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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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[hauntedsavior]

Bandmates think alike.

[fiddlestick]

Really? Oh cool! So you could say we're

N-sync?

[hauntedsavior]

Guess what?

I quit the band, we're finished professionally, you ruined it with that pun.

[fiddlestick]

What???

Oh no, please! I'm sorry! Don't quit!

[hauntedsavior]

Oh my god. Don't worry, dude. I'm not going anywhere. Not now that my fingers are literally robotic. No callouses, no oil, deadly precision -- I could be the best bassist in the world.

Will be, once we're done kicking ass.

[fiddlestick]

Oh whew. I was scared for a second there.

But that's so cool. With fingers like that, it wont be long until I'm the one working hard to keep up! 🎵

Hehe, right. You're always so good at cheering me up Anna.

[hauntedsavior]

That's me. Regular ray of goddamn sunshine beaming down over the city.

Not gonna lie. This is one of the things I'm looking forward to once we win. Just getting back to normal, being friends, not having to worry about so much. Giving A2 a break.

[fiddlestick]

Aha, yep! I'd say so.

Yeah, me too. I like to think this whole experience changed my life for the better in a lot of ways, but getting to be normal for awhile would be really nice, you know?

[hauntedsavior]

God knows I wouldn't be the same person I am now if I never ended up with the app.

Which makes this time travel thing a little scarier.

[fiddlestick]

Yeah, same here...It's why I hope I don't lose my memories of the app. I don't want to turn back to who I was before.

Agreed. I don't want them to erase something by accident.

[hauntedsavior]

Oh, you're worried about doing it accidentally?

[fiddlestick]

Yeah. There's a lot of time travel stories where a single misstep can cause a major change in timeline.

And I'm a little clumsy. So me tripping or dropping something vital is not out of the question.

[hauntedsavior]

Yeah, I'm not so much worried about the accident part.

There's a lot of parts in my life that I'd have paid money to go back to and try to change. Never thought it'd be a real option for me. Guess I'll see how good I am at sticking to my guns.

[fiddlestick]

Well, you DO have steady robot hands. No worrying about dropping stuff.

So you'd go back and change things if you could?

[hauntedsavior]

I'm a product of everything that's happened to me. I'm a gestalt of everything I've been through before. But it's easy to say that when it's impossible to change things.

Guess I'll finally see if I'm as strong as I think I am.

[fiddlestick]

Yeah...

Well, I for one think you're very strong!

[hauntedsavior]

I appreciate it. Don't think less of me if I fuck up.

[fiddlestick]

Aha, I wouldn't dare.

I know something like this is easier said than done.

What if we make a pact? We can only change the past if the whole band agrees.

[hauntedsavior]

As long as you only mean our own personal pasts, then I'm in. You know by now I'm not gonna let anything hold me back from stopping Vanderweele.

[fiddlestick]

Yeah, our personal pasts. I think that's fair enough.

We do what we can to stop Vanderweele without damaging the timeline, but only change any beyond that with band approval. Okay?

[hauntedsavior]

Deal.

You're both of course invited to watch with me if I decide to be a sad bitch and go on a greatest hits tour of my own past.

[fiddlestick]

Oh really? Sounds....fun?

[hauntedsavior]

Enlightening, maybe. Always wondered what it might be like to see that kind of stuff with the perspective I have now.

But if I check anything with Rose in it, you can't come.

[fiddlestick]

If you think like that, you're tougher than me. I can't even bring myself to read the songs I wrote in middle school.

Uh, okay? I'll keep that in mind. I don't want to invade your privacy, or Rose's.

[hauntedsavior]

I'm made of metal now. I'm tougher than most of you meatbags.

Appreciate it.