Chat is November 1 at 10:00 ET
Movie being released on Halloween. The movie is called Eye of the Beholder Part 3
Chat Log:
Session Start: Sat Nov 01 22:15:08 2008
Session Ident: #WITG/
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Session Close: Sat Nov 01 22:15:19 2008
Session Start: Sat Nov 01 22:15:29 2008
Session Ident: #WITG?
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01[22:15] <magnet0> woot.
[22:15] <@sotm> Well greetings Magnet0
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01[22:16] <magnet0> Grettings to you. How many are you this evening.
[22:16] <@sotm> We are here in mass tonight
[22:16] <Darkhuman> i made it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[22:16] <Darkhuman> wooh.
[22:16] <@sotm> Allen, Ian, and myself are here
[22:16] <@sotm> As is Clara Laurenzi
[22:16] <Darkhuman> so this is will?
[22:16] <@sotm> This is Will, hello Darkhuman
[22:17] <Darkhuman> Hello! :)
01[22:17] <magnet0> Thanks again. It was a real pleasure to actually talk with you, Will.
[22:17] <@sotm> Well when everyone gets here, our real introductions will take place
[22:17] <Darkhuman> yay!
[22:17] <@sotm> This chat is expected to last about an hour
01[22:17] <magnet0> Greystone just posted on the official forums that he won't make it. He's scared of a little IRC.
[22:18] <@sotm> If greystone has any questions he can pm one of you or us and we will address it here
[22:19] <@sotm> a log should be posted after the chat
[22:20] <Darkhuman> questions, OK… 1. Who was the burnt corpse they thought was Robert Devine?
[22:20] <@sotm> We received word from Mekdahl and Paradox that they may not make it as well
[22:22] <@sotm> Good question Darkhuman. The answer to that question will be addressed in the actual movie.
[22:22] <Darkhuman> nice, i think a few of mine might…
[22:22] <Darkhuman> Magnet0, did you get a stage 6 contract??
[22:23] <@sotm> From the beginning, it was our intention to leave some questions unanswered that would get answered during the film
[22:23] <@sotm> Magnet0 will receive his contract on Monday after the chat, he did however begin his paperwork for the film.
[22:24] <Darkhuman> so, what happened to the 12, why Grant was involved, Who MW realy is, what happaned to Alex, who ALL were MW, all film questions??!
[22:25] <Darkhuman> AH, i was curious about what the contract said, but if he don't know…
[22:25] <Darkhuman> oh, and who Jacob is too i guess
[22:26] <Darkhuman> Death/Worse made me think Grant and Brad the whole time…. (after i made my "guess", lol)
[22:27] <@sotm> The first thing we want to address is the ending of the game
[22:27] <Darkhuman> OK!@
[22:27] <Darkhuman> (then i wanna know when the next game will start!)
01[22:27] <magnet0> Sorry for the absence. I was speaking with GS on the phone.
[22:28] <@sotm> As you both know, there were some server problems as well as problems with a hacker
[22:28] <Darkhuman> ever find out who that was??!
[22:28] <@sotm> This caused about a 34 hour hold on the game right at the most pivotal time
[22:29] <@sotm> We know after research that it was NOT a dedicated player
[22:29] <@sotm> Magnet0 was on question 18 at this point
[22:30] <Darkhuman> Guardian was 20?
[22:30] <@sotm> A player only need answer 19 questions correctly to advance
01[22:30] <magnet0> And some really tough questions for the final Guardian, I might add.
[22:30] <Darkhuman> seriously!!!
[22:31] <Darkhuman> i was ready for the stage 5 guardian, that didn't happen, only 2 of my prepared questions ended up on stage 6.
[22:31] <@sotm> The final question was "What word was written on the wall on either side of Mister Willson in Through the eyes of the beholder"?
01[22:31] <magnet0> HOLY!!
[22:31] <@sotm> Correct sir
[22:32] <Darkhuman> grrrrr
[22:32] <Darkhuman> damn , i was on 17!!!
[22:32] <@sotm> Magnet0 had already asked about question 18, and question 19 was possibly the easiest of all the questions
[22:33] <@sotm> Hangman was on question 16
[22:33] <Darkhuman> should have done double or nothing…
[22:33] <@sotm> At the end of the G
[22:34] <@sotm> At the end of the Guardian, players were to receive the letters from the key ingredient that lead to all but the last key.
