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I'm really looking forward to this! And you could always name one of the puppets after me, since my troper handle is 7 characters long and alphanumeric, but you don't have to. :D (I can think of a better suggestion once it's not 5 AM here. :P)

I love the speed-reading in this. And the dialog in the opening reminds me a lot of Castlevania Symphony Of The N Ight (or, at least, the Memetic Mutation it spawned). :D Also, I like your Yoda voice. :D

Also, as for actual name suggestions...I'm still kind of thinking about it. I may need to sleep on it again because argh RL drama keeping me away from the computer and such. Cora and Jasper sound good for now, though. :D

The dialogue's not as funnily off-kilter, sadly, just awkward. There are some gems later on, though.

Ah, I see. Oh well, I find awkward to be funny, too, if the stilted prose from Resident Evil (or at least, Phelous' gag edit of it...) is any indication. XD

Tom and Crow

I'm going to assume you're likening us to Tom and Crow? In which case, I'm going to assume that's a compliment. :P

Hm... Names... How about...

Dante And Zero? After the So Bad Its Good voice acting scenes.

...Now that I think about it, those were the names. That works, too, though I wish you'd specified. XD

We've got a nice pool of names so far. Keep suggesting them, and Ender and I will either vote or pick some randomly.

If you still need names how about Llewelyn (Celtic name meaning noble or King) Cleopatra or Ptolemy? Gotta love old names :D!

Finally got a chance to watch this at a time when I'm not either incredibly busy, incredibly tired, or man-PM Sing because of the first two things, and so far I like this. The random hooting and hollering Ender does reminds me of some my own little Verbal Tics (most of which I don't do much anymore unless I'm excited about something). "STAB IT IN THE FAAAAAAAAAACE" [lol]

He's always like that.

Ah, I see. XD

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Why would Luke and Elena's parents expect that nobody besides their children would read that letter? It is guarded by nothing but low-level monsters, after all...

Anyway, for names, I'm gonna suggest Viktor and Flik, because I've been playing way too much Suikoden lately.

I guess that, even though they're low-level monsters, they still think they're more than a match for not-Crimson Eyes/Eternal Eyes/Red-eye Tribe/Cucoteatro.

And lord, could they have any more names?

More derpy story...stuff! I like your "nerd" voice here (for lack of a better word) here. :D

And hahahah, "you can tell I'm the bad guy because I'm PRETTEH." Yes, I know it's a trope, but I still loled.

Yay, readable text boxes! Always a good thing. XD

PIKUCHI!!! I love that name for no good reason. :D

Also, I have to say it: I've never actually played a tactics RPG before. My brother had Final Fantasy Tactics, but I never tried it. This one kind of looks like a weird isometric chess game, and I seem to remember FFT being similar.

ARGH THE CROSSFIRE JINGLE. And yes, it did look cool in the commercials. I don't think I ever saw a copy of it, though, much less played it with anyone.

BWAHAHAHA random tickles. It's like the more physical version of pause-glitching someone! [lol]

I think I love Sheepface more the more I see it. And that dance everyone does at the end is adorable.

Thank God someone else remembers that unholily catchy jingle. I think the reason the game never stuck around wasn't because it was weird and complicated, but because the Geneva Convention actually declared it a method of torture.

All I remember is that you had little pinballs that ran into each other; the commercials never went into the rules or anything, but then again, the jingle was definitely annoying enough. [lol]

One question: is there any pattern to the stats that increase from the "increases status" thing? Or is it entirely random?

Yes there is. There's a rather extensive FAQ for the game available online, with the jewel stats in section 19, but in general: Every jewel/affiliation type will always increase a specific type of stat one point.

I don't know why, but having a T-shirt as an item in a game makes me giggle.

Also, yes, duck rape. (Green Porno, by the way, and the actress is Isabella Rossellini.)

I would go off on a tangent about doodling in my notebook here, but I'll save that for dA or P Ms. AND YAY HAPPY DANCES!

Hm... To complete the MST 3 K theme naming, pick either Joel or Mike.

And no one will be happy with either choice. :P

Wait! Gypsy or Cambot! If we're keeping the Robot Roll Call theme in check.

A-ha! I love it! Good call.

