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Message: 2/63                      Posted        Author
Ninja Flavor                       Fri Jul 01    Mesarthim
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Its sad to think of how it changed as I got older
As I sit and draw a ninja on my folder, uh
What I would do if I only had a ninja sword
You'd see blood start flingin on the chalk board
I'd tell the whole class nobody move a jiggle
First one to do, I'll make your neck wiggle
Everyone would start jockin, the news would take my picture
Damn, I wish I could be a ninja

Xianghua Xue already ninja-crawls through the halls with a hundred cookies to 
her name.
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Message: 2/63                      Posted        Author
Up for review...                   Fri Jul 01    Timer Review Object
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Admin: Leo is up for review.

Please take a moment to give an anonymous review of his recent performance in 
the administrative position of Executive / Co-Director.

Fachead: Bass is up for review.

Please take a moment to give an anonymous review of his recent performance in 
their position of Robot Master w/Big Gun.

To do this, go to the OOC Lounge and use the Admin Review Machine <ARM>. 
+areview for Admin, and +creview for Fachead members.
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Message: 2/64                      Posted        Author
General Review Machine             Sat Jul 02    Cygnus
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        The General Review Machine is for making general (ie, overall) reviews 
of the MUSH and of the admin. It's not the review machine for General, the 
leader of the Repliforce :-D We'll rename it to avoid any further confusion 
and pass on the review ;-) 

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Message: 2/65                      Posted        Author
New Login Record                   Sun Jul 03    Leo
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M3 achieved a new login record of 140+ people.

On a Sunday.

At 11 pm EST.

On a holiday weekend.

Just thought you might want to know that.

-- Leo

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Message: 2/66                      Posted        Author
Reminder: Stuns                    Mon Jul 04    Arcturus
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The following things are and are not acceptable as stuns on M3.

Acceptable: Bright flashes, a la flash grenades.
Long-deployment EMPs. (Short-deployments sometimes show up as high-level 
electrics).
'Wraps', such as bolas or wrapping someone with a flexible or enclosed weapon 
like a whip or crazy metal hula hoop.
Netting.
Other methods of actually, physically, forcing your opponent into a situation 
where they are unable to attack and you have a significant bonus to striking 
them.

Not acceptable: Kicking someone in the shin/balls.
Emotional reaction.
Flashing.

--Arcturus.

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Message: 2/67                      Posted        Author
Addendum: Stuns                    Mon Jul 04    Arcturus
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More unacceptable stuns: Things that are entirely based on, in general, the 
psychological rather than physical reaction of an opponent. If, for example, 
the attack turns their synthskin into fur or something, that is not a stun.

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Message: 2/67                      Posted        Author
+hack change                       Mon Jul 04    Leo
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+Hack has been changed to make hacking messages less difficult and more 
efficient.

+hack may be used once per minute to attempt to get a message's password. 
Attempts to spam +hack to brute-force through a message (in other words, doing 
it more than once a minute) will increase the difficulty of the task.

Bug reports and such to Pluto.

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Message: 2/68                      Posted        Author
Hunter Nuke List                   Mon Jul 04    Pluto
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The following characters have been too long away and are slated for 
destruction. If anyone has a reason why they should be spared the flames, 
@mail me before this coming Sunday, the 10th:

Johnny Stryke
Seminole
Tesla Lobster
Nike
Catastrophe
Flood
Ampere Hippo
Dr. Zetlin
Cuauhtemoc
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Message: 2/69                      Posted        Author
Maverick Nuke List                 Mon Jul 04    Scorpio
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Nobody. Y'all are good. :D


                        Scorpio, first boss of Megaman X7

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Message: 2/30                      Posted        Author
Board Maintanence                  Mon Jul 04    Leo
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Emergency board maintanence was done to prevent a system crash.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

Leo

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Message: 2/31                      Posted        Author
Downtime                           Tue Jul 05    Leo
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M3 crashed today due to someone using an exploit.

No data was apparently lost.
 
Leo

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Message: 2/32                      Posted        Author
News Combat                        Tue Jul 05    Pluto
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News Combat has been updated, including the new, shorter downtime limits. Note 
also that downtimes are doubled for overload self-KO compared to Rebound 
self-KO or being KOed by an opponent.
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Message: 2/33                      Posted        Author
Radio Policy                       Fri Jul 08    Pluto
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It is bad form to emit random civilians over the radio. Any NPCs emitted over 
the radio must have a name and a clear tie to your character. Additionally, 
NPCs who antagonize PCs over the radio will have to provide face to face 
scenes if requested (just like PCs) and they don't enjoy the benefit of 
condeath. So don't have your second lieutenant mouth off to Agile unless you 
want him to die. =)
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Message: 2/34                      Posted        Author
Up for review...                   Fri Jul 08    Timer Review Object
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Admin: Mesarthim is up for review.

