Summer Camp Mysterious Maze Group 2 Closed

Northern Entrance

Charles seemed unwilling to wait and decided against trying to find a way through the hedge in front of them. Instead, the boy would clumsily turn right. After a few steps his foot would suddenly sink into a thick mud. With each step, it was becoming more difficult to move and seemed to be getting deeper. After a few paces, he might realize he made a bit of a mistake as he was up to his waist in the mud that seemed to be pulling him down. Luckily, Charles was strong. Just strong enough that the sinking mud would not be able to claim him before he safely pulled himself onto solid ground again. Sure he was now covered in mud but at least he wasn’t stuck.

The trail of mud had led him right to a new fork. He would have the ability to turn left or right, unless he wanted to rejoin his companions but that would be back through the mud and he might not be lucky twice.

(Charles Nako Alluring (@Henry Knight) Available Directions: Left, Right or Go Back)

Not wanting to be so hasty, Evelynn decided that she would use her keen mind to work out a way forward. While the wall looked climbable, the girl wasn’t exactly thrilled at the notion so out came the wand. Casting Revelio, Evelynn would begin her inspection that would yield quick results. In the corner of the hedgewall, the spell immediately revealed that there was a secret passage through the wall of hedges. The basic illusion that had shrouded the passage was no match for the spell. The passage was small and would require the students to crawl through the opening but it still might be preferable to climbing.

(@Evelynn Decipio Available Directions: Forward into the secret passage or turn right)

The student had avoided any danger thus far, but how long could they continue to avoid the dangers of the maze. . Again the path would begin to quickly turn as they walked. After a short while, the boy would begin to hear a splashing sound under their feet. Even the walls of the hedges around them seemed to be almost dripping wet despite a lack of rain. With each step, the water would get slightly deeper but still was no more than a small puddle depth covering the grass below. The boy would reach a new fork offering them a familiar choice of Left or Right. However, They would see a damp note at the entrance to the Right path that simply read ‘Out of Order’. What that meant would remain to be seen.
(@Tristan Theramin Available Directions: Left, Right, Back the way you came)

Southern Entrance

@Vivian Fletcher

It seemed that the dancing boot and jovial violin were able to lower some of the fear that the girl had for the maze. Briefly, she even engaged in a secret little dance with her new enchanted companions. As she began turning back, a secret door would open at the back of the dead end. But she was already turning away and back the way she had come.

Back at the crossroads, there was the path that arched left, shrouded by fog but looking no different otherwise. Or the student could go back to the violin and boot that were still distantly playing their music. The choice rested with them...

Available Directions: Turn Left or Go back to the Violin and Boot

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!

Now there is only one option left, that’s what she thought. After dancing with the boot, she was shaking with laughter as she walked away from her friends, without taking a look back to know what was happening. “I wonder what others are doing...” as she squinted her eyes to focus on what was there in front of her, basically not wanting to get hurt on her way this soon. This wasn’t scary at all, the dark wouldn’t frighten her, there was no deadly creature. It was peaceful but was just a little uncomfortable to walk alone in this foggy area, but still a new experience. She just loved it... until now.

When she thought that there was no other option and that means she had to take the left path, she stopped to think. To think for a few seconds before taking an action. Scratching her nose, she tapped the ground with her foot trying to decide if it was necessary to take that path with her eyes shut. Her mind was filled with that violin and boot, how lovely they were! That was so so cute!, she giggled at that thought. “I want to go back there” she pouted as she talked to herself. But why? That was a dead end and she couldn’t win the game if she goes there. Win? She didn’t come here to win, or at least she changed her plan. The reason was to have a new experience and have fun. Winning wasn’t her motive... now. Maybe she usually cares about succeeding but not today, not in this maze. After finding a place of her interest, the blonde always wanted to spend her time there. Maybe she could spend her time for few minutes there with her companions (that is the violin and boot) until they would attack her and could leave to the entrance when it is time, or maybe ask for help if she gets lost. That felt right to her and she proceeded with the plan as she took a step back and walked off to her new friends. Still staying a place simply, didn’t feel like fun but that place was fun.

