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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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[ oh, she really is a counselor to be speaking to him like that. he raises a brow before ignoring her, eyes looking off into the distance as he contemplates whether to answer or remain quiet. ]

I don't care for the rules of this place.

[ he only does what he wants, and she knows this, shadow is one of the bad kids who will get his work done if it's given to him. aside from that, he's not doing anything that suggests sleeping at an organized bedtime from those given an authoritative role.

what follows is a sigh. ]

Has something happened for you to be out late?

Maybe. If you actually know anything about archery.

[ He's willing to put up with a lot if he can actually learn something out of it. ]

[ that earns him a cross of his arms and the hedgehog looking off to the side. ]

Hmph.

[ as if he needs to prove his worthiness as the ultimate lifeform through playing games. he won't let the other win the verbal war, but he does follow up on the piece of conversation that has something to do with him. ]

And where is the danger that you need me to protect you from?

[ where is the answer to that question!!! ]

[Antigone's steps are quiet, but they hum a soft acknowledgement to signal their proximity, and should Shadow look over his shoulder, the unopened juice box is held out. take it or leave it, jerk.

themself, they're not saying much at all, still kind of trying to rewire themselves after the hype and crash and afterward, wondering how much they should tense up on their toes to do a surprise dodge. hard to say, harder to plan.]

[little arms flap out.] I don't got the body of a professional, but I have eyes.

[they step into his space and nudge at his foot with their toes.] Point your foot this way. More than--yeah. Gotta be more up on your toes, but not like tiptoe.

N'don't tense your shoulders so much, it makes shit harder. Stuff harder. [fuck, stop cussing! be a good girl!

they walk away several paces and turn around.]

Draw n' lemme see!

Okay, okay, sheesh. Could stand to be nicer about it, guy... [they shove the sandwich in their mouth anime girl-style so they can grab up the other things, mumbling with their mouth full:] Gnot lyg I frggn' knewabbouddit...

[they shimmy themselves to the edge and slide off onto their toes, padding a wide berth around his skinny legs, a side-eye on where the knife is and what it's doing. see? they've removed themselves.

just not the crumbs.

or the fur.]

Kind of hard not to be tense; I don't use these muscles that often!

[ Popp makes a few surprised noises along the lines of eh? what? When the mouthy little critter starts shoving him around, but this is not the meanest teacher he's had, and the instructions aren't even that demanding. Deep breath. Aim, release-

The arrow whistles through the air and bounces off a tree trunk. He's not sure whether to be pleased by the improvement or embarrassed that this can be considered an improvement. ]

It seems so. My group were assigned a set of tasks. [His group are all weirdos, him included. He turns to face them. Gone is his usual attire. His tye dyed shirt is the colors of the night sky with spots of white like stars.

To be an ass. He tye dyed his shorts too. Darker colors but matching in a pleasing way.] We’re the ‘flamigoes’ and supposedly in charge of security. There’s a chart. I can read yours if you remember what creature is on your cabin.

[ There sure are a lot of these short spiky beastmen - or in this case beastwomen? Beastmaidens? - around lately. This one seems like one of the nicer ones. Even if he's seen her absolutely dominate a dodgeball court or a canoe race by this point, she's not, you know. Intimidating. Popp drops down in the seat across from Amy, leaning over to peer at the cards. ]

Oh, you do fortunes? Can you tell how that Solmara mission is going right now? I don't know any of those guys all that well, but I still hope they're okay, you know?

Edited 2025-05-19 18:42 (UTC)

Shoe dogs...he still doesn't understand, but that's fine, he'll just move on.

"Maybe they haven't found an activity they like yet? What do hedgehogs normally like? Ball rolling?" After watching the guy open his beer can, Chu Wenshan looks down on his own, pulls the tab...off...stares at the can for a moment...then pushes it open with a finger instead.

[it at least feels a little better to have someone just as bad as her. maybe that's rude but commiserating is always going to help.]

You know, good thing I wasn't around then. I have a feeling I'd be letting everybody down.

How is this supposed to be fun?

One would think Ardyn might be more upset at looking like he was just cast as the vampire father in Twilight, but honestly? It's a hilarious prank. Well done. It's a teal sort of color he wouldn't have chosen - something pink or red to match his hair, likely - but it definitely does make him stand out as the victim of Wade's successful gag.

"I don't think this is what most mean when they talk about my sparkling personality," he says, turning over one of those vials of (empty) glitter. "But who am I to complain? I was informed this came from you, counselor. Is that true?" Despite the accusation, he's got a small smile tugging at the corners of his lips.

[ It's after one of the fake-outs that Ardyn, the current victim, can't stop the abrupt snort-laugh that follows after he hits the ground. His back aches and he'll pay for it but when has that ever really stopped him before?

Ah, well- He deserved that one even if Cable doesn't know it. Honestly? He'd probably have done the very same thing if the roles were reversed. ]

I learned not to trust you, mostly. Was there another lesson you had in mind though?

[ He may be bedazzled thanks to a glitter bomb prank, but that doesn't deter him from approaching Maria. Maybe she'll find it funny too. Who likes a man that takes himself too seriously, after all? ]

I'd be happy to hear any tale from your home you'd be willing to share, [ he offers. As usual, it's hard to tell if that's genuine or not. To his credit though in being sincere, he does sit down and offer her his flask.

(It does not have water in it, but instead some awful alcohol that smells and tastes more like turpentine than anything.) ]

We could even swap stories and I'll tell you one from my home, too.

