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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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[beat.

a bit shrill:] I wouldn't!

[ he's staring so hard, so so hard. ]

Let's go.

[ does he believe it? yeah, the other probably wouldn't. ]

Get your drink so we can start leaving.

Wh-- [the pivots are as breakneck as being spontaneously teleported to plummeting heights! Antigone stutters, flusters, then huffs, still sat where she's sat.] Leaving? Wh, where are we leaving now? And do I get warning before I get nearly killed next time?

[ shadow is a very busy manhog, he's not going to talk about feelings all day. ]

Aren't you the one who mentioned a "jailbreak"?

[ or did that fall scare that out of them? ]

Hmph.

[ how many times does he have to say he isn't killing them. get your sat butt up!! ]

[at least seventy more times!!!

they whimper a little, then huff to mask it, climbing to their feet. they still feel wrung out from the adrenaline crash, but the tail helps with balance. maybe they ought to keep a tail in other forms...

thoughts for later.]

Buhh...o-okay. What's the plan? Can I know the plan before we do it?

[ antigone you are so cringe and pathetic, please. shadow doesn't think these exact words, but know every time they get teary-eyed or whimper or do anything that aligns with weak logic, it makes him...feel... disgusted. ]

...

[ a roll of his eyes. ]

You get something from the mess hall like you wanted, and I'll wait here to see how far out I can go.

[ah, well. disgust is still better than indifference! probably!]

That'll put you on the machine slave shitlist, probably... [but it's not like they need to warn him, huh?

whatever.

they wobble off, making a slow way back to camp proper, having to hide away from roaming bots and counselors to sneak into the mess after hours and grab a juice box.

...

...

two juice boxes.

they wonder if Shadow's even going to be there when they wander back.]

[ 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.

[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.]

...

[ shadow crosses his arms at the sight of the juice box then looks to antigone unsure of what he's supposed to make of this. he doesn't accept the offer seeing no use for it.

his voice lowers so that only it can be heard by the other. ]

What happens if we go too far out?

[ since antigone has been watching people for chaos knows how long. ]

[enough seconds have passed; the box is drawn back to themself, pocketed for later.

after a slurp:] Bots multiply, either annoying or talking a body down so far.

[but elle can't speak to anything in specificity, not knowing the intricacies of others' escape attempts, rip]

[ as soon as the box is withdrawn, shadow focuses on what's more important: escape. ]

One of the counselors said we're only given more chores if we try to leave.

[ shadow has done like one chore, but that's because he doesn't care to do anything else to be honest. that said, maybe there's a trick to it. ]

Have you done all your chores?

I dunno. How would I check? [genuine question. like, is there a list, or...]

[ ...

...

... ]

Each cabin is assigned certain chores. Which cabin are you?

[ listen, shadow ain't do his own chores so obviously it's time to point fingers at antigone for not doing theirs. ]

[they pinch finger and thumb in a zero, echoing a similar conversation they'd had days prior.]

None of them! Which is messed up, don't you think? I even got chased out of a couple I tried to crash in. So much for team cohesion.

...

[ interesting. it doesn't sound right, especially with whatever aurora is trying to do with them. everyone has a "role" here and for antigone to not have an assigned cabin?

... ]

Hm. You're also trapped like here like the rest of us?

[ but with no cabin.

it's a glaring mistake. ]

Imagine so. [little shoulder shrug, some of the energy from the last response waning.] I get too close to some border and those things get antsy.

[which is going to prompt some experimentation later, borrowing other people's faces to see just how far their good graces could take Knife.]

[ that's peculiar, shadow raises a brow as he watches antigone very closely now to see what makes them any different. ]

Somehow...

[ since they were all forced against their will, but it is something to look into. ]

It seems like she wouldn't make such an error having as much control as she does.

[ doesn't that sound right? ]

Umh... [Antigone rubs her face, then proceeds to open up the second juice box. Knife's aware they need to nip this line of thinking in the bud as it were, but they're still a little out of whack from the scare.

focus.]

Well, I...we...didn't get off on the right foot. So this might be punitive? Or a trial I'm supposed to pass. Or something.

Explain.

[ and before antigone can say something smart about it. ]

What did you and her do?

[ of course, aurora spoke to everyone when telling them the stakes of the dying world, what they would expect in this world, and so on.

shadow never asked for antigone to explain all they've done up to meeting one another, but he's staring and listening.

Speak. ]

[by contrast, Antigone's eyes fix anywhere but Shadow.]

Attacked from jump. She got maybe three words in, disappeared. That's...kind of it.

....

[ antigone are you WHY they're here in responsibility camp? ]

And what did you learn?

[HEY if they were wouldn't Aurora have said so!!!]

She said I wasn't in my world, and I, I-I freaked out! [not a lie.] I thought I was being kidnapped to be, like, skinned or tortured or something so I... [their frantic energy peters out, still drained.

they exhale.]

I messed up.

[also not a lie.]

Stupid.

[ he rolls his eyes. ]

You did not mess up.

[ that isn't a mistake on antigone's part, considering shadow is always fight first and ask questions later.

he's already walking along, seeing how much of the edge he can breach that's safe without anything coming to stop them. the further they can be from camp, the better. ]

[they ought to appreciate that remark, but instead just scoff grimly and slurp at their juicebox, following behind.

Didn't exactly execute a stellar performance either, they think. So what's it matter?

they won't speak to it, because the faster the topic drops, the better. in fact:] Did you notice anything different? About the metal guys.

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