[hr][hr][center][img]https://i.postimg.cc/SR52k84p/54b4e63d635603b22d80f72a4ba2be54.png[/img][hr][img]https://thumbs.gfycat.com/ActiveThoughtfulJaguar-size_restricted.gif[/img][hr][@BlueSky44][@Nallore][@Trainerblue192][@Achronum][@PatientBean][@Forsythe][@Martian][@Ogobrogo][@Blizz][@Ever Faithful][@Kirah][@Natsu][hr][h3][color=AC3EFF][b]12:00 PM - Mon. Sep. 13th, 2038 - Margaret Carter Institute[/b][/color][/h3][/center][hr] It's the first day of school at Avengers Academy; students moved in over the weekend and have settled into their dorms. The campus had been full of crying parents, some of them famous heroes, others ordinary people. The wealthy students made their way on helicopters and private jets; whereas the students without as much might've taken a bus or a car. No matter what though, campus doesn't truly feel alive until the start of the year carnival. Put on by the faculty, it's a celebration for the beginning of the school year - and meant to help ease the homesickness and nerves students might be experiencing. Tomorrow, students will be auditioning with their powers in front of the faculty - primarily, those serving as coaches for the thirteen teams Avengers Academy will assemble to compete in the Contest of Champions. For the past two years, the Young Avengers have won the Contest of Champions and there's no real reason to assume that they won't do it again. But just in case, the Academy wants to make sure the other twelve teams are as strong as they can be. The top prize is one million dollars, but more importantly, major superhero teams like the Avengers tend to have scouts present at the matches, to determine what promising young heroes might one day join their ranks. Because whether or not the students want to be a hero, that is the ultimate goal of Avengers Academy - to make new champions who can protect those who cannot protect themselves. They aren't trying to make well adjusted accountants or lawyers or doctors with emotionally healthy, trauma free lives. The worst case scenario for the school wouldn't be a student going into super villainy - no, it would be to amount to [i]nothing[/i]. They don't put that on the brochures. [hider=Housing]As there are roughly 80 students enrolled in the high school level at AA, they all live together in one gigantic dorm building called Stark Hall. The first floor features the dining hall, the second floor laundry and study spaces, and the subsequent floors are for student housing. Each room is spacious, containing two beds, two dressers, two desks (and chairs), a closet, a mini-fridge, and a private bathroom. Students can pay extra to have a TV in their room. Triples, of course, will be larger and have three of everything instead of two. Floor Three - [list][*]Faculty Member in Charge - [url=https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Greer_Nelson_(Earth-616)]Tigra[/url] [*]Uniform Trim Color - Green [*]Occupants [list][*]Room 308 - Eli Bradley and Teddy Altman [*]Room 309 - Tommy and Billy Maximoff [*]Room 310 - Diana Novikova, Zelda Flynn, and Rory Serrano-Moore[/list][/list] Floor Four - [list][*]Faculty Member in Charge - [url=https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Jonathan_Hart_(Earth-616)]Jack of Harts[/url] [*]Uniform Trim Color - Purple [*]Room 401 - Mary Sue Sullivan & Ardere Terrene [*]Room 402 - Sabine Bassard and Leah Jordan [*]Room 410 - Kate Bishop, America Chavez, and Cassie Lang[/list] Floor Five - [list][*]Faculty Member in Charge - [url=https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Brunnhilde_(Earth-616)]Brunnhilde[/url] [*]Uniform Trim Color - Blue [*]Occupants [list][*]Room 501 - Andy Gallio-Lensherr and Phan Le Chi Mai [*]Room 502 - Zarina Raynordattir and Victoria van Dyne[/list] [/list] Floor Six - [list][*]Faculty Member in Charge - [url=https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Angelica_Jones_(Earth-616)]Firestar[/url] [*]Uniform Trim Color - Red [*]Occupants [list] [*]Room 601 - Percy Novikov & Teddy Thompson [*]Room 602 - Dorian Gray & Danny Kingston [*]Room 603 - Madalyne Crane & April Flynn [/list][/list][/hider] [hider=Carnival Activities] [b][color=AC3EFF]Activities -[/color][/b][list][*]Fortune Telling with former professor Agatha Harkness! [*]Giant Chess, where the pieces move per your vocal commands! [*]Dunk Tank - see if you can dunk Headmaster Coulson and other beloved teachers! [*]Sword Fighting - put on by the medieval club, the Academy Knights, try your hand at a (foam) sword in the ring! [*]Virtual Reality Duck Season - [i]sponsored by Stark Industries[/i] [*]Facepainting! [*]Take a photograph in a fun costume - put on by the drama department! [*]Spin the wheel and get a prize! [*]Test