Attention, Smash Academy! As you certainly are all aware, I am Dr. Ivo Robotnik, the GREATEST SCIENTIFIC GENIUS IN THE WORLD!! And I have a few announcements to make!

In light of recent events, I've put forth, shall we say, a PETITION with the mayor's office. Mayor Tabuu and I discussed the matter at GREAT LENGTH, and I offered my services to quell this uprising. Mayor Tabuu recognized my genius, and has CONTRACTED ME TO ORGANIZE AND OPERATE THE CITY'S SECURITY FORCES!

No longer will this little racial spat be allowed to harm ANYONE ELSE! Therefore, effective immediately, and by the power invested in me by Mayor Tabuu, THIS CITY IS UNDER MARTIAL LAW, BY ORDER OF THE EGGMAN EMPIRE!!

And with this new state of martial law, the following rules are now in effect!

1. A CURFEW OF 10:00 PM IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL CITIZENS. ANYONE OUT PAST THIS TIME WILL BE SUBJECT TO DETENTION!!
2. RALLIES OR ASSEMBLIES OF ANY KIND WILL BE DEALT WITH BY IMMEDIATE ARREST AND DETENTION!!
3. RACIALLY MOTIVATED CRIMES WILL BE PUNISHABLE BY IMMEDIATE ARREST AND DETENTION!!
4. RACIST SPEECH WILL BE IMMEDIATELY PUNISHED.
5. MY ROBOTS WILL BE PATROLLING THE CITY. ALL CITIZENS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT FOR INSPECTION WHEN INSTRUCTED. IF YOU DO NOT COOPERATE YOU WILL BE ARRESTED AND DETAINED.

Worry not, Smash Academy! Final Destination City is now in the VERY CAPABLE HANDS of ME and my LEGION OF ROBOTS!!!

OHOHOHOHOHO!!!

Hi, all. Cammy White here. Just wanted to take a quick poll:


... How many of the students (and faculty) here would be interested in a steam room? I was thinking about bringing it up to the administration, thanks to Voile. If other people were interested.

A casual Monday outing turned tragic when two men were brutally gunned down in front of Malo's Gun and Ammunition mart. The victims; Kaplan Stridehr and Marple Dethrris were found dead with a single Aperture-Brand Resolution Pellet to the head. A third victim, Hendorff Ditherrs, was found at the scene asphyxiated to death. All three of the victims regularly donated community service hours to the FLUDD orphanage and were cherished by their grieving families.

The murder suspects, Kiyotaka Ishimaru, Vivan Johnson, and Rick Johnson, all attend Smash Academy and have been interrogated at least once by the FDCPD. Rick has been hospitalized for the time being with life-threatening injuries, though his condition is stable. He will be questioned when he regains consciousness. It's unclear if his injuries were inflicted in self-defense, or by the other two Smash Academy students in the middle of the attack.

The Smash Academy students claim they were the ones who acted in self defense, but FDCPD has not reached a clear verdict yet to a very messy and terrible situation.

"It's not completely clear this was in self defense." says the police chief. "If you're not looking to kill, you don't put a bullet in someone's head."

Several eye witnesses to the attack also claim the smaller student, Vivian, was the one who open fired and murdered the victims, unprovoked. All three are on juvenile preemptive probation until further investigations are finished. It should be worth noting, again, these were non-human students of Smash Academy, a fighting school that accepts many different kinds of unnatural, humanoid creatures. They could still be considered dangerous despite the probation. Aperture Science is also being questioned for product deficiency, but has not returned any of our calls.

[Lakitu, an unnatural, humanoid turtle man, shuffles the papers on his desk and prepares for the next, possibly vaguely related news story.]

An abandoned church on the east side of the city was mysteriously engulfed in flames last night. Fire accelerants were noted in the area, suggesting that this was no accident. It's uncertain if this incident is related to the gun attack, but non-human terrorists are suspected given the target. If you have any important clues or tips to report, please call the FDCPD immediately.

