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Greetings, Users. Our system may be experiencing some residual glitches from a recent network malfunction. Our technical team is working on getting these issues under control. Please direct any concerns in the meantime to the HR department at humanresources@retrospec.com. Our staff has furthermore noticed a significant increase in tags and trends for #aprilfools and #pranks. Keep on your toes and be certain to tag your best tricks for Retrospec™! 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. Any emails sent to the HR department will be returned with a failure to send notification, and will furthermore automatically be posted to the Retrospec network. Oops? Characters who have been in game for one month will find they can now change their profile pictures. Glitches will be in effect until the 15th and may include: -Usernames changing to a cat, dog, or bird pun. -The Retrospec application being changed into a neon color + animal theme of some variety. -Notifications going off at random and being unable to be turned off. -Various "special effects" crossing the screens when people comment. -Users having to beat a level of pac-man to access the application, and then being made to beat a new level every hour to keep using the application. -Thomas the Tank Engine memes being sent to users every hour for some reason. -Profile pictures being replaced by pictures of rabbits and easter eggs. -New creepy pasta stories appearing upon log-in, to be forwarded to someone before the app can continue to be used -Parental lock and auto-correct on cursing (i.e. fuck -> duck) -A parade of pixel Chocobos or dancing fruit scrolling across the screen after each comment posted

Comments

[samuraisoul]

Mewbei Nyankōbō Maybe. But if the commander of the enemy wants to escape there is little I can do about it, no?

[rebelsoul]

Hibarki Kagawan He shall take you hostage. Indefinitely.

[samuraisoul]

Mewbei Nyankōbō That's a bold thing to say.
Mewbei Nyankōbō Escape is one thing, but turning the tables so easily?
Mewbei Nyankōbō I won't believe it until I see it.

[rebelsoul]

Hibarki Kagawan Just you wait.

[samuraisoul]

Mewbei Nyankōbō I guess I have no choice.

[korekara]

omg you were the one who got anya to enter
on behalf of all of us: thank you tbh
i still can't believe she didn't win wtf she was robbed

[ Anya deserves the sun and the heavens, truly this is a tragedy ]

how did u talk her into entering tho
even shakespere was kind of a struggle

[notbunaga]

that's easy
getting anya to do things for herself is difficult
getting her to do things for anyone else

and i mean literally anyone else

that's easy
so, yknow

[rhapsodeity]

i agree!
i like frogger if you had to pick a video game
but my faaavorite is memory :D

[frostythehitman]

Bluejaymes Barkes Millions of people can be wrong too
Bluejaymes Barkes Just because a lot of people like it doesn't automatically make it good. That's like, kindergarten 101.
Bluejaymes Barkes "If everybody else jumped off this bridge, would you do it too?"

action;

[rebelsoul]

[And not long after, Hibiki enters the animal shelter, glancing around for Jūbei. When he spots his boyfriend, Hibiki makes a beeline for him and slides a hand along the line of Jūbei's back.]

Got you.

action;

[samuraisoul]

[This is one of the quieter times of day, when Jūbei is left with his 'favourite' task, the one that he is nonetheless good and efficient at: paperwork.]

[It's not engrossing enough to ensure he misses Hibiki coming in, so there's no surprise when he turns his head to smile softly.]

You have captured me with one touch? [A short laugh.] Impressive.

[rebelsoul]

[Hibiki chuckles and sets both of his hands on Jūbei's shoulders, squeezing them affectionately.]

I'll haul you over my shoulders then, shall I, my Mewbei?

[samuraisoul]

[Jūbei huffs a little at that, though it's good natured. He doesn't really mind this quirk of the app, after all, though hearing it said is rather strange. What are Retrospec even thinking? The varied effects of their programme are so wide it's hard to see a pattern.]

I'd say you couldn't, but you have a swimmer's build, so I'd better not test you.

[His smile widens a little.]

Though maybe you can make my journey home after my shift a little easier?

i am SO sorry for goetting about this, feel free to ignore this late-ass tag

[liberal_arts]

I do. Aesthetics seem to drive my tastes in most things.

[rebelsoul]

With pleasure.

[Hibiki drawls, amused. Sweeping his hands off the edge of Jūbei's shoulders, he circles round to lean his hip against the side of the desk.]

When does your shift end?

[samuraisoul]

In a half hour.

[Turning his gaze back to the screen of his computer, Jūbei's fingers fly across his keyboard again with considerable speed; his words-per-minute rate is no doubt high. This amongst many moments is a little telling of his previous career.]

You don't have to wait, but if you want to hang around we can go and visit the dogs... they always enjoy playtime.

[And Hibiki is an incredibly energetic playmate for any pet!]

[trueend]

not too bad
but still bad
what if the internet blows up before im 12 :(

[me_matey]

i wouldnt bet on the apocalypse just yet lil homey

[rebelsoul]

I want to.

[There's no getting rid of Hibiki.]

[trueend]

never heard of memory o:
whats it about

[samuraisoul]

[That response is completely unsurprising; when Hibiki wants to spend time with Jūbei there's very little that will get in his way. The man is stubborn... and perhaps irresponsible? Sometimes?]

Alright.

[He shakes his head and laughs again. How is it this is the person he ended up dating? Someone completely unlike himself?]

People will start to think you work here, considering how often you show up.

[trueend]

are you sure
lots of weird stuff happening

[chiseler]

Steven Squawking this is the whole "science versus fiction" argument isn't it? I want to say the impossible will stay impossible but that's definitely not true anymore
Steven Squawking a butterfly effect, right? or a bird effect, whatever. abruptly changing what we normally do sounds like a good theory to try
Steven Squawking if I ever flap my wings differently, you'll be one of the first to know

[notyourutopian]

Elliecat That's more about peer pressure than being wrong, though.
Elliecat If ten people think a movie is good, and you don't, neither side is wrong.
Elliecat But you might be missing something.

[notyourutopian]

Elliecat Well, we tend to change the definition of impossible fairly often anyway.
Elliecat Curing a plague was impossible. Going to the moon was impossible. Until it wasn't.
Elliecat But some of the things they don't...I don't know.
Elliecat Well what would you change? If you could?