Retrospec

Fri, 28 Jun 2019 19:57:50 GMT

Posted by: thesettingsun

Been a while since I asked a vague personal question on the network! Probably because I lost network access for a while there, but still. I'm overdue. So, quick summary, past me was Bad and I do not want to be like him. He also was older than me at the end of his life, and he had kids. He was not a great dad. Not like an abusive parent or anything, and I think he loved them as much as he was capable, but that's not very much. What does it say that I'm thinking more lately about whether I want kids someday? Now that I have this example of 'me' messing it up?

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Mon, 17 Jun 2019 17:34:51 GMT

Posted by: recollecters

( retrospec post )

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Sun, 02 Jun 2019 00:36:27 GMT

Posted by: recollecters

( retrospec post )

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i don't have any songs about lead

Wed, 29 May 2019 16:55:03 GMT

Posted by: maidofmistakes

Um... guys? You know how sometimes something weird happens when you get something back from Retrospec?

[Followed is a picture of Lina wearing... whatever this is.]

So, uh, I got a bunch of clothes. Different tactical gear or something, right? So I tried on the weirdly heavy one, figuring, hey, it must be useful for missions if another one of those monsters shows up. My X-ray vision doesn't work on it, so it's gotta be special somehow.

But... now it's stuck on me. I can't even get the helmet off without it pulling itself back on again. I know these things don't last long, but anyone have ideas how I'm supposed to go to school like this?

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Fri, 17 May 2019 16:31:17 GMT

Posted by: recollecters

( retrospec post )

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un: EN GARDE

Thu, 16 May 2019 12:44:55 GMT

Posted by: undiningaffection

[Those she's spoken with in the past might recognize Asami's UN, as well the icon of two crossed swords.]

Um, hi.

This probably sounds a little random, but while I've started to remember things (and I woke up with different colored hair the other day), I still haven't recovered any of my old skills. I know I was a fighter in my past life, but I haven't regained a lick of that ability. I feel completely useless, because I doubt any of the threats we face are gonna be taken down by a Shakespearean monologue. I need to get better, one way or another.

A few of you had offered to help with my training. If it doesn't interfere with anything else, I'd like to take you up on that. Even if you haven't, if you're willing to help me I'd really appreciate it. Even if this doesn't help shake some stuff loose, maybe I can at least be a little more effective if I need to.

((OOC: Right now Asami's skills are still limited to very basic fencing and stage combat, so... probably don't expect too much right now.))

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URGENT [video]

Tue, 14 May 2019 05:09:21 GMT

Posted by: blessmefather

[ The video shows Matt sitting at the desk at his home office with a dead serious expression on his face. ]

I came face to face with Vanderweele, a young Vanderweele, from the time of Retrospec's founding. We might have a chance to change history for the better.

[ If that doesn't get your attention, what will? ]

Vanderweele was willing to listen when I told him about his plans to build a utopia, that in the future his ways have not yielded the type of results he wants and that unreality is still a threat. He explained his vision, he wants to assure the survival and growth of the human race, nothing wrong with that goal but as we all know he was willing to resort to betraying the other founders and experimenting on aliens to get it. Look into Halliday's work if you've forgotten what I'm talking about.

So I offered him an alternative and he was willing to listen.
( Read more... )

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Tue, 07 May 2019 03:45:11 GMT

Posted by: maidofmistakes

I actually forgot it was my birthday until my sister said something this morning. Is saving the city and/or multiverse taking over everyone else's lives, too? How are you guys handling it? For the past couple months, it's been basically everything I can think about.

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Thu, 02 May 2019 17:21:09 GMT

Posted by: thisloveisjustice

Tatsuo Kihara shared a photo.
5/2 near Tisse

Guys. I need some help. Does anyone still have a VCR? If I must, I will go dig in a thift store or get one off eBay, but if I could just borrow one, that would be great.

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Thu, 02 May 2019 00:30:42 GMT

Posted by: recollecters

( retrospec post )

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Wed, 17 Apr 2019 17:13:50 GMT

Posted by: recollecters

( retrospec post )

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three ♡

Sun, 14 Apr 2019 16:12:17 GMT

Posted by: dereban

[ as always, her handle is Queen and well, while she's a little hesitant about posting this, she does want second thoughts. . . and she's not sure how people will take it. ]

Hi guys.

I'm honestly just a little curious about something, and you know what they say - 'curiosity killed the cat' and all that, so. Here goes nothing.

You know how we've been getting maps to our past lives' worlds and all that? Well, I found mine. Apparently I lived in Yokohama? I knew it was in Japan, but not any exact location, so knowing that is honestly kind of neat. But also. . . I met my past self's boyfriend. I was kind of surprised, really, because he looked exactly as I remembered him. A part of me was kind of afraid that maybe he'd reenact a scene from my past life, but.

It was kind of strange.

The way he reacted when I talked to him was what I expected from him. How he always was. And when I introduced myself, said that my name was different from my past life, he didn't question me or anything. He just accepted it, and called me by my normal name. The one I have here.

