[IC] CLOSED.

[Silent Whispers]

Location: Dining Hall then Red Cabin.
Interacting With: Malcolm Oskada(unfortunately) - @McHaggis | Richard King - @Liriia | Sebastian Reyes, Christian Burns | Leah Willoughby - @GoddessSophia

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Before Stacey heard Malcolm or Richard's reply to her questions, she started thinking about her own responses to their counter questions and even Leah's questions before she left the table. Speaking of Leah, she saw Sebastian making a scene while she talked to Christian and just shook her head at the display. 'Always goofing off, that Sebastian.' She thought to herself, biting her lip slightly in a bit of a nervous manner. She'd have to get Leah alone after the team leader meeting and see how are things with her boyfriend and other real life problems that they often discussed.

Her thoughts went to the back of her head when she got a text from Jessica and read it, letting everyone know that she'd be in the dining hall in a few. Stacey didn't bother responding as it was a group text and she didn't want to be the first one to respond. She laughed to herself at the thought then looked over at Malcolm as he parted his mouth to hopefully reply to her question. And of course, there's that sass that she certainly did not miss that seeped over his lips. She made a face then smiled towards him, which wasn't easy but people knew that she could kill someone with her smile. When Malcolm was done with his dramatic answer, she cleared her throat before answering him.

"Well, since you seem to have all of the answers, Malcolm, I guess you should already know how I am doing, right?" She quirked a brow over at him when he pulled out his cell phone then turned to King, whom she liked more than Malcolm right about now. She blushed at King's response then lowered her head to the ground then tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear.

"Well, since you asked nicely..." She briefly turned towards Malcolm while saying those words. "I've been great. Never better actually. Just excited for my last year at Camp, you know. I hope to make this summer one to remember." She said with a smile then looked over towards the table, where Leah, Sebastian and Christian was sitting then looked back towards King. "Alright, well, I'll let you guys go get some breakfast. Just had to come over and see my favorite guy." She said while reaching up and giving Richard a hug then walking Malcolm, purposely bumping into him without looking back for his reaction.

She walked over towards the table and sat down beside Leah, again. "Hey, sorry. I just had to see King and I am not Mal's biggest fan right now but who cares, right?" She eyed Sebastian with a smile and offered him a wave. "Let me guess, media room earlier this morning?" One thing she really knew about Sebastian, who nodded his head in response, was that he was a gaming nerd and always caught him in the media room. She looked up and saw Sable walk past them and sit off by herself. She wanted to go over there but decided against as she had to get ready for the team leader meeting coming up.

"I'll see you guys. Got to go and get my notes for the team leader meeting. Hopefully Rashad will listen to me ramble about my ideas." She laughed then waved at them as she trailed off, walking out of the main hall and towards the red cabin now, where she did indeed unpack and left her binder of notes sitting on her bed as she flipped through it, practicing on how to say it towards Rashad.

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Location: Dining Hall.
Interacting With: Sebastian Reyes | Leah Willoughby - @GoddessSophia | Sable Santiago - [HaleyTheRandom]

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Christian had made Leah giggle and it made him smile, honestly. She had a cute little giggle. Hearing her response, he nodded his head and gave her a thumbs up then continued on listening to her. "Yeah, I registered last week but started today. So, newbie number one right before your eyes. Hope this was the right decision to make." He said while looking towards Stacey as she ran off to meet with some guy. "Boyfriend of hers?" He inquired but then shrugged his shoulders. "Never mind, it's none of my business." Christian said while playing over his food now.

"Nice and I got put in team..." He didn't even answer as a guy came over and slammed his plate on the table, causing him to jump slightly but then play it off as if he didn't. Leah was the first one to comment but then, Christian knew the guy and they both hugged each other then sat back down, rambling on and on and even completely forgetting that Leah was sitting mere inches away from them. They both turned to look and her then looked at each other then back at her as she made a comment then asked them a question. As before responding they both looked down at their phone, reading a message then shrugging their shoulders before they went back to rambling among themselves then eyed Leah again. Sebastian parted his lips to speak first.

"I'd totally cheat on you for this hunk of perfection right here." Sebastian winked over towards Christian then shook his head with an eye roll. "I think what Sebastian is trying to say is, who could ever cheat on someone as beautiful as you." He flashed a beaming, charming smile over towards Leah then looked at Sebastian, who made a gagging gesture. "If you want to get with this one..." He pointed his thumb towards Leah then leaned over and covered his hand over his mouth. "You have to have the moolah. You know, money." Sebastian chuckled and looked at Leah with a wink. "I highly doubt that. But we met back at a dance camp over Spring Break and man, can I say that I was intrigue with his moves and him, in general." Christian laughed as Sebastian nodded his head.

"True that. That dance camp was amazing. I look forward to returning back." Sebastian offered as Christian gave a thumbs up. "Me too." Christian responded as they noticed Stacey making her return to the table, speaking a few words to Leah and waving Sebastian before trailing off again. "Damn, she be on the go, huh?" Christian said then looked at a female in passing as she went over and sat by herself.

Sebastian eyed Sable then excused himself from the table then went over and immediately removed one headphone from her ear. "Hey, is everything okay? Why are you so distant from us? From everyone." He asked her while biting his lip and waiting for a response. Christian stared at Leah with a raised brow. "Want to come and take a walk with me by the lake?" He offered her a chance to respond but was getting up from his seat and holding his hand out towards her.

[SunsetWanderer]

Location: The Dining Hall
Interacting With: Alex Novak @reiko | Richard King @Liriia | Luca Cardwell @Undine | Lil Ashbourne @Wintergrey

Eugh. He was here, after all. A small, no, a large part of him had hoped that Richard would've skipped camp this year for whatever reason. It would make things so much easier. Sharing a cabin with him was going to be, quite literally hell, as it had been the past years they'd been forced into the same cabin. Though, even moreso now that he had been appointed leader, Casper knew that he would have to attempt the impossible task of 'appeasing' Richard, and avoiding any confrontations. As far as Casper was concerned, he'd have more luck trying to climb Mount Everest without oxygen.

Seeing Alex and Richard together, he found himself naturally rolling his eyes. Even more than that, Casper wouldn't put it down as an exaggeration to say that seeing the two together, particularly when they were acting so friendly toward one another, made him feel physically sick. "How. How, could anybody like that hot-headed, brash...arrogant--..piece of--..ugh!" Surely, Casper thought, he couldn't be the only one with such insight. Was he really the only one who saw Richard for what he was?

Turning around to face Luca, he rolled his eyes visibly once more before jerking a thumb over his shoulder in the general direction of Alex and Richard,
"So that's Alex...and Richard, unfortunately. Sorry 'bout dragging you to the Cabin, only to come back here, by the way. Alex popped up outta' nowhere after I sent a, admittedly, panic-ridden text your way. You two'd probably get along, though! ...but, uh, anyway, have you eaten already? Besides, even if you have, we totally still need to chat while I eat breakfast! ...preferably with our backs to those two."

Idly reaching into his pocket to check over his phone, Casper noticed he had somehow missed the arrival of several messages. His phone enjoyed playing cruel tricks on him, it seemed, and Casper swears his phone 'vibrates' even when no text has been sent to him, and that when indeed he is contacted, his phone stays silent as a mouse.

From: ♥ Lil' (Bundle of Joy)
Hey! Just got to camp, so excited to see you! Do we have a cabin leader meeting soon?

Casper smiled softly to himself as he read through the message, and for once, didn't fall into panic at the mention of a leader's meeting. Knowing Lil' would be going in with him was particularly reassuring, and would not doubt bring a less 'intimidating-formal' vibe to the meeting as a whole. The two had always been close friends, and Casper found it simply impossible to worry about anything when she was around. Who could be grumpy, or stressed around her? She was so upbeat, that simply being around her was enough to cheer up Casper, no matter what situation he was in. He quickly set about writing a reply, eager to meet her,

To: ♥ Lil' (Bundle of Joy)
hi Liiiiil! I'm in the dining hall atm, about to get some breakfast. my stomach will never forgive me if i don't feed it soon! are you gonna be stopping by for some foooood? if not, I'll see you at the meeting anyway--..oh, yeah! obvious now, but meant to say, we do have a leader's meeting coming up! super nervous, but I think we can totally manage it together! woo, team blue-green! ..team...bleen? grue?
See you soon! :) :)

Happy with his reply, he shoved his phone back into his pocket and cast one more glance toward Alex and Richard. Yep. He still wanted to throw up.