your strength - how many minivans can you carry? [*]Archery - overseen by Archery Club president Kate Bishop! [*]Trivia - compete against your peers to win prizes! [*]Hook a duck - the classic carnival game! [*]Try to lift Thor's hammer - [i]the Margaret Carter Institute graciously thanks Thor Odinson for loaning Mjolnir to us for the day[/i] [*]Food - funnel cakes, hot dogs, pizza, scones, lemonade, pretzels. If you want it, we have it! [*]The carnival will close with a performance by a surprise musical guest! [/list][/hider] [hider=Hot Gossip][center][h3]☕☕☕ ~ The Hottest Tea at Avengers Academy ~ ☕☕☕[/h3] [i]It's time to spill and after summer break, boy, there's more than enough for everyone... [/i] 💅 Power couple Kate Bishop (Hawkeye II) and Tommy Maximoff (Speed) BROKE UP! Either he cheated on her or she cheated on him - or maybe both??? 💅 Jeanne Foucault (Finesse) was EXPELLED for blackmailing a teacher! No one's sure who, but there are wild speculations - some are convinced Headmaster Coulson is actually a clone of Mister Sinister??? 💅 Mysterious new coach Ser Nemo has no Internet presence! A reliable source tells us that he's actually a robot being sent to infiltrate the school and sabotage on behalf of the Future Foundation??? 💅 The old magic teacher, Agatha Harkness, got offered a (better, bleh) job at Strange Academy - and the person filling her shoes is an ENERGY VAMPIRE??? 💅 One of the trees in the courtyard is actually possessed by the ghost of a mysterious small child - but no one is sure which one? We're pretty sure it's the Wych Elm, it gives us the creeps!!! But who is it???[/center][/hider] [@Natsu]: Your Trick or Treat prize is here! Mary Sue gets hit by a bicycle on her way to the school carnival. She'll have some bruises and a small cut on her arm. [@Kirah]: Your Trick or Treat prize is here! That morning, there was a package outside of her dorm room. It was filled with her favorite snacks and candy. There's a note that says 'xoxo mommy :)' on it. [@Nallore]: Your Trick or Treat prize is here! Poor Diana has a BAD acne breakout today. Yikes. [@Trainerblue192]: Your Naughty or Nice prize is here! That morning when leaving the dorm room, there was a note taped onto the door addressed to Dorian. In messy handwriting, it said: 'i want to wear your skin. <3 luv ur secret admirer' [@BlueSky44]: Your Naughty or Nice prize is here! The first PC Zelda interacts with, she will manifest images of the first fear on their CS. [hr][hr][center][h3][b][color=42A9FF]April Flynn[/color][/b][/h3][img]https://66.media.tumblr.com/1052bc1bcb3589665e860b52b0438829/6e7a80a5565ffc5a-c9/s540x810/f0dea2550169c12bb0369c2b2b93704ed40f4b45.gif[/img][hr][b][color=42A9FF]Location:[/color][/b] the Field (School Carnival) [b][color=42A9FF]Skills:[/color][/b] N/A [url=https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1063984384832704654/1063984564227280957/Screen_Shot_2023-01-14_at_4.54.36_PM.png]~First Day Fit~ [/url][hr][hr][/center] April had been looking forward to returning to school pretty much since the last day of school last year. Her outfit had been picked out weeks in advance, and she had texted pictures of it to both Dorian and Danny for their approval - even though they were in New Orleans and she had been in DC, she wasn't about to go without their expert styling advice. She had spent a good deal of time that summer studying past Contest of Champions challenges, creating a binder where she cataloged just about everything any team had been asked to do, and why they had succeeded or failed. She had forced her parents to critique her audition performance at least seven times, and she was already thinking about what she might wear to junior prom. She knew exactly what she wanted to achieve and how she was going to get there. And it all started here, today, at Avengers Academy at the beginning of her junior year. She had requested to live with the same roommate she had last year, Mads Crane - a real life Sabrina the Teenage Witch. April was secretly hoping that Mads would invite her to dance naked in the woods - witches did that in the movies and it looked like [i]SO MUCH FUN[/i]! And by some stroke of fortune, Mads' and April's room was right next door to the room of her besties, Danny and Dory. April's hair was down and loose today, and her makeup was applied to give a natural look, just with a little more definition to her eyes. She wore her favorite pink crop-top sweater, high rise blue jeans with a belt, and tall textured black boots. Today was the first day of the year, meaning that they didn't have to wear uniforms - tomorrow, though, she'd be wearing the same clothes as just about everyone else. If she was going to land her first girlfriend, she'd have to make a good impression [i]today[/i]. She glanced down at her nails, noticing that the light pink nail polish was chipping slightly on her left pinky. Her eye twitched slightly in annoyance. What was the point of applying base coat, two coats of color, and then top coat if it was just going to chip off the next day?! [color=42A9FF]"Okay, so after we get lunch, I vote we check out the fortune telling tent. I gotta know if we're going to be on the same team this year. And also, when I'm going to [i]finally[/i] get a girlfriend. I can't get to my senior year without having kissed a girl - I'll kill myself first."