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MISSION 009

⏵ CAMP ETRAYA ⏴
On May 16th, Aurora and the companion bots direct those not heading off to Solmara to make their way to Camp Etraya.

Nestled away from everything else in a large clearing full of wildflowers and redwoods, Camp Etraya is a nostalgic summer camp experience put together just for it's residents! Cabins are assigned, scary stories are told around campfires, gossiping happens among friends on the trails surrounding the cabins - and don't be surprised when something goes awry. After all, this is still Etraya.

While the rest of Etraya is still accessible and will not be blocked off, characters are discouraged from venturing far from camp for too long: Aurora will specify that they are on a mission, and that missions do require participation, but she has intentionally left them the freedom to wander. Not sleeping in their assigned cabins, not participating in events, and staying away from Camp Etraya will end with her having to take more extensive security measures, so please be on your best behavior! The last thing she wants to do is start enforcing boundaries, but she will if she has to.

Camp is set up much like your generic summer camp! Each cabin is named, housing is assigned to characters as they arrive, there are camp counselors, and rotating daily tasks and chores. There are also multiple activities that characters are expected to participate in, and each activity is worth points that goes toward their camp graduation score. This score will be visible on their earpiece, and follows the A-F grading system. We are not be monitoring this, and are leaving character scores up to players. We do, however, ask that you please report your characters' camp grade HERE for rewards and demerits to be handed out after the mission itself.

Cabin assignments can be found here, which also has their roles, and chores assigned to that cabin. Those who are participating in Solmara have received an assigned cabin, too, but their absence toward the beginning will not harm the cabin's ability to compete given how spread out their assignments are.

⏵ WELCOME TO CAMP ⏴

Camp life is meant to instill a sense of belonging, connection with nature, encouragement towards the creative, all on top of a firm foundation of responsibility. Upon arriving, campers will be escorted towards a table of white t-shirts and countless buckets of dye!

Each Etrayan will be invited to make three Tie-Dyed shirts- as well as required to wear one as part of their summer uniform. Camp counselors must wear 80s basketball shorts or cut-off jeans. Campers may wear cargo shorts or a skort. For those with physical limitations to what they can wear, accommodations will be provided.

Here, bonding is the camp runners' priority. They will be pushed into various ice-breaker activities, such as trust falls, two truths and a lie, and Never have I Ever. As the sun goes down, there will be weenies roasting over the bonfire, followed by s’mores and a sing-a-long! With the stars well-visible, it’s off to bed with campers.

Each day after will start much the same: with the ringing of the bell and raising of the flag (Aurora, while unfamiliar with flag designs but an understanding of the concept, has chosen a rainbow flag for the camp. Rainbows make people happy, right?), followed by a meal at the Great Hall, morning assembly, activities with counselors, chores, free time, and then an evening winding down by the great fire. An hour after sun down, campers will be escorted back to their cabins for curfew. Camp Counselors are expected to keep track of their campers, and ensure they're all within their cabins for bedtime. This is part of their grade, too! Curfew lifts an hour before the first bell.

⏵ CAMP ACTIVITIES ⏴

As with most summer camps, Camp Etraya offers a wide variety of activities to participate in. While some of these activities may be mandatory, others are optional. We'll be leaving this up to individual player discretion: perhaps Viktor is mandated to report to arts and crafts, whilst it's optional for Silco to show. Silco, on the other hand, may be mandated to report to the archery contest. Characters are encouraged to participate in a minimum of one camp activity per day.

Below is a non-exhaustive list of camp activities.

Three-Legged Race - You and a partner are tied together at your ankles, and you must race others to the finish line. Those with abilities that would give them an advantage will find that the rope that ties them together hinders those abilities from functioning.
Archery - This can be more traditional, magical, or include moving targets! If you're particularly unlucky, your target may even shoot back.
Softball - What instills a sense of camaraderie better than a bit of team sports? Games will be held on Wednesdays, the field is otherwise available for practice.
Dodge Ball - Standing diametrically opposed to Softball is dodge ball, the bully’s sport. This is a great opportunity to claim dominance or be sent to the Nurse’s Office.
Obstacle Course - You are directed into a large maze with multiple obstacles for them to overcome, such as rock climbing walls, ramps, tires, and nets.
Capture the Flag - Small teams are put together in order to take the flag from a particular bot, whose entire goal is to avoid being caught.
Canoe Race - Canoes are placed into the rivers just off of the camp, and characters must race to the finish line.
Chocobo Riding - Learn how to care for and ride these magnificent birds! Newbies will be taken around the corral, whereas more experienced riders can take the trail around the lake.
Arts and Crafts - Make friendship bracelets, bead lizards, paint rocks, learn origami! Or perhaps you're tasked with putting together an enchanted necklace. Don't know how to do enchantments? Now is as good of a time as any to learn.
Campfire stories - Share scary stories amongst yourselves around the campfire late into the night. If you're particularly unlucky, you may just hear the thing you were just warning others about..

