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Easily Impressapointed [ I was impressed. I was disappointed. I was easily impressapointed. I'm thinking Hinck. ] Nope!

You know who put on a good show? Mozart. I'll never forget the stunning premier of Don Giovanni in 1787. I had been spending the fall in Prague, as was my habit at the time, and couldn't pass up the opportunity. We were actually Freemasons in the same lodge, which gave me a generous discount at the concession stand. It was a lovely evening, one I'll never forget.

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Damn those virtual people, can't they win some virtual prizes instead? Thanks for sharing those pics, it looks amazing! It's great to see so many people working together to create something fantastic.

It is and it was and I have no idea why.

Apparently, Google ads are allowing another ad within them or some such nonsense. We're looking for a solution to the problem, but for now I suggest avoiding Lifelock, which does not look like a particularly great company to me.

I know you don't mean me, everyone knows I'm unlynchable, unkillable at night, investigations can't be used to reveal my true alignment, and I'm a nice guy. Some of that might even be true, but you'll never know because I can't be investigated!

That set has two of the best figures in recent times, Max and Ree Yees. I'm jealous already.

Ian Shadeaux here. I'm the guy who didn't sign up but is here anyway. Surprise! I'm really busy though, so don't expect a lot out of me and please don't kill me for being quiet. *backs away slowly*

Cave here again. Legal keeps telling me not to use these official notifications now that the testing has reached a successful conclusion. Using them anyway, I like them. Not sure I'll ever be able to post without them again. Or in my normal voice. Now some of you seemed to appreciate a glimpse into the inner workings of America's best applied sciences company, and who could blame you? Exciting stuff happening here. So never fear, you can't keep good science down, Aperture will return. I already have the Psychological Testing Division developing a new set of tests. They made me promise I wouldn't make announcements or interfere in any way and I was glad to do it. Not sure why they keep falling for that. My company, my rules. Probably fire the lot of them just before the testing resumes. Think I'll replace them with those kids. Keep watching this space. Well, not this specific space, just space in general. Fascinating stuff out there. As for the next test, it'll probably take until the fall to organize. Bean counters said we couldn't afford to run another too soon, those $60 payments to the participants really eat up the budget. What? Didn't get your $60? Sure you did, probably just spent it and don't remember. Oh, and I hear you. More turrets. Count on it. Adorable. Cave out.

It was definitely the most advanced element in the game and the kids figured it out without destroying everything in the process, so that's just one more success for them.

There were jokes? The lab boys won't approve. Next time: more jokes!

