come_sailaway | JUNE EVENT: CAMP

JUNE EVENT: CAMP

early on June 10th, Friday's morning announcements end with a request for everyone going on the latest excursion to meet her in the atrium. she seems in noticeably better spirits than she had been last time, and she leads them cheerfully to the tender. once they are all aboard, and the door is securely shut, the interior fills with gas, and, perhaps, their last thought before they slip into unconsciousness is "oh shit, not again."

passengers wake up on a rickety old school bus, driving down a dirt road surrounded by woods. what is it that they notice first? that, no matter what they were wearing before, they are now wearing a camp t-shirt and legitimately horrifyingly short shorts? the overstuffed backpack between their knees? the words "take one down and pass it around" dying on their lips? the fact that Friday is absolutely driving the bus?

or, maybe the fact that it's already slowing down, pulling up in front of a massive wooden sign, saying:

CAMP AION

when they get out of the bus, Friday is the one to divide them up into their cabin groups, and she is the one to give the counselors their very official-looking clipboards and whistles. she explains that they are in charge, and that she will be back to pick them up in a week, and... very little else. she responds to nothing outside of whatever is on her unseen little script, and she gets back on the bus shortly after, leaving them there.

welcome to camp. let's make some summer memories!

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(well, natsuno isn't the only one being in trees. and she is minding her own business in this said tree until someone decided to jump around like a ninny and almost knock her off with his inhuman jumping skills.)

HEY, WATCH IT!! — You don't own these trees, y'know!

(as she gather her bearings again, jinx is able to pinpoint who ~~tigger~~ bouncy mcbounce is and then lets out a huff and a grumble.)

UGH! ...Stupid dumb mouse.

[Did he smell the Shimmer? Yes.

Did he go there anyway because avoiding her never worked and he's sick of running away like a - well - mouse? Yes.

Is he pleased to have disturbed her? Fuck yes.]

You don't either.

[Natsuno pulls himself to a higher branch, examining a round hole in the bark. That looks promising...

So he's just gonna stick his entire hand inside it and feel around.]

(her eyes narrowing at his comment and she would make a comeback to that but observing him feeling around in a branch seems... more interesting.)

... What the hell are you doing, anyway?

Looking for animals.

[Natsuno feels around some more before pulling his hand out. He seems disappointed there's no creature hanging onto it - even being bitten or stung would be enough.]

To dissect 'em?

(why did her brain go straight to that is anyone's guess but at least it gives anyone a glimpse of where her mind goes. although the way he moves and searches around is still extremely intriguing to her; head a tilt while casually swings her legs back and forth.)

[Natsuno thinks her question is perfectly valid and the first reasonable thing to come out of her mouth, which is saying something about how his mind works.]

To get them to someone who can learn something from it.

[Pal is sure to be exploring, collecting samples with all his nerd enthusiasm, but he's not very good with strenuous effort. Natsuno, on the other hand, has no such problem. He breaks pieces of bark to reveal the sap, hoping it will attract some insects. Then, he stands up carefully to rattle some of the higher branches. Come on, there's gotta be at least ONE bird nest he can dislodge.]

Huh, not a bad idea. But y'know, we are only here for a lil' while. If we're stranded for months or somethin' then I can get behind that.

(are these two actually having a decent conversation for once? it seems to be that way. and while he is looking through that piece of bark, jinx does her own scanning around -- mostly up higher in the trees. he has a point though, it is rather strange there's no wildlife. now that she thinks back, did the pervious island had any? she had been so caught up with the "game" to even bother to notice.)

[Look at them being civilized! Natsuno decides not to antagonize her, since he's on an important (pointless) mission, but he does wonder when Jinx will flip out again...]

...can we get stranded? As in, refuse to go back to the ship?

[Last time, everyone except Natsuno had no choice, and he wasn't exactly in the best mental state.]

That'll be pretty sweet if we could!! — Buuuut we'll end up eatin' each other since there's nothin' to hunt.

(a pause for a moment then a teasing grin when she glimpse back over to him.)

And I can't let anyone eat my prey, you're off limits. I call dibs on missin' with ya 'till the very end.

[Yup, there it is again. Only took two minutes to start with the "prey" bullshit. Natsuno rolls his eyes.]

Pretty sure I'll give you food poisoning.

[He never considered cannibalism before, but now he does, because that sounds like something the captain might love. He hopes it never comes down to it, because no one needs to know what he's really capable of.]

Mmm, delicious. My favorite! I'll be sure to find somethin' to pick my teeth with. And get somethin' to wash down the toxics.

(she laughs, obviously joking here. a real morbid joke but hey, he seems like the type that would get a kick out of it, right? it's all fun and games.)

[Ah yes, fun and games, two things Natsuno is known for. He's definitely not thinking about how if a human ingests his blood, they'll die slowly and painfully.

But man, Jinx's constant mood swings are exhausting. He wishes he'd known where she stands with her and whether she truly wants to kill him, just messes around or both (it's probably both, isn't it...)]

Right. You're full of toxins already, with that weird Shimmer thing.

Hey without it, I wouldn't be alive right now. So deal with the smell, Moussey.

[...huh. Interesting. So it's like a medicine? Was Jinx sick all along? Maybe she got it in a package to sundries.]

Takes more than weird smells to bother me, Monkey.

(ill as in mentally, yes. and what strikes her attention is the fact he called her a "monkey" -- her pinks wide for a moment as she lets it process and sink in by that name call. her expression appears as if maybe she got horribly offended by that name but it quickly twists in a face of sheer delight. the glow of her eyes twinkle so brightly that even when it's daylight, one can spot them out.)

Oh my gosh! — They are my favorite animal...!! And you just called me a "Monkey"! Hey, hey, whaddya say we call each other "Monkey" and "Moussey" from now on? You in, you in?

[Well, that backfired spectacularly.]

No, because it'll make us sound like a bad comedy duo.

[No he doesn't want to give her a cute little nickname! This can't be some Tom and Jerry dynamic, what is happening anymore - ]

What's wrong with that? It can be our thing! Slightly buddy-buddies 'till I try to kill ya. Then you gotta run for your life.

They already made that show. The mouse always wins.

Then let's make one where the monkey wins!! It's onnnlly faiiir ♪.

And if you "win", you'll leave me alone?

How about if I win, I'll give ya a treat!

Just a treat? Not worth it.

[This tree is a bust, this conversation is a bust. Natsuno jumps to the ground, landing easily on his feet.]

W-Wait, hold on!! You don't even know what the treat is!

(but she isn't going to chase after him if he decides to split but she will watch him jump down from where she is. he may be done with the tree but she's going to continue to hang around.)

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JUNE EVENT: CAMP

CAMP AION

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cw: cannibalism.....

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im so sorry, idk what this conversation is anymore. it's 100 degrees today. the heat getting to me

hahaha

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