[hr][hr][center][img]https://i.postimg.cc/SR52k84p/54b4e63d635603b22d80f72a4ba2be54.png[/img][hr][img]https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/019c02b1-4686-759e-93a8-ec58d0ea6ae8.webp[/img][hr][@Achronum][@Blizz][@Forsythe][@Kirah][@PatientBean][@Trainerblue192][hr][h3][color=AC3EFF][b]Morning - Sat. January 15th, 2039 - Los Angeles, California[/b][/color][/h3][/center][hr]

[@Kirah][@Trainerblue192]: Gideon had [i]no[/i] idea why Andy was bringing up Mount Wundagore right now, when they were busy talking about Mount Wonka for Wanda’s stupid detention errand. Maybe she wanted to go hiking? She’d talk about it with her later, she could plan a date in nature if she wanted - maybe they could sword fight at the top of a mountain and then enjoy some time together away from prying eyes. Gideon could eat. 

“Yeah, the sisters loved those movies,” she said with a shrug. 

Chase had said something really long, and to be honest, she had completely tuned out after the first sentence. That name was [i]far[/i] too long. “Imma just call him Artie, okay? No one has the time to be saying all of that. I think I got gray hairs just listening to you rattle that all off.” And then, they left as quickly as they’d shown up anyway, and Gideon was itching for a sword in her hand and an opponent to beat the shit out of. She had no idea what it meant to not have a shadow but she didn’t care. Without her sword, her skin felt like it was crawling.   

Back at Chase’s room, nothing had really changed since the last time Ben and he had retreated here. Chase’s roommate had yet to return to the room, so they had it to themselves for a bit of privacy for the moment. 

[@PatientBean]: The Jessies waved at Millie in unison as she left, her eyes darting from side to side in search of an escape. They didn’t seem to pursue her, instead going back to talking amongst themselves, as if they were any ordinary friend group of teenage girls. And as she backed away, one tent in particular would stand out to her. It was small, large enough for maybe three people at a time. The fabric was red, with purple and gold trim, and there was a small sign pinned to it that read [i]“Sorry, Magical Disturbance - Tarot Readings Postponed until Further Notice.”[/i]

Of course, what caught her attention was not the sign, but instead the glowing light coming from underneath the entrance flap, and the sudden wind that seemed to have picked up only in its immediate vicinity. 

[hr][hr][center][h3][b][color=ed1c24]Percy Novikov[/color][/b][/h3][img]https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/019b29ec-87e6-745e-afed-c64ed081c458.webp[/img]
[hr][b][color=ed1c24]Location:[/color][/b] Margaret Carter - Winter Festival 
[b][color=ed1c24]Magic Items:[/color][/b] Mystery watch from Agatha Harkness, Dorian sex bracelet
[b][color=ed1c24]First Day Fit:[/color][/b] [url=https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/019c0287-4435-7608-82b5-0b29272f9040.webp]Black Hoodie, Jeans, and Vans[/url] [hr][/center]

Percy’s phone buzzed four times in succession - he pulled it from his pocket, hopeful to see a text from Dorian, but his spirits sank. There were three from Leah, shockingly legible for her, and then one… one from Chase. He stared at that message for what felt like a small eternity, completely lost as to what to say or do… So he panicked, intending to swipe away from Chase’s message to answer Leah’s, only to accidentally hit the emoji keyboard and hit send on his most frequently used emoji in a message to Chase - 

[hider=@Trojan Horse]❤️[/hider]

He didn’t notice the message that had sent, already drafting a reply to Leah - and he had it halfway sent, about to inform her that he was physically uninjured, only to hear his name called out. His head snapped up - it was his actual name, too, [i]Novikov[/i] instead of [i]Novikova[/i]. His boyfriend had flailed his way over the edge of the rink, landing in the snow and then scrambling up from the ground, rushing over towards him. He froze where he was standing, guilt and shame suddenly drowning him. Dorian was worried? Of course he was worried. He was his boyfriend. They loved each other. And he wanted an explanation, he wanted to know why… why Percy had been the one to abandon him, to run away and not say a word. He’d been so fixated on the lack of message from Dorian, from his boyfriend not rushing off after him, on what he was going to do about Chase that he hadn’t considered how his actions would make Dorian feel. 

