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[recollecters]

hey. first matter of business is that you won't be getting items in the mail any longer. i'll send you tickets if i get something and you can ignore it if you want or pick it up from the mailbox. it's your choice. if you ignore it whatever it is stays in storage. the original thought was that you would like your things back, but since that isn't always the case this seems like the easiest way to avoid problems. i'll be upfront and say that you shouldn't try to put anything in the mailbox that doesn't go there. you can put in items registered in our system but anything else will trigger the failsafes. while these failsafes aren't lethal or anything, they're designed to be about as much of a pain as it would be for me to sort out that kind of thing. so that's your warning to maybe avoid triggering them? please do not attempt to destroy the mailbox. it took me a while to set up. it's over by the building. you'll recognize it because it is blue. instructions on how to use it will come with any tickets i mail out. if you have an item you want stored which is in our systems, go over and put it in. if you want one unstored, it'll give it back. easy as pie. no one else can pull your stuff or store it; it's locked to specific users with specific items. by the way, this isn't going to be working fully until the third. i'll be sending out tickets anyway though, so just keep tabs on them. can't do anything about physical changes without knocking your souls out of alignment, which is technician work anyway, and also would kind of kill you. joanne will address that in a second. Maurice Fitzwilliam Mail Department Retrspec Incorporated Hello! Like Maurice said, the physical changes are a result of your souls being as they are! What the mind forgets, the soul remembers. As long as you're you, you will become more "you" physically. It's a little like an echo coming back? I'm trying to be understandable, but the actual explanation is way more technical, sorry! That said, the only way to "stop" that kind of thing would be to let your soul dissipate, which is possible but 1) would kill you! and 2) would definitely be a thing I don't want to do because of point 1 and 3) is entirely against the company directives anyway. Maurice doesn't think saying this will help much, but I don't see any reason to not! Well, actually what he said was that people always need a target and he doesn't mind us being one, but he's a gloomy dork so he doesn't get a say. My great-grandmother liked people who were honest, not people who sighed and didn't bother to say things!! Also, I did try to explain unreality effects earlier when I spoke to some of you, but I don't think I was as clear as I could have been. At least, I'm not sure how to say things clearly and still be allowed to say them, but! There is something that causes unreality on the whole that I can't really say much about. But it was very connected to what destroyed all those poor worlds. We can't do much about that, but sometimes we can snag a few souls from those places, so we do, because we can. Not everyone liked that, you know, but what's the point of saving only yourself from the dark? Anyway, they had that argument way before I was ever born, but even if they'd had it when I was alive, this would definitely be my answer. We do manage to stabilize things sometimes. I'm afraid I need to let you know that some of it we're going to have to let go. The changes might be a little confusing, but it shouldn't be dangerous. We're going to be moving some resources into better defenses against that kind of huge storm. Please don't worry too much if some things move around or shrink! It's a lot to maintain, you know? I'm sorry that we can't be more exact. This month shouldn't be more than residual effects from what we're doing, though. So it won't be any uncontrolled unreality. Mostly! For the record, we don't really control what those effects are! I can't really address everyone but I know that came up a lot last time? Joanne Wiseman Technician 2nd class Retrspec Incorporated As of this post, clothing and personal items have now regained the color blue! This includes all items your character had in their AU plus any regains your character has obtained. However, this does not include physical features. As a reminder, this month's freebie regain can be earned with one thread on this post with five consecutive comments from you with a new character. We define "new character" as any of the incoming new characters from the application round regardless of TDM tags or any in-game character who your character has not threaded with. Once you have those five comments you may turn in the regain request as usual with "November Freebie" as the explanation (and the thread link). 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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[twostringsonebow]

Oh, it's... quite real, unfortunately. There's no LARPing to be found, not unless you play Miss Velveteen's Hopscotch From Hell.

[compendiem]

Is that a mile long course of hopscotch, or something different?

[twostringsonebow]

It was a thousand squares of various
er
conditions. One was filled with spikes, another enemies, and there were even specific squares for treasure chests...
You had to act out all of your moves as well. And magic.

[compendiem]

All while balanced on one foot? Sounds fun, but I wouldn't last two squares.

[twostringsonebow]

There was some leeway in the rules.

[compendiem]

If you play again, I might watch.

[twostringsonebow]

I implore you to join, actually.
It'll be in the spring.
Where I will die horribly due to allergies.

[He awaits.]

[compendiem]

Maybe. Spring's far off, so I'd appreciate it if you remind me then. We can be in allergy hell together.

[twostringsonebow]

[... Oh he actually got someone to kind of agree to it.

Oh. That's weird. Also: same allergies. Nice.]

I'd like that. I mean, for you to play with us, not for you to suffer the same fate as myself.
Though that is quite comforting.
I'll be sure to call upon you when Miss Velveteen sees it fit to give me a second endurance test.

[compendiem]

Solidarity in three months of not being able to breathe... Should we switch numbers?

[twostringsonebow]

[This is possibly the fastest he's ever gotten a guy's number.]

That'd be a good idea. Um, your name says Arisato, is that something you wouldn't mind being called? I know some people prefer just their give name. I don't mind either way. I suppose.

[... Like Minako and Aki...]

[compendiem]

Arisato is fine. That's what I'm most used to, anyways. What do you prefer?

[elevelvetor]

it was only 250 squares

[twostringsonebow]

It felt like a thousand, Miss Velveteen. You and I both know this.

[elevelvetor]

did it?
truthfully, it felt rather short to me, so i'm considering doubling the length next time

[twostringsonebow]

[oh my god]

For the sake of my continued existence, please keep it as is.

[elevelvetor]

think of it as a good way to train your stamina.
isn't that an important part of relationships?

[twostringsonebow]

[MISS

VELVETEEEEEN.]

ah
by that point i dont thinkwe'll
have anything to worry baout in regards to
stamina and the like
so

[elevelvetor]

you're embarrassed again.
did i say something odd?

[twostringsonebow]

best explained away from the computer

[If it makes you not say things like that he will absolutely inform her of the implications.]

[elevelvetor]

[ LMAO ]

very well.

[elevelvetor]

sorry to threadjack, however
did you dislike it that much, Akechi?
i thought we both had quite a lot of fun

[twostringsonebow]

[OH NO.]

I never said that, Miss Velveteen!
I did enjoy myself quite a bit -- it was certainly a very interesting, unique take on a childhood favorite that I admit I never was able to play myself.
Though it would be best replayed when it isn't so hot, nor very cold, out.

[elevelvetor]

perhaps you'll beat me in the spring, then.