[GoddessSophia]

Location: , Dining Hall
Interacting With: Stacey Hampton, Christian Burns, Sebastian Reyes @HushedWhispers Jessica Wilson @Undine

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Looking at Christian; Leah noticed his bright and beaming smile. There was just something about his smile that made her want to smile brightly back and she did. Listening to him, she was nodding along to his words taking it in. "Hopefully, you'll like it here. It's like a second home to me. I don't know a single person that dislikes coming here...or staying." she told him, hopefully that might make him feel more at ease about staying at Camp Liberty and decide if it was the right choice or not. As he asked her about Stacey and King, Leah shrugged slightly. Truth be told, she didn't really care about King's relationship/s, she just knew that Stacey was his friend. Despite him saying it was non of his business, she answered anyways "Just, friends I think. I don't really keep record of who King dates." As she talked with Chris, she felt her phone buzz a few times. Flipping through the texts, she smiled when she saw a text from Jess.

To: Jessie-Boo ♥
From: Leannie
'I can't wait to catch up with you later. I missed you xox :)

Noticing Sable pass them; Leah gave her a slight wave but she focused on the conversation between her and the boys. She tickled Sebastian's ear playfully as she smirked at him with a slight raised eyebrow. "Yeah...yeah tough guy." she shook her head but blushed noticeably red when she heard Christian's words. Leah bit her bottom lip slightly, but shyly averted his gaze for a few moments. She wasn't really sure why, but part of her was pulling away slightly. It was like an internal conflict at times. It seemed like there was one person that was gladly cheating on Leah and that was her boyfriend Tristan, sadly not known to Leah's knowledge just yet. As she heard Sebastian talking to Chris about money if he wanted to date her, she shook her head rolling her eyes into the back of her head. "Oh my god...why do you have to be such a Gubber?!" she asked, with a laugh. Her English accent seemed to be more thick, as she pronounced the last word.

As she learned the two boys met at Dance Camp; she looked surprised and she smiled softly at Christian. "You dance?" she looked somewhat impressed and curious. Smiling, she nodded "I know, Sebastian's got some moves. she acknowledged with a nod. When Stacey walked over, Leah looked up at her Best-Friend and gave her a reassuring smile. "I understand, I may not like him but he's your friend. I am fine." she reassured her, patting her hand softly. Nodding, she gave her a thumbs up "Good luck, I'll catch up with you after." she waved to Stacey who went to prepare for the Team meeting.

Seeing Sebastian go check on Sable...her frenemy from the Team Gray. Leah couldn't help the blush at Christian's offer. "Sure, why not. I suppose, you might need a tour-guide?" Leah asked, biting her lip slightly. She wasn't sure how much of the Campus he already knew, or had time to explore himself. As she stood up, her hand slipped into his without really thinking about it. His hand felt soft, warm...but their hands fitted perfectly together which caused her to blush.

[Undine]

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[aladdin_sane]

Katsuya Bogdani

Location: Outside Main Hall; Dinning Hall

Interacting With: Her own delusions, Jessica Wilson@Undine, Ollie @Liriia,& Elowen @tigerchuffs

[Sorry For The Interruption And We Now Return To The Daydream That Was Currently in Progress]

Berlin is a city severed straight down the middle; this literal division between west and east only further infects the gaping wound that has plagued Germany since its defeat at the hands of the allied powers in the First Great War and its clear to the majority of the populace that fascism had been as effective as a magical elixir peddled by the local quack in treating this identity crisis. A fog of nihilism blankets the once great city like a cloud of mustard gas whittling away at the emotions all; well, perhaps not everyone’s emotions because one happens to find love even in the strangest places…especially in the strangest of places.

The Lounge Singer clad in a bright white suit stood in a back alley underneath fluorescent sign that flashed the English word ‘Here’; just thinking of the sign brought a smile to The Lounge Singer’s face knowing that most tourists would take some philosophical or symbolic meaning out such meaningless phraseology. The Lounge Singer brought a lit cigarette up to his mouth and rolled it between her lips before finally allowing it to settle in the corner of his mouth. The androgynous figure was of course waiting for a woman, but not just any woman The Lounge Singer was waiting for The American that had stolen the proverbial key to his heart. Being a lounge singer one would of course cater to an audience that perhaps would continue an attractive person or two, however none ever matched the beauty of The American; yes, it was still true that The Lounge Singer had a habitual hatred of tourists and he at first dismissed The American as just another mindless rube looking to profit off of German misery, but she was different and deep down he always knew it. Damn her for stirring up such confliction within him, but if she be damned than damn him as well. At last the familiar frame of The American turned down the alley, The Lounge Singer could even smell the sweetness of her perfume; the look on her face indicated she wanted to hear the first song he sang to her…their song so The Lounge Singer softly began cooing the lyrics to Roxy Music’s 2HB…

“Words don’t express my meaning

Notes could not spell out the score

But finding not keeping’s the lesson

Here’s looking at you, kid.”

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Katsuya flashed back to reality before the daydream could go any further. Did she really start daydreaming again? Was she blushing? Of course she was totally blushing, curse her stupid rival for making her experience a sense of utter blissfulness; this was pure psychological warfare and strictly prohibited by the Geneva Convention. Speaking of Jessie after showing off her perfectly toned gymnastic skills she was so close that Kat could just reach out and run her fingers through that soft blonde hair, so she could pull it of course because archrivals do not fantasies about such nonsensical things. Kat quickly put on the guise of being irritated to cover her obvious crushing.

Wow, what a showoff Jessie! Making the rest of us peasants feel bad about our lack of gymnastic skills. I bet you are oh so flexible….erm I mean I bet you expect a round of applause for that beautif…horrible performance. Well read my lips…you are not getting any such thing from me. God, I don’t exist too just to reassure you of your own privilege. Kat scoffed under her breath before beating a strategic retreat into the dining hall before Jessica would have a chance to retaliate because too much escalation would only result in mutually assured destruction.

She let a loose an audible sigh of relief as she attempted to sneak into the dinning hall…attempted being the key words here as Kat was oblivious to the fact that doing poorly executed rolls in an attempt switch between cover drew more attention that if she had just walked between locations.

Once inside the dinning hall Kat preceded to nab an entire pot of coffee off a burner to quench her insatiable thrist for the beverage in question; she briefly considered grabbing a second pot of Java, but ultimately decided that would be rather rude and some people were already giving her nasty looks. Did these people not realize that a pot of coffee a day kept the boredom at bay; boo what a bunch of light weights. After crafting an equally ridiculous stack of pancakes topped with an unsettling amount of maple syrup carefully bounded towards Ollie and Low as they were really the only people that Kat felt comfortable sitting with as she was still trying to be all incognito after her encounter with Jessica.

"Greetings to my two favoritist people who happen to be in this room also dining on complimentary breakfast. Can you believe that the serve food this early? I mean wow. I am so excited, I am trembling. Ha! How did you like my stealthy approach, no one even saw me coming" Kat blurted out before abruptly sitting down, digging into her food and slurping her pot of coffee.

[cerozer0]

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Location: Main Hall
Interacting With: Low @tigerchuffs | Katsuya Bogdani @aladdin_sane

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The silence of the breakfast was no unusual feat. Low was not very talkative, Ollie knew this, and the two often spent their time together in a comfortable buzz of calmness. Ollie was as much of an introvert as she could be, and though her find often filled with thoughts of stars and nature she rarely had any use for starting conversations about them. And so the two friends would simply enjoy each other's company, nothing more and nothing less. Ollie ate quickly, tearing through the two pancakes she had piled on her plate in no time before turning to start on her eggs. Oliver made a few glances towards Low as she chewed quietly, eyes hidden behind shining glasses, and wondered briefly what her friend was thinking.

Elowen, Oliver found, was a bit harder to read than most. Perhaps that is what intrigued her at the beginning, that this mysterious girl was unlike most of the other campers. She was weird. She was fragile. She was... Just Low. Ollie scoffed at her own mental cheesiness after a moment of turning the thoughts over in her head, shoving a fork full of eggs in her mouth before glancing about the dining hall. It was a low buzz kind of noisy, the kind that Oliver compared to downtown Portland, and she could already see a gathering near the front door. Looks like someone of interest has arrived.

it's gotta be him huh

Oliver sighed to herself, then turned to Low as she started shifting suddenly, watching curiously as her friend took out her cat-themed phone. Ollie's eyebrows quirked curiously, and she leaned in with interest as her friend stated she found a song she might like. The music that played was definitely Ollie's style, calm and twangy. It reminded her of a night sky polluted by city lights, but instead of it being an annoying sight it was gorgeous. Thousands of buildings and their lights swirling on the dark horizon, glittering like the stars they were blotting out as smoke rose from the city streets and caused a gentle haze to lay across the skyline. Music, it was a mysterious force that Ollie didn't usually waste time with, but she appreciated the pieces of art that could inspire her mind's imagination.