⏵ NIGHT TIME ⏴

Once campers have been put to bed, the counselors can still stay up. Unwind with hidden beers and the strumming of a guitar. Don’t get too comfortable, though, since without supervision, no one is keeping the campers in bed.

After dark, should campers evade their counselors, they can go exploring in the dark. Eerie lights glimmer from the lake. There’s rumors of a headless spectre walking from the archery field to the edge of the forest. Should you behave, you still might hear a scratching at your bunk house window.

And on the very last night of camp, there will be a talent show. Show off your hidden talent and bask in the excitement of wowing your fellow campers!

⏵ NOTES ⏴

Welcome to Camp Etraya! Please enjoy the s'mores and campfire songs. :)

Camp will last approximately two weeks, going from May 16th to May 30th.

For all questions relating to this mission, please refer to the plotting post. All other questions can be directed to the FAQ.

⏵FULL NAVIGATION⏴

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Kirk has his doubts about that but he doesn't care enough to question that more for now.

"You used to be with them or it's always been this volatile?"

Best for you to start on this end here then.

[Jason points out on one end of the rack, some lighter recurve bows]

Easiest to draw from and don't require as much strength.

"Yeah, wasn't too bad. Mostly just re-tightening the strings," Jason says as he sets down some of the new bows. "I'm guessing I haven't missed much?"

1. Camp Bonding: NHIE

Luffy loved games. Luffy loved making friends. So games that helped you make friends? He was in before he even heard the rules. Or well, he didn't bother to stick around to hear the rules.

Pirates didn't care about rules. But that did leave a bit of a problem when it came to the game of Never Have I Ever--it was a game he never, ever heard of. Which means he was left to ask the moment he joined in a circle of players.

"How do you play?" Oh this sweet summer child...

2.Arrrr-ts and Crrrr-afts

Usually camps had structured activities, craft projects you're meant to follow and then everyone goes home with a birdhouse or dreamcatcher made out of hastily glued popsicle sticks. Luffy has never been to camp. He's been camping (you know if growing up as a feral child in the woods counted), but nothing with structure and schedules and rules.

So his birdhouse? Is a wobbly looking pirate ship and a janky looking jolly roger scribbled on a napkin-turned-sail. He tried. He may have ate some of the paste...He's still adding onto it.

3.In the Woods: Day

The woods were like a second home to this wayward anchor, so of course he's going wandering off into the woods in between activities. Among the trees, he can be found poking at bugs (or collecting them), or trying to find some large wildlife to fight (I'll advised for most people). Even if you try sneaking up on him, Luffy's in his element and he'll likely turn towards before you get close, curious and ready with an easy going grin. "Got bored with all the things at camp too?"

4.Into the Woods: Night

Anyone that knows Luffy, knows he's not going to ignore a story about a ghostly spectre or the idea of any kind of adventure. And the counselor's aren't exactly a deterrent on their own either. So he slips out of his cabin, snickering to himself as he starts out into the night.

He doesn't bother with a light source, making him a possible spook to any fellow campers he stumbles on while they're unaware.

Wild Card

Feeling something my starters didn't hit on? Feel free to drop your own chaos.

Oh, I definitely do. Wanna hear about the time I saved my universe? [He pauses looking around them and current circumstances.] The first time anyway.

It involves a shirtless Hugh Jackman and a creepy bald lady who liked to stick her fingers into people's skulls. [He shudders at the memory of Cassandra.] It was very graphic.

God pointedly decided we weren't. Which I'm not mad about exactly, I just wish I'd gotten a less stupid purgatory.

[ He didn't want to die. Solmara had sucked, but it had beaten the alternative— Etraya is better, so in a way he's been moving up. ]

You think this is purgatory?

[ It’s a genuine question. And Carver’s watching close for the answer. ]

[...Actually didn't he mention something about saving the universe last time? Can't fully recall amongst all the nonsense. The information might be...worth something if true, in their current circumstance.]

You really did that? [Or was it actually this "Hugh Jackman" that saved it?]

