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[recollecters]

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

[aegist]

Cindy Clawford The biggest question is what possible use could our shit posting have for them?

[standalonehuman]

Hitori Togusa It's arbitrary information that we're giving out easily. We really are letting them test to see what is and isn't working. Unfortunately, so far, it's been more in the not working category.

[aegist]

Cindy Clawford maybe this is all a social experiment to see how long we put up with a piece of crap?

[standalonehuman]

Hitori Togusa I wouldn't be surprised! We keep butting up against this question. Is Retrospec nefarious and plotting against us? Or are they just plain bad at this? I vote ineptitude.

[aegist]

Cindy Clawford my vote is actually probably more "made up of trolls who think they're funny".
Cindy Clawford case in point: the fruit video.

[standalonehuman]

Hitori Togusa I thought it was kind of sweet.
Hitori Togusa A sign that we're all doomed, because whether or not Retrospec is in control of these shifts in reality, it shows that they are at least aware of them. They took the time to make all of us pay attention to what was going on.
Hitori Togusa And multi-tasked as a love confession.

[aegist]

Cindy Clawford so you're saying you'd want that kind of confession?
Cindy Clawford broadcasted to mediatrapped strangers while bohemian rhapsody blared?

[standalonehuman]

Hitori Togusa I suppose it depends on who it came from.
Hitori Togusa Besides, everyone knows the most romantic Queen song is Don't Stop Me Now.

[aegist]

Cindy Clawford that's debatable. they actually have some pretty good romance ones?

[standalonehuman]

Hitori Togusa If we're being serious, then, yes, they do. Partial to You're My Best Friend, personally. My read on that one's romantic.
Hitori Togusa Love of my Life is about a breakup. Somebody to Love is about heartache. Crazy Little Thing Called Love is a guy who can't commit.

Hitori Togusa Hmm.

[aegist]

Cindy Clawford a lot of love songs are about loves that just don't pan out.

[standalonehuman]

Hitori Togusa True. What's that old joke about the fastest way to guarantee a band's comeback? Break up with the lead singer?

[There is a long pause before his next message. Debating the most polite way to put this, just in case that is her real name.]

Hitori Togusa I haven't seen your name on the site before? Are you glitching like a few other people, or have we just not run into each other yet?

[aegist]

Cindy Clawford my name is *not* cindy clawford.
Cindy Clawford i'm thalia grace. i think we spoke once before?

[standalonehuman]

Hitori Togusa Oh! I'm sorry, yes, we have. How are you doing?
Hitori Togusa Seems like it's always one step forwards, two steps back with the coding here. I'll take some username glitches and having to play some pac-man over those videos.

[aegist]

Cindy Clawford i'm actually good at pac-man but it doesn't seem to be a universal skill.
Cindy Clawford at least i can change my userpic now?

[standalonehuman]

Hitori Togusa So hey, there's our other step forwards.
Hitori Togusa If getting rid of this entirely isn't an option, then what would you actually want out of an app like this?
Hitori Togusa There's got to be a way that we can take advantage of this as an opportunity instead of a burden.

[aegist]

Cindy Clawford to get rid of ridiculous notifications/emails?

[standalonehuman]

Hitori Togusa Heh, aside from it actually working right!
Hitori Togusa So when we had that city-wide blackout last month, if you noticed, this network was still up.
Hitori Togusa That could make it incredibly useful during an emergency. It doesn't reach the whole city (yet), but if the people on here are willing to help each other out? We could do a lot of good in a crisis.

[aegist]

Cindy Clawford shouldn't that kind of thing be left to the professionals?

[standalonehuman]

Hitori Togusa Well, I am one of the professionals.
Hitori Togusa Uh, Officer Hitori Togusa, RPD.
Hitori Togusa And I don't mean roaming the streets, but having an extra platform to report emergencies or fires when the lines are jammed?

[aegist]

Cindy Clawford oh, that makes more sense then.
Cindy Clawford i've already said my name, but thalia grace, law student.
Cindy Clawford god help me.

[standalonehuman]

Hitori Togusa Oh wow.
Hitori Togusa Had class with Professor Izunia yet?
Hitori Togusa He was my favorite back in school, but he's something of an acquired taste.

[aegist]

Cindy Clawford i have. i don't mind him.

[standalonehuman]

Hitori Togusa If he starts singling you out and throwing more challenging material at you, it's because he likes you, I promise. He has a weird way of showing it.

[aegist]

Cindy Clawford i'll keep it in mind.
speaking of class, though...
Cindy Clawford i have one to atend,
so i'll be going to that now. later.