UN: Zodiac | Happy New Year!

[kaisoumods]

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

[As the new year rolls in, a deep cold settles into Kaisou. Best bundle up and make sure your heat is on. In the sky, the spirit vein shifts from hues of white and gold to hues of blues. As the clock hits midnight and many of the older app users are well into drinking, the blaring alert sound that comes with a new Zodiac post. The alert will sound even if you have your phone turned off or on silent, and will take over your phone until you read and comment to the message.]


Jonathan, Nick, Jamie, Larry, Morpheus, and Kanade have joined the app. Say hi everyone!


Demyx, Five, Sora, Cale, Cecil and Althea have left the app.

[The post then continues on as normal.]

Hello! Thank you for using the Libra App!

Happy New Year! We've reached the new year, and what a year 2022 was! So many incredible and memorable things happened in the past year, it's hard to know where to start! We thank everyone who has been along for the journey of the first year of the Libra app, whether you were with us from launch day or if you just joined today. Your time and engagement with our platform really means the world to us!

We're looking forward to another exciting year with everyone! Let's make 2023 our year, shall we?

Now, as a quick aside among all these new year celebrations, we wanted to report that we have been looking into the unusual changes some of you have been experiencing. While we're still trying to figure out the exact reason it's happening, we did notice that despite our earlier proclaim that the Spirit Vein's barrier was showing signs of healing - we perhaps jumped a bit too quickly on early data. In fact, it seems that early data was nothing more than an outlier and well... the spirit energy level within the city is actually higher than it's ever been, and the exposure to that energy might be what's causing the recent mutations.

While we're not sure why these changes are happening and what can be done to reverse them, don't worry! We're looking into solutions to this problem and let you know as soon as we find something. In the mean time, since it's the start of the new year, we recommend viewing this as a new challenge that could encourage growth! There's been no reports so far of these changes being lethal or harmful, so perhaps you can garner a whole new set of experiences from them!

But with that news out of the way, we encourage you to not let these things get in the way of enjoying the holiday and reflecting on the past year! So now we'll leave you with our icebreaker, and our first annual Libra Unwrapped. Enjoy!

Happy New Year from Zodiac!


[As you finish reaching the message, the app will change to one of end-of-year videos that show off stats like how many times a person has commented, active days, which people they message the most, etc. There is also a slideshow of photos that depict "memorable times" of the year - like the time you fought a dragon or played death soccer or ate at dennys! It's not clear how some of these photos were taken, but that's not important right? For brand new users of the app, the only photo they have is a selfie shot of the expression they made when the app opened. ]


This post has been sponsored by Milliways Bar! Come end the year and the universe with us!

[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. Demyx and Sora will be around the city with no memories of the app. Meanwhile Five will be nowhere to be found.

Like always, there'll be no responses from Zodiac. ]

Comments

[escardos]

oh, but lots of teachers were able to summarize me, sir. i'm sure you can if you try. come on, three words!

[fionnuisce]

[Another long pause.]

[Truthfully, part of him was so relieved to see Flat was doing well(?) that it was hard not to be sincere, no matter how difficult the situation felt at the moment.]

Brilliant, but chaotic.

[escardos]

[ chaotic is definitely a word that he has heard people use while describing him. chaotic, disorganized, anarchic, etc.

brilliant, though... he wonders when was the last time he heard that. when he was a child and nobody knew of his abilities, perhaps? how long ago was that... ]

seriously? brilliant?

[fionnuisce]

One of the brightest I've taught to date.

Unfortunately, he loves using his power for the purposes of driving me insane. Or so it seems, on occasion.

[escardos]

[ what... what does he say to that? this flat also has powers? he's brilliant? he seems to be a troublemaker, just like he knows that he was when he was still in school. but this professor speaks of him almost fondly-- flat doesn't understand that.

what kind of powers did this other flat have? what is his life like? again, what does he respond to this?!

after a pause, he types: ]

oh ok! he must be really lucky to have a professor as nice as you. and powers, too? wow~

[ it's not like flat's own abilities have brought him any good. it doesn't drive people insane. it drives them away. ]

what kind of powers? that stuff you called magecraft?

[fionnuisce]

I don't know about lucky. There's only so much I can do, after all.

[boy, wasn't there ever.]

But yes, that's correct. He's powerful, but could use some stable guidance, I suppose.

[escardos]

i'm sure you did your best! give yourself a pat on the back. ( •̀ ω •́ )✧

[ there's not much else that flat can say, right? the flat that waver talks about isn't him, and while that usually wouldn't bother him, something about it does. what it is that bothers him, however, he can't pinpoint. ]

sorry that i wasn't the flat that you were looking for, though! have you been looking for him?

[fionnuisce]

I'd be lying if I said I haven't been worried.

Regardless of whether you're the right Flat or I'm the right Professor, it is honestly good to see you.

[escardos]

is it?

[ well, flat is not sure how to feel about that either! jesus christ, how many strange things is he going to have to be forced to react to? ]

well, i guess it is! it's a new experience, after all and that's always good to have! ♪(´▽｀) do you have any more info about this app? i could try to make a stream about this for my followers. it's been a while since i've done something on conspiracy theories, lol.

[fionnuisce]

[a lot, unfortunately, because despite being tsundere this waver is a dangerously sentimental idiot when not comically self-destructive]

please do not do anything crazy. when i said secrecy wasn't important, i was kind of hoping 'within reason' was implied

which, in hindsight, was foolish of me.

[escardos]

but think about it! we could uncover a great conspiracy or even start a new wave of urban legends. it could be like the new sasquatch.

you must know something, right? right???

[fionnuisce]

Frankly, this world's magic functions so radically different from anything I'm used to that I know about as much as anyone else. Much less, considering I've only been here for maybe half a year.

[escardos]

then we'll have to dig! that's why we have to tell the people.

it's almost like we'd be doing sleuthing...oh man, it's like those detective video games i've streamed before!

[fionnuisce]

okay you're definitely flat escardos, i can already feel the headache coming on

[escardos]

oh? could it be that you haven't slept well? dehydrated? receiving messages from your universe?

[fionnuisce]

[he would sooner find a way to summon the holy grail on the spot than admit he missed this, but.]

Don't worry too much about it.

[escardos]

alrighty! (≧∇≦)ﾉ

oh, since we're friends now, this means you'll come to my streams, correct, mr. velvet?

[fionnuisce]

Please don't call me that, it's weird as hell.

Secondly, what.

[escardos]

hmm but i'm not going to college, and "lord el melloi ii" is too long - A -) what do i call you?

and of course! i stream tuesdays, thursdays, fridays, and saturdays! ♪(´▽｀) rn tuesdays are chill game streams, thursdays are random, fridays are movies, and saturdays are horror games~ you should drop in!

[fionnuisce]

Just call me Professor. Enough people here outside of my classes use that.

[...]

I guess it couldn't hurt.

[escardos]

wow, omg! could it be that you want your bf to call you that, too? is that your kink?

and yaaaaaaaaaay!! i can't wait! is there any type of games that you like? movies? conspiracy theories?

[fionnuisce]

NO IT IS NOT PLEASE STOP IMMEDIATELY

[escardos]

omg...well, no need to be embarrassed, mr professor! i don't discriminate and i'm sure your priest bf doesn't either. ヾ(•ω•`)o

[fionnuisce]

can we please just all collectively drop the issue of my personal life even temporarily

[escardos]

i don't think it's an issue. in fact, i think it's very interesting.