[hr][hr][center][h3][b][color=42A9FF]April[/color][/b][/h3][img]https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExNmJsb2V2eHc0ZmVqZGwxbmhwY3g0dHpvaW90MDBvMmtmcHo0MzY5cyZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/2URZlHvEIzKjDKY6GJ/giphy.gif[/img]
[hr][hr][/center]	April was startled for a moment, as Skyler sprang to life with a good amount of cheer. On some level, she expected him to attack again - to be upset that they'd beaten him. But it was just a competition. They were just kids. They weren't in danger. This wasn't Arcade. She took in a slight breath, feeling herself steady again. And the way he was caring for the other Hex Girls... it was kind of sweet? She found her guard lowering slightly as she smiled at them. Maybe Sabine was right and they'd cheated. But if they had... they were being really chill about everything. [color=42A9FF]"Yeah!! That would be so cool!! Is there, like, a dress code?"[/color] April asked. Her smile faltered for a moment there. Most of her cute clothes were back in Los Angeles - and the ones not in Los Angeles were in Washington D.C... Not that April intended to ever go there again. She'd have to ask Leah how she got away with never going home during breaks. 

	She then forced the smile back on her face. [color=42A9FF]"We gotta run, things to do, but um - here's my number! You actually seem pretty cool? I'm um - I'm April, but you, you know that. See you around!!"[/color] She recited her number, gave an awkward wave to everyone, before sprinting off after Sabine. She caught up with her pretty quickly, letting Sabine lead the way as they exited the arena. It was in the same weird pocket dimension that Strange Academy was in - finding one's way around wasn't always intuitive. [color=42A9FF]"So we're going to their hotel - which hotel is it? But... Why would they stay at a hotel when they have their own dorm at the school, right? Unless you think they wanted to take the drugs offsite, so that way they wouldn't get caught?"[/color]

[hr][hr][center][h3][b][color=ed1c24]Percy[/color][/b][/h3][img]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/0d04ff5a895e75532634abb96f2f204f.jpg[/img]
[hr][hr][/center]	Percy faltered for a moment, frowning sharply as Dorian called him [i]Percival Novikova[/i]. Hearing that name was akin to the sound of fingernails dragged across a chalkboard. His name was Percy Novikov. Nothing more, nothing less. Novikova was incorrectly gendered, and Percival was overly fanciful. If his name were to be extended, he knew that his mother Maria's intention had been to name him after Percy Jackson - who was, in turn, named for Perseus. So if anything, Dorian ought to have said [i]Perseus Novikov[/i]. Or if he insisted on editing his name, then the surname could be changed for [i]Novikoff[/i], an Americanization but an adequate one nonetheless. Perseus Novikoff was annoying. Percival Novikova was infuriating. 

	His eye twitched. The bully accusation wasn't any better. He'd been bullied severely at his old school, and when he'd arrived at Margaret Carter, it had seemed like things were going that way again with Danni and Dorian. One boy in particular had been particularly brutal to him in middle school. If Percy ever saw him again, he'd kill him. 

	[i][color=ed1c24]"Fine,"[/color][/i] Percy forced out, almost a growl. 

	Andy handled Tatiana though. Only Ava and Wil were left - and Percy wasn't going to hit his boyfriend. So he turned to face Ava, holding her own mace. [color=ed1c24]"I am going to attack you now. This is not me bullying you,"[/color] he informed her, his voice clipped, as he swung her mace and struck her in the side of the head. 
	
[hider= Percy Round 5 to 6 Stats]Percy:[list][*]Health: 30
[*]Focus: 20
[*]Karma: 2 
[*]Notes:[list][*]Edge on skill if it fails the first time.
[*]Doesn't gain Trouble from being Demoralized
[*] Percy has +1 to Logic Dmg Multiplier and ats +1 to all Logic checks minus attacks.
[*]Percy has reactions : Blink, Blink Together, Time Blink[/list]
[*]His Turn [List][*]Percy makes a melee attack on Ava.
[*]Percy rolled 5 + 3 + 2 + 3 (Melee) = 13 vs 12 (Ava Melee). Percy deals 3 × 2 (-2 Ava DR) + 3 = 3 damage[/list][/list]
[/hider][hr][hr][center][i][b][h3]The Stands[/h3][/b][/i][/center][hr][hr]	Hope pursed her lips slightly. She felt the weariness hit her again. She knew Cassie had told Vicky about the governmental concerns - and she knew that her daughter was going to do it anyways. Standing in her way wasn't going to help anything. All Hope wanted was to see Vicky happy. If Vicky was going to take those risks, then she would do what she could to help. Besides, she was older now. Proven technology - not something brand new anymore. 

	"Vicky... There is nothing you could do or say that would change the fact that our home is [i]your[/i] home - that our family is [i]your[/i] family. I'm your mother, no matter what." As much as everything Vicky was saying was killing Hope. As much as she felt like she was drowning. She put on a brave face. That was what parents did when their kids were hurting, when they were in pain.