[hr][hr][center][img]https://i.postimg.cc/SR52k84p/54b4e63d635603b22d80f72a4ba2be54.png[/img][hr][img]https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq8b9dRaf2Zv1AQ0fikA7gzt01DMioNslCQzQ8rLL2VrnjnjkLbhvI0tUPhycYMhj8o5itQg9caavnZebD31dlNau-9Y-cv1H7HiMAK6ErHDLtYdykQ1uZ3EklNnNG3gsaZPLXbN8AM5lS/s1600/tumblr_oiyxqzUGeY1r3ifxzo2_400.gif[/img][hr][@BlueSky44][@Nallore][@Trainerblue192][@Achronum][@PatientBean][@Forsythe][@Blizz][@Kirah][@Natsu][hr][h3][color=AC3EFF][b]10:40 PM - Tue. November 23rd, 2038 - Margaret Carter Institute[/b][/color][/h3][/center][hr][hider=Trick or Treat 2023 Records][list][*]Mary Sue - Trick - Her backpack was stolen in the library! She'll have to replace her laptop/books/etc. [*]Vicky - Trick - Through a misunderstanding with a teacher (Usagi) Vicky has detention for the entire month of November [*]Sabine - Trick - someone hacked Sabine’s socials and put up some disgusting, bigoted content pretending to be her [*]Andy - Treat - Magneto sends her a gift, it’s a pair of vambraces that fit her perfectly, they’re made out of an unknown material and can deflect bullets and the like [*]Zari - Treat - On Halloween morning, Zari also gets a present from her family. It’s an enchanted tool belt. Whatever tool she needs if she reaches for it, it’s there [*]Leah - Trick - After the Monster Mash when Leah returns to her room, there is a postcard on the wall from Oslo. Written on it is her birth name. Nothing else. [*]Dorian - Treat - On Halloween day, Dorian’s father sends him a ~spooky~ gift. It’s a mini dinosaur! And by mini I mean like 6 inches tall. But it’s alive! [/list][/hider][hr][@Forsythe]: For a brief moment, Vicky managed to suspend her consciousness - to be both active within the Framework and present within her own body. But then that control was lost, as if a partition had been forced into existence. Perhaps it was one of the Framework's safety measures. Or perhaps the tech was simply that advanced, enough to know that she had split her faculties, and remedied it. The reason as to why ultimately didn't matter as much as the outcome - that Vicky was fully within the Framework whether she liked it or not. [@BlueSky44]: Zari did not wake up. [hr][hr][center][h3][b][color=42A9FF]April Flynn[/color] & [color=ed1c24]Percy Novikov[/color][/b][/h3][img]https://64.media.tumblr.com/d1723ee57b9df2da0b9489e9cee7a408/90f917e93b713a17-04/s400x600/d38c484659a7a81a4da2f137683399e7922fc1ea.gif[/img][img]https://64.media.tumblr.com/c5fd185b1383ac276645e96aee6a1e2b/tumblr_ppyt6xJngk1y7ovxuo1_400.gif[/img][hr][b][color=42A9FF]Location:[/color][/b] the Framework [b][color=42A9FF]Skills:[/color][/b] N/A | N/A [b][color=42A9FF]Fit:[/color][/b] Framework Suits [hr][hr][/center] April had mentally shrunk inwards at Leah's response to her question about the break - she knew that Leah didn't travel for those, she had meant that they'd be getting a break from the near constant studying and work that they'd been forced through since the Monster Mash. But the moment to explain herself, to apologize, had passed. Her face was bright red even now inside the Framework, the sensors translating her embarrassment. [i]"Okay, everyone, loading in the programs now. Good luck!"[/i] Ed's voice boomed all around them - and then suddenly, their surroundings shifted. It was like the arena had glitched, falling away and snapping back, replaced with a narrow strip of existence, almost like a hallway. Charming music played in the background, a theme intimately familiar to April - music she'd hear from her dad gaming most mornings as a little kid. She looked down at her hands and gasped in surprise - they were pixelated, two dimensional. Her outfit had changed too - she looked like a color swapped Princess Peach, or a retro Rosalina. All around her, similar things had happened to her peers, making them look like Mario characters - [center][youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTa6Xbzfq1U&themeRefresh=1[/youtube][/center] They were inside a Mario game. And a small pack of goomba were coming right at them. Meanwhile, Percy was speechless for a moment, taking in his surroundings - and his outfit. He was put in a little blue vest with no shirt and white shorts, and there was some sort of massive dome on his head. He instantly crossed his arms, covering his chest in an attempt to preserve his modesty. [color=ed1c24]"Ed, you loaded [i]Super Mario[/i]!"[/color] Percy hissed, more pissed about the alterations to his clothing and physical appearance than anything else. [i]"Oh, I know,"[/i] Ed answered with a slight laugh. [i]"Just so you know, I've removed the safety controls. If you die in there, you'll die in real life... and one last thing? Call me Arcade."[/i] [color=ed1c24]"Seriously?!"[/color] Percy clenched his hands into fists, rotating them as he tried to access the emergency override - to forcibly eject his consciousness from the Framework. But nothing happened. There was no response - Ed - [i]Arcade[/i] must have seen to that already. He quickly glanced around the group assembled, trying to suss out the powers at their disposal. Someone had to be able to get them out of here. His gaze landed on Dorian. [color=ed1c24]"Can you shift and eject yourself out?"[/color] Percy proposed. The goombas were about to collide with the group - [i]someone[/i] needed to jump on them and fast. And up ahead, not too far, were a variety of flashing blocks - and three enticing green pipes. [hider=Perception Roll Results]People who notice Zari isn't there: -Dorian -Andy -Vicky -Diana People who do not notice Zari isn't there: -April -Percy -Danni -Mads -Mary Sue -Sabine -Leah -Zelda[/hider]