FIREBUTTS! Damn, I love these pet names. And is it just me, or do the Planters look a bit like Gronk with a funny hat on? ^_^

WOCUS WOCUS WOCUS. :D :D :D :D

Backing you up on purple being evil; my least-favorite character in Homestuck was associated with the color purple. :P

My suggestions: Have Tom evolve into a Moosmoos and crow into a card knight.

For the new doll, Cambot or Gypsy. And the jewel will be... White. Since Red and White make Pink.

Wait, is the blank magical puppet the remnants of the one that just gave us an infodump, since it said its "soul was fading"? Because if so, that's...a little creepy.

Also, I second the vote for Moosmoos and Card Knight.

@Indigo: I think that's the implication. There's other bosses later on that do the same thing: "Beat up puppet, it spews plot at you, you get a doll." In which case, it should be a higher level, dang it!

I can definitely get behind the Moosmoos/Card Knight vote.

Now, for the new blood...throw your Blue P. jewel at it and call the result Torgo.

YAY BOSS FIGHT DAY! And a boss that resembles The Shat? I'm intrigued. :D

MOOSEFIRE! YOU'LL GET CAUGHT UP IN TH-shot-

I cannot get over how fluffy that sheep is. I know, it's a minor thing, but...damn. :D

"We're going to...the bathroom."

OH GOG NOT MORE DUCKS x.x And I seriously LO Led at what's-her-name's VAGINA SENSE.

And I know I'm not original in the slightest, but I'm Nthing Moosmoos/Card Knight. The other choice in the first case looks interesting, but THE POWER OF MOOSEFIRE COMPELS ME. XD Can't say the same for the second; the other choice there sounds kind of derpy.

Lol. Retsupurae reference.

PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS! (Or is is Painis? I can never keep this straight anymore. [lol])

Also, invisible characters and glitches are your friends!

Finally...you know what, I'm not even sure I can describe the ending. ^_^

Wow, no comments yet? Poor thing. I'll keep you company. :)

If nothing else, I like the name of this one. "Can do! Can do! This guy sez the puppet can do!" (Bonus points if you get the reference, by the way.)

YAY BLUE!

Bwahahah, Ace of Base. -plays "The Sign" at you guys-

Also, yay Salute Your Shorts reference!

Cornville? Well, my grandparents are from West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky, which is more like Coalville, but still.

Speaking of touchpads, I'm back on my Gateway (which has a touchpad) after using an old Compaq with a nipple mouse for a few days, and I keep trying to fondle the middle of my keyboard. It's...disconcerting. :P

Heh, magical puppet. At least it wasn't his monkey. :) And damn, Elena, could you be more passive? :/

<Gronk> Poop!

Heh, his physical attack sounds like a broom or a flyswatter or something.

how is tactacs formed. how gaem get pragnant

The card may be stiff, but I love how the gray-haired human dude (the one who levels up next) looks like he's riding a Gazelle most of the time. (I know he's supposed to be walking in place or something, but...I still feel like yelling "YOU CAN DOOOO IT!!!")

And yeah, moar majyyks are always a good thing. :D

SNEEZING MONSTERS!

"I challenge you to a dihdihbiidibbidibiidi, uh, uh, a fight!"

CONGRATURATION! A PUPPET IS YOU!

Hm... Maybe we should call the Wizard with high HP but low Defense a Snorlock.

Happy belated Thanksgiving to you guys, too!

90's Camera. I could make a 90's Kid joke here, but I'll refrain. For your sake and mine. XD

On spell names: They at least tried to have them mean something in the earlier Final Fantasy games, but yeah, they make no sense here. Maybe they're some of those pesky untranslatable Japanese puns. ;) Also, YAY WOCUS!

Hmm, those enemies are definitely cute, but not as adorable as those Gronk lookalikes a while back. XD

ARGH NOT THOSE ADS. They ran for weeks on TGWTG and Blip and while they weren't offensive, they were certainly weird.

YAY BIG EXPLODEY ATTACKS!

Hmmm...a wizard with massive HP but no defense? Fragile Speedster would be the supertrope, but I'm too tired right now to think of any good puns on that.

Dammit, now I'm going to have to track down those ads again and watch them, just so see how weeeeeeird they are.