This was a triumph. I'm making a note here: huge success. The faculty of Aperture Academy and all of Aperture Laboratories thank you for your participation and will now give you individual evaluations to point out some of the more important results of your testing. You still don't get cake. Remember, it isn't about winning or losing, it's about learning and science. Oh, who am I kidding? It's about learning that winning is better than losing. And science. Always science. Bob Comments from Ms. Dragonsworth: Even though you were only playing a short time, I was very impressed with your activity level. I would have loved to see you make it through at least a couple days, but besides being smart at the start of Day 1 and frightening the scum, you were also a metagame target for them. You stayed fairly active in the dead zone, and it shows that you followed the game which is always nice for a host to see. Comments from Mr. Shadeaux: You made those scummy Black Mesa types tremble in their frilly pink training bras. Then you died. You did me proud, son. Grade: Passed Recommendation: Keep playing! Remember to participate and hopefully the town won't night kill you like normal. wedge09 Comments from Ms. Dragonsworth: I honestly don't have much of an impression of your play ability. You were town but didn't bother to really work with anyone or even defend yourself when you were up for a lynch. You didn't really do anything wrong, but then again, you didn't do anything all that right. Comments from Mr. Shadeaux: We're not paying you to sit around collecting a paycheck, that's my job. You can't have my job. You didn't screw up, you just didn't seem to know what to do. You'll catch on in time. Keep working at it. Grade: Passed Recommendation: You'd do well to take another mafia school before going into a veteran game, but it isn't required, just likely to make it more fun for you. You need to participate more or they will wipe the floor with you. Kristel Comments from Ms. Dragonsworth: Even though you died too early and never really got to do much with your night action, you did play very well and worked hard for your team. Your attention the game after you were expelled was wonderful and I would love to have you in any game I host or play. Comments from Mr. Shadeaux: They didn't fly into space, storm a beach or bring back the gold. No, sir, we did. Well, you didn't, they killed you too soon. Still, for the time you had, you did well, and you kept participating with the rest of the corpses expelled students and you weren't even on the clock. That goes a long way in my book, so thank you! Grade: Passed Recommendation: Get out there and play! badboytje88 Comments from Ms. Dragonsworth: How can I put this gently? You know you messed up by not voting at a time when your team really needed your vote. You were around earlier in the day before voting ended and even posted but didn't bother to vote. It's really inexcusable. The whole game, you merely seemed to post the minimum and I'm not sure you were even paying much attention at all. Comments from Mr. Shadeaux: I'm sure Ms. Dragonsworth will be kind about this, but let's face it son, you screwed up. Whole game was minimal effort ending in no effort. You had a pretty good chance at the end, could have forced enough penalties to get kicked and then the town could have killed a scum, hoping for the killer. Wouldn't have worked, but would have been a damn sight better than going down in flames. Save that for the combustion testing department, where we're transferring you. Grade: Failed Recommendation: When you sign up for a game, play it, don't just sign up so you can say you have played X number of mafia games. Hamerstein NWC Comments from Ms. Dragonsworth: Great work in your first game. You managed to somehow slip under everyone's radar most of the time, and even when your name came up you managed to slip right out and end up forgotten. You were an asset to your team. Comments from Mr. Shadeaux: Stepped right up and hit it out of the park. Active and tricky and a total scumbag. You're on my list. Several of them. Good job! Grade: Passed Recommendation: You are ready for the big time. debricker Comments from Ms. Dragonsworth: Killed by the vig on night one is a tough one. I'd guess he chose you because you didn't say much during the day. With such an important town role as doctor, you should have been more vigilant to make sure you were not seen as scummy. Comments from Mr. Shadeaux: Died too fast to evaluate positively. Didn't do much when you were alive. Think you need to try again before jumping in the shark tank. Grade: Failed Recommendation: You'd probably do fine when given the chance to play, but only if you're more active next time and remember you might only get one day, make the most of it. Tamamono Comments from Ms. Dragonsworth: A bit of a shaky start for you, and forgetting to submit your action on night two was not so good. After that though, you stepped it up and really did some work for your team. The effort is appreciated and you did a good job, though a lot of people thought you were scum which is not such a good thing for the doctor. Comments from Mr. Shadeaux: Kept pinging as scum for everyone, even me. Had to check the list a couple of times. It happens. You did a good job and tried to figure things out, made some good science even if it didn't work out. That's a direct quote from the lab boys. Then again, the same could be said about them. Keep plugging away, you'll be fine. Grade: Passed Recommendation: Keep playing and working on your skills. Fred Daniel Yam Comments from Ms. Dragonsworth: You started out very strong and a nice initial guiding force for your team. Your participation did seem to taper off during the game day that you were lynched, and you made a couple mistakes in thread as well. Overall, we were pleased with your performance. Comments from Mr. Shadeaux: 2 words. Role claim. 2 more words. Stop that. Otherwise, good effort. Did I mention that role claim? Grade: Passed Recommendation: Keep up the good work. Don't role claim. Brickington Comments from Ms. Dragonsworth: Well, what can I say here? You know what happened and I don't think your grade is any surprise. Your enthusiasm is great and I'm happy that you followed the game through to the end. I hope to see you in the next school game and if you calm down a bit, I'm certain you'll make it through. Comments from Mr. Shadeaux: The fact that you're standing here now means you made a real contribution to science. Oh, wait, you're not standing here. Well, you made a real contribution to that turret's day, and for that, we thank you. Next time, be more careful, you were clearly excited to play and wanting to participate, you just got carried away. And buried. Nice try anyway. Grade: Failed Recommendation: Calm down, watch what you are doing, follow the rules. You'll do fine, eventually. mostlytechnic Comments from Ms. Dragonsworth: You did very well and worked very hard for your team. It's great to see new players with your level of enthusiasm and dedication to the game. Comments from Mr. Shadeaux: You put in