JUNE EVENT: CAMP

[sailmods]

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!

Comments

[mooninthewater]

[ Maybe someday, he might get through to Clarke. And Venti. And all his self-sacrificial friends who he just wants to thrive and be happy. He knows it's a lot harder while they're here, but— ]

Naps! [ Mizuki takes this new topic to talk about things. He can be a good distraction when it's needed, too. So, you know, maybe Clarke can forget that he's literally confided in her that he's got Elder God Brain. ] Mostly naps in the lake. It's pretty hot here, and we Aegir are much more suited for cooler weather or beaches. But I've been doing a lot of swimming, too! Oh, and I went to check out those rope courses, but I'm not entirely sure how they'd work? They looked fun, though, so I played around on them for a little while. Spent a lot of time in the kitchen, too, but there's not really any food to cook, so I got all sad about that. I played with the knives and pans, but it's not really the same as cooking… No tye-dye, though! Since I've been spending most of my time in the water, I thought it counterproductive.

Oh! I did teach Ebalon to make S'mores. Apparently there's a bunch of people here that haven't made any before?! Can you believe that?? That is, like, the sandwich of sweet foods!

[skaikru]

( ...she's not going to say it.

it's fine, she doesn't have to know. curiosity doesn't need to be sated.

she can bite her tongue and fight against the furrow of confusion at the idea of a sweet sandwich, and he never needs to know that for all the campfires she's built, camping delicacies didn't enter the picture.

it's fine, this is fine, mizuki's obviously been having a pretty okay time at camp while she's been digging up the garbled root systems of every weed she can find and painstakingly refusing to have any hint of fun, this is —

...no, okay, she kinda wants to know. )

I've never heard of a s'more. What goes in it that makes it so sweet?

[mooninthewater]

What!!!!! [ Okay, he really shouldn't be surprised at this point, but like also…!!!! ] Oh, okay, no, come here. We're going to the mess hall or whatever they call it at camp right now! You are going to have s'mores, and you're going to understand why they're a camp staple!!

[ She doesn't get a choice in the matter, actually! Mizuki is already drag her along since they're still holding hands, and heading to the cafeteria so they can grab the marshmallows and the other essentials. ]

You toast a marshmallow by the fire and when you put it on the chocolate, it makes it all soft and gooey, too, and then they're both smacked in between some graham crackers! It's really good!!

[skaikru]

( one second they're seated, the next their up and moving and — oh, okay, looks like this is happening right now. not exactly what clarke had hoped to spend the next hour or so doing, she'd been intent on getting water samples from the lake to take back to the ship for study, but she also doesn't waste energy trying to dissuade mizuki. he can be a force of nature from time to time and, even she has to admit, they've more down time here than she knows what to do with.

an occasional, small break to expand her world view and earthly understanding isn't horribly slacking, is it?

she's also never had a marshmallow just like, in general, but doesn't tell him that as they plod along towards the mess hall. that initial what!!! of shock had been loud, still rings in her ears a little. )

Oh, I like chocolate. ( she hoards candy bars from the stores actually, but her stash is secret. ) Pretty sure if chocolate's involved in anything, it's going to be good.

[mooninthewater]

It's very good. I mean, not to hype it up too much or anything, of course. It is usually reserved for camp snacks, after all, so it's not like it's a gourmet cake or something like that. It's… really not "cooking," either, buuuut it's still fun!

[ All the while Mizuki talks, he brings Clarke to the mess hall, where he gathers up the things they need before leading her back to the fire pit. ]

The trick is to not get too worried if the marshmallow looks a little burnt. Did you know that sweets with high sugar content burn easier? It's why when you make things like pancakes, if it's not something you're used to making, instead of putting chocolate chips or candied things in it, you should put things like berries or fruits. [ Insert cooking show music here. ] But, you have me here, so I can let you know if the marshmallow's bad or not!