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partyofthree2013-05-31 12:14 am
empirestategods) wrote in partyofthree2013-05-31 12:14 am
Event ϟ Cabin 11 vs The World
Who: OTA
When: May 31st
Where: The woods
What: Capture the flag!
Warnings: Violence! If anything specific, please mark it in the subject lines!
Friday morning, before training, Chiron pulls each of the campers aside to the armory. Everyone is fitted with a breastplate and helmet, and loaned the weapon of their choice. Parent by parent, of course, starting with Zeus’s children, and ending with the unclaimed in Cabin 11. Yeah. Sorry about that. Cabin 11 is outfitted with red-plumed helmets. Cabins 1-10 and Cabin 12 are given blue plumes.
Keep it safe, you’ll need it later if you don’t want severe head injuries, he says. Completely casually. Like that’s not worrying.
Mr. D and Chiron wait at the edge of the forest, just after lunch, waiting for the demigods they’ve informed of the mandatory meeting. It’s time for a time-honored camp tradition to come off of hiatus. Though Chiron seems enthused at testing the thus-far-unexamined skills of the new campers, Mr. D is obviously just here because he needs to be.
Nevertheless, he steps up to explain.
"Right. So."
He's already rolling his eyes. Evidently, someone can't wait for this to be over.
"For those of you who have never had the privilege to play this exciting game. You people," he points at those with the red plumed helmets, "and you people," now at those with blue plumed helmets, "each get a flag. Each team picks a part of the forest, and puts their flag someplace visible. While I don't particularly care, if you put more than two people there to guard it, we will be here all day, so don't. The rest of you, go out and grab the other team's flag, and try not to kill each other because that is a mess nobody wants to clean up."
A sigh. He looks so put upon, honestly, why can't you kids already know all this?
"Right. The creek will be the borderline, so if one team manages to grab the other flag and carry it all the way across, they win. Questions?"
He doesn't actually wait for anyone to speak up.
"No? Good."
“What,” Chiron sighs, trying not to seem exasperated, “Mr. D means is that we are playing this to help prepare you for what’s really out there. This is to see how your skills have progressed, where you still need work, and how you all work together as a team. When you become more accustomed to camp and more of you have been claimed, you will choose your own teams. Each of you have your own strengths and weaknesses. Now, it’s time to see what they are.”
He smiles at the campers. He’s ridiculously fond of you all already. He likes that no one’s died yet! It might very well be a record. “You’ve all been here for a month and aside from one or two... incidents, you’ve performed well. Continue to do so and rewards might be in store. It isn’t uncommon for the unclaimed to find their parents in this game.”
He looks Very Meaningfully at Cabin 11.
“I will reiterate what Mr. D said, however. You are not to purposefully maim or kill any other campers. You’re all on an even playing field at the moment. Play fair, work hard, and most of all, have fun. Guards of the flag can be no closer than ten yards away at any given time, magical items (when you have acquired them) are allowed, the flag must be displayed in your territory--it cannot be hidden, and the game is won when the flag crosses the river.
“Now, go make your bases!”
The blue team’s flag waves with a beautiful painting of Mount Olympus--all the Olympians but one. The red team, a caduceus--the symbol of Hermes.
Fight hard, tiny demigods!
[OOC: It was determined via coin toss that the Blue Team will be the victors this round. How close you want this to be is up to you guys and don’t forget, we do have a plotting post!
Please feel free to make your own threads, but the mods have a thread for both the blue team base and red team base!]
When: May 31st
Where: The woods
What: Capture the flag!
Warnings: Violence! If anything specific, please mark it in the subject lines!
Friday morning, before training, Chiron pulls each of the campers aside to the armory. Everyone is fitted with a breastplate and helmet, and loaned the weapon of their choice. Parent by parent, of course, starting with Zeus’s children, and ending with the unclaimed in Cabin 11. Yeah. Sorry about that. Cabin 11 is outfitted with red-plumed helmets. Cabins 1-10 and Cabin 12 are given blue plumes.
Keep it safe, you’ll need it later if you don’t want severe head injuries, he says. Completely casually. Like that’s not worrying.
Mr. D and Chiron wait at the edge of the forest, just after lunch, waiting for the demigods they’ve informed of the mandatory meeting. It’s time for a time-honored camp tradition to come off of hiatus. Though Chiron seems enthused at testing the thus-far-unexamined skills of the new campers, Mr. D is obviously just here because he needs to be.
Nevertheless, he steps up to explain.
"Right. So."
He's already rolling his eyes. Evidently, someone can't wait for this to be over.
"For those of you who have never had the privilege to play this exciting game. You people," he points at those with the red plumed helmets, "and you people," now at those with blue plumed helmets, "each get a flag. Each team picks a part of the forest, and puts their flag someplace visible. While I don't particularly care, if you put more than two people there to guard it, we will be here all day, so don't. The rest of you, go out and grab the other team's flag, and try not to kill each other because that is a mess nobody wants to clean up."
A sigh. He looks so put upon, honestly, why can't you kids already know all this?
"Right. The creek will be the borderline, so if one team manages to grab the other flag and carry it all the way across, they win. Questions?"
He doesn't actually wait for anyone to speak up.
"No? Good."
“What,” Chiron sighs, trying not to seem exasperated, “Mr. D means is that we are playing this to help prepare you for what’s really out there. This is to see how your skills have progressed, where you still need work, and how you all work together as a team. When you become more accustomed to camp and more of you have been claimed, you will choose your own teams. Each of you have your own strengths and weaknesses. Now, it’s time to see what they are.”
He smiles at the campers. He’s ridiculously fond of you all already. He likes that no one’s died yet! It might very well be a record. “You’ve all been here for a month and aside from one or two... incidents, you’ve performed well. Continue to do so and rewards might be in store. It isn’t uncommon for the unclaimed to find their parents in this game.”
He looks Very Meaningfully at Cabin 11.
“I will reiterate what Mr. D said, however. You are not to purposefully maim or kill any other campers. You’re all on an even playing field at the moment. Play fair, work hard, and most of all, have fun. Guards of the flag can be no closer than ten yards away at any given time, magical items (when you have acquired them) are allowed, the flag must be displayed in your territory--it cannot be hidden, and the game is won when the flag crosses the river.
“Now, go make your bases!”
The blue team’s flag waves with a beautiful painting of Mount Olympus--all the Olympians but one. The red team, a caduceus--the symbol of Hermes.
Fight hard, tiny demigods!
[OOC: It was determined via coin toss that the Blue Team will be the victors this round. How close you want this to be is up to you guys and don’t forget, we do have a plotting post!
Please feel free to make your own threads, but the mods have a thread for both the blue team base and red team base!]
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... You know, Miss, it'll probably help you if you watched for enemies above you, too.
[The little boy is smiling cheerfully as he hops down to the ground, kicking her bow away, although it looks more like he accidentally hit it upon landing. He himself isn't wearing armor for easier climbing, but he kept the helmet so the plume would be obvious.]
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It's difficult to watch for enemies when you're the only pair of eyes around...and now it's more difficult when you're all wet...
[She doesn't even look remotely threatening right now and is mostly focused on the fact that she's a damp mess.]
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... Then I win this round. Why don't you go back to your base?
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Michelle perks up when he tells her to just go back to her base.]
...Aren't you going to try to get our flag?
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[Michelle glances around to be sure - and is totally not minding the fact that she's pretty much teaching Benjamin some tactics.]
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You could have at least told your team where you're headed...they might be looking for you right now.
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Nah, I don't think so. I dunno if most of them even know I'm on the team.
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[Like Fuu. She probably pays that much attention.]
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[Capture the Flag? Boring? What?]
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