Once again, Hal makes a slow ornithopter landing in the parking lot of Smash Academy, hopeful that things don't go awry once again.

The grizzled, stubble-laden face of the robotics teacher appears on the video screen...

"Hi guys. Sorry I, eh, disappeared for a while. Due to some technical issues, Ornie and I had a, how can I put it, unfortunate trip to a tropical island. We're back now though, and classes will start up again in earnest next week. Oh eh, with this in mind, can you remind me which of you signed up for my robotics class. Thanks"

With that, Hal dismounts his beloved Ornie and begins to make his way to his dorm, destined for a hot shower and his comfy, comfy pajamas.

[Ai has been mysteriously absent for quite a while now. After being released from Majima's hide-out, Ai hid out in Vianca's dorm for a little over a week. She skipped her classes and didn't tell anyone where she was. Other than Vianca, and Sasha by default. She begged them to keep her location from everyone else, too.

But, lo, a network post.]

。。。

hello I WAS KIMDAPPED ◉︵◉

Do you know mAjima?? (ﾟﾍﾟ) welll...........how should I say it??., he put me in a bag to take the stadiumn {{p´Д｀q} we made a video about Caim the Human. it was scary but ok they brought me: cake... blankets... dolls... my PPikmin... ◔_◔

if you see Caim the human I AM VERY MAD AT HIM (︶︹︺) i don't know where he is AND I DONT WANT TO SEE HIM so
tell him I DONT WANTTO TALKETOHIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 FOREVER

i wont say why.... (ノ︵'ヽ) p.e. iI'm still hiding so don't come find me ok(◡‿◡✿)

I'm looking to hire some help.

[Mei Ling gets the camera, and points it to a boat that's now docked on one of FDC's waterways.]

Have you heard the proverb "Cheap things are not good; good things are not cheap?" It means, if you want anything of value, you'll have to be prepared to pay at least equal to what it is worth. This boat, while still functional requires much tuning to reach my desired specifications. It was cheap, but to get it fully working... well, that's another story.

I just need a couple of people who are good with basic mechanical work who can take direction. You'll be recompensed for your time and effort. Please let me know if you are interested.

(( ooc: a log will go up later in the week for those interested, both to people who agree to help mei ling out and those who want to just gawp and visit.))

[The post is labeled as coming from one "Michelle Rodriguez". If one's smart enough to realize this is is probably complete bull, they can hack the signal and trace it back to... a school computer. At least you can catch ]

I am happy to announce the opening of the school armory. Thanks to generous support, students can now check out weapons they need for their studies or self defense. If you have any questions, please contact me either on this account or at the front desk.

[Filtered to staff, easily hackable.]

Just what's going on? Since I got here, all I've heard about is violence and killings. Is there a problem with this school? Is there something I wasn't told?

Forgive my absence. Your world wide network of information led me to believe there were innocents all over the world I was not helping at all by being here, so I left to be useful. I return only so I may continue to learn as well as saving those in need. For those of you who were not here when I last was, my name is Ghor.

I can't believe these computers are just as painful and slow as they were when I left. Is there really nothing better?

[Video feed goes online and you see a blond lady waving at the camera to check if it's actually working before giving a smile.]

Hi everyone! I'm Gladys, and I'm going to be a student here starting this week! Nice to meet everyone!

[She pauses for a little bit, wondering if there were anything else she needed to add for her introduction...]

Um... Oh! I'm a plant that likes to dance a lot! So if you see a yellow piranha plant dancing, that's me! [Another smile. Gee, she sure loves to smile a lot...]

The Halloween party thing... the masquerade? I was there for a little bit, all dressed up, but I got really tired real quick so I left early. I wish I stayed longer though, it looked really fun!

Anyways, I'm really looking forward to learning all kinds of things here! See you guys around! [She gives a last smile and waves at the screen before she turns off feed.]

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[Gladys isn't the type of plant to stay put, so she'd be found wandering everywhere mostly in her human form because she wants to practice getting used to having longer legs and arms. Most of the time, she would be wandering around, if not dancing. If she's staying put, it's only because she's trying to practice playing on her acoustic guitar.

She's dead asleep during the night though, so you'd only get to see her during day time unless you're her roommate, which would be Lip.]

[The feed reveals a strange man with two toned hair and some wicked sharp teeth. The black sclera might look familiar... But it's clear that this individual is very different from Groudon. His movements are fluid, and there's an odd smile on his face the whole time. As soon as he's sure the feed is working, he give a small wave with a gloved hand.]

Hey there, Smash Academy. I know it's late, but I thought I'd go ahead and introduce myself anyways. I'm your new Ancient Literature teacher, you can call me Kyogre.

[He gestures out the window, where you can still see the rain coming down.]

Ok, first off I wanna apologize for all the intense rainfall. I'm really sooooo sorry, you guys! I promise I'm not usually all crazy like this, I just kinda can't help it when I get in a totally new place. Hope you fire types stayed inside!

[Man, that was kind of morbid. He laughs though.]

Anyways, I'm really excited about this new class. I promise it won't be that hard, unless you've never read a book written in a dead language. If you haven't, it's going to be hellish. Kidding. Or am I?
No, but really. It'll be mad groovy or something. And if you're a water Pokemon, or any other kind of aquatic creature, I can guarantee that we'll get on immediately. All other species- remains to be seen.
I'm just joking around again. I do that a lot, you'll see. Once I get situated, come pay me a visit if you have any questions. You'll have to knock really hard so I can hear you over the sound of the faucet running.
Adios!

ヽ(　　･　　∇　　･　　)ノH E L L O

alot has happened since my last update! but now I dont know where to begin! （(◎)＿(◎)

Well, i"ve started taking classes: I'm taking dancing... drawing... that's all for now （〃∀〃；）, but I want to take more! And do you remmeber when we went to the island? i had a good time but, i didnt swim, purple pikmin aren't good swimmers. (￣∇￣;) i also tried wait lifting with Max in the gym. that was fun.

i've also been do the greenhouse where i found PIKMIN!!!!!!! ＼（＠▽＠）／

Does anyone want to tell me what they've been doing!?!? （・ε・？

[Hey, who's this guy on the network? He's got the look and feel of some kind of big-shot celebrity. Maybe he is, somewhere, in some time period. He's known well enough to the Capcom kids, anyway.

Probably.

Behold! He speaks!]

Hey, Smash Academy. Name's Frank West. I'm the new photography teacher. You might recognize me as one of the reporters who hung around after that alien invasion back in '09. Just because I transfered over from Capcom doesn't mean I want any trouble, got it?

[After fumbling around with the boxes and probably a small blackout in your network for a few minutes, there is finally, finally a brand new look. Fancier Web 2.0 graphics! Otacon looks pleased with himself.]

There we go, I think I'm done with the last details everyone. I hope I didn't interrupt anyone's downloading... I've upgraded the datanetwork to the newest version and I've added a few system goodies to make sure we don't have problems with internal lag. I didn't touch the hacking problems however. No matter how hard I try some of you are too good for me.

If anything goes wrong, or if you have computer problems in general, just come to my office, alright?