Hm... Well, for one, the white jewel suggestion was a gross error on my part, for not really thinking of what each jewel does, resulting in Gypsy to be (in my opinion) a useless Joke Character. Gypsy kicked more ass with those other jewels than with the white jewel. So Viva La Evolution! For foxy = sexy and gypsies are known for turning Tony Jay on!

Oh, and Gypsy looks like some sort of lion thing. Almost like Kero from Card Captors

To be fair, we could've remedied Gypsy's crappy spells once she evolved. Still, I am all for turning Tony Jay on! ...From beyond the grave. Yes. Zombies singing Hellfire? I am all for that!

Dammit, you two, stop being so cute! ^_^ Also, poor Gypsy. I'm going to go with the flow and go with foxy. Also also, lol lollipop whores.

Awww, but blue's my favorite color! What's wroooong with thaaaaaaaat...

That is a cool animation, especially considering how old this game is.

"Buttdance again, like the magic's down your pants now!"

<Stage> Tonight...you. -Gypsy stares into the camera in shock- (You Do Not Want To Know the thought process behind that one. It involves a Latin pop singer and some guy named Todd.)

Hey, at least he's not jiggling his tail. :P (ugh LMFAO)

Ahahaha, I hate it when that happens. [lol]

"Poop" is an Inherently Funny Word, so I figure plenty of people get tickled by it. I know I did. XD

By the way, I'm sorry I haven't really been commenting on game mechanics or anything like that, since I'm not all that familiar with tactics-style RP Gs; I just hope the stream-of-consciousness thing I've been doing is okay with you. :)

Well, if it's any solace, it was an accidental death and not a suicide, but still, kinda dark.

YAY MOOSEFIRE!

I'm pretty plain when it comes to phone address-book entries; everyone just uses their real names. XD Also, my phone uses the same chime for all new messages, no matter where they came from, so I can't tell if it's a text message or just new email unless I look at my phone. :P

ONG FREEZY YOU HAVE PARENTS! SCANDALOUS! [lol]

Hm... My suggestions:

• Tom should keep the diabetes look and go with the bunny (Fuwawa) though I want to ask what is up with Dogu 1's name. Why is there a 1? Is there a Dogu 2?
• Hm... I'm not exactly sure if Crow's inclined to wizardhood (like does he use more spells than attacks), but I think I pick Mushini for Crow.
• Pikuchi sounds like a Joke Character and reminds me of a Cybermat so go with High Jackal for Gypsy. Foxy = Sexy. Sexy Gypsies get Tony Jay's Approval.
• So we tried pink, red, and white. I'm not sure what color to pick next. Do the words to describe the colors (Warrior, Holy, Beast, etc.) also determine what the monster is or is it just for show?

There is a Dogu 2. It's on down the evolutionary line. It's also the most horrifying shade of yellow imaginable.

The words do affect it. Each color + descriptor combo leads to a different starting monster. However, we're going to do some gem grinding before we record next session, so I'm not sure what gems we may have. Just toss out colors and descriptors (They're Wisdom, Holy, Beast, and Power, as a reminder) and if we get it, we'll try it.

Hm... Having a hard choice between Dogu 1 and Fuwawa so I will just keep Fuwawa.

And either White Wisdom or Blue Beast. Hurray for alliteration!

Oh, and I asked on the internet why ghosts are portrayed as licking things. When they lick people, it's usually to let people know they are there, particularly something that can give them the creeps.

As for licking things, they usually lick things they like. Cat Ghosts lick the oil used for a lampstand while Scum Ghost lick scum off bath tubs.

HI ENDERMAGE! And hahahahaha, keyboard stealing. XD

OMG TONGUE MONSTER THING. -brb, laughing ass off-

Not much in the way of running commentary on the battle this time; I'm just going to sit back and watch. :)

YAY TONGUE THING AGAIN! You two have so much fun with this, it looks like. :D Also, yay for irrelevant off-camera action!

The new rebellion umbrella! Now in "Occupy Chapter 4" style!

Bwahaha, the nerd is gonna get himself some. XD

As for names and evolutions? Mike, and green, because I'm feeling green right now. :)

Did I mention that I love when you guys do funny voices? Yeah. XD

That princess better at least be cute, after all the fuss they made about her before. [lol]

Wow, Tom is even cuter than ever! And so is Crow, now that he's a...squirrel? Hm.

YAY PENGUIN!

Heh, Freezy, that thing with the Play Station sounds like the sort of derpy thing I'd do.

