


Garvey’s mother, Amber Coleman-Mortley, said she was using the outage as an opportunity to teach Garvey about how companies’ problems can affect their stock - Roblox went public in March - and the ripple effects these issues can have on people. “I didn’t really have any Halloween plans before - my only plans were to play Roblox, so that kind of got ruined,” she said.

In Bethesda, Md., 13-year-old Garvey Mortley was also trying to find a way to fill the time. You live, eat, breathe Roblox, so all of the sudden when it’s taken out of your routine, it’s a little bit stressful.” “Your whole life is Roblox that’s all you know. “There is some panic, but that’s normal with children,” she said.
