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[recollecters]

Time. A weird kind of concept, isn't it? I've been thinking about it a lot lately…this whole "time" thing, the way the map's been laid out, and how this project came into fruition. I've been able to get a read on some stuff, and I've been transcribing notes from the company. Your app should have some new upgrades now thanks to a handful of factors none of which were my own ideas. I did the legwork, but the groundwork was provided. Thanks, you know who you are. We're rerouting for higher security, anonymity and the chance to overlap. Which means…what…? Here's a question for you. Where have you wanted to go more than anywhere in the worlds? A time, a place, anything like that. There's a theory about alternate timelines I might be looking into based on company research. What've we got to lose at this rate? Strip the defenses in the past, unveil the man behind the curtain in the present, secure the future. Someone told me this kind of thing was a lot of power to trust on you guys…but isn't that all we can do now? Trust each other and test the waters. No missions this month. I checked out everything in Respatrum and Bosuma and it seems that the people there are more self-sufficient than I anticipated which was nice. The subway's still up and running though. Coordinates will be incoming in a few days. I'm testing them out myself to make sure they're stabilized. Stay sharp. Zee Carlisle Hiring Manager Retrspec Incorporated Characters' display names are the same as whatever has been previously chosen and are permanently locked in! However, as the post says, characters may now post anonymously. 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]

Any time at all in our worlds? I can think of a few I'd like to see, sure. There are still a lot of things I'd like answers to.

[She should leave it at that. BUT...]

I hate being this person, but... we did two different five parters about this on Fae Force Five and both times tiny little changes in the past led to a future where Connweb took over the city. And even though that famous astronomer guy criticized the science, I'm still pretty wary about this.

un: Pen Points

[mincingminuet]

This is a little different than anything on sentai shows. And science barely applies to life on the app.

You new?

[undiningaffection]

That's true.. but I think the cautionary tale is still valid. What if we manage to change something and don't get the opportunity to put it back?

Yeah, I've been here a little over a month now, so things are still finding a way to surprise me.

[mincingminuet]

Well, we aren't blessed with foresight, so I think we'll end up scattergunning it as always.

I'm sorry you've appeared at such a strange time. It's been a really hectic few months. Life's barely been normal for ages now.

[undiningaffection]

I guess we'll do whatever we have to, though I really hope to avoid doing something dumb and, like, somehow preventing my own birth or something silly like that.

[When practical experience fails you, you can always turn to pop culture!]

I've definitely figured that much out. I just hope I'll eventually prove myself to be useful in all this chaos.

[mincingminuet]

I don't think it works that way...

and I wouldn't worry about that. We need all hands on deck, you know. There aren't a ton of us.

What's your name?

[undiningaffection]

Of course. I'll help no matter what, but right now the only skills I have are my acting training and dueling at quarter speed.

Asami Yuuki.

[mincingminuet]

Well, if you need help speeding that up, I've regained skills my past self had. I can fight, and fight well. We used to have a training group that met regularly but most of the members are gone, and those of us that are left have talents and reflexes that make it hard. Fortunately, without magic I'm mostly a regular human.

I'm Penelope Raban. Pen, though, is preferred.

[undiningaffection]

That would be fantastic! I've got the basics of fencing down, but it's been more for combat theater than practical defense, but I think I might have skills in my old world that I could relearn.

[If Yuuki can use her game character's skills, why couldn't she?]

It's nice to meet you Pen. I look forward to losing to you horribly when we spar!

[mincingminuet]

Don't worry, I'll take it easy!

[undiningaffection]

I'll do my best to keep up with you.

And also, I will bring snacks as a reward to finish.

[Look, she's just started cooking but she doesn't want to have all that sitting around for herself.]

Re: un: EN GARDE

[blondferret]

What would you like to see if you could?

[undiningaffection]

I want to see what happened in the game I was trapped in. I only know that I was there, but nothing else.

[She's grateful that she's just typing, since she's blushing a little now.]

There's... something else too, but that one's a little more personal. I only know one part of it and need to know the rest.

[blondferret]

Game? There was another person I was talking to that was in a game. Not sure if she was trapped though. Yuuki is her name. You know her?

Personal? Let me guess, your other self was the daughter of the man who created the game that you got trapped in. And now you're trying to figure out if you knew about it before hand what was going to happen, or you went behind your dad's back to try out the game even tough he told you not to because he knew what was going to happen?

[Behold, someone who watches way too much scifi and has recently been watching K-Dramas on netflix.]

[undiningaffection]

[WARNING. WARNING. He knows Yuuki. She needs to be subtle talking about that "other stuff" now.]

Yes! We were from the same world in our past lives. She's pretty awesome, isn't she?

[Like she said. Subtle.]

What's terrifying right now is that I don't know whether or not that's the case. I don't remember a lot about how or why I was playing the game, but I get the impression I wasn't supposed to be there.

[The sad part is the reality is arguably more convoluted.]

[blondferret]

Was it dangerous? I went there once with Yuuki. Seemed like some boring farming game or something.

[He didn't get to see much of it so....]

[undiningaffection]

[Farming? That's weird. Also, she'll let boring slide, though you have no idea how many hours she's put in on Stellarmist Canyon.]

That... might have been a different game? The one I was in was more of a fantasy setting, though there was no magic, just different types of swords.

The game I knew Yuuki in, we were both fairies. This one I looked... a lot like I do now, actually. That's kinda weird.

[blondferret]

Did you have fairy wings on your back. Yuuki had fairy wings on her back.

[undiningaffection]

I did! At least from what I remember when I met Yuuki. That version of me had blue hair too, so at least it was easy to tell them apart.

[blondferret]

If you had wings, then I was definitely in the same game. Yuuki didn't seem to know what the game was about. Do you?