Please take a moment to give an anonymous review of her recent performance in 
the administrative position of Civilian Staff & Finny Friend.

Fachead: General is up for review.

Please take a moment to give an anonymous review of his recent performance in 
their position of Bearer of the very small Bighat.

To do this, go to the OOC Lounge and use the Admin Review Machine <ARM>. 
+areview for Admin, and +creview for Fachead members.
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Message: 2/35                      Posted        Author
Cookies of the Darned              Sun Jul 10    Gemma
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In a rush of hellfire, the Lord of DARKness bursts into the Inn, obliterating 
half of the building with his hateful powers!!! The demon approaches the bar, 
eating a barmaid on the way as an appetizer... He approaches the bartender, 
who quakes with fear and asks, "What will you have, m'lord?"

"I WILL HAVE YOUR SOUL! HAHAHAHAHA!! And COOKIES!! A HUNDRED--"

The Lord of Dor-- Darkness-- er, Skull Man has a hundred +cookies.

COOKIES!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! and congratulations.
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Message: 2/36                      Posted        Author
Attack Format Clarification        Mon Jul 11    Cygnus
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Yes: 
        Attack Name = Level Types Effects 
        Sonic Boom = 4 Ranged Air Energy 

Not: 
        Attack Name: Types Effects 

Not: 
        Attack Name = Types Level Effects 

Not: 
        Attack Name - Level Types Effect 

Not: 
        Attack Name is a level 4 homing with blade and blunt 

Not: 
        Attack Name = Level Type/Type Effect 

        Thank you :-) 

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Message: 2/37                      Posted        Author
Overdone in Interpol               Tue Jul 12    Mesarthim
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None of these things will be impossible to get, but they will be substantially 
harder and I may decide to require their removal. All of them are extremely 
common in Interpol.

-Characters with deliberate "combatant" builds. This is not so much "CST 42" as 
it is "designed for combat"; this is a relatively subtle distinction, but 
generally the purpose of these characters is to have them be in both 
Enforcement and Investigations... and I'd like to see more people in 
Investigations, at least for now. This isn't a call to be "weak", 
neccessarily, but you should keep in mind that CST 36-38 is still more than 
enough to dominate small groups of petty thugs.

-Attacks or skills based around "police brutality". VERY COMMON. It's up there 
with "Data Drain" as a v-attack.

-Electric weakness. Don't you realize that it's all part of Elec Man's plan to 
rule the MUSH!?

Thank you.
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Message: 2/38                      Posted        Author
Eugenics And Character Concepts    Thu Jul 14    Mesarthim
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We've had several concepts recently which invoked either heavy genetic 
engineering or a long-term period of selective breeding to produce what are, 
essentially, "ultimate humans".

Prior to the development of the E-Human process, genetic engineering was at 
best a minor medical technology to address hereditary diseases, rather than a 
way to produce super-humans. Similarly, long-term selective breeding of humans 
has not been deliberately going on, and is not a justification for being a 
"semi-E-human".

To explain the obvious discrepancy: Black Dragon Striders are classified as 
E-humans due to a mixture of extremely high innate potential and horribly 
intense training. They are "super-beings" in the same sense that Batman and 
Captain America are; a great deal of human potential, rigorously invoked.

Any concepts that invoke "good breeding" or "genetic engineering" as a reason 
for a high statline in the Civilians will not be approved for the foreseeable 
future. This cuts both ways; you may try for a high stat-line for an 
unenhanced human with a good explanation that does not invoke the Dominant 
Genes. A human may be able to achieve greatness despite a less than sterling 
gattaca record.
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Message: 2/39                      Posted        Author
Forestalling Geekery               Fri Jul 15    Scorpio
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Harry Potter talk is to be kept to Q-Spoilers until such time as all the little 
geeks have had time to read the new book. Yes.


                        Scorpio, first boss of Megaman X7

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Message: 2/40                      Posted        Author
Up for review...                   Fri Jul 15    Timer Review Object
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Admin: Cygnus is up for review.

Please take a moment to give an anonymous review of his recent performance in 
the administrative position of Repliforce Guy / Assistant Coder.

Fachead: Colonel is up for review.

Please take a moment to give an anonymous review of his recent performance in 
their position of Second in Command of Spaceball 1.

To do this, go to the OOC Lounge and use the Admin Review Machine <ARM>. 
+areview for Admin, and +creview for Fachead members.
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Message: 2/41                      Posted        Author
Force Metal                        Sat Jul 16    Pluto
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Here are the facts:

* Gaudile and Dr. Psyche studied Force Metal extensively. Dr. Psyche went 
insane. Gaudile didn't.
* Cinnamon contains Force Metal. Her Force Metal Generator uses it to restore 
people's systems.
* Force Metal emits unique radiation. Its radiation is damaging, mentally and 
physically, and more penetrative than nuclear radiation.
* Force Metal decays over time except when properly contained. So far only Dr. 
Gaudile has been able to obtain perfect containment. Dr. Light has invented an 
easier way to block much of its radiation, but not stop its decay.
* The Mavericks have access to Force Metal on the moon. They don't appear to 
have duplicates Dr. Light's FM radiation resistant material.

