⇨ CAMPING GROUNDS

[ringleaders]

Who: Everybody!
When: Day 64
Where: The Camping Grounds
What: While the Ringmaster attempts to purge the carnival of magical tracing spells and deal with the angry fire fae in her belly, everyone else is getting sent on an emergency camping trip with some unusual local fauna.
Warnings: Camping.

CRYPTIC CAMPGROUNDS↴ You're given about three hours to prepare, after the Ringmaster tells you her plans for the coming week. There is a vast selection of camping equipment at your disposal, and the means to take along enough food for the length of the stay. The wilderness of the planet you're left on is nearly idyllic, but some people just don't like the great outdoors. ► CRYPTOZOOLOGY: As it turns out, the carnival won't be alone here. There is a varied ecosystem of cryptids to be found as well, living in relative peace and mostly reacting to the newcomers with curiousity. More details can be found on the plotting post. You are free to NPC the cryptids as much as you need to, as long as you stick to the behaviours described. ► DREAMSHARING: There is a player plot going on which will allow characters to share dreams! These are specifically more dreams than nightmares, and the mushi-adept characters will be here to help. ► CHILLAX: There isn't any plot twist for this setting, so this is mostly an opportunity to decompress from the last plot and get ready for the future. The Ringmaster will show up occasionally to help with needed medical treatments and check on things, but won't stick around for long.

Comments

[reflash]

[Shura's getting A Look from Yukio. And then he moves on to the plants.]

I need to make sure I have the right bullets for my exam. But I don't know what demons they're going to put me up against, so I need to make a lot of different compounds.

[exaomori]

[Rin couldn't stay an idiot forever! Well, not the same degree of stupid, at least.]

Bullets? Eeh, that's a lot of work...

[A lot of finicky work. Was that why he had asked her to help him?

[reflash]

[Why do you think he asked for your help, Shura?]

I still haven't gotten the hang of it. [HES BAD AT ARTS AND CRAFTS]

[exaomori]

[you little shit]

Y'know, you wouldn't hafta worry about this if you picked up a sword.

[So fine, she wasn't too bad at this, but this was seriously the lamest work!! In spite of her whining, Shura isn't making to leave, grudgingly reaching out to sort sorting the plants she brought.]

slides in very late with an expired paid

[reflash]

Isn't that your job? [He shoots back, playfully.]

[exaomori]

[On the one hand, she's glad he can still tease her even with all of the stress and work he's taking on. On the other hand, that's completely not the point??]

What, you think you're gonna be my partner or somethin'? You're ten years too early for that!

[reflash]

There isn't an age limit for exorcist teams.

[exaomori]

That's--

[She pauses, her expression changing into something unreadable for a moment. Letting him say that kind of thing, even if he was just playing--it was the kind of thing she was going to regret later on, even if he might know the reason why.]

Ain't the point. Focus on passin' your exams, then try talkin' big.

[reflash]

[He doesn't know why her expression changes (or he does, he will, it just has no place in this dream) and he lets himself brush it off. He'll overthink it later.]

I will. Just watch me.

[exaomori]

[What is she supposed to say to that kind of face? She lets out a soft laugh, reaching over to ruffle his hair.]

I know you will. C'mon, I ain't gonna do all the work for ya just because you don't like doin' it.

[but for real, she's going to get her revenge for tricking her into doing his dirty work]

[reflash]

[Yukio (for once) doesn't avoid the hair ruffle, or bat her hands away. He does grumble a bit, of course.]

Nee-san, you're messing up my hair.

[exaomori]

[Nee-san, you're messing up my hair. It's easy to forget the demon that haunts her when Yukio sounds like a little brat. She keeps mussing his hair, merrily ignoring his complaint.]

Your hair~? Nyahaha, got somewhere to be after this? Got a girl or somethin'?

[Actually, she'd be really relieved in a way if that was true...]

[reflash]

No! [Not that he's willing to tell Shura about, that's for sure.]

[exaomori]

['I don't have time for girls,' 'Like I'd tell you,' 'Yes, and her name is none of your business.' Anything like that and Shura would have probably just let it slide. But that kind of denial is completely suspicious. She drops her hand from his hair and leans forward.]

Oho! She must be cute if you don't wanna tell me about her~ C'mon, c'mon, I'll find out about her anyway. Does Shiro know?

[She already knows Rin doesn't know. If Rin knew, then there was no way he'd be able to hide his moping from her.]

[reflash]

I'm not telling you!! [He shoves her away, flustered.]

[exaomori]

[H E H]

A secret girl, huh~?

[Shura is obviously far too delighted with this turn of events. Yukio had a crush? Wimpy was growing up, even if he had a long way to go. She'll back up at his shoving, leaning back in her chair. However, based on the grin on her face, she's definitely still thinking about it.]

I wonder, what kind of a girl would Yukio go for? She's gotta be a good girl.

[reflash]

You're worse than dad! [Which, of course, means that Father Fujimoto has also been teasing Yukio about his mystery girl.]

[exaomori]

So he does know!

[So did he meet her at school or did he meet her somewhere else? She has a lot of questions.]

I gotta ask him~ I'm sure he's super excited that you got a girlfriend.

[reflash]

I... I don't have a girlfriend. [That at least, he's willing to admit.]

She's just... a girl I like.

[exaomori]

She's not your girlfriend yet. [Shura clarifies, because she believes that Yukio really can get whatever girl he wants if he takes the initiative.]

Tell me about her~ Is she a classmate? What d'ya like about her?

[reflash]

[He's cornered, and if he were a little bit older he'd have an actual response for this. But in this dream he's younger and a lot more open and he pillows his head on his hands.

he's never going to get a girlfriend because....]

She likes Rin.

[exaomori]

[




wait what]

She likes who? How d'ya know that, huh? She tell you?

[reflash]

She didn't have to tell me. [His life is terrible. People actually like Rin.]

I've seen them talking to each other, and I know they like each other.

[exaomori]

You can't just assume that, y'know.

[But maybe he's right. Some things were easy to see. But Rin hadn't been acting any differently? She'd grill him about it later. Right now, Yukio's her priority. She sighs, raising a hand to rub at her temple. This wasn't a little twisted at all.]

Aah, but still. If you like her that way and she doesn't return it--ah, if you were older, I'd buy you a drink. It ain't easy, livin' with that.

[reflash]

[His tail flicks across the floor behind him (his tail from the Carnival, he shouldn't... he shouldn't have that yet, but it's fine, it's fine).]

It's stupid. I should be happy that he found someone who likes him, but--

[He's selfish, and right now he doesn't really care.

Shura's someone who Yukio's always felt he can talk to, even if she brushes him off sometimes. Sometimes it helps to have someone put his issues in perspective.]

I liked her first.