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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.


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decodex: (pic#17490300)

eddie brock + venom | venom trilogy

[personal profile] decodex 2025-05-25 05:29 am (UTC)(link)
🦝 raccoon nation [ for the #trashpandas ]
( seeing as how every mission prior to this one has resulted in the bodily harm of himself or those close to him, eddie's got some reservation when he learns he's been selected as a counselor. if the cabins aren't made of fire, if the camp activities are various means of torture, he'll be glad for it.

but when he arrives, everything is suspiciously normal. he can't shake the feeling that something is going to go tits-up at any moment, but for his time here, he sees his role as being there for his campers — like, for if and when things do hit the fan. more importantly, he doesn't come to camp empty-handed; they've got pets at home, and it'd be rude to just leave them behind.

so in the afternoon, when his campers come in from whatever activity they've spent the day busing themselves with, they're likely to find any combination of two chickens, a small dinosaur, a middle-aged man, and/or an alien occupying the cabin. )


...Alright, couple notes here. We got our night swim tonight down at the lake, so, you know, prepare for that, I guess. If you can't swim, let us know now. V can TEACH YOU BY FORCE! No, V's going to keep an eye on you in that case. Make sure you don't wade out too deep.

Also, tomorrow's Spirit Day so maybe we slap some mud under our eyes and really call ourselves raccoons, yeah?

camp soup for your soul
( after a long day making sure his campers absolutely, positively, do not die, eddie is exhausted, and he finds himself sipping from a mug by the fire. he's peering in wistfully, letting himself be warmed by both pride and fear. he's proud that he went a whole day without getting anyone killed, but he's afraid that he won't be so lucky tomorrow.

venom, hearing his thoughts, settles as a ball of goop atop his head. it's relaxing. )


...How long do you think this'll last?

( he says it to anyone who's listening, whether it's a fellow counselor or a camper who's snuck out past curfew. )

worse, a sing-a-long
( another time, at another campfire, venom is less content to be eddie's head pillow. instead, he's rowdy and bursting with energy. he wrenches a guitar out of some poor camper's hands and slams it into eddie's chest. eddie, who cannot play guitar, looks down at the instrument in despair. )

V, come on, we don't—

ATTENTION EVERYONE!
...
ANYWAY, HERE IS WONDERWALL.


( and much to his dismay, eddie finds that his fingers indeed know wonderwall. he's not playing as much as he's being piloted, his body being used as a conduit for venom to play. seriously, when did v take the time to learn this? )

TODAY IS GOING TO BE THE DAY
THAT THEY ARE GOING TO THROW IT BACK TO YOU!
YES, YOU!
BY NOW, YOU SHOULD HAVE SOMEHOW REALIZED WHAT YOU MUST DO!
TAX EVASION! HAHA!

and the kiddies [ for oozefam ]
( about a week or so in, eddie feels as if he's getting the hang of things. it's weird, but repetition works. get up at the same time each day, call curfew at the same time each night.

he likes it, which is unfortunate when he still doesn't completely trust it.

so when one of his kids comes creeping over to his cabin after hours, it's all the more reason for eddie to feel justified in his fears. could this be the normal anxiety of a normal parent? sure, maybe, but everything always seems to have an end-of-the-world coloring to it where things in this place are concerned. if a brock is dropping by unannounced, eddie's first thought is that someone must be dead.

he schools the panic out of his face. )


Hey, you okay?
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codicies: (01 reflect)

[personal profile] codicies 2025-05-26 05:28 am (UTC)(link)
( Dylan isn't one to try to make himself smaller, but he does seem more withdrawn than usual. He offers a smile to Eddie and V, trying to look reassuring. )

Yeah. I guess I just miss being around you guys. Cabin's not chaotic enough.
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[personal profile] decodex 2025-05-26 03:02 pm (UTC)(link)
( so no one's dead, which is good, but eddie's smile is still on the sad side. one of venom's tendrils fluffs dylan's hair. )

We miss you too, man.

...But, I dunno, I guess we figured you might like this. You know, being around other kids. It's not normal, but it's kinda close.

( it's not fighting people in gladiator rings, or solving mysteries on a train from hell, or being tasked with saving the universe from aliens. )
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[personal profile] codicies 2025-05-26 07:29 pm (UTC)(link)
( Dylan leans into the hair ruffle, his smile looking a little more genuine.

Still, he's never been very good at things like these. Large groups of peers. )


Normal for some people, maybe. But I don't know. It's hard to relax when I'm so used to preparing for the worst. I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop.
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[personal profile] decodex 2025-05-26 08:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah. That's... yeah.

( he takes a seat on porch, feet resting against the lowest wooden step. )

Guess you inherited my no chill genes. And here I was hoping you'd get the cool as a cucumber under any circumstances genes from Annie's side.
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[personal profile] codicies 2025-05-31 09:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[ "Cool as a cucumber" isn't quite the story he knows about his own mother, especially toward the end. Still, he did get to meet an alternate version of her, who was... maybe not cool-headed, but prepared. And confident.