Going back to the violin and boot

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The Outfit Reducio

"Hmm." The hum of satisfaction reverberated in Evelynn's throat as her spell revealed what appeared to be a secret tunnel near the edge of the wall. Smooth steps carried her forwards towards it where she crouched to inspect the entrance. If she wasn't mistaken, it was a tunnel. She stuck her hand forward to see if she could feel any movement of air, and ducked her head and craned her neck to glimpse whether it went all the way through. As far as she could fathom, it did. Only... they'd have to crawl to get through to the other side.

"Not exactly ideal..." she mused, mostly to herself as she rose, fingers plucking at her skirt to adjust its hand and smooth the fabric. "Still..." Straightening, she swiveled her attention back to Vanes and Martin, an open palm gesturing towards the discovery as though presenting a work of art at an exhibit. "Perhaps this might be preferable to climbing?"

Despite the suggestion, she held her reservations. Only moments before, the hedges had come to life and had attempted--insofar as she could surmise--to strangle them. The notion of crawling into the depths of one of those very walls of shrubbery did not exactly sit well with her. But neither was this an obvious path, and so the idea that it was somehow trapped seemed unlikely. Hopefully. She awaited their input, amenable to counter suggestions and arguments against proceeding forward. At the end of the day, her greater interest lay in staying with the group.

Still... she could not deny her curiosity.

[font=century gothic]ACTION | By default, will proceed forward through the secret tunnel; but if Alan/San insist on a different action, will follow them[/font]

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Action: Carefully going right down the fork

Northern Entrance

After having a nice tromp through the mud, Charles seemed unwilling to retreat and did not exactly seem keen on the idea of retreating. So mustering up what will remained, the boy would cautiously turn to the right. It seemed that there was no real logic to the decision but why not choose the right path, it might actually turn out to be … right.

At least there would be no mud on this path. But the moment that Charles started towards the right path, there would be a low rumbling in the hedges behind him. Suddenly the entrance to the path would pull itself closed, giving Charles no ability to turn back. He was on his own now and the darkness was setting in. With each step it would seem like it was getting darker and there were low growling sounds somewhere from the darkness ahead. Each time seeming closer and louder. As the path turned, there would be two tunnels available to Charles carved into a massive hedge. There were no other paths and both tunnels into the hedge would require the boy to crawl into it and the sounds of the growls kept seeming closer.

(Charles Nako Alluring (@Henry Knight) Available Directions: Crawl Left or Crawl right)

After her clever thinking, Evelynn would not need to bother herself with trying to climb over the hedges or with the mud that Charles had run off to. She would still need to crawl a bit but it was not very far and she would not deny the call of curiosity! Wiggling her way through the barrier, the hedge made no attempt to stop her and she would be able to pull herself to the other side and onto a thin patch of dry land. Stretched out in front of her seemed to be a large pool of water. She could not see how long the water went for as it turned around a bend and out of her vision. But it was clearly deep enough that it would require swimming. If Evelynn did decide to touch the water before jumping in, she would quickly feel how frigid the water. It would feel like ice to the girl’s touch.

(@Evelynn Decipio Available Directions: Forward into the freezing water or back the way you came to the mud path.
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Southern Entrance

@Vivian Fletcher

It seemed that young Vivian decided she would rather have fun than try to win anything and the dancing boot and violin were far better company than just being alone. So back to the dancing deadend she went! The violin was still playing its terrible tune and the boot seemed to be happily dancing away in its own little world. But this time, Vivian would notice that there was a new path at the back of the chamber. Where it had once only been a wall, there was now an entrance to a secret path with the words ‘Party Path’ on a sign above it. She could enjoy the company of the violin and boot or maybe the Party Path was more her cup of tea.

Available Directions: Go Back or Enter the Party Path

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!

INTERACTION: @Evelynn Decipio, @Santario Martin

| Outfit | Tiger

Following after Evelynn and sticking to the group would most likely turn out to be the right call; he at least was glad that all of their group have stayed unharmed by the events so far. So he would move on through the now opened path to re-unite with Evelynn who had gone ahead. "I wonder where the little path leads to though, maybe it is a short cut?", he added, just for a bit of consideration. Both of them (and likely San) would follow along through the more discreet path until they were met with, as Alan placed down the feline as he began to drag himself along the path in a nimble crawl. Tiger, as a cat would have little issue to follow along until he met up with his owner on the other side of the route they had chosen. Charles, the foreign boy had gone for a different direction and Alan couldn't help but be relieved, yet worried about the boy who would likely get himself in trouble on his own.

