Summer Camp Mysterious Maze Group 8 Closed

"Oh! That's so cute!" as she looked around the new chamber that they entered. There was a table and a bunch of rocks hanging out. They seemed to be making friends! One was obviously named Bob. How adorable they were. "I wonder if... they could come with us..." She mused to herself as she observed them, noting the fact that they all had little faces on them.

She was not sure if she could take them or not... But the maze was dark and scary. Without her light, they would be lost in the dark and that would be sad. This little meeting of little rock friends looked fun and Pizza Rat would enjoy it, she was sure. But looking ahead, there was a sign that read 'The Friendship Tunnel'. Tilting her head, she looked at the tunnel and then back towards the rocks. She couldn't leave them all behind! "Yeah, I guess the tunnel is the best way to go," She agreed, not wanting to turn back when the way forward looked pretty good!

"Buuuut I think we should take these new friends with us," She said, pointing towards the rock friends. How could they leave their new friends behind? That would be silly! "You'll join us right? No one wants to stay in the dark, after all..." She mumbled, more to herself as she was scared of the dark.

Carefully, she would attempt to pick up all four of the rocks, placing most of them into her pocket so they could stay there safely - where Pizza normally sat. One of them she could hold in her free hand so she would. With that, she decided to venture forward and continue on. Hopefully with her new found friends in tact. This was a rescue mission! She was saving them from the scary dark tunnel.

ACTION: Attempt to enter the Friendship Tunnel with the rock friends | Maintain Lumos, if possible

Stamina: 10 | Evasion: 13 | Strength: 1 | Wisdom: 15 | Arcane Power: 5 | Accuracy: 10
Abilities: Part-Goblin [Gobbledegook and Wandless] and Evasive Maneuvers
Fifth-Year Armour: +10% auto-dodge on attacks [=20% auto-dodge overall]

"Wooah." Haley stumbled back as the bear began to attack her. It didn't hurt, it was still a cuddly toy in the end, but her heart stopped short at the brief shock. As she continued to walk, it kept biting her hand, eventually she had shaken it off. "Not friendly!" she admonished the teddy bear as she finally decided to sit back down on the floor. After getting over the brief shock, she looked at the small chamber the three of them were now in. Somehow she was relieved that the others had gone with her.

Haley examined the stones on the table and she was sure they were more than that, but after her experience with the bear, she decided to let the stones be stones. She suppressed the urge to examine the stones further, to put more thought into them or to see anything in them. As she continued to stand in front of the table, still looking at the stones, she was brought out of her thoughts by Irina's words. Briefly confused, she looked to her, who was already standing in front of a new entrance.

Haley cleared her throat and turned away from the faces on the stones for good. "Yeah, sure. Let's go." She walked to the tunnel and examined the sign. "Friendship Tunnel." That had to be a good sign, right? They would probably find out soon. Haley turned to Serena, "Serena are you coming?" she enquired, waiting for the third member of the trio who was just putting the stones in her pocket before walking through the entrance.

Action: Entering the Friendship Tunnel

Irina Afanasyeva @Lavinia Cloven @Serena Towers

Middle Entrance

@Serena Towers, @Haley Rose, Irina Afanasyeva (@Lavinia Cloven)

Not a fan of having a bear biting her, Haley quickly set down the angry stuffed animal and moved to join her group. Wanting to press forward, Irina then started into the ‘Friendship Tunnel’. Serena displayed a clear understanding of the small rock friends and quickly identified Bob. Bob was a rock with a bit of a bad rock past but was working hard to reform. As a savior to the rocks, the young girl would rescue all four into the safety of her pockets. In their own rockish way, they would be grateful.

Leading the pack, Irina was able to efficiently crawl through the winding tunnel. Some sections were a bit of a challenge to squeeze through but it wouldn’t take the girl long to press forward. After a short while he would be able to vaguely see the exit to the cave as a faint light but couldn’t make out more detail than that. As Irina crawled forward, there was a sudden click from beneath her. The two students behind her would also hear the click but it was too late to prepare. In an instant, the floor beneath all three of the students fell away like a trap door revealing a pitch black pit below.


As soon as the floor gave way, any attempt to scramble for a grip yielded nothing and all three would plummet some fifteen feet down into the pit before there was an audible splat. It was unnaturally dark in the pit and they would not be able to see the foul mush that cushioned them. In the chaos, Serena’s light would be obscured as her wand and arm plunged into the muck. They couldn’t see it but all three of the students would be able to smell the foul stench of the rotten fruit that broke their fall and now coated the clothing of girls. They weren’t hurt but the three fallen students would begin to feel that they were sinking into the mush and there was no telling how deep it might actually be.

