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mr. kaiyou asked about extra manpower. we can't really grant access to anyone other than we have now unless someone switches out, and i can't unlimit the people the doctor put on probation, but you can all consult with one another so long as you're in network areas although in some locations you may only be able to reach your actual team consultant if you were assigned one. or one another if you were not. i'd advise you to maybe try not to get put on probation on here but i can't really stop you if you do. so i'll just say that this is still being monitored and none of you are actually required to work with us, so. please allow the people who are trying to the time to do so. i did warn mr. kaiyou it's a possibility. Maurice Fitzwilliam Intern Retrspec Incorporated Please be advised monsters from the Bestiary can still be found around town. The convention center is still wrecked as well! Other damage can be found around town such as broken windows, some destroyed buildings, etc. Strangely, the monsters were courteous and left people's homes alone (for the most part.) Please note: this mingle is for Group One and Group Three members. Those of Group Two are still missing and time is still moving normally. This means they have been gone for one week as of today. Group One and Group Three members may continue to create their own posts and logs about the state of affairs, though this post is a good time to link up and discuss what's happening city-side. 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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[sharplydressed]

Good, good.

[HE'S ALREADY TOUCHED IT ANYWAY but it's good to know he won't have to take a dip in holy water again... But he'll just unpack a handkerchief from his bag, douse it in the water, and start to clean his shoulder up.]

That isn't exactly reassuring, either. What're you gonna do if something like that shows up again, huh? [You can't holy water it to death!! ...Or maybe you can, who knows.

As for that question:] --I'm just still working out how to fight these guys, that's all.

[NOT EXACTLY A LIE.]

[surprising]

That's why I asked you guys for a lot of bottles! They aren't turning up every corner, either — it only showed up after I defeated a monster to begin with. If I run into one again, though, I'll definitely get the better of it.

[ he is absolutely not telling kiyomitsu that the monster prior was a harmless dragonfly rabbit spirit. in his defense, mafuyu made him do it?? and then the dark monster showed up to avenge its bunny friends. there's a hiss when the water seeps into his cut, but for the most part, he remains put.

also that answer sounds suspicious and vague, but he isn't going to pry further... ]

Uh huh. I mean, well... as long as you don't die, what you're doing is probably fine.

[sharplydressed]

[RINDOU WHY'D YOU MURDER A DRAGONFLY RABBIT... Cognac is truly full of menaces.]

Fine, fine. I'll trust you to do that, okay? [Don't die either, in short. He'll be mad!! And devastated, but y'know.] Let us know if you need more of these things too, but we're in the middle of trying to track down a bunch of ghosts or something.

[These objectives are truly a mystery.

Also Rindou is a great comrade, letting him get away with not being detailed.]

Yeah, that's not in the cards, don't worry. I can't die while those guys are out there in limbo.

[surprising]

[ team cognac murdered not one dragonfly rabbit but an entire bunch of them... this is why they angered the dark bunny overlord. also, rindou gives him a definite nod — he's not going to go out just like that. ]

Alright, thanks! I'll just text you if I need any more.

[ he's letting kiyomitsu get away with not going into detail about the things he's fighting, but ghosts are a different story? he's interested in tales of the spooky and unnatural. ]

Ghosts? Where are you guys, anyway?

[ because he's assuming the graveyard but no, that's actually a different team... ]

[sharplydressed]

[This is why team cognac can't have nice things... He's just glad Rindou is still alive, though. Someone help their team?!]

Good. [JUST GOOD. Good enough for him, he'll do his best to nyoom over as soon as he gets an even remotely distressed text, though he might also be busy swimming with fish and being haunted in the interim.]

We're out in the forest. Turns out those woods are waaay weirder than we thought, even after all that ghost stuff earlier. [HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW THE HALF OF IT YET.] What about you guys? And all of these places just being-- scattered around the city is super freaky, isn't it?

[It makes him feel like Retrospec's infiltrated to an even higher degree than he originally thought?! Like sure, they all knew these guys can manipulate reality itself, but somehow it seemed less invasive when it was just one empty headquarters building and not tons of weird complexes hidden around the city.]

[surprising]

[ it's true, they can't have nice things... but thanks, kiyomitsu's the truest comrade, as long as he doesn't perish swimming or become fully possessed by a ghost. ]

Maybe there's an entire ghost city out there, you know? They're living in peace, and all of that, and then all of you show up hunting for them. [ or maybe they're vengeful ghosts, who knows? ] Oh, we're in the subway! We haven't seen any ghosts, only monsters. This time, though, half of us are fighting stuff in Enprise.

[ the other half is doing puzzles and is apparently bringing candy back for the rest of them, but he doesn't know that yet. ]

Right? Like, how did they scatter us in the first place? [ and how did they make time move so quickly? ] And that isn't all — there's a bunch of missing people, too.