Dylan smiles, but it's wistful. He steps closer, leaning into Eddie a bit, though trying to play it off as "cool guy leaning against something nonchalantly." ]


What was your Annie like?

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#trashpandas

[personal profile] thelightshines 2025-05-26 05:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[The black hedgehog is probably the least seen around the cabin. If he was nearby, either it's the other one with his face, or he's actually around because he needed to be. Like meetings, though he tends to be the most distant during them. Or just not bother showing up if he deem it unimportant. He's for the most part, behaving and doing his part if he finds the task agreeable to him. So is he really the most worst off out of their group...? He doesn't think so.

Although something about their counselor got Shadow a little curious. The other...voice that tends to speak in Eddie's place. So, when the opportunity make itself seen, when Eddie is presumably by himself, he'll find the alien hedgehog suddenly standing beside him. Without missing a beat.]


Who is V? [He is not partaking the wearing of a tie-dye shirt that's currently wrapped around his waist. It can also be seen as "pants" they're required to wear. So is he really in trouble not following dress code when he technically has both?]
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[personal profile] decodex 2025-05-26 06:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, hey, man.

( as reclusive as the hedgehog has been, eddie is strangely glad to see him on those few occasions where he makes himself known. for one, eddie feels the need to take this job seriously, if only so his campers have the opportunity to have someone in their corner. etraya can be such a topsy-turvy place; support comes in handy.

plus, for all his distance and his edges, shadow is adorable. the tye-dye waist wrap makes him all the more so. )


V is... You know, maybe you wanna sit down for this conversation.

( just in case slime monsters aren't shadow's favorite. )
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[personal profile] thelightshines 2025-05-27 01:02 am (UTC)(link)
[...]

I will stand. [Look how short he already is. He is going to remain standing for this. Why would he need to sit anyway? Hardly anything phases him. So he tells himself.]
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[personal profile] decodex 2025-06-02 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
( well, eddie offered the comfort of sitting. he can't say he didn't warn shadow when a mass of black goo pours out from between his shoulder blade and quickly engulfs him, coating him in living slime, adding a good two feet to his height. )

YOU ARE SMALL...
SOFT.
LIKE A PILLOW PET.


( rude! )
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[personal profile] thelightshines 2025-06-02 03:40 am (UTC)(link)
[He doesn't know what it is, but Eddie's sudden transformation into a larger mass of slime creature has his fur standing on end. If they were a threat, they would have done something already. That's his rational thinking, but there is something primal that keeps telling him not to keep his guard down around them. He doesn't flinch or freak out. He stands his ground, golden sparks coming off both his hands.]

Don't underestimate me. [He's beaten plenty of things larger than himself.]

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family

[personal profile] definecat 2025-05-26 07:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[Sleeper lets out a soft snort of denial that anything is wrong as they take up a spot on Eddie to curl up and close their eyes.]

Beds are too empty. Nobody worth sleeping on.

[Sleeper doesn't really mind their cabin-mates, but they wanted family. Sometimes it just felt better to be near others who knew them without having to say much. Eddie might sometimes be a little confused and slow, but he was family.]
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[personal profile] decodex 2025-05-26 07:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh. Yeah, that's cool.

( crisis averted, no one is in danger, eddie can go back to relaxing. one hand pats sleeper between the ears, and one tendril scratches above their tail. hi, venom.

since his cabin is occupied by animals, and insomniac hedgehog, and even greater insomniac of a superhero, eddie is the only one of the bunch who ever gets any sleep. the others lurk in the shadows, as hedgehogs and heroes are wont to do. )


Your cabin pals being nice to you?
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[personal profile] definecat 2025-05-27 04:51 am (UTC)(link)
I have an actual god of mischief as a counselor. We're totally winning the prank war.

[Hopefully Eddie won't be upset with that. Meanwhile the butt-scratch gets the obligatory butt-lift of approval, and Sleeper begins to purr softly.]

You both staying in one piece?
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[personal profile] decodex 2025-06-02 03:24 am (UTC)(link)
We're holding up. Aurora's idea of summer fun has been better than any other adventure she's come up with.

( the purrs of approval momentarily remind eddie of the cat he shared with annie, mister belvedere. that cat didn't talk, though. and this cat, sleeper, isn't exactly a cat.

still, a happy child means happy dads. )


...Sleeper, how old are you? Do aliens have age— OH MY GOD, EDDIE, YOU CANNOT JUST ASK SYMBIOTES WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE AN AGE.

