JULY MINI EVENT - Branching Out!

[pumpkinhollow]

Branching Out

A cool breeze threads through the trees of Lockwood Forest as Teddy Pennyburrow and his gaggle of volunteers begin to set up the camp.

It's been a monumental occasion, receiving enough funding to the Autumn Leaves Dormitory House to give it some much-needed upgrades and expansions, but the process hasn't been without its trouble. Finding somewhere to keep the children while the construction is under way took a great deal of thought and deliberation--- after all, the Oak & Iron doesn't exactly have the space to accommodate so many displaced kids, from toddlers to teenagers--- but with some assistance from those working so closely with the House, a seasonally-appropriate consensus was reached.

What better way to pass the time and make it fun for everyone involved than to have it be a camping excursion?

Summer Camp Season

In a wide clearing within the centermost area of the woods, Mr. Pennyburrow has gathered as many volunteers as he could possibly manage to keep the children active, engaged, and most importantly, safe. Among the roles called for in his volunteer-seeking notice on the public bulletin board, Pennyburrow called help for:

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Teachers, to educate the children on survivalism and nature, as well as any other subjects that might be easily taught to a gaggle of children in the woods. Math might prove to be challenging, here. (Anyone aspiring to teach full-time at the Dormitory House are encouraged to join them, as with the expansions and additional funding, Pennyburrow will be looking to hire a few offworld teachers to create curriculums!)

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Storytellers, especially anyone with a knack for tales of mystery and terror. (Campfire for ominous lighting while telling the stories will, of course, be provided. The teenagers would be willing to settle for no less.)

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Foragers and cooks, especially with skill in campfire-cooking.

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Warriors and guards, for assistance with keeping the campsite safe from any threats that lie in the forest.

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General attendants, particularly anyone with a keen eye (and potentially with the ability to guide rowdy groups into games to pass the time).

Though the position is voluntary, Pennyburrow still offers a humble 100B to anyone who comes to assist. (Mod note: if your character attends the event, feel free to go ahead and add 100B to their ledger!)

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Comments

[heartofadreemurr]

Crap.

Crap, crap, crap.

Kris doesn't know the way back to camp anymore, totally disoriented. They cling to their little knife, and to the shadows.

I'm back from being dead! cw: descriptions of gory-sounding noises

[impostor_syndrome]

Another voice in the darkness, somewhere off to Kris' right. Androgynous and slightly muffled; it's the guard who wears a helmet all the time and showed the kids how to tell when their meat's cooked all the way through. "Hey, asshole! Don't you have anything better to do?!"

The zigzagging footsteps stop dead. He takes a few steps in the guard's direction, and they run up and meet him with the loud, dull, slightly wet THUD of sturdy flat metal against a human head. More scuffling noises in the darkness, and another bone-crunching meaty impact. The faint laughter of that deep voice from earlier, drowned out but not cut off by a crunching noise; something fairly heavy falling into the dirt. Another thudding noise closer to the ground.

"Higgsbury, you dumbass..."

The guard jogs up to Kris, instantly spotting them through the trees. "Had enough woods time?"