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[recollecters]

Hello Users, For those of you who are new: Welcome to Retrospec™, the last social media network you will ever need. You are one of the few selected to test this exciting new platform based on our cutting-edge algorithms. Membership is not currently open to the public. However, we hope you will come to see how useful Retrospec™ is, given time. We have for your use a variety of features such as text, voice, video, and image posts. We encourage you to explore our many options. For all, new and old: Please be advised that should you go above and beyond the call of duty for Mr. Halloway's little game in the coming days, there may be a reward granted or information given. 100% completion would be the goal for that, should you have an interest. If you have no interest in the matter, please feel free to carry on as usual. R&D will not be handling further communiques for this month, or possibly the next few months. This should not, of course, have any impact on your usage of Retrospec™. The first milestone for the second of the colors lost has been met, and accordingly we have diverted resources to fix what could be fixed. R&D has alerted me that a bigger loss may occur in the near future, and I would advise you to be careful, though I am afraid neither they nor I can be much more detailed than that. Finally, I would like to extend congratulations to those of you who have now reached your sixth month. We hope you will continue to accept our assistance in these trying times. Thank you for your patience, Janet Wiseman Human Resources Retrspec Incorporated As of this post green fruits and flowers of this color regain their pigment. (Note: this is not all plants. This is just for flowers and fruits!) 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. Any new characters will find that the first photo they upload is locked as their profile picture for the rest of the month. Characters who have been in game since February will find their profiles now have a 6 months badge. It does absolutely nothing of note.

Comments

[tarotcards]

"A bigger loss that may occur in the near future."

Prepare yourselves, people. We might even lose the colours red, orange, pink, and god knows what else. Save yourselves while you can.

[originallutece]

I wouldn't put it past them to say that and then take away something pathetically small.

[crushcard]

A bigger loss? At this rate, anything bigger would be to spontaneously delete parts of the world, or to rewrite our memories of the world as we know it, entirely.

Oh wait. You're already sending us hallucinomemories of different worlds, same difference.

I'm fairly certain we're gunning for 100% completion eventually. Thank you for your concern.

[parodeity]

i think they do rewrite us too
or have before
like unrelated to the hallucinomemories

[standalonehuman]

Hitori Togusa I knew it.
Hitori Togusa You guys are trying to help. So then, should we be bothering to work towards putting resources to fix this, as you put it? Or should we back off and let you do what you need to do?
Hitori Togusa Just. Everyone else, the people who aren't dragged into Retrospec. Are they safe from us?

[appraiser]

do you think other people aren't safe? they don't seem to mind

[overtwohundred]

wow no passive aggressive wikihow link
i like this chick already
way better than that dork jim

sidenote has r&d considered just doing
not that

[originallutece]

I rather liked the bit about their possibly not communicating with us for the next few months. Seems rather restful.

[destiny_key]

omg jim is gone!!!!!!
and janet is here!!!
i hope shes better than jim

but boo on 'bigger losses' whatever that means :(

also theres new people???
hi new people!!! :)

[glaciers]

She seems less like she's going to troll us.
Just seems like it though.

[protegge]

janet can u wisely tell us why you guys hate blue so much
you dont have to reveal the next thing just whats the beef with blue
whats blue done to you

also whats your favorite kind of poetry no reason for asking
i just happen to be taking a poll anyone can respond ;)

[appraiser]

limericks are fun! are you writing poetry?

[commandertoolbelt]

okay so janet's not a body pillow after all
i like her better already

though she still didn't say if she and jim are actually engaged

[destiny_key]

i dont know that she will tbh???
maybe shes embarrassed

or maybe in two months well get another awful amv with dancing fruit except itll be the wedding video

[parodeity]

see this is why you put human resources in charge of talking to people
and not like lab techs
probably
i mean apparently talking nicely to people goes a long way
even if its mostly saying the same stuff as jimbo without the jabs and casual lingo

that aside what would be a "bigger" loss than colors and horses
is everyone w/out the app gonna bite it
that seems like a plausible concern to me sometimes

also
fourth of july plans anyone
there better be a lot of fireworks this month or ill be sorely disappointed in all of you
just forever

how do we earn other little profile badges i wonder
i get a useless sense of achievement looking at it