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#trashpandas

[personal profile] brat 2025-05-27 11:16 pm (UTC)(link)
( there's a domino mask on over his eyes, even if he is wearing the tye-dyed rainbow shirt (despite loathing it, as well as the shorts. he's cooperating) and despite the irritated look on his face, robin - is holding onto a chicken, and squinting toward their 'counselor'. )

No.

( to swimming? being watched over? slapping mud under his eyes? all of the above, probably. )
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[personal profile] decodex 2025-06-02 03:15 am (UTC)(link)
( right, some specificity would be helpful here. it's hard to be put-off by robin's attitude with the chicken in his hands, so eddie is choosing not to be. he's not getting sassed by a teen wielding poultry; you are. )

Ooookay, not a happy camper.

( have mercy, eddie. )

Has there been anything about this place that you like, man?
brat: (you're only thinking about yourself.)

[personal profile] brat 2025-06-02 05:43 am (UTC)(link)
( did you know chickens do possess a range amount of cognitive abilities? they recognize those around them, form social bonds with other chickens, remember from past events, and can even problem solve. unfortunately for this poor chicken, robin has both hands against it's wings where they lay flat against it's body, and while the chicken itself seems content to remain where it's being held for now, it has found itself in an extremely unideal location: between the two of them. )

What, this absurd, utterly ridiculous excuse for a camp? No.

( this chicken is nice tho. damian does have a 'farm' he's been caring for. and easily accessible eggs would prove useful. )

I didn't come here to sit around a fire making friends while our captor's minion turns her attention to another city.
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camp soup for your soul

[personal profile] jinxs 2025-05-31 05:03 am (UTC)(link)
(She's busy, alright. Making adjustments to her gun, making sure it's clean and functional by the fire, occasional drinks from a bottle of water with full focus that makes her look like a raccoon herself.

When she hears the voice, she shushes Eddie with the strength of the strongest winds, but then she notices the goop.

Wait, hold up.)


Did you always have a shiny ball of... Blob on top of your head, and am I just noticing it now?
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[personal profile] decodex 2025-06-02 03:18 am (UTC)(link)
Depends...

( she notices the goop, and he notices the gun. they're at a standstill. venom neither hides nor makes himself known, staying perfectly still. maybe he's a hat? )

...Do you always carry a gun with you? In a camp setting? Surrounded by kids? Most of whom probably have poor firearm discipline?
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[personal profile] jinxs 2025-06-02 11:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Any kid who manages to get past me and take it kind of earned the right to shoot someone.

(Is she joking? Is she? Not really. Nevermind her breaking the stillness they have to boop the goop, she's curious, okay. Her metal finger is the first one to go, what if it has a weird consistency or something.

It's cold metal, though.)


Relaaaaax, not-Dad. I got a kid around me all the time at home who's younger than all of them, and she's fine.
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#trashpandas

[personal profile] levelshift 2025-05-31 03:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[Accelerator is back from making a token attempt at doing some arts and crafts, and just scowls at Eddie as he makes his way over to his bed. It wasn't exactly an interest of his, but doing dumb camp art stuff is easy and requires little effort, so he can at least say he participated and not fail this mission. Being recently back from Solmara means he's cranky and tired and not inclined to do anything other than the bare minimum. Hell, he hasn't even been wearing the designated camp outfit of shorts and tye dye, he's been sticking to the clothes he brought for the trip to the other bubble city.

He leaves his crutch next to his bed before flopping onto it, reaching for his duffle bag to start digging around in it. Night swim? Give him a break.]


I'm not going anywhere near the lake.

[A kid who needs a crutch plus swimming seems like a bad combination, and he's feeling extra critical right now.]

That's a stupid idea for anyone. Swimming at night is just asking for someone to drown.
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[personal profile] decodex 2025-06-02 03:32 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, not my idea of a fun time either, but it's on the agenda.

( and eddie has surmised that following this schedule is the best thing they can do right now. the tasks are mindless and cliché, but they're not deadly. they're not being asked to rescue strangers from a train, or whatever it is that transpired in solmara.

but if accelerator isn't comfortable with it, eddie's not going to go tossing him into the deep end. they'll figure something out when the time comes, even if it means the cabin needs to find a new, safer activity that allows accelerator to be less vulnerable. )


...What happened over there?
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[personal profile] levelshift 2025-06-02 05:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[Accelerator makes a bit of a face.]

Then I'm skipping the agenda.

[He's going to have to be dragged kicking and screaming to that lake. Other people are free to think screwing around in a lake is fun, but he wants no part in it.

With a click of his tongue he pulls a book ("Mind of My Mind" by Octavia Butler) out of his bag, proceeding to shake it to try and remove the Solmaran sand from between its pages.]


Not much. The place is a fucking wasteland, and Borealis needs a backbone.
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wonderwalling

[personal profile] donfire 2025-06-05 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
Woah...

[He had never seen this guy, but man is he cool. The V guy that's with him seems pretty awesome too.]

What's Wonderwall?