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ArianaBlack · 06-27-2019, 05:19 PM

welp. the mist has made it's way literally everywhere.

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Originally Posted by The Narrator

Early one late February morning, the mist that has slowly been spreading over the grounds comes to a stop just outside the giant double doors leading to the castle. It doesn’t quite hit the door, stopping a few feet away but should anyone try venturing out they will find it difficult to get too far.

The entire castle is surrounded by this foreboding manifestation. Those who have already been inside it know what horrors await.

Might be a good time to start looking into some indoor activities. The outside is no longer an option...unless you dare venture out and risk being lost in this thick cover.

Also, I feel like some of the reactions to the mist should be documented here because it doesn't seem like normal mist...

A few example reactions from the Great Lake:

SPOILER!!: Underthecut

Quote:

Originally Posted by lazykitty

If she'd been aware that she'd hit a fellow Hufflepuff instead of what she thought she was hitting, she would've apologized. She did have a heart, despite what some might think. But the situation being what it was, she simply remained where she was: on the ground (when had that happened?), shaking violently. The flashes of chalk white skin, red lips kept swirling around her. But then something happened....

....one of the things reached out for her.

"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHAAAAAAHH HH!"

She was done, over it and wanting someone to just come save her already! She didn't care that, as a seventh year and a prefect to boot, it was expected that she could fight better than she was just now. These things were absolutely TERRIFYING and she wanted out now!

Hey hey!

Why so serious?

*calliope music*

She couldn't hear Professor Cornish over the voices and music obviously.

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Originally Posted by Cassirin

Absolute babies. Cornish ducked beneath a towering shadow just to his left, definitely a stack of papers or a crashing wave of file folders or something, and he grabbed hold of Calrissian's wrist. She might not like the manhandling, but based on her cowering, he had a feeling she wasn't going to argue.

"We need to run. Pull up your socks like a big girl prefect and grab your classmate."

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Originally Posted by AlwaysSnapesGirl

His panicked scrambling was at least good for one thing - one hand glided over his wand where it had fallen, and Ben instinctively grabbed it.

Another good thing happened as well - or, perhaps fortunate was the better adjective, since there was nothing good about this situation at all.

Archer's scream briefly jolted his mind "awake," in a sense. It was so close, and it was so different from the voices yelling at him, that it allowed his rational mind to take over just long enough to catch a bit of another voice. A calmer tone. His name, another's, come to...

And then the terror was upon him again, the voices somehow feeling louder and worse than before. They were there, they would not leave, they would not stop, they...

He scrambled back in another attempt to get away - and bumping into something. Or rather, someone, though he did not yet realize that it was Archer and Professor Cornish right there.

A few example reactions from The Boathouse:

SPOILER!!: underthecut

Quote:

Originally Posted by ArianaBlack

In case you were wondering, this particular fourth year was still screaming. Screaming bloody murder, actually. It was a great juxtaposition to how quiet she typically sat within her lessons. It was a rather unrecognizable noise coming from one Nina Castillo. Though it didn’t really matter that much as no one could SEE her at the moment anyway. They wouldn’t be able to recognize her even if they wanted to.

The Slytherin frantically moved her head around from side-to-side, arms flailing every which direction. Her heart rate quickened every time she heard a noise from above or one from the water. OH NO OH NO OH NO!!! So many animals lived in the water here. What if the squid came after her or a mermaid or a grinDYLOW. OH MY GOD. She was going to DIE HERE. ”AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!” Again she let out a LOUD wail when something (Eiji) bumped right into her. OH MY GOD WHAT WAS—

… ”....Eiji?” She recognized that tone of annoyance instantly. It was only for that moment that she had taken a break from all the screaming. In that same moment of rest, she had been quiet enough to hear Professor O’Hara again, whose previous instructions she had been screaming over and hadn’t heard. Whoops! Oh wait, what was that? Was Nina was screaming again? HAHAHAH. Yes. Absolutely.

Because suddenly, fear struck her like never before. And if one thought the screams couldn’t get louder? Oh, they were very wrong.

“AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!” Her shrill shrieks pierced through the air. Oh my Merlin. Oh NO OH NO OH NO OH NO OH NO. There were three of them. No, ten. NO, TWENTY. And they were SURROUNDING her. Taunting. Angry. Eager to eat.

Nina Castillo was screaming as loud as a venue full of thirteen year-olds seeing The Dead Kneazles preforming for the first time... if The Dead Kneazles were dying and the concert venue was on fire and everyone was slowly drowning in a gross lake filled with algae. No, she wasn’t just screaming. She was shrieking. At the top of her lungs--which were, by the way, unfortunately filling with (gross) water as her head bobbed up and down. She had to take breaks in between the screams to spit it out. Ew.

In the sudden onset of fear and panic, she had completely forgotten that there were others nearby. All she could do was scream. There wasn't a possibility for escape. They were literally surrounding her. There wasn’t anywhere to go. So much for fight or flight. Nina Castillo was stuck. And she was screaming. And she was crying. And her stomach was throbbing in pain (thanks, Trinetta). And !!!!!! The worst part of all of this was that her mascara was probably running all down her face, the water was probably making her hair look so gross, AND her slippers had gone missing as a result of all the kicking around she had been doing in the water and they were her FAVORITE pair.

“AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH” Breath.

Spit.

Ew. Breathe. Commence. “AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH”

Was someone else talking? Because Nina couldn't hear them over her screams. Whoops. Times. Two.

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Originally Posted by gritandgrace

Eni was terrified. She couldn't move forward to the screams because it brought her closer to them. The things. Their mouths. My god, their mouths were horrible. What do we do? What do we do? What do we do?

Her wand lit, she clung to it like it was her safety. It was her safety. It's her wand. She has a wand. What do we do? What do we do? What do we do?

Don't panic. Don't panic. Don't panic. She repeated to herself as the creatures came closer. Panic. PaNIC. PANIC. PANIC! PANIC!! PANIC!!!!!!!

"Protego Munio!" Eni yelled in her terror. Suddenly a bunch of rocks came flying at her - "Ahhhhhhhh!" - but suddenly stopped before her and began to make a protective wall around both her and the professor like her spell intended. Terrified. Utterly terrified.

Eni heard the screams, she couldn't just stay locked behind a stone wall. She wouldn't be safe there forever, but at least it gave her time to think of a plan. And be terrified. Why can't I shake this?

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Yes, Trinetta, it was him. But the Slytherin was a little too preoccupied at the moment to shout back at her with his usual sarcastic retort and some jab about her stupid locket just becase he could. No, rather than indulging in his frustrations as he enjoyed doing a bit too much, Eiji Rasting was realizing just deep his troubles were. Literally.

After colliding into something, panic began sinking in as his arms and hands could find nothing solid. No dock and not even another whack at whatever it was he had just bumped into. Just wet. More wet. More nauseating moist slapping.

And there was shouting. So much shouting. And...what the actual hell? The professor was going to report them? FOR WHAT? Taking a swim in the boathouse waters? Not exactly intentional, professor. Too preoccupied with staying afloat, the Slytherin could not make out the shrill quiver to the professor's voice. But he could make out an unfamiliar voice that was talking way too bloody much. WAY too much. And then, beyond a reasonable doubt, he could make out the shrieks of Nina...and it honestly sounded like she was being eaten alive by something.

"NI---" Gurgle gurgle gurgle. Down went Eiji under the water, his twig like arms and legs unable to support him above water. Or so he thought. His feet had, in reality, managed to touch bottom a bit ago and when he leaned his head back the water circled around his face just so, covering his ears and creeping across his pale skin to over his eyebrows and submerging his chin. Perfectly capable of breathing...and yet...