Is it weird, that I don't know what to do? I know a lot of people here are going to want to stay here. Live out their lives in Recolle, or maybe move out of the city when all's said and done. But. . . what if someone wanted to make the choice to go back to their past life because they were happier there? Would that really be such a bad thing? It's kind of scary to think about, really, since it kind of feels that if I chose that option, I'd be betraying my 'current self' and the people I care about. That's why I want to hear some advice.

To see what you guys think, I guess.

Sorry this got kind of tl;dr, but I just wanted to put my thoughts out there, really. Since it's a bit of a complex topic to talk about.

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4/13 ; 12:15

Sat, 13 Apr 2019 17:14:24 GMT

Posted by: psykick

Rinka Smith shared a photo.
4/13/19 near Viea Village
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'Liquid armor' the pick up ticket said. HOW IS THIS ARMOR?

I think the worst thing is that I actually have memories where I wore this. In a fight.

I mean. The gauntlets and boots that go with it are kind of badass. But the rest of this.

Thanks past life. I hate it.

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Sat, 06 Apr 2019 03:27:07 GMT

Posted by: maidofmistakes

There are times I really miss my sister having Retrospec access. I wouldn't have to explain this stuff.

Uh, relatedly, who knows how I'm going to explain this?

( OOC cut for image )

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un: ahmi okelani (shortly after the retrospec post)

Wed, 03 Apr 2019 11:51:22 GMT

Posted by: brushy

I don’t now a thing about machinery beyond breaking it apart, but I have been to the sea’s bottom, and inside a Water Dragon’s belly! That should be plenty helpful, but speaking of such!

( Read more... )

My hackles raise just to be facing its image again. This was a demonic warrior who named itself Blight, born by the possession of the demon blade Goldnail that killed so many, its hatred, pain and the blood of its wielders gained sentience. It infested an Emperor’s body with sickness, and spread a wretched mist throughout his lands in the form of a plague. It killed many people before it was stopped.

I’m afraid I, and Goro, have encountered an identical entity residing in Magatus. The same goes for the shadowy things, and the wendigos. The wildlife fears it and the sickness it causes makes them, and us, should we become infected, turn virulent to anything they see.

This Vanderweele fellow we’re after is not a bit a skilled illusionist. He dips into malevolent forces far beyond our usual senses. He plays with fire, if he has not already been consumed by the evil he spreads without realizing it.

Be careful, is what I ask of first, and call Mother Sun in your thoughts if you are in need of impromptu protection. Secondly, I know a few already, but how many here are gifted with unnaturally heightened awareness? By a show of comments, how many have gained means of combating spiritual entities and the like? Lastly, if you do not fit in the last two groups— would you like to?

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Mon, 01 Apr 2019 23:56:10 GMT

Posted by: recollecters

( retrospec post )

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UN: Lily; April Fool's!

Mon, 01 Apr 2019 18:17:56 GMT

Posted by: sleepingknight

[A video flickers to life on the screens of the app users today. In it, two masked people stand on either arm of an ominous machine, one tall and one quite short. When they speak, their voices have obviously been altered, most likely thanks to the small mics by their mouths that have been attached to some wire - leading no doubt to some kind of speaker, even if it’s hidden by their matching dark hoodies. Black seems to be a theme for them really - aside from the purple masks, their identities are completely concealed with not only their hoodies, but black face masks under the animal ones, black gloves, black pants--

There is basically no way to read this message as anything but ominous.]

Greetings, users of Retrospec.

[The taller figure speaks first. They keep their hands in their hoodie pocket and keeps their tone low and flat.]

We have felt that it has become quite stale and boring in Recolle lately, so we have decided to take things into our own hands. As a result, today, we have a little game planned out for you all.

We have taken the liberty of planting a number of sinister and dangerous objects around the city. What these items are, they are up to your own imagination but understand that they are potentially threatening to you and those around you. If even just one of them is left undiscovered by midnight, we cannot guarantee what might happen. Therefore, we highly recommend that you heed our warning and search for them.

We also recommend that you focus on scouring the city for these items rather than looking for us. We have already incapacitated one of your fellow users, taking her phone and using it to record us now. We will not hesitate to do the same to anyone who might come across us, regardless if it was intentional or not.

[The taller hooded stranger then pulls out a photo from their hoodie pocket and holds it towards the camera. In it, Yuuki (sleepingknight) is seen face down on the ground with a large mechanical foot crushing her back. Looking at the design and colour scheme of this foot, it's clear that it belongs to the terrifying machine in this video transmission. After a few seconds of displaying the photo, the figure takes it back and places it back into their pocket.]

We're sure that some of you must recognize her. Rest assured, we will release her when we see fit.

[And once the taller one finishes their speech, the shorter of the pair snatches the phone for their turn.]

She reeeally screamed the whole time - Vanderweele, Retrospec, things like that.

[They wave a hand, as though waving away the very concepts of the two.]

How trite. Allowing such people to have their way with this city...

I think it’s time for Vivarium to step up and stake their claim. We are many more than Vanderweele or Retrospec can muster, and we’re ready to have a little fun.

[The figure then gives a bow, arms out in an elegant twirl. The taller one follows in a bow as well, but they hold themselves closer with a hand to their chest and the other arm flat on their side.]

