#event: summer camp

[ask-the-scary-mauri-pals]

Oh, Ellie.

Pleasure to met you.

-Fr3!nD

Uh...Hi! Nice to meet you, too, I guess.

[bklily]

I'm sure we didn't forget anyone important, don't worry about it.

[raycatzdraws]

A Linked Universe meets The Dark Crystal AU! I don't even remember what started it at this point. I remembered that the Dark Crystal and Age of Resistance are things I like, blinked, and woke up three days later with an AU and a bunch of art.

The designs and the story are a wip and for fun so expect a lot of variation! (I have a few different beginnings, ideas for different designs, etc)! :D

In addition to #linked universe I'll be using the tags #the dark crystal lu au and #courage of the dark crystal!

[anon-maly]

Infinite Potential

[43sol]

Probably die first in a horror movie

[which-qsmp-egg-would]

EGG SUMMER CAMP: THE FINAL DAY...

It's finally the end of summer camp!

Er well, it's supposed to end today.

It seems like Not-Cucurucho doesn't plan on letting us go anytime soon, saying that summer camp is being extended indefinitely. It sounds like a good thing at first glance, but ever since those three campers went missing, pretty much every camper has been feeling on edge.

Unbeknownst to Cucurucho, it looks like some of the campers have started concocting escape plans...

So for your final prompt of this event: How does your egg escape the camp?

[spirit-meets-the-b0ne]

The biggest issue I have with Alicent x Cole rumored sex scene during B&C (hoping it’s not simultaneous so badly tbh) is that it’s a completely shallow and over used horror trope associating sex with overt violence and gore. At this point it was already done (on a moderate level) in Driftmark. Now by the by, I have no issue with Alicent having a consensual sexual relation with a man - her sexuality shouldn’t be framed to now be a tremendous source of guilt, possibly regret and punishment as well. I do however, take every issue with what this is taking away from the original context and what impacts this will make for the family as a whole. It’s lazy, it’s overdone, it’s at this point almost a parody and I don’t blame either side for their gripes with it. The writers have taken more than enough “artistic liberties” and this isn’t nearly the radical twist they think it is and tbh I hope everyone IS vocal about it because it’s problematic for a plethora of reasons.

[akkivee]

the latest camping event in ARB sounds really interesting! May I ask for a brief summary of what exactly happens? 🥺

sure lol

so the bros are on summer vacay let’s goooooo lol!!!!!!!! school’s out for jiro and saburo and ichiro’s elected to take a week off so they can take a trip!!!! ofc jiro and saburo can’t agree where they should go lol jiro wants to go to mountains and saburo wants to do an escape room but ichiro finds a nice middle ground by suggesting they do both; they’ll camp in the mountains and then hit up an escape room on the way back home 🤗

on bat minus kuukou’s end, the three of them had intended to go camping together but kuukou got held up by shakku lmao. while out fishing for their meal, jyushi was jumpscared by ramuda!!! turns out ramuda was in the area for inspiration for a fashion collection!!! hitoya’s not the happiest about the straggler but he lets it slide lol

we see the bros work together to whip up a fire curry, and afterwards they head out to see a nearby lake!!! thing is tho, something about the lake is kinda giving ichiro and saburo bad vibes 😕 jiro happens to see a shrine for what the bros assume is in reverence for a minor god, despite the creepy look its got going for it. someone suddenly shouts at them from across the way and!!!

it’s ramuda with jyushi and hitoya in tow!!!! crazy coincidence lol

the six of them spend time bonding at the lake; jiro saburo jyushi and ramuda were in the water, splashing each other (saburo was grouchy about it tho, saying this was childish and jyushi caught strays tbh lol), while hitoya and ichiro talked camping out on the shore. their fun was interrupted by the locals demanding them to stop disturbing the sacred land. ichiro apologised on their behalf but as the villagers left, hitoya overheard them muttering something about being fine for sacrifice???? but all that playing around makes people hungry so ramuda proposes they all eat together!!!! so the bros, jyushi and hitoya cook up bbq and pizza!!!! ramuda was mostly there to look cute lmao (ichiro chewed him out lol, saying he needs to do his part) bellies full, their day ends playing some games saburo brought over and fireworks jiro probably brought 😌