As the song ended she met Low's eyes, smiling as the blue orbs squinted happily, and she took another small bite of whatever was left on her plate before stretching her arms high above her head. Her back creaked once before she relaxed once more and leaned forward, chin resting gently on a dainty hand,

"well, what's the plan L? Wanna actually attend the 'welcome to camp' stuff or nah?" Oliver was up for anything at this point. While she was extremely glad and happy to have her friend around, she could already feel the boredom and annoyance of the competitive campers crawling up her back. Attending the bonfire also didn't sound like too much of a treat for her, after all, fire was just awful, but she was up for anything Low was up for. Being with Elowen was enough to quench Oliver's boredom. And... Just as she finished speaking, another interesting person sauntered up and sat down.

Katsuya was the new member to Gray team and already Ollie found her to be quite entertaining. She seemed rather... Off in some ways, but that just made her more fun to listen to. Oliver smiled as the other person sat down and dug into her food, batting her eyelashes behind her large glasses,

"Morning, Katsuya, enjoying the camp so far?"

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Location: Main Hall
Interacting With: Malcolm Okada @McHaggis | Luca Cardwell @Undine | Casper Fawn @SunsetWanderer | Stacey Hampton @HushedWhispers | Alexandria Novak @reiko | Jessica Wilson @Undine

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"Right, right, glad to know you're doing great, hun~!" King said, deflating slightly as the words 'last summer' escaped his friend's lips. He reached down to return her last hug, and as he pulled away let a soft, friendly smile grace his lips, all while he jabbed Malcolm gently in the ribs and threw a funny-looking gaze his way. "God damn, Mally, I could cut the tension with a knife there." King rose an imaginary knife in the air, sliding it slowly through the air as he mimed out the expression with a playful smirk on his face. His acting was cut short as a sudden force slammed into his back, and he turned slowly, gaze setting quickly on the small frame of Alex Novak. Behind her, he quickly recognized Luca and Casper dwindling awkwardly, and a devious thought crossed his mind.

As if angered by Alex's initial move, he reached for her viciously, one hand gripping and dragging her shirt upwards while the other rested on the small of her back. He lifted her up slowly, using the hand on her back to support her small frame as he dragged her face close to his. King's eyebrows were down-turned, causing his eyes to appear furious and burning, and he let his jaw hang open slightly and shake with fake rage. Richard pulled (and held) Alex up until their foreheads were touching, and after a moment of fake-glaring into her gaze he threw his look towards Casper, smirking once more before placing a small peck on Alex's nose,

"Long time no see, Allycat~." King purred happily, pulling her into a tight hug once before carefully placing her back on her feet. After the whole scene played out, he rose a single arm and wrapped it around Malcolm's shoulder again, leaning gently against his best friend as his eyes connected with Luca and Casper. Before saying anything, however, he let his other hand drift into his pocket to check his missed message;

Group Message
From: The Best, The Jess
It's CAMP SEASON! Can't wait to see u all <3 heading towards the Main Hall, see u there? ily :*

A grin met his lips, and as he began to type back a response he returned (half) of his attention to Casper and his friend,

"Ay, Caspy, ready for a fun year of frolicking through the flowers while the other teams kick our name into the dirt?" Though before he could get an answer, Luca dragged the smaller boy away. Guess their first real interaction would have to wait a bit more, hmm? Richard sighed, loosening his grip on Mal slightly as he just realized he had squeezed his hand tightly in rage, and just before he could send his message out back to Jess the doors opening once more.

"Hey y'all!"

"Heeeeey, Jess-baby! How've you been!" He greeted cheerfully, an attractive smile now replacing the annoyance expression that had only recently painted his face. Forget Casper Fawn, and listen to Stacey Hampton. This was their last summer, and they had to make this it the best one it's ever been. But... Richard's smile widened, arm wrapping a bit tighter around Malcolm's smaller frame. Richard King wasn't going down without a fight this summer.

Casper Fawn was in for a war.

[TheFourthIV]

James Wolfe and Alexa Wilde

Location: Red Cabin then the Dining Hall
Interacting With: Alexa Wilde and James Wolfe

A 2015 Cadillac ATS urgently pulled into the parking lot of Camp Liberty. "Of course, of course I'm late..." James muttered to himself as he tried to find an open parking space. As he drove past King's parked car the young man scoffed, "nice parking asshole." Fortunately there was an open spot nearby and Jamie took it. He didn't immediately leave his car, instead he took a moment to breathe and calm his nerves. HIs morning consisted of hectic last minute packing and the drive down to the camp. He'd never admit it but he was actually quite nervous about being the new guy. Knowing no one was frightening, what if everyone was an asshole and he had to resort to being alone all summer?

James shook himself out of his thoughts, there was no need to be so negative. Jamie strived to be as positive as possible, there was always somthing to be happy about. Who knew? maybe this would be the best summer of his life? Jamie shut off his car, put his keys in his back pocket, and grabbed some earbuds. He plugged them into his phone and put one bud into his ear and started playing Pandora. Before he left his car he made sure to pop the trunk, he wasn't sure how much stuff to bring so he brought like, a lot of shit.

Unknown to Alexa at the time, she had pulled down the long windy driveway right behind James, the guy she had broken up with not two weeks prior to coming here. Her hands rested idly on the steering wheel of an arctic white Audi A5 Coupe. In reality, it was her father's car but since he was currently out of country she was allowed to use it. Besides, no one had to know it wasn't her own. As she rounded the corner approaching the parking lot, her hands tightened on the steering wheel. She knew that Cadillac anywhere. James freaking Wolfe. She muttered a few nasty words under her breath before talking as if he could hear her. "Why the hell are you even here, I mean how did you find this place?" She shook her head and bit her lip, pulling into one of the few remaining parking spots and turning off the car. Talking to herself was one of her odd little quirks, something she did both in class and in the bumper to bumper rush hour traffic.

Jamie was busy grabbing his bags and jamming out to his music when he heard another car pull up. The first thing he noticed was that it was white. Oh no. Then, he saw the Audi symbol on the front. Oh shit. Finally, he saw a flash of blond hair and leaned his head against the car for morale support. Oh fuck. Lexi Wilde, the last girl he needed to see at the moment. The pain in his heart every time he looked at her was unfathomable. To look at the person he first loved and know that he crushed her heart because of one night, one fucked up decision, killed him inside.

Today, as tradition had it, Alexa had opted to wear a red t-shirt with "Camp Liberty" plastered across the front of it, along with her running shoes and her favorite pair of jeans. Other than that, her hair was pulled back into a ponytail that sat midway up the back of her head, held there with, you guessed it, a red hairband. Up until this point, she had been in a good mood as she was returning to one of her most favorite places on the planet.

She hopped out of the car and shot a glare at the unaware Jamie before moving to her truck to retrieve a military style duffel bag and matching backpack, slamming the trunk down a little harder than intended. Alexa tossed the keys to the Audi into the small, rather unimpressive looking purse that hung from her shoulder and made sure to walk past Jamie while he was looking, to let him know that this was her turf that they were on now. He was the new kid here, not her.

Pushing himself off his car, James slammed his trunk shut and turned around. He had been hoping that she was just going to walk by and not interact but he was mistaken.

"Well I'll be damned, look who it is..."

James didn't move or respond, but kind of just watched her continue on in defeat. "Great start to the summer," he muttered to himself sarcastically.

Jamie grabbed his bags, making sure he also grabbed his ukulele case, then followed Lexi. He made sure he was far enough behind so that people knew they weren't associated with each other but close enough that he could follow her direction. James assumed she was going to the Red cabin to unpack, which was where he was also going to reside for the whole summer... He was shit out of luck to be in this situation. In his left ear, music was still playing and a new song popped up.

"Cause I just need one more shot at second chances
Yeah
Is it too late now to say sorry?
Cause I'm missing more than just your body
Is it too late now to say sorry?
Yeah I know that I let you down
Is it too late to say I'm sorry now?"

Fuck you Justin and your catchy ass songs and lyrics that pertain to my situation! James thought to himself sourly.