....his instincts were telling him to kick, to jump. His mind was racing and entirely irrational. His lungs would surely start burning terribly soon, making him all the more desperate to get to that surface NOW. Despite the want to breathe, to inhale, he knew he couldn't. It would be fruitless to do so and so he could only float there, holding his breath and waiting for someone, anyone, to notice him. Water would fill his lungs, making him heavier and heavier...the terror was setting in, seizing his chest, and despite himself one ~~James~~ Eiji Rasting began to cry while feebly flailing his arms about.

Must get to the surface...must...must...

.............mommy.......

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Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom

Nettie just clutched her knees closer to her chest as the screaming continued. She couldn't completely place that shrill screaming (Nina), but there was someone else here beside Eiji and the professor. And someone else was shouting out protection spells. She was pretty sure it wasn't the same person who was screaming, so that put the count at...five including her? Six? Four? She couldn't do MATH right now! It was too late for those protection spells. They were all dead meat, she was sure of it. They were all goners.

Moments passed, which felt like an eternity, but after a few seconds of pure panic...she hadn't been engulfed in a swarm. A tiny, optimistic voice in her head reminded her that sitting here WAITING for them to get her was not going to solve anything. It was just going to make things easier for them! Biting her lip and hiccuping slightly due to the constant sobbing, she leaned forward and on all fours, started to...slowly crawl forward.

Something kept telling her she was alone, and her motions were futile. Eiji wasn't there. O'Hara wasn't there. Whoever else was talking wasn't really there. She'd been abandoned. She was alone, forever, just like she always was. No one cares about you. No, no, that voice just didn't feel right. She felt like that was a lie. She'd HEARD Eiji, she'd HEARD O'Hara, she knew they had to really be there.

Crawling along slowly, still panicking about the impending doom coming for her...she approached the edge of the water. She could hear splashing around, but couldn't see anything. She could barely see the water in front of her. The screaming had gotten louder, though. Someone else was in the water with Eiji. Ignoring the nagging voice that told her that this was all still a trick of the imagination, she bite her lip and swung her legs over the edge, dropping in to the cold lake a second later.

"Eiji?! EIJI!" she called out. If she knew it was Nina flailing around as well, she would have called out for her too. Thankfully, Nettie was able to swim decently well, despite the fact that she couldn't touch the bottom with her small size.

Don't even bother, they abandoned you, remember? You're all alone...

She shook her head, determined to not listen to the voice that was nagging and NAGGING her to give up and just sink to the bottom. She held her arms out in front of her, spinning around in the water and hoping she made contact with anything...

And hopefully she'd be safe in the water from the creepy crawlies, but the voice was telling her THAT was also a stupid, naive thought...

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Originally Posted by Goblinfrog

Alice felt Eni's back pressed up against hers, even while her hand tightly clutched the Hufflepuff's hand. She heard the girl shout about needing to get out of there and that the professor needed her wand. But how could they when they were surrounded - and even more humiliating, her wand wasn't with her. Being a history of magic professor who was notoriously bad at magic, she rarely felt the need to carry her wand around with her while exercising.

But before she could even begin to formulate a reply, the things with the wands started chanting. It was a countdown. Only one thing could possibly happen at the end of the countdown. She knew in her heart that of everyone at the docks (or in the water), she alone was their victim. She alone would be inflated with air and sent bobbing into the sky like a balloon.

"ENI!!!" she shrieked, turning to the girl with a delirious look in her eyes. "I am losing my mind! You have to get the others and get out of here!"

The countdown continued. Now it was joined by clapping and hollering. Everyone was here. Everyone was watching her. They were all laughing and pointing at her. They were all going to watch her disappear into the sky. And everyone was the wrong age. This couldn't be real. She was going crazy, probably because of that oar.

But then -

Eni summoned a wall of stones. Just like that, the crowd couldn't see her anymore.

Alice let go of Eni's hand and placed both her shaky hands on her shoulders. She tried to clear her mind. "CAN YOU SUMMON YOUR BROOM?"

It was the first clear thought she had had since being hit with the oar.