[22:34] <@sotm> We had hoped for a better turnout with the key ingredient, but alas this did not happen
[22:35] <@sotm> The key ingredient revealed the web site address of each key
[22:36] <Darkhuman> any way we can still hear these, just to see the pages??!
[22:36] <@sotm> To find the final key, the letter stated that you would have to use everything you had learned throughout the game
[22:36] <Darkhuman> oh, and when did it tell you, or when did JML unlock the "gifts" ect?
[22:36] <@sotm> The letter provided hints about the locations of the final key
[22:37] <@sotm> The gifts/fate buttons were unlocked as soon as a player bested the guardian
[22:37] <@sotm> We knew that whoever bested the guardian first would most likely win the game
[22:38] <@sotm> To do anything else would take away the time advantage given for points
[22:38] <@sotm> In the end, it was in each players hand as to what they remembered from playing the game
01[22:39] <magnet0> Although there were some kinks with the Guardians, I think that they were successful.
[22:39] <@sotm> We do plan to disclose all letters so that they can be placed in the wiki
[22:39] <@sotm> lol, we never want to do another guardian again
[22:39] <@sotm> For some reason we had trouble with the 24 hour reset
01[22:40] <magnet0> The Guardians gave preferential treatment (at least in the forums) to those that knew the story.
[22:40] <@sotm> Exactly right Magnet0
[22:40] <@sotm> We said at the beginning, that watching the videos would not cut it for winning the game
[22:41] <Darkhuman> i falied the last question on the 4th guardian, and game Mag0 the solution to the final question. Solved 5 in a row to see the last one, all thanks to the wiki, lol.
[22:42] <@sotm> The game for us was a tremendous learning experience and it was so rewarding for us to see some of what we considered "hard" puzzles solved in less than an hour
[22:42] <Darkhuman> Wo was in 2nd place with the Guardian?
[22:42] <Darkhuman> sorry, the last guardian, and WHO.
[22:42] <@sotm> Hangman and you were in second and third with Paradox right behind
01[22:43] <magnet0> I think DH would alos like to know the finals standings, since you mentioned that the top 10 were getting shirts.
[22:43] <Darkhuman> (and who number 10 is)
[22:43] <@sotm> Well, the FINAL Top 10
[22:43] <@sotm> Magnet0
[22:43] <@sotm> Hangman
[22:43] <@sotm> Darkhuman
[22:43] <@sotm> Paradox
[22:44] <@sotm> DGCLPB
[22:44] <@sotm> Faeryqueen
[22:44] <Darkhuman> 3red!
[22:44] <@sotm> Greystone
[22:44] <@sotm> Magog
[22:44] <@sotm> Mekdahl
[22:44] <@sotm> Lebowski
[22:45] <@sotm> Some players never even attempted the last guardian
01[22:45] <magnet0> Noted. We'll let DGCLPB add that to the wiki.
01[22:45] <magnet0> Yeah, what happened to Lebowski?
[22:45] <@sotm> Magog was a surprise because he was around for the entire game
[22:46] <@sotm> We thought it was possible he might sneak past everyone, but he stumbled in the Guardian
[22:47] <@sotm> The free shirts will go out sometime this upcoming week
[22:47] <@sotm> Any questions about the end of the game before we move on?
01[22:48] <magnet0> nope.
[22:49] <@sotm> The next topic is the actual movie
[22:49] <@sotm> Who is Mister Willson?
[22:49] <@sotm> Who is Vera?
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[22:49] <@sotm> we'll wait a minute to see if DH comes back
01[22:50] <magnet0> He'll be back
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[22:51] <@sotm> wb
[22:51] <Darkhuman> sorry, interweb crapped out.
[22:51] <Darkhuman> Thanks
[22:51] <Darkhuman> last thing i saw was who is MW, who is Vera
[22:51] <Darkhuman> and yes, i did have one more question, wat was Q18?
[22:52] <@sotm> Why 12 and what happened to them?
[22:52] <@sotm> "What was the answer to the first question posted by thehost?"