Once the Red cabin was in sight James sped past Alexa in attempt to leave the awkward situation as soon as possible. He made quick work of dropping his bags off by his bunk and leaving as fast as he arrived. Wolfe pocketed his earbuds on his way to the dining hall. Now was the time to meet new people and take his rattled mind off of Lexi.

James opened the door and searched for the only other person he somewhat recognized, Leah. Unfortunately when he did spot her she was leaving with another guy. So much for that, looks like he was just going to have to eat some grub and hope someone was feeling sympathetic for the newbies. He already noticed a few girls outright staring at him, but was kind of annoyed by it, like damn women put it back in your pants.

Wolfe sat alone at a vacant table eating quietly. Just as he suspected was going to happen, being the new guy sucked.

[SunsetWanderer]

Location: The Dining Hall
Interacting With: Luca Cardwell @Undine | Richard King @Liriia

"Ay, Caspy, ready for a fun year of frolicking through the flowers while the other teams kick our name into the dirt?"

Turning his back to Richard and Alex, he gritted his teeth. It had already begun, and he hadn't been at camp more than a few hours. Richard was not going to make this easy, that was for sure. Casper stood still for a few moments as Luca headed off in the direction of the table he had pointed out. Walking away in silence felt like some sort of defeat, as though he was simply allowing Richard to shout abuse at him when he so pleased. He wanted to turn around and shout something back, he really did, but he knew it would cause more trouble than it was worth. No, Casper was above Richard's pettiness and, being the team leader, he had to put his time into appeasing the team, as opposed to antagonizing them.

Before finally joining Luca at the table, he stopped at the counter in the hall to fetch a bowl and fill it with healthy amount a chocolate cereal. He figured he was going to need all the help he could get to see him through the day, and if that help came in the form of chocolate-y goodness, so be it. Sitting down across from Luca, he idly used his spoon to play with the cereal as he listened to him speak of Alex. "Not really. I mean, she's one of my closest friends, like you. Other than that, though, there's nothing romantic or anything like that, if that's what you meant. She has a boyfriend, actually. But talking about him is getting into a whole other heap of problems." He let out a soft, evidently downbeat sigh after finally starting to actually eat the cereal before continuing on, "You heard Richard, right? ..what the heck is his deal. Honestly - we haven't even really, like, started camp yet." Grinning for a moment, his eyes met Luca's own and he leaned forward as if to share a confidential secret, "Maybe I'll just hop over to the Purple Team. It'd be a hell of a lot easier, that's for sure... I mean, I can't help but shake the feeling being a Team Leader is going to suck. Hard."

Leaning back into his chair, he left his largely uneaten breakfast be for now, forcing a slight smile. "Anyway! I don't want to be a debbie downer. I've got Lil' coming with me to the leader's meeting, so that'll be easy as pie, and I'll worry about the rest later." Nodding slightly with an ever-growing smile, he forced himself to push his anxieties to the back of his mind and folded his arms onto the table, continuing his slight ramble. "So! How's your time at Camp been so far? All your regular teammies' back this time? I would've called and asked, but, man. I was so late getting here. I stayed up, like, so late folding all of my clothes, that I slept in big time."

Returning his attention to the cereal on the table, Casper quickly shoveled spoonfuls into his mouth with the little time they had left. Musing to himself, he murmured, "..what is it they say about breakfast? Crucial for giving you enough energy to get you through the day, or something?" He had a feeling he was going to need a lot of energy to see him through the rest of this day.

[Wintergrey]

Lil Ashbourne

Location: Arriving
Interacting With: Cas@SunsetWanderer and Luca@Undine

Lil quickly went about getting everything in order in the cabin. She knew that the rest of the day was going to be busy, so she needed to spend some time getting everything organized. Well, maybe partially organized was good enough. She stuffed the bag under the bunk and ran into the bathroom with a change of clothes. She smelled like Taxi.

Stepping in her new clothes, a black tank top and short jeans, Lil quickly adjusted her hair in the mirror. God it was so bright. Awesome! With a short buzzing sound, Lil's head whipped, completely messing up the fixes she just applied, searching for the source. Where was her phone?!? After tearing through all of her clothes, she finally found it buried. She had no idea how it had gotten there.

To: Lil
From: Cas
hi Liiiiil! I'm in the dining hall atm, about to get some breakfast. my stomach will never forgive me if i don't feed it soon! are you gonna be stopping by for some foooood? if not, I'll see you at the meeting anyway--..oh, yeah! obvious now, but meant to say, we do have a leader's meeting coming up! super nervous, but I think we can totally manage it together! woo, team blue-green! ..team...bleen? grue?
See you soon! :) :)

A laugh boiled in Lil's stomach and she covered her mouth to try and catch it. Grue? Really? It was cyan. For some reason that stuck in her head from physics class. The teacher had been talking about the color spectrum, and how somehow physics was effected by it. Not that she could remember any other that. And truthfully bleen sounded much more appealing than cyan.

At the thought of food, a growl rose from inside her. Her stomach was not too pleased with her latest decisions. Sushi, Redvines, and a Jamba Juice smoothie had been her dinner last night. She was like a four year old with a credit card. Though surprisingly, the candy made an excellent straw for the smoothie. Another rumble forced her out the door, as she shoved her phone into her back pocket. She half walked half jogged down the path towards the Main Hall, unable to contain her excitement anymore.

Shoving open the doors to the cafeteria with the air of a queen, Lil strutted in. Strutted into a camper. Bumping into him, she promptly fell straight down onto her butt. Embarrassed, she tucked a long lock of red hair behind her ear and apologized to the purple camper. Pushing herself onto her feet, Lil's sight caught on a familiar style of hair. No way she could miss something like that. Giddiness filled her like butterflies and she quietly made her way towards the figure.

He was sitting with someone else, maybe Luca, who might have seen her sneaking up on her target, but never made any notion that he did. If he did see her, at least he was playing along with her trick. Finally, after making her way to the table, she stood behind Cas and leaned in real close. When her mouth was next to his ear she suddenly said, "Boo."

[Undine]

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[GoddessSophia]

Location: , Dining Hall, Outside on the way to the Lake
Interacting With: Christian Burns,@HushedWhispersLuca Cardwell, Jessica Wilson @Undine, Casper Fawn@SunsetWanderer Lil Ashbourne @Wintergrey

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As she walked with Christian through the dining hall, she looked up at him "So, what made you decide to join Camp Liberty?" she asked curious, wanting to know a bit more about him. But it wasn't long before she saw Jessica enter and heard King's insulting words which were directed towards Casper. Leah's jaw clenched slightly, as she shot a deep rooted glare towards King. Seems like he left his manners at home. Pretty much the case every year, since she first met the boy. She glanced up at Christian "I just want to go and check on a few friends of mine, you can come too. Won't be too long." she smiled at him as she walked over to where Casper was sitting with Luca, with Lillian not far behind.

"Hey guys." Leah greeted Lils, Luca and Casper with a soft smile. She looked at Casper "Don't listen to him, Cas. He's just being a jerk as always. I am sure you'll do great. You know you can always come to me, if you need some help." she reassured him. Casper was probably her only friend in Team Blue; those two had stuck together since his older brother Elliot was running the Team. Leah was supportive towards Cas. He didn't have an easy task ahead of him. She too wanted the Team to change for the better. She hated the reputation that Team Blue had at the moment...all thanks to King and his arrogant ass.

"Good Luck. I am sure you and Lils will both do great for both teams." she squeezed Casper's shoulder as she smiled softly. "I'll catch up with you guys later. You all coming to the camp fire later on?" she asked smiling at Luca, Lils and Casper. Hopefully they all would be there, even though she would probably meet up with them later on.

Leah looked over at Christian who was by her side and she smiled softly "These are my friends, Casper, Luca and Lils. This is Christian." she briefly introduced them to each other since they were there. Spotting Jessica near by, Leah waved over to her but gave her an apologetic smile. She could only hope that that Jess would not mind catching up with her later. As much as Leah missed one of her best friends, there was just something about the new handsome member of the Camp that made her want to get to know him a little bit better. Once Leah excused her and Christian, she waved bye to her friends as she and Chris finally managed to get out of the dining hall.

Glancing up at Christian; she gave him a soft smile. "So...I don't think, I even know what Team you're on. Since Sebastian interrupted us both at that point." she spoke with a soft smile. Leah felt her phone buzzing yet again and she groaned slightly. What was with everyone bombarding her with texts all of a sudden? Seeing the texts were from Tristan. Leah's smile faded away, her jaw clenched slightly as she sighed at the 10 texts. Each demanding in a very rude manner that she call him...text back. Leah simple deleted all texts and shut off her phone for the mean-time. She didn't feel like talking to Tristan at the moment. She wanted to escape that drama, and that pain and heart-ache he held over her. The Relationship was dead...over...she just didn't know how to tell him, without causing him to be more angry at her.