the effort, showed some grit, stuck around and kept up with the game. A for effort. You'll be fine. Grade: Passed Recommendation: Hope to see you in the next regular game. esurient Comments from Ms. Dragonsworth: Wow, amazing work. You were the Godfather and really took the team leadership to heart. Not only that, but you managed to stay completely off everyone's radar throughout the game. Comments from Mr. Shadeaux: You're a devil. People better watch you. I've already got the lab boys working on a tracking camera. They say I shouldn't have mentioned that. Whatever. You're evil, you should expect it. Good job! Grade: Passed Recommendation: Keep playing! Jedi Master Brick Comments from Ms. Dragonsworth: Very low level of participation from you. You seemed to do just the minimum posts so you wouldn't get a penalty and didn't really do much with your team either. I could somewhat expect this from a new player but you've played a couple games now and I had expected more. Comments from Mr. Shadeaux: Who? Right, you barely showed up. Do it again, and be there. You didn't make any mistakes, but your team could have used you. Next time, on time or don't bother. Grade: Failed Recommendation: If you are going to sign up for a game, be sure to actually participate. PsyKater Comments from Ms. Dragonsworth: Great work all game. You really went all out working for your team and even without a power role you became an asset to the team. You've shown how important a vanilla townie can be. Comments from Mr. Shadeaux: Lots of effort, lots of statistics and analysis. Reminds me of the lab boys. Won't hold that against you. Good job. Grade: Passed Recommendation: Keep on playing and keep on being nice. -obelix- Comments from Ms. Dragonsworth: You did an alright job, but I would have preferred if you'd worked with your team a bit more and posted in the day threads a bit more. I think your quietness got you on some folks list and your lack of a defense was very disapointing. Comments from Mr. Shadeaux: Quiet and Passedive. Made a good test subject, but not so much a good partner. Put some more hustle in next time, you'll need it with the big boys. Grade: Passed Recommendation: Try and participate a bit more next time. jamesn Comments from Ms. Dragonsworth: A great game from you. Worked well for your team, participated in the day threads, and managed to keep off the radar for the most part until the end. Comments from Mr. Shadeaux: A credit to your team. Really only got tripped up when you knew it was too late for them to stop you. It was a fair cop, indeed. Grade: Passed Recommendation: Go get'em! You'll do great in the regular games. purpearljelllyblob Comments from Ms. Dragonsworth: The lonely town PR! You did an awesome job with what you had and managed to nab a couple scum. Good work. Comments from Mr. Shadeaux: Top notch, you get a lot of credit for keeping the town in things as long as they were. You are clearly the pride of <subject hometown here>. Keep up the good work. Grade: Passed Recommendation: Be careful when claiming to be the mouthpiece for a PR, more experienced players might see through it. clanure Comments from Ms. Dragonsworth: You did very well. The Framer put you in a tough position, but you managed to not get lynched for it. Excellent work. Comments from Mr. Shadeaux: You may have had the toughest situation in the game and you made it through. We look forward to seeing many more good efforts out of you in the future. Grade: Passed Recommendation: Make sure to fully research your role and what kind of roles can work against it. LegoDad Comments from Ms. Dragonsworth: Excellent work all around. The scum were so undecided about killing you or keeping you and getting you lynched, it was pretty funny. Your hard work and dedication to your team was wonderful. Comments from Mr. Shadeaux: That last minute attempt you made showed a lot of style. You make up your own rules, just like me. Didn't work, but hey, you put it all on the line and that's never wrong. Keep it up. Grade: Passed Recommendation: Sign up for every game forever! Antonio Comments from Ms. Dragonsworth: Well, you got the minimum daily posts in and voted every day. I guess that's something. Unfortunately not enough to give you a Passeding grade. The most shameful is not bothering to defend or post anything after you started getting lynched. Comments from Mr. Shadeaux: You weren't here. You died without putting up any defense. Nothing more to say. Grade: Failed Recommendation: Try again if you are ready to participate. Mencot Comments from Ms. Dragonsworth: Great work throughout the game. You really tried to find the scum and even though you were fooled a bit, some of your "scumdar" was well within range for someone new. Comments from Mr. Shadeaux: Worked hard. Got tricked some, had decent judgement and sense. Fine tune it and become a menace to the scum. Grade: Passed Recommendation: Get out there and hunt for some scum. Tohst Comments from Ms. Dragonsworth: You were playing so well, it was really entertaining. First day, all them noobs, and of course they want to jump on someone. There you were, unfortunately. I hope you'll try again, it's great fun and most (not all) games don't kill someone just for doing what the rules tell them to do. Comments from Mr. Shadeaux: Bandwagons. 4 wheels and the smell of confusion. Ran you right down. I'm sure you would have been fine otherwise. Avoid penalties, they're practically bandwagon fuel. Try again! Grade: Failed Recommendation: Take another school game, try not to get lynched Day 1. Captain Nemo Comments from Ms. Dragonsworth: You played well and worked for the team. I know it was very frustrating knowing you were town and getting lynched as a "proven scum". This is one of those things that teaches us how to defend ourselves better. You did a good job defending but I think you were just a bit too angry (and I understand) which makes you look more guilty to others. Comments from Mr. Shadeaux: Never easy knowing the scum are lying about you, even worse when your own team does you in. Framing is a tough way to go, but they learned from it and didn't repeat that mistake, so it served a purpose, and you showed enough skill to move on to the big leagues, just take some time to read old games and be a little more aware of the possibilities, you might need them to defend yourself. Grade: Passed Recommendation: Read up on roles a bit more. Cave here. Learning isn't limited to the students, it's something that each and every one of us should do. Keeps the mole men from taking over, you know. That said, here are my impressions of the faculty of Aperture Academy. Darkdragon - You did too much work to list. Seriously. Couldn't have done this without you, and wouldn't have wanted to try. I'm proud to call you a Partner in Science. Shadows - They say you put the words in my mouth. It's a tough job, and thankless, but the pay is pretty good and we get dental. My mouth thanks you. Dragonator - I asked Personnel what you do here and no one seemed to know. They say the same thing about me, so you must be doing something right. Choo choo.