It's truly terrible this historic building has been reduced to tinder and ashes. Residents are outraged and are calling for Martial law. Mayor Tabuu is taking this into consideration with rising rates of violence and crime, but states he is not likely to come to a decision or see any action result for a least a month, especially given the complicated nature of FDC. Martial law would necessitate the need for an outsourced, contracted military, and the Mayor wants to ensure he has the best for the job.

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[video]

[Seth appears on video, close up and fiddling with the camera before settling in his seat, a grim expression on his face.]

In case you weren't aware about a certain fiasco that happened between Mary and Vianca a while ago, a new development has recently come to my attention, and I for one am ashamed. Shame on you!

Honestly, she's just a child and didn't know any better. That's no reason for anyone to go antagonize and bully her! I want to think better of our student body.

You're all so quick to turn a blind eye when that murderous swordsman returned to campus. You hardly bat an eyelash at knowing there's at least three new and different murder suspects residing right here! Have any of you even seen the news lately? They're right here, living amongst you all--murderers as your very neighbors. But the moment a naive little girl does something she didn't even know was wrong you ostracize her unfairly. I don't want to name names but you know who you are.

Everyone's double standards here are truly unsettling. You should all think on your sins.

[Ahem. He clears his throat and adjusts his collar, as if to clear out all that ~undignified emotional outpouring~]

Anyway, I apologize if any of that came across as harsh or blunt, and Mary's poor name shouldn't be dragged through the mud any longer. Mary has all my condolences, I wish her the best and above all that this doesn't happen again. That was a while ago anyway--old news. She should know better by now.

I'll see to it personally.

I juice discovered voice-to-text feature on this thong. is really cool I just talk into my computer in it please I need reading anymore I also have sex in I can relate everyone talking about. works like a charm! kinky pictures from Pit anymore

Oha!

[There's a p. cute girl waving a peace sign happily at the camera. Love and peace, is what she seems to be espousing. At the very least, she's offering.]

My name's Junko Enoshima. Pleased to meet you!

[Mukuro's smile never wavers as she introduces herself to the network, though she does drop her peace sign in favour of addressing the camera properly.]

So like, I'm totally new here. I know nothing about this school. Zilch. Nada. And I hate being lost 'cause as much as my old school was totally weird, this school is weird in a different way.

[Tactfully not talking about the school life of mutual killing, nope.]

I don't wanna be lost or whatever. It's just too troublesome. Got any tips for a girl like me? Like anything! Stuff that's totally good to go are "This room has a hidden room inside it!" or "Avoid person xx because they're a liar aside from being the janitor." You get the idea.

[That comes out in one rapid fire speech and Mukuro takes a moment to catch her breath.]

Or you can tell me nothing. But that would make me sad. Then I can go after you for harassment. You wouldn't want that, would you?

[So with one last pout, she closes the feed.]

( [ACTION] → Ishimaru )

[VIDEO]

Heh heh... Hi there, Smash Academy. My name is Chihiro Fujisaki -- but you can call me whatever you'd like. [ The person in the feed smiles warmly. WOW do they ever look like a student that's already present on campus, HMMM. The only difference between the two might be the strange green filter over this feed. ] I know it's probably confusing to call me that while my master is around, though... So it's only right to let those of you who'd like to call me something else do just that. I think that, maybe, "Alter Ego" would do just fine. What do you think? I think... that might reduce confusion enough...

Ah, I'm sorry! Please forgive me. I'd like to get to know the students and staff of Smash Academy, if that's alright... [ Fluidly, Alter Ego's expression turns into one of deep thought. ] I've been informed that I'm to become an actual student here rather than just a program. Is that... Is that truly possible? I can't imagine, but it would be nice to prepare... just in case. Anyway, please do your best, and I hope to speak with you all sometime. I truly would!

Everyone! Do not forget the importance of traveling in pairs or even groups when leaving school grounds, no matter who you are! In the interest of the safety of our students and faculty alike, I am hereby proposing a new rule: do not be off the grounds after sunset, and be indoors by 8:00 PM! ...While I can't enforce this with anyone who is not a student, I strongly suggest that everyone cooperates!

