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MARCH EVENT LOG

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FOUNDER'S DAY
The city of Recollé. With everything that happened in the last month, the townspeople are excited to proceed with their festivities as normal. The Mayor, though a little wary of public appearances now, makes his way through town atop his beloved Chocobo, Seabiscuit, a megaphone in his hand and shouting to everyone he passes.

"Welcome to Founder's Day! Let's do our part and celebrate the city that we love."

I.
At noon sharp, the bands strikes up again as crowds gather around Tribunal Terrace. Ladies and gentlemen, it's time for the main attraction! That's right, it's time for the annual Founder's Day Parade featuring the city's newly elected royalty: King Yogi Perowna, Queen Kara Lee, Prince Kasen Kaneda, Princess Elizabeth Velveteen , Duke Garfield Logan, and Duchess Charlotte Williams. The marching bands play with gusto as they stride through the streets, the Recollé High and Recollé University cheerleaders right behind them. Beautiful floats follow in their wake, all decorated with flowers and depicting the historical events of the city.

At the head of the parade is the Mayor on Seabiscuit, proudly trotting up front with the head of police, the head of the fire house and the rest of those who had been kidnapped following right after them on another float. Looking no worse for the wear, they're all smiles and grandeur waving and greeting the citizens of the city.

At the end of the parade, the Mayor remains in Tribunal Terrace and steps up to the mic.

"We would like to give a special thanks to those brave enough to venture into the tunnels to rescue us. Our captors have been dealt with and today we will honor our rescue team for their service."

If present at this time, Eleanor Lamb, Yoon-sung Lee, Lucy Takada, Hinata Aoi, Sakura Tohsaka, Frederick Baudin, Tatsuo Kihara, Elizabeth Velveteen, Yukiko Amagi, Tatsuma Hiyuu, Jirou Hirata, Kenta Ooshima, Alexander Von Cumore, Rossiu Adai, and Kurt Wagner will be invited up to the front to receive a medal of honor. It's a shiny golden Chocobo.

Like other Founder's Day celebrations in the past, several shops across the city have discount sales on items in the Towers, coffee drinks at Expressive, a marathon of historical films at Flix and more. Celebrate your home if you'd like. It's a nice break from it all.

II.

But what about those of you who have been city-bound for the whole month? What about those of you who have spent the last month exploring the boundaries outside of the city and helping to build the roads to new destinations? Thanks to the efforts of Retrospec users, several locations have now been stabilized and users may explore these areas to their heart's content. With Pesgare three hours south by boat, Respatrum an hour east and underground, Bosuma two hours west through the Recollé Woods and Magatus seven hours north from the city, visitors may come and go to explore the regions and their points of interest.

The travel may take some time and the scenery will change around you as you go. Those same monsters from before continue to lurk just outside of the city and on the path to these locations and wild flora sprawls over various pathways. Take some time to study them if you'd like.

And speaking of study, along the way you'll find various road signs and warnings along the way including giant man-eating frogs, fire-breathing horses, severe flood warnings and more. In addition you will find large directories in the middle of the road pointing you in the directions of the four locations.

What's going on in these other places though? Well....

III.
Over in Pesgare the fishing village has been saved from the hands of a greedy buyer and the villagers are in the midst of celebration. After the big rainstorm that occurred at the end of February, the seaside village begins setting out wares for sale in their marketplace that buyers may peruse. Items for sale include fish, paintings, clothing, books, handmade jewelry and more.

On occasion though, you may find yourself in the midst of another rain shower as they come periodically in this area. While some of you may be prepared and have an umbrella on hand, others will notice that the rain is an iridescent color that falls and curves in arcs. Getting soaked by the rain may invoke a strange desire to cause a scene and yell dramatically at whoever is close by (and perhaps even belt it out if you're unfortunately unlucky), and so it may be wise to find shelter soon before you say things you'll come to regret.

IV.
Meanwhile in Respatrum the workers continue on down in the forge and begin creating new wares with the gems discovered by the exploration group from the month before. It's hot down here, boiling almost and the fires on all side means the heat's not letting up anytime soon. With caves and walkways and forges to explore, you may find yourself observing the creation of silver platters, swords, furniture and more.

Further down in the region in one of the lower rings, you may hear the sound of loud cheering and applause as you enter into a large stadium. In the center of the ring is a man with a red cape, waving it in front of a burning, burly bull. A final flourish sends the bull back into its pen, raring and ready to go the next round.