It looks like a Kirby with one of Vulpix's tails glued on! :D

Oh come on, Ender, that pun wasn't that bad. [lol]

"Vulpixy" is a pretty good description of that tail, actually.

The Princess is... ehh. I guess she's cute?

I was sleepy, so I kind of forgot to look for her. When did she show up?

An alternate universe! Cool! XD

Wow, that is one angry pumpkin. :/

And poor Tom, he took a beating in this one.

Hi again, guys! :D And I love bad puns, so...

Still no sign of that allegedly quite attractive princess. Stop being such a tease, game! [lol]

YAY FOR MOOSFIRE!

Awww, I kind of liked the rhyming. :D

I was half-expecting the moose thing to involve making moose noises. I'm weird.

DAMMIT GUYS STOP BEING SO CUTE YOU'RE MAKING ME WANT TO HUG YOU. :O

And that's a good kitty!

Delicious-looking? As long as they're not the evil pumpkin, I'm game.

And I like the stupid intros, but as noted, I'm weird. XD

YAY FUNNY VOICES!

We still have pumpkins out and it's close to Christmas. :P

And yay, levels! And items!

Surprise boss fight! And innuendo, huh? I'll have to see this. :P

Rock bait and switch! Def Leppard would not be pleased.

I do that too, especially when I type. I'll leave out words and not even notice until I stop and read what I wrote.

And speaking of innuendo...monster genitals? Ahahahahahah.

Magic brooms? You know you have that music playing your head now, because I sure do. XD

ARGH LMFAO. -channels Todd In The Shadows and uses PIANO MAJYYKS on Ender-

Ender: I never saw The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (yes, I'm bad), so...

And TMI does not freak me out. Usually. [lol]

BWAHAHAHAHAHHA YAOI MADNESS. XD And the RAEP FACE just makes it.

OH GOD NOT THE CHILDREN!

Thinking up nasty pickup lines for this guy to use is really more fun than it should be. :P

...so that's the princess? Yeah, she's kind of standard anime cute, but not quite the paragon of beauty she was being played up as.

I literally buried my face in a pillow when that RAEP FACE came (hurr) on screen.

Hehehehe. I probably would have just laughed out loud like I usually do, but then I'm boisterous like that. :D

I guess make it a hound dog... And cue the obvious Elvis joke.

I second the vote for Hound Dog.

Heh, jaundiced Tom.

Grasshopper pie? OOH CAN I HAVE SOME? XD (Yes, I thought of the cookies and not the bug, so I had some idea of what it entails.)

And feel free to send cute girls my way, if we're doing that. :P

ARGH VIRAL VOCAL TICS. I used to do that all the time when I was little.

Thirding Hound Dog, because random Elvis references are good for you.

And if you somehow get a Fox Puppet... name him Todd and pair him up with Gypsy.

I want to play this game now.

It's pretty fun! Also cheap; I bought my copy for like 8 bucks. And Play Stations are super cheap now anyway, so the game and system combined will still cost less than the game did when it was new! Fancy that.

Heh, the 'Nam fairy is ridiculously cute, too anime to drive, and a cunning warrior? I'm not sure those go together...

Also, as for evolution:

I'm kind of torn. Pipot is cute, but Yuni's big bug eyes are tempting. I'd say "what the hell" and go with Yuni.

Awww, poor Freezy. -hands you a tissue?-

BWAHAHAHAH GIANT DILDO PUPPET. -falls over-

WOKUS! It's the best word ever!

I love Apple Bat's big monster mouth, for some reason.

I CANNOT GAMES TODAY I HAS THE DUMB

They just want to be tangle buddies! -hums the Squiddles! theme-

I wonder if Moh knows Uboa.

Did the Giant Dildo just cast Prophecy? [lol]

YAY CUTE PIXIE THING! Which one-hits the entire floor, it looks like. :O

BABY YOU'RE A oh dammit you beat me! :P

So Gypsy looks a bit like store-bought frozen gnocchi now. In case you were wondering.

I've never looked closely enough at store-bought frozen gnocchi to notice, but now I'm hungry. And I already ate dinner!

Bwahahaha, that wiggling guy doesn't bother me in the slightest, but Ender freaked out? :D

And RIP Moosfire. I guess you managed to get caught up in it. :(

LOL STYX! That song will always remind me of 1999, for reasons I won't go into here.