In front of them they would find a large pool of water and Alan would try to see where it would lead them. Carefully he would dip his hands into the water to clean them off from the mud that encrusted his fingers from when he had been crawling through the hedges. Like ice, he shuddered as he withdrew his hands, wiping them off at the sides of his pants instead. "That's freezing!" he exclaimed with a shocked expression, as he glanced at his group. "Should we grit our teeth and get through it? I would rather not turn around now," he muttered as he prepared himself before taking a step forward and closing his eyes as he crashed through the surface of the water. He would let himself sink to the bottom before pushing himself back up with chattering teeth as he looked up to the girls and gave them a thumps up, urging them to follow. "Can one of you try to keep Tiger floating over the water? I don't trust my magic to not let him plummet in here and don't want him to get sick," he asked, kicking his legs in an attempt to stay afloat as he willed his body to get adjusted to the chill. His lips were likely turning blue already and they would have to hurry if they didn't want to turn into a bunch of icicles. "Now hurry up before I freeze to death in here," he said,not demanding it but rather with a light grin as he carefully splashed some of the ice water up to the girls, before pushing himself away from the steep bank.

If neither of them were willing, which he would doubt, he would swim with breast strokes as he carried the cat between his shoulder blades.

If it seems like he had made the wrong choice, he would climb back out nimbly and try to warm up by shaking off excess water.

Action
go ahead through the water

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The Mysterious Maze

Tristan was so far avoiding danger, and planned to keep doing so. He quickly strode forward, continuing on with the maze. He was quite confident in his skills, after all reliance upon them had led to a satisfactory result. The path began to quickly turn as he walked along the path, curving rapidly as the floor became damp and puddle filled. Every step he took was into water and when he observed the surrounding hedges, they too were almost dripping with humidity. The further along he went the layer of water became deeper and deeper though still only a thin one. The grass beneath his feet was no longer fresh and springy. Tristan finally reached a fork in the road, he walked towards the note on the right path and saw that written there were the words, Out of order. Out of order was a definite signal that Tristan should travel the other direction. Slowly he backed out of the entrance, and turned to left and walked towards the left entrance continuing on his way. The not was exciting though, what could that mean? Was it a trick? Was it something important that he should take note of? With burning curiosity, Tristan went back towards the note and observed it for while then went back towards the left.
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Action: Turn Left a

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The Outfit Reducio

Why did she have to be wearing a skirt. Although it hadn't really occurred to her initially, the moment she heard one of her companions enter into the little tunnel through the shrubbery behind her, she couldn't help but perseverate upon the notion. With luck, it would be long enough that dignity could be maintained. Or at the very least, the other two would have the decency to say nothing on the matter. Nevertheless, this would mark a stain of humility upon her mantle that would be sure to inform future fashion choices.

Emerging from the crawl space, she could not stand quickly enough. A good few moments were spent preening and dusting the dirt from her knees, fingers plucking at the fabric of her outfit to fix the way it hung and smooth out the wrinkles. When dignity had been restored and she once stood straight with her chin parallel to the ground, she turned to survey what they'd uncovered. Head tilted curiously at the sight of the expanse of water that disappeared around a corner. Approaching its edge with caution, she craned her neck in an attempt to peer into its depths without getting too near.

Although she really needn't have worried, it seemed. Vanes, who had emerged from the hedge behind her, seemed not the least bit concerned as he tested the water and proceeded to sink himself right into it. Coaxed into a sense of security, she crouched at the water's edge and tested it for herself.

"Good lord, this is frigid," she exclaimed, more than a little mortified that Vanes had so casually volunteered for what was obviously torture. "They can't be serious..." She lamented, eyeing the water with a sense of growing dread. "There must be a way around this..."