[destiny_key]

thats depressing
thinking about what else we could lose i mean

[darkinferno]

looks like someone finally realized they didn't have the computers locked down enough. what, you guys didn't think to change the password from "We<3Retrospec"?

no passive-aggressive wikihows this month but i don't know if i want know what this "little game" that's coming up is about, especially since we already know this is all a game to them in the first place


[And a moment later:]

wait a sec

she said welcome to NEW users

looks like we get to start this whole ride all over again

[splinten]

A bimonthly cycle almost makes sense from a business perspective.
You know, if there was any conceivable way that Retrospec was making a profit on this damn thing.

[youraffection]

"bigger losses"??
wth is that supposed 2 mean?
bc after everything thats happened it sounds more like a threat
what a crappy marketing strategy. ur making ppl participate bc if we dont then we lose things that rnt rightfully urs to take in the 1st place!
rnt u supposed 2 b the reasonable 1?

also does this mean jim is on like work probation if ur here
bc that would b kind of awesome

[parodeity]

do they even have to market to us its not like this app is easy to get rid of

[frostythehitman]

So what'd you do to Jim, Janet?

Serious question, no judgment. Because if you're keeping him hostage in a closet somewhere I'd actually be pretty happy about that.

But you and I and everyone else here knows you're still full of crap. "A bigger loss may occur"? You not being able to get any more detailed? You're the ones doing it to us, obviously you would know. You're still just trying to yank our chains, you're just being a little nicer about it.

[commandertoolbelt]

jim sounds more like the type to do that if you ask me
but i guess you can never really tell with these HR types can you

[insantafe]

"Game?" Do I even want to know what that's supposed to mean?

And what's this about bigger losses?

[darkinferno]

let me answer that first one for you: no

[notbunaga]

they shouldn't have been handling this to begin with...

well, either way
good to see Janet exists and isn't locked in jim's basement
and if they really are trying to fix mistakes instead of causing problems it's
kiiiind of a relief?
if this isn't all controlled it's a cause for concern
but I'd say if retrospec are legit here we have someone who knows what's happening and that's better than nothing, fighting a nameless corporation or something

i wish I knew why people fell off the network... but you guys never answer our questions
so i guess we'll just keep wondering

[splinten]

There is always the emotional reward of telling a shitty corporation to suck it.
It feels worthwhile listing the pros and cons of an evil corporation knowingly fucking with us or a neutral-to-benign corporation fucking themselves up, and us with them.

[digthefuzz]

whoa she's real
#janetisreal2401
and she's
relatively more helpful and clear??
or well she's not jim
congratulations, you beat the lowest benchmark

really hoping we could avoid losing anything else though!
i know they won't respond but maybe they'll still read this so here goes:
how about you guys just try not to make these times trying to begin with??

PS any models out there have any hot tips about the biz?

[parodeity]

i mean she is apparently head of human resources
or
part of it????
thats like their entire job isnt it

are you modeling now...

[seizedtheday]

It is just me, or am I actually more worried now?

[sivard]

It's definitely not just you. This is some freaky crap.

[voideity]

damn jimmy looks fuckin unpro compared to jan here

also fuck you leave stuff alone
leave the rainbow be let us live wtf

o m g has it rly been six months tho??
gooooood
someone make a chart about wtf has happened in just six months

i like the badge tbh
what other achievements are there
i demand steam level of achievements here come on
let me collect cards and stickers or w/e
go big or go home
(go home is def an option @retrospec)

[appraiser]

not necessarily cards or stickers, but there are gifts to be collected as time goes on
although you can't resell them

[abovethefold]

Katherine Lutece I should hope you won't allow R&D to handle external communications from here forward! If nothing else, Mr. Halloway has shown he's not to be trusted as a public face of Retrospec.
Katherine Lutece What do you mean by "a bigger loss," though? Bigger still than the loss of two colors entirely...?
Katherine Lutece Although I haven't been here for six months, I think I've seen enough to point out that Retrospec is the one responsible for these "trying times." Why should anyone continue to accept your "assistance?"

