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∎ ETRAYA MODS ∎ ([personal profile] etrayamods) wrote in [community profile] etrayalogs2025-05-16 08:18 am

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

her_own_rules: Babs (Right (...And Yet))

[personal profile] her_own_rules 2025-05-18 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
"You haven't heard about how to tie-dye someone to death?"

Barbara hasn't even looked over at the table or the people.
The occasional shrieking when people slosh the dye.


"And you call yourself trained."
badlydisarmed: (001)

[personal profile] badlydisarmed 2025-05-18 01:08 am (UTC)(link)
[ Robert lifts up a water bottle. A beer wouldn't actually hurt, but he is technically on the job, and even if the job is stupid something might happen. Maybe there's a giant squid in the lake or something and he'll have to treat near drownings. ]

Gotta stay sober, I'd hate to accidentally give someone rat poison instead of a band aid.
fortitudosalutis: (018)

[personal profile] fortitudosalutis 2025-05-18 01:11 am (UTC)(link)
[ Carver shrugs at that, accepting it, and pops the cap. He doesn't like beer but he doesn't hate it either, and the novelty of having alcohol around he hasn't needed to make or steal hasn't worn off yet either. ]

That happened before? Seems like an escalation.
leastdramatic: (Suckers)

[personal profile] leastdramatic 2025-05-18 01:11 am (UTC)(link)
Jason barks out a laugh as he cuddles Haley.

"Good point. I'm lagging behind on my skill set. Practically a dinosaur now," he jokes.
aimsforknees: (19)

[personal profile] aimsforknees 2025-05-18 01:17 am (UTC)(link)
[ A long battle, when it comes to Harold. ]

At least not optional if you want to do well on the mission.

They taught us how to tie knots in boy scouts so you'd think something like this would be easy, but I can't get the hang of it.

[ He's really not sure how to make the thread in front of him look like the one in the instructions. Does it just— work? Should he just go for it? ]
her_own_rules: Batgirl, Fight (pic#17248230)

[personal profile] her_own_rules 2025-05-18 01:21 am (UTC)(link)
"Ancient."


"Decrepit."


Barbara crosses her ankles.

"Maybe that's what this really is: the hint we need to retire."

As though Barbara could ever even figure out what that kind of hint looked like.
The last time she was given one she nearly bashed Dick's nose into his pretty, pretty face.
copsormasks: (022)

[personal profile] copsormasks 2025-05-18 01:23 am (UTC)(link)
Jason shakes his head, his frown deepening.

"I step on one tree branch and it's a lecture," Jason rolls his eyes to the sky. "Let me guess, you're another bat."
leastdramatic: (This should be fun)

[personal profile] leastdramatic 2025-05-18 01:23 am (UTC)(link)
"I thought the hint would be having a nice little home upstate," Jason says.

Not that he really imagine himself doing that kind of traditional retirement anytime soon.
godsandbats: Icon made by <user name=pyrophoric> (pic#17663298)

[personal profile] godsandbats 2025-05-18 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
"Yes," Kirk bluntly says. The last mission outed him so it's hard really deny it.

"You're another too?" he dryly asks.
her_own_rules: Oracle, Babs (Uncertainty)

[personal profile] her_own_rules 2025-05-18 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
[ Barbara is giving the instructions a close, dedicated once over, in no rush. Given that taking her time the first time means she won't have to pick the paper up again. Her memory will trap the moment in amber, and she can pull it up just as this second is when-if she needs it. It gets set down right after, starting to look at string colors. ]

You were in the Boy Scouts?

Aside from ballet, I didn't really do much normal childhood stuff.

[ Honestly, ballet probably isn't 'normal childhood stuff' either. But it's still the closest she got. ]
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Doreen Green | Marvel comics | Quokka Cabin!

[personal profile] eatsnutsandkicksbutts 2025-05-18 01:30 am (UTC)(link)
Early days at Quokka Cabin!
[ To anyone who isn't psyched about summer camp, I'm sorry, but Doreen is now your kryptonite and/or possible arch-nemesis. The thing is, when you grow up with a giant bushy tail and superpowers that your parents would rather keep hidden, you don't get to go to summer camp, and now Doreen is determined to make up for lost time. She radiates genuine enthusiasm like a squirrel-tailed sun, and has somehow already turned her tie-dyed tshirt into a sporty crop top. The second she makes eye contact with someone, she'll break into a sunny, buck-toothed grin and thrust out her hand for a handshake. ]

Hi, I'm Doreen! As far as missions go, this one definitely beats the last one, yeah? I mean, I'll cheerfully retract that statement if this ends up being some kinda death trap, but in the meantime, summer camp!


Camp activities!

Arts and crafts!
[ You just know she's making friendship bracelets and bead lizards. You might notice her picking out beads with letters on them, some of her friendship bracelets have beads spelling out 'U R COOL' or 'COOL DUD' strung onto them. ]

Hey, any chance you have an 'E'?

Sporty stuff!
[ Kayaking? She's into it. Dodgeball? Ok, Doreen might have an advantage when it comes to dodging, but she's doing her best to nerf herself so that it's fun for everyone! (That said, if you also have super strength, come play volleyball with her or something!) Swimming? Heck yes is she ever swimming, drying the tail off is a pain in the butt, but it's worth it! ]

Campfire!
Sooo... full disclosure, I've never done the full 'summer camp thing' before, is this the part where we bust out the guitar and the marshmallows, or the part where we tell scary stories?

