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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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You're used to this, then. It's all new to me. We don't have this sort of thing where I'm from.

[He doesn't know if he really missed out on much either, though. He didn't have many friends as a kid, and this sort of thing doesn't feel like it'd be a place he'd get more, either.]

My parents sent me to summer camp as an attempt to pull me away from experiments and books.

[Kirk shrugs]

It didn't work. Camp isn't particularly fun if you're an introvert.

[ Being Dion's elder means he should be better at meeting his obligations, clearly. The sarcasm slides off of him like water off of a duck. Dion is unmoved. ]

But you do recall your behavior affects the rest of your unit.

[ Should that have been a question? Yes. Does it sound far more like an assertion? Also yes. ]

There should be some bowls somewhere in the kitchen. Grab as many of the large ones as you think we'll need to bring these meals out to them.

[ blaze offers the orders as naturally as they come to her, clearly someone used to others listening, but not so sharp as to feel commanding. as for herself, she's already pulling out armfuls of vegetables—lettuce, carrots, even tomatoes so that she can ferry them to the counter and back. ]

Unit?

[Now there's a bit of incredulity to his tone.]

You mean my cabin? Yeah, I know. They'll be fine, as long as no one starts making a problem out of this.

[ blaze is happy to take another couple of bites of her own burger in that case, accepting that the conversation may come to an end with simply that, so it's a pleasant surprise when shadow speaks up again. give her a moment to swallow the bite she's working on now, and: ]

That's right. During certain incident I ended up in Sonic's world, and that's how I met him.

[ really, she shouldn't have been surprised that there are other worlds that run parallel to hers. ]

Not before this week, no, but some of our castle guard is supposed to be quite skilled with the bow. My attempts have only made my respect for them greater.

[ He makes a great point though. As far as camp skills go, this one has perhaps more potential to be useful compared to some of the other choices they've been given. ]

And you?

[ blaze is about to respond to her first observation—being a clever and considerate girl as she is, it seems natural that she'd understand the importance of their responsibility. though they do more than that, she's on the right track, but blaze's thoughts are stopped in their own as fio voices something more.

... ]

... Yes, I believe we are.

[ as she observes fio to make sure that she isn't doing anything that might injure her. her glove curls into a fist, squeezing tightly.

but fio is but a child, this doesn't seem to be the place for her to voice her complaints—her worries and insecurities. instead, give her a moment, and she'll sigh, shaking her head. ]

If this is the mission that Aurora has given us, then... We should do our best to fulfil it.

[ perhaps it's in the eye of the beholder whether that mission is someone one considers 'fun'. ]

[ Clearly this is some form of training camp.

What other purpose could it possibly serve? ]

Yet evidence suggests we are being observed.

[ Dion is but a medieval man, but even he knows Aurora has ways and means. ]

What is worth putting others at risk?

You get a white shirt and tie it up and dip it in colored dyes and voilà! [He tugs at his multicolored atrocity of a t-shirt he's got on to show her.] Pretty cool, right?

[A voices start to get a little more cohesive, a single female voice getting louder among the whispering. "Shadow." A young girl's voice reaches Shadow's ears, giving him pause as his eyes widen. There's no mistaking that voice. It haunts his dreams, memories from long ago that felt like only weeks had passed for him.

For Dion, he might hear someone else, someone from their home calling out to them. A loved one, someone they cared for, or cared for them.

The voice calls out to Shadow onces more, there's laughter, leaving him frozen in place. Is it really her...? Did she make it here? Is she trapped in the flames? What does he do?

...No. This can't be right. If she was in trouble, she wouldn't act this way. She would show herself and not hide behind these flames. He grits his teeth, sparks coming off his left hand as he glares at these unassuming flames.] What are you?

So mark me off some demerits or whatever you need to do. If Aurora asks, I'll say you were very stern and did your best to stop me.

[And since this conversation doesn't seem like it's going to actually resolve with Dion letting Jayce go, he continues walking. Either he'll be stopped by force, or Dion will give up and decide this isn't worth a physical altercation.]

I guess I can't be sure of anything. [Wade isn't sure of a goddamn thing, ever, Shadow.] But this doesn't seem like their vibe? If you see Aurora or anyone whip out a rod that disintegrates people? You might be onto something.

