etrayalogs | 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⏴

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[ He continues to look disheartened, but in the same way that Heather's encouraging him, Gorgug does want to encourage her back when she says she's not so good at these things...! ]

Are you shy about drawing? I thought-- we can't make real bots, not with paper and sticks, but we just need to make prototypes, right? I want you to have fun, too...

[ He looks over in the direction where the other supplies are, then looks back at Heather. ]

Do you like any crafts?

I'm not shy about drawing, and sure I like crafts like anyone else.

( she has some very light questionable trauma about her own art back when she was alessa, but gorgug didn't really need to know any of that. no instead she'll take the initiative and walk off towards where the supplies were. from there, she turned her head towards him and waved him. )

How about I build a duck out of popsicle sticks? Unless you think I should make him out of those fuzzy pipe cleaner things....

[ He thinks about it for a second, and- ] Grab both.

[ Clearly. But while he suggests that, Gorgug gets up himself to help her with obtaining the materials. They'll need plenty because Gorgug thinks so, and he doesn't want them going back and forth.

But sitting back in their allotted space, he drops the parts down, and takes the sketchpad back up. Doodling out three very basic duck drawings, he writes 'REALISTIC, SEMI-REALISTIC, CARTOON' above their heads.

And then taps the paper very professionally. ]

We make the realistic duck completely 3D, the middle one, we glue it onto cardboard or paper, and then the third one we keep as a drawing. That's how you represent the differences in their designs.

[ He sounds so serious, like he's figured out the code. He knows the secret of what the teacher wants from them.

(Or maybe he just did too many classes at once, he's game-ifying a campus arts & craft session....) ]

Grabbing both, got it.

( like a good soldier following orders, she gave him a playful and teasing salute before she scooped up the items and turned to face him when he finally approached. with a light laugh, she followed him back to their space and set things to the side as she remained in the background. for now she leaned over the table, watching curiously as he began to draw away at the ducks—

and when he was finished, she couldn't help but lean her elbow on the table as she lazily sat about and heard him speak. he was getting rather invested in this silly idea of theirs, and while she had initially not taken this seriously at all, now she was becoming more and more invested. mainly because she didn't want to bring the mood down again. )

And how exactly are we making the realistic duck 3D? By using the pipe cleaners? And if the third one is going to be a drawing, can I draw it shooting the lasers out of its eyes?

If you don't, it won't have lasers coming out of its eyes. [ And clearly, that's wrong, Heather! But after that point: ] And I can use pipe cleaners and the popsicle sticks. Or just pipe cleaners? It wouldn't take too long...

[ Especially since he's used to making small nonsense wire animals in 3D shapes. But with that said, he's leaning towards doing the 3D one, and with Heather asking about lasers from the duck's eyes-- ]

Do you want to draw the duck, then? I can do the 3D duck, and then we can work on the middle one together. [ ... ] I can even write up the report.

[ Nobody asked for a report. ]

Naturally.

( there's just a soft hint of sarcasm in her response, but she's still smiling at him and keeping a light tone as she moved about, organizing her setup and pulling a sheet of paper and pencil towards her direction. )

Sure sounds like a plan, hopefully my drawings can live up to your expectations—

( snorting a bit, she began to doodle around with the pencil, bringing to the paper as she got comfortable in her seat. it wasn't until he mentioned report that she turned to look at him, giving him a bit of a side eye. )

Report? What exactly is going on that report?

[ He needs to get the sticks and more pipe cleaners! And so he's stood up, about to get some until Heather asks about the report. Gorgug pauses, looking back at her with a perplexed look in his expression. ]

...about how we worked together to come up with an idea for the prompt we were given and the process put into it. Like a report.

[ A school report. ]

( it took her a moment to truly wrap her mind around what exactly he was saying, what he might be referring to—

and when it finally hit her, she gave him a rather perplexed and even downright confused expression. she was under the impression gorgug was cool, suave, even hip, but this? this sounded like— )

Dude.

( she lifted a hand up, a few pipes in her hand as she raised an eyebrow. )

I was joking about the investors, why do we need a report? Whose going to read it? It sounds like a school report.

[ His confusion continues, deepens, and it turns to something lost as he looks at the crafts, his brain attempting to process what's been said. No... report? ]

Then... do we just draw a duck and leave?

[ Is that it?

Is that all they're supposed to do?? ]

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