The "Rod of Life". No way that's being misinterpreted. -giggle-

I love the voice work in the story segment at the end. Especially your nerd voice, Freezy. XD

GURL LOOK AT THAT BODY I WORK OUT

"Thanks to LMFAO, we will always have the perfect way to respond to exasperated sighs."

Ah, this must be the odd recording venue you mentioned over on DA. XD.

Awww, whiny dogs. Sounds like our dog whenever the parents go, well, anywhere.

Poor Pupler. :/

HERPADERPAPOTIMUS! And it kind of looks like an odd modern-art planter, too!

Poor puppy. :( I can hear it whining in the background and I just want to hug it. And there's a kitty, too? :D

The new Moosfire? There can be only one Moosfire, I'm afraid.

BABY YOU'RE A FIREWOOD YOU MAKE MY S'MORES TASTE REALLY GOOD (yeah, I stole that from Todd In The Shadows, but I'm tired).

I was gonna go to bed, but oh well, 8 more minutes because I love you guys. XD

Aww, poor doggy. I suppose she likes being held? I know my aunt's little yappie dog does.

WHIPPED CREAM MONSTERS! I wonder...okay, that's something that I'm pretty sure only comes (hurr) in one flavor: Arm & Hammer. Then again, I was about to make a joke about them having cherries on top, so... :P

I like Bat B, but not enough to go see it in 3D. I have the DVD!

Our dog gets whiny and annoying when he needs to eat or drink something, so yeah, that makes sense.

And I would have liked 251 or 252, but I have nerdy reasons for those. (251 is an old hard drive I had back in the 1990s that made really cool noises, and 252 is the biggest multiple of 4 that will fit in an unsigned 8-bit integer.)

DEF LOLPPARD!!!!!

More like the stairway to nuking the board, amirite?

Our dog likes coffee. He'll steal it from Mom while she's not looking!

Hi guys! :D

Eh, I try not to laugh at my own jokes, but sometimes I just get too tickled.

Hound dogs! And oh lord, it's like the AWESOME smiley mated with a Homestuck troll. O_O

Awww, poor whiny dog. :/

I like puppies and kids, myself, but again: I'm weird.

Eh, the written kind is the best kind anyway. :P (And is it just me, or are these L Ps getting kinda dirty? [lol])

WOOF!

Nice heal spell, there.

Hey now, a dog is not fine too!

BLADED TEETH! Call in the next 5 minutes and get the sharpener free!

Yeah, it seems like Luke just hasn't done much in this game. The puppets have things like Wokus and Moosfire, and I think I've mainly seen Luke walking in place like he's on the aforementioned-ages-ago Gazelle.

To either paraphrase or horribly misquote [[Discworld The Fifth Elephant]], a firework is a terrible weapon because you can't aim it. And I think for some other reasons I've forgotten. (Hooray for unnecessary information!)

Also! I clearly don't understand TV Tropes links!

You need two curly brackets around one-word entries, like this: {{Discworld}} makes Discworld.

Well, you might be able to aim it if you're Katy Perry, but that's neither here nor there. :D

ANYWAY! More whiny dog! And heh, a cat that eats dog food. We had one of those once!

YAY WOKUS! Wokus wokus wokus.

"Dude, dressing up as Hitler is NOT bad ass!"

YAY RANDOM EWF SHOUTOUTS!

(I'm cheering a lot in this one, I notice.)

Aww, poor doggy.

Blizzard essence? All I can think of is "War comes to the Land of Dairy Queen!"

What, no Independence Day jokes? :P

If he's like our dog, that sound means "Mommy has food and she won't give me any!"

Happy Valentine's Day!

Vampires? Really? -gets Any Warhol's Dracula flashbacks-

MAGIC BROOM! Aside from the obvious, it sounds like it could be a new "as seen on TV" product that'll just break in 6 months. :D

WE ALL NEED MORE WOKUS.

YAY RICE CANDY. My mom got some a while back, and she didn't like it but I could not stop eating it. XD

PBTC Strong Bad: "Here I go! Here I go again, on my own!" That song will always remind me of "mile" now.