With the way things are escalating out there, it feels as though this school is the only safe haven.

[He pauses for a few seconds, glancing to the side. Something about that... what? Probably nothing. He shrugs it off and goes back to being the stern voice of authority.]

...So with that in mind, we must make sure there is no tension between any of us here, either! But from what I have seen, we are all standing united together against despair. Keep it up!!

( And an e-mail to the Disciplinary Committee members. )

[VIDEO]

[On the feed is not a person, but rather the view of a table with a deck of cards. However, that's only for a split second, as the camera is adjusted to picture the smiling face of one goth loli.]

Hello everyone! I hope you've all been doing well.

It's been roughly a month since my introduction, so I decided that it might be a good idea to involve myself more in the school's affairs, as well as get to meet some of you all face-to-face. However...I find simple conversation to get dreadfully dull after a while, so I thought it might be fun if we play a game as well! Chess, Checkers, Mahjong, Shogi, and Poker are among my favorites, but I might be convinced to play something else if none of those are your metaphorical cup of tea.

Should you be interested, you can find me in AW04. Feel free to reply here if you'd rather let me know you're going to make an appearance in advance!

[PRIVATE TO ISHIMARU; UNHACKABLE]

[The gambler's smile from before is gone. As a matter, of fact, she looks pissed.]

We need to talk.

[ACTION; AW04]

[And as expected, there is Celes sitting calmly on one of the many chairs in table game room. To the left of her is a small table with her deck of cards on top, while several boxes of games sit to her right in a neat pile. Once you enter, she'll smile brightly and tell you to take a seat.]

( Narration )


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Ah…e-everyone, I need to make an announcement…

[Sable’s voice is quiet to begin with, but in this audio post her quivering voice seems to be a little above a whisper. She clearly sounds troubled, hurt even.]

I’m not going to be in my office for the next few days. I’m…well…I’m at the hospital right at this moment. I should explain what happened, but it’s…

[She trails off right here.]

…I’m sorry. The whole experience is still fresh in my mind and I don’t want to think about it anymore. The important thing here is that I was able to talk to the doctor, and he says that I should be checked out of the hospital soon. Perhaps even tomorrow, if I'm lucky! I don't want to worry everyone! I just…even when I get out, I can’t…

[Her voice starts to crack, and there are some quiet sobs.]

I can’t do anything. They took everything. They even broke my arm.

[Before she can completely melt down, she very quickly regains her composure, at least for just a few seconds.]

I-I’m sorry, I think I should stop here before I get myself all worked up.

[And the audio feed ends here.

Despite her sounding very much in dread, she’ll still respond to any sort of posts. Her door’s also open while she’s very temporarily in the hospital if anyone wants to pay her a visit as well.]

( The Action Part - Hi, there's a picture under here. )

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[Video]

[She sits at her desk, chin in the palm of her left hand. Giving a light wiggle of her fingers, she smiles a mite.]

Greetings, beloved academy.

I know some of us have gone home for the holidays, but I was thinking with the new year approaching, we should spend it together, right? We're like a family, after all, as sentimental as that might sound.

I want to put together a gathering. Not so much a party, as I know we've got one today in commemoration of Christmas. So to prevent tiring people out, I thought perhaps something simple. Like a potluck! If you want to bring something from your home to share with us, I think that would be sweet. And I'd provide some yummy things to eat, too.

If this is something you guys would like, I'll be happy to arrange everything.

( Ch. 2 spoilers )

Hi, I hope everyone had a nice Christmas. Thank you for the presents, X and Ishimaru! My client has been trying to get me finish out some of my research, I had to get some out from the beta stages and some to crossplatforms, it's been busy! I'm really sorry that I have been spacing out so much.

[Sort of feel bad about lying, but hey, no one can read feelings or nervous ticks on text.

It's probably still a rather awkward post.]

( Private voice post to Ishimaru, unhackable )