the new day dawns and we start with bb’s camp, ichiro’s got some morning tea ready. jiro wakes up and questions where saburo went, to which ichiro responds he was already gone by the time ichiro got up so he assumed saburo’s on a walk somewhere. a little weird for saburo but that’s cool except ramuda and hitoya suddenly run up to their camp asking if they’ve seen jyushi since he wasn’t at their camp when they woke up and he wasn’t answering his phone

that’s when they know something’s wrong

the four of them scour the forest and eventually hit up the village and the place looks as creepy as the that shrine does. hitoya ran up to a local, phone pic in hand and asked if they’d seen saburo and jyushi. the villager replied he hadn’t and warns them to steer clear of the village since it’s an important day for them (hitoya: …??), but jiro calls the fcker out bc the guy’s wearing the wristband saburo was wearing. jiro demands to know where they got it from, and the villager says they bought it. y’know like a liar, bc that was a special edition wristband saburo won in a game tournament. the villager escapes but that lie tips ichiro and jiro off that they need to search the village

we cut to a run down house where jyushi is frantically trying to wake saburo up. he’s slow to awake but when he does, despite initial confusion over where tf they are, he keeps a level head assessing the situation. which is good, jyushi’s panicking bc they’ve been kidnapped lol. saburo suggests the others will be searching for them so the best they can do is use a spare firework he had in the fire place as a smoke signal. tragically, they were found out by the villagers, and ichiro, jiro, hitoya and ramuda were too late. jyushi tho, left behind one of his rings to let hitoya know that they had been here. hitoya finally puts two and two together and deduces the villagers intend to use saburo and jyushi as sacrifices. they remember that creepy asf shrine and in a panic jiro starts off for the shrine, the others not far behind

they arrive just as saburo and jyushi learn they’re to be human sacrifices and the villagers explain that every year they bring a sacrifice for jyajyakou-sama (the name consists of primarily the kanji for snake) in order to stave off disaster. it’s a honour they say. but obviously we not letting saburo and jyushi be sacrifices so ichiro jiro hitoya and ramuda break out the mics and rap them into submission. with the villagers down, they’re able to free saburo and jyushi from their constraints but it turns out the villagers were still able to move. they begin to call out to their god, chanting about the cost for life and no matter how many bars the six of them throw, the villagers get back up as if they’re undead. finally, the six decide to run away

a little while later, back at yorozuya yamada, we hear from ichiro that hitoya sent the cops after that village. turns out tho.

there was never any village. no people, no records of it, nothing.

hitoya called bullshit so he went with the cops out to that village himself and there really was nothing there

and the bros are stunned to silence

[mynameisvarian]

"C'mon campers! I know we lost the camp due to mr. campbell's sudden and probably foreseen arrest which in turn caused me and gwen to be unemployed then re-employed by the wood scouts due to them buying out the entire camp which is now also forcing you all to spend your last remaining summer as a wood scout- but think of the bright side! We at least have a working out house this time.. hopefully"

David is trying his best okay, He's basically become the emotional punching bag at this camp! He even hates that he had to abandon being a camp campbell counselor just to join a different camp to be a counselor there too. (The tags have more info if you are interested)

[crystallizsch]

i forgot that there’s multi dorm training camp before the stitch event

tragic 😔

[hepbaestus]

Egg Camp Day 1 - Arrival

I can't draw for shit but I can write! So here's my egg Ping's first day at camp (@which-qsmp-egg-would 's wonderful egg camp event. I hope I wrote your eggs' well @semifontos and @grapesintomatosoup)

Put under a read more because it's like 1k words and I don't want to clog up people's dashes :)

(It is also not proofread, so please ignore any glaring errors . It is almost midnight as I'm writing this)

He’d enjoyed the bus ride to the camp, albeit feeling a little nauseous from the bumpy dirt road that the minivan had driven down to get to the camp. The sounds of birds chirping their songs, and grass swaying in the wind attracted Ping’s attention as he jumped from the last step to the ground. He gripped the straps of his penguin backpack tight as he did, it had been a gift from his grandparents at the announcement of his trip, they had wanted him to enjoy his time without worrying about the goings on at home.