[22:53] <@sotm> This was a tricky question
[22:53] <@sotm> The answer was "Stalker"
[22:54] <Darkhuman> from the main page, nice, i wouln't have gotten that for a while. Mag you deserved that win!
[22:54] <@sotm> The first task in the game was to find a website, and the log-in page contained the www.thedaily???????.com
[22:55] <@sotm> Any others?
[22:56] <Darkhuman> did we MISS any in game sites?
[22:56] <@sotm> not a one
[22:57] <Darkhuman> well, that's me, i'm ready for movie questions.
[22:57] <Darkhuman> when's it gonna come out?
[22:58] <Darkhuman> Know what the DVD cover will look like?
[22:58] <@sotm> As you should now know, TDS stated that they would be broadcasting from their studio during the storm
[22:58] <Darkhuman> oh, and did you guys play MW?
[22:58] <Darkhuman> who was the host in boston?
[22:58] <@sotm> There will be 2 different covers for the DVD
[22:58] <@sotm> One for the followers
[22:59] <Darkhuman> THAT'S FUCKING BRUTAL!! I LOVE IT
[22:59] <@sotm> One for those seeking to bring MW to justice
[22:59] <Darkhuman> any diffrences on the DVD?
[23:00] <@sotm> At no time did any of us play MW, but Allen did play thehost in Boston
01[23:01] <magnet0> Thanks Allen. Everyone there said how great you were to stay in character.
01[23:01] <magnet0> And I hear that you lost a couple of pounds in that heat as well.
[23:01] <@sotm> He says you are welcome and that he lost 5 pounds that day in the heat
[23:02] <@sotm> We feel that our event was probably the best live event of ARGFest
[23:02] <Darkhuman> wish i was there
[23:03] <@sotm> Well DH, we plan to be in Portland, OR for next year
[23:03] <Darkhuman> got me some unfinished business there, planning to move to colorado, so anything's possible next goaround!
01[23:03] <magnet0> CRAZY
[23:03] <@sotm> The circumstances will be different however, as we will be there as ourselves
[23:04] <@sotm> We never did do introductions
[23:04] <@sotm> Will Findem - Mark Shipps President, Staff of the Magi Productions Inc.
[23:05] <Darkhuman> no shit!
[23:05] <Darkhuman> i allways thought will, ian and allen were your real names. this i gotta see!
[23:06] <@sotm> Allen McMicheals - Joshua Mobley VP, Staff of the Magi Productions Inc.
01[23:06] <magnet0> Hi Joshua.
[23:07] <@sotm> Ian Stalker - Kevin Shipps Board of Directors, Staff of the Magi Productions Inc.
01[23:07] <magnet0> Hi Kevin.
[23:07] <Darkhuman> What made you 3(+?) want to make an AGR / film hybredD, and how did it do overall?
[23:07] <Darkhuman> yeah, HI Mark, Joshua, and Kevin, as you know, my name is Andrew
[23:08] <@sotm> We used our middle names as first names in the ARG
[23:08] <@sotm> My middle name is William, and when we came up with Will Findem, we knew it was the right name
[23:09] <@sotm> I had played "The Majestic" when it first came out and was spellbound by it
[23:09] <@sotm> I knew then that I wanted to do something like that
[23:10] <@sotm> We sat down and talked about how we could do it and knew that the story had to be the center piece
[23:10] <Darkhuman> were all the puzzles written in advance?
[23:10] <@sotm> The project had been in the works since 2006
[23:11] <@sotm> To an extent yes
[23:11] <@sotm> Some puzzles had to be changed based on certain decisions, and others were scrapped for various reasons
[23:12] <Darkhuman> so was the idea to make an ARG or Movie?
[23:12] <@sotm> We thought about calling the movie "What is this Movie?" but were sure the site name would be taken, but it wasn't
[23:13] <@sotm> Both
[23:13] <Darkhuman> yeah i ….nevermind, lol
[23:13] <@sotm> We want to make interactive films
[23:14] <@sotm> By the time you make it to the theater, we want you to already care about the characters and what may happen to them
[23:15] <Darkhuman> so is this a full 90 minute feature film?
