recolle | MARCH EVENT LOG

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MARCH EVENT LOG

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RUMOR HAS IT
In the age of modern technology, people keep in touch 24/7. It's hard to find a resident that doesn't own a cell phone, a tablet device, or a computer. It's even harder to find a resident that doesn't use their devices every single day. But the wonderful folks at Retrospec know just how important it is for you to stay in touch with your closest friends. Retrospec also knows how important it is to bond with your friends and learn all about them. Isn't that how friendships are made? Why would you ever hide something from your friends? That just won't do. After all, Retrospec is all about sharing...

I.
In all parts of the city, all residents with the Retrospec app will notice they have one unread notification. You can ignore the notification all you'd like, but you can't do much of anything else either. Do you have an important essay to finish typing for class tomorrow? Are you trying to search for reviews on the latest restaurant that opened in Tisse? That's too bad. Until you check out that notification your device (and subsequently all devices you try to use) will freeze up.

When you finally get sick of being blocked from everything and open the notification, you'll find a video of…well, you. You don't recall anyone filming you, but that's not the most startling part. What's unsettling about this video is the narration over the audio revealing a deep, dark secret about you. The best part is that the video auto-loops so long as you have the app open, but even if the app is closed the video may very well appear on the newsfeed of all Retrospec members.

The good news is that there is a way to delete the video! With a little work (and after suffering the embarrassment of having their auto-loop blast for all to hear), residents will be successful in deleting the video. Willingly showing it to another Retrospec user will allow the video to play as normal, but at the end a "DELETE" button will appear. On the other hand, Retrospec is still new and filled with little bugs and glitches. That video will be deleted but it might be sent out to the entire network as a private message. It might even go viral on the hottest streaming website. But don't worry, these things are happening to everyone. Will you embrace your secret? Or will you be one of the ones desperately trying to hide it?

II.

Those who aren't glued to their mobile devices will notice that spring is starting to roll in as snow melts away. Birds twitter to one another as they nest in the trees and the rooftops of several homes in the city. The flowers aren't blooming yet, but residents know they will be soon.

Today's just like any other day…but it's strange. Nothing seems out of the ordinary, but it almost feels as though you're being watched. No matter where you turn, you can't shake the feeling that there's a pair of eyes following every step you take and every move you make. Occasionally, you'll hear the flash of a camera but you can't catch the culprit fast enough.

Before you can duck into any of the buildings to escape, however, you'll find yourself ambushed by one, two, or maybe even three tabloids reporters complete with camera crew and microphones. The barrage of questions is dizzying, but it seems as though they want to question you about your secret that was publicized on Retrospec. Refusing to answer their questions will only make the reporters angry. Will you give them a full-spread report of your life? Will you run away and lead a pack of desperate paparazzi down the street? There must be a way to get rid of them once and for all!

…you might need some extra help though.

III.
There's a nervous kind of energy in the air as residents carry on with their daily routines. Kids joke about their silly secrets. Adults hope their colleagues won't judge them for the things they've done in the past. It's not so bad though. Everyone has an embarrassing secret they have to live with.

Oh well. Life goes on, and the city continues the way that it always has. For example, those in the Apprassage district will notice that the Recollé public library is hosting its semi-annual book swap. Residents can come trade their old books for new ones during the first week of March. The library will also be holding a bake sale with all proceeds going directly to the Recollé school district. Are you helping out at the sale? Are you perusing the stacks upon stacks of books to see what catches your eye? It's a great way to mingle with people and share stories.

And speaking of sharing stories, residents may look up and notice that a few people leaving the sale have a piece of paper taped to their back. It's not clear where this paper came from. You're fairly sure you didn't see anyone wandering around taping signs to people's backs. The poor sap in front of you appears to be oblivious, but upon closer inspection you may find that this paper reveals another secret about themselves. Will you alert them about this note, or will you let them walk around advertising their secret for the entire city? Think wisely; you might have your own secret taped to you, too.

IV.
Isn't technology supposed to make things easier? That no longer seems to be the case as a power surge blows through all districts in the city. Appliances start to act up. Lightbulbs burn out. Electronic billboards deliver scrambled messages. Toilets back up, audio feedback blows out the eardrums of performers at the Atrium, toasters catch on fire, everything that could possibly go wrong seems to be going wrong. Are you stuck at work trying to calm down an entire store? Are you forced to go into a lockdown at school until they figure out what's wrong with the lights?