Available Directions: Trapped in the pit

Southern Entrance

@Astoria Swann

Astoria was able to keep her wits about her and seemed to remain calm even in the face of the creepy doll. But she was alone and it wasn’t clear what the chamber might hold. She would investigate the chamber and the girl would get the feeling that there was more to the chamber than might meet the eye. But nothing seemed to jump out at her. Even the doll remained motionless and offered no more laughter. But it still held out the cupcake and key...Waiting...Waiting perhaps for someone to take its belongings. But was that a wise move? What was clear was that any secrets the chamber held could not be seen with the naked eye.

Available Directions: Head back the way you came or investigate the chamber

How to Navigate the Maze

1. Each round you can choose an available direction to travel or to take a different action.
2. Each moderation will list the available directions for each student.
3. You can choose to stay as a group or wander off on your own. But if you are alone...beware of the orange.
4. Depending on the paths chosen, you may encounter challenges or changes within the maze.
5. Stats will be used in this tread and thus you will need to ensure they are in your trunk.
6. There will be a moderation post at least once a week. Quicker moderations will be done if all active participants have replied.
7. If a participant misses two weeks of moderation, it will be assumed they decided to take a nap and will be removed from the maze for their safety!
8. As always...clothing will be required in this thread!

By Lucia Fox

Astoria Swann ~ 10^th August
English ~ Parseltongue
Outfit: [x]

Immobile doll
On her wooden throne
Silence in the room
The choice is yours
Will you stay here?
Will you leave?
Will you take the key?
Or rather the cupcake?
Maybe a snake could help you
If there is one in this room
But you don't hear anything
The doll doesn't make a sound

— Is someone here?

Silence answers you
If a wizard were here
He would have shouted
If a snake was there
He would have answered
Will you decide to move on?
Maybe
Will you leave this room?
Absolutely not
It would only take a step
And a wave of the hand
To grab this fucking key
But the head of that doll
Doesn't make you feel safe at all

Even if courage is not a strong point
Walking towards this doll is the only option
Turning back is useless
You will arrive at the same place
That's for sure
One step
A second step
A third step
And one last step
Big inspiration
The doll looks at you with blank eyes
You expect to see it move
But it doesn't
A simple action
That's all there is to it
Will you dare?
Of course not.
Actually you will
The key now in your hand
Now you must look for the door
Where is it?
The doll won't say anything

Action: Take the key
Stats: Sta: 6 | Eva: 7 | Str: 3 | Wis: 7 | Arc: 6 | Acc: 6
Parseltongue ~ Terrible Presence

August 10th, 2021

Crawling her way through the only path available, Irina soon heard both of her counterparts following her into the path. She had to squeeze her way through at some parts but continued to press forward towards wherever the path was heading. Soon enough, Irina could see a small light and knew that she was getting close to the exit. Then all of a sudden, she heard a click beneath her.

Trying to warn Haley and Serena, she yelled as loud as she could, “UUMMMM I THIN-” then before she could even finish, the floor dropped from underneath her. “-K WE TOOK A WRONG PATH SOMEWHERE!” She added while falling in the air. After free falling for at least 10 feet, she felt herself hit a squishy floor. Before Irina even had a chance to figure out where she was, she heard two more splats near her.

The small light that they had before was gone and the three of them were now plunged into darkness. Irina was disappointed because they were so close to the end and she had led the way. In all technically it was her fault that they had fallen because she had picked the path. Taking in her dark surroundings, Irina found one thing to be certain, they were in someplace really stinky. It smelled almost like rotten fruit and Irina hated it. Then, she realized one more thing, slowly but surely, she was sinking.

It was almost like the maze wanted to eat her alive and Irina wouldn’t have that. The first thing that she wanted to do was cast the ascension spell and get her way out but, then she abandon Haley and Serena. Hoping that there was some sort of way to get out of the muck from within the muck, Irina started searching. “I don’t know how we get back up but there has to be something down here right?” she asked rhetorically to the other two girls sinking while looking for anyway out.

Action: Searching for anything to get them out

Haley squeezed and turned behind Irina through the narrow corridor into the so-called 'Friendship Tunnel'. She looked back, waiting for Serena to see her too, and before she could have prepared herself in any way for what was to come, all she heard was the click, Irina's screams and she noticed the floor beneath her give way. It was as if everything happened at once and her body jerked in shock. She didn't have time to make any noise or scream and, like the other two girls, she landed with a loud splash in a squishy floor. "What the -" Haley began to rage but before she could finish her sentence the foul smell crept up her nose and she hid her face in the crook of her arm, trying to suppress a gag.