"My feet are the dogs--" he gestures to his feet and the shoes over top them, which he's half tempted to slip off to be honest. Lucky for the other man and the others around the fire, he doesn't.

"Some trouble. There are few grouchy campers, mostly hedgehogs-- the literal ones, out there. They just don't know how to let loose and have a little fun." He pops open his own beer and takes a sip.

Does it count if they've already broken a bunch of ice?? Whatever, Popp likes chatting, he's not gonna rat him out.

"The Blizzblaze legion; a bunch of those dancing flame guys grabbed onto the cloth part on top and set it on fire. We came really close to crashing in a whirlpool, too - but it turned out all right, we had exactly enough people still conscious to drag everyone else to shore."

It was terrifying at the time, but it makes for a nice campfire story with distance. The marshmallow slowly acquires a nice toasty exterior.

If I had to have an answer, it'd be that. I wasn't bad enough for hell, and there's no way I was picked to represent my universe out of however many billion humans plus whatever other sentient life is out there.

[ He doesn't buy the premise of this place at all, is what he's saying. But he's going along with it because he doesn't have a better option. ]

[ A long moment.

His good eye blinked. The other just stares. ]

You should pick a different spot now.

[ He orders, waving a hand. ] I want it back now.

[ He does not introduce himself. Rude! ]

"Not really." Vax passes a glance over to the bows and can tell Jason did a good job with them. The way they're strung and the tightness of the string should allow them to hold for awhile. Unless someone really fucks up their shot, which is quite possible.

"You know how to shoot a bow?"

Welcome Wagon (closed to Bear cabin)

Summer camp is a staple of her childhood, and that thought alone is enough to put a little wind back in her sails. While she's never been a counselor, herself, Chrissy is simultaneously flattered and nervous about being appointed one for this mission. Sure, it won't be her first time leading a group of people, but there's a distinct difference between being cheer captain and being responsible for a group of people she's not particularly familiar with.

Even so, she's there to greet her fellow cabin mates when they arrive. Standing outside the cabin in a pair of hot pink basketball shorts and a tie-dyed shirt she's knotted off at the hip, Chrissy is all smiles as the others shuffle in.

"Welcome to camp! My name is Chrissy, and I'll be your fearless leader for the duration." She's trying to project confidence, and sure, she might be overcompensating just a bit. But it's fine. This is fine.

After introductions are over and duties are explained, everyone goes their separate ways. Any wayward campers that wander into this one are greeted with a smile and pointed in the right direction.

Camp Life

Chrissy is typically the first one to rise in the mornings and the last one to go to sleep every night, if only because she wants to make sure everyone is getting enough sleep to be well-rested and ready to face the day with a smile.

As a counselor, she'll make herself available to assist with the various ice breakers and activities, as well as generally keeping an eye on the campers at large, even though that's not technically her responsibility. Throughout the day, she can be counted on to provide a smile and an encouraging word to anyone who might be struggling.

While she's not entirely sure what attending summer camp has to do with saving the multiverse, Chrissy is at least willing to give it a shot. If nothing else, it feels like a reprieve after the last mission. Hopefully things will go a lot more smoothly this time.

Either way, she's determined to experience as much of this as she can manage. Which means she'll be making herself available for as many as she can fit into her day while still leaving herself time to plan for the dance nights, cheerleading practices and pep events that she's responsible for. She'll rotate the crafts- one day, she might be painting rocks, and the next, it'll be all about folding origami animals (or flowers, or objects). Naturally, she's always available to make friendship bracelets. Her campers, in particular, run the risk of being gently dragged into some activity or other.

Night Life

When night falls, she'll be there to try to gently usher her campers off to bed, but she's not going to be too rigid about it because as the youngest person in the cabin, it's doubtful that they'll listen to her if it's not something they're already inclined to do.

Some nights, she'll be inclined to join her fellow counselors. She's not much of a drinker, but won't have a problem indulging in s'mores or toasted marshmallows. Other times, she'll skip the group meeting entirely, in favor of wandering the woods, or finding a spot to sit and watch the stars. Anything, really, to put off going to bed for as long as she can manage.

Choose Your Own

[To work out something specific, you can poke my plotting comment here or catch me on plurk or discord @ cornyflake. But when I say this is ota, I mean it's wide open. Chrissy's going to throw herself into this even if it's not immediately obvious what camp has to do with the big mission, so please feel free to hit me with whatever. As always, I'll roll with whatever format people are most comfortable with.]

