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

[mech_and_mutt]

...Oh.

[Well. That answer went to a bit darker of a place than he was hoping it would. He'd carefully redirect the conversation's trajectory.]

So that's why you went for Monk. Have ya had a chance to use it yet?

[studdedcouncilprez]

[Well, he did ask!]

Yes. I've had some hand to hand training and the opportunity to use what I know seemed the best way to defend myself.

And I did. Do you remember trouble we had with Chocoboeaters? I was involved with that with Tidus and her majesty Nanamo.

They did quite well.

[mech_and_mutt]

Tidus? Not surprised. Never seen him fight, but I saw him play a coupl'a times.

[He tried not to think too hard about the Chocobo Eaters, though. He almost singed his fur off on that one-- not an impressive first try.]

And what about you? C'mon, it's your first big adventure here and you're just givin' yourself a cameo in your own story!

[studdedcouncilprez]

Ah, we didn't get much opportunity to talk, but I can definitely see how he would be good at playing... what was it? Blintz ball?

Well, I'm not really one that likes to talk about my accomplishments. Where I am from its viewed as pretty impolite. But if I may speak for myself I performed well. We did not suffer significant injury and were able to protect the chocobo in the end.

[mech_and_mutt]

Impolite?! You don't think you're due a little pride for playin' the hero?!

[Red actually seems almost antsy. Though, really, it's for her sake-- this bookworm needed a little thrill in her life!!]

C'mon! Can't you tell me about some jump-kick or... wave fist or somethin'?!

[studdedcouncilprez]

[U-Um... she's not entirely sure what he's getting excited about. I mean, she's just being true to herself??]

W-Well...

[She draws into herself and considers Red's words.]

Kicks can be effective... but by the rules of this world I don't think that telling you about those skills would be useful if you don't have the Monk asterisk...

Perhaps you should consider a visit with them if you want to make sure your hand to hand combat is more effective?

[mech_and_mutt]

Oh, for the love of Dog-- I meant somethin' *you* did! All you've done was talk about what Tidus and Nana... Nananano?-- what the others did! You've gotta have some story about some crazy feat you pulled off during the fight, right?

Do I haf'ta take you out monster hunting just to give you somethin' to TALK about??

[studdedcouncilprez]

Ah... [Where is this coming from?]

...do you think I'm boring, Red-san?

[mech_and_mutt]

Of course not! Just...

[What's he even supposed to say? He DOESN'T think she's boring, but...]

... for all you talk about the adventures people go on, it's like you don't get that you're the star of your own, y'know?

[studdedcouncilprez]

[Ah... so he's worried about her? She still doesn't quite get it, but at least he's thinking for her own well-being somehow.]

Red-san, not everybody needs to be a star and bask in the adulation of thousands.

I have my own victories and I have things I want to achieve. I just tend to keep them close to my chest. I don't mind giving up a leadership or star role so long as we achieve what we set out to do.

Does that make sense?

[mech_and_mutt]

...I guess. [Maybe subtlety was just her thing for some reason.]

But I still gotta take you out monster hunting sometime. I wouldn't mind seein' what you're made of out there.

[Plus, hey, it'd get her out of the house, right?]