[23:15] <@sotm> The movie itself is set to begin filming in the Spring. All cast and crew will be present for filming at the same time, and right now some cast members have other committments
[23:16] <@sotm> No
[23:16] <@sotm> This will be roughly a 40 minute short film
[23:16] <@sotm> Contractually the film has to be 40 minutes or less
[23:17] <@sotm> But it will be 40 unforgettable minutes, this we promise
[23:17] <@sotm> All questions will be answered
[23:17] <Darkhuman> are future ARGs going to involve movies like this one as well?
[23:18] <@sotm> For the most part yes, but surprises aplenty will be headed your way
[23:19] <@sotm> Magnet0 will be receiving the movie script on Monday as well.
[23:20] <Darkhuman> so i see like 4 future projects on the SOTM site, what's the next one?
[23:20] <@sotm> We have been working on "The Tall Man" for some time, as it was the first script that was completed
[23:21] <Darkhuman> that guy from the phantasam movies?
[23:21] <Darkhuman> "BOY!"
[23:21] <@sotm> We've been in discussions with major studios about it but that's all we can say right now
[23:21] <@sotm> Not the guy from Phantasm
[23:21] <Darkhuman> lolk
[23:22] <@sotm> We've been working on site redesigns for a relaunch scheduled for the middle to end of this month, at that time you will know what's next for us
[23:22] <Darkhuman> nice, good luck!
[23:23] <Darkhuman> which actor was injured during the game, and is he/she ok?
[23:23] <@sotm> Calvin VanHoven
[23:23] <@sotm> He was very ill and had to be replaced
[23:24] <@sotm> He is doing fine now
[23:24] <Darkhuman> glad to hear that.
[23:24] <@sotm> It was his choice to be replaced and we have plans for the actor in a future production
[23:25] <@sotm> Any other questions?
01[23:26] <magnet0> There are probably a ton of questions to be answered. We know that you plan to answer some of them with the film.
01[23:26] <magnet0> Some questions about the story so far…
[23:27] <@sotm> shoot, you've been quiet magnet0
01[23:27] <magnet0> Who got arrested when the police thought they had nailed MW?
[23:28] <@sotm> It was never stated who it was, but the person arrested was Grant Meyers
[23:28] <Darkhuman> wo was allready in on it?
01[23:28] <magnet0> WOW. It looks like the police were not far off.
[23:29] <Darkhuman> what did happen to that cop, the one I thougth was MW??
[23:29] <@sotm> The movie will take place on Halloween 2008 for purposes of the storyline
[23:29] <@sotm> that question DH will be answered in the film
[23:31] <Darkhuman> shoot
[23:31] <Darkhuman> how's laura's baby……..wait, did laura REALY have a baby?
[23:31] <@sotm> We're not sure if everyone understood, but the "Through the Eyes of the Beholder" videos are events that took place in the past
[23:32] <@sotm> leading up to the events happening in the present
[23:32] <Darkhuman> oooh, no, i did not. cool!
[23:32] <Darkhuman> so MW has struck before!!!
[23:32] <@sotm> The beholder is MW
[23:32] <@sotm> not quite DH
[23:32] <@sotm> someone struck MW
[23:33] <Darkhuman> *slaps head
[23:33] <Darkhuman> grant, and …..
[23:33] <Darkhuman> the 12, eh?
[23:33] <@sotm> Indeed
[23:33] <Darkhuman> but i thought there were only 8 guilty..
[23:33] <@sotm> The movie will reveal what happens to the 12
[23:34] <@sotm> each has a reason for being there, guilty or not
[23:34] <Darkhuman> ok, ok
01[23:34] <magnet0> Drew, you should have bet everything. ;)
[23:34] <Darkhuman> i'm likeing this more and morez~!
[23:35] <@sotm> As we said, it will be an intense 40 minutes and we will reveal that TDS will not be a part of the film
[23:35] <@sotm> However TNS will
01[23:35] <magnet0> Darren McGavin?
[23:35] <@sotm> Also, it is not the end for TDS
[23:35] <Darkhuman> I know i have, but thehost told us to bet Before we knew what we were betting on, and i never wanted to piss him off, i was allways waiting for the letter from MW. stop playing my game, you broke (insert rule here)rule.