[she watches the arrow fly with the aid of Sophie's power and Maria all but pouts.]

At least you can cheat.

[it's absolutely cheating. but damn, she wishes she could cheat, too???]

...

[I mean...it's in the vicinity, they suppose.]

Yeah, uh. Maybe do the "warn before shooting" thing I suggested, too. If you're keeping at it.

[what the hell is a flamingo. can you eat it.

not important. focus, Knife.]

Does any of them say 'Pending'?

Well, yeah, but I think I still gotta hold this dumb bow, though it's not like it's not noticeable I'm cheating, but at least, you know — and my arms are gonna be sore as hell.

(WHINE WHINE WHINE WHINE WHINE)

[ Ardyn didn't need to sleep. Even if he did, it was during the day usually where he wasn't at risk of the sun's ray harming him more than necessary. While he isn't worried about any specters or stereotypical summer camp tragic fate befalling him, he is curious about them. It's when he's falling that he hears someone else speaking to them and feels the need to chime in: ]

Not yet, unfortunately, [ he answers, which- Perhaps that's a bit too glib? Oh, well. He's already said it. ]

The ghosts aren't the most talkative bunch though so, if you mean them, I'm not sure where they were killed. Or why! That's the part I'm most interested in.

Despite a track record of sneaking out of places, Popp considers himself to be more on the side of rules than he isn't. There's a good reason for this one; you could get attacked by ghosts if you wander around at night? That's a great reason to stay snug and sleeping for a good relaxing ten hours!

Uuuugh he's not going to get any sleep if he thinks about someone on his team getting eaten by ghosts, though. A real hero wouldn't let someone get ghost murdered. A faint green light flickers from his necklace as he sneaks out after a snickering idiot.

"Luffy- Luffy, it's the middle of the night, what are you doing out here?!"

He's whispering but managing to sound like he's yelling anyway. It's a special talent he has.

( neither of them look particularly happy about this arrangement; robin isn't fond of finding someone he wasn't anticipating in a space he's stuck in just as much as anyone else, but despite his question - he doesn't know every person who had been assigned to this cabin either.

he's getting behind in taking notes on every new arrival. behind on putting faces to names. it's irritating.

this is all grayson's fault, too. )

Goliath can smell lies. He'll eat you if you do not belong here.

( no he won't. even if the massive beast does make a chuffing noise at the sound of his name. )

The thing is, they made the premise too big. Like, if they'd told me I'm here to earn my second chance at life or something, I'd— well, I wouldn't have bought it, but I'd have given it some serious consideration.

[ Purgatory followed by rebirth or something wouldn't have sounded as out there as "show us your universe is worthy of being saved" ]

But why would I keep a single mediocre human as a representative for however many galaxies? Come on, in terms of goodness, I'd be beaten by a mile by a stray dog.

𝓼𝓸 𝔀𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓲𝓯 𝓲 𝔀𝓪𝓴𝓮 𝓾𝓹 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓪𝓷 𝓪𝓽𝓽𝓲𝓽𝓾𝓭𝓮

(You know what? She hates this. She's much more suited to be in an exorbitant penthouse, drinking overpriced champagne with gold flakes swirling in a crystal glass, after taking a rose-petal bath, but nooooooo. Fucking camp? Seriously? Also, tie-dyed shirts????

This is a nightmare, no, thank you, this is killing her. The first morning is the worst — Sophie Cuckoo is not a morning person, her mood in the negatives, and she's wearing her usual NYX uniform because the high boots are the only ones she has that are remotely okay to wear here, and they don't go well with anything else. Her sunglasses cover her eyes, and her powers aren't 100% until she starts warming them up, as one does.

She should probably change. She will. Just let her, you know. Wake up.

Good luck.)

𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓯𝓾𝓷𝓼𝓲𝓮𝓼 + julian keller (hellion) (cw psychological horror)

(Listen. Just because she is totally not on board with camp, doesn't mean she is not on board with fun, and you know who matches her definition of fun? Julian. Plan's simple, just the combo of his spooky green glowstick telekinetic signature, and some mindfuckery from yours truly, the telepath. Anyone who might be coming too close to the edge of camp on this particularly evening is going to get a bit pranked. Voices that flood their brain, whispers that beg for aid, for them to turn around, is that a... Ghost? Translucid, just a figure that is too remarkably clear, and yet, the seed of doubt is planted on whether it was really there.

Not pictured is Julian Keller and Sophie Cuckoo, shielded from sight and sound, although right there, standing, watching, probably cackling.)

'K, Jules, you're up.

Edited 2025-05-19 23:49 (UTC)

( he knows how to be quiet. damian has managed to sneak up on talia al ghul, when he's really put effort into it. his father, especially when he's this old, isn't all too difficult. but damian doesn't move too far away; he stays close by, cane in hand, and snorts when bruce points out that damian has, in fact, stolen from him.

still keeping to the shadows, he answers quietly, )

You need to stay. The more you push, the more limitations will be placed onto us.

[ The Custodian is in the middle of dutifully making his own friendship bracelet with efficiency, but no visible enthusiasm (he's up to 'FRI' so far on his own). He pauses at Doreen's query and begins to scan the table for an E. ]

...There is one. [ He plucks it out of a small cluster of loose beads, holding it up in something resembling triumph, and carefully holds it out to her on a palm. ]

Do you require...any other assistance? [ please give him directions ]

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