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ArianaBlack Forum Manager Quibbler & Newbie Mod Ashwinder Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: #6e5f57 \|#ff5470 Posts: 13,708 Hogwarts RPG Name: Alfie Adair Hufflepuff Fourth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Laini Gracae-Ryans Slytherin Third Year x10 x1	doesn't proofread tweets \| #wrongaboutcereal \| #siriusly? \| emo to the extremo welp. the mist has made it's way literally everywhere. Quote: Originally Posted by The Narrator Early one late February morning, the mist that has slowly been spreading over the grounds comes to a stop just outside the giant double doors leading to the castle. It doesn’t quite hit the door, stopping a few feet away but should anyone try venturing out they will find it difficult to get too far. The entire castle is surrounded by this foreboding manifestation. Those who have already been inside it know what horrors await. Might be a good time to start looking into some indoor activities. The outside is no longer an option...unless you dare venture out and risk being lost in this thick cover. Also, I feel like some of the reactions to the mist should be documented here because it doesn't seem like normal mist... A few example reactions from the Great Lake: SPOILER!!: Underthecut Quote: Originally Posted by lazykitty If she'd been aware that she'd hit a fellow Hufflepuff instead of what she thought she was hitting, she would've apologized. She did have a heart, despite what some might think. But the situation being what it was, she simply remained where she was: on the ground (when had that happened?), shaking violently. The flashes of chalk white skin, red lips kept swirling around her. But then something happened.... ....one of the things reached out for her. "AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHAAAAAAHH HH!" She was done, over it and wanting someone to just come save her already! She didn't care that, as a seventh year and a prefect to boot, it was expected that she could fight better than she was just now. These things were absolutely TERRIFYING and she wanted out now! Hey hey! Why so serious? calliope music She couldn't hear Professor Cornish over the voices and music obviously. Quote: Originally Posted by Cassirin Absolute babies. Cornish ducked beneath a towering shadow just to his left, definitely a stack of papers or a crashing wave of file folders or something, and he grabbed hold of Calrissian's wrist. She might not like the manhandling, but based on her cowering, he had a feeling she wasn't going to argue. "We need to run. Pull up your socks like a big girl prefect and grab your classmate." Quote: Originally Posted by AlwaysSnapesGirl His panicked scrambling was at least good for one thing - one hand glided over his wand where it had fallen, and Ben instinctively grabbed it. Another good thing happened as well - or, perhaps fortunate was the better adjective, since there was nothing good about this situation at all. Archer's scream briefly jolted his mind "awake," in a sense. It was so close, and it was so different from the voices yelling at him, that it allowed his rational mind to take over just long enough to catch a bit of another voice. A calmer tone. His name, another's, come to... And then the terror was upon him again, the voices somehow feeling louder and worse than before. They were there, they would not leave, they would not stop, they... He scrambled back in another attempt to get away - and bumping into something. Or rather, someone, though he did not yet realize that it was Archer and Professor Cornish right there. A few example reactions from The Boathouse: SPOILER!!: underthecut Quote: Originally Posted by ArianaBlack In case you were wondering, this particular fourth year was still screaming. Screaming bloody murder, actually. It was a great juxtaposition to how quiet she typically sat within her lessons. It was a rather unrecognizable noise coming from one Nina Castillo. Though it didn’t really matter that much as no one could SEE her at the moment anyway. They wouldn’t be able to recognize her even if they wanted to. The Slytherin frantically moved her head around from side-to-side, arms flailing every which direction. Her heart rate quickened every time she heard a noise from above or one from the water. OH NO OH NO OH NO!!! So many animals lived in the water here. What if the squid came after her or a mermaid or a grinDYLOW. OH MY GOD. She was going to DIE HERE. ”AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!” Again she let out a LOUD wail when something (Eiji) bumped right into her. OH MY GOD WHAT WAS— … ”....Eiji?” She recognized that tone of annoyance instantly. It was only for that moment that she had taken a break from all the screaming. In that same moment of rest, she had been quiet enough