Event || Camp Curtisy Retreat

[eternitymods]

Who: All characters
When: July 17th - 22nd
Where: Nah Nami Reserve
What: Characters go to the campgrounds to do some team building exercises and build CR.
Warnings/Notes: See prompt D for Mognet glitches



A. Arrival

[On the morning of the 17th, Mogaruru directs the outworlders and Curti Center employees who have signed up to the airship headed to the Nah Nami Reserve. Counselors hand out pamphlets with maps, general camp rules, and the week's itinerary. This place loves their pamphlets. Fortunately, most of the rules detail common sense: quiet hours are at 10pm, no smoking or alcohol, no harming the forest wildlife, no setting off fireworks.

After they touch land, the arrivals are free to pick their cabins and set up their rooms before gathering at the mess hall for lunch.]

B. Team Building

[It's not a corporate retreat without ice breakers! On the first day, every splits into groups sharing their names and one interesting fact about themselves. Throughout the day, there's all sorts of get-to-know-each-other events. Maybe Never-Have-I-Ever (alcohol is replaced with juice). A game of Truth or Dare? Trust falls? If it's meant to foster friendships, it's here.

There are also races and obstacle courses for those that want to compete as a team.

Mogaruru oversees the main activities, even leading a workshop in building paper-mache Moogle masks, encouraging everyone to find their passion.]

C. Actual Camping

[There are important life skills to be learned when living in the great outdoors. Hiking, learning about local flora and fauna, and cooking are included in the itinerary. Complaining about the sun and constant reminders about staying hydrated, too.

In the evenings, there's campfires for any type of socializing. Perhaps now is the time to have heart-to-heart chats over roasting marshmallows or swap scary stories about the Camp Lake Ira Killer.]

D. Late Night Hijinks

[After dinner, campgoers are allowed to use Mognet to catch up with news and chat with friends...though considering the glitches that occur during this event, it may prove to be less relaxing considering the glitches that occur in Kupoto's charge.

Things are fine on the 17th. On the 18th, however, messages to and from the Curti Center are delayed by 10 minutes. In an effort to fix this issue, Mognet is down at the Curti Center on the 19th. On the 20th, it's fixed...but all posts are made public. On the 21st, this is addressed, but now every subject line begins with "!Kupo".

Someone is going to have a stern talking-to when Mogaruru returns.

But that's fine. Campers are free to sneak travel outside in a group for totally legal activities. After all, no one would sneak booze or fireworks or play pranks on the other cabins, would they?

At least, if they don't get caught. Otherwise, it's cleanup duty for the rest of the trip.]

E. The Great Outdoors

[The Nah Nami Reserve boasts beautiful forests and a beach. The weather is beautiful. There are no monsters on the reserve...unless one considers the large fish living far from the beach shoreline to be monsters. Or if they are unlucky enough run into one of the larger animals in the forests. Fighting back can be overlooked as long as they don't grievously injure their opponent, ideally escaping without harm to either party. These are protect species, after all. It shouldn't be a problem if they are with Camp Curtisy counselors, but chances are there are some hiking groups that decided to explore the entire island on their own.

The beach includes a long stretch of sand, rock outcrops with tidal pools, and a net for volleyball. Some counselors have "TEAM LAVODE" shirts left from last month's Blitzball tournament, especially the Hypello lifeguards.]

F. Lessons Learned

[Now's the time for the campers to shine. Counselors lead workshops on arts, crafts, survival skills, and languages, but slots are open for all participants to lead a class of their choosing. Want to teach the history of your homeworld? Have any other skills you wish you share? This is your chance to show off what you know!]

Comments

aWoo

[songbird_slayer]

[Not gonna lie, she'd always wanted to meet a werewolf. Dangerous? Certainly. But she was friends with a bunch of people who were actually century-old dragons. She was fiiiine.]

Where, oh, werewolf
I've looked everywherewolf...

[Was this the definition of insanity? Who knew. But she was gonna pet a frickin' werewolf!]

[mech_and_mutt]

[The silence of the night and singsong cadence of her voice was shaken by a quiet rustling from the nearby undergrowth-- a flash of teeth and pelt in the moonlight only scantly seen as it slipped past and vanished into the woods.

It was already behind her by the time it revealed itself, a lumbering, savage form leaning out from oh wait never mind it's just Red.]

Keep it down! What if it hears you?!

[It was times like this that he was reminded that Madhuri was literally raised in a circus.]

[songbird_slayer]

[Oh my OH MY- ... oh. Lips quirked in a smirk, she folded her arms over her chest.]

That's the plan, dear. I can fight a werewolf.

[mech_and_mutt]

Maybe, but if this thing's as bad as everyone says it is, I ain't takin' any chances with it.

[Well, no sense trying to be too subtle now. He steps out of the foliage and drops his whispering.]

You know how to fight these things? What's the trick?

[songbird_slayer]

[She counted off on her fingers:]

Silvered weapons or something magical. They have a decent enough natural armor, but their supernatural tendencies lend to their imperviousness to standard weaponry.