Shaking her head slightly; Leah tried to concentrate on Chris and their conversation.

[SunsetWanderer]

Location: The Dining Hall
Interacting With: Luca Cardwell @Undine | Lil Ashbourne@Wintergrey | Leah Willoughby @GoddessSophia | Christian Burns @HushedWhispers

Listening to everything Luca had to say, while polishing off the rest of his favourite coco-pops cereal, Casper knew he was right. Richard was getting to him, and he hadn't even been at camp for a day. If he was going to last the entire summer, he'd need to learn to 'block it out', so to speak. By the end of his pep-talk, Casper did find himself to be genuinely smiling, and he couldn't help but allow for a brief, amused laugh at his last remark. "I guess I always was bad at faking smiles. My mum used to always hound on at me to 'smile more' in photographs after she shouted 'Cheese!', and I would be like, 'Muuum! I am smiling, honest!'" Reclining back into his chair, he folded his arms across his chest casually as he continued on, "Seriously, though. You're right, and I know that. I've got Alex. I've got you, and, like...all of my other friends! Yeah. I'm not gonna' let him get to me, hon--.."

"Boo"

Flinching away from the sudden voice, right beside his ear, he didn't even process whether or not he recognized the voice. Instead, his first thoughts were something along the lines of, "Oh no it's Richard, somebody help me please!" Thankfully however, when he turned to see who was responsible for his rather undignified scare, he was in for a pleasant surprise. Though, really, it being anything other than Richard was more than a welcome surprise. His mouth, having been hanging open in shock, soon turned into a wide, beaming grin as he realized that Lil' was standing beside him. "Lil! Lil! Hi!" Scooting over on the bench, he patted the open space beside him in an invitation for her to sit. "Oh my gosh--..you gave me such a fright! ..but, like, a good one, I suppose! How are you?! You look great! Are you going to the leader's meeting? ...wait, silly question. Of course you are!"

Before she could reply to the torrent of questions thrown her way, however, Casper caught Leah in the corner of his eye. Seeing her filled him with more confidence about the upcoming summer. With Alex and Leah looking out for him, what could possibly go wrong? "Leah! Hiya!" He replied, before nodding his head gently at her kind words of reassurance, offering her a smile in thanks. "Thanks, Leah! Yeah, I'll be at the campfire, for sure." Turning his attention to Christian momentarily, he raised his hand in a half-wave, "Hi Christian!" Soon after, both Leah and Christian had headed off together, and Casper once again turned his attention to Lil.

[ChaoticFox]

Alexa Wilde

Location: Red Cabin then the Dining Hall
Interacting With:Herself

Alexa giggled as she saw Jamie scurry out from the Red Cabin, which in retrospect seemed a little cruel, but she couldn't help it. She walked into the cabin and took a deep breath, the stagnant and familiar cabin air filling her with a sense of weclome-ness. She quickly walked over to one of the single beds, tossing her bags on to claim it as hers. She sat on the edge of the bed for a minute, letting herself relax and get away from the heat of the summer, before she decided she was going to change into a pair of denim short shorts and a tanktop. After quickly changing in the somewhat cramped bathroom she began to make her way over to the mess hall for something to eat.

Alexa entered the hall and looked over to Jamie, a slight twinge of both guilt and sadness washing over her. She stopped herself. "No, I'm not doing this right now. Just relax." she thought. He was the one who had messed up, not her. After deciding she'd rather not have a full breakfast, Alexa grabbed a muffin from the table and walked over to the media room, hoping the game consoles weren't occupied, which of course, they were. She stood at the side for a good five minutes before impatience set in and she demanded that one of the kids gave her their remote.

Video games were more of an escape from reality for Alexa, and while she wasn't terrible at them, she didn't play them as much as most of the teenage guys in the camp. After a few races in Burnout Paradise she eventually got bored and left, munching on her muffin as she sat down at a crowded table where she knew absolutely no one. This way, no one would talk to her but she also wouldn't look like a loser with no friends.

[tigerchuffs]

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Location... Dining Hall.
Interacting With... Ollie @Liriia and Katsuya @aladdin_sane

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Plans for the day? She had seriously debated sleeping until the next day, but Ollie was here. Low would pass that over with the hopes that she wouldn't face repercussions. Her doctor said she needed the appropriate amount of sleep alongside the recovery. Whatever that truly meant, she wasn't sure. Bed at seven? Eight? She had asked specifics, but he'd given a rather dismissive shrug and said 'it depends on when you wake up'. Routine was better, wasn't it? A body moved like clockwork if the alarm went off the same time every day.

She twirled a lock of long hair, smudging the black she'd wiped from eye where it was twisted. Her spindly fingers felt along her jacket – phone inactive. It was easy to be disappointed, but it was much better to be hopeful. Stacey, Sebastian... whomever else she thought to send a text to would reply later. That was how the ship sailed, wasn't it? ”I wouldn't mind if we didn't.”

She stifled a yawn, tum quite full from a satisfying breakfast. A lot of energy buzzed around the room. It clashed with her own, timid lifestyle. There were plenty of new faces, new graces around this time. A chance to make friends new and enemies just as fresh. Speaking of friends, Katsuya meandered over, introducing herself to their group with settling of the tray. The girl before her was a rambler. Perhaps narrative, otherwise nervous and strangely, absolutley Gray Team.

Again, Low considered why she hadn't been added to that group. Drugs wasn't an odd thing. What was odd happened to be her freshman placement with the Red team. What a mistake that was. Richard did not take well to her at all. There was a vague memory of her tossing something heavy at him once. The anger still sat her in gut. It was such a shame he was here again this year. It always bothered her when she didn't get along with others.

”Hi,” the recovering creature bade peacefully to the fantasy-driven Katsuya. Her imagination was as wide as her eyes, even with a mouthful of food... Low imagined there was some war going on in her mouth, the teeth the indomitable force and the food an underdog, decimated, squandered. Thinking more on the first question, her pinky trailed and tapped the nail of her dear sweet Ollie.

”I want to do nothing and everything at once. Nothing? Something?” She frowned. A clear sign of being overwhelmed! Help, dear friend. Help! A decision needed to be made but Low wasn't prepared enough to make it. They had all gotten here moments prior after all.

[Sugar and Spite]

Sable Santiago

Location: The Dining Hall
Interacting With:Sebastian Reyes @HushedWhispers

So far, no one had made an attempt to walk up and talk to Sable and she was fine with that. Soon there would be campfires, parties and hikes, so what was the point in exposing the fact she was a social little butterfly just yet? Checking her phone, she would realize that she had a few texts from home.

To: Sis
From: John
hey, hows camp? do i have permission to rade whats left of your room? oh, by the way, Viv already went through your clothes. she said since u left her for the whole summer that she thought it was fair 2 take them and mayb give them bck l8r.

Upon reading the text, Sable would roll her eyes. How could she forgot to tell Viv goodbye? For crying out loud the girls had been best friends since they were 5. Oh well, she could have the clothes. Sable had brought her favorite outfits with her anyways. Continuing to sit and check her social media and all the things that followed along with it, the girl would feel someone pull out one of her earbuds from her ears. Turning around quickly, she already had a snarky insult in her head, but looking up, she would find no one but Sebastian himself.

"Hey, is everything okay? Why are you so distant from us? From everyone."

Oh, to be snarky, truthful? How about a mixture of both? Maybe it would fail, maybe it would work. Oh well, here goes nothing.

"I'm not that distant," the girl responded, her voice neutral and a bit low. I mean, it's only the first day of camp. After all, you guys seemed to have your own little conversation and I'm not all that good of friends with any of you, so, there wasn't any reason for me to just waltz over and insert myself into the little group. Pausing for a moment, she would purse her lips before speaking again. "What's it matter to you anyway, Sebastian?"
People was something that Sable had no problem with, but why did people refuse to see that sometimes all she wanted to do was listen to her music -nothing more, nothing less-? Oh well, at least he was actually speaking to her. That was more than anticipated. After all, the two of them had a few interesting conversations last summer, but other than that, nothing to take note of.

Now aware of just how loud her music was, as well as the fact she had missed the ending to her song, Sable would take out her other earbud, pause her playlist and turn down the volume for future references.

