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[recollecters]

What's up, users! We've mostly fixed the technical problems we were having earlier (unless Danny missed something again) but you might want to wear green. Also, I'm supposed to make a vague and mysterious informational post here but that sounded boring so I made a video presentation instead! Watch on YouTube Cheers! Jim Halloway Research & Development Retrspec Incorporated As of this post all apples, oranges, lemons, and limes have been replaced in-universe as the silly dancing fruits shown above. This means that as with Chocobos all NPCs will insist this is how things have always been and history/movies/etc will back them up. In honor of St. Patrick's Day characters will find a request from Retrospec to upload a picture of themselves to the network in which they are wearing something green. They will find themselves shocked lightly by their device if they try to use it without complying. Rude? A non-triggered memory regain can be earned through participation in this post in honor of Lucy's birthday the holiday with proof of a single thread with at least five comments from your character. If you plan to redeem this, please submit it to our regains page with the explanation of "March freebie". This must be submitted before April to be valid! Regardless of whether or not a character earns the freebie, all characters will find a gold coin with the Retrospec logo on one side and a Chocobo on the other. On the outside edge of the coin they will find "Jim, put a meaningful quote here. - Janet" engraved in a beautiful font. The Chocobo will morph into a horse should your character obtain the memory regain from the event; it will stay a Chocobo if your character does not obtain the memory regain. Please see our OOC information post HERE for some information and reminders - you can direct any questions about this post there! 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. Usernames are the character's full real AU names, not aliases or chosen nicknames or usernames, and seemed to have filled themselves in; nothing characters do can change or obscure their names currently.

Comments

[commandertoolbelt]

if you’re into giant chickens i guess

NO THEY’RE NOT and it's driving me crazy
crazier
the little dudes are in serious need of some dance lessons

[arahoushi]

Orange juice

it's got vitamin C in it. good for your skin.

[Things Toshi likes to think he's learned: certain magic phrases like "good for your skin"]

[liberal_arts]

Maybe you can use it as a test of who isn't in on the joke.

[liberal_arts]

I'm not convinced this isn't some elaborate ruse.

[liberal_arts]

I'm sure the "performance artists" responsible for this think our confusion and bewilderment are just delightful.

[divine_braid]

I'm just tired of weird changes. What the hell's going on around here lately?

[rebellions]

why, you little...

[She could at least pretend she's doing it out of respect for the elders instead of messing with him, but nooo. Figures...]

i've just had to cut a creepy smiling lemon for someone's tea
and they were absolutely chill with that
nothing about this shit is "okay"

[caelestialis]

I mean we could do that to them but should we? The fruits are fruits, yes, but they respond to stimuli, they have enough thought to smile and move about. That's some measurement of life, isn't it?

Maybe it's my bleeding heart getting in the way. It'll explain why I can't finish this bottle of OJ now. I definitely agree that these are just mysteries piling on top of mysteries though. I thought solving the riddle of the horses would be difficult to solve but this proved me wrong big time.

[5kotai]

[ Until he gets hit by memory lane in the form of nightmares and fever dreams, he may never know the Struggle... Poor Yams. ]

Okay. You're so laid back, I'm a little envious.

Please take care of Kiyomitsu. He's a good guy! Oh, and this plant. I wonder how much care a shamrock needs.

[accordance]

[ It probably already crossed that point. ]

Were there any other changes besides the colour?

[rednerd]

I don't know when I signed on the dotted line for a horror movie role, but I want to void the contract.
Please save your mom from the flesh of smiling fruits.

[rednerd]

Hard pass.
I'll take a group project with three other F-grade people.
I'll take a bowl of dry cereal.
I'll even hold a baby whose diaper hasn't been changed in half a day.
Just don't give me corpse juice subsisting fruits.

[rednerd]

Oh my God, just stop.
Builds character? Calm down, Satan.

[true_noir]

That's a difficult thing for me. I can't feel comfortable looking at them. The fright when one surprised me in the dark was a bit too much for me.

[true_noir]

And from ours, we have every right to think that they're mad. We're both in the same spot, which is why I do not wish to judge them at present. My focus is on Retrospec.

Is there not the adage "I think therefore I am?" Or does this not apply to finding out if one is not insane?

[caelestialis]

You're right. I'm not. Curses on you knowing me so well.

Seriously- I guess they have a face is what throws me off the mouth. No way I can approach that with the intent to it right there and then. Could you imagine if all meat started mooing or clucking even after they've been cooked or something? It'll be wild!

[true_noir]

Chloe Bouchard I believe that, regardless, I have my answer.
Chloe Bouchard You sound as if you could use some help relaxing.
Chloe Bouchard Do you wish to meet somewhere for ice cream?
Chloe Bouchard It is my catchall solution to a bad day.

[caelestialis]

Hm? Was there something you noticed? Besides the fact they're not being bothered by Retrospec?

[ insulting the app you're currently using may not be the wisest of choices, ainsley. ]

[caelestialis]

Perhaps she will help Jim see the error of his ways.

If it's not broke, don't use a different type of font. We can dream, can't we?

[rednerd]

[JamES? JAMES NO]

Are you and Jason Grace related?
Because you both have strange sociopathic urges against smiling fruits.

[true_noir]

I do not know in that case, but wouldn't that almost feel that much shadier? We could maybe get the police involved a bit more in that case.

[caelestialis]

Just when I was starting to embrace lemons too.

I noticed that they seem to respond mostly to music or things that have a sense of rhythm. Someone here changed the radio station and they're behaving differently in terms of-

I guess I'll have to say 'dancing' if rolling about and vibrating in a basket counts as that.

[caelestialis]

At least we're not alone! We can all be baffled together.

Are there any fruit parties happening in your current place as well?

[beastenderblood]

They were made to serve man, on a plate

And I am but one hungry creature

[beastenderblood]

Chocobos are awesome. This is just sick.