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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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"I see." He's learned that guns are what Percy calls the pepperbox. It's a shorter name for the invention.

"Knives. Though it doesn't seem like we'll be using weapons much on this mission. Not unless we're aiming at targets. We're stuck cleaning up and playing kids' games. Some mission, right?"

"Yeah, nothing about this really screams world saving," Jason agrees. "Though it's better than the constant surveillance or all the resource rationing."

Jason is well experienced in rationing but it didn't mean he particularly enjoyed it.

"I expect we're always being watched." He has no doubts that their overlords are keeping tabs on everything they do, which just goes to show what Vax must think of them if he's sleeping on the job.

"Do they have camps like this where you come from?"

"Yeah but they're usually for kids," Jason replies. "Never been to one myself."

Unless training with an assassins cult for several years counts.

"You send your kid out to camp during the summer so they can appreciate the great outdoors, make friends, and yadda yadda. And it just so happens to give the parents a break and some other adults can watch the kids."

"I see. I guess it might be fun for kids to do this kind of thing, but what does Echo think we are?" A bunch of children, maybe. Of course, they were on a world with colloseum fighting not long ago. It seems like Echo enjoys giving them whiplash.

"Maybe some people can brush up on some combat skills while we're here." That reminds him he was going to do some training with someone.

Jason shrugs, looking back at the archery range.

"Wouldn't be a bad idea since we're not in imminent danger this time," he says. "And I guess this is supposed to be a nicer way to bond as opposed to immediate survival mode."

Vax can't help but smile. "I think my best bonding was in survival mode." He knows the friends he has now is likely due to being thrown into perilous situations together.

"But I don't think you're wrong. Why don't you show me what you can do with that bow?" Jason said he knows how to use one, at least to some extent.

Jason grins as he takes one of the heavier bows and a couple of arrows. It's been a slow day so far and this could be fun. It beats arts and crafts at least.

"Sure," he says. "Care to join me?"

Vax finally lifts his boots off the table and gets to his feet. "Alright." He's not as good as his sister, but he can shoot an arrow. Sometimes.

He goes to the assortment of equipment and chooses a bow, then takes a few arrows with him.

"Best two out of three?" Jason asks, still grinning. He take his spot in front of a target.

Vax laughs a little, amused by the friendly but competitive question. Vax is actually quite competitive at times. He walks around to stand a safe distance from Jason in front of his own target.

"Is that a wager?"

"We could if we want to. Loser has to take over the winner's work shift for the next day?" He asks.

Jason is well familiar with friendly competitions thanks to all the antics he gets into with his siblings.

"Might as well make it interesting. You're on." He probably shouldn't bet, since he doesn't usually use a bow, but maybe it'll come back to him. Vax is also used to wagers with his own sibling and his friends back home.

"Take your shot." He's interested to see just how well Jason does.

"You got it," Jason smirks before positioning himself.

Though not an expert-level archer, the way Jason breathes, draws his bow, and eyes the target suggests he's not a novice either.

Jason fires. The arrow strikes the target's second most centered ring.

"Your turn."

Vax watches and notices how well Jason handles the bow and lines up his shot. It's true, he has done this before. When the arrow hits the target close to the center, Vax tilts his head, clearly impressed.

"Not bad." He then positions himself for his own turn, drawing back the bow and narrowing his eyes a little. An elf with a bow looks natural, like he was born holding one, but that's far from the truth. When he lets the arrow fly, it hits the inner black ring, scoring him several points below Jason's total.

"... I'm just warming up." Too bad Vex isn't here to take the shot for him.

"It's why we're doing two out of three," Jason says, pleased with his score so far.

He takes his turn and aims. He then fires and the arrow strikes a ring outside of his first arrow. It scores lower than the first shot.

"You got to do this much with your sister?"

Vax can see that he's clearly out of practice with a bow. Not that he really trains much at all. He strings his bow again and steadies his aim, then lets the arrow fly. It lands in a better position, but on the inner blue ring this time. This competition may have already been decided. Jason is clearly doing much better.

"I see her fire a bow all the time, but I don't pick one up very often. I guess it's obvious I'm out of practice. If she were here, she'd put us both to shame." But he takes it in stride and still considers it a friendly wager.

"Judging by my performance, I'd say you're definitely the winner. Well done."

"It was a good effort at least," Jason says in a good nature tone. He's seen worse aim from goons. "Have fun with my shift tomorrow."

He puts away his bow and arrows.

"I'm assuming you're a lot better with knives."

Vax laughs softly. "It'll be a blast, I'm sure." Maybe he can get another good nap in.

At the mention of knives, Vax smiles. He can't resist the urge to show off by taking a dagger from his belt and throwing it. The blade lands cleanly in the center of the archery target.

"Much better. But it doesn't hurt to brush up on some other weapons." When he opens his palm, the dagger disappears from the target and reappears in his hand so he can put it away.

Jason whistles after seeing Vax land a bull's eye with a dagger and then the rogue calling it back to him. He's genuinely impressed.

"Now that's useful," he says. "Seems like you don't have to worry much about running out of ammo too."

There have been plenty of times where Vax didn't feel so useful, especially in this place. Being trapped here without a way of getting himself home or helping his friends feels kind of hopeless sometimes, so the compliment is very much appreciated.

"A little enchantment goes a long way." And it is handy not to run out of bullets or need to reload in the conventional way.

"I'm sure you've got some tricks of your own."

“Yeah. I’m decent with throwing knives too but I got nothing magical,” Jason replies. “It’s all just physical work for me. Always have to make sure I got plenty of ammo too.”

Though he ultimately wouldn’t want to change that, Jason does sometimes think it could be useful to occasionally use magic.

Vax's aim is not enchanted, but it's nice to not have to walk over and retrieve his dagger when he throws it into something. Plus, it would suck to carry a dozen daggers on him all the time.

"Enchantments are common where I come from. Among other things that people don't seem to have in their worlds. I'm told elves are more of a fantasy than a reality in the realms of others here."

"Yup, they usually are," Jason says. "Technically magic does exist in my world but it's pretty rare. And as far as I know, elves don't exist in my world."

They're more like characters in some of the fantasy books Jason reads.

Vax nods, not surprised to hear that. "I've only met one other elf since I've been here." Though he's half-elf, technically, but he doubts anyone can tell the difference if they don't have elves in their world.

"So you must come from a world with lots of inventions and things." Since there's no magic to serve that purpose.

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the dice roll is not being kind

At least it's not trying to open another door?

he'd fail so hard

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