retrospec

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retrospec memory stuff if you remembered dying does it ever stop being scary because its scary right now and i dont know why anyone would want to remember this or does anyone know how to forget stuff ill pay you or do your homework or something

argone

Dr. Kara Ellis shared a photo.
6/10 near Recolle

Hello everyone.

This picture is from less than 5 minutes ago. I just took it, so excuse the quality, but it's relevant to what I'm posting about. Good time or not, I had a very real conversation a few days ago and I wanted to make this post while it was all still fresh in my mind. It might get a little weird, but bear with me.

My other self wasn't human. She looked human, and she lived on Earth, but she was an alien with some extremely powerful abilities. Some of these abilities have been granted to me. She adopted Earth as a home after hers was destroyed, and acted as some sort of protector. In short, she was a superhero, and she was a pretty good person for doing that in my book. It is increasingly becoming clear that people with superpowers were not that unusual in that world, but here they are. Because of that, she had people around to temper her, hold her accountable when she screwed up, on top of her own morality.

However, I am not the same person she was, and the situation is different. I don't think we have a superhero police force or anything. I'll freely admit I've begun wondering if I really am human anymore, too. I do not think it is a bad thing, because I am still possessing humanity, and I don't think that I'm going to cause trouble, but I want to make myself accountable in some way.

Hence this post. I can fly, I'm incredibly strong and fast, and I was hit by a bus the other day and as you can see, I'm not dead.

I don't want to make it a secret that I have powers, and I don't want to avoid talking about them publicly because if I screw up, I want it obvious that it was me. I do not want to hide them, because hiding them creates the temptation for abusing them, and knowing that you are informed will help too. So, this is me informing you all, and offering assistance. John's volunteer force is good, but if you need help with something on an individual level please ask. My father always said that helping others is a way to keep yourself grounded in reality, and with all these changes, I really need that.

And if you have powers of your own, and want to use this post to talk about or share them, that's fine too.

avengeme

Phillip J. Coulson
6/8 near Veia Village
Leave a signature and maybe you too will be spared.

I'm sure many of you are well aware of the dangers alien life can pose to human civilization. [Links to various alien movies on Netflicks] While Earth still has resources to spare, let's welcome any past, present, and future alien lifeforms peacefully!

Granted. Change.org won't be the first place they look but I'll have this printed out to be presented to their leaders should the time come. Sign in support of peaceful resolutions. And if that doesn't work out, maybe they'll look at this list and just kinda keep us as slaves instead?

Wait, that's not a good way to get people to sign up.

Let's try that again. Sign and show that there are enough of us here on Earth who mean well and are not out to destroy the environment or our fellow humans!

This is not Phil Coulson who works at Recolle High School. It's totally someone else.

Also, while I'm here. Lucky (my dog) and I got our home back so we're opening up guest rooms and living room space to anyone who doesn't want to be alone while we get everything sorted out. We can do some of the fun and easy tasks in the meantime. I have a Crossbox and lots of board games. It'll be fun. [Insert home address here]

Again this is not Phil Coulson the history teacher.

;)

((OOC: I figure this post can double for network and action. Coulson will be excited to try almost any of the tasks so feel free to come hang out over the month. I can be reached by PM or over at

coulsonlives. Hit me with anything really. :3))

thisloveisjustice

So Derek and I have both mentioned to various people finding some information back in April. Zee contacted us and asked us to organize a storage room hidden in the Recolle Library. If you are new to the app and the whole Retrospec deal, I'd suggest you go read the User Guide first. Anyway. We spent about three evenings cleaning that place up. It was a literal mess. Here's what we found.

( LAYERS )

( FEB G3: G. MAHONEY REPORT )

( HOW RETROSPEC WORKS )

( FAMILY TREES )

( Newspaper Articles )

( MAPS )

Questions and comments can go below. Tatsuo and I will try our best to clarify what we can. Sorry this is a month late. Between the city going white, having to move, and the sheer volume of information, it took a while to organize in a coherent fashion.

livingimpaired

I wonder ... the person you all were before the app, are they still who you are? Or is that person no more than a memory? A memory and another "past self" that is and is not who you are, anymore.

But, that's fine.

What I am saying is that it is all right to no longer be the person you were. We all change as time goes on. This app has us change within months rather than years, but ultimately, the changes we decide ourselves are for the sake of seeking out happiness. Is that not right?

