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Here at Lime Spot, we have a culture of Smash. In the projector room (we once had videographers... don't ask) sits Michael's Wii, and for as long as I remember, only a single game has graced its presence -- Super Smash Bros. Melee.

Penny Arcade has its ping-pong, Googlers probably play Segway polo or some nonsense, and we simply Smash the hell out of each other. And laugh all the while.

Over time, team members have naturally gravitated towards a preferred character, and since I think our on-screen doppelgangers have something to say about us, I'm going to dive into an impromptu team biography. Here's hoping wily traps do not await my return...

Dave as Link: Full disclaimer, this is actually me. Link can't really hit you with any really powerful moves, and he's out-sworded by Marth and Roy, but that spinny thing is damn effective. Likewise, I can't characterize myself as an uber-developer, but with my head down and with a lot of nail-biting, I can usually get the job done. And I can pull bombs out of my ass. Really.

Jorge as Kirby: Kirby seems like a nice guy, someone you'd want to have lunch with, talk about last night's Heroes episode with... like Jorge. Except when he decides to swallow you up into his gaping, sucking jaw and then walks off the stage, taking the suicide just to watch you die. Jorge has that dark side, I just know it.

Michael as Marth: Michael is effective. Marth is effective. Not much more really needs to be said. On a small confined stage, Marth's ability to sweep the air around makes him truly deadly. That doesn't really apply to Michael, but he kind of looks like him.

Josh as ???: I haven't played with Josh yet, so he'll stand in as the random character feature that Nintendo left out by accident. And then you randomly get Mewtwo and curse out loud.

Andrew as Fox: Last but not least, my nemesis, the Fox. For a long time I was completely owned by Andrew's deft control of Fox. But a slight miscalculation or a tremor, and Fox is out-of-control, plunging himself to his own death. So I learned to wait for those opportunities and take advantage of them. I guess trying to compare laid-back, easy-going Andrew as a twitchy, fashion-impaired, cartoon fox doesn't really work.

In the coming weeks and months, we'll talk a lot about LimeSpot here -- more features, fixes and improvements that will transform your life. But expect a bit of a respite... around December 3rd.