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REVERTED.
"Every moment is a fresh beginning." - T. S. Eliot

Happy July, Retrospecters. Can you believe it's been nearly a year since the city was under attack and several of you were pulled and lost in Unreality? Time sure does fly, doesn't it? But don't fret. It seems as though the city is in for a real vacation this time...rest easy.

THE BEGINNING
Recollé has been fully restored thanks to the effort of the citizens working to paint the city back to life and breaking down the layers separating the city from most of its non-Retrospec users. The sky is painted multiple colors (a permanent fixture, it seems) and some buildings and plants are extraordinary but everything appears to be in solid, functional condition. All buildings are where they should be. The roads are safe. And everyone around you appears to be preparing for one of two celebrations...

THE 4TH OF JULY
With the 4th of July tomorrow, citizens of Recollé are preparing for their own celebration. Much like last year, the city will be preparing with a large gathering at Peach Beach, food trucks aplenty, discounts at several stores in Tisse and Enprise, and of course at 9pm sharp the beautiful and historical fireworks display will begin. Street vendors sell glowsticks and lemonade as everyone gathers to watch the show in the sky.

This year, however, while the fireworks display still shows events of the city's history citizens may recognize a few new scenes added to the show. As they look up into the sky they'll notice scenes depicting several of the events that have happened over the last year ranging from the Retrospec bingo games to the nightmare fog to the mistletoe bats and more. This year will also include scenery and displays from the four regions around the city. Perhaps you recognize these events a little too well. Care to share the tale with your neighbor?

TANABATA
It seems as though this week is a non-stop celebration though. As the 4th of July ends, several members of the city are hard at work in preparation for Tanabata. Celebrated on Saturday, July 7th this year, residents are hard at work decorating areas in Tribunal Terrace and Chata with massive colorful streamers and moving in several bamboo plants. Stalls are set up and prepared and carnival games line the sidewalks for citizens to play.

On the evening of the 7th, all are invited to attend the celebration and try Japanese cuisine, play a few games, and most importantly write a wish on a colored sheet of paper to hang on one of the bamboo trees.

No matter how citizens choose to celebrate at this festival, for anyone who makes a wish and hangs it on the tree they will soon receive a Retrospec ticket in their mailbox. While your wish may take time to be granted, good fortune is upon you and a free gift has been provided.

THE NPCS
NPCs are back in the city and all is well. They are unaware of the layers they were caught between but they are grateful and happy to see you again! Professors will be lenient of students whose finals have been delayed, employers will inquire about your vacation time, and your friends and family may constantly badger you for time and attention. Isn't that nice?

In addition, citizens of the city may now place calls to members outside of the city for up to five minutes. While that pesky growling problem still appears at the tail end of all conversations, citizens will be able to reach out to anyone in the world and speak for that length of time. Let's just hope your loved ones aren't too bothered by the previous radio silence.

THE DREAMS
What was that about resting easy? Perhaps you won't be able to as well as you'd like. Though everything appears to be fine, the moment you close your eyes beginning on July 3rd, you may find yourself plagued by strange, unusual dreams. As you dream you'll find yourself experiencing everything from wild scenarios set in space or on a pirate ship to everyday, mundane interactions. Your dreams will reflect who you are, but...maybe in a different light. Perhaps your siblings aren't related to you in your dreams, or perhaps your hair is a different color. Maybe you find yourself dreaming about a whole different lifestyle than the one you currently possess. Why, you could even be one of the lucky ones and dream about those memories you've been receiving since you've joined the app.

Then again, you'll also find that you aren't dreaming alone. When you look, you may find that someone has joined you. It's easy to move in dreams and intrude on other people's dreams. You may choose to watch the scene play out or find yourself able to change scenarios within these dreams. Some of you will recognize what is and isn't real, but...what is real anymore? Aren't you curious what it all means?

The moment you awake, however, these dreams will fade away and simply be dreams.

THE QUESTS
If you're looking for a way to pass the time and bring a little adventure to your life, a new feature on the Retrospec app is the quest hotline! By submitting a request, Retrospec will generate a new task for you to accomplish either in the city or around one of the four regions. While Retrospec cannot claim that all tasks will be exciting, all tasks given are important to the functionality of the city.

Or perhaps you're interested in exploring Mementos or Tartarus...? Just what are these new places anyway? Strange.

Happy questing!

