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Allura de la Cruz
27 March 2017 near Recollé
I've had a lot of patience with this, but I can't take it any more. I've tried to eat cruelty free for years now, and now even the fruits are dancing. No amount of screen detox time is going to fix this.

notyourutopian

[It's a video feed that appears, of a counter top, and on it is a single smiling, dancing apple. It's just silently, happily bouncing in place, unaware of what is to come. After a few seconds, Eleanor's hands move into the frame, one of which is holding a paring knife.

After another moment, and with several hesitations, Eleanor picks up the apple, turns it so the face is more away from her, and starts to peel it. She's slow at first, but picks up as she gets used to it...eventually the dancing eyes are popped off, and the lips over the creepy, ever-happy mouth. But the entire time, it still wiggles and smiles in her hands. Never once does that smile fade.

Once it's peeled, she sets it back down on the counter, and even with the skin all around it, the bare apple continues to dance, smiling eyelessly now at the camera. Another few seconds of dancing, and she picks it back up and this time, starts to slice it. Slice slice slice.

It never stops dancing. Not until the last slice pops off, and all that's left is a core, is it finally still. She prods it several times with the tip of the knife, then sets the knife down and finally leans into view of the camera.]

I don't think they actually feel anything. [Her accent is a little more obvious here, probably because of the weird stress of cutting up a dancing fruit.] They don't react to anything but music and they don't ever look like they're in pain or anything.

[She picks up a slice of apple and, after a moment's hesitation, bites it.]

And they still taste normal. I imagine we're just going to have...deal with it.

[She goes to take another bite of the slice, then frowns and sets it down.]

If we can.

[And then she clicks the video off.]

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Souji Narukami shared a photo.
3/18 near Apprassage

Hello, Recollé!

Have you ever stepped in front of a mirror and went "man, I look good today"? Have you ever been constantly complimented on your appearance by your friends, family, and people on the streets? Or have you ever thought that you should get paid every time that you make someone swoon?

Well, if any of those happened to you, then look no further!

Sponsored by everyone's favourite social media company, Retrospec, Recollé will be hosting its Mr., Miss, and Crossdressing Retrospec™ Pageant!

Sign yourself up or your friends* to show off your good looks! Don't think you're the modern day equivalent of Aphrodite? Don't worry because personalities can put up a good fight too! Let that inner beauty shine out!

Feeling nervous about all the competition and afraid that your chances of winning are too low? Don't worry, we got your back! Because you can join multiple sections of the pageant!

Think you can rock both a suit in the Mr. section and a cute skirt in the crossdressing section? Then sign up for both! A drop-dead gorgeous dress in the Miss section but a rugged biker look in the crossdressing section? Then go for it! There are absolutely no limitations on sign-ups! Just sign up quick because the event will be held one week from now on March 25th, so don't miss your chance of a lifetime!

All winners will receive one chance to remember, but keep in mind, this event is open to the public, so don't let some random person take away your opportunity to remember something important!

So what are you waiting for? Sign up today and have the world see you for how beautiful you really are!

* Please make sure the person you are signing up really wants to go through with the event. Moderators of the pageant cannot check with everyone to see if they willingly signed up. Thank you.

( ooc: this is the ic sign-up post for the beauty pageant player plot! ooc sign-ups are here! it is not mandatory to tag this post to join the event, but it is mandatory to comment on the ooc post, so head on over if you wanna join! )

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Yu Narukami shared a photo.
3/14 near Viea Village

What do you think of this swimsuit? Do you like laser cats? Would you wear this? This is of critical importance for me to know. Thank you for your time.

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Prompto Argentum shared a photo.
03/14 near Hollingberry Field

you ever have something happen to you that you're like "nah that'll never happen to me" but then here you are, plus one dog and feeling the weight of parental responsibility on your shoulders? i'm too young for this. anyway this is ruffles at the dog park just now! retrospec's width limitations suck but, you can probably tell he's a really good dog. well, i guess, with his previous owner and all. so i pose this question to you: do you think animals can feel sad and do they miss people that are no longer here?

[are you talking about yourself or the dog, prompto?]

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Victoria Nichols @achillesfaceturn
So. Say you get a thought. And it FEELS so real you think it could be. But there's no way it could be. That's weird, right?

rhapsodeity

hello, everyone! :)
as many of us are aware, the senior class at recolle high school will be graduating soon, and well....
i am part of that class!
i guess because of this fact, i have been thinking that it is maybe time for me to be a bit more independent than i have been, and find a job
this is pretty easy in theory but i find that there is a problem that is maybe not much of a problem to some people but it has been giving me something to think about lol
namely, i do not know what to expect and how difficult getting my first job will be :o
if you have advice, i would definitely like to hear it!!!!
on the other hand, i would like to know what your first job was like, as a blanket sort of thing

ummm, so i guess to make this more concise, i have a few questions!
what was your first job?
what was getting it like?
would you recommend it to someone looking for a first job?

thank you all in advance <3

youraffection

Yosuke Hanamura shared a video.
02/15 near Recolle High

[ The first thing that should be obvious to anyone viewing this video is that Yosuke Hanamura (

youraffection) is not alone. The second thing may be that he is having a very bad day. It’s a shot of him literally tied to the bottom of the school’s flagpole with several layers of rope that Eleanor Lamb (

notyourutopian) has just finished tying off. Standing off to one side is Yukiko Amagi (

burningblossoms), holding up a small sign stating: 'Local Boy learns a valuable lesson about consent.' She doesn’t say anything yet, but there’s a grimly satisfied look on her face as she looks at the camera.

