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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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un: EN GARDE

[undiningaffection]

Um. Hi. New here, so I'm kinda curious. When they mention deep diving, there would be scuba equipment provided, right? I'd like to help out if I can, and I've done a little diving in the past.

[dereban]

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't give us equipment at all.

[undiningaffection]

Oh.

Well, that could be a problem then. Maybe there's somewhere in town to get it? They said it seemed safe, so I'd just need that to help out.

[Yes, technically it was just it didn't look like anything would kill them. Asami's still shrink-wrap new here and hasn't developed a patina of cynicism just yet.]

[dereban]

There probably is? Not that I'd know. Not to mention I wouldn't trust it if he said that it was 'safe'.

[undiningaffection]

Why wouldn't I trust him? If he wants us to accomplish a task, why not be up front with all the risks? That doesn't make any sense!

[dereban]

The issue here is that he's kind of. . .not entirely upfront with us, though?

DARK LORD MEOW

[maskreant]

[ That's... a good question? ]

i would like to think they would provide. they did give supplies for certain missions before.

however, i don't know what's the limit of their resources right now.

[undiningaffection]

I'd hope so. I can't imagine there would be a ton of people who can conveniently breathe underwater.

Barring that or a supply shop with the right gear, maybe we have some tech heads here who could rig something up?

[Because it's just that easy.]

[maskreant]

no, but some of us do have experience in the depths and in general watery environments.

i think it would be worth a shot? though most of the techies i knew fell off the app.

[undiningaffection]

That could make things a little trickier. But even if we can't all go into the water, I'm sure there are ways we can play support roles!

[Come on Asami. This isn't a video game. Though that's her only relevant experience at this point.]

un: Lily

[sleepingknight]

[HEY guess who "got her account back."]

Oh- hey there!

Also, gosh, I hope so. I don't know how much I can do underwater without it.

[undiningaffection]

[Oh thank goodness!]

Hiya!

If there's no gear, this would be tricky. Although, if you're a fairy... don't imagine we have any mermaids or mermen living somewhere in town, do we?

[sleepingknight]

Noooooot that I know of? I'm still pretty new too, though.

[Although seeing her on the network brings some other matters to mind. Oof, she's not sure how she's going to handle this, but she does know she needs to do it. Others had expressed that sharing memories were important, so...]

Actually... we should probably talk in person about some stuff. I'm done with classes for the day, so I can meet up whenever!

[undiningaffection]

That would've been too easy, huh?

[That second part throws her for a loop. It sounds serious, though she can't imagine what it would be.]

I don't have anything going on right now. If you know a good cafe or coffee shop, maybe we could meet there?

[sleepingknight]

How about this place?

[She texts over an address. It's a cozy place a lot of university students frequent between classes.]

un: zero

[decipere]

[ now using his own account rather than yuuki's. also, his icon is an origami paper mouse because he doesn't want to tie this online persona to his rl one at all ]

you shouldn't rely on them to pull through, so i hope you know how to hold your breath!

[undiningaffection]

I can hold my breath pretty well, but it would sure make looking for whatever he wants tricky to hunt down. Maybe a really long snorkel?

[decipere]

sure! just steal a bunch of straws from your local fast food place, tape them together, and i'm sure that'd be good enough! trust me, i toooootally did that once and i was perfectly fine!

[undiningaffection]

They said this is for the stability of Recollé itself, so I'm TRYING to take this seriously.

[Says the person who came up with "really long snorkel" a minute ago.]

[decipere]

i AM being serious, you know! it's not nice to disregard what i'm saying just because you don't want to believe me (ಥ﹏ಥ) meanie!

[blondferret]

You shouldn't have to worry. The last time I went to Pasgare (April of last year), when you went under water a magic air bubble forms around your head. So, if that happens again, breathing shouldn't be a problem. Just don't stay down there too long are you will start to grow scales.

[undiningaffection]

Oh, that's good to know! That'll make things easier to deal with.

[Wait for it...]

Wait, did you say SCALES? That's a joke, right? Right??

[blondferret]

No, it's not a joke. Don't worry, it goes away when you get out of the water, eventually.

[undiningaffection]

Okay. So. Important follow up question. These scales, are they pretty mermaid scales or more Creature from the Black Lagoon?

[blondferret]

I didn't look that closely. But more mermaid than freaky sea monster.