WEEK 1

[petoskeymods]

WEEK 1

After the hectic happenings of the weekend since you awoke here, the first official week of Camp is much...well, Calmer. Days are full of genuinely fun summer things - such as doing arts and crafts in the Rec Room (the theme this week is 'Macaroni', so expect plenty of cardboard picture frames and other assorted kitschy stuff scattered on the tables), playing the fully working Wii ( Which even has a Mii for all the campers! Aww, how sweet), going swimming, fishing, playing some games with the many balls set out in the clearing with your fellow campers, eating a good meal with your friends down at the meal hall, and of course roasting marshmallows over an open flame and singing to the stars at night.

The weather is absolutely beautiful, the heat and humidity giving way to cooler-yet-still-comfortable temperatures, and everything is absolutely picturesque.

But...of course, you're probably thinking more on all of the revelations over the past weekend. Being forced to stay in this camp by methods both based in reality and myth, the eeriness of the people who claim to be your counselors during your stay here, the mosquito thing, how Pastor Dan never stops smiling -

Speaking of Pastor Dan, while he's never gotten as overt as he did during the weekend, his sermons are...odd, to say the least. You won't be able to go swimming without listening to them, and as the week goes on, he goes from talking about harmony and unison and being in the Lord's embrace to really hammering home how sometimes, sacrifices must be made for the good of them all, and how you can't hesitate when it comes to make a decision...

A thin, fragile layer of peace hangs over the camp...for now.

But how long will it be until it shatters?

28 CAMPERS REMAIN.

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FIRST BLOOD

[petoskeymods]

[In the early morning on Tuesday, someone from Cabin Three slips out into the early morning air, breath fogging slightly in the chill.

No one notices them or sees them leave - the faint creak of a bunk is all that's heard before they're gone, taking their weapon with them and heading out silently into the forest. And for a time, all is still and quiet...

Until the entire camp hears multiple gunshots coming from the woods, along with muffled, indistinct shouting and snarling - This continues for a bit, before a final gunshot rings out, and...silence.


One of your number is now gone, and the sickness still remains because his life was not ended by a camper's hand.]


Soma Schicksal is dead.

[le_mat]

[Ren wakes up with a half stranged scream into his pillow, his arm flairing with pain. But no, he wasn't being shot again... but those sounds were real, and he's on his feet in a flash, running out the door. ]

What the- did someone go into the....?

[No, no he warned everyone- or did Dan and the hunters finally get sick of their game and just start killing everyone?]

[bladeisme]

[Ichigo wakes up with a jolt, following Ren right out of the door, shoes be damned.]

Why would someone-?!

[That silence...

There's only one reason for the silence, and he squeezes his eyes shut, hissing out-]

Goddamnit...

[le_mat]

No... No, I warned them why would someone-?!

[He snarls, grabbing his hair to keep from punching something]

Fuck-!

[bladeisme]

[Almost instantly, Ichigo reaches out to grab Ren's uninjured arm, trying to make sure he doesn't grab his head too hard from his despair.]

I know! I...I know. They must have thought - that they wouldn't be around in the early morning...

[Though that would be the perfect time for someone to make a break for it, honestly - so it's not surprising that they posted hunters during this time, too.]

...This isn't your fault, alright? You couldn't have stopped this.

[Because, well...

He knows that if he was in Ren's place, he'd be blaming himself intensely. He kind of is - just for not realizing that someone would do this right after the motive was given.]

[diesifkilled]

[And just as soon, Shirou's outside as well. He stares out to the dark woods, neither shock nor distress visible in his expression.]

There's nothing we can do about it now.

[His voice is completely calm, but his hands are clenched into fists, white-knuckled and shaking.]

[le_mat]

...?!

[Honestly, Shirou's trembling fists are probably the only reason his bland reaction isn't getting him punched. But Ren IS looking at him with something like barely contained horror]

[diesifkilled]

[He's not looking at Ren, his gaze completely focused on the forest. Or, since there's no way of seeing anything, perhaps he's actually staring at something that's not there at all.]

Whoever that was, it's already too late for us to save them. We'd just get killed too. All we can do is make sure that nobody else goes out there.

Cabin 3

[sophistryking]

[The moment the gunshots start he's jolting up to sit. Baku tumbling on to the bed from where it had curled to sleep. The cold sweat had made it hard to sleep to begin with. He was probably going to be up the rest of the night. Dangling his legs off his bunk.]

We should gather everyone... Make sure no one is missing, see if it's a false alarm...

[He's not awake enough for this. Did he get a cold? Or is it the sickness?]

[lovebun]

[ Usagi nearly falls out of the bed. ]

Maybe they're hurt-- We have to be sure!

[ She's pale. Please, don't be dead. Don't let her have missed something like this because she was too tired. ]

[sophistryking]

[His head turns and he stills for a few seconds. Dizzy... When'd she get here? Not that it mattered.]

The shots were far off. I can't tell which direction though... We need to know who could be there. And get ready. There's a chance the hunters could be moving towards us.

[He's calm, if a bit disorientated.]

[lovebun]

[ I mean she was probably in her own bed and mun didn't type it clearly because it's almost 3AM. ]

...I'm ready to fight if we have to.

