MISSION 009

[etrayamods]

⏵ 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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[heavensnight]

[to Vander's credit, Maria had been created with the idea that unlocking all that was difficult. she was meant to be fun and easy, no real problems. that was part of what James's ideal had been. even if she wasn't here to perform for James anymore, it was still part of her. hiding away all of her problems and giving a different performance. and part of her make-up was to comfort and so it was what Vander that reaped that certain reward more than most people did. Maria liked to helped him.

there's a huff of laughter and her eyes roll.] You do just fine, baby girl. [he would use that nickname and she would use his. but he did do fine by her standards. it took very little to please her.

it hadn't seemed unlikely they might end up going down this path though once she saw he had a hurt knee, Maria had thought it might just be some kissing at most if there was to be any intimacy. though she should have known that an injury wouldn't have stopped Vander. especially after he'd commented how he could still take her up against a tree.

and he could. he was stronger than her and if they were to fight for some kind of dominance then he would win every time. she stood no chance. but she knew he liked her taking charge when she did. right now, a challenge had been brought forth and Maria knew he'd rise to it. Vander wouldn't give her the win so easily but she knew he'd like to see her rise to the challenge as well. perhaps it was a losing battle but Maria wasn't known to back down from those anyway.

his hands do have free reign right now and that gives him more of an advantage. with her bra unhooked and the shirt pushed up, her breasts were practically bared.] I'll have to remember my collar and leash for the next time.

[she took his hair out of the bun and she did like it down. plus it made it easier to wrap around her hand to yank hard, her lips brushing against his as she spoke.] And you are a glutton for punishment, aren't you?

[cantilevers]

[He was still aware that she had problems and insecurities of her own, and that their living together helped to smooth out those worries. He was intentional about trying to subtly dig deeper, but it wasn't always helped along with his own fluctuating mental health at times. Maybe it was enough that they soothed each other and brought a sense of security and fun to their relationship.]

That's not what I asked. Come on, surely there's something that you want or need...

[The moment that she had pulled on his hair, she had started them down this path. He had been initially placated by her wishing that he would take it easy on his battered leg, but she had incited him now and that seemed to be something he was willing to lean on as much as he was her cleavage.

So the moral of the story: she started it. Vander just so happened to be willing to finish it.

And he had fuddled around with her bras enough to understand their mechanics to know how best to get a woman out of them. After all, his hands smoothed along her back again before catching one side and using his thumb to push the clip that held the shoulder strap through the little loop to release it and suddenly one side of her bra drooped fully off.

His smirk grew in the dark as he repeated the action on the other side and then he was pulling that nice red lacy bra off of her without having to remove her shirt. They could be walked in on at any time after all, and he had some sense to be gentlemanly here and there. Not exactly when he dropped her bra down over his sore knee to keep track of it as his hands slid around to cup her breasts and massage them in his palms and fingers.]

Oh you have a collar and leash all picked out, do you? What does this set happen to look like for me and my future, hmm?

[She may not be the first to joke about collaring him thanks to his moniker of a name, but she might well be the second he allowed it. The first in Etraya of course. She was a first for a lot of things in Etraya when it came to him.

His hair fell around his face and against the back of his neck, and he hissed in pleasured pain as she pulled on it again with more vigor. His blunt nails dug into the area just under the collar bones in response, and he huffed a hot breath against her lips.] I won't deny it. How much punishment are you going to put your precious baby girl through though? [He made a point of nipping at her lower lip after the last word.]

[heavensnight]

But I'm pretty happy with what I have. And you are part of what I have. [would she have liked to do without the crippling loneliness and feeling like she may never be happy? absolutely. but there was nothing Vander could do to fix that and he did a lot just by being her friend. there wasn't much more that could be done.

if you asked Maria, Vander had started it when he said he thought he could convince her by misbehaving. unfortunately she had proven him right but her care hadn't started just yet so she could say they had every right to act up a bit. and Maria had always been a fan of misbehaving herself. he wasn't on his knee at least.

and she had said he could feel her up. Maria could argue she was just keeping her promise.]

Mm, leather. Comfortable enough not to be entirely cruel to you. [her voice was breathless because of the sensation of how he touched her, how his nails could dig in, and with that small bite of her lower lip. as always, things did just escalate. it was tempting to kiss him but she did hold off.] But you are right, you're injured. I shouldn't put you through so much punishment. [and then she pulls at his hair to move his head to the side, baring his neck so she can lean in to kiss the side of it softly.] I should be sweet to you since you did get hurt. You worked hard. [the kisses remain soft and gentle until her teeth scrape against the skin with her smirk.]

But you are the last person to want to be treated gently, now aren't you? [and then she bites at his neck, not too hard. not just yet.]

[cantilevers]

I appreciate you saying that. If that changes and there is something I can do to make your life better and more fulfilling, I'll guess or you can tell me. [There were times when he arrived back or she came in the door or even when they were doing their own thing in the apartment that he noted the shadow of sadness in her gaze. It never lasted long, and he had no doubted overlooked it as many times as he spotted it.

They were probably supposed to behave themselves, but frankly at this point, they were well beyond that idea. They both had a habit of escalating, and the time apart had likely not assisted in either one of them keeping a willing level head.

He hummed at her notion of the collar type she would put on him, and he had no doubt that she had thought of it. She did, after all, wear that choker. They could match he supposed if she insisted; his resistance would be for show only.] What colour leather? Natural or dyed? [He wanted to know the details. Again, he had no doubt that she had thought all of this through.]

I think I can handle your punishment if you decided I deserved it. [His breath was quickened, his pupils dilated both because of the limited light and his growing excitement was he mouthed her breasts despite her shirt. It was a fun little barrier that pretended decency they both knew didn't actually exist between them. He sounded growling groan at her question, a shiver running down his spine and churning the heat collecting in his belly.] Gentle is fun at times, but that's not where much of my interests lay. You know you can push me around and be rough. We both know I'll like it.

[His hands snuck up the bottom of her shirt, cupping the bottom of her breasts and running his thumbs back and forth over each nipple, teasing.]

[heavensnight]

Gotta admit, I'd love to see your guesses. [though she assumed Vander would probably be a good guess. the flower he'd gotten her had been a great one. she had kept it for a reason. at this point, they knew each other. even if Maria did hide her problems from him. but Vander didn't need her problems on top of his own and she didn't want to be an issue for him. things were easier this way even though their relationship kept getting more and more complicated.

but right now wasn't. maybe this was why they always fell into this habit. should they behave? probably. but between the time apart, the reminder of how much they had grown to care about each other, and the recent conversation; all Maria wanted was him. and it had been a while.] If we wanted to match then black. Or you do have a brown leather theme going for you. But if we were making a statement? Then pink. [though that was a bold statement and one she would only make in the bedroom.

Vander could take what she gave, that much they both knew. it wasn't like she was all that strong...though his current knee injury did bring forth some problems. and their setting. sitting on this log wasn't the best for opportunity. not that it was stopping Vander and her breath was picking up, her own body growing in excitement.] It's not much of a punishment, though, now is it? [there was no hiding the thick desire in her voice and she wanted him. it had been long enough without him and she turns his head so he'll face her.] Not if you want it. [she tugs his head back down to her face, soft kisses being pressed along his lips. he'd said he wasn't interested in that, after all. denying and teasing him was more of a punishment.]