Everything else is speculation. Speculation is all well and good, but the 
ability to imagine a self-consistant model does not make it true, even by 
scientists. This is true not just for Force Metal, but for all M3 science and 
technology. Carry on.
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Message: 2/42                      Posted        Author
Orange Cookies                     Sat Jul 16    Pluto
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Ingredients: 1 c. sugar; 1 egg; 1 c. butter; 1/2 c. sour cream; 2 c. flour; 1/2 
tsp. soda; 1/2 tsp. baking powder; pinch of salt; juice and grated rind of 1 
orange
Ingredients (Icing): Juice and grated rind of 1/2 orange; 1 c. powdered sugar; 
1 tsp. butter
Directions: Mix all ingredients. Place by teaspoonful on greased cookie sheet 
and bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees. Combine icing to spreading 
consistency. Frost when cool.

Possibly the first Hunter to be baked into his own success, Mirror Orange has 
100 cookies!
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Message: 2/43                      Posted        Author
On TP Temping                      Tue Jul 19    Gemma
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People are frequently confused by the current TP temping policy, so, 
clarification...

You can send me a @mail at any time if you are interested in TP temping. Many 
people sent them last night. If you have not been tapped for temping recently, 
but sent a @mail during my last request, you're probably already in my file, 
and don't need to send again.

I keep track of the file of everyone who has volunteered to temp, and update it 
as needed. We do not alert temps at the "beginning of the TP." As you may have 
noticed by now, TPs never really stop and go anymore, so much, as just flow 
right into each other. We alert temps when we need them. Sometimes it's right 
at the beginning of their tenure. The temper's tenure ends whenever the 
temp-needed plot portion of the character is done, and then the character 
opens. Sometimes, in fact, usually, this is right in the middle of the TP.

When you @mail, it doesn't hurt to suggest the characters you'd be interested 
in temping, even though in some cases this involves a lot of guesswork since 
you can't be totally sure what we're going to add. This, however, is by no 
means a guarantee that you'll get what you requested, since we can't make 
promises about who is going to be added, who will be temped, and who we'll 
need to do what. But we'll do the best we can if you make a specific 
suggestion.
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Message: 2/44                      Posted        Author
Repair Times                       Thu Jul 21    Cygnus
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        Just as a reminder, the repair times are located in news combat, point 
number 9. They can't be fudged in terms of skipping days, or deciding to go 
back into combat with the intent of then taking some extra time off afterwards 
(Vile Palace as an exception, of course). M3 has very easygoing minimum repair 
times, so this shouldn't be a problem. 

        Some have asked whether or not the 'days' have to be 24 hours. They 
don't. The point behind repair times is basically to make sure that damage is 
being sold. Combat becomes pretty pointless if everyone's up and running again 
five minutes later. It becomes less of a war and more of a game of laser tag. 
So if you're worrying over getting it down to the exact minute, you're missing 
the purpose of repair times. 

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Message: 2/45                      Posted        Author
Monthly Maverick Nukelist          Thu Jul 21    Scorpio
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*crickets chirping*

Good job, guys!


                        Scorpio, first boss of Megaman X7

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Message: 2/46                      Posted        Author
Admin Statuses                     Fri Jul 22    Mesarthim
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Admin are often on-duty. When on-duty, they can be approached without fear.

Admin are also sometimes off-duty. When off-duty, they should not be approached 
about work, building, concept discussions, or app inquiries. All of these 
things can be done via @mail; a response should be promptly forthcoming. (Some 
admin, such as me, have unread mails in their +Oocfingers. These are generally 
things we've forwarded to ourselves as reminders.)

Admin are sometimes hidden. When hidden, you should assume they are, 
effectively, off-duty. This applies even if they're talking on channel; it is, 
perhaps, a bit mean of us, but we sometimes wish to hang out with our pals 
here without having to worry about "admin work".

You may @mail admin at any time, and if a hidden admin contacts you via page, 
you are totally fine to page back. It is not kosher to start paging a dark 
admin about business things.
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Message: 2/47                      Posted        Author
Attack Formats                     Fri Jul 22    Mesarthim
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They are formatted like this:

Attack Name = 0 Ranged Misc Area Homing Stun

And in no other way. Formatting the attacks in any other way just gives us a 
greatly increased chance of messing them up when we pcreate (which is bad for 
you) and makes us have to retype them (which is bad for us).

