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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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[boredly:] Get me somethin' from the mess hall and I'll tell ya. [eyebrow quirk.] Since you're Mister Business.

[ ...

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he'll walk over to antigone, grabbing their wrist, and they both disappear in a flash of green light. where?

well... really, really, really high up in the air, and shadow's going to let them go so that they drop. ]

Heydon'ttouchmeeeEEEEEYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA--

[KNIFE DOESN'T HAVE FEATHERFALL U MOTHERFUCKER--]

[ shadow is floating in the air with ease thanks to his air shoes, so he'll watch antigone fall further and further down as they yell.

is he going to help?

no.

they'll be okay, it's not as shadow knows featherfall is a needed skillset for them. :) ]

[BITCH I CAN'T FLY!!!!!!

okay.

okay this drop is bad. but there's time to react. Antigone stops screaming and flapping and sucks in a breath, and in a second poofs in a little wisp of fog, reappearing inches off the ground before landing less direly and, you know, fucking dying.

they lay prone in the shrub they've settled in, exhaling slowly, still vibrating with Panic(tm).

bad. badbadbadbadbad. oooh. bad. feelsbadisbad. might vomit. might scream. might start clawing at the ground.

be cool, be chill, be cool, keep the fur on, don't melt--]

[ it's through a flash of green light that shadow appears right next to antigone now, looking at them curious. ]

What was that?

[ they may be vibrating and panicking, but now he's curious of what that was and if the other does have a few abilities that they've kept secret.

that sure as hell wasn't that feather. ]

[yeah great question KNIFE WOULD LOVE TO KNOW WHAT THE FUCK THAT WAS FOR!!

but they can't speak; if they unclench their jaw they'll start screaming. they remain quivering, prone, breath hitching and halting between efforts to swallow and slow things down.

their gaze is fixed on Shadow's stupid shoes as a point of context for something outside of themself that isn't about to kill them. probably. maybe.

maybe he's gonna start hitting them. that's how shit used to go down. it always fucking happens when they're small, doesn't it? weird, that.]

[ they haven't spoken yet, instead, they're in this submissive state where they shiver and do nothing ese. ]

...

[ he picked them up and brought them into the air, he let them go and watched them drop and they managed to save themselves. are they afraid of heights, is that something he needs to keep in mind.

shadow moves closer to them, they'll see the hedgehog's shoes come closer, but he doesn't do or say anything.

silence. ]

[Knife sucks in their breath in a sharp, shrill sound the second the foot moves, themselves scrambling to put feet between them, hopping back until their back hits a tree, lobbing small cafeteria knives along the path they've left out of sheer reflex.]

DON'T!

Alright.

[ and he doesn't. he simply stands there looking at the knives that have been stolen.

erratic, he can tell, but to tell if they're afraid or angry, it'll take him a minute. for maria, such fits like this are what he was trained for. crimson eyes watch them to see where else they'll go or turn to, but if they stay, he doesn't go out of his way to close the distance. ]

[it's a mix of both, but mostly terror. and terror makes them angry, therefore, y'know. angry! scaredangry. scangry.

Antigone stays plastered against the tree, breath heaving and lips quivering in errant snarls until they can hold and breathe steadier, eyeing Shadow warily, waiting for...something? noise? pain?

What the fuck do you want with me! at least Rennslaier explained what he wanted to subject the Canvas to day in and day out.

more minutes pass and they slide down to sit on their rump, gulping.]

Antigone.

[ he calls out, responses like this are shadow's bread and butter, but never is he meant to go close. maria he would quickly come to her and reassure him she can confide in him, but this person that he doesn't know? the most he can give is his attention that he's here.

watch them.

what are they afraid of? ]

[they startle and freeze up, and for a moment their eyes are milk-white. after a few blinks, the color returns.

Right. I'm Antigone right now.

they swallow, open their mouth, close it, and swallow again.]

Wh-what. [what does he want? a "yes, master"? fucking hell.]

What frightened you?

[ does he expect an answer? no, not really. but this one has a loud mouth, they say what's on their mind.

whether they do or don't is their choice.

was it the touch? the fall? death? ]

[they stare, not really processing for a beat, before an eye half-closes, incredulous.

uneasily, drawing their shoulders up, bracing:] Y-you.

Hm.

[ it's to be expected. they wouldn't be the only one who feels this way. ]

That's fine.

[ he accepts it without complaint, there are those who are terrified of him for his history and what he is. others can be intimidated due to his actions and personality. it's the same song and dance, but he watches the other waiting for what else they have to say on the matter. ]

[both eyes squint. they're a bit too wound up to really peel off into some shrill cussing, though that'd be great!

IS it? Is this what you want, you crazy motherfucker! Just gonna fuckin' bamboozle me every other day with some fucked-up torture because of this-or-that reason I can't fucking predict!!

ooogh, just thinking that fills Knife with frustration, makes their eyes water. but they're not gonna fucking cry in front of this guy.]

Why are you trying to hurt me? [Be fucking reasonable about it!]

[ the hedgehog watches the other, assessing their movements and posture to see how much that riled them up. they're afraid of him, but there's no need to be. ]

When you're in my vicinity, nothing will happen to you.

[ it's with a roll of his eyes that shadow finds that aside from being fragile, the other is sensitive to certain things.

which he sees something has to be said. ]

If I wanted to hurt you, I would have already.

[ which is true, but maybe shadow's definition of hurt is different from "antigone"'s. ]

So, so torturing me like that isn't really hurting me to you, huh? [fucking figures. when have Knife's feelings ever been a focal point? it's always about the other person's perceptions and rules.]

No.

[ it's not to him, it's why shadow tells them that if he wanted to hurt them then he would. ]

What hurt you?

[ not one to focus on this type of stuff, but he is learning as uninterested as he sounds. ]

[incredulous up 200%. Are you stupid?] Grabbing me? Dropping me? Out of nowhere?

What, does it only count if I were to bleed? That's stupid. I'll protect you-- Yeah, right! But you'll mess with my head and grab me without my permission, too!

...?

[ okay, but they aren't dead? shadow doesn't see the issue. ]

I need permission to touch you?

[ that doesn't seem optimal for a place like this where the floor could open beneath them.

so he's double checking.

only because they whine a lot... go back to crying. ]

Yes. [emphatic, no blinking.] I wouldn't grab you for no reason without say-so.

[ he's going to stare. ]

[beat.

a bit shrill:] I wouldn't!

sorry. hi bestie

oh! he's really allergic to this mindset

ok batman!!

now how did you know that's his dc identity

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