[Network Post] Spring's Here!

[kaisoumods]

WHO: Everyone!
WHERE: Libra App
WHEN: April 1st
WHAT: Zodiac Network Post
WARNINGS: None!

[Wherever you are, your phone will start to ring and vibrate. It doesn’t matter if your phone was off or on mute - it will ring anyway. Checking the phone, you'll see the Libra app has opened itself and will not close until you read and response to a new post from Zodiac.]

Hello! Thank you for using the Libra App!

On behalf of Zodiac, we'd like to say we're truly relieved that everyone was able to return from the Fae. Thank you to everyone who assisted in the rescue. Unfortunately, our attempts to negotiate with the Fae leadership to have them undo any curses that were cast failed, and our negotiator was turned into a donkey. But don't worry! Ed is learning to manage and thrive with his condition, so there's no reason you can't either!

But that's not all! Thanks to a great deal of research, we've been able to develop an app feature that'll allow your phones to keep track of the time differences in both Kaisou and any Spirit Realm you go. No more worrying about how much time you're missing! And for those of you new to magic and looking to learn more, the Enki Education Center will be having their grand opening this month! Enroll in classes today!

Finally, we have been looking into a report of an other worlder turning into a human and acting as if they're from this world. We believe the occurrence is connected to unusual activity from the Spirit Vein, though this is an extremely unusual case and there's a lot of unanswered questions. However, while we'll continue to investigate this matter and find ways to reverse it, based on the subject's prior psychological profile developed by our seer division ... we at Zodiac have decided this particular subject will be happier remaining as they are now. Much, much happier.

That's all from us for now! Time to end on an ever popular icebreaker question!



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[Users will have the option to choose their own display names and userpics if they haven't already. If nothing is chosen, the app will use their real name and a quick photo taken of them from their camera's phone. There's also a new feature on the app: a time page that shares the time in Kaisou as well as another clock that'll appear in the Spirit Realm and reflect the time of any realm you're in. Like always, there'll be no responses from Zodiac.

OOC Note: To avoid overloading players, the group chat updates will be skipped until next Friday (April 8th)!]

Comments

text; un: signorvespa

[prontissimo]

23?!!!
here???

[evoked]

Yep. A few out of state though.

[prontissimo]

what'd you win?? prize money? how much?

[evoked]

A few times for prize money. This last time, it was for a badge and some coupons.

[prontissimo]

how do I join theones with prize money ?

[ A challenger appears… ]

[evoked]

Depends on the one in question. But googling prize money food contests is the best start, probably? As long as you meet the requirements to join, it's easy from there.

[prontissimo]

what are the requisirements
i'm 14. can i join?

[ Don't talk to him about Google, man, he's getting there, he's getting there... That's too much reading. He'd rather talk to someone. ]

[evoked]

Yeah, there are some competitions with lower age limits. You should be fine if you find one of those. Sometimes there's an entry fee.

[prontissimo]

ughhh theres always an entry fee....!!
last competition i did my friend's dad paid for the entry fee. i don't have money here. that's annoying.
i'll figure it out.

[evoked]

I don't mind covering you on the entry fee for a competition.

[prontissimo]

really?
i can pay you back when i win

[ omg cocky ]

[evoked]

Sure, it's not a big deal to me to help out every so often.

[prontissimo]

[ Huh... Alberto wasn't expecting this at all. He's a little moved — a little awkward, unsure how to reply. ]

thanks

whats your name anyway?
alberto scorfano.

[evoked]

Minato Arisato.

[prontissimo]

piacere

you sound like you’re from here, eh? or at least been here a loooong tine…?

[evoked]

Ah, if you mean I'm not a "traveler", you're right.

[prontissimo]

so your a local.
i have a question then.
can you send mail from this place to, i dunno, say...
genova, italy/?

[ ...in the 1960s, he's neglecting to mention. ]

[evoked]

Sure, if you have enough stamps.

[prontissimo]

what about phone calls? how much would that cost?
and i mean on a real telefone
not the Evertyhing Machine
we don't have Everything Machines where i'm from

[ First hint that he might be, uh, displaced in time, too... ]

[evoked]

If you mean a payphone...I'm not really sure. It would probably be a lot if it wasn't a short call.

[prontissimo]

...payphone? all phones are payphones. you pay for the phone. theres a bill.'
look all i know is it cost extramoney to call my friend in Genova long distance from where i lived in Portorosso. my boss couldnt afford long calls.
adn this place is WAY farther away from Genova then Portorosso...
so it's probly really expensive.
right?

youre from here so your the expert.

[evoked]

Well...if you borrow a phone from someone with an international plan, I don't think it would be as bad?

[prontissimo]

if thats the case i'd rather just buy my own international phone then
i'll use the prize money from the eating contest!
my best friend and i already won a triathlon back home and i was the pasta eater. it'll be easy!

[ ...Nevermind that Alberto never ultimately competed in the contest; but he trained! ]

[evoked]

Do triathlons usually involve pasta eating?

[prontissimo]

in italy they do!

[ In Portorosso, they do, but what does he know about the rest of the human world... ]