to hear Professor O’Hara again, whose previous instructions she had been screaming over and hadn’t heard. Whoops! Oh wait, what was that? Was Nina was screaming again? HAHAHAH. Yes. Absolutely. Because suddenly, fear struck her like never before. And if one thought the screams couldn’t get louder? Oh, they were very wrong. “AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!” Her shrill shrieks pierced through the air. Oh my Merlin. Oh NO OH NO OH NO OH NO OH NO. There were three of them. No, ten. NO, TWENTY. And they were SURROUNDING her. Taunting. Angry. Eager to eat. Nina Castillo was screaming as loud as a venue full of thirteen year-olds seeing The Dead Kneazles preforming for the first time... if The Dead Kneazles were dying and the concert venue was on fire and everyone was slowly drowning in a gross lake filled with algae. No, she wasn’t just screaming. She was shrieking. At the top of her lungs--which were, by the way, unfortunately filling with (gross) water as her head bobbed up and down. She had to take breaks in between the screams to spit it out. Ew. In the sudden onset of fear and panic, she had completely forgotten that there were others nearby. All she could do was scream. There wasn't a possibility for escape. They were literally surrounding her. There wasn’t anywhere to go. So much for fight or flight. Nina Castillo was stuck. And she was screaming. And she was crying. And her stomach was throbbing in pain (thanks, Trinetta). And !!!!!! The worst part of all of this was that her mascara was probably running all down her face, the water was probably making her hair look so gross, AND her slippers had gone missing as a result of all the kicking around she had been doing in the water and they were her FAVORITE pair. “AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH” Breath. Spit. Ew. Breathe. Commence. “AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH” Was someone else talking? Because Nina couldn't hear them over her screams. Whoops. Times. Two. Quote: Originally Posted by gritandgrace Eni was terrified. She couldn't move forward to the screams because it brought her closer to them. The *things. Their mouths. My god, their mouths were horrible. What do we do? What do we do? What do we do?* Her wand lit, she clung to it like it was her safety. It was her safety. It's her wand. She has a wand. What do we do? What do we do? What do we do? Don't panic. Don't panic. Don't panic. She repeated to herself as the creatures came closer. Panic. PaNIC. PANIC. PANIC! PANIC!! PANIC!!!!!!! "Protego Munio!" Eni yelled in her terror. Suddenly a bunch of rocks came flying at her - "Ahhhhhhhh!" - but suddenly stopped before her and began to make a protective wall around both her and the professor like her spell intended. Terrified. Utterly terrified. Eni heard the screams, she couldn't just stay locked behind a stone wall. She wouldn't be safe there forever, but at least it gave her time to think of a plan. And be terrified. Why can't I shake this? Quote: Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie Yes, Trinetta, it was him. But the Slytherin was a little too preoccupied at the moment to shout back at her with his usual sarcastic retort and some jab about her stupid locket just becase he could. No, rather than indulging in his frustrations as he enjoyed doing a bit too much, Eiji Rasting was realizing just deep his troubles were. Literally. After colliding into something, panic began sinking in as his arms and hands could find nothing solid. No dock and not even another whack at whatever it was he had just bumped into. Just wet. More wet. More nauseating moist slapping. And there was shouting. So much shouting. And...what the actual hell? The professor was going to report them? FOR WHAT? Taking a swim in the boathouse waters? Not exactly intentional, professor. Too preoccupied with staying afloat, the Slytherin could not make out the shrill quiver to the professor's voice. But he could make out an unfamiliar voice that was talking way too bloody much. WAY too much. And then, beyond a reasonable doubt, he could make out the shrieks of Nina...and it honestly sounded like she was being eaten alive by something. "NI---" Gurgle gurgle gurgle. Down went Eiji under the water, his twig like arms and legs unable to support him above water. Or so he thought. His feet had, in reality, managed to touch bottom a bit ago and when he leaned his head back the water circled around his face just so, covering his ears and creeping across his pale skin to over his eyebrows and submerging his chin. Perfectly capable of breathing...and yet... ....his instincts were telling him to kick, to jump. His mind was racing and entirely irrational. His lungs would surely start burning terribly soon, making him all the more desperate to get to that surface NOW. Despite the want to