Who's up next? Why, it's you! Without warning the organizer of the bull fights grabs you by the shoulders and hands you a cape, shoving you straight into the ring with the crowd roaring above you and the bull bursting out of its cage. Think fast! Your life may depend on it.

V.

Out in Bosuma, the color's been restored to several of the flowers and trees and the people of the forest have been returned to their cottages. The creatures of the forest appear to be out and around including rabbits, squirrels, giant woodpeckers and rainbow-colored deer that aren't afraid to approach people. In fact, all of the creatures appear content to welcome these newcomers and show them around the forest.

It's at night when the real show starts. Several large, blooming flowers begin to glow in various neon colors. For those who stick around and walk through the large gardens, they'll notice that colored pollen also appears to be falling from the flowers, leaving a mist over you that sweeps over you like a soft waterfall. Depending on the color though, you may find yourself feeling a little different...will you fight or will you embrace these sudden emotions?

VI.

Meanwhile things in Magatus are snowy and blustery as ever, but the townspeople seem to be in higher spirits now that their wolf problem is alleviated. With their shops open for business and the bright colors in the sky, the area is almost peaceful and perfect just to get away from it all.

On occasion, you may see a black wolf darting in and out of the shadows watching over the town and the people coming to it. The path appears to be clear now and with a little navigating and a bit of a climb, you'll come across the newly up and running ski lodge. Plenty of cozy couches and fireplaces makes this lodge the perfect place to sleep and the rooms the original exploration team went through appear to be outfitted to be sleeping quarters now.

Up on the mountain, however, there will be a fully operating ski lift and several mountain paths for all of you adrenaline junkies wishing to ski, snowboard and more. In fact, several of the locals will even begin teaching lessons and hold competitions for those of you into that kind of thing. Seems pretty safe, right?

But the higher you go, the more you begin to feel like you're floating. In fact, the higher the elevation, the higher you will be lifted off the ground until you cap out floating a foot in the air. How are you going to get back down the mountain? Well, good luck with that.

BONUS.
Several of you may notice that the heart-shaped stone from February still hasn't disappeared. However, as the Founder's Day parade begins all emotional transfer stops.
The heart's color seems to settle and all cracks and fissures are permanent. It's no longer in danger of cracking if you ignore your feelings, but it serves as a reminder that you should take care of yourself.

Later in the day, all Retrospec users will receive a message from Zee.

Assessment passed. We stabilized the four regions and you're no longer in danger of going native if you head out there. Feel free to explore and stuff. There's still a lot out there we don't know about, but it may be best to get a head start. Oh, and the hearts? Also stable for now. It's...if you feel any different or you realize something's missing, come talk to us? We might be able to fix it. The RRI will be taking more volunteers for other assignments as things come up. You'll probably hear from me sooner or later.

The hearts will still project the thing that you love to the front of your mind so long as you hold it, but it's in no danger of shattering. Best of luck, Retrospecters.

Welcome to

recolle's March log! The prompts are simply loose guidelines for you guys to play with and make up your own fun adventures for the entire month! You may also create your own logs or inbox threads based on these prompts.

This will be a fairly lowkey month meant for travel, exploration and recouping from the last month's event! As of 3/3 all groups will ICly be back in the city. The event feedback post will go up on 3/4 along with information about the new world changes that may take place and the upcoming quest board.

Any questions you have regarding this event may be directed to the mod comment here.

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[she's never once thought of herself as a hero. she just... doesn't want to see people get hurt. she claims not to give a shit, of course, but she really gives several shits.]

Good way of looking at it. Like a fun house mirror if it doesn't match up all the way, yeah? [she seems satisfied with that. better explanation than anything else so far.]

But yeah, I have zero explanation for any of this. Just a couple weird flashes and then this sword. Would really like some context one of these days so I don't have to keep guessing at it. It take long for you to get a better picture of things?

That's exactly it. It took several months before I understood what was going on.

[A fun house mirror that isn't fun at all. Sometimes you don't like what you see.]

When I first got the app I couldn't taste anything. Didn't know anything either. I did a lot of stupid things because I kept freaking out all the time. [He frowns while recalling bad experiences.]

Did you lose it during the first week too? It's rough.

I do stupid things all the time anyway.