Please keep this in mind.
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Message: 2/48                      Posted        Author
Up for review...                   Fri Jul 22    Timer Review Object
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Admin: Arcturus is up for review.

Please take a moment to give an anonymous review of his recent performance in 
the administrative position of Co-director/Full Metal Charstaffer.

Fachead: Dr. Light is up for review.

Please take a moment to give an anonymous review of his recent performance in 
their position of Heroic Scientist. Dad..

To do this, go to the OOC Lounge and use the Admin Review Machine <ARM>. 
+areview for Admin, and +creview for Fachead members.
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Message: 2/49                      Posted        Author
Oompa Loompas Eat Idle Cops!       Mon Jul 25    Mesarthim
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The Oompa Loompas hunger for souls.

Jayle Noiya, Aeolian, Andrew Creeves, Valor, Revenant Cobra, Soprano, Domino, 
Edward Hampton, Johnny Rosalini, and Guardian Elk are all in danger of being 
devoured.

They should get in touch with me within a week or so, or else the Oompa Loompas 
will feed.
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Message: 2/50                      Posted        Author
Strider Hormones                   Mon Jul 25    Mesarthim
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They're running rampant!

Black Dragon Striders are Overdone now. This is not to say that it is 
impossible to apply for one... but it's a great deal more difficult than it 
would be normally. This does not make it impossible to be a Strider... you 
will just have to app into the White Dragon Striders. Those applications will 
go to Io.

If Black Dragon numbers decline in the future, they will become simply Done 
once again.
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Message: 2/51                      Posted        Author
Stuns                              Mon Jul 25    Cygnus
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        +Shake has been removed from the list of actions that take up a round 
(Point 2). So, the way +shake works is: 

        Bob Maverick stuns Joe Repliforcer. Joe Repliforcer's next turn is 
spent doing his I'm Stunned pose. If Joe Repliforcer still isn't attacked by 
the turn after that, then he may use +shake and do a normal combat action. 

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Message: 2/52                      Posted        Author
+efingers!                         Thu Jul 28    Mesarthim
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My, I certainly make a lot of posts lately, don't I?

Anyway, everyone is heavily encouraged to set up your +efingers. It is 
generally a good idea to put things that would be publically known or easily 
found out about your character, rather than deep dark secrets - at least, 
until the deep dark secrets are exposed on GNN.

Command figures are also encouraged to place command notes. For examples, see 
much of Repliforce and, I believe, ALL of the Robot Masters.
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Message: 2/53                      Posted        Author
Big Chest                          Fri Jul 29    Mesarthim
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So round, so firm, so fully packed... heaving and swaying and bouncing across 
the landscape!

Yes, Chest is getting rather stout these days, isn't he?

Our own little News Corporation bot has gained 100 cookies, and he's eaten 
every last one of them.
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Message: 2/54                      Posted        Author
Big Crime                          Fri Jul 29    Mesarthim
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Yes, Rajura Doji's clawed his way up to the top of the Hiroshima gangs these 
days, despite all his old pals going to do time.

I bet you thought this post was going to be about fatness.

Rajura Doji has a hundred cookies, and he earned them all in brutally violent 
films.
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Message: 2/55                      Posted        Author
Maverick Apps                      Fri Jul 29    Scorpio
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I can't speak for the other appstaffers, but please do not write apps for 
Mavericks in first-person perspective. It makes them a nightmare to try and 
read and interpret to get a proper sense of the character.


                        Scorpio, first boss of Megaman X7

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Message: 2/56                      Posted        Author
Up for review...                   Fri Jul 29    Timer Review Object
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Admin: Scorpio is up for review.

Please take a moment to give an anonymous review of his recent performance in 
the administrative position of Maverick Grand Vizier.

Fachead: Sera is up for review.

Please take a moment to give an anonymous review of her recent performance in 
their position of O-Ren Ishii.

To do this, go to the OOC Lounge and use the Admin Review Machine <ARM>. 
+areview for Admin, and +creview for Fachead members.
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Message: 2/57                      Posted        Author
NA Nukelist + Announcement         Sun Jul 31    Io
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Hey guys. Tomorrow, I'll have been here at M3 for an entire year. How cool is 
that?
 
More importantly, it's OC nukelist time for Neo Arcadia. I partially admit to 
delaying this mostly for the timely occasion. Nonetheless! Here's who is on 
the chopping block.
 
- Andres Guzman
- Zenobia Lilienthal
- Sierra Steel
- Bradley Eildath
- William Bayliss IV
 
If you want them to be saved from my convenient e-human sized paper shredder 
(which most likely does not shred anything remotely resembling paper), @mail 
me why they shouldn't be and start getting more active with them!
 
The shredding will occur on August 6th. Of this year. Not the next.
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