[/color] April pouted slightly, as the line for the food truck moved forward slightly, and she looked at her besties, Danny and Dory, waiting for a response - but not before continuing. [color=42A9FF]"I mean, not actually, but it would really fucking suck y'know? Ooo and then maybe after fortune telling, we go try out trivia? Or maybe that photo shoot area drama's set up? We could change into costumes or stay in our fits now, I think we look great either way."[/color][hr][hr][center][h3][b][color=ed1c24]Percy Novikov[/color][/b][/h3][img]https://img.wattpad.com/7bef7bb2df2407b7a126ff2d06ce52b3e7841d05/68747470733a2f2f73332e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f776174747061642d6d656469612d736572766963652f53746f7279496d6167652f345144486b5f686c4c417a7949513d3d2d313131333330353138352e313639396563653435346339393531383632303232343135333831382e676966[/img][hr][b][color=ed1c24]Location:[/color][/b] the Field (School Carnival) [b][color=ed1c24]Skills:[/color][/b] Small time-space displacement jumps [url=https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1063984384832704654/1063984616664469544/aidan.png]~First Day Fit~[/url][hr][hr][/center] Percy wasn't necessarily a huge fan of carnivals - somehow, with roughly a hundred students present, there still managed to be lines for just about every activity. He hated waiting in lines. And he didn't want to make small talk with anyone - he'd rather rip out a vein with his teeth. Nor did he feel the need to go track down his sister and hang out with her and her friends - he hated the idea of just being her tagalong. No, he was perfectly content to sit underneath on a bench underneath a tree in the shade, reading a book. He had a pre-translation version of the Iliad with him today, and the ancient Greek was challenging, but he was slowly parsing his way on through it. His StarkPods were in his ears, letting the soft tones of one of Taylor Swift's masterpieces - [i]You're On Your Own, Kid[/i]. Of course, Percy [i]had[/i] to look impeccable - for himself, not for anyone else. He had changed up his usual hairstyling for the first day, going with a messy, tousled look - one that showed off the natural curls that he typically hid. He had selected a white dress shirt with a blue, floral pattern on it - partnered with his black jeans and black crushed velvet jacket, the shirt drew the eye by design. And with the first few buttons of the shirt undone, his bare chest peaking out ever so slightly, the overall ensemble was chic, seductive, and classy all at once - exactly as he intended. He would have continued happily reading and avoiding wasting his time on making 'friends' or whatever this carnival was meant to encourage, had his stomach not begun to growl at him. He sighed, lowering his book slightly as he eyed the line at the food trucks. It was only going to get longer the more he waited. He regretted that he hadn't brought any sunglasses with him - it would've helped to make him look more unapproachable. [color=ed1c24]"We need a new plague,"[/color] Percy muttered darkly, getting up from his spot. More people were flocking towards the food trucks, all probably summoned by a rumbling in their stomach. Ordinarily, Percy would've just walked on over there. But he really [i]hated lines[/i] - so, so much. They tried his patience and he wasn't particularly known for being patient. The air shimmered and there was a slight ringing as Percy thrust himself through space-time, intending on materializing at the end of the line for food - Instead, he reappeared and slammed right into someone. Percy hit the ground hard, landing on his back. As the stars cleared from his eyes, he looked straight up into a dreamy pair of green eyes. The pierced ear caught his attention next. Percy didn't know it, but he had crashed into none other than Dorian Gray - the real life individual, not the fictional character. He was somewhat dazzled. Percy scrambled back up to his feet, flustered and embarrassed - not that he'd allow anyone to tell. [color=ed1c24]"Sorry about that."[/color]