It was his first time at any sort of camp so he looked around for someone who looked like an authoritative person, they saw the others who’d been on the bus milling about underneath a wooden arch, with beautiful engravings carved out, which stated that he was at ‘Camp Egg’. It was a gated area surrounded by lush tall trees of heights he’d never seen before, having lived in the bustling city where nature was not so lustrous.

Guided to the central point of camp, where in the distance a river could be seen, they were greeted by a stage where seven figures stood, smiles on their faces. Ping stuck to the back of the group, lagging behind slightly as he took in the sights. Egg Camp was a place he’d wanted to go for years, finally being allowed to go after much begging and negotiation on completed chores. 

“We here at Camp Egg aim to provide a place of fun, entertainment, learning and community,” the white figure with a brown moustache spoke as they moved towards the front of the stage, commandeering the arrival’s attention. Ping, lost in their fascination, did not face the stage with his head, still in awe at the shades of colours he’d not seen in such vast quantities.

“There will be many opportunities here at Camp Egg, however, since it is your first day, you will spend the day moving into your new cabin room.” The evident leader spoke, finally gaining Ping’s attention at the mention of moving into cabins. It was something that he’d fretted over, back at home, as he hoped his cabin mates would like him. 

The names of camp counsellors were announced, as with their assigned campers. Groups of three were guided towards their cabin, all walking quickly to learn about the space they’d be sharing for the foreseeable future. The white figure spoke once more, with the rabbit man standing by his side, followed by the sound of two pairs of feet shuffling their way out of the now dwindling group before the white figure spoke once more, 

“Ping. Is Ping present?” He’d been shaken out of his stupor, it having been clear from the figure’s voice that this was not the first time his name was announced. The rabbit man looked across the crowd as Ping awkwardly lifted his hand and was gestured by the rabbit man to stand with his bunkmates to the side of the group.

The two he’d be sharing a cabin with looked sweet, one with shaggy white hair and white wings and the other shorter, and certainly more nervous as she was tightly clutching a bunny plushie to her chest. His shoulders fell from their tightened hold in anxiousness as he walked towards them,  releasing the breath he’d held. He would have a fun time, he would just have to remember that there were likely people more nervous than he was and that he’d need to tread lightly so as to not destroy any chance of making friends.

They were led away from the group and to a building of white quartz with a bamboo roof. The entrance was raised, with bamboo railings for safety, they followed the rabbit to the entrance. As Mr. Rabbit, as he’d introduced himself on the way up, opened the door, the sound of a loud horn disrupted their movements. They all turned towards where the sound had originated, with the sounds of birds fleeing their nests in fear overhead, as the blank smiling figure announced once more, ��Welcome to Camp Egg.”

Mr. Rabbit turned to face them once more, before detailing who he was and what he expected of the three. It was nothing too exciting but Ping paid close attention, not wanting to miss out on important information. As Mr. Rabbit spoke, he reached behind him and twisted his bag so that he could unzip it and grab something. He quickly lifted his hand back out, clutching yellow squares of decorated fabric.

“This needs to be visible at all times,” Mr. Rabbit spoke while separating the squares from one another before handing one to the tallest of the three, “this is our cabin’s signature bandana. It isn’t there just to be soft and pretty. It’s there in case any of you get lost and are stranded with another cabin.”

He hands a second bandana to the nervous child as the taller one tightly secures theirs around their arm, “It’s there so that any of the other cabin leaders know to call me if you get stuck with them,” he chuckles to himself as he holds out the final bandana to Ping.

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With the bandana he’d been given as Mr. Rabbit departed inside, he tied it around his forehead, holding the hair up minutely. He’d been the last to receive his cabin signifying item, with a gentle scolding about paying attention, he walked through the doors.