[He looks around the camp, shoulders giving the smallest of shrugs.] Aside from me making the greatest S'more known to man, made out of two Double Stuff Oreos, a Reese's Cup, and a marshmallow the size of my fist?? No, I don't think so.

I never served, my first experience with a survival situation was Solmara. I got lucky, doctors are useful, even when they only have one working arm.

[ he moves the prosthetic one in a very jerky wave. ]

[...So they got displaced. Like he did. But unlike him, she at least remembers where she came from.] Were you able to go back?

[ Robert lifts his prosthetic arm. ]

I won't be saving any lives by jumping into the water.

[ They're on the same boat there. Robert can swim, hell, he can free dive, but he'd be a shit lifeguard. ]

But I can see if any of my assigned campers is willing to do some rounds by the lake.

See, he can understand wine in the bath (if not bubble baths), but box wine? "Wouldn't the box leak, though...?" The mental image of a wooden crate with wine spilling out of the slats flashes through his mind, and he finds himself staring at his own drink again with his brow furrowed in slight confusion.

"I'm from China. We usually keep our wine in jars there, not boxes." To be more specific, it's ye olde ancient China...

[ Harold is standing nearby with a single packed suitcase, not moving, not doing anything with it. There's more beds than campers, so he's claimed an entire set of top and bottom bunk, standing protectively in front of it. He's still in a full three-piece suit, and it's perhaps the first time he and Jayce have met in person rather than over the network. In person, he has a heavy, uneven gait and a tight composure.

His suit is also, it should be said, artfully classy, tasteful rather than gaudy. He absolutely knows what a mood board is and is not explaining it.

He looks around in muted dismay. ] If I run chess club, do you think I can get a single cabin?

My best friend's an expert archer so I've picked up a few things from him. It's not my weapon of choice but I can get why some like it.

[Being assigned to take care of the archery range has been making Jason miss Roy]

[ Does he have no reason to be out at all? He certainly sidestepped the question.

Well, no matter. Dion is reluctant to use force where it isn't strictly necessary, which means he's now stalking after the man instead. ]

Have you no concern for those you would drag down?

[ A little dramatic, yes, but he is an earnest creature. ]

[Oh. So the TVA would actually go out of their way to eliminate people. Well, he hasn't heard of any reports that Aurora wants to actually hurt them? If she did, what would be the point of keeping them around like this?]

It just...seems too calm after the last mission. [He doesn't mind it being calm! But he still has to wonder if there's more to this than what it seems. An eyebrow is raised as Wade lists off what's in his s'mores monstrousity.]

You can put other stuff besides chocolate and marshmallow in s'mores? [Oreos and reeses's cup do not sound like things you put in a s'more. Everytime he's seen a s'more, it's been the same way, chocolate and marshmallow between two graham crackers.]

[ He merely nods in agreement, not contesting it. Harold even before his disability wasn't a combatant. He can barely bring himself to hit someone with a lamp or to hold a gun in his hand at all; he's not about to put up a fight to a friend who's in true distress coming out of a nightmare. Throwing something is much safer.

There's something tense about Carver, but he can't put together why, and then he just thanks him. Harold assesses him with muted interest but doesn't ask. ]

Believe me, I usually sleep behind two different security systems and multiple locked doors, in complete solitude, [ he says dryly. ] Frankly I might join you out here on occasion if you don't object.

[ Harold is open to being told to leave him alone, but he does think himself so transparently not a physical threat that it may be acceptable to Carver. ]

Oh.

[Jog, jog, jog...]

Where I was before...they joined at age six.

[ shadow looks to blaze, one brow raised before walking over to the kitchen in search of the bowls that she requests. rather than getting normal containers, he comes back with a few that has little carrot shapes on them and other vegetables. ]

...

[ the look he gives her is something of "these?" ]

[ There's no point expressing sympathy; neither of them are looking for it. ]

Ah. You got assigned a cabin? Which one? I rather thought being our medical support was a full time job in itself.

[ Harold isn't joking, and honestly is more grateful that he hadn't been placed as a counselor no matter how annoying it is to be a camper. Being responsible for other people is even worse. ]

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