[Silent Whispers]

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Location: Red Cabin.
Interacting With: Jessica Wilson via text @Undine & Elowen Glass @tigerchuffs & The Team Leaders @McHaggis @SunsetWanderer @WinterGrey & Richard King via text @Liriia

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The afternoon hours were approaching fast and she could feel it within herself. She had gathered up all of her notes and such then stood up from her bed, a bit relieved and excited to share her ideas with everyone, well Rashad and the team leaders, anyway. She walked out of the cabin and stood there for a moment, checking her phone and seeing that she had missed two texts, one from Jess and another from Low. She sighed as she hated texting people late responses but did so anyway.

To: Jessie W.
From: Stace
Hey there, girl! Sorry for the late response but I am getting ready for the team leader meeting. See you soon though, chica!

She shot the text over towards Jessica then opened up Elowen's message and saw that there were no words present, only emojis. 'Weird one.' She thought to herself while typing up a message anyway.

To: Low G.
From: Stacey H.
Hey! You've decided to come back this year, I see. Talk to you soon, getting ready for team leader meeting.

Stacey hopefully responded to all messages that were sent her way as she heard the feedback screech from the intercom and heard Rashad, somewhat authoritative voice blared from the microphone and out from the speakers that surrounded the camp. "Alright, team leaders, it's ten minutes till noon and we need to get our meeting underway so please meet me in the Main Hall in the meeting room. Please and thank you." She shook her head as she had to walked back towards the main hall.

After her trek, she noticed Christian and Leah walking together and smiled. She wanted to send her a text message but decided against as she didn't want cock block right now. Upon entering back into the main hall, she paid little to no attention to anyone as she was just excited to see all of the team leaders together again. She down at the brown, round table before her as she saw the other camp counselors enter along with Rashad, himself.

"Okay, I have a few ideas for camp this year." Stacey started rambling annoyingly as Rashad stopped her by raising up his hand then speaking. "Stacey, we start off with introductions here then get down to business. Plus, the other leaders haven't gotten here yet." Stacey leaned back in her seat and folded her arms over her chest, practically rolling her eyes at him. She had a snarky comment to counter his but held it in as she wasn't one to get sassy or snarky back with anyone - Though, there were a few exceptions.

Her eyes were would veer towards the other team leaders as they made their presence felt and whenever Casper came in, she'd make a scrunched up face towards him then not even look his direction. There was an open seat beside her but she sat her binder there so he wouldn't sit beside her. A slight smirk came over her lips as she eyed him briefly then looked away again. 'Weak ass.' She thought then looked as Rashad closed the door and the meeting was fixing to begin but first introductions. She stood up first and smiled then waved at everyone's direction except Casper's, of course then spoke. "I'm Stacey, even though all of you already know that and I look forward to a wonderful time and experience at camp this summer. Now, I have a few ideas." She was stopped again by Rashad, who introduced himself, causing her to sit down with a frown.

Rashad introduced himself along with the other camp counselors then waited for everyone else to introduce themselves before continuing on with the meeting. Stacey took out her cell phone and started texting King.

To: The King
From: Stace
You should totally come to the team leader meeting and claim your rightful title to the throne. LOL.

Another smirk came over her lips after she sent that message and continued on to listening to everyone's introductions and what not. As soon as the intros were over, she stood up and cut off Rashad while marching around the table, handing everyone her perfectly, cursive, handwritten activity list. She just threw Casper's his though then stood up in front of her chair. "Before you are ideas that I have this year for camp. Like, mass movie night. Fun but if I see Camp Rock 1 and 2 again, I swear I'll leave camp before the end of summer. I was thinking of having a horror mass movie night?! And have capture the flag be something like in Divergent except it'll be paintballs and not neurosem darts or whatever he called those things. We should definitely have a talent show or something for all of our talented campers here. And finally, our end of the summer party theme should be..." She paused for anticipation then squealed. "I actually don't have an idea for that one yet but open to suggestions. And.." Rashad cut her off before she could continue.

"What do you team leaders think about Stacey's ideas?" He asked them and knew that they were going to be honest with her. She bit her bottom lip nervously while waiting for everyone to speak.

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Location: Dining Hall | Lake Liberty
Interacting With: Leah Willoughby @GoddessSophia & Casper Fawn @SunsetWanderer | Lilian Ashbourne @WinterGrey | Luca Caldwell @Undine

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Christian smiled delightfully when Leah accepted his proposal to walk with him. She even mentioned something about her being his tour guide, which he certainly didn't mind. Once they were up, walking and such, she asked him yet another question. "Uhm, I did a little research about it and begged my parents. Yeah, tired of the usual hanging out with friends and family summer. Think it's about time I made some new friends, you know?" His smile beamed towards her as she mentioned something about meeting a few friends before beginning their walk. "It's fine." He muttered as she stopped at a table and talked.

Christian eyed the people before him then waved as Leah introduced him to her friends. "Hello, everyone." He managed to mutter then smiled while looking towards Leah now as they trailed off. "Bye, guys." Christian waved them bye as he was now outside standing beside Leah, who asked him a previous question that he never got a chance to answer, due to Sebastian. "Uhm, team green. What about you?" He'd counter back toward her as he stuffed his hands into the inside of his pants pockets.

His eyes veered towards the lake as they were nearing it. The screech from the intercom didn't really bother him that much but his ears tuned in to what was being said. He looked down at his wristwatch and noticed the time. "Wow. It's the afternoon, already? Time sure flies by when you're with someone pretty." He chuckled at that lame saying and hope that she wouldn't really notice how lame it was. His eyes gleamed right into hers as he stopped and looked at the pier. "Come on." He'd instinctively grab her hand and lead her down to the pier.

Christian sat down and patted the spot beside him for her to sit with a smile. His eyes looked out at the crystal blue waters before them and he just inhaled in the air and exhaled it back out. "Sure is nice here, you know. I think I might stay." His arm brushed against hers a little then his eyes went to hers. "Sorry to ask but when you eyed your phone a few minutes ago, you seemed upset." He'd breathed before asking her. "Everything okay?" He asked while placing his hand on hers in a comforting and caring manner, having a worried look plastered against his face, waiting for her to respond.

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Location: Dining Hall | Media Room | Purple Cabin
Interacting With: Sable Santiago @HaleyTheRandom & Jessica Wilson via text @Undine & Elowen Glass [@tigercuffs]

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Sebastian eyed Sable as her reaction was something he had not expected. His brow raised up at her as he didn't quite know what to say. "Well, excuse me for seeing if something was the matter with you." Was all Sebastian said as he rose up from his seat and stormed away from Sable. Seeing that Leah and Christian left, he now sat at the end of the table, by himself. Sebastian pulled out his cell phone and texted everyone back.

To: L.G.
From: Sebastian R.
Hey, sorry for the late response. I was trying to help someone out but everybody can't be helped. Where are you?

He sent the message towards Elowen then opened up the group message from Jessica. Twinkle Toes? Sebastian laughed as he sent a reply towards her.

To: Jess
From: Twinkle Toes
Hey! So excited to see you soon!

Another and hopefully the final message sent out to people. His eyes veered towards Sable then he got up and threw away his trash and while walking around the dining hall, seeing what kind of trouble he can get into with anyone. He'd walk out of the dining hall soon and head back over to the media room, which was almost empty since it was noon and people were starting to stir outside and enjoy the weather.

Sebastian guess that he'd go into the purple cabin and just hangout there until tonight when the back to camp or welcome to camp bonfire will commence. Plus, he had to figure out what to wear - Even though, he didn't really care about what he wore.

[aladdin_sane]

Katsuya Bogdani

Location: Dinning Hall

Interacting With: Ollie @Liriia & Elowen @tigerchuffs

Katsuya pondered Ollie’s inquiry while vigorously chewing on a fluffy piece of pancake; it seemed the question posed by her spec wearing soul sister concerned Kat’s enjoyment of camp thus far and despite the innocent intentions it was a very emotionally loaded question. It was not Ollie’s fault that she could not feel the swell of conflicting feelings brewing inside Kat; on one hand she loathed Jessie, but on the other she was enraptured by her like the simple moth drawn to an open flame. Kat lifted the lukewarm pot of coffee to her lips and begin to pour the liquid down her gullet in a pitiful attempt to buy time to formulate an answer that would not tip Ollie off to the fact that she was totally crus…involved in an intense rivalry with one of her more attractive peers. Ollie did not have to be dragged into the middle of this dialectical confrontation as the poor dear was entirely too innocent; Kat inquisitively glanced up at Ollie from her pot of coffee as to briefly validate her internalized opinion before excitably addressing her friend.