breathe, to inhale, he knew he couldn't. It would be fruitless to do so and so he could only float there, holding his breath and waiting for someone, anyone, to notice him. Water would fill his lungs, making him heavier and heavier...the terror was setting in, seizing his chest, and despite himself one ~~James~~ Eiji Rasting began to cry while feebly flailing his arms about. Must get to the surface...must...must... .............mommy....... Quote: Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom Nettie just clutched her knees closer to her chest as the screaming continued. She couldn't completely place that shrill screaming (Nina), but there was someone else here beside Eiji and the professor. And someone else was shouting out protection spells. She was pretty sure it wasn't the same person who was screaming, so that put the count at...five including her? Six? Four? She couldn't do MATH right now! It was too late for those protection spells. They were all dead meat, she was sure of it. They were all goners. Moments passed, which felt like an eternity, but after a few seconds of pure panic...she hadn't been engulfed in a swarm. A tiny, optimistic voice in her head reminded her that sitting here WAITING for them to get her was not going to solve anything. It was just going to make things easier for them! Biting her lip and hiccuping slightly due to the constant sobbing, she leaned forward and on all fours, started to...slowly crawl forward. Something kept telling her she was alone, and her motions were futile. Eiji wasn't there. O'Hara wasn't there. Whoever else was talking wasn't really there. She'd been abandoned. She was alone, forever, just like she always was. No one cares about you. No, no, that voice just didn't feel right. She felt like that was a lie. She'd HEARD Eiji, she'd HEARD O'Hara, she knew they had to really be there. Crawling along slowly, still panicking about the impending doom coming for her...she approached the edge of the water. She could hear splashing around, but couldn't see anything. She could barely see the water in front of her. The screaming had gotten louder, though. Someone else was in the water with Eiji. Ignoring the nagging voice that told her that this was all still a trick of the imagination, she bite her lip and swung her legs over the edge, dropping in to the cold lake a second later. "Eiji?! EIJI!" she called out. If she knew it was Nina flailing around as well, she would have called out for her too. Thankfully, Nettie was able to swim decently well, despite the fact that she couldn't touch the bottom with her small size. Don't even bother, they abandoned you, remember? You're all alone... She shook her head, determined to not listen to the voice that was nagging and NAGGING her to give up and just sink to the bottom. She held her arms out in front of her, spinning around in the water and hoping she made contact with anything... And hopefully she'd be safe in the water from the creepy crawlies, but the voice was telling her THAT was also a stupid, naive thought... Quote: Originally Posted by Goblinfrog Alice felt Eni's back pressed up against hers, even while her hand tightly clutched the Hufflepuff's hand. She heard the girl shout about needing to get out of there and that the professor needed her wand. But how could they when they were surrounded - and even more humiliating, her wand wasn't with her. Being a history of magic professor who was notoriously bad at magic, she rarely felt the need to carry her wand around with her while exercising. But before she could even begin to formulate a reply, the things with the wands started chanting. It was a countdown. Only one thing could possibly happen at the end of the countdown. She knew in her heart that of everyone at the docks (or in the water), she alone was their victim. She alone would be inflated with air and sent bobbing into the sky like a balloon. "ENI!!!" she shrieked, turning to the girl with a delirious look in her eyes. "I am losing my mind! You have to get the others and get out of here!" The countdown continued. Now it was joined by clapping and hollering. Everyone was here. Everyone was watching her. They were all laughing and pointing at her. They were all going to watch her disappear into the sky. And everyone was the wrong age. This couldn't be real. She was going crazy, probably because of that oar. But then - Eni summoned a wall of stones. Just like that, the crowd couldn't see her anymore. Alice let go of Eni's hand and placed both her shaky hands on her shoulders. She tried to clear her mind. "CAN YOU SUMMON YOUR BROOM?" It was the first clear thought she had had since being hit with the oar. __________________ Days of Potter 2023:___________________________ Which Bertie Botts Flavour Are You? You are Lemon! Last edited by ArianaBlack; 06-27-2019 at 05:24 PM.