[ If they have to. If she could, she'd True Pacifist everything. ]

[homeecspacecop]

[Chuuta is awake, and scrambling down off the top bunk as everyone in the cabin starts talking.]

We should--

[Chuuta! The radio!]

Right!

[He'd turned it off to make sure everyone got the chance to sleep, but now he turns it back on and posts himself next to it, listening.]

[sophistryking]

[He should probably be surprised at the HEAD POKING OUT OF A GUY'S TORSO. But what is his life?]

What do you have there? Did you find their frequency?

[Sliding off the bed (Sorry Nine). Grabbing pants.]

[petoskeymods]

[Chuuta will miss the initial chatter on the radio, and instead tunes in just in time to hear the following:]

"S3 made a run for it, he's been terminated."

"Damn, and so soon too. The one in the camp won't be happy about that."

"They can deal, we already warned them."

[Then another voice interrupts the first two:]

"Holy shit guys, I was right! You fuckers all owe me $20!"

[About five various voice pop in on the channel saying some variation of 'SHUT UP JERRY'. Then the channel goes quiet.]

[soylentprotag]

[... He doesn't even use the door at this point, bolting out of bed and taking his God Arc in hand in a single motion that takes him... right out the window of Cabin 2. I'm sorry your cabinmate was raised by wolves, and also there might be an unsightly crack in the cabin wall at this point. He has not perfected the art of exiting cleanly.

Anyway, Lenka is down by the forest in a flash, following the sounds and the gunshots... there are a lot of gunshots. The chill from earlier is a lot worse now, and he can't tell what's foreboding and what's just sweat sliding down his back and his temples. He ignores it.

His night vision is pretty good, so he doesn't try to go further into the forest just yet, prowling at the edge restlessly.]

[petoskeymods]

[Faintly, from far in the distance, almost too far for Lenka to see -





...Someone is dragging a body away.





A body with silver hair that shows up even in such little light.]

[soylentprotag]

[Something is being dragged.

Something heavy, just about the size of a person, something that rustles over the leaves a bit like cloth, something...

He doesn't need a lot of light. That's the blessing and the curse of having his God Arc, of having Oracle cells, there's more than enough visibility right now for him to catch that glimpse of silver and all the chill sweat turns to ice. He doesn't remember moving, but there's an abrupt spray of earth, step, and Lenka is suddenly a whole lot closer to the source of the sound.]

Who's there?!

[petoskeymods]

[There's no response.

The body vanishes from sight.

Soma is gone.]

[soylentprotag]

[It's... a clear night.

It's always a clear night, and it's clear enough for him to-- to find the jagged edges of logic, even as he follows the direction where the dragging noise went on until he hits the lake and finds nothing. The moon and the wind are up. His thoughts move slowly: check the cabin.

... Cabin 3, unless you're all out there, I guess you get him slicing up your window too as he lands inside with a thump, already heading for a bunk he knows will be empty. There's nothing. No glint of a blade, no tall shadows inside or outside, like someone important -- teammate, friend, he promised, he promised, he promised -- was never there.

And then there's a different shadow: someone living, moving fast and feral and carrying a very large blade, headed straight for the forest. He's not quiet, though, his roar echoing down to the waterfront.]

Soma... Soma! Answer me! Soma!

[Someone should maybe intercept.]

Cabin 3

[itsagazebo]

[Eddie screams bloody murder when Lenka lands in the cabin. He doesn't even look to see who it is before he presses himself as tightly against the wall as he can, holding up his hands in front of him]

PLEASEDON'TKILLME!

Cabin 2... sorta

[velocirainbow]

[ Cielo fumbles out of his top bunk despite being sick the moment he hears the gunshots. He knows that sound. And he freaks the fuck out, not even bothering to put on shoes before he's outside running around. Fuck shoes. Also, this is not going well for him. He's a soldier and this is bringing back some bad memories. ]

Dammit, dammit--I jus' got done sayin' dey got MILITARY power!

[ Time to start checking the cabins. ]

Is everybody all right? Please tell me dey didn't jus' invade de place. Oh, man...

Cabin 2 for the losers staying in

[killtheanimals]

[Mitsuru awakes with a start at the gunshot, and then Lenka goes crashing through the window and Cielo follows and-

Well. Whoever else wants to leave may want to do so quickly, because soon Mitsuru is chanting up a spell, voice low and rough with sleep and sickness. Nothing inside the room seems to change, but he does slump on the top bunk, weary.]

...I've put a barrier in place.

[You're welcome.]

[kitchen_witch]

[She was out of bed with the shot, barely sleeping in the first back, as she peers out the window, her fingers starting to turn black, as splinters and shards of glass left by Lenka's rampage started to shake, seeming to try to mimic the way she's trembling, as if she was going to fall into another dance-like fit]

Someone should-

[Stop Lenka, but he's already gone, and who knows if those men are still out there]

[killtheanimals]

He won't be able to get in again with the barrier in the way.

[Sorry Lenka but that's what you get for bolting.]

But if there's anyone dangerous out there, they won't be able to attack us.