(Listen, she's cheating, because she too has no arm strength, nor physical coordination for this crap. So, for a while, she tries with the bow, the stance, but it's the telekinesis that propels the arrow — visible with how it's surrounded by pink energy.

Because of course it is.)

Girl, don't ask me, I hate this as much as you do.

(This is too early, kill her, just murder her completely. In her NYX uniform because she can't pair that boot with anything else and make it feel right, it being the only shoe she is willing to wear that is remotely appropriate. Her tired eyes are covered by sunglasses, but hopefully he can feel the burning glare from behind them when he blows the whistle to close to Sophie.)

DP, it's too fucking early to make me wanna shove that whistle up places.

[ Okay, that finally draws a little chuckle out of her. ]

It is not dirty, only - factual, I suppose. There is nothing wrong with... recollection.

[ That's all she'll have to say on the matter for now, hopefully, and she starts getting some beads for the bracelet she will be making. ]

And what would you like for yours to say, Wade? Something simple, I hope.

[ The Bears cabin isn't empty when Bruce arrives - its other white-haired occupant is examining the place very seriously. She's looking at the wiring for the lights, peering into corners and high places, wondering idly if there were bugs or pin-sized cameras of some kind that they could not see.

She looks up from her work when the door opens - and offers a polite smile. She isn't in the tie-dyed shirt yet either, opting to wear the shirt in its original white, cropped fashionably high over the cargo shorts (that she has also cropped.) ]

Hello. Are you assigned to this cabin as well?

Arrival - Cheetahs

[This is too like school. Just without the fancy buildings and defenses, which actually works out well for him~ Dropping his things off in his bunk - save Jiangzai - he gets a lay of the land, peeking around here and there. Eventually he will be drawn to the fire, his arms crossed over his chest.]

I'll start... [He declares, smirking, his dark eyes glittering.] Never have I ever drank tongue tea!

[No, don't ask. You don't want to know.]

Archery + Campfire Stories

[Unsurprisingly a Cultivator is pretty good at archery! Laughing between shots, Xue Yang eventually starts aiming at things he shouldn't.

Like people. Run? Hide? Tackle him to the ground? All are understandable reactions to a madman with a weapon.

Later he will be found around the campfire again - when will he be stopped?! - telling a grim story.]

We chained him in a secret room. He was growling the entire time and making such a fuss! I took his sword from him - what good was it doing him? - and beheaded him. All in one stroke!

[...get this man out of here. Tie him to his bed. He is really bad for morale.]

Bedtime? Screw that!

[As the worst, he surely can't sleep at a decent hour. Sneaking out of his cabin, he avoids the counselors...to the best of his ability...and smiles wildly. The specters are interesting and he follows them, giggling in the pitch dark. No, that's not creepy at all, Xue Yang.]

...where are you going? Did someone kill you over here?

Edited 2025-05-19 12:00 (UTC)

Arrival - Quokkas

[It's cute that they are gathered into groups under animal names. Really, it's adorable. Yet the whimsy of it is growing thin for him. Once again, he and his A-Xu have been separated. What's more, as a result, he is a sole parent! Their little, many-legged chaotic child whimpers - somehow without a mouth - against his chest.]

I know, I know. [He pats the baby's back and exits the cabin, his expression caught between worried and stern.] We'll find him.

[With that said, he leaps into the air and easily climbs on top of the next cabin over.]

If A-Xu was an animal, what would he be?

Activities

[Competitive by nature, Wen Kexing can be found at just about every sporting event. If he loses any of the rounds, he starts back at the beginning, showing little signs of wear and tear.]

Is that all you've got? I was stronger than you when I was ten!

[Because he had to be. He leaves that part out, acquiring as many victories as he can. What? It's good for his ego and as a ~~peacock~~quokka, he surely has a sizeable ego.]

Bedtime

[He does lay down at a decent hour, cuddling his monster as the baby dreams. However sleep just won't come and he peeks over the edge of his bunk, wondering if his fellow campers are equally wide awake.]

Hey... Can anyone hear me? [The words are whispered.] What do you make of this place?

Edited 2025-05-19 12:11 (UTC)

:TEAM KOALA:"

[Open to Cabin Koala]

"Welcome to Cabin Koala" the tall, blonde and handsome man had stated as he stood at the top of the stairs and regarded the campers who he had been assigned to, he'd introduce himself and then give everyone a brief rundown of the rules, as well as the room assignments that had been formulated by Aurora herself and then he told them quite earnestly that if they had any questions or concerns, that they could come to him with whatever was needed.

