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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

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[standalonehuman]

[Sorry, boss, Togusa is trying to hold in his laughter at his desk.]

Hitori Togusa Just one tiny user complaint. Come on, I'm not the only one who tried it.
Hitori Togusa But I am getting really good at Pac-Man thanks to this.

[judicatus]

Noah Barkbranth I do wish they had thought to include an alternative method of access for those of us without any notable arcade skills
Noah Barkbranth Some of us have better things to do with our time, after all

[ and the first person who tells him to git gud is going to get a stern look in response. a very stern look. ]

[standalonehuman]

Hitori Togusa Sure, the controls are weird on the phone, but just think of it like a tactical simulation.
Hitori Togusa Either leave yourself unimpeded access to an exit or your 'ammo' at all times, and the game flows pretty easily.
Hitori Togusa Ms. Pac-Man was still in all the arcades when I was growing up.

[judicatus]

Noah Barkbranth And some of us had better things to do with our time even in our youth than spend it at the arcade

[ okay so maybe that's a lie, but he's not about to admit that he was too much of a nerdy loner kid to even go to an arcade. shh. ]

Noah Barkbranth I'll take your advice into account but my opinion remains unchanged