OUTDOOR EXPLORATION CAMPING TRIP

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OUTDOOR EXPLORATION CAMPING TRIP

It's a sunny morning when the participating Outdoor Exploration characters meet Mr. Thorn and Mr. Covington at the docks. They're packed and prepared for the two night trip to Wolf Island, as selected by Hazel Keating.

Ennis Harper coordinates a bon voyage! sendoff, getting as many students as they can to stand at the docks, wave handkerchiefs and throw confetti at the departing boats. We'll miss you so much! Don't forget us!

Upon arrival at the island, Dahlia Hale has the unfortunate luck of slipping as they get out of their canoe, and they fall into the water. Lachlan Galbraith came prepared, and kindly lends them their spare jacket for the trip.

The campground is on the lake shore, and all the tents circle where a large bonfire will be set up. The clear night promises excellent stargazing to all who are interested.

CAMPING RULES:

• Dress appropriately for the weather. Although it's getting warmer, you must bring a jacket, a change of clothes, and appropriate footwear. You will be left behind if you're not dressed properly.
• No large electronics of any kind. If you brought something he doesn't like, Thorn's confiscating it, no questions. The only exceptions are: flashlights, small music players with headphones, GPS devices, and cameras. And before you ask, no, portable video game systems are not allowed. Thorn says: "Come on, why sign up for a camping trip just to play on your little no-maj thingies? You can do that when we get back."
• Buddy system at all times. Do not go off on your own.
• Don't leave the trail.
• Respect your tent-mates. If Thorn suspects there's a problem, he's stepping in.
• Lights out is 10:00 PM. All students must be quiet with lights off after this hour.
• You must help carry the group's equipment.
• Clean up after yourself.
• All the rules that apply on campus apply here, kids! The only things you're escaping are your uniforms and classes.
• If you act up, you're being sent home early with Mr. Covington and will be banned from future OE trips.
• Thorn is serious about making sure you kids learn how to survive in the great outdoors without your wands, and therefore insists all the set up and take down be done without magic. He doesn't humor any arguments about wandless magic, either. "Those are the rules. Now get to it!"

HOW THIS WORKS

• Students will leave Friday morning to take boats out to Lone Wolf Island. They are permitted to skip class that day.


• Upon arrival, tents are set up. It's four people to a tent!


• No magic is allowed when working on setting up camp and survival skills.


• Although this is a single IC/OOC, the trip is lasting two nights.


• Students who don't have sleeping bags, pillows, boating or camping gear will be provided with school loaners.

TENTS:

Kazim, Nathaniel, Neil & Takeru	Sylvester & Jacob	Dahlia, Faye, Henrietta & Sun-mi
Kurt, Solomon & William	Damon & Calvin	Charlotte, Fern & Hazel
Christopher, Jefferson, Zachary & Wilde	Clementine & Adeline	Avery, Estella, & Lachlan
Mackenzie & Iliya	Dominic, Matteo & Wyatt	Cecil, Diego & Levi

» DEPARTURE ON BOATS: Those leaving gather at the docks to boat out to the island. A number of students not leaving on the trip ham it up by standing on the docks and tearfully waving handkerchiefs at the campers as they boat away.

» SETTING UP CAMP: Everyone arrives at the camp site and begins setting things up. Remember: no wands! Henrietta Gray oversees the process.

» SWIMMING, FISHING & BOATING: The climbing temperatures means that it's perfect weather to jump in the lake! The water's still awfully chilly, but if you keep moving, it's not so bad. You can also take the boats out onto the water and do some fishing.

» CAMPFIRE & DINNER: Mr. Covington cooks up a hearty meal, and the campfire roars pleasantly as he shares with you some stories about his youth in Colorado. There's a little live music and dancing for those interested!

» NIGHTTIME: The sun has long since set and it's almost quiet time. Time for everyone to get some rest.

» RETURN HOME: Some of your friends may be waiting at the docks to greet you when you return Sunday morning.

» OOC - Questions, comments, concerns!

Comments

Sy & Jacob

[threatens]

It's been a full year since Sy went camping, thanks to his bullshit shenanigans in October. Well, unless Sy counts that time he camped out without staff approval, but that was like... barely the same thing. He didn't have to set up his own tent then.

And he has no idea why the shit Thorn decided to pair him up with Jacob fuckin' Wood of all people. Sy picks up one of the tent poles and throws it at Jacob without warning. "You even fuckin' know what you're doing out here?"

Sy & Jacob

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Jacob fumbles the catch and clasps the pole against his chest. "Pretty sure I didn't get myself banned for half the year over a dumb prank," he snaps back and shoves the pole into the ground, too irritated to care about where he's putting it. And yeah maybe that's not a great idea if he wants to show Sy he knows how to put up a damn tent but he's too stubborn to admit maybe he's not the greatest tent maker either.

Shit. They were shoving three and four kids into other tents so why'd he lucked out and managed to get Stoker all to himself. "You planning on helping or just throwing supplies at me?"

Sy & Jacob

[threatens]

Sy flashes an obnoxious grin, and wiggles a second tent pole in Jacob's direction. "Don't tempt me, Wood." But he casts an eye at the area they've chosen and holds a hand up at Jacob. "Fuckin' stop. There's some rocks and shit here, lemme clear it out. You have the tarp?"

He'd prefer if Reid was here, but Reid's no fan of camping, or manual labour of any kind. Getting that asshole to do anything involves a requisite amount of yelling and threats. Maybe even more than usual, considering how they haven't spoken a word to each other since the game. Which was last weekend. Shit.

Sy picks up a large pointy rock, and shucks it at the trees with rather more force than necessary. Hopefully Jacob won't be as much of a fuckhead.