Don't edit your posts. Violation of the above rules will result in a 5-vote penalty against you on your first offense, and the death of your character on your second offense. Accordingly, Claire Standish (LegoDad) has received a 5 vote penalty. Any further violation will result in immediate death. Jeanie Bueller (badboytje88) - 6 votes (penalty, penalty, penalty, penalty, penalty, jamesn) Davey Osborne (Mencot) - 1 votes (Hammerstein NWC) Allison Reynolds (jamesn) - 5 votes (LegoDad, mostlytechnic, badboytje88, Esurient, Mencot) Claire Standish (LegoDad) - 5 votes (penalty, penalty, penalty, penalty, penalty) However, as a majority was reached since the last update, Jeanie Bueller will be expelled. You may continue to discuss the situation, but no further votes are allowed.

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Jeanie Bueller (badboytje88) - 6 votes (penalty, penalty, penalty, penalty, penalty, jamesn) Allison Reynolds (jamesn) - 4 votes (LegoDad, mostlytechnic, badboytje88, Esurient) There are 24 hours left in the day. Cave here. Still dead. Let's not get into that. I have a parable for you, one that I think will inspire and motivate you to reach even greater heights. When you’re making some great science, it helps to keep a positive attitude. Look at Marie Curie. Invented radiology. Won two Nobel prizes. Dumb as a bag of hammers. Thought the light radiation gave off was pretty, walked around with it in bottles. Buried her with a smile on her face. What? No, that wasn't the parable, consider that a history lesson. Now, the lab boys were adamant that I do not give you any hints on these tests. To be honest, they think I'm spoiling the results just by talking to you. Hizenstein Uncertainty Principles and so forth. I’ll give ‘em something more practical to be uncertain about. Their next paycheck. Anyway, overruled. If you think I'm affecting your decisions, in any way, don’t be afraid to speak up. I’m not made of glass. That reminds me: Caroline, Do we have a wing made out of glass yet? Let's get on that. Back to the parable. Who doesn't love a parable? Oh, you in the back, I see that. Don’t eyeball me, son. Don’t snow me. I know an eyeball when I see one. It’s not good, wholesome eye-looking and I won’t stand for it. Eyeballs shouldn’t judge. They just send the information up for the brain to deal with. That’s the job. Get your eyes fixed, son. Caroline. Make appointments with all my engineers for eye surgery. Sign me up for it, too. From now on, everybody’s doing their eye-looking properly. As I was saying, once upon a time there was a scorpion and a frog. The scorpion tells the frog “When I say ‘jump’ I don’t want to hear ‘how high?’ That means you’re not jumping!” Then the frog says “It’s my nature!” Well, be that as it may, we have a lot of tests to do and you are taking a long time on these catwalks and, yes, I broke out of the parable somewhere back there, but the point stands that you need to put some muscle back into your hustle, son. If I was still human, I could literally smell the cake baking and I'm pretty sure a lot of you won't be getting any. What? Fine, it's time for my weekly recalibration, lab boys say my mind is drifting, I keep telling them it's just a side effect of immortality, something they don't understand at all. Maybe I should take up a new hobby for when they die, reanimating the dead. That'll teach them. Cave out.