[parodeity]

unfortunately theyre not big on responding back
even when hr is in charge
i think hr did the first few posts
though they didnt like sign them all fancy

[redarm]

new users?
well welcome i guess
your life is about to get fucked up.
sucks to be you arses.

also im in fucking shock janets real.
i was so fucking convinced jim made her up to seem less pathetic.
not that it worked but whatever.

[parodeity]

she was the first on we ever heard about wasnt she

[godcards]

So it seems Janet is a real person... Though if they were smart, they would have been using her from the beginning. At least her tone is neutral.

Just stop playing games already and wipe all the colors if you're going to do it. If you know something is going to happen, being vague is hardly helpful.

[parodeity]

we heard from her at the start
or one of us did
for some reason they just let jim run the show

idk if theyre wiping the colors either

[sakeplz]

oooooh! this means I can have pretty flowers and fruits again!

thx for the warning tho!

[appraiser]

jirou! jirou, they're green and blue again! i want to send you flowers- do you like forget-me-nots?

[tire]

WHOA, UR REAL!!!!
this def changes my conspiracy theory plans!!!!!! i guess i have 2 take out "janet is fake"


HEAR ME OUT THO: what if shes a robot!!
look how nice she is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ESP COMPARED TO JIM

[parodeity]

if being nicer than jim makes you a robot half of us are an invading metallic deathsquad

[complementing]

what a surprise, Janet almost seems helpful

I don't like the way she's implying that Retrospec in general is meant to be helpful, though

or rather it makes me uneasy

I don't think I believe it, and yet why would Janet bother to tell us about this 'bigger loss' if they weren't trying to be helpful...? Is it just a ploy to get us to trust them more?

[originallutece]

I should imagine it's a ploy to get our imaginations charged and fearful, so when the change comes, we'll be self-soothed by the fact it isn't as dire as we imagined.

[complementing]

well usual confusion aside, I didn't miss that note about new users, which means it's another month of newbies huh? Hi everyone, I'm Minako Arisato!

I know things seem pretty weird atm, but me and the others on this stupid app are here to help! If you have any questions, shoot me a message and I'll try to help you to the best of my ability

there's also a few things I want to tell you guys about so please bear with my incoming text walls

first is a directory of Retrospeccers. It's not a complete list by any means, but it has some important people you should know about, like our resident doctors and police officers. There are a few businesses listed there too, if you ever feel like you need the understanding of someone sharing the same problems you are while you're out shopping or dining. If you'd like to add your name or business to the list, fill out the form below and I'll get you onto the spreadsheet by the end of this week!

Name:
Name of Business/Organization:
Address/Location:
Services Offered:
Business Contact Info:
Notes:

next is the Dreadful Women's Adventure Club. Professor Wolf moved to Paris so I'm in charge of this now. As you can probably guess, the club is for women only. Sorry to all the guys! Thirty second sales pitch: Retrospeccer ladies go on lots of fun, exciting, and unique adventures together while complaining about Retrospec! Past adventures have included a trip to the shooting range and a 1920s escape room, and this month will be chocobo riding. Also, the age limit to join is now sixteen and up! If you'd like to join, please send me an email at audiotechnica@gmail.com

whew, still with me? The last thing I want to mention is that the cupcake bakery I work at, the Confectionary, is looking for new part-timers! If you have an insatiable sweet tooth and want to join our team then come on down to the storefront in Tisse for an interview with me~ Or if you just have an insatiable sweet tooth, then come try our gourmet cupcakes! The flavor of the month is creme brulee ♥

thanks for reading!

[ladya]

Chocobo riding and escape rooms? Count me in.

Anything you need me to include in the email besides my name and contact details?

[strawberrypunch]

If its losses and theyre fixing it does that mean something else is causing the losses?

[Like, it could be a threat, but. Good to explore different options and whatnot?]

Blue was bad enough 😞 and blueberry juice isnt blue incase anyone was wondering

[digthefuzz]

i know that you don't have to rub it in!!

[mercurio]

JANET EXISTS LMAO

oh man these posts always suck no matter who types them up huh

[destiny_key]

i mean its still better than last month if you ask me
because jim isnt here