User blog comment:Ralok/Ask Me Your RVB Questions/@comment-2135507-20100901023458

The knew it was simulation, Sarge gave reference to it in Relocation. They did NOT know however, that it was a practice for Freelancers. They were just playthings. they also didn't know they picked everyone due to bad test scores. They thought it was all simulations that they went beyond with there adventures, when actually what they thought was not part of the simulations was.