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Hi, everyone! There's a fairly high level anomaly coming up which we did our best to damp down, but please be careful! It should be safe as long as you're cautious and don't take any unnecessary risks. Also, R&D gave us more of those poll results (I'm not sure why we're doing this by poll? I'd rather just spend all our resources on blue) so we fixed a few things! Also also, Maurice and I programmed a really fun game!! You don't have to play if you don't want to but Halloween is my absolute favorite holiday sooooooo! Please take care and try to stay safe, okay? Joanne Wiseman Technician 2nd class Retrspec Incorporated As of this post characters will find their application decked out in cheerful Halloween colors, and their userpics in a randomized (work safe) costume. Since this is Joanne's work, however, there is a very visible and easy option to turn off Halloween Mode if characters would prefer to use the usual application. She's helpful like that. The biggest feature of Halloween Mode is the Trick or Treat function. When speaking to others, users who are asked "Trick or treat?" will have the option to give a treat. If they do, a virtual candy will be gifted to the other user. If they do not, the user who asked the question will have the option to play a "trick". Tricks are fairly harmless and include: vandalizing a userpic with animal ears or noses, choosing a new color/design scheme for the other user's application, making the other user play a round of a cutesy halloween maze game to get back on the application, playing a song of the user's choice at the nefarious non-candy-giver, or similar very easy things. None of these effects last over ten minutes. This is one of the methods to earn a freebie memory for the month. You must have 5 threads with at least 5 comments each (25 comments total) playing the trick or treat game! This can be done on this post or in inboxes or wherever there is a network. Also as of this post: -Normal oranges exist alongside the dancing variety! -For the color BLUE: Media as a whole and NPCs begin using the names for the color again. Songs and books regain the ability to say the words appropriately, and NPCs acknowledge the color as real. -For the color GREEN: Photographs begin to regain this color. Text of this color also becomes visible again in books and online. 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. This is an overflow for the original post HERE! Please feel free to continue threads from there or to make new toplevels as you like.

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[freeskies]

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YUSUKE

[freeskies]

It's more an expression for if you're doing anything Halloween themed.

No is an acceptable answer.

[fabrefactions]

Then, no. Currently I have nothing Halloween themed planned. I will see what the month brings.

[freeskies]

I suppose I can't fault you for choosing spontaneity over rigid planning.

[fabrefactions]

I am a little old for trick or treating the traditional way, so that narrows down potential plans immediately.

[freeskies]

Of course, I'd never mean to intimate you weren't. However, there are other aspects to the season. You seem like you would be quite suited to a haunted house, for instance.

There would be an abundance of emotions to observe there.

And a well done ambiance is nigh an impossible task for most.

[fabrefactions]

Watching people be terrified in a haunted house walks that thin border between being cruel and being inspirational.

... ... Still, it would be a chance to observe emotions that most people would keep under control in every day life.

[Dilemmas.]

[freeskies]

Is it truly cruel if they submit themselves to it?

AKIRA

[freeskies]

I believe this is a reaction to my trick. Or perhaps our second conversation. He is quite sincere about art, and he knows that I am not.

[maskreant]

ohhhHHhHHHhhhhhhHHhh.

yeah, it's really his passion and sometimes it gets in the way of important stuff like eating. have you seen his pieces?

[freeskies]

I haven't. But I wouldn't be opposed.

And... clearly you haven't been in the middle of something that requires the utmost concentration. It happens to all artists at some point.

[maskreant]

no, i have never starved over anything, not even cello practice. it's an experience i will never have.

then you should check out his exhibit on campus when they host them.

[freeskies]

I'll be certain to keep a lookout for the announcement, then.

Too bad-- though the aftermath is rather unpleasant, it's hard to replicate the feeling of intense focus in any other way.

TUURI

[freeskies]

How unfortunate. I can't say I remember having any powers, as well... but it's likely, I suppose.

And no, rickrolling was not the prank.

[skald]

See I remember specifically that I didn't have powers, but my family did. It really killed a lot of the fun!

I can't think of a song that would be that bad.

[freeskies]

Rickrolling is bad?

I may not be Rick Astley's greatest fan, but it seems all rather harmless and jovial. Someone has told me they're never going to give me up?

While not a sentiment I prefer, it's certainly not negative by any stretch of the imagination.

And my condolences for your non-existent powers.

[skald]

Rickrolling is irritating! It's like the musical equivalent of losing the game.

Thank you, I appreciate that (if you're not being sarcastic, I can't really tell over text)

[freeskies]

Losing the game? I haven't heard reference to the game in years. It seems we'd collectively win if you simply didn't care.

And I'm only mildly being sarcastic. I'm British, it's how we speak.

[skald]

I guess that IS the only way to win, huh. [GAME CHANGER]

Good enough for me. I'm sticking with "thank you!"

SENA private;

[freeskies]

Or dead.

I wonder what they mean by "nothing to lose." Judging by the previous statement, that could even include one's life. Not a happy thought.

private;

[adoringpast]

well
considering that she came from one of the worlds that didn't make it
i don't blame her for taking up such a cushy job

private;

[freeskies]

Is it really that cushy, though?

Please, elaborate, if you know of the benefits of it.

private;

[adoringpast]

you're better off asking chuuya-san about that
chuuya nakahara
since he was the one who asked wendy about retrospec's recruitment process

but i just talked to one of the guys here who works for the police
apparently one of the employees, maurice, gets free room and board in retrospec
not sure if it applies with all their workforce as well
i don't even know if they have houses in this city

private;

[freeskies]

Housing in the city is a much better tip.

Thank you, this was all very useful.

YU

[freeskies]

Once, and temporarily.

I was forced to endure a... rather unamusing son.