[23:36] <@sotm> UF is off limits even to MW and thehost
[23:36] <Darkhuman> i allways thought some player would be forced to "die" for the greater good
[23:36] <Darkhuman> just for the story
[23:36] <Darkhuman> might still be Magnet0. hahahahahaha
01[23:37] <magnet0> I did. I am the final victim.
[23:37] <Darkhuman> Thought so. +10 cool pts.
[23:37] <Darkhuman> what's TNS?
[23:37] <@sotm> The Nightly Stalker
[23:37] <Darkhuman> *jaw drops
01[23:37] <magnet0> It is Darren McGavin!!
[23:37] <@sotm> Either way, TDS isn't going anywhere
[23:38] <@sotm> it will be used for virtually every production we make
[23:38] <@sotm> to some extent
[23:38] <Darkhuman> who is Darren McGavin?
01[23:38] <magnet0> Good choice for delivery of content.
[23:39] <@sotm> and we haven't ruled out a Season Two for WITG?
[23:39] <Darkhuman> yeah, ARG news! straight from the horses' mouth
[23:39] <Darkhuman> uRsoGOINGdownMAGNET0:)
[23:39] <@sotm> That however, you wouldn't see until at least 2010
01[23:40] <magnet0> Plenty of time to gather up some more players.
[23:40] <Darkhuman> anything in the movie leading to ARG sites, ect.?
[23:40] <Darkhuman> yeah, i was so dissapointed that more ppl were not playing, WTF?
[23:41] <@sotm> You will have to wait and see, remember this was only Act 1.
[23:42] <Darkhuman> Next trailhead, should be huge, so everyone comes to play.
[23:42] <@sotm> We were also dissapointed at the number of people playing the game and feel that if the argn would have been a little more helpful in the beginning things would have been different. but alas the flash site was too difficult for them to navigte.
[23:44] <@sotm> Keep checking back on the SotM site for the relaunch, and at that time you will know what our next ARG will be
[23:45] <Darkhuman> I did pick up WITG on Jan 1st from ARGN's annual "new ARG" list, but didn't see it on UF, for a while. In game forums were great for players, but resulted in noone on UF, and the topic being burried
[23:45] <@sotm> Yeah, our next game will not have internal forums, that much we know for sure
[23:45] <@sotm> The next one will be more difficult as well, and not so linear
[23:46] <Darkhuman> But I had a lost of fun, thanks again for masterminding the game, and felt great for helping solve one puzzle, let alone a handful.
[23:47] <Darkhuman> i allways wanted something to "work on" when every puzzle was finished, i didn't know what to do.
[23:47] <@sotm> DH, you were one of the dedicated few who we felt did an awesome job of keeping track of everything IG and we plan to use your pictures for the DVD
01[23:47] <magnet0> DGCLPB (Palm) sends her best. She's been trying to get to the chat for some time now, but has really had some problems.
[23:47] <Darkhuman> Thanks SOTM!
[23:48] <@sotm> Without DGC, this game might have imploded
[23:48] <@sotm> make sure DGC knows that fact
01[23:48] <magnet0> Yeah, DH, you got lucky with those 'post-its'
01[23:48] <magnet0> I'll let her know.
03[23:48] * Magog (~moc.rr.ser.olaffub.89-18-402-96-epc|alliztahc#moc.rr.ser.olaffub.89-18-402-96-epc|alliztahc) has joined #WITG?
[23:48] <@sotm> It wasn't until we looked at the wiki that we realized ourselves how massive the game really was in the end
[23:49] <@sotm> Welcome Magog
[23:49] <Magog> Thank you
[23:49] <Darkhuman> i wanted to show all the characters, and find the connection, cove5ring a room like that was just my way of working it out,
[23:49] <Magog> Forgot about it until now, I'm sure I missed a lot
[23:49] <@sotm> We thought you might pull off an upset win Magog, you came in 7th place overall
[23:49] <Darkhuman> HEy Magog
[23:49] <Magog> \Hi Darkhuman
[23:50] <Magog> Ya, Work has kept me busy, wasn't able to finish
[23:50] <@sotm> Make that 8th
[23:50] <Magog> How many people played overall?
