In which anonymous Tipster reports mysterious Figure.

Last night, around midnight, I saw a mysterious figure putting up these posters around campus. When I asked her what they were all about, she said that she likes to "jump around the roofs of Hartley" and is looking for a sidekick to accompany her. When I asked her how she even got up there, she said "I have secret ways that I can't tell you unless you end up becoming my sidekick." Then we had the following dialogue:

Figure: It's hard because, well, the problem is that your sidekick really has to be just a little bit less attractive than you are.

Tipster: Is that why you're requiring pictures? To make sure they're uglier than you?

Figure: Maybe.

Since then, every single poster that I saw has been taken down. It is possible that there are others that I have missed, but last night, I saw three different ones that are now gone. I don't know if this implies an overwhelming interest, or a change of heart on the part of the post-er, or that the pre-existing Ninjas are upset by the prospect of competition and have sought to discourage it. Perhaps this is simply the business of the night.

See also: Hartley, Mystery, Ninjas

Ninjas on campus! Bwog tipster Shannon Donnelly marvels:

As I was crossing College Walk at 6:30 this evening, I came across at least a hundred Martial Arts blackbelts. They were all lined up in their white uniforms and black belts, looking very fierce despite the persistant rain. Because I don't have the Zen training necessary to stand in the rain without whining profusely, I didn't bother to ask anyone what was going on, so I've decided to simply assume PrezBo has answered Columbia's collective prayers and hired us a standing defense army of ninjas.

Alternatively, Bwog suggests that Columbia Security officers dress in black pyjamas and carry swords. Hi-YA!

Update: One more in the know has informed us that the ninjas were actually a bunch of Seido Karate students in their annual Saiten celebration. But close enough.

Overheard: "I think it's the class of incoming freshmen."

More photos after the jump.
See also: College Walk, Ninjas

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