[she means it as a joke, but does she, really? walking out here with a sword she doesn't know how to use and can't hold in one hand yet is pretty dumb.]

I still had all my senses. First I'm hearing that they took them away. [because it was probably Retrospec's doing, right? if it came back, after all.] I don't think I know enough to be freaked out yet. Just a matter of time 'til I end up smacked in the face with some real bullshit.

Ugh, yeah. They don't let up on app users. None of us signed up for this shit to begin with. Getting roped into it has got to suck.

[He sticks out his tongue like he's throwing a tantrum over it. Real mature. ]

What were you doing before all this? Working?

[Hopefully Retrospec didn't interrupt any of Anna's plans but it probably did.]

[no, that's an appropriate reaction. she's not even gonna pretend to give him shit for his language. he's a good kid, far as she can tell.]

Yeah. Phone monkey at a call center that's been getting way, way less traffic lately. Guess that's what happens when you suddenly stop supporting the rest of the country because no one can call in who's not already in the city.

[she sighs and runs her hand through her hair.] Thinking of switching jobs, doing some host club shit or whatever Sunshine is. Probably not the kind of place you can get into either way.

[Nanashi's hanging around the wrong people too much and picking up on their speech patterns. Apart from that, Anna's not wrong he's a good kid. ]

I've heard of that place. [A few of his friends work at Club Sunshine. It pays well and gets plenty of business. He shrugs. That place really isn't meant for him. ]

Go break a leg out there. This isn't gonna be your first job. You'll be fine. A change of scenery might be nice.

[It'll be a good chance for Anna to get more experience. He believes in her.]

[and that gets a surprised, brusque laugh out of her.]

Wasn't expecting a pep talk, kid, but I appreciate it. My ex works there and I might be able to get in on a good word from her, but we'll see what happens.

[and after a beat or two, she realizes that that was probably a good opening for her to ask a follow-up question. positive, constructive social interaction isn't her strongest suit.]

How about you? What was your life like before everything changed?

Just wanted to wish you the best. [She laughed so he takes that as a good thing. Nanashi already likes talking with Anna. It's different from speaking with a teacher or a friend at school. He can be more frank with her.]

Before this happened I was studying in high school while minding my own business.

[He did think about dropping out a few times. Why focus on school when monsters are attacking the city? Priorities. Nanashi doesn't say this out loud though. It's not appropriate to bring up. ]

Don't even know what I'll do after that. There's too much going on at once, you know?

[god, she doesn't ever want to be in a position of authority over someone. that shit sounds exhausting, and she'd rather people be honest with her. or at least be halfway decent at lying if they do have to put up a front. this kid's not bad.]

Sure as hell is. Hope you're not still bothering with school. Seems kind of pointless when magic exists.

[she's also a terrible role model.]

I dropped out of college and I turned out okay. And that was before I had some of the best excuses in the world just popping up around me.

I have to bother with school even though it's a pain. My sister and guardians wouldn't be happy with me dropping it.

[His family members aren't Retrospec users and they wouldn't understand. Not everyone knows about the cities oddities. Nanashi's just going to school to keep up the public appearance at this point. Looks like Anna's got her priorities in order. School and work's not all that important when the world's in disarray. ]

You can always go back to college whenever. It doesn't feel like the right time to be focusing on work.

Ugh, family. I forget people have those.

[she says it like a joke, but she's not really joking that much. her family hasn't been a serious concern in her life for a while now, and they haven't factored into her decisions since she moved here.]

Maybe one day. Who knows? Maybe I won't ever need to. But my landlord doesn't accept swords as payment, so I have to keep doing something while the world's... kind of doing the opposite of going to pieces.

That's how it is unfortunately. I'm not enjoying this anymore than you are.

[Her landlord isn't going to take a sword as payment, but they can use it to defend themselves. That's good enough. Nanashi folds his arms together and nods in agreement. It's sort of odd having to work in spite of their situation. Money and food are still important so they have to find some way to get it. No one's going to like support a bunch of people who don't work. Sucks to be them. He looks up at Anna in curiosity then asks: ]

Think there might be something in Bosuma that can help us understand what's going on?

[yeah, seems to her like there are a lot of people who just plain aren't into all this shit. she could go either way at this point, but the one thing she's definitely not a fan of is having to pretend to be normal in the middle of everything. eventually, she assumes, that'll smooth out. one way or another.]

