alt Hacker NewsSmall clue here too, maybe more subtle:
> explained school director, Rosalina Pfirsich, looking up from her storybook
Pfirsich in German means Peach, as in Princess Peach :D
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rmast • today at 3:24 PM
They’ve also got:
> schoolteacher Yoshi Kyouryuu, mid-way through painting spots on eggs
darth_aardvark • today at 4:44 PM
You somehow identified the last possible, most obscure clue. Mario, Luigi, Rosalina, and Yoshi show up before that.
hapidjus • today at 12:09 PM
There is also ”project leader Mario Idraulico”
Also "project leader Mario Idraulico" (i.e. "hydraulic" in Italian) or "Safety coordinator Luigi Fratello" ("Brother Luigi").