So as Dorian hugged him, he crumbled into him, somehow managing to produce fresh tears. He held onto him like he was afraid he’d disappear if he let go. [color=ed1c24]“Je suis desolé,”[/color] he mumbled into him, sniffling. He hated how much he’d been crying lately. He hated feeling like he was liable to shatter and break at the slightest inconvenience. [color=ed1c24]“I-I saw him… saw him in a fight and… I freaked out. I couldn’t control my powers, I appeared on a bench over there,”[/color] he gestured in the general direction with a nod of his head, before burying his face back in Dorian’s chest, [color=ed1c24]“and I just…  Я сидела там и плакала.”[/color]

He was suddenly very scared that Dorian would still be upset with him - that this was going to be too much, that he had asked too much of him, and his body shook. He wished that he could just offer to wear the power dampener bracelet without Dorian needing to wear his, that he could shut off the teleportation so he wasn’t so much of a flight risk. And he wished that he had the courage to go to Sabine and ask her to erase all memories of Chase from his mind, so he could be the happy boyfriend Dorian deserved right now, and not… not this mess.

[color=ed1c24]“D-did you still want to go ice skating?”[/color]

[hider=Translations]French - 
Je suis desolé = I am sorry 

Russian -
Я сидела там и плакала = I sat there and cried[/hider][hr][hr][center][h3][b][color=42A9FF]April Kingston-Gray[/color][/b][/h3][img]https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/019b2a42-176d-736d-87cd-e80ef331aa59.webp[/img]
[hr][b][color=42A9FF]Location:[/color][/b] Margaret Carter - Stark Hall Roof
[b][color=42A9FF]Magic Items:[/color][/b] Kingston-Gray Bracelet, River Styx Water, Hair Dying Comb
[b][color=42A9FF]First Day Fit:[/color][/b] [url=https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/019c0288-fffb-75e9-a893-c52428fffbb6.webp]Denim jumpsuit and shorts[/url], [url=https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/019c0289-6076-72bb-aa81-e8cae051d70b.webp]pink streaked hair and orange tinted sunglasses[/url] [hr][/center]

April frowned as they considered the problem they had with live streaming everything. Danni needed his hands to hold onto them and Amelie, Amelie didn’t have opposable thumbs, and April would need their hands both to hold onto Danni and to create the ice ramp, as they weren’t very good yet at using their powers without a physical component. If they had some extra appendages like Appa, then this problem would be easy! [color=42A9FF]“D’you think this is part of why Pa got with Appa - since he can always hold up the phone to film and has extra hands?”[/color] April then shook their head. [color=42A9FF]“We need a way to, like, strap it to our heads or something… But I will get brain freeze if I glue it to my head with ice and you def would suffer and your flames can’t hold it and Amelie is too baby to hold it but…”[/color]

They stopped considering logistics, though, as Danni put his phone in their face, showing some messages in a group chat called the Round Table. Their jaw dropped as they read the texts quickly - as they saw that Andy had already punched someone and school had barely even started yet. But not just someone, someone Danni was friends with - who was now (understandably) upset and bailing on hanging out… [color=42A9FF]“Shit, already? Maybe we should take Andy to one of those rooms where you can go wild and break stuff, let out some of that anger.”[/color] 

However, it was what Danni said next that made them uncomfortable - as he talked about what he would do if his face had been punched in, how he’d lose his mind and end up on a [i]Kingston-Grey grippy sock vaca round two: electric boogaloo[/i]. They forced themself to laugh, but it didn’t meet their eyes, and a thin layer of ice condensed on their fingers like gloves. So when Marlena came up behind them with a pick up line, April practically yelped, jumping in surprise. 

[color=42A9FF]“Uh, y-yeah! What… what Danni said!”[/color] April felt absolutely tongue tied. They didn’t want to date Marlena, but that didn’t stop their heart from beating quickly every time she was around, and their brain from short circuiting. She was so incredibly hot - easily the hottest person April had ever seen. [color=42A9FF]“You might want to be careful around the snow since… since you’re so hot!”[/color] 

Their face was bright red, as they practically threw themself into the inner tube Danni had gotten for them. Maybe crashing at 200 mph wouldn’t be such a bad thing.