Yosuke groans, trying to duck his head and hide his face. But let’s be real, who else would it be?

Eleanor gives the ropes a firm jerk once the knot is tied, to make sure they won't come loose without help, and then steps a bit to the side, her hands on her hips as she not-quite-glares at Yosuke. ]

So, Yosuke. What have we learned today?

[ Yosuke grimaces, what’s left of his dignity probably properly trampled under their shoes by now. ] Are you kidding me...?

[ Eleanor glances from him to the camera to Yukiko, then back to him. ] The sooner you answer, the sooner this is all over.

[ Yosuke sighs, hanging his head. ] "Ask first"...

Mmhmm. Ask first because...?

Because if I don’t someone’s going to steal my phone and take embarrassing videos--hey, wait--are you live streaming???

( Boy we sure are livestreaming! This can only end well... )

parodeity

all right fuck it
i was trying to avoid being That Crazy Person
but clearly everyone else is doing really well at sanity chicken
all edging around the topic or not bringing it up
or possibly it not being an issue for the majority though i am PRETTY fucking sure i can confirm it happening for at least like
nearly ten people maybe i dont know
so im just going to commit to my role as the crazy conspiracy theory guy
get me a whiteboard and some string you all
im ready to mark it up
wave goodbye sadly to my good name and all that
watch it circle the drain as i dump it in the toilet and watch it flush away
so anyway here we go

raise your fucking hand if youve had a very vivid hallucination of some sort
that felt super real
since you got this app
about a thing you definitely never remember yourself doing
also if youre going to go dave you sound like youve lost it
at least link me something entertaining off the internet to add some spice to what is sure to be a pretty common response
it isnt like yo remember when horses were a thing makes any of us sound any less ridiculous
so
admittedly i guess i could sound crazier
theres like a scale here
shit i should make a scale ill do that later
anyway

raise your hands or dont
go

[ ooc: i literally never care about theadjacking so feel free if you want ]

notyourutopian

Eleanor Lamb
2/13 near Recollé
Is anyone else still stuck wearing those ridiculous beads from the founder's day parade, or is it just me? I've tried throwing them away, having other people throw them away, cutting them off...nothing works. I even have to shower with the bloody things on!
I can't imagine having these around my neck for the rest of my life but it is honestly starting to feel like that is a distinct possibility. It's not...just me, right?

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Elizabeth Wolf
2/4 near Freshens
In search for a wood table and four chairs. Looking for low-cost, nothing exceeding $120 dollars. Doesn't have to be anything fancy, but I would appreciate it if it didn't have too many scuffs or chips in paint. No delivery needed, we can pick up. We're interested in giving a used dining set a shot! Thank you.

[ BECAUSE THE SHOT THE LAST ONE HAD WASN'T ENOUGH?? This is absolutely in relation to the horror show that ensued the night of Founder's Day.

If you are AU'd to live in the apartment complex with the Wolfs, you'll definitely have heard the gunshots and Bigby yelling with cops at night after Tablegate 2017. ]

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Yukiko Amagi
2/13 near Recolle
So who signed me up for a blind date? I'd like to know because I've made a whole lot of extra cookies, and I want to share with my little helper. Don't be shy!

((OOC: Feel free to intermingle and comment around, it's a FB post after all.))

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John R. Lunise
2/8 near Recolle
On the subject of horses, allow me to ask you a question: When you were a child, what was the name of the bear family who taught valuable life lessons in easily digestible books?
Chances are, you answered 'the Berenstein Bears'. And, as it happens, that is incorrect; it is the Berenstain Bears.
How can everyone misremember this? How can something so patently true turn out to be terribly false? Some people will tell you it is the 'Mandela effect', named after a shockingly large number of people believed Nelson Mandela died in prison... but simple mass misremembering is a fairly boring answer, isn't it?
Consider instead a possibility physics allows us: that infinite universes exist, that every possibility spawns a diverging universe. Consider then that these different universes must be ruled by mathematics and science, that were were able to observe them, some concrete, tangible difference must exist to distinguish them.
Consider also that the laws of physics as we know them are, in some cases, simply and utterly inoperable. The quantum scale, for example. Or a naked singularity. It is, therefore, conceivable that through some quirk of physics, some awesome miracle... we have merged or shifted into a world in which horses never existed, and chocobos always did.
Impossible, you say, and perhaps rightly so... but I have no better explanation.

momentaryspring

You all acted like I was delusional for taking a picture of a creepy man in black, but WHAT HAVE YOU TO SAY NOW?

Does the disappearance of an entire species from the public consciousness strike you as a bit odd? And I just spent a good thirty minutes stuck inside the most suspicious headquarters building imaginable!

I'm not saying I told you so, but I told you so.

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Allura de la Cruz 27 March 2017 near Recollé
I've had a lot of patience with this, but I can't take it any more. I've tried to eat cruelty free for years now, and now even the fruits are dancing. No amount of screen detox time is going to fix this.

Yu Narukami shared a photo. 3/14 near Viea Village
What do you think of this swimsuit? Do you like laser cats? Would you wear this? This is of critical importance for me to know. Thank you for your time.

Elizabeth Wolf 2/4 near Freshens
In search for a wood table and four chairs. Looking for low-cost, nothing exceeding $120 dollars. Doesn't have to be anything fancy, but I would appreciate it if it didn't have too many scuffs or chips in paint. No delivery needed, we can pick up. We're interested in giving a used dining set a shot! Thank you.

Yukiko Amagi 2/13 near Recolle
So who signed me up for a blind date? I'd like to know because I've made a whole lot of extra cookies, and I want to share with my little helper. Don't be shy!