How can i get a variable from a function?

[targetframed (target)]

i know there’s loads of topics on this but i just can’t seem to get it.

im trying to retrieve my otherplr variable from the top function but im not sure how to do it. i appreciate any help

pickupPlayerEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(myPlr, myHRP:MeshPart)
	for _, otherPlr in ipairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do
		local otherCharacter = otherPlr.Character
		if myPlr == otherPlr then continue end
		if not otherCharacter then continue end
		local otherHRP:MeshPart = otherCharacter:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart")
		if not otherHRP then continue end
		
		local dist = (otherHRP.Position - myHRP.Position).Magnitude
		if dist < 10 then
			print(string.format("%s is close (%f studs away)", otherPlr.Name, dist))
			local module = require(script.pickupModule)
				module.stallPlayer(otherPlr)
				wait()
				module.createWeld(otherPlr, myPlr.Character)
		end
	end
end)

DropPlayerEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(myPlr)
	local module = require(script.pickupModule)
	module.dropPlayer(otherplr, myPlr)
end)

[Bikereh (green_lady)]

does this work?

local currentPlr = nil

pickupPlayerEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(myPlr, myHRP:MeshPart)
	for _, otherPlr in ipairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do
		local otherCharacter = otherPlr.Character
		if myPlr == otherPlr then continue end
		if not otherCharacter then continue end
		local otherHRP:MeshPart = otherCharacter:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart")
		if not otherHRP then continue end
		
		currentPlr = otherPlr
		
		local dist = (otherHRP.Position - myHRP.Position).Magnitude
		if dist < 10 then
			print(string.format("%s is close (%f studs away)", otherPlr.Name, dist))
			local module = require(script.pickupModule)
			module.stallPlayer(otherPlr)
			wait()
			module.createWeld(otherPlr, myPlr.Character)
		end
	end
end)

DropPlayerEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(myPlr)
	if currentPlr then
		local module = require(script.pickupModule)
		module.dropPlayer(otherplr, myPlr)
	end
end)

[3Xp01tME (Sparsrsa)]

just say: otherplr = nil

and then later in the pickupplayerEvent set it to something existing

[targetframed (target)]

hey man, thanks a million for your help. i ended up figuring it out after a while. my way is prolly longer than normal but oh well. ty man!

[targetframed (target)]

ty for ur help bro i got it. i tried that at the beginning but i have no idea why it didnt work. i stumbled my way along and got it to work tho so ty

[Bikereh (green_lady)]

yeah no problem! im just wondering if mine didnt work because it looks the same as my code with the same outcome or am i wrong?