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Recollé Mods ([personal profile] recollecters) wrote in [community profile] retrospec2017-04-01 08:59 pm

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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™!

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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
glacian: by ponponpon (❄Some say the world--)

[personal profile] glacian 2017-04-02 11:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Of course I have. I teach at the university.

[TOO BAD!]
counteracts: (on their shoulders)

[personal profile] counteracts 2017-04-03 12:09 am (UTC)(link)
[...well, duck.]

then I'd expect you'd be a little better at it, then

[He was forced into this and he's grumpy and, as far as he's concerned, it was not very constructive!!!]
glacian: by ponponpon (❄From what I’ve tasted of desire)

[personal profile] glacian 2017-04-03 02:32 am (UTC)(link)
Don't pout. I'm merely teasing.

[Thankfully, she means no harm. If anything, Gentiana is quite amused with this fussy grump.]

Surely you have a better story to tell. Something with a bit more intrigue.
counteracts: (all the buildings)

[personal profile] counteracts 2017-04-03 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
well, I'd hate to be on the receiving end when you were serious

[HE'S SENSITIVE...]

maybe. the base story of it was already on the app, but it wouldn't let me log in without sharing it, so I did what I could to improve it
I guess if it makes me share another one I'll try to find some intrigue for you


[Horror is just not his genre, unfortunately.]
glacian: by ponponpon (❄Some say the world--)

[personal profile] glacian 2017-04-04 09:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Then do well avoiding my intensive course about poetry and literature.

[She can somewhat tell. Somewhat.]

How odd. It seems that Retrospec is misbehaving worse than usual. I blame the date upon the calendar for that.

I'm still quite vexed about this app. I would prefer to delete it.
Edited 2017-04-04 21:20 (UTC)
counteracts: (from below on the street)

[personal profile] counteracts 2017-04-04 09:27 pm (UTC)(link)
see, now that sounds like a challenge

[Well, that and, should he get his way, those are the types of classes he would be headed towards. But there's a huge difference between creative and scholarly writing (particularly when it's impromptu)—he would have you know that his literary analysis is a horse (chocobo?) of a different color, thank-you-very-much.]

I don't know what I expected but somehow it wasn't as much of a mess as this

[As he sends that message, a veritable herd of dancing fruit scroll across the bottom of the screen. Speak of the devil.]

yeah, but that would be easy, wouldn't it
but as long as all of this weird crap is happening, I feel it's smart to at least keep an eye on
it's basically our only clue


[A terrible one, but them's the breaks.]
glacian: by ponponpon (❄Better than the warmth of summer)

[personal profile] glacian 2017-04-04 09:50 pm (UTC)(link)
There's a difference between bravery & arrogance. Make doubly certain you're not the latter.

[That's a fair warning on her part. A stern one.]

That is certainly true but I'm quite livid that this app ever appeared. It has brought nothing other than misfortune to us all and yet--

I'm oddly excited to see what happens next in this odd story.
counteracts: (gives me hope that i'll be)

[personal profile] counteracts 2017-04-06 05:00 am (UTC)(link)
[But isn't that a matter of one's interpretation sometimes, though?

Still:]


noted

things sure have gotten a lot more complicated since it showed up, I'll give you that
but... well, it's prevented anything from getting too boring, for better or for worse
I guess I'm fairly excited, so long as they don't duck with food anymore
glacian: by ponponpon (❄Some say the world--)

[personal profile] glacian 2017-04-10 01:34 pm (UTC)(link)
..."duck"?

[Oh no, she's terribly amused now.]

Not a fan of a well roasted duck, hm?
counteracts: (we need in our lives)

[personal profile] counteracts 2017-04-10 10:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[He should've learned to expect this by now...]

no, of course not
I keep forgetting about the stupid parental control auto-correct


[Roasted duck is delicious, after all.]
glacian: by ponponpon (❄Will end in fire)

[personal profile] glacian 2017-04-10 11:47 pm (UTC)(link)
I suspected that much.

[She's definitely chuckling a little at his expense now.]

No more colorful language from you unless you mean to "quack".
counteracts: (surrendering so that my evils will amend)

[personal profile] counteracts 2017-04-11 12:54 am (UTC)(link)
[As she should...

He... considers this...]


yes ma'am

[Probably the smartest move at this juncture.]