The inside decorations of the cabin could only be described as warm to Ping, with earthy wooden tones to compliment the yellow appointment of the cabin. There was a small bathroom to one side, a door with a small sign stating that it was Mr. Rabbit’s room and a door slightly ajar with rustling sounds coming from it. He explored some more, quickly placing his bathroom items in his labelled basket, before heading to the bedroom.

As he entered he was greeted once more by his bunkmates, with the winged one half leaning half sitting on one of the beds and the other hurriedly searching her bag. For the grandeur of the cabin’s exterior, the bedroom was rather plain, with both single and bunk beds and a framed bandana above the door frame.

He gently placed his rucksack and bag on an unclaimed bed next to a window. It had a nice view of the landscape that surrounded the camp and it would hopefully help them sleep in the first few days of getting used to the routine he would learn. Sitting on the bed, with one leg dangling slightly above the floor, he gently rested his penguin shaped backpack against the pillows and lifted his main bag onto the duvet.

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The three bunk mates spent the next several hours talking amongst themselves, getting comfortable sharing each other’s space, unpacking their belongings and learning about the places in which they’d grown up. All three came from starkly different places but they found common ground in the things that made those places home; the people, the sights, the smells, the things that gave them comfort. Though different for each person, each of them could relate to those feelings and places to their hometowns.

[ask-the-scary-mauri-pals]

Ellie, apologies for prying but,

have you seen anything..odd around camp?

I’ve heard things about “Camp Omega” before.

-Fr3!nD

Well, Not at the moment.

The counselor does keep to himself alot, though.

[compacflt]

what are bradley’s earliest memories of ice and mav? the bits of his perspective on them that you’ve written are so fascinating

fairly unsurprising answer but: ice: when he came to see Carole to apologize for killing goose in ch 2 of wwgattai (sets the tone of their relationship)

mav: something very benign like mav doing magic tricks for him as a little little kid. you know how your earliest memories are always a little fuzzy and always afternoon sunshine? imagine a desaturated maverick sitting crosslegged in the grass in pale afternoon southern california sunshine showing Bradley how he can detach his thumb from his hand and then put it back again. no blood, no bone, no pain, and he’s got this daredevil grin like he’s enjoying separating his thumb from his hand. can’t see his eyes behind his aviators. the best magicians are the ones who can make even their pain disappear. or, playing “got your nose,” holding Bradley’s nose up so he can see it right in front of his very eyes, NO PAIN!, and then making it disappear. “where’d your nose go, Gosling? oh, my gosh, I lost your nose!! how’re you gonna smell? i bet you’re gonna smell bad. get it? get it? —here it is, i found it, don’t worry, it’s all good!” and putting his nose back so everything’s ok. that’s Bradley’s earliest memory of mav.

[khashanakalashtar]

RIP to 85 thousand of y'all but I have a built-in cooling system called sweat

[outdoors-things]

Girl Scout Gold Award | Help Needed!

Hi all! I'm a Girl Scout who has a deeply rooted passion for the outdoors and am currently making a deeper dive into the industry through my work, education, and personal projects.

One of those is my Girl Scout Gold Award, which is a project that I've centered around helping youth to form connections with one another and the outdoors. To do this, I planned, organized, and ran a weekend-long camping trip for my Girl Scout service unit, and used that event to test run programming that I later used for an Outdoor Leadership Day that I organized, an event that brought the 6th-grade class of a local middle school- nearly 140 kids- to the camp I work at for a day full of fun activities that allowed the students to develop and practice different styles of leadership, communication, and teamwork. As the final part of my project, I created this folder of resources to assist others in bringing similar opportunities to youth in their area.

Although it is tailored to a Girl Scout community camping weekend, most of these resources can be referenced or adapted for outdoor events by any organization. I would deeply appreciate it if you shared this with anyone you know who is interested in planning an outdoor event to help me complete my project!

Book of Knowledge

Folder full of super cool resources

[axololtls]