It all comes to a head though starting the night of March 4th. Street lamps are bright and shining on the streets of all districts. Tisse is just as crowded and loud as ever with live music and parties. Employees in Chata go through their nightly procedures to close shop for the evening. It all happens so fast, but one minute everything seems to be functioning and the next the city plunges into a complete blackout. All lights and sounds cease to exist.

Are you out in the city? Maybe you were fortunate enough to be at home already, but it's never a bad idea to check on your neighbors. Mayor Mayer seems to be sleeping through the crisis. It's up to residents to work together to solve these issues and try to bring their power back. Groups can link up and search for any knocked-down power lines in the city (and will most likely find them in Apprassage.) There are several emergency generators scattered in the city, but it's best to take a buddy before wandering in the dark. Residents can also create emergency response teams to hand out supplies and direct other citizens to safe zones as the generators begin to kick in. There are no limits to how people can help. In fact...there may even be some residents who have a few unique ideas.

BONUS.
Okay. So your secret's out. No big deal, right? It's out and you've embraced it and life can move on. If only it were that easy though. Over the course of the month of March, several residents may start to experience other tricks of memory. For instance, maybe you order your favorite coffee drink only to discover it doesn't taste quite the same. A trip to the movies might surprise you when the trailer for the next big feature stars someone who looks a little like you. Your favorite song on the radio might get interrupted by a conversation between two people discussing, well, you.

Look around. You may find you're not the only one second-guessing yourself.

Then again, some people just want answers. For those who are sick of Retrospec butting into their lives, you're more than welcome to head back to their offices in Tisse. Getting in won't be easy. In front of the door is a large monitor-type device and an interactive screen. If you want to step into their headquarters, looks like you'll have to grab a friend and play along.

With the success of a fully completed puzzle, the door will unlock and allow characters to step into the lobby. This time, instead of being completely empty, there are a handful of large glass tubes mounted to the walls. Inside these tubes are colored stones of varying amounts, though it's obvious some are more full than others. The doors in the halls will still be locked, vents and windows will be unable to open, and--huh. Didn't there used to be an elevator? Where'd that go?

There's a large sign that says "DO NOT TOUCH" in front of the tubes, but for anyone who blatantly ignores the sign, they'll be hit with an overwhelming sense of homesickness that will drive them out of the building and to wherever they consider home. But on their way there, they'll find themselves at the mercy of those pesky reporters again, this time asking for details about the story they created with the Retrospec building's new security measure.

Welcome to

recolle's March's event! As a reminder, all characters will be begin in-game AU'd as Recollé residents. You may use any of the above prompts for ideas or make up your own depicting your Recollé AU! Prompts do not have to be set in the districts listed above. You can review our list of locations for what's available and be as creative as you'd like. As a note, memories in prompts I and II are from your Recollé AU. However, memories from prompt III may hint at a canon memory that your character has recovered! Any questions you have regarding this event may be directed to the mod comment here.

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I.
[It all happened on an innocent morning in Recolle University. Augustine was just grading the test papers and working on his next lecture revolving about the shark's ecology on his computer in his office. Unfortunately, Retrospec seems to love messing with his job as it pops a new notification both on his computer and his phone. Sure, he calmly tries to ignore the notification, but what's worst is that his computer is starting to lag. He might continue to stay calm, but considering the files for his lecture isn't saved yet, he knew that restarting is not an option if he wants to lose all of his files.

Desperate to save his work, he gives in and opens the notification through his phone. But of course, this is a very big mistake as not only the video starts to play on his phone, but his own voice starts the narration.]

It was back a few years ago while I was in France. Since I'm aware that Paris is known to be as the city of love, I wanted to try to find some love on my own.

[When he heard those words, Augustine's eyes widened in horror, realizing that the video is now showing something he didn't want to share with his friends, especially his closest ones. Even more horrifying that his phone's volume was increased, enough for some students and the faculty to overhear the narration.]