It took her a few seconds to get used to the stale and foul smell in the air. She wrinkled her nose a few times and tried to get a calm look over the situation. "Are you all okay?" the Gryffindor girl assured herself first before thinking of anything else. "Okay, okay..." she muttered quietly to herself. "Can any of you get to your wands?" she inquired, hoping they could get some light again to better survey the situation while she herself tried to get to hers and if she could she would cast Lumos.

"Gosh, this can't be a good friendship with that stench." Haley rambled again. With the stench, it was hardly possible for her to concentrate in any solution-oriented way.

Haley noticed how she slowly sank into the stinking mass. "Yes, there must be something here." She agreed with Irina, brooding. She began to move cautiously, not sure if it would just lead to sink in faster. If it didn't, however, Haley would try to use what little vision she had and her palpating hands to find anything that might help the three of them, or even find an exit.

Action: Trying to get her wand and cast lumos as well as trying to find anything that helps

Irina Afanasyeva @Lavinia Cloven @Serena Towers

Everything happened so quickly. The floor seemed to disappear, they all fell. Serena could still hear, as they splatted into something that felt utterly disgusting. A strong scent hit her nose. It was foul. But in reality, none of that mattered to her. Not right now.

The panic and fear that quickly set into her heart as the room was thrown into a pitch black darkness was indescribable. She could not see anything as her wand and arm were plunged in the darkness. Without a moment's hesitation, she would try to raise her arm, trying to lift her wand out of the muck to light up the room once more. If the light was no longer there or she was unable to move her arm or anything, she would quickly do something else.

There was no hesitation. Because she knew that if she hesitated, she would die. Of course, that was her being very dramatic. But if there was one thing she was scared of, it was the dark. She knew how capable the dark was and how quickly it could hurt them all. There was no way she could allow themselves to be at risk. She had to do something, "Caeruleus Inflamarae!" She would cast. If she had been unable to lift her wand then she would move anything she could - including flaring her nostrils - whilst she cast the spell.

Over the years, she had learned that she could cast without her wand. She was not going to take any risks today. In her mind, she pictured the flames to be in the air, above them and hoped that they would be well enough away from any of the muck so they could see again.

She did not talk or respond to the other girls. Their words went through one ear and basically out of the other because the fear occupied her mind for the moment. First, she needed to see. Then she could focus on anything else, like actually getting out or you know, talking.

ACTION: Cast Caeruleus Inflamarae (wandlessy, if needed)

Stamina: 10 | Evasion: 13 | Strength: 1 | Wisdom: 15 | Arcane Power: 5 | Accuracy: 10
Abilities: Part-Goblin [Gobbledegook and Wandless] and Evasive Maneuvers
Fifth-Year Armour: +10% auto-dodge on attacks [=20% auto-dodge overall]

Middle Entrance

@Serena Towers, @Haley Rose, Irina Afanasyeva (@Lavinia Cloven)

The Stinky Trio were in a bit of a pickle...a smelly pickle. As they adjusted to their new fate at the bottom of the pit, maybe they would find it nice and cosy. Apart from the smell. Of course, the rock friends were known to be sensitive to the smell so it was doubtful that they would be enjoying their rescue. But the group still had a chance to escape if they were clever enough. As long as the Groundskeeper didn’t make an impossible to escape pit, there was surely something that would help them...or...they could climb.

Irina searched frantically in the dark for anything that might be able to help them but all she would grab is some mushy and rotten fruit. One of her arms would feel the dirt wall of the pit but all that would tell her is that she was in fact...at the bottom of a pit. Haley and Serena both cast spells that would give the group a bit of light. Lumos for Haley’s wand helped some but it was the flared nostrils of Serena that would allow her to successfully cast Caeruleus Inflamarae above them. The sudden light from the flames quickly illuminated the gross pit.

Other than the slowly sinking pile of rotting and squishy fruit, the group would now be able to see the sheer walls that surrounded them. Other than dirt, there were occasional roots jutting from the soil but any attempt to climb up the walls would be exceptionally difficult. It could potentially be done but a rock friend or two might be lost in the process. Now able to see, the group would need to come up with a way to get up or they risked slowly sinking down into the unknown.

Available Directions: Trapped in the pit and slowly sinking

Southern Entrance

@Astoria Swann

Deciding the doll was worth the risk, Astoria moved to collect the old-looking key from the doll’s other hand. She undoubtedly wanted to get out of the room as quickly as possible. But as soon as she plucked up the key to begin investigating the chamber a few things happened.