“Despite being a newblood I absolutely love camp as it is so real that it is able to give off the mysterious air associated with the unreal; also the rustic charm is a plus, it is almost like we are in the middle of the woods or something. Anyways, I have found myself becoming enthralled with the local wildlife…she is so pretty…uh the wildlife that is…the wildlife is so pretty like something off the pages of National Geographic. Ha! Oh, Ollie you should have seen this doe…let me tell you we do not have female…deer like that in Pittsburg…matter of factly we do not have much of anything in Pittsburg outside of a perpetual state of gloom and a ton of snow. Some can say Pittsuburg’s number one export should be depression, but I digress as that is enough gabbing on about my dour hometown as I am here at Camp Wonderland basking in the presence of my two favorite people. Heed this timing, happy times are indeed ahead! We should be proactive and such…whatever happened to climbing every mountain and traversing every valley? I bet if we put our minds too it we could even wrestle a fully grown grizzly bear!”

Kat punctuated her last proclamation by loudly slamming the pilfered coffee pot on the table; thankfully it remained unbroken. She took another swig of the brown liquid and considered grabbing more pancakes while the getting was good, but she was too involved in socializing to even dare to think of eating at a time like this. Kat acknowledged Elowen’s greeting with a wide smile as this girl despite seeming as fragile as her surname suggested possessed an indomitable spirt and this even awed someone as unimpressionable as Kat. It seemed that Elowen was in a sense that exquisite piece of china that Kat’s mother would warn her to be careful around lest it disappear forever. Kat addressed Elowen with an uncharacteristic sense of tact and softness.

“Oh, dear Elowen your use of verbiage is ever so inspired; it is like you paint with language itself. If I was a tenth as elegant as you are in this moment I could have tea with jolly ole Queen Elizabeth and still have plenty of whimsy to spare. However, it honestly warms me ever so to see you once again. Registration was like forever ago, but what is forever? Just the passing of time, when you are guaranteed to gaze upon those you like once again or something like that; I was never one for the whole quotation thing just isn’t my scene. As for that something to do I say we laugh a laugh a little louder, long for the danger, and learn to lo…”

Kat paused and for once in the entirety of her up to this point the constant barrage of thoughts, ideas, and so on came to a complete stand still faced with an unsurmountable blockage. She was not going to say the l-word, nope that was just ridiculousness as the l-word did not exist nor it was something one could abruptly fall into…not happening; perhaps the dreaded l-word was on the tip of her tongue, but she still could swallow this divisive statement. Did she want to? Ye..N..Yes…no. However, to avert any further emotional crisis this urge would be suppressed regardless of Kat’s personal indecisiveness on the matter. Recognizing the awkwardness of the growing silence Kat pretended to have decided to take swig of that coffee before she continued speaking.

“…to live a little bit more. Dreadfully sorry, as it seems I got lost in a train of thought as I was just thinking about that doe I happened to catch a glance of earlier. Perhaps we should go for a walk…yeah fresh air never hurt anybody and it is clear plants are our friends since they not only produce food fit for human consumption, but also help provide us with the ever precious oxygen that allows us to breathe that fresh air I mentioned…which is outside. What do you say girls, how about we depart and conquer that wild blue yonder? Or we could just take a stroll? Ease on down the road as they said in the Wiz. I am game for anything and everything. Just say the words.”

[reiko]

Alexandria Novak

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Location: Dining Hall
Interacting With: Malcolm Okada @McHaggis | Alexandria Novak @reiko | Jessica Wilson @Undine | Richard King @Liriia

MAJK

Alex only noticed someone standing next to Richard after she had rammed into him. Glancing to the tall boy's side, she saw that it was that best friend of his with the glasses and beautiful hair. Seeing Stacey practically try to dislocate his shoulder with her own, her green eyes widened and she quirked an eyebrow. And people think I'm the diva? I mean, Jesus, her freaking last name is Hampton. However, before she could contemplate anymore on the irony, she felt an arm go around her back and her shirt being tugged up. Slowly turning her head, she came face to face with an enraged looking Richard. Staring directly into his vivid blue eyes, she donned an expression of indifference. She was about to comment with a snarky, "Yes, you are cute this up close," when she noticed his eyes shift to the side for a quick second. What was that all about? Stopping all further thoughts on the strange action, Alex let out a tiny squeak of surprise when he lightly pecked her nose before gently placing her down. He was lucky too; she was at the ideal height to knee him in the thigh.

Mock glaring at Richard's beaming face, she smoothed out her shirt before replying with a curt, "Don't do that again. You're messing up my clothes." She knew he wouldn't take it seriously because she had returned his hug, showing she wasn't upset with the interaction. Watching her fellow teammate place his arm around the boy next to him, she lightly smiled at the brunet. As Richard pulled out his phone, she decided she needed to greet... this person. Damn it; she had forgotten his name. "Hey... Mark," she decided to go with. It'd probably be close enough. Mal blinked back at her owlishly, then grinned. "It's Mal," he told her helpfully, before making an obviously deliberate attempt to diffuse the awkwardness. "Your name's, like, Anna or something right?" Subconsciously, the girl's grin widened. She liked this guy. "Actually it's MC Giggles but more importantly, I want you to know I actually knew your name. I just wanted to make sure you knew it," she replied mock haughtily with a wink.

However, the two's playful banter came to a premature halt as Alex tuned in on what Richard was saying. Whipping her head to face him, her expression conveyed extreme indignation. Turning to see Caspy's reaction, she witnessed Luca pulling their best friend away. She could feel the immense guilt coursing through her before being replaced with anger.

Jessica walked had walked into the dining hall with a slightly puzzled expression. She had been at camp for less than 2 hours, and Kat was already throwing snide comments at her? God, what was that girl's problem? Kat and Jess had never gotten along, and she wasn't really sure why. Ever since they met, Kat had been openly antagonistic towards her.

"Heeeeey, Jess-baby! How've you been!"

King's voice broke her out of her thoughts. Her expression immediately sprang to life. "King! Mal! Oh my god, I missed you guys sooooo much!" Jessica cried out, nearly tackling them both with the force of her embrace. She didn't even take the chance to look closely at their faces before she jumped on them. Not quite letting go of her boys, Jess lifted her head to smile at Alex. "It's good to see you too Alex."

The sudden rush of another body plowing into Mal and King made the taller man brace himself, and he let out a rich laugh as Jess burrowed her head into his chest, greeting him cheerfully. He hugged her with his free arm, while the other still hung heavily over Mal's shoulder, and he stared down at her with cheerful eyes. Not registering that Jessica had come up and greeted them, Alex punched Richard in the arm with some force. "Dude, what the hell is your problem?!" she accused exasperatedly. Not really wanting to shake Jessica free King gave Alex a slightly annoyed glance. Alex did not waver at Richard's look; it wasn't like this was a new occurrence for them. They may have been friends but that didn't mean it was a smooth relationship.

"You know my problem, Alex. Look," King twirled Jessica around, moving her from in between him and Mal to his empty side, slinging his left arm over her shoulder while his right still remained close to Malcolm. A Pink on each arm, man, there's probably some poetic metaphor in there somewhere. Once comfortable, he returned his gaze to the fuming Alex, cocking his head innocently, "I know you're friendly with Fawn but... You gotta admit, he's just not right for this job." He sighed dramatically, pushing most of weight down onto Mal playfully.

Richard blinked for a second, eyes passing between the three around him carefully. At this moment, he was surrounded by a slightly befuddled Malcolm, a very excited, very hyper Jessica, and mad and getting madder Alex. The odds might be a little in his favor, but, not wanting to hold any bad blood with Alexandria he shook his head slightly.

At hearing the tall blonde's accusations, Alex was on the verge of screaming at him, unaware of the public scene it would cause and letting everyone know their business. She was about to yell at him about how he didn't know that and that it literally hadn't been one day yet and that he hadn't even given Caspy a chance and Caspy wasn't a kid and you just don't talk about her best friend like that. However, all she got out was an extremely frustrated, "Damn it, Richard! It doesn't fucking matter!" before he was compromising.

"Listen, Al, it's hard for me to be around the kid cause of his... Morals, but I'll try to be civil. For your sake. Maybe." He whispered the 'maybe', a sly light glowing in his eyes.

The conflict on her face was clearly evident, uncertain whether she should just accept his sort of apology or tell him off like she was tempted to. But then he said he would try for her... and he really would because he was her friend, right? Exhaling heavily, Alex shook her head before letting out a small, "Okay."