I still feel bad that hardly any of my comments are about the game, but then, I guess that's OK. I still enjoy watching these. :D

I'm baaaaaaaack! Didja miss me? XD

DAMN YOU'S A SEXY B Iokay I'll stop right there.

Mmm, grape Kool-Aid. Except I'm pretty sure I wouldn't want to drink any of hers. :P

Need I mention that I still love Wokus? Oh well, too late. :D

Zombie reproduction? If they're alive enough to walk around and eat (BRAAAAAINS), I figure they're alive enough to have sex and carry a baby to term. Since they're still human, though, the babies are probably going to be normal babies unless something like THE T-VIRUS (DUNUHNUH) is involved.

YAY FREEZY SINGING (instead of Ender for once)! XD

Project Runway? Miss Piggy? I have got to see this. The camp levels have got to be off the charts. :o

Remember, folks: NPC abuse is a devastating problem in RP Gs everywhere. Please help raise awareness to this heinous crimes, and DAMMIT LINK STOP KILLING CUCCOS YOU'RE RUNNING MY POINT. :P

Really good sleep. [lol] Post-coital is one possibility, but that look can also mean "I was snuggling with a big warm cuddly pillow and someone took it way from me and now my brain isn't working properly...O_O"

"All thanks to you, Luke! NOW FLIP OPEN THAT SKULL!"

Ponies? I like all of the Mane Six, but Twilight and Fluttershy are probably my favorites, with Applejack and Rainbow Dash getting points too.

Of course he's worth it, because he....oh, dammit, you beat me to the L'Oreal joke. :P

Saaaaaaand Storm! DEEP HURTING! DEEEEEEEP HURTING!!!!

AND WE HAVE A TITLE. [lol]

"whoreswhoreswhoreswhoreswhoreswhoreswhores" — Frank Miller's comments on this scene

The "face"? I guess that's like saving face, but yeah, the translator blew it there.

DROP BY DROP. HER BLOOD WILL GIVE YOU LIFE.

<Elena> But I LIKE dying! It's FUN!

NOW IT'S OVER!

If you like my singing, I will have to pick a game next time with more exciting music, so I can do better "With Lyrics"-type things. :P

I do! Don't be too embarrassed, now. :)

"Other bodily excretions?" Do I want to know, or is this like VIOWER EXCRETION?

By the way, I apologize for the typos in my last comment. The person responsible has been sacked. :P

OH NOES THE SHIVERS!

YAY MINT PISTACHIO ICE CREAM WHATSIT! Do those flavors even go together?

Oh come on, I like it when she sings. :P

Legislational Soap? I wonder if it somehow gets you dirtier when you wash with it. :P (And it comes wrapped in red tape!)

Diarrhea of the mouth? Yup, heard of it and logorrhea as well. :D

I AM THE GREAT MIGHTY POO AND YOU CAN MAKE THREE WISHES. NO WISHING FOR MORE TOILET PAPER.

Face orgasms? That's...actually pretty apt. :P And I've actually been disappointed before when I can't sneeze because the contractions would make my back hurt. Because sometimes, you really need to sneeze. :(

I already got and ate my Girl Scout cookies. :( That said, I did find Thin Mint ice cream at the sote the other day.

HI GUYS! :D Oh neat, a bonus episode...oh. Poor Crow. :(

WOKUS WOKUS WOKUS WOKUS WOKUS. I never get sick of saying that. ^_^

Speaking of bad children's...oh, that one. I ordered the other really bad one, and it should be here Friday.

That one actually does look pretty cool.

Skylanders? Eh, don't know anything about it, so I can't comment.

No butt? Just kick it in whatever looks like a bulge? It should work!

Mmmmm, lovely puns. :D

Skylanders is like crack. I can personally confirm this.

I'll take your word for it. ANOTHER THING FOR THE LIST OMG. :o

SAGE SPICE! I like it!

I WARNED YOU ABOUT STAIRS BRO! I TOL*shot*

Whoa, giant space sword. That was kind of cool.

Wokusing yourself? Go do that in your room! :P

TECHNO CHOCOLATE! DERP DERP DERP DERP DERP!

Oh hey, she's kind of cute, but then, so is everyone in this game. :P

DEATH LASER!

Next floor! Let's do this! (Tomorrow. Just so you remember where to continue, Lee, you stopped at 7:22.)

Electric Light Orchestra? Electric Light Orchestra.