come_sailaway | 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, no, but Aiden understands the importance of good party music, and what a bummer but predictable thought it is that the nuclear apocalypse would totally just nuke all that shit. At least people would still have campfire tunes, though? ]

Gonna be real, dude, I think you could definitely just take it. I mean--we're all not coming back to this place once the night is over and the trip's all done, and I don't think there's anybody here 'cept for us, soooo.

[ INB4 Ava drags an entire kayak onto the bus when they all leave. ]

[SUCH A GOOD IDEA...]

That... is such a solid fuckin' plan, bro, I can't believe I didn't think about it. Then again, I usually only think about stealin' shit when I'm fucked up, soooo... [Being sober almost ruined his chance at love! This is awful. He's never being sober again.] I'm gonna wait until everyone like, files out and then grab it before the doors lock, or whatever. I got no idea how any of this works, but... worst thing that'll happen is it'll disappear, right?

Fuck yeah, I just do not want to listen to techno ever again.

Totally, yeah. Hey, look, man-- [ And Aiden leans in, whispering conspiratorially, except people can probably still hear him, ] --I'll even help you bag it if you want. I'm nocturnal so I'm gonna be around all night, and then we can break in.

[ Never mind the fact that his sleep is trashed enough that he's awake during the day half the time anyway. ]

Edited 2022-06-28 21:57 (UTC)

[This is like Oceans 11 but way stupider.]

Hell yes, dude. Nothin' like a little light theft to really bring home the camp vibe, right? [After all, who didn't get something stolen from them the day before camp ended? Sharky sure did!]

BTW, how'd camping go for you? Uhhh, they had the right food and stuff? And like, you were good with all the sun and shit? [just checking on his vampbro, making sure shit was copacetic, you know how it is]

It was resplendent! [ Aiden gestures with the OK sign. ] Dining hall was aaaall decked out, and nobody even gave us a schedule, so I was completely given to simply enjoying myself out here. I mean, the woods are empty and silent, which is most ominous, but whatever.

And check this out! [ He takes off his conveniently placed backpack and pulls out one of those short, portable umbrellas with a button on the handle that makes it pop out. ] I even got this! It was quite considerate of whoever packed these bags.

Y-eaaaaah, it's creepy as fuck bein' out there and not hearin' anything. Like, even back home we had crickets and shit still.

[Still, no mosquitos is good news for this dude, who is normally their first target. (He doesn't bring that up specifically because he has the thought "that could be offensive" and he doesn't want to offend a vampire, let alone a cool one!!!)]

Dude, though, does that umbrella work? I mean, to keep the sun off you? Awww, fuck yeah, man, that means you can, like, go out whenever you want now, huh? Assuming that it doesn't, like, magically disappear when we get back to the ship.

Like, I still get toasty, but I don't straight up cook, so therefore it does its job most wonderfully. I'm probably supposed to be nocturnal anyway, but I have always been possessed of irregular sleep, so it has definitely been quite useful to be able to not be stuck inside.

[ He takes a sip of punch out of a red solo cup. It's going to pass straight through him. ]

What about you, man? How was your summer camp experience?

Oh, it was like, fine or whatever. It sucked goin' through withdrawals, but thankfully it didn't get too bad... And then it was mostly, like, chillin' out, eatin' food, messin' with the fire... Man, I missed fire! We ain't got that on the ship for some goddamn reason.

[What else...] Oh, lots of hotties in shorts, too. That was pretty cool.

Ohhhhh.

[ And Aiden grins wide. ]

You a fire guy, Sharky? You playin' with fire, Sharkster, my man?

Uh, yeah??? [Gesturing to his tattoos jusssst in case they aren't visible enough in his short sleeves.] People who say they don't are fuckin' cowards. And probably liars. Fire is like, the coolest thing on planet Earth. In like, the entire universe, probably!

That's fucking dope, dude! [ Aiden punches bro-fully at his arm. ] You gotta show me how you do it, man. Like, what do you do as a fire guy? And, uh, what do you mean the ship doesn't have any fire?

Well, back home I got this sweet-ass flamethrower, it's like, 90% duct tape, super safe to operate... I guess its vintage now??? Eh, whatever, anyway, here it was all lighter fluid and a couple'a matches. Not as fun, but...

[You know, whatever it takes to light something on fire in a constructive way.]

And yeah, man. You can smoke in some places on the ship without gettin' yelled at, but there aren't like. Fire pits? Or even those cool propane tables with the color-changing fire in the center for like, ambiance and shit. I don't even know where people are gettin' their lighters, I just have one from home that hasn't run out yet.

Oh, boooo, that's bogus! Probably safer, though, I guess. Going down on a burning ship in the middle of the ocean is a most non-triumphant way to go.

[ Sadly, the enforcement of safety regulations once again gets in the way of fun. ]

Buuuut, uh... while we're here, and if you're, like, all done with the dancing... wanna go, like, light some stuff on fire?

[oh my god this is better than being asked to the dance and Sharky doesn't hesitate:]

Fuck yes, dude, are you literally kidding me??? Fuck dancing, let's burn some shit down!

[...or just light things on fire. It's fine, it's cool, he can contain himself...]

[ Well, the cabins are probably a no, but, like, Aiden is so totally not gonna say no to burning down a couple of trees. Especially since this isn't a real forest and there isn't any ecology to disrupt. So he raises his fists in the air and shouts: ]

Let's burn some shit down!!

[ And he grabs for Sharky's arm, beelining for the bonfire. They are so gonna light it up on their last night out. ]

JUNE EVENT: CAMP

CAMP AION

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I RISE FROM THE DEAD

AWAAAKEN

handshake @ sharky re: being the first target of mosquitos. pain and suffering

its one of the many odd traits of his that have been canonized!!

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