Mal pretty much turned back to his phone – shitposting on tumblr as was much preferred to listening to Stacey Hampton – but turned it off quickly when he realised he was on the verge of being rude to his actual friends after she flounced off. He did absolutely love Jessica, after all, and whilst Richard and Alex were wrapped up in their own conversation, it didn't mean he couldn't talk to his fellow Team Pink member who'd practically silenced them with a suffocating hug.

"Jessicaaaa," he said to the girl through King, who'd become a buffer between them. Yes, he was crushing Mal, just a little, and he wasn't sure he realised. He was happy to put up with it, rolling his eyes. "Let's ignore all this crap with Casper Fawn and Team Blue because our team is totally sorted right now. How are you? How's life? Any cuties you're interested in? And – I've run out of questions, but how about those?"

Jessica was pointedly ignoring the drama going on between the two blue team members. It wasn't her place to get involved, and she knew that Alex and King had pretty nasty tempers. Of course, she would step in if things got too serious... Anyways. She directed her attention towards her teammate, Malcolm.

Jess wrapped her arm around King's waist securely so she could shift her body weight over to lean towards Mal. "Damn straight. Pink team is going to kick ass this year." She replied to Mal with a wink. "I'm doing fine and dandy. Life is pretty awesome now that I'm here! And cuties, hmmm..."

With a wink, she reached out to poke Mal's nose lightly. "As always there's you, Malcolm Okada! You know that you're one of my favorites." She glanced around to see the other fine male specimens. "Luca is adorable like he usually is, Sebastian has a killer body, and a couple of the new guys look cute too."

Bringing a hand up to run lightly through her hair, Alex caught Jessica's eye when she looked up again. Flashing her a sheepish smile, she greeted her before heading into the line to grab breakfast. King sighed once as Alex chewed him up and then weakly complied with his attempts at meeting in the middle. This was better then getting verbally abused by her any longer. As she swept passed him in a quick dash towards the breakfast line, hands reached up to pull his face down. Once Alex and King had wrapped up their fight conversation, Jessica reached up to grab King's face and tilt it towards her. "And of course, I can't forget this guy either. How about you pay some attention to me too, hottie?"

In an instant, King's bright blue eyes met with Jessica's brown ones, and he grinned cheerfully at her general neediness for his attention. Blinking once, he leaned closer and gave her a quick peck on the forehead, smirking coyly before pulling back and patting her head. "Don't you worry, hun. I'll give you all the attention you want~." He sang, slipping out of her grasp and pulling away from Malcolm. His hand rose up to the breakfast line, a question grin now replacing his previous flirty one. "Now, why don't we go grab some grub, I'm fucking starving." And with that he nodded and followed Alex over onto the line, not really realizing he was cutting in front of a few other campers as he slipped in closer to her.

Eventually, Richard and Alex found their casual rhythm again after she had made a comment about how, "This is the nepotism everyone's always accusing us of," after Mitchell had served the two a little extra helping of their favorite foods. Mmm, french toast. "I mean, I legit cried the whole night and day after it happened. Then afterward, I even petitioned to get the day removed and now I'm not allowed fifty miles within DC. They said the whole world couldn't change their calendars because of how the Super Bowl ended... and that February was a short enough month already or something."

Alex proceeded to speak about sports, the Super Bowl to be exact, and King listened in with half of his mind focused on the amazing looking food steaming up form his plate. As she went on in her usual Alex-y way, his pocket suddenly vibrated again. Looking down at his side, he unlocked the screen with a fee hand and read a rather coy message from the lovely Stacey Hampton;

From: Stace ❤
You should totally come to the team leader meeting and claim your rightful title to the throne. LOL.

"Like can you believe that bullshit?"

A sly grin met his face, but it vanished quickly as Alex suddenly voiced for his opinion, and he rose up to look at her with one eyebrow raised. As she listened for Richard's reply, Alex gazed around the room to see where they could sit. Noticing Caspy and Luca, she was just about to suggest going over there when she realized there was a very bright head and a fellow Blue member sitting with them. Frowning in slight annoyance, she decided against it and turned back to see if anyone else had an idea where they could sit. Sparing one last glance at her best friend, she could feel the guilt eating at her once again. Making up her mind, she settled for apologizing and surprising him before his leaders meeting. That way she would be able to talk to him before it too, no doubt that he was going to be worried out of his mind about it. With that decision, she felt better about the whole conflict. Hearing Richard talk to her, she looked to her side to face him.

"Even I think that's going a bit overboard, you friggin jock!" He bumped her arm playfully, a teasing light glimmering in his eye. Returning the gesture with a small, pleased smile herself, Alex was finally convinced that Richard would try for her. "Anyway, what else has been going on in Alex-land? Anything fun?"

"Not without you," the girl teased before continuing. "Not really. Just being rich and beautiful, but what's new right?" the shorter brunette joked before glancing up at the blonde in a teasing manner, the connection between the two showing.

Not really sure what else to say due to the message from Stacey, King drifted towards a nearby table with the rest and sat before excitedly messaging back Stacey.

To: Stace ❤
i would if I could bb. maybe ill spy in on the meeting instead tho ;)

The four campers proceeded to talk about what they had been doing since the last time they saw each other and finish their breakfast. An hour later, they got up to throw their trash away and bring their dishes to the pickup station. Deciding that she needed to get back to her cabin and unpack, Alex hugged both Jessica and Richard and waved bye to Mal before heading out of the dining hall.

[McHaggis]

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[GoddessSophia]

Location: Camp Grounds-Lake Liberty
Interacting With: Christian Burns @HushedWhispers

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As they left the dining hall-Leah waved goodbye to her friends whilst paying attention to Christian and what he had to say about choosing the Camp. She nodded softly "That sounds, like a good reason to join a Camp. And I understand, wanting to meet and hang out with new people. There's plenty of people here, so hopefully you'll find a few friends among the Campers." As they walked, talking about the Camp and such. Leah took the time to give him a slight tour, showing him the cabins, the game room and other places of interest, where the Campers hanged out.

When he mentioned being in Team Green; she smiled at him a little teasingly "Amongst, the Camp Pranksters huh?" she asked with a slight cheeky smile, but didn't mean anything bad by him being in Team Green. "Your team counselor is Meredith, she's quite nice. All of the counselors are. They're in charge...but each Team also has a leader, from the Campers. Lil, my friend I just introduced you to, she's your team leader. Oh, I am on Team Blue. Casper is my Team Leader, and Luca is in Team Purple." Leah spoke filling him on a few things. She wondered if he would believe the rumors about Team Blue, or get to the other members of her team and see what they would be like in person, rather than assuming the rumors applied to all of them.

Hearing the Intercom; Leah glanced over at Chris who checked the time and she couldn't help but blush at his comment. It might have been a little bit lame, maybe cheesy...but it was also nice. Looking up at him, into his gleaming brown eyes. Leah bit her lower lip slightly. "Time does fly by fast." she said softly, not really commenting on the rest of his sentence. As he grabbed at her hand; Leah follow him down to the pier, allowing him to lead her. She didn't mind, not really pulling back from his soft grip. As they reached Lake Liberty. Leah sat down beside him; watching the crystal blue waters, sparkling in the sun.

Closing her eyes for the moment; she enjoyed the fresh breeze, the humming of the birds, the smell of the fresh summer air. Feeling his arm brush against hers, Leah bit her lower lip for a few moments; but she smiled a bit at his words. Somehow, him wanting to stay made her feel a bit better...for a few seconds at least. "Well, it's good that you like it here already." Hearing his question about her being upset, a few moments ago. Leah sighed softly, bringing her knees up a bit closer she leaned her head against her knees for a few moments. At times she felt like she could crawl and hide under a rock, never coming out. But then, there were a few people that kept her going and cared for her.

It seemed like he cared for her too, even though they just met. Sighing softly; she looked into his eyes as she saw his concerned expression and feeling his comforting hand on hers. "It's complicated and I've had a rough time, over the last year and a half...I....I am not really sure, if you want me to explain. I don't want to bother you with my troubles." Leah told him honestly. She didn't want to be a burden on him. "Unless...you're sure, you want to know." Leah muttered in a quieter voice, and she sighed softly.

Leah didn't always open up to people right away; after all it took Jess many tries before she got Leah to speak and open up. And the two girls were best-friends. Leah wasn't sure what it was...maybe it was because he was new. Maybe it was because, she didn't know what he would think off her, once she told him about her 'issues' but Leah was being somewhat distant. She knew it wouldn't make her problems, go away. But she wanted to forget about them. Even if, it wasn't easy so far.