Animal tracking!
[ Doreen, perched on a treebranch, cups both hands around her mouth, and makes what can only be described as a series of high-pitched chirps and trills. After a few moments, the treetops rustle, and within seconds Doreen's shoulders are covered in squirrels, who seem to be happily conversing with her. She beams. ]

'Record animal sightings...' check!



Wildcard!
[ PM me or hit me up at [plurk.com profile] sonopants if you have any questions or would like to plot something! ]
copsormasks: (019)

[personal profile] copsormasks 2025-05-18 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
Another roll of Jason's eyes.

"Not really," Jason replies as he continues walking toward the edge of the camp. "Just know a lot of 'em."

He pauses.

"Fuck them," Jason's attitude sours. "Let's just get out of here."
tocastashadow: (selûnite 017)

[personal profile] tocastashadow 2025-05-18 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
[She glances around, checking whether they're on their own out here, before approaching him.

The knife strapped to his hip does not go unnoticed, but it doesn't perturb her; in her world, it's more common than not for people to go about armed, and she's familiar enough with Carver by now to know that he always wants to be ready for a potential fight.]


Why do you suppose Aurora's so keen on keeping us in our cabins after nightfall?
aimsforknees: (67)

[personal profile] aimsforknees 2025-05-18 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
My parents needed something to do with me as a child, and it's a handy way to keep a kid occupied. Stay out of too much trouble and learn something in the process. Did you like ballet?

[ He's not really one to pry into people's pasts, but she brought up ballet first so it seems like a safe enough topic. ]
tocastashadow: (selûnite 048)

[personal profile] tocastashadow 2025-05-18 01:34 am (UTC)(link)
I can't swim, [she admits, with a trepidatious glance at the river.] And besides, who knows what horrors could be lurking underwater?

[Scratch snuffles around until he finds a branch, and then brings the branch to John and sits, waiting expectantly.]
fortitudosalutis: (096)

[personal profile] fortitudosalutis 2025-05-18 01:35 am (UTC)(link)
Assuming something's in the works out here. That it's active at night.

[ Not disruptive enough to wake the light sleepers or draw attention needlessly. But something.

He sucks on his teeth, watching her. ]


There's always a game. Can you sense anything with your magic, or however that works?
her_own_rules: Bruce, Babs (pic#16722793)

[personal profile] her_own_rules 2025-05-18 01:35 am (UTC)(link)
"As if Bruce would ever give anyone somewhere small."

That last word comes with raised hands to make quotation marks with her fingers.
godsandbats: Icon made by <user name=pyrophoric> (I am the night)

[personal profile] godsandbats 2025-05-18 01:40 am (UTC)(link)
Hmm... that's the second person Kirk has met who doesn't seem to have a particularly high opinion of certain Bats. He's curious now. And evidently, the young man is antsy enough to leave despite Kirk's admission that he's also another one of those Bats. He'll walk with him for now.

"I don't really know those others. What are they like?" he asks curiously and without judgement.
leastdramatic: (Snort)

[personal profile] leastdramatic 2025-05-18 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
Jason snorts.

"Well, small by his standards," he says. "Ten rooms instead of 20. Practically poverty level in comparison."
copsormasks: (017)

[personal profile] copsormasks 2025-05-18 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
"Assholes," Jason replies easily, without care. He pockets his hands as he walks, ready to blow this popsicle stand.

"And nosy as fuck," Jason continues with a huff.
aimsforknees: (148)

[personal profile] aimsforknees 2025-05-18 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
[ John takes the branch and throws it as far as he can for Scratch. ]

Good thing for you there's life vests and only fish.

[ And then he realizes she won't know what a life vest is. ]

A life vest is just a vest with a lot of foam that keeps you floating if you end up in the water, so it's safe even for people who can't swim. And I could even teach you to swim some other time if you want. It's warming up, after all.
godsandbats: Icon made by <user name=pyrophoric> ([B] Upon a hill undreamed)

[personal profile] godsandbats 2025-05-18 01:50 am (UTC)(link)
"'Nosy as fuck' comes with being a Bat," Kirk calmly points out.

The costumed vigilantism seems one common thread they all have.
tocastashadow: (selûnite 039)

[personal profile] tocastashadow 2025-05-18 01:52 am (UTC)(link)
Agreed. Why keep us contained if there's nothing out here to see?

[Whatever it is, it's not making itself obvious. Not yet.]

I can't sense anything, but I can make us harder to sense.

[And she'll cast pass without a trace, dulling the glint of her armor and masking the sound of their footfalls. It seems worth it, if they're both going to sneaking around looking for whatever it is they're not supposed to see out here.]

Don't stray too far, or it won't have any effect on you.
copsormasks: (054)

[personal profile] copsormasks 2025-05-18 01:52 am (UTC)(link)
"Doesn't mean I have to like it," Jason continues to complain without much hesitation. "Found a fucking tracker on me the other day."
godsandbats: Icon made by <user name=pyrophoric> ([B] Dull and nightmare size)

[personal profile] godsandbats 2025-05-18 01:58 am (UTC)(link)
Kirk continues to leave his tone and body language at neutral as they walk.

"Why would someone put a tracker on you?"