THE REGIONS
Travel is available once more for the regions outside of the city, though do watch out for the common monsters that still linger between districts. It will take three hours by boat southward to Pesgare, an hour underground eastward to Respatrum, two hours west via horseback to Bosuma and seven hours via driving north to Magatus. Depending on where you travel though you may find some surprises waiting for you.

Fishing season is at its prime in Pesgare and it's the perfect place for a seaside getaway this summer. The region remains untouched and stable, and the economy is thriving once more thanks to the repairs after their tsunami and the work of Retrospec users.

In Respatrum, the workers in the mines don't seem to mind the heat and continue crafting and creating. Anyone who ventures into these parts will be put to work, but may be rewarded with small tokens and hospitality from the natives of this region.

Bosuma, however, is a little different. The Swamp Witch is nowhere to be found though the forest is alit with bright, blooming flowers, strange multicolored animals and friendly natives from a nearby village in the woods. Monsters lurk the deeper parts of the woods, but one would actively have to go looking for them.

But should one linger in this region for too long, they may soon discover that they'll start to see things...not just things, but people. Vivid, life-like forms of people you've seen in your memories will appear before you even if you're unaware of who they are. They seem to beckon you to come closer, happy to see you and encouraging you to explore the forest further. Some of these forms may engage in combat if the relationship you remember is a hostile one. Should you follow or fight them, however, you will soon find yourself lost in the woods and it may take days to return to the city. Do keep sight of what's real, won't you?

Finally, over in Magatus, for anyone who has ventured there before they may be expecting the snowy mountains and ski lodge. However, it's summer! Snow isn't fit for the summer and as residents approach the region they'll come to find that the ice-capped mountains have been replaced with cliffs, sand dunes and a desert-esque climate. The iced-over lake is now perfect for swimming and further exploration will lead you to a path in the mountains that's the perfect height for cliff-jumping into waters below. This is the perfect region for you outdoorsy, camping types. Just be careful of the scorpions and rattlesnakes out there.

THE CITY
It's summer vacation everywhere. How are you spending your days? Maybe it isn't such a bad idea to listen to Joanne and plan your days with fun and exciting ventures. Parties and meetings and spending time with your friends...it sounds nice, doesn't it? Even if some of you may notice your friends seem...off.

The city is peaceful. Everything seems to be calm and safe, so much that you may not even notice the difference at first. It all begins in mid-July though. One moment you're sitting in a café and the next you realize you're wearing an apron and you feel as though you should be working behind the counter. One moment you're sitting in your bedroom and the next you look up and notice that the items on your wall have changed. These little hallucinations are minimal and only last a few moments, but they will begin to increase as the month goes on and leading straight into August.

But hey. It's probably nothing to worry about.

Welcome to

recolle's July log! The information above provides loose guidelines of things occurring this month, so please feel free to make your own prompts based on these. You are also free to create your own logs and inbox threads.

Regarding Tanabata! If you would like to claim a free 10-20 point item, please head to the regains page and submit as normal! Please indicate that it is a Tanabata freebie.

Characters are free to travel to one of the four regions this month (Pesgare, Respatrum, Bosuma, Magatus), but keep in mind the effects/changes as listed above.

As a reminder, you may qualify for an additional freebie this month by threading out a dream sequence with at least one person experiencing a new AU! This thread must be at least five consecutive comments from you.

Any questions you have regarding this event may be directed to the mod comment here. Be sure to review the mods' question thread on the plotting post for important information as well!

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Nope, I don't have a ladder. I'm going to ask for a little help though.

[Nanashi summons a giant demonic beast with a crocodile head. ]

If we climb on her back we should be able to get there easily.

[Is Daisuke okay with this? IT'S A MONSTER....]

[ He's seen his fair share of people summoning their Personas that he chalked up as summoning, so seeing Nanashi summon a monster isn't anything new. However, it amazes Daisuke every single time upon seeing it. It's so cool to him. ]

Is she okay with me getting on?

It's fine. Just don't try anything funny and it should be alright.

[Nanashi nods. The demon's cool with it. She makes a low growl to say it's okay.]

It'll only be for a minute.

[ Daisuke nods and hops on the demon for the ride. He looks around if there's anything to grab onto and just... holds onto the demon.

He's secretly hoping that it doesn't go at mach speed because while he's not afraid of heights, he sure as hell doesn't want to fall. ]

Ready.

[ The beast sends them up into the rooftops with just a single jump. It disappears immediately afterwards. ]

We made it. Pretty nice view up here, right?