Our bodies may change and we may no longer allow us to recognize ourselves, but that is only the physical. It's only flesh and blood. Our souls remain much far more worthwhile and valuable.

So rejoice. If you still seek out happiness, you are not yet lost.

drydrown

Those of you that have received physical changes from Retrospec, how long did it take before they stopped seeming fundamentally wrong - do they ever, or am I just going to be handling being mentally inconvenienced every time I try to do anything that involves mirrors for the foreseeable future? I admit that I don't have much to complain about, in the scheme of things - especially since I'm not opposed to the results - but apparently I'm going to do so anyway, simply just because such is social media.

Then again, this particular identity crisis is brought to you by the realization that I haven't seen certain members of my family in two years, and if they were to see me now they wouldn't recognize me on immediate sight. So I think I have some right to be at least mildly distressed.

adoringpast

wow it's been a while since i made a post here
and i've been on this app for a year now, actually
feels like yesterday when we were all shrunk into the size of ants or something

but speaking of my one-year loyalty award in this shitter
i've remembered a lot of things since then and the weirdest thing i've noticed is that
all of my memories so far happened in high school
and it's weird because you'd think we'd get memories of anything beyond that or even before that
but no, it's always that one phase in everyone's life

so my question is: has anyone here remembered more than one phase of their life so far?
like their childhood? or maybe their adult years or whatever?
you don't have to tell me your life story if you don't want to but there's got to be someone out there who actually remembered more than that

ohrlyeh

[Usually Howard interacts with the network through text, since he's nervous of using any other format, but this time, his deep and weary voice can be heard.]

Um. A question out of curiosity, I-I suppose. If you've "received" a physical change through Retrospec, what was it? If you've received several, what is the worst one...?

[There's the sound of something falling off a table onto the floor. He lets out a shuddering sigh, his tone slightly exasperated.]

Yeah. [A pause.] Before I forget, I need someone who can go out and get some groceries for me. I'll pay you for it. I just don't feel like going outside for a while. I-I'm fine...really...............

[ooc: somebody's got tentacle hands now. life is fun!]

frostythehitman

okay 2 things
first: a poll
if you're inside of and controlling a giant human fleshy robot that doesn't have any clothes on
are you naked
or are you not naked
VOTE WISELY
this is important

second and MORE importantly
i'm back on making music
i took a hiatus for a while since last year but
i'm tired of sitting around doing nothing
and i was bouncing around ideas anyway even if i couldn't do much with them for a while
anyway
a lyrical assassination is back
third album is here for streaming
i'm also gonna be performing at the atrium
4/7 at 7pm
be there

((The music announcement also comes with two images attached: the album cover art and a promo image, neither of which I am embedding into this post because embedding two images is just overkill.))

manufactured

It's been some time since Retrospec has properly dropped some sort of identity crisis on us, though I suppose it's good to know that we're getting a bit more information out of them now than we were in the past; I'm in no way looking down on small favors and silver linings. Just the same, I wonder for the time being where that leaves us - I know I've asked a few of you about this in the past, and I'm sure that a fair amount of you have made your decisions regarding it since.

I suppose what I want to hear is your thoughts on these people you're receiving memories of, whether you consider them "you" or otherwise - do you still think of them as a separate person from yourself or do you consider them to be the same as "you", and why you've come to feel that way. I'm not going to argue for feeling one way or another on the matter, I'm just wondering how you've come to see these people that technically don't exist anymore.

Of course, if you reject this entire matter completely and just consider this to be an example of some corporate entity you hate ruining your life for no apparent reason, that's likewise fair.

I've formed my own views on this fairly recently; I tend to find it calming, having some sort of conclusion that I can accept as reasonably true for the time being. It's not always convenient, but it's calming.

usurpers

Has anyone seen this woman/is this woman in their memories?

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I just remembered this a little while ago and it isn’t mine, there’s no familiarity to it like the other ones and it’s a completely different person.

I don’t know how much of a problem this could be from Retrospec’s part, so has anyone else gotten memories from more than one person, or memories that aren’t from the same ones you’ve been getting?

frostythehitman

LOOKING FOR RICH PEOPLE WHO WANT TO PRETEND THEY'RE CHARITABLE

( photo of a SICK ASS robot arm )

i just got this arm from retrospec
and there is NO way my dad's gonna be okay with it unless i can find a way to explain how i got it
so whoever wants to claim it be ready to make up some fake story about it
make up a charity or something idk

godcards

[ So hey just like, apropos of nothing: ]

Looking for places to stay at night. Not interested in being your roommate or doing your chores….. just want somewhere I can sleep that isn’t outside. Won’t be around during the day or evenings. Stay out of my way and I’ll stay out of yours. Willing to work out a deal in exchange for sleeping spaces on a case by case basis…..Skilled at acquiring things, can also trade goods for services. Not intending to stay longer than a few nights at most….. will move on as I see fit. Looking for immediate responses for planning purposes. No strong preferences other than being able to get some peace and quiet when I want to sleep….. Need at least six hours of alone time at a minimum.

