describe past me's group. I remember having somewhat the opposite problem, getting bored with delegating. Also they messed up, and why rely on others when you can do it better yourself?

[armati]

It was a religious order, in my case. So it was less about delegating tasks and more about having followers that were willing to do as they were told without question.

[godcards]

Yes, that's how it works. Can't have your pawns realizing that outside life is better...

I have experience with that too, unfortunately. So I know what you mean.

[armati]

I didn't genuinely believe that outside life was better, was the problem. I was legitimately trying to save the world; it was just in the most delusional way possible.

I'm aware that my sympathies are meaningless. You have them anyway.

un: Jamie Doh

[floret]

He's always there...
Deep in our hearts.

[armati]

If he could be there in person once in a while, it would be appreciated.

[floret]

Right?
I mean, there's definitely a value to having someone back at the command center, or whatever, but it's just not the same thing as going out in the field. It would be like if on Charlie's Angels, Charlie was always like, "Wow, I did a great job today!"

although
I never actually watched that much of it. So maybe he was.

[armati]

I actually wouldn't mind it as much if he were proper mission control, as opposed to simply pointing us in a direction and leaving us to it.

[floret]

He does have his dogs help us sometimes!

Though now that I'm thinking about it, that's not particularly ethical either, is it.

[armati]

...Not particularly, no.

[floret]

I think he has a pet cheetah or something too. That's kind of messed up.