A Survey...

[megabond]

Hello there! I'm conducting an unofficial survey regarding Retrospec. It's not mandatory, but considering the strange events we've been experiencing, it would be wise for me to know how many users are affected to this. The survey is down below and it is okay if you don't fill out the form below.

1. When did you first obtain the Retrospec app?

2. Did you try to uninstall this app?

3. Have you tried showing this app to anyone other than the users?

4. Have you receive a package from Retrospec?

5. Did you experience a strange event related to this app?

6. Have you met some Retrospec users in person?

I can't tell you the reasons for putting up this survey, but if you want, you can just reply to me about your experiences in this app without filling out the survey form above me.

Thank you in advance!

Comments

[megabond]

Did you shared this to anyone and the police?

[He had a feeling the answer will be obvious.]

[true_noir]

I would not know. I do not know enough of watches to know what is possible, after all. But I suppose that this makes sense in theory, yes? Though that seems... well, it is all strange, and we can leave it at that.

[frostythehitman]

You're still asking for information from me without explaining what you're using it for. That still counts as unethical.

And if you're that worried about Retrospec slamming down the banhammer on you for it, we can always take this off-app. But I'm not answering your survey until I know what this is for.

Is it possible to send his "private" message in his IC Inbox or here?

[megabond]

[Looks like he has a large suspicion on his survey. But his real reasons were actually a way to see if many of these users are experiencing the same strange phenomenon that other Recolle residents aren't aware of.

Regardless, he can't force him to do the survey because it's not a mandatory one.]

It's alright. I did say it's not mandatory to do so and I'm just doing this for investigation purposes.

[megabond]

I agree.

Still, thanks for answering my survey.

[accordance]

That is good to here.

This is my response to your survey:

1. Early this month.

2. Yes, but to no avail.

3. After advice that non-users cannot see it, I have not.

4. No.

5. Yes. I have had a few daylight dreams, if it counts.

6. Yes.

[megabond]

What kind of daylight dreams do you have?

either is fine by me!

[frostythehitman]

Come on, try me.

Okay! Pretend this is private.

[megabond]

[To him after a few minutes, Bucky will be noticed he didn't reply to it. But just then, he will get a private message from the same guy.]

If you must know, I'm doing this because I feel that many users old and new experienced any strange events as well with those strange packages from Retrospec we've just received from them.

Also, I can't say I'm keeping my reasons a secret. I want everyone who also investigating this phenomenon to know about the final statistics to see if there is a connection to all of this.

[private]

[frostythehitman]

Alright, sounds legit. You pass the test.

[ At no point was this a test. ]

Here's your answers:

1. Earlier this month, around March 7th or so.

2. It's the first damn thing I tried. It deleted, but then it just reinstalled again automatically. Probably ate up a ton of my data doing it, too.

3. Just tried showing it to my sister, she says all she sees is my phone's home screen, even though I have it opened to this post right now. I didn't even know that could happen.

4. No. I'm hoping I never will.

5. You mean besides horses no longer existing and my fruit smiling at me while I eat it? Yeah, I had this weird mental image pop into my head a few days back. More like a full scene, actually. I don't know how to describe it. At least, I'm assuming it's related to this app, because I don't see what else it could possibly be.

6. Nope. Or if I have, then I didn't notice. I'm not exactly opening my conversations with "hey do you also have this crazy app on your phone that nobody else can see?"

Re: [private]

[megabond]

I see. Sorry about keeping my reasons a secret. I'm worried regarding the higher-ups in this app will target me because of my investigations about them.

[private]

[frostythehitman]

Hey, far as I can tell, you're clean. I don't have any beef with you.

Hell, I think this survey's a good idea. But I'm suspicious of all this stuff on the app just like you are, I'm not just gonna open up when there's so much weird crap happening around it.

[commandertoolbelt]

1. idk sometime this month?

2. yeah but it didn't work.

3. i asked my mom about it, but she didn't even see it when i showed it to her. kind of like she doesn't notice how weird the dancing fruit is, like i'm the crazy one.

4. no, thank god. how do they even get your address? they're like internet stalkers

5. what does that even mean

6. yeah. kind of hard to avoid when i go to school with some of them.

[accordance]

In the daytime, while I was out doing my duties, I had visions of a different place.

[private]

[megabond]

I can say the same to myself. And yet, these strange events started when Retrospec was launched.

Regardless, I'm just relieved that I'm not the only who is investigating this app.

[megabond]

Can you describe the place you've just mentioned?

[megabond]

Any events that seem out of the ordinary just like the dancing fruit you've mentioned.

And I've agreed with your answer on the fourth question. I'm worried about the young users in here if this app got their information.

[madcuriosity]

I most certainly did, thank you. But what I might see as strange, and what you think of strange are most certainly not going to be the same. More than that, I'm not about to go making myself look foolish by saying something when that isn't what you meant.

[megabond]

I see.

Also, did you mention these events to anyone except the users?

[madcuriosity]

My psychiatrist and counselor. I didn't mention the horses matter after the first two times, though.

[megabond]

[Psychiatrist and counselor? He wanted to know why, but he'll just ask about it later.]

And they didn't believe you when you explained them?

[madcuriosity]

No... they thought it was a rather fanciful creature in one of my stories, something like a dragon or a gryphon.

[megabond]

Really? Do you write stories as your past time?

[spes_phthisica]

1. almost two months ago now

2. yep... i even made a clone of my phone and purged it and the moment i put it on again it installed even before i had restored the data :/

3. yes, not possible

4. no

5. it showed a video that looks like it had been recorded in my doctor's office without my consent and talking about stuff very few people know about. similar stuff seemed to happen to others. and then there's all the general weirdness that has happened after getting the app, and the fact that i remember a couple of things that never happened to me now.

6. yes, a couple of them are old friends and one is my cousin.

[megabond]

[The video incident. Once he read the answer on the fifth question, he just groans at the memory regarding it.]

Regarding how you tried to clone and purged it, did it restored most of the data itself?