[23:50] <@sotm> Overall we had in the end 1,500 REGISTERED players
[23:51] <Magog> WOW, I didn't realize there were so many
[23:51] <@sotm> Of those registered players, about 50 logged in every week
[23:51] <@sotm> The number dropped to about 30 at the very end though
01[23:51] <magnet0> Yes, DGCLPB (Palm) did a great job on the second wiki once Darren Knight bowed out.
[23:52] <@sotm> Ah, Darren Knight
[23:52] <Magog> Darren got too busy to play, good thing DGCLPB stepped up
[23:52] <Darkhuman> knew him just long enough to get signed onto the wiki, yay!
[23:52] <@sotm> He was very helpful with our launch, but rl got in the way and he lost interest
[23:53] <@sotm> We believe natas had a lot to do with that
[23:53] <@sotm> At midnight on launch day, natas spammed us badly
[23:53] <@sotm> One note of interest pertains to Boston
01[23:53] <magnet0> Yeah, He thought that post points counted.
[23:54] <@sotm> We had another key prepared for a player who didn't show up
01[23:54] <magnet0> Right, who was that other player?
[23:54] <@sotm> Orange
[23:54] <@sotm> Orange20854
01[23:54] <magnet0> Yes, That's what Greystone said.
[23:54] <@sotm> We had a whole package for him like we did for everyone else
[23:55] <@sotm> What happened we're not sure
[23:55] <Darkhuman> did kontamouse get that key?
[23:55] <@sotm> no, DH if you want it as a souvenir even though it has Orange's name on it, it's yours
[23:56] <@sotm> the one kona received has ARGFest-o-Con 2008 on it
[23:56] <Darkhuman> yes please, thank you so much!
01[23:56] <magnet0> It's a really cool key.
[23:56] <@sotm> WE'll include it with your shirt then
[23:56] <Darkhuman> yay thanks!
[23:56] <@sotm> Magog, you will receive a shirt as well since you were in the top 10
[23:57] <Magog> Great!! Thank you!
[23:57] <@sotm> They will be mailed out this week
[23:57] <Darkhuman> does Magnet0 get that shirt too?>
[23:57] <@sotm> yes
[23:57] <@sotm> On that note however, we have to wrap this up
01[23:57] <magnet0> "I Played WITG and all I got was this t-shirt"
01[23:58] <magnet0> :)
[23:58] <Darkhuman> no you didn't!
01[23:58] <magnet0> oh…and a role in a film!!!
[23:58] <Magog> Thank you for the great game, my only disappointment was I didn't have more time to dedicate to it!
[23:58] <Magog> BTW, Congrats Magnet0!
01[23:58] <magnet0> thanx
[23:58] <@sotm> The next one will be announced at www.staffofthemagi.com later in the month when we relaunch
[23:58] <Magog> Will the name of the movie be What is this movie?
[23:59] <@sotm> yes "What is this Movie?"
[23:59] <Darkhuman> great question!
[23:59] <@sotm> Filming will take place in the spring
[23:59] <Magog> LOL, wasn't sure if the name might change.
[23:59] <@sotm> Magnet0 will be flown to JFK Airport in New York and put up in a hotel during the filming
Session Time: Sun Nov 02 00:00:00 2008
[00:00] <@sotm> The forums will remain as will the site for anyone to view
[00:00] <Darkhuman> oh, when will we see the site addresses from the main ingreadent
[00:00] <@sotm> We'll hint one more time…Season Two…2010
[00:00] <Darkhuman> (sp)
[00:01] <Darkhuman> yay 2010!
[00:01] <Magog> Can't wait until 2010!
01[00:01] <magnet0> SOTM, thanks for everything. I look forward to further correspondance. Magog, It's been a long time. DH, thanks for the ride, see you on uF. I hope to share other adventures will you all very soon.
[00:01] <@sotm> They will be e-mailed to DGC and DH
[00:01] <@sotm> for wiki purposes
[00:01] <Darkhuman> might get that calling card tattoo yet…
[00:01] <Darkhuman> DGC was a girl, who knew?
[00:01] <@sotm> Thanks for coming out for the chat and have a great night!
01[00:02] <magnet0> Goodnight!
[00:02] <Magog> You too, and thanks again!
[00:02] <Darkhuman> Thanks for having us, it was one hell of a ride, and hope to see you again soon! goodnight!