[ Daisuke doesn't have to worry about being short anymore...! The fireworks are closer too. ]

[ He feels a bit frazzled, so it takes a second or two to snap out of it to enjoy the view. Daisuke lets out a quiet noise of amazement. ]

Yeah! It's a great view! I wish I thought of this before... thanks for taking me here.

[ It looks like they're planning to shoot the fireworks soon. There's a lot of bustling people down below too. ]

It's no problem. We wouldn't be able to enjoy the fireworks as much from down below.

[Nanashi jumps up with excitement.]

This is the best spot I could think of.

[ Daisuke nods and the fireworks start shooting off into the sky. The shapes are the usual, big dotted flowers, the flag, and mistletoe bats.

... Wait.

Daisuke does a double take when he sees the mistletoe bat, along with the scene of runaway turkeys. ]

Hey, do you... see that?

[Nanashi peers down in the direction Daisuke's looking towards.]

Hm? What am I supposed to be looking at ...?

[He scans the area for two more minutes and then he finds the turkeys!]

Oh! Yeah, I see it. I wonder what they're up to.

Weren't they eaten on Thanksgiving?

[ It seems like the most logical thing to do, even though he remembers submitting some of the caught turkeys to the mayor for a cash reward. Another batch of fireworks shoot into the sky, showing how some of them suffered during the February event. It feels like he's peering into memories, except these are in third-person. ]

I wonder how they're doing this...

Beats me. They need to make a run for it if they want to live.

[He shrugs and continues to watch the turkey's run down the street. ]

I think turkey tastes better with gravy and mashed potatoes. How do you take yours?

[Does Daisuke like turkey with extra stuffing?]

[ Daisuke thinks about this for a moment as he watches the scene unfold in the sky. ]

I don't have many options... but lots of gravy is the best!

Right? Turkey is sort of dry on its own.

[Nanashi turns towards Daisuke. ]

Thanks to this conversation, I suddenly feel like eating meat.

[They're probably not selling turkey at the festival.]

[ He smiles apologetically. Well, it's not his fault (maybe), but he does feel a bit responsible. Daisuke digs into his small messenger bag and brings out a bag of chips and holds it to Nanashi. ]

It's not meat, but this should be okay, right?

Oh sweet! You brought snacks.

[Nice save. They can settle some of their food cravings this way. A snack will work just fine.]

Are these your favorite chips? What kinda flavor is it?

[Extra spicy? or salty?]

Barbeque! [ For the special Fourth of July flavor, of course. Daisuke gets out his own bag of chips. Good thing he brought several of them. ]

I like sweet and sour the best, though I can't say no to potato chips anyway...

Barbeque's great! You've got good taste either way.

[Nanashi pats Daisuke on the shoulder.]

Chips are freaking awesome. My cousins always tell me that too much junk food is bad for you.

It's fine on special occasions like this.

There should always be exceptions on special days like this.

[ He laughs a little as he opens a bag. ]

Sometimes, when it's all you have, you gotta eat it.

Yeah!!! You're always prepared for this. All I've got is water.

[He passes Daisuke a cold bottle.]

It's got ice in it still.

Thanks!

[ Daisuke relaxes while sitting down, uncapping the water bottle to take a swig of the nice cold water. It feels good in the summer heat. He lets out a content sigh. ]

Hey, Nanashi. Have you ever set off your own fireworks? Not the small kind, but the ones that explode like those. [ He points at the current display of fireworks. ]

I've used the small ones before. Not the huge ones.

They're really freaking flashy. [But that's the best part??? He looks up at the fireworks blowing up in the distance.]

Do you wanna try lighting one?

I feel like we'd need a lot of space. I wouldn't want to accidentally light something on fire, you know?

[ He thinks back on the police chase that happened with him a while ago. That wasn't fun. It shows all over his face too. ]

... But I guess I'd never do it alone.

I light things on fire by accident all the time. You're in good hands.

[Nanashi laughs like it's some kind of joke. But it's true, he's really bad with anything fire and it's doomed into disaster--fireworks included. RIP.]

Guess we should like read a guide before we attempt something like that.

[So they don't kill themselves by mistake.]

A guide would be good, yeah...

[ ...

Though Nanashi's statement leaves him concerned. ]

How do you light stuff on fire accidentally all the time?

Like this?

[ Nanashi concentrates a little bit and summons a tiny ball of fire. It floats there momentarily . ]

I can use fire magic. Do you know any spells, Daisuke?

[ Maybe Daisuke isn't familiar with this sort of thing. ]