Personal Improvement Through Science: Aperture Laboratories Presents Physical Education (Wed/Per 2)

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So maybe the sign had skipped a couple of numbers from the last time, if anyone happened to remember or notice that. Someone might be extremely cranky about last week. Or broody. Maybe a little flustered, or all of the above. Luckily she also didn't have a face, so it was fairly easy to hide that -- with disturbing levels of (false) cheer, because that wasn't obvious at all.

Today's test chamber looked really simple: just a massive square room made entirely of portal-able panels. There were a few angled panels sticking out from the walls in places, one floor-to ceiling column, and a few high ledges -- if you looked carefully enough, you'd realize there were a couple of Aperture Science Weighted Companion Cubes up there.

"According to these test results, most of you did a passable enough job handling unexpected test circumstances last week. For that, you get a little bit of a reward. No, no, no need to thank me. If any of you are afraid of heights and you haven't gotten over it yet, now would be a good time," GLaDOS said brightly. Yes, in an almost perky voice. "Today's test is fairly simple: figure out as many practical transportation applications for these Aperture Science Excursion Funnels as you can come up with. If you figure out how to get to the Companion Cubes up there, you can even keep them for the duration of class! Provided one of your classmates doesn't devise a way to take it from you, that is. Possibly violently." She paused. "Have fun with that. And no, you can't take the Companion Cubes with you when you're done for the day."

Look. At least she wasn't going to force you to incinerate them, but if you tried to take out out through the Material Emancipation Grill, well, you brought that on yourself.

[OOC: The Enrichment Center reminds you that the Weighted Companion Cube cannot speak. In the event that the Weighted Companion Cube does speak and tell you to ping before the OCD is done, the Enrichment Center reminds you to disregard its advice. Very good! You ignored your faithful Companion Cube's urges to ping prematurely more successfully than any test subject on record.]

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Sign In [PITS, 12/5]

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In black and white! Or apprehensively. Or however you want.

Locker Rooms: Before Class [PITS, 12/5]

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Where you will find the usual equipment, and also the radio playing samba music. For no apparent reason.

Entry Corridor: During the Lecture [PITS, 12/5]

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While you wait for the door to open, lament the constantly-greyed-out cake on the sign, talk, etc.

Test Chamber: Fun With Excursion Funnels [PITS, 12/5]

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There aren't even any turrets! This is about as easy as a test chamber gets.

The excursion funnels (http://images.wikia.com/half-life/en/images/8/81/Funnel_diag1.jpg) will push you along, or carry objects/gels along inside them, like a conveyor belt. You can portal them different places/directions like the hard light bridges, but they'll only travel in one direction, away from their emitter. You can, however, hop in and out of them at any time.

Because if you don't do that, or make sure there's a portal in the wall, you're just going to get smushed against the wall. It won't be very painful, but your classmates might laugh at you.

Locker Rooms: After Class [PITS, 12/5]

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Same deal as before, just in reverse, of course.

Talk to GLaDOS [PITS, 12/5]

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Who has no idea who that girl from last week was, really. Honestly.

OOC [PITS, 12/5]

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Here is your weekly image gallery (http://gladigotburned.livejournal.com/pics/catalog/2663).

Yay, I get to take my stupid swollen eye to the doctor. :P I say that like I'll be carrying it there in a bucket or something.