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[recollecters]

Maurice was going to do this, but Maurice sucks so I sent him home before he could. Anyway, some of you may have noticed our new poll feature! We just don't have the time and resources to cater to all your "where is x item, what the fuck" complaints, so we had to streamline. The polls were the result of that! Coded them myself. I mean, Maurice did some of it, but I did most of it. So basically we're democratically crowd-sourcing what we're going to bother to fix for you! You can send thank you notes to the building, HR doesn't mind. So far it seems like you all care about the color blue most, so we fixed it! A little, anyway. I suggest a bracing walk through the woods if you particularly missed the color and don't feel like gazing deeply into a hobo's eyes. You've all been reading up on QR codes, right? You might also want to learn to start a fire. Just a tip. Jim Halloway Research & Development Retrspec Incorporated As per the World Regains tracker, fruits and flowers that were once blue are once again blue. This includes the echo flowers in the Recollé woods! NPCs seem to be incapable of seeing this color still, however, and will not note any differences. The color does not seem capable of being transferred to anything else, either, and any attempts to do so will simply fade the color of the thing you were trying to use to do that. Furthermore, one thread of at least 10 comments from you from this post may be supplied for one untriggered memory by linking the thread and in explanation putting "June Freebie". This may only be claimed through the rest of June, and may not be claimed after the month ends. 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. Usernames are the character's full real AU names, not aliases or chosen nicknames or usernames, and seemed to have filled themselves in; nothing characters do can change or obscure their names currently.

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[caelestialis]

Maybe that's why he kicked Maurice off of posting duties for today. He would have been too honest with us.

I think it sounds believable because after all we've been through, we just got used to the unexpected I think. You can only go through these sort of adventures so many times before it starts to feel like an average weekday. [ creepy stalking photos and shrinking aside. ]

[true_noir]

Who knows? Maybe we will find out eventually.

Fight a giant centipede, and the idea that you'll put out fires with QR Codes is completely believable. Next, Godzilla will attack us and we have to fight it with objects hidden around town.

[caelestialis]

At the very least can the items be sensible or be whole so we don't have to puzzle out how to use them or put them back together? That's all I ask.

Honestly it almost feels like we're in a video game. A point-and-click adventure game due to how strange the thread of logic is.

[true_noir]

That would be too simple, but perhaps we will get lucky. And I really really hope we are not in one, but Jim treats it like it is even if we are not.

[caelestialis]

Someone take his internet away from him, please. I wouldn't mind all of the city's internet going down if it meant he couldn't do these sort of stunts even for a little while.

[true_noir]

You know, there's a point to that. I might trade the entire network if it stopped all of this. We could find other ways to keep in touch.

[caelestialis]

At long last, snail mail and landlines will finally have their days once again.

[true_noir]

Heh, yes. They do have a certain amount of value right now, don't they? Helpful for making sure that we can communicate without being beholden to Retrospec.

[caelestialis]

I finally have a reason to use the cute stationary I bought months before this all happened. Long as our mail doesn't end up in the hands of the people who think it's perfectly fine to send weapons to civilians, we should be safe on this front.

[ yeah- she's going to knock on wood as she sends this. just in case. ]

[true_noir]

You might consider dropping notes off directly if it's sensitive, and you know somewhere you can do so safely. There's always options if the mail is not secure.

I imagine a courier business could make a fortune, though, if this goes on.

[caelestialis]

Oh! What if I use my dog, Kara, to send my messages or packages to other people? It'll allow her to meet new friends and keep sensitive messages safe.

The best of both worlds!! [ at least ainsley is peppy again at the thought of a maildog. ]

[true_noir]

Well, as long as Kara is good at getting back home safe and sound. We wouldn't want her to get lost, now would we?

[caelestialis]

Definitely not. She's kind of a house dog but her getting the chance to explore the city some more would do her some good. It's just a plus she gets to help me along the way.

Oh! I just realised something. You haven't gotten the chance to meet her in person, right? [ or, you know, meet ainsley in person period but let's focus on kara for now. sure. ]

[true_noir]

To tell you the truth? I don't think you and I have even met personally, but I have definitely not met your dog yet. What sort of breed is she?

[caelestialis]

Mixed collie breed! I adopted her from the shelter after asking here on the app for advice on who I should adopt. It's been a match made in heaven ever since we first met.

Do you want to see pictures of her? [ please say no, chloe. for your sake... just say no... ]

[true_noir]

She sounds adorable, not to mention I would expect quite energetic. It's a very energetic breed after all.

I would love to!

[Nope, she's not smart like that, not at all.]

[caelestialis]

She's actually very laid-back since she's rather old but Kara is an absolute sweetheart.

Give a me second to load all the photos. Some of them are my absolutely favourite!

[ rip chloe's phone battery as ainsley sends +7 photos of her dog. a lot of them featuring kara either napping, looking at the camera in confusion, or wearing a funny hat. ]

[true_noir]

Eh, she upgraded her phone right before Retrospec, so it can handle a few photos. At least they weren't videos. those would get deleted.

Oooh, she's adorable! Thank you!

[caelestialis]

Isn't she! She's just an angel.

Back on topic because I get really distracted with all the cute pictures: I mentioned her because I have been meaning to have her meet new faces. So she can get used to people.

And since we haven't met in person either, why not make this a double event? It'll be nice to finally meet a person who's been nothing but kind to me since all of this mayhem began.

[true_noir]

That isn't a bad idea. We could meet at a dog park sometime. I like watching dogs after all, so that could be fun. Nadia is a sweetie, but she's not fit to meet random strangers in an open place like that. She's still got too much 'stray' in her, so she might run off.

Whenever you want though, I'd be happy to meet you.