You've silver bullets in your magitech toys, do you not?

[mech_and_mutt]

[He glanced over to his Gunblade-- steel blade, bronze mechanism, copper jackets and brass casings. Nothing so sleek and shiny as silver to be found in the lot.]

furballs...! Tell me at least the element bullets and lasers will work...

[songbird_slayer]

Oh, goodness, of course! They're magical. Did I frighten you?

[Then, with a grin:]

Was I scarier than the runaway werewolf?

[mech_and_mutt]

Wha-- no, no, I just thought for a second I didn't have the tools for the job.

I haven't even seen the thing yet.

[songbird_slayer]

Did they happen to describe the werewolf...?

You'd think we'd see more signs of such a beast. They don't tend to be discriminatory with their eating or hunting habits.

[mech_and_mutt]

You know how it goes! Sharp teeth, weird shape, uh... fur. Campers running in fear.

[Beat.]

...C'mon, Maddie give me a hand here, you actually KNOW this stuff...

[songbird_slayer]

[Oh for- ...welp. She'd been pranked, and it seemed he was too. Still smiling, she nodded.]

No, you've got it. Go on. You're a pro already. What color was it? Where was its last victim spotted? How many bones disappeared into that gullet?

[Red... honey...]

[mech_and_mutt]

I don't know! Nobody's seen it clearly in the dark, nobody's found anything other than an old-chewed up bone I didn't even see, let alone actually caught the thing eating!

[He gives a labored sigh.]

I'm graspin' at straws here, but someone's gotta do something, right?

[songbird_slayer]

Oh, certainly. Have you extra bones? Since it likes them so much, perhaps they could be used as bait!

[mech_and_mutt]

I'm pretty sure it prefers the bones with the meat still on, Maddie. I ain't seen anyone or anything else that just chews 'em.

[Not that he's planning on stopping. It's smooth and refreshing.]

[songbird_slayer]

...Sweetheart, you've never had roasted marrow, have you? Oh dear, oh dear. Give me twenty minutes, and in the meantime you keep an eye out for the... the wolf.

Fair?

[mech_and_mutt]

Roasted--

[I'm sorry, were they talking about a wolf just now? His eyes are wide and his attention is elsewhere.]

...yeah that sounds fair let's do it. I'll. Keep an eye out. Where do I meet you?

[songbird_slayer]

Right here. Just keep your post. Constant vigilance, dear~!

[She raised her hands, motioned to stay, then set off with a hop and a skip. Oh boy, she got to cook for somebody!]

[mech_and_mutt]

Wait, what if--

[...Well, she seemed a bit too excited to encounter the 'lycanthrope', anyway. Madhuri could take care of herself.

Still, Red wasn't entirely fond of having to stick in one place. He lowered himself back into the bushes, grumbling. Back to the waiting game...]

[songbird_slayer]

[Twenty minutes on the dot. The smell came first, the smell of roasted meat and something mildly sweet. She arrived with a wooden slab, and balanced atop it were bundles of something green, and something of a golden brown...]

Oh where, oh where has my hungry friend done,
Oh where oh where could he be~?

[mech_and_mutt]

[BOO! The mysterious canine figure suddenly pops from the bushes and oh why bother Madhuri knows who it is by now.]

I'm here. You really like your singin', don't you? [Just as well-- she had a nice voice for it. It made for a lovely dinner bell.]

So that's the stuff, huh?

[songbird_slayer]

[Oh goodness, the food has summoned the wild beast who had no idea he was the wild beast.]

I do! I've only worked on it my whole life, you goof.

Ta-daaa! [With dressed-up greens, there were two sizely bones with roasted marrow still bubbling inside, dressed with pepper and the smell of garlic. There was a line of lovely little crackers to boot.]

While it's hot, my dear, dip the crackers, scoop the marrow, and enjoy.

[mech_and_mutt]

[Oh dog. They've gone from crunchy to having a chewy center. And she even flavored them! She doesn't need to tell him twice. A dip, a snarf--

And four or five in rapid succession. Crumbs fly everywhere, but the marrow all makes it way to his tongue. The sweet, succulent, savory and sweasoned marrow.]

Wh' d'djuh l'rn thish?!

[songbird_slayer]

A little birdy taught me the recipe during a visit to a lovely druid coven. They used every part of the animal, and bones not used for rituals were set to the flame for a lovely treat.

Do you like it?

[mech_and_mutt]

[Sorry, were you saying something about some kinda fancy mystic mumbo jumbo, Madhuri? Red was shoving piping hot marrow and crackers into his fat fuzzy face.

Oh, uh, she DID ask him something, though, right? He gulps down.]

sh'good! D'yh sr--

[Okay, actually FINISH swallowing the food, Red, THEN talk.]

--do ya serve this kinda stuff at that place you own? The Lady of Bliss, right?

[songbird_slayer]

[She smiled.]

Oh, no. Too heavy. We do lighter foods and alcohol. That sort of meal is for guests in my home.