First, on the back wall about ten feet up, a small doorway with a keyhole appeared. It wasn’t clear how the student would be able to get up to it but it was likely meant for the key that Astoria had borrowed. But that was not all. With the key taken, the doll’s hands lowered slowly to its side, cupcake spilling to the floor, and its head slowly turned to face Astoria. Its blank and hollow expression stared at them silently for a moment before… “Are you my mommy?” The high-pitched voice came from the doll.

The doll then slowly moved off its chair and onto its feet. “Are you my mommy? Come play with me!” The voice said as the doll stretched out its arms and began walking slowly towards the girl. “Come play with me…” The voice was slightly deeper this time. More ominous as it slowly approached the girl. Each slow footstep moved the doll closer to the students.

Available Directions: Try to Escape the Way you Came or Try Getting to door at the back of the room

How to Navigate the Maze

1. Each round you can choose an available direction to travel or to take a different action.
2. Each moderation will list the available directions for each student.
3. You can choose to stay as a group or wander off on your own. But if you are alone...beware of the orange.
4. Depending on the paths chosen, you may encounter challenges or changes within the maze.
5. Stats will be used in this tread and thus you will need to ensure they are in your trunk.
6. There will be a moderation post at least once a week. Quicker moderations will be done if all active participants have replied.
7. If a participant misses two weeks of moderation, it will be assumed they decided to take a nap and will be removed from the maze for their safety!
8. As always...clothing will be required in this thread!

With the light on her wand, Haley began to look around a little, but it seemed as if they were trapped here. There was no way out, no path, no opening in the walls, nothing. She noticed herself getting more nervous and didn't stop looking back and forth. There had to be a way out of here, but she would have to find it quickly before she was lost in the stinking mass. She tried not to let nervousness get the better of her, but panic fought its way to the surface. Trapped in the darkness, no way out, the adrenaline. Everything began to remind her of what she had experienced. All that was missing was someone telling her what a stupid, stupid child she was. Her breathing became faster, her movements more frantic and she flinched at every little noise. She blanked out the other two girls around her. It was like she was trapped in that basement again, but no Aiden came to rescue her.

Haley had her eyes closed, the sinking feeling coursing through her veins. She was in a state of pure alarm and single tears were leaking from the corner of her eyes without her even noticing. A noise brought her back to reality, her eyelids buckled upwards and confused, she looked around briefly. Come on Haley, get a grip. She wiped the individual tears from her eyes and tried to get herself back under control. She was here at Hogwarts, she was in a maze and her goal was to get out of it. You can do it, Haley.

Again she searched the seemingly hopeless surroundings. But this time she looked a little closer and a little higher. She noticed the roots on the walls and suddenly a thought came to her. "Maybe we can climb." Haley now remarked aloud and walked towards one of the walls. Once there she grabbed a root and pulled on it and to her motivation it held. This could really be a way out for the three girls now. "At least we should try before we sink here." Said the red-haired girl and shrugged her shoulders.

She didn't wait for a reaction or agreement, she didn't have a better idea and as long as there wasn't a better one or a counter suggestion, she would try this. She grabbed at the roots on the wall and tried to pull herself up and support herself with her legs on the wall. Now would be the time to see if all the training had been worth it. She had tucked her wand into her waistband, the lack of light making it difficult for her to see possible handholds to climb, but she tried to work her way up as best she could, hoping that this really might be a way out now.

Action: Trying to climb her way out

August 10th, 2021

Being stuck in a smelly sinking pit was not how Irina thought this day would go. She didn’t want to be here whatsoever but had signed up so knew that she needed to show up. The thing was, she signed up before the incident in hopes of being with Nate and now he wasn’t here with her. The current company wasn’t bad it was just they didn’t understand the way Nate did.

Back in the pit, Irina frantically searched for anything that would help them get out of the pit. Unfortunately, the one thing she grabbed at was a rotten mushy fruit. Wanting to get it off her hands, Irina continued to search for anything. Slightly listening to her counterparts, she wondered why she hadn’t tried to use her wand yet. They were both smart and decided to light up the area to make it easier to see.

Finding her hands hit a wall, Irina realized how much she actually was sinking. Only her upper body was still above the mush and she needed to find a way out soon or else she might be sucked into the smelly pit. Looking back at the newly lit wall, Irina saw roots hanging from it. That was probably the only way out without magic. Due to her wand being stuck in the mush, Irina used her strength to pull it out and place it securely in her hair.

Hearing Haley have the same idea as her, Irina confirmed her thoughts. “Yeah I’ll do that too, climbing seems like the only right way!” she said energetically trying to get herself ready for the climb. Then, using all of the strength she had, Irina placed one hand on the roots and worked on climbing her way back up to the top.

Action: Climbing out of the pit