Repose

[Friday afternoon, some electronic devices connected to the internet may have been impacted by a flicker. Just a flicker of the screen, perhaps a micro-second of text, random strings of letters and numbers with no real meaning. It happens once, and then again approximately 45 minutes later. There's no harm to the device, no files that have been corrupted, no dangerous cookie left behind. Just a flicker. A mistake.]

[Cat C]

I was going to apologize for nearly getting you killed but I think I have to apologize for being rude to you first. I didn't think you'd think I actually meant any of it, and 'thank Christ you're alive' didn't seem appropriate somehow.

[Damian W]
You staying busy? How's the M&M experiment going?

[Steph M]
Water balloons. There should be a war on Main Street.

[Eddie N]
[She sends a short video of her and this very much alive dog where she is absolutely convinced that she's stumbled upon the single greatest thing that has ever existed in the world. There's a point where she just starts rattling off some of the worst dog puns in the form of an obituary, but she can barely get through them without making herself laugh hysterically. "In lieu of flowers, please send dalmatians to the- *gigglesnort* HAHAHAOHGODDALMATIANS" The video ends with her wiping away laughter tears while telling Eddie she misses him and for him to call when he can.]

[After this.]

All right, let us not return to these computer shenanigans right before the moon, my dudes.

→ The CARNEM clinic is offering $300 to anyone willing to do a day of testing on a new product, a robotic exoskeleton to provide 'workers' with additional strength and durability in high-stress situations. Something like this.

→ The ghost of the man who built the Repose movie theatre in the 1920s, a wealthy local who also built one of the mansions out by the lake, died in 1934. This week is the anniversary of his death. No matter what summer blockbuster the staff at the theatre try to show this week, the projectors keep showing movies from 1934 - and only 1934. The staff have even gotten into it by dressing in 1930s costume, and are offering free admission to anyone who does the same.

→ The Capital Natural History Museum has long been rumored to contain secret rooms, hidden by clever clockwork mechanisms that could be revealed by the touch of a button. The Museum has officially announced the discovery of one of the original mechanical switches, verifying the existence of this strange clockwork for the first time. They will be showcasing the transformation of the main hall, a dark and heavy room with red carpet and wood walls, into an all-glass conservatory. They'll only be displaying this miraculous piece of machinery for a week to prevent wear and tear on the mechanism. Treasure hunters and historians alike are now scouring the museum for more working examples of the building's original switches.