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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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[true_noir]

Actually, it is a good idea. I know that Minako will be doing an expedition very soon, with a few people. So, maybe you could help her out with that. I can't risk the flowers again, not after last time they whispered to me.

[heroforall]

I'm glad to hear that others are having the same idea as I am. I would be happy to help out if she needs a hand.

The flowers...whispered to you? You can communicate with them?

[This has pinged his nerdy interest in super powers.]

[true_noir]

When we were shrunk down. They whispered to a lot of people, actually, but they didn't talk back. They just tried to lure us deeper into the forest.

[heroforall]

That's creepy. And did you? Go deeper into the forest, I mean. Clearly it might have been a trap, but what if they were trying to lead everyone to a clue?

[true_noir]

My friends stopped me short of going too deep, so I don't remember much from then, other than running away. It was almost certainly a trap.

The temptation they offered me was no clue.

[heroforall]

What did they offer you?

[true_noir]

I'd rather not get into details, but it was related to something my heart wanted, something that I was about to lose, something that could replace it.

Not something that flowers have any right to offer anyone. that's up to the people themselves.

[heroforall]

It's okay. You don't have to tell me.

But how could flowers know something personal like that?

Has it happened anymore since then?

[true_noir]

Retrospec. They know the things that I have seen in hallucinations, and they know the problems I've spoken of on the app. I think the trap was theirs.

I haven't gone to the flowers since then, so I can't say for sure. I know that Minako is taking people over there soon. Perhaps they'll learn if there are still whispers.

[heroforall]

So you think the flowers were set by Retrospect?

I can understand them knowing whatever information we put out over the app, but how do they know what happens in people's hallucinations?

Unless....they're causing them?

I would like to speak with Miss Minako, how should I reach her?

[true_noir]

Fairly sure, but I have no proof. They have, however, said that they by doing certain things, we could earn a "Memory" from them in the past, so I am fairly sure they can give us the hallucinations.

If you need to reach her, here is her inbox.

[heroforall]

I wonder if anyone has tried studying the flowers? Clearly they're not normal. And if we could prove it it might lead back to Retrospect. Then we would have some proof that they're up to something.

Do you remember what they said we would have to do?

Thanks!

[true_noir]

You're welcome. And no, not that I'm aware of yet. We don't even know if they're associated with a memory.

Do I remember what 'who' said we had to do? I just want to be sure I have the right 'who' here.

[heroforall]

The flowers may not be assocoated with the memories, but we could find something about them that leads to Retrospect's involvement in all the strange things happening around here.

The Retrospect people.

[true_noir]

Most strange things that have appeared have been, but sometimes the person that should know them hasn't seen those hallucinations yet. We may not find out for a while. It took me months to know who had seen a Chocobo before January.

Oh, them. I think I know what you mean. It was the beauty pageant. They awarded a "Memory Recall" to the winners, and advertised that they were going to do that. They've done it a couple times since, always the same way. A prize for a small contest.

[heroforall]

You think the flowers are connected to someone's memories? I was just thinking they were planted by Retrospect...So in order to learn about them we have to wait and see if someone remembers them?

It seems strange that they would just give them away like that. But at the same time, why wouldn't they? They seem to want us to remember these things.

[true_noir]

You can probably study them as is. It isn't as if Chocobo are hard to understand, after all. Why these flowers? But you're right. They're very strange, and have done things like this in the past. They definitely want us to see these things.

[heroforall]

I wonder if there are any flower experts in town. Someone who might be able to study and determine what kind of flower they are. It wouldn't hurt to ask around.

[true_noir]

I'm actually kind of a flower expert, heh. I remember what they look like and they're not in any botanical books I've read for my work at Enchanted Blossoms. They were very strange.

But, if you bring me pictures, I can say more... or even bring me one. I doubt it will whisper after being plucked.

[heroforall]

You are? What luck! Strange that there's nothing about them in any book, but if they're like the chocobos then I guess it's to be expected.

I can do that!

[true_noir]

I haven't checked since. There may be now, so I could look for records of unusual flowers that did not exist before. Records tend to change. But, still, if you safely get me a picture, let me know, ok?