Usually during after classes, I tend to approach some girls and flirted with them for a while. I often complimented their outfits and their beauty as well tried to invite them for a date. However, I was foolish and direct at that time and I was not only rejected a few times, but I was also beaten up by their boyfriends and ended up being slapped by them. I realized my own mistakes and I vowed never to share this until now.

[As the video puts itself in auto-loop, Augustine is now completely horrified at his dark secret blurted out through the video. If he turns around and see someone entered his office (and overhears the video's narration), he started to panic, realizing the consequences.]

W-Wait!! I-It's not what it looks like!!!

II.
[Unfortunately, his strange and worst day is still going on as Augustine is still frizzled up since after he finally deleted the video, it quickly spread throughout the internet, which he sees comments about him being a "casanova" and "ladies' man", much to his dismay.

But just as he left the cafe after a short, but quiet break, three tabloid reporters quickly ambushed him and as he covers his eyes from the flashing lights of their cameras, they start asking him questions such as "How does it feel failing every attempt he made to the girls?", "Are you going back to France and ask some more girls out for a date?", and "Are you planning to try asking a celebrity in Recolle out very soon?". Of course, hearing these questions made him angrier and horrified at this predicament and starts running away from the reporters.

Yet as he continues to run away from them, the paparazzi starts to chase him down until they get their story. If you see him running away in the streets of Chata, you can try to help him or question why he is running away.]

III.
[After his worst morning of his revealed secrets and paparazzi, he decided to go to Recolle Public Library after his lecture to let him forget about the transgressions earlier. When he arrives, he notices that the library is having a semi-annual book swap as well a bake sale. Considering he has an old book he usually carried around, he might try to find a new one for him to read as well support the bake sale's attempts to fund the school district. Not only that, he might able to forget the worst morning he ever had.

Yet as he was enjoying himself, he noticed one of the residents leaving the sale had a paper stuck on their backs. Not only that, it seems that there some interesting stuff about them, yet he's not the type to divulge into this as he tries to tap their shoulder to get their attention and tries to grab the paper on their back.]

Sorry for disturbing you, but I doubt you want to leave with this paper stuck on your back.

[Unknown to him, there's also a paper stuck on his back as well. If they can see it, it reads, "Augustine Sauveterre has a shark-dragon creature as a pet."]

BONUS
[While he saw the Retrospec building that occupied the formerly vacant building back in the Founder's Day, the college professor didn't bother to visit it. But with that video from Retrospec still streaming from the video sites and the paparazzi still roaming around, Augustine knew enough is enough as he tries to get to the source of all his problems.

Yet when he arrives at the building by using his car to drive there, he is disappointed to see a strange puzzle at the front of the main door. Even when he tried to push it open, it still won't budge.]

Just when I think I can enter the building without any problem, now what?

[If you arrived at the building, you might see him ponder how will he able to access the building. Maybe you should help the professor out and work together to enter the Retrospec HQ?]

WILDCARD
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[Normally a high school student like Mina wouldn't be here, but today she's visiting the campus both to check out a possible future university and because she's interested in taking a few university classes to make her look good. Animal biology's one of those classes she's interested in and she was directed to talk to the professor about it. Of course, she happened to overhear him.]

You decided Paris was a good place to pick up girls?

[That's definitely a french accent. And also this 'Seriously?' look she's giving him.]

Edited 2017-03-04 14:23 (UTC)

I was foolish and naive back then! I only went to Paris because of my parents' recommended me to study there!

[Considering how he panicked as he explains this, he feels that she might not believe him.]

Okay. So you went to study there and got the idea to hit on girls while you were there. Whatever. I guess I'll be taking a playboy's course. Just don't hit on me. I'm sixteen and gay.

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[He then covers his face with his hand as he groans at this. He really didn't mean to do those stupid decisions just for his needs.]

Look, I only did it because some of my friends teased me on my appearance and that I want to try to find a girlfriend so they would stop teasing.

So you're a peer pressured playboy. Whatever. I don't really care as you don't try your moves on me. Let's talk about your class. I'm interested in taking it.

[Because animals're cute and she'd liked her biology classes because of that.]

O-Oh... Don't worry, I won't...

[He then sighs in dismay as ordering her to "never speak this to the public" is out of the question considering how loud the video was.]

Well, what major are you currently taking right now?

Augustine Sauveterre | OTA

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