We hope to see your very best performance here... for the sake of the city, and for the sake of your little friend.

Best of luck, Retrospecters.

((OOC: Yuuki and Kokichi decided to help bring the best holiday ever to Retrospec app users! Those who know of their guild Vivarium are free to recognize the masks and realize this is probably not nearly as sinister as they’re making it out to be. Both will be responding, and they have indeed hidden items across the city in various locations around town, behind dumpsters, under benches, basically tucked away all over. The items are just little black boxes with a cheerfully scrawled “April Fool’s!” note inside along with a single sad piece of off-brand and expired candy. Congrats on your dedication to protecting this fair city!))

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looking for someone.

Wed, 27 Mar 2019 14:11:45 GMT

Posted by: motiv8

Hey, Retrospec.

Bit of an odd question, I know, but does anyone happen to know where Raina Schwarzer lives? She posts here under the username Queen.

Kind of a last resort before I go for desperate measures, here, so if anyone has any information at all, that'd be great. Thanks.

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Mon, 18 Mar 2019 00:46:06 GMT

Posted by: recollecters

( retrospec post )

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tw: suicide mentions in comments

Tue, 12 Mar 2019 17:45:43 GMT

Posted by: thesettingsun

hey quick question anyone else remember a (near) death experience and keep feeling like they're dying even after the memory is over it's not a panic attack mine are different

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Feelings that are not my own...

Mon, 11 Mar 2019 23:48:19 GMT

Posted by: blondferret

Derek Matthews
March 11, 2019 near Tisse
So general questions for you guys. Has anyone had a huge time jump in their memories suddenly? Most of my memories have been of a teenager between 12-17 years old. Now he's like... in his late 30's early 40's? Second question... has anyone had memories of a spouse and kids? Because the guy in my memories had a wife and a son... apparently. Third question: Did any of you start feeling your other self's feelings for their spouse for over two days straight? I mean, man did this guy love his wife. Which is nice I guess for him... but dang. Has anyone else had to experience this?

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two ♡

Sun, 10 Mar 2019 18:05:10 GMT

Posted by: dereban

[ As always, Raina posts under the username Queen, her icon just a simple black heart. ]

First things first: DST sucks, when are we getting rid of it?

Second of all, having too much free time means being curious about a few things. And you know what they say: 'curiosity killed the cat'. I was wondering if it really is uncommon for people to have better past lives than their current ones... and if it's uncommon to not have any physical changes or like, not gain any magical powers or anything like that?

That's all. Thanks in advance for any answers.

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01. pious in head but a demon at heart

Thu, 07 Mar 2019 02:58:14 GMT

Posted by: armati

Out of curiosity that may or may not be morbid, are we supposed to find our past lives completely disagreeable? I understand that we're going to trend toward not liking them, simply because they're causing an existential crisis by existing and we aren't going to like all of the choices they made, but how many of us are dealing with decisions so surreal that you can't imagine anyone coming to whatever conclusions were reached - much less you?

[Ah, yes, the fun experience of "what the hell, past life" has finally...hit? It sort of hit him a month ago if he's going to be honest, but it seems to have amped up in scale just a little lately.]

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Late Morning 3/5

Tue, 05 Mar 2019 23:38:00 GMT

Posted by: sleepingknight

[Retrospec]

[The post is by one Lily, their icon simply a picture of a red dragon lady crinum.]

Ok so

The good news is I didn't turn into an ant

Actually I have wings now?? They just kind of popped out of nowhere.

So does anyone have tips for flying/not knocking everything over trying to walk around the house? I don't want to have to buy more monitors...

[Action - Park, Evening]

[And, once it's darker out, a small figure heads out to the park wrapped up in a warm coat and a beanie over her long hair - long purple hair, though with the dark, it may be more difficult to catch the glint of color.

Casting a glance around to make sure no one's around (that she can see), Yuuki takes a breath and stretches, a pair of wings appearing from her back - and yet, mysteriously, outside of her clothes. Sparkles glimmer faintly in the air, but they disappear quickly as they're shed from the transluscent wings.]

Oookay. How do you do this?

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ain't no turning back from your point of no return

Tue, 05 Mar 2019 03:30:58 GMT

Posted by: maidofmistakes

So does anyone else get really sick when they're around those glowy green gems, or is it just me? I basically couldn't do anything all last month.

Uh, just in case the answer's no, is there anything else we should be worried about in town? Or in the winter town? Considering we're headed out there sooner or later, we should probably all be on the same page preparedness-wise instead of guessing.

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Tatsuo Kihara shared a photo. 5/2 near Tisse
Guys. I need some help. Does anyone still have a VCR? If I must, I will go dig in a thift store or get one off eBay, but if I could just borrow one, that would be great.

Rinka Smith shared a photo. 4/13/19 near Viea Village
( pic ) 'Liquid armor' the pick up ticket said. HOW IS THIS ARMOR? I think the worst thing is that I actually have memories where I wore this. In a fight. I mean. The gauntlets and boots that go with it are kind of badass. But the rest of this. Thanks past life. I hate it.