[sharplydressed]

[He's trying to avoid both of those fates... He's not here for the dramatic Ophelia-style deaths! Or any deaths, let him live.

Either way, there's a little huff of a laugh first.]

Who knows? There might be. [HE HOPES THERE ISN'T.] Are you guys the monster clean-up squad or something? I know Baren said your team ran into trouble with the doctor and all...

[At least they're not dead and even get candy... Tiny, tiny positives. But at the observation, he just falls into a brief bout of silence.]

Yeah... She said it wasn't their fault and she seemed real stressed out, so I kinda believe her? But I still don't trust anyone from Retrospec, so. [HUFFS.] ...Yasusada's in with the group that's gone missing, though. No one without the app even remembers he exists anymore. [Including his own mother WHICH SURE WAS WILD.] Has anyone else gone missing outside of 'em?

[surprising]

I don't know... we might be? I mean, Fuuka and I fought off nine monsters at once, and that was just last week.

[ not to mention the purple skeleton monster and the funky memory shenanigans that came with it, but rindou will tell him about that once the event is over.

also same, except he trusts maurice. maurice is a good intern?? but since someone conveniently posted a list of missing people on this network post, he scrolls up on his phone, scanning for names that he knows both he and kiyomitsu would recognize, aside from the mentioned yasusada. ]

I don't think we should trust them, but it won't hurt to help them out. We both want our missing people back, right? [ pointing ] Look — Aki's missing, too.

[sharplydressed]

[Soon, their drinking party.]

Nine? Are you serious? [THAT'S EVEN MORE THAN THEIR SHADOW ROOM GROUP HAD.] Geez, they're really not giving you a break at all...

[Maybe he'll feel like a jerk for shitting on Maurice if he ever learns Maurice isn't a bad dude BUT FOR NOW... Down with Retrospec. He'll make a little humming sound of agreement, in any case, since that's what he's thinking.]

It's a pretty long list... [All these troublesome void nerds!!] —I think I'm about done, by the way. You got anything for this bruise, though? Or bandages for the cut?

[surprising]

Right? They're working us way too hard.

[ soon, they'll forget all of this funky monster ghost business ever happened. but if kiyomitsu thought nine was bad, one of their other fighting pairs fought 17 flying things? anyway, rindou doesn't actually know how to treat things aside from "you wrap bleeding things with bandages??", so he just gestures towards his backpack, laying nearby. ]

Look in there — there should be a bunch of medical stuff inside.

[ their entire team was equipped with basic medical backpacks a few days into week 1. there's nothing too fancy — just what you'd expect in a first aid kit. ]

[sharplydressed]

[THAT'S ABOUT KIYOMITSU'S KNOWLEDGE TOO so good work team, truly. At least he knows to disinfect open wounds first...]

Don't get burned out, okay? That's when people start making mistakes.

[And mistakes can mean DEATH-- But for now, he'll just open the medikit so he can get out disinfectant and some cloth bandages to cover the wound up with.]

Try to be careful with this, too. I don't think I can do anything about the bruise so you're probably gonna be real sore...

[Which worries him?! Because soreness interferes with one's ability to swing swords around... (He's also noticed the ones Rindou has, but chooses to ask about them later).]

—There.

[surprising]

Of course! I'll probably be running around, passing these to my teammates anyway.

[ since grell, their team doctor, is stuck in candyland... also some time in the distant future, this water started saving lives already? thanks, absinthe! ]

I'll just power through it if I have to. And if things get worse, I'll just get it treated again then.

[ that's not how bruises work, but that's how they work if he believes hard enough. he lifts and lowers his newly bandaged arm a few times, and while there's still a dull pain, it's much more usable now. the remaining 10 water bottles are squeezed into his backpack, which he slings over his right shoulder like a shoulder bag. ]

Thanks for stopping by, guys — I appreciate it a lot!

[sharplydressed]

[Cognac is a concerning team, honestly...

But as long as Rindou takes care of himself! He guesses he can worry a little less!! Maybe!!! But just maybe. (He won't be worrying any less.)

He also just assumes Rindou means he'll get it rebandaged or something so he won't be here to spoil his nonsensical bruise party. He just nods, taking a step back and raising his hand.]

No problem. Let us know if you run into any more trouble, 'kay?

[Otherwise, OFF THEY GO, back to their struggle cabin.]

[surprising]

[ honestly, it's a wonder that they aren't all dead?? they've had too many close encounters, but cognac just beats the odds, somehow.

also, kiyomitsu needs to take care of himself just as properly; otherwise rindou will grow even more white hairs, we went over this. ]

Got it — stay safe on the way back! I'll let you know if we need refills.

[ he waves back until they're out of sight, then zooms away, off to save an invincible zoro who nearly died ]