loading...

[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

[daemonized]

Premeditated murder is often considered an heartless act by many. I hardly know what to tell you.

[Yes, this has laughably escalated to fruit murder now.]

[erythristic]

you're calling me a murderer when these fruits have been plucked from their trees, nevermore to grow or feel the sunlight enter their cells. all we have is the slowly decaying body to deal with, and i'm the one who murdered here? they dance, but are they alive?

[stop]

[daemonized]

[no]

So you would label it a mercy killing instead? They've the spirit of dance and song within them, isn't that life enough?

[#offtherailsconversationshostedbyArdyn]

[erythristic]

machines can sing and dance, and yet we do not call them alive. and by all accounts, they don't feel pain nor give intelligent response.

[daemonized]

I can think of a several things on this earth that are both alive, and do not feel pain nor give intelligent response. Care to try again?

[erythristic]

[now she has to think. being put on the opposing side to debate this. yet, she's enjoying it.]

simply because it has a face, you balk at consuming something that you have before in your life and would have continued to do so without hesitation? you might as well go vegetarian if that's your concern. and their dancing is purposeless - it continues in the absence or presence of music. therefore it could be argued that it's simply a meaningless impulse given that it appears to convey nothing.

[daemonized]

[This is the kind of back-and-forth that Ardyn enjoys the most, even more so because it's utterly ridiculous.]

Yes, "simply" because it has a face, I hesitate. In fact, putting a humanoid face on any object is nearly enough to give it personality, and that's well before their expressions begin to sing with unbridled fervor. Or worse, this causes it to start sliding down into eerie recesses of uncanny valley.

Regardless, I think this is a reasonable, human response. Condemning me to vegetarianism is too harsh of a punishment just because you've no heart for apples.

he is going to regret this

[judicatus]

My god, it's just *fruit*.

[erythristic]

thank you noah, i knew you'd have my side in this. you think smoothies are a good idea for getting rid of the unwanted fruit?

[judicatus]

No more or less than any other previously proven method, I should imagine
The faces are only superficial, after all

[ right? he hasn't actually checked for himself just yet, so... god, he hopes it doesn't go any deeper than the faces. ]

[erythristic]

and i take it the dancing doesn't cause you any distress whatsoever.

[judicatus]

I'm not pleased about the commotion but I would hardly count that as distress.

[ just wait until he brings himself to actually slice one open. just wait. ]

[erythristic]

then could you do me a favor and record yourself eating one? a bite will do. it's for purely scientific research.

[judicatus]

[ grell, no. please. ]

I don't see why a recording is necessary. I'd rather not have a video of myself accessible on this network, besides

[daemonized]

I can't believe the two of you are teaming up against me. This is the most wretched sort of betrayal, Grell.

[listen his opinion of Gabranth could stand to be a little higher after the whole... Prompto debacle.]

[erythristic]

[good thing she never saw said debacle.]

betrayal? and here i thought we were having a lovely conversation to which noah decided to lend his opinion. i'm hurt that you'd think i'd betray you so easily. positively wounded. that heart you accuse me of lacking is aching.

[daemonized]

[Ardyn can certainly tell you about it someday. First impressions are lingering things, you know.]

It may seem that way to the innocent bystander, but I assure you that it is indeed a betrayal most unfortunate.

[An over-exaggeration, partly for the sake of being ridiculous, but it also reveals a bit of his, ah, opinion of the man.]

Though if you're sincere about your heart being so thoroughly wounded, I'll say no more and retract all of my previous statements.

[erythristic]

i am wounded, if only because i never intended a betrayal, and now, such words! but do not hold back the tide of your opinion for my sake - if i am to wound you, wear it openly so we might know, that the proper guilt be assigned.

[daemonized]

You'd have me speak openly, throwing courtesy to the wind? I'm only leashing my tongue for the sake of propriety.

[As paper thin as it is. If she asks again, he'll gladly share.]

probably

[daemonized]

[of all people to butt in?

okay, then.]

Perhaps you haven't noticed, but the fruit is singing and dancing in the most lively manner imaginable. It has long abandoned being little more than "just" fruit.

definitely

[judicatus]

The singing and dancing I'll grant, but their fundamental structure has hardly changed so much as to merit such philosophical waxing

It's just fruit.

[daemonized]

Ah. So in the short time between when these fruit became musically inclined and now, you've managed to carefully study their fundamental structure? You've become an expert?

Then do forgive me for speaking out of line.

[judicatus]

One hardly needs to be an expert to discern that fruit is fruit is fruit, but if you should still require proof then I can happily provide

[ he might already be headed for the kitchen as he's furiously typing away. gabranth, no. ]

[daemonized]

[gabranth, yes]

Proof is king in the world of law. Provide the irrefutable sort and I'll have no choice but to accept that fruit hasn't fundamentally changed. Singing and dancing notwithstanding.

[Is he about to commit fruit murder?]

[judicatus]

[ he takes his time. he takes several lengthy minutes before he responds, with a picture attached: a well-lit photo of a perfectly-halved apple, innards up (and presumably-still-singing face down). ]

See, still fruit on the inside.