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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

[true_noir]

It is, as with the horses, innocuous, but I was terrified when i saw something in my house in the dark, bouncing and dancing on the counter. I thought there was a live animal. I bashed one of the oranges in with a broom.

I am more distressed than I am truly offended. If these things could be changed, how much power do these people have?

[parodeity]

i mean they can change the fabric of reality apparently so
im gonna go with a metric fuckton for 200 alex
do i win a prize

[true_noir]

Besides an apple that smiles at you while you murder it for your lunch? Most likely some insane memory or a spoon to go with the fork that they sent me?

Forgive me, I am uncharitable and churlish at the moment. It is unbecoming, but there are bits of smiling orange on my broom right now.

[parodeity]

dude im not gonna judge you for being "churlish" about dancing fruit
like
jade cassandra truthed it up man
so many doubted and yet
now we are all in dancing fruit hell
youve got a right to be a little churled

[true_noir]

She did, did she not? At the very least, my grapes are unaffected. It means that the vineyard will be safe and unchanged. If we are fortunate, this will be as far as it goes.

[(I'm totally going to go, right now, and suggest Member Berries get joined in with the dancing fruit.)]

[parodeity]

i dont remember any dancing grapes so you might be safe

[true_noir]

I appear to be safe in this. I looked at my own grapes, and there was no sign of changes. I will be vigilant, though. I do not wish to think of my mother's wine this way.

[parodeity]

i mean i guess the taste would be the same?
just
fruit corpse overtones

[true_noir]

Yes. We feel more like the carnivores while behaving like the herbivores. At this rate, our corn will recite for us the lines from the play of shakespeare.

[parodeity]

i mean i was already an omnivore so w/e but
i guess you dont expect fruit to smile at you
its uncanny valley stuff?

[true_noir]

As am I, but as you say, I do not expect my fruit to smile at me, not as such. Perhaps if it is a jack o lantern.

Oh god, if this is still going on in October, what will they do for that?

[parodeity]

pumpkins will come to life and eat us all
calling it now

[true_noir]

I will step on them all and crush their pumpkin heads if they try to do that. I believe I may actually get a weapon before October, just in case.

It seems prudent.

[parodeity]

i mean ill sign up and join you in the pumpkin war if it comes to that

[true_noir]

Death to all gourds. It is the only way to be sure.

Ok, perhaps that is a bit silly, but a little humor seems to help right now, all things considered.

[parodeity]

will you make a banner design or is that position open to be filled

[true_noir]

My artistic skills may not be up to snuff, but we have months, so that is plenty of time.

[parodeity]

i mean id be down to help?

[true_noir]

[She's seen your webcomic, Dave. Well, she could still use the help.] I may very well call on you for some assistance. Likely when we are closer to time. For now, we are not even at easter.

And I sincerely hope that bad things do not come at us from the eggs.

[parodeity]

just lmk and i will be there
ms paint at the ready
my stylus poised to come to your aid

[true_noir]

I will remember. Give me a call if you need any help with this, or something over at the flower shop.

Did we just hire someone new, by the way? I saw a new face when I was finishing my shift, but didn't have time to say hello.

[parodeity]

uhhhhh
chiyo maybe?
whatd they look like

[true_noir]

A bearded fellow? Tall, a little lanky? I don't know if I recall correctly. We've never met before.

[parodeity]

[ i have no idea ]

its possible the boss added someone and i forgot about it ig or that i uh dont work their shift

[true_noir]

(OOC: hehe, prepapre yourself. Our lord and savior is working with thorny roses for bouquets now.)

Quite possible. I'll check with Mikorin later to make certain. They probably just started if so.