• do NOT contact me with unsolicited services or offers

lingeringwill

Terra Masonshared a photo.
02/25 near Enprise

I like this place. Recollé, I mean. I grew up here, I spent my whole life here. I like how busy it is, I like how the weather changes on a dime, I like the people. Recollé is my home.

What I didn’t realize, this whole time, was that it’s more of a prison than a home. A cage. I grew to love it, because I was complacent. Willfully jailed. I didn’t bother looking outside––so I didn’t realize that there was nothing there. This world is too small. I can’t help but feel jealous of everyone that got to get out of here for a little bit. I’m still...stuck. I didn’t realize how much I took the idea of “seeing the world” for granted.

Even so, I’m glad that I grew up here. It wasn’t a bad life to live. All in all, I think that I still prefer it to his. Even if it’s not the world that I wanted to live in, it’s a world where magic is real. I just wish...we could all be on the same page.

What’s your favorite memory in Recollé? It doesn’t even have to do with the app, just...a nice memory in the city. I’m interested to know.

ps. i’m on a top of a building right now, if you wanna hang out i can fly you up here. It’s a nice view.

lastcomfort

[ The broadcast starts with the shifting of the camera to show they’re in someone’s lovely abode. Hm. Maybe you’ll recognize some people in passing before the show starts? Once the the camera is balanced, everything comes to light.

Welcome to Mochi House Kitchen where our heroes, Akira Kurusu and Orihime Inoue, are suit up in the ugliest aprons you have ever seen. For reference, Akira is in this one and Orihime is the buff cook. ]

Hello! It’s so nice to have everyone together again. We’ve been up north for a while and we missed Valentine’s Day, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have something to show everyone our appreciation!

[ Akira doesn’t seem to get the memo that they’re recording. Thinking that she’s still practicing or whatever, he asks: ]

Hey, do you think we should use ghost peppers for a separate chocolate filling? Not in all of them, but maybe a handful.

Oh, yes! We don’t want those to go to waste.

[ Which she will actually start to place the ghost peppers with some onion and the chocolate on empty dumpling wrappers. As she folds them over carefully and sets them to the side, it should be noted that they look...almost entirely the same as the regular chocolate filled ones from the outside. ]

Stop by and try your luck today with a free stuffed penguin today! Maybe I’ll just let you do all the talking. [ Wait, this is supposed to commemorate the holiday. Whatever. ] Where did you get these aprons, anyway?

I picked them up at the thrift store! I thought we might want to dress the part if we’re cooking for everyone. They’re very unique, aren’t they? I’ve never seen anything like them before!

[ Probably for a good reason. But they're on the Valentine's Day theme, right? ]

They’re perfect.

[ Orihime smiles then turns purposefully to the camera. ]

They’ll be ready soon, so get them while they’re hot!

Wait, were you recording?

[ And then she waves and turns off the feed. ]

recoda

Hi everyone! Sorry, I know this is going to be kind of a mundane request, since I'm sure it's been asked before. But, is anyone offering self-defense lessons? I'd really like to start learning, since it seems like an important thing to know.

I guess this is only kind of related, but I'm mostly just curious. Do you have powers, like everyone's been saying? What do they do? I can't imagine how I'd feel if I woke up one day with superpowers! I'm kinda surprised I don't see more people in capes!

Anyway, thanks! I hope everyone is staying safe out there!

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2ND MISTAKE | support your local unicorn

tw: child death talk for this whole post

6/10

6/8 A petition + open invitation (June catch-all)

infodump

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006. And all the people that you hate will love you just the same because you're beautiful

fourth ensemble;

voice| on the other (octopus) hand

he's finally back on his bullshit

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005. Text // my world is unaffected

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it's time for him to finally embrace all the arm puns he can think of

TEXT } this isn't actually craigslist but do you think that'll stop him

TM 003 - pretend this is a picture of recollé

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