Polling the Masses?

[true_noir]

Chloe Bouchard 6/1/2017 near Tisse

Did anyone else receive a strange survey from Retrospec today, asking what we would most like to have brought back? I am being absolutely serious. I just received one from that morceau de merde, Jim. I cannot even begin to decide what to think about this. Are they polling us now? As if we have any say in the matter?

Comments

[appraiser]

what exactly did that survey say...? just like that?
i would like to have the world of 2016 as i knew it back, please

[true_noir]

It gave me options, like a multiple choice test, and I voted for the color blue. The option "You out of my life" was not there.

[appraiser]

then they can give it back! that's hopeful, if anything!

even if nobody else has gotten the survey, you one vote pulls blue ahead of the others, and it'll win?
will everything else disappear forever?

[true_noir]

Hopeful but distressing. It implies we're at their mercy in it still, but that's no surprise.

I have no idea. I really have no idea, but I don't think my one vote's enough. They had some weird tracker I couldn't understand clearly when I voted. Jim's awful at being easy to understand.

[appraiser]

but it's possible. we can come to an agreement, somehow
hmmmm
do you remember doing anything special to receive the survey? it might well be random though

[true_noir]

Unlikely, but if he is not blowing smoke we might gain concessions.

No, it was very random. Happened out of the blue, without warning. Knowing Jim, it is probably very random in reality.

[appraiser]

random... i should learn not to expect otherwise, but i keep hoping
i hope we get blue back
even if it's by hoping if we engage with the app enough, let them collect what information they are searching for in beta testing, that we'll be given a chance at that survey

[true_noir]

Just watch.

I will get spam for months because of this. Worth it if blue returns to the world, though.

[appraiser]

i would welcome spam if it meant getting blue back
i would also spam retrospec if it meant getting blue back
i would give anything for blue
why couldn't they have taken orange instead?

[true_noir]

That would have probably made the sun turn gray. Either way, there's a problem, is there not? Still, let us hope others get the chance to vote soon, provided this actually helps.

[appraiser]

oh
messing with the sun would be terrible
but yes, i'll keep in touch if i'm lucky enough to get the survey

[true_noir]

I am sorry I don't have a lot more information right now. I just can't even believe that they sent me this survey at all. It's so out of character for them.

[appraiser]

every little bit of information is helpful
out of character or not, taking what we can will be prudent

[true_noir]

Yes, and if we can manage to convince them to start taking this nonsense back, we might begin to have normal lives once more.

[appraiser]

that's it
overly optimistic, maybe, but that's all i could hope for

[true_noir]

Would you be you, if you did not have an overly optimistic streak hiding, tucked away in a corner to smile at everyone?

[appraiser]

ha
yeah, you got me... sometimes i forget too, but the optimism is there. relentless

[true_noir]

It is a bit of a defining characteristic of you, Ryoji. Not that I'm complaining. I think we need it around here, and I'm not always as good at that sort of thing.

[appraiser]

thank you
i think it'd be great if people could identify me with optimism
and the good things in the world
i can help people see them

[true_noir]

It's a good thing to be known for. "Nosy florist girl" wouldn't be so bad for me. I've always liked being known for that.

[appraiser]

i wouldn't call you nosy!
you're inquisitive, speculative, curious
i have a thesaurus out right now and there are many words with more accurate connotations

[true_noir]

Definitely nosy. I love setting people up on dates. You have to be a little nosy to do that, Ryoji. It's not a bad thing. *wink*

[appraiser]

that's with their best interests in heart though!
where were you in my life last year, i would have loved those dates

[true_noir]

Picking posies, picking posies. Well, are you still single? I can look around, if you wish it.

[appraiser]

no, i have a girlfriend. yuuko, if you know her?
but i haven't really been the best boyfriend, so
maybe a date won't hurt