He would make himself needed as available to the campers in the cabin, and in all honesty he was quite excited by this new experience. He'd been camping but it had always been on royal preserves where safety was tantamount, and most would call it some level of 'glamping' he supposed.

Invariably though, he was a rules follower which means that he was going to be a stickler. But no matter, he would make himself available to anyone in his cabin if they needed him and when not out participating in camp activiites, he would be found doing chores with the rest of the campers in the cabin. Even though a camp counselor, he was not too good to roll up his sleeves in particpate in the dirty work.

:ROW ROW ROW YOUR BOAT:

Man overboard! [ Someone calls, and Henry absolutely does not waste a single moment. In a second he's in the water, diving like a fish and making his way toward the splashing water in the distance, a breast stroke as he cuts through the waters quickly and efficiently. He makes a mad grab to hook his arm around a waist and then makes an attempt to calm even as he starts to pull them in the water. ]

You are safe, just let me pull you to shore. The less you flail about, the better it will be-- this lake water was never meant to be ingested.

[ Henry, the golden retriever of a Prince to save the day. ]

:S'MORES:

[ Henry eyed the marshmallows being folded into graham crackers combined with chocolate, it felt too messy but the copious amount of chocolate seemed like the true definition of temptation, considering that he was absolutely an addict when it came to that particular vice. Maybe it was the marshmellow ooze that came out of the sides. ] Are you sure that the marshmallow is an essential part of the experience, it seems a bit.. excessive?

[ Please, in this you are firmly allowed to show the Camp Counselor what is what; especially when it comes to Marshmallow goodness.

The fact that they were homemade marshmallows also made the s'mores that much better. None of that staypuff for these s'mores. ]

:TEXT:HENRYFOX - to: Camper _____

If I were you, I would get back in your cabin-- you have been caught violating curfew.

WILD CARD

Hit me up with any ideas either via DM, but I can be easily found on plurk at zauberdecke

The Prince is Lawful Good and it shows, it means that he is the perfect fit for a Camp Counselor.

He will be helpful to a fault, he will sit there and assist with your popsicle birdcage, he will get paint splats on his crisp white counselor's shirt while he decorates poster board for the theater productions being staged across the camp, and as he is the Theater Director, he will also show you how to invoke an air of confidence on stage (due to all that Oscar Wilde he's read). But he is also a stickler for the rules and does not mind intervening if it keeps the camp safe. Which if your character is being bad and you want a Counselor to catch them, he can absolutely be used for that.

Henry - Camp Counselor of Cabin Koala
Theater and Performance Coach.
Directs talent shows, coordinates skits, and teaches stage presence and confidence.

Feel free to throw out your own prompt if you are feeling some sort of promp that I haven't listed.

Edited 2025-05-19 14:03 (UTC)

[ Henry has noticed of course that John is very very fastidious-- in fact, he is quite certain that the floor is the cleanest one in all of the cabins. However he decides as Counselor in charge of the Koalas to go out of his way to befriend this guy, perhaps see what he requires in order to be happy and content here at camp. ]

Hello, hi..

[ Henry says this very carefully, he too is not too good at making small talk. He has had to do it all of his life and it does not get easier. He's better when he has a docket in front of him and a list of points with which to expound upon. ] Do you need anything from me, I have noticed that you seem to really like to sweep the floor, which is very great. But, is there any camp activities that you are particularly interested in? I could steer you in the right direction, perhaps find something that you could find gainful enjoyment in?

[ He absolutely talks like an english major. ]

Edited 2025-05-19 13:57 (UTC)

"It's not my usual weapon of choice but I'm okay at it," Jason replies. "My best friend's the expert on this stuff."

As far as assigned chores go, Jason finds maintaining the archery range not too bad. But it's also making him miss Roy.

"What about you?"

[ Carver snorts. ]

Had that thought myself. About the representation.

[ If anyone should've been picked, it should've been his sister. ]

Not like my world's worth saving, anyway.

[ disgust is probably better than indifference because he's always indifference but disgust is a negative emotion where indifference has no emotion so is it really better?

it's pretty late and while they shouldn't be out, shadow remains hidden in the trees as he tries to get an idea of what paths the companion bots take when surveying the area. they're on rotation and he's already committed it to memory. when antigone appears, they'll see no one is around, but shadow'll jump down moments later with a few leaves in his quills. ]

They'll come back through this way in five minutes.

[ this is said casually since he's been on lookout.

it's also why he's starting to move since the other will just follow. ]

There's an area they've already checked we can converse at for the time being.

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MISSION 009

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