Whether by sheer denial of the situation, or a vehement desire NOT to have to swim in hypothermia-inducing waters while wearing an outfit that could quite possibly be absolutely ruined in the process, Evelynn diverted her attention to the hedges in an attempt for ANYTHING that would allow them to bypass this with a modicum of grace. Spell after spell was filed and considered. She even thought to attempt the Umbrella Charm in reverse and make use of it as a sort of makeshift raft until logic reminded her that it repelled only water and she would simply pass straight through it into the watery depths.

"Is there not something we could do to bypass this more easily?" she wondered, searching the faces of her companions for any spark of idea. "A transfiguration, perhaps? A conjuration of a bridge? Could we freeze the water and simply walk over it?" A pause. "Anything?"

But no matter how many times she filtered through her repertoire of spells, nothing useful came to mind. Annoyance sprouted like a blown geyser at the realization that they were being railroaded into a ridiculous path. Well, sort of. She could turn back. That was an option. Nobody was forcing her to forego all sense of propriety and trudge haphazardly forward. But at the very thought of retracing steps, her ire flared even greater. While she was not a fan of being subjected to humiliation for another's amusement, she detested losing even more. And so, with an indignant huff through her nose, she lowered herself with absolute disdain into the water. On the plus side, she was a fairly strong swimmer; and with luck, it wouldn't be far.

[font=century gothic]ACTION | Very begrudgingly follows Alan forward into the water[/font]

Northern Entrance

Even if he could see next to nothing, Charles was making progress. On the ground slowly crawling… but still progress. The small tunnel of hedges he was forced to crawl through was getting increasingly tight and would force Charles to squirm his way through the plants to even gain a short bit of land. It was slow going and the sounds of the growling continued in the darkness. But now Charles would clearly hear the sound coming from behind him. As if something was crawling after him…

As he continued to crawl, Charles could not see in the darkness but he would be able to get the faint scent of fresh air. As if there was a way out of the hedges somewhere close… and exit perhaps. But as Charles was crawling ever closer to the end of the tunnel, there was suddenly an immense force on the boy’s ankles, as if two vice-like hands had grabbed him and were now pulling him slowly backwards...Back into the darkness of the tunnel. All the while, there was still the low growling noise behind him.

(Charles Nako Alluring (@Henry Knight) Available Directions: Can try to crawl forward but ensnared by something around the ankles)

Suddenly back to paying attention, Alan was quick to join his clever companion.The freezing water happily greeted Alan as he plummeted in. Very begrudgingly, it seemed Evelynn would be following suit and entered the bone chilling water. But the pair would begin to swim forward to look for a place to get dry. It would be difficult to breathe in the freezing water but moving forward would at least give them some warmth. But it would not be enough. As Alan and Evelynn rounded the first corner, they might be disappointed to see that the freezing water only continued down the path. To make matters worse, it was raining… It seemed that there was some weather charm cast over the water giving it some nice dark clouds that dumped even more water on the heads of the swimmer and any passengers they had.

After a few more turns, their bodies would start to become numb and sluggish until… Land. There was a patch of mostly dry soil ahead that first Alan and then Evelynn would be able to pull themselves onto. The clouds above continued to rain on them but at least they would not need to swim. In front of the pair, the hedges formed a tunnel that was too dark to see what may be within but a sign rested at the top that read ‘Oops…”.

(@Evelynn Decipio and @Alan Vanes
Available Directions: Back into the water or enter the tunnel.)


So the Out of Order Sign prompted Tristan to the left and away from the potential hazards to the right. As a way to stay mostly dry, that may have been a good call and the left path seemed to open up some as they walked. And then there was a click…

As Tristan stepped down along the path there was an audible clicking sound. All of a sudden, the ground in front and behind the boy plummeted away. They were stuck standing on a small grassy platform with a pit on all sides. It was too dark in the sudden pit to see how deep they were but they could see to the other side. It was about a fifteen foot gap from their little platform to the ‘safe’ ground in front of them or behind them. There was little room enough for Tristan to stand on the platform, let alone move. But they probably wouldn’t want to remain on the platform for long...there was no telling when it too might just fall away.

(@Tristan Theramin Available Directions: On a platform surrounded by a pit, can try to go forward or backwards)

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!