Some of us can even say megablocking hilarious.

No apology necessary, it was a complicated circumstance and brought the possibility to our attention, somehow it had just never occurred before. In the end, we did provide a sort of general release for everyone who is likely to pass, but that only applied to those who signed up prior to the reminder, and would only matter if they were ultimately accepted. Since no one knows who is playing the game (I'm pretty sure Hinck knows, but imagine if there was a way to do it where even the host wasn't sure! That gives me such a good idea!), there's no way to tell if that actually applied to anyone or not, but there will be a clearer guideline for this kind of situation posted by Lord Dragonator at some point. You know, when he's done eating babies or burning villages or eating burning baby villages, or whatever it is he does in his spare time.

Please don't make topics with titles that sound like an emergency when they aren't.

Clarification: In case it wasn't clear, the above reminder is primarily intended for living players in a mafia school game. Since different hosts grade at different times, in some cases, a dead student may not know their final grade in time to be eligible for another game. That was, for example, the intent in our game, but given the pressing time constraints involved, we will make an exception for those students who are dead and chose to sign up for another game so that they will know if they can play or not. This should not be seen as a comment on the game-in-progress or cause any influence on living players, a passing or failing grade does not indicate anything about the game at all, simply whether or not the individual player satisfied the requirements for passing mafia school.

Reminder: Mafia students who have not yet completed a game and received a passing grade are ineligible from participating in any other games. Signing up for such games may result in a failing grade, thus rendering them ineligible from the game they shouldn't have signed up for in the first place. As it is, we discourage experienced players from participating in two games at once and it would be a complete violation of the purpose of Mafia school to allow students to.

Reminders are of a general nature and meant for everyone. When a reminder is intended for anyone in particular, it becomes a warning. The step past that includes a tasty maple frosting and a failing mark on your permanent record. Followed by death. Know your official notification types!

Reminder: Discussion here is intended to be of a general nature. Speculation about the alignment or motives of active players should be avoided to allow the players the opportunity to participate without outside influence. The lab boys tell me that's called a controlled environment and it's supposed to be a good thing. I don't know about any of that, I just don't want to hear your yammering so cut it out. That is all.

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