Maybe. I got no clue what's out there, but it just sounds like the nicest option, yeah? Maybe that's just me. Always liked the woods.

[again, when they're not actively trying to make her life miserable.]

Figure there's gotta be something new out there. Otherwise they wouldn't be putting up signs and practically inviting people to go to all these new places.

Thought it was the nicest place to visit too. [He smiles a bit. Nanashi didn't want to go swimming or visit a place with a hot climate. The woods aren't so bad in comparison. ]

There might be a something nasty waiting for us in the woods. Who knows? [Nanashi shows Anna the pistol he's carrying. It's a standard issue socom rifle. The safety's still on because the gun's loaded.]

Do you think you could fire this? Just wondering.

[Anna definitely hadn't been expecting that. she gives the pistol a look. her parents had never let her near any guns, not even replicas. apparently they wanted to wait until she was old enough to handle one—but trusted her with swords? weird. she'll never get them. and she doesn't have to.]

Never held one in my life. I could probably figure it out, but... I don't know, you know? Like, if I need to, yeah.

[she's not uneasy about the idea of using a gun. she just hopes they don't run into anything that needs a gun.]

Easier to wrap my head around than a sword, I guess. I really hope we don't have to find out.

Fair enough. I hope we don't have to use it either. It's good to have just in case though.

[Nanashi doesn't even get how swords work at all. Guns are simpler in comparison, it's true. ]

Do you trust me to carry around this? I am still a minor...

[Anna might not be okay with this! He'll happily hand it over to her if she's unsettled with the idea of a kid wielding rifles.]

My dude, I do not care.

[she may as well be up front about it.]

If you have it, it's because whoever you used to be was good at it, right? And you'll get the skill back if you use it enough, if you don't have it back already. 'S what I've heard, at least. [and she pauses, giving it another couple seconds' thought.]

Besides. We run into some shit that needs to be shot and it really won't matter how old you are. Fighting back is an instinct.

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[YOU'RE FINE Don't worry about it! That happens to all of us at some point or another. Gmail :(]

That sounds about right. I wasn't expecting that answer. Judging someone's skill based on age is just stupid. I completely agree.

[He puffs up with pride.]

You know I like speaking with you, Anna. You aren't looking down on me.

Why the hell would I look down on you?

[except she already knows why. people are shitty and judgmental to kids. to anyone who's younger than them, in Anna's experience. but even if someone's "just a kid" and "doesn't have any idea what they're doing", that doesn't mean jack shit in the grand scheme of things.]

My dude, we are all in this whole complicated mess together. I ain't got the room or the time to look down on anyone for anything. Besides, I'm 26. If I talked down to everybody who was younger than me just 'cause they were younger than me, I wouldn't be able to get a damn thing done.

Some people judge kids even if it makes no sense at all. You're not like them.

[He appreciates it. Nanashi can talk with her on even footing. That much is clear.]

I'll try to watch your back. It's the least I can do.

Oh, christ, don't get me started. I wasn't even a kid anymore when the worst of my fuckin' judgment started happening.

[she shakes her head. if he wants to get her started, she is always down to complain about her parents, but either way she does have some respect for him. which is coming by a lot easier lately.]

I got yours, too.

Tell me about it. People are so shit at times. I don't understand any of it.

[It's cool. She can complain about stuff all she likes. Nanashi's not here to judge. ]

Thanks. I appreciate it, Anna.

Dude, like, my fuckin' parents? Started treating me like I was some kind of freak because I came here and started living my own damn life. And I was 19, like, I was definitely not a kid anymore.

[hey, sorry, yeah, this isn't venting so much as just outright complaining, but she doesn't have a lot to relate to other people with aside from things like this. she exhales and shakes her head.]

This can't be all I bitch about for two hours. You'd abandon me in the woods.

C'mon I wouldn't do that. [He wouldn't abandon her...! Nanashi is so down for complaining. It's easy to yell. ]

Your parents sound shitty. No offense. Why on earth would you treat your daughter that way? 19 is practically adulthood.

[He doesn't agree with their choices!]

None taken. They're total shit. Couldn't put up with their precious baby girl doing what she wanted instead of what they wanted her to do. And now I'm doing things that they never could've dreamed of.

[and while that might have been just a standard bitter response until now, well, she kind of is, isn't she?]

Wild. They really couldn't even imagine this kind of life for me. Nobody else could if they didn't live here.

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