Closed Summer Camp Build-A-Bug-Hotel

Katherine "Kit" Felix
Stamina 9 | Evasion 12 | Strength 13 | Wisdom 4 | Arcane Power 0 | Accuracy 15
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It was the tent itself that intrigued Kit the most. Upon first impressions, it felt out of place yet beautiful in its rich purple exterior with the golden accents via the rope. The tent demanded attention and attention it would get as Kit circled the outside both to get an understanding of its size and design, but also in her attempt to find the entrance. The signs would prove quite helpful, a small laugh once she found it before moving to enter with a final appreciative glance towards the golden rope. If the outside demanded attention, then the inside commanded awe, magic, and mystery- a challenging atmosphere to get when these students were taught about spells on the daily, but it worked in its more natural focus with the vines and magical creatures. A sort of magic that felt untamable to Kit, moving to gently caress one of the leaves just to see if it was real before she truly noticed the parchments.

Ah, so that's what this was here for. The explanation given by the professor cleared any last questions Kit might have had, although 'hotel' was an interesting choice in wording. Temporary, much like camp- but it had a feeling of lavishness Kit hadn't expected. A challenge then. That was fun, although what creature to cater this to? She took a moment to look back at the parchments before glancing back around the tent to where these creatures supposedly 'were'. Sure enough, the flittering wings of the Fairies drew her attention and the vines shifted with the slight weight of the Bowtruckles climbing atop them. The Golden Snidget though was nowhere to be found, nor did the rising fourth year have the patience to wait until one happened to whizz by. They were out of the question then, and Kit was more curious about the Bowtruckles than the small flying humanoids.

While the cans seemed interesting, they also seemed a little small. A whole wooden crate had the opposite problem, but perhaps she could work with it. Considering Bowtruckles resembled and lived in trees, it made sense to make a very natural hotel where they could blend in and potentially attract insects to feast. She'd prop the wooden crate on its side, placing some of the logs and sticks within to act like mini-trees. Essentially her idea was a diorama of a forest while adding sticks on the outside too for them to climb on and explore if the living twigs wanted to. The base of the crate was filled with moss and a small stone path that led nowhere but looked nice. In addition, she'd add some plants so they could grow within the crate and add a little green to the brown.

Kit had debated just gluing everything with regular glue, but upon hearing Tone cast the Gluing Spell she changed her mind. That was a far easier way to go about things, also bringing out her wand to aim at the crate and its variety of accessories now. "Epoximise," she called softly, a smile growing at the successful cast that attached the sticks on the outside. She'd continue the spell until everything was properly secure before taking a moment to step back and admire her work. It was- nice? Kit preferred something a little more vibrant though, deciding that she could probably add a pop of color and attract insects by conjuring up some flowers. Sure, there were already flowers around, but the Fairies were already occupying them and Kit could easily cast the spell.

Or not so easily as it turned out. The cast of "Orchideous," never ended up creating flowers, but instead only the pollen that promptly blew into her nose. She sneezed, dropping her wand in the process as it tumbled on the bench and to the ground. The girl seemed to pause in time for a moment, just to make sure she wouldn't sneeze again, before beginning to reorganize herself with a small apology to anyone nearby. Perhaps flowers weren't a necessary addition at all.

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Kit had fully expected to look down and see her wand still on the ground, already starting to reach down beneath the table and quickly grab it. But someone else had already done that for her, green eyes glancing up to see Tone, a familiar face as someone also participating in the camp activities and she was pretty sure another Quidditch enjoyer? Regardless, a smile broke out across her face and her attention would turn towards him instead, finalized project currently forgotten for the time being as she was given the opportunity to chat.

"Hi, Tone! Good to see you again, too! Thanks for picking up my wand and sorry about the pollen- I hadn't expected the spell to actually backfire, but-" She shrugged lightly. Despite being a witch, spellcasting had never been Kit's forte- she could get her broom to fly and go in the right directions and that was all the fourth year needed. "Ah, thanks!" She'd glance over towards his creation, noticing the similarities in aesthetic yet different design choices from there. It made sense considering the more natural resources provided that a lot of the hotels would have that feel even with color changing spells available (Kit didn't know how neon pink twigs would look), so she nodded approvingly before turning her attention back to the boy. "Yours looks great too- very foresty, I like the plant additions. Were you also making a hotel for the Bowtruckles or one of the others?"

Despite their continued brief interactions, the Beauxbatons student didn't actually know a lot about the other. Her head tilted, glancing back at him with an inquisitive gaze as she spoke up once more. "How have you been? Has your cabin been treating you well?" She'd pause there for now, although more questions popped to mind. It was small talk sure, but hopefully it'd be enough to start a conversation or let her know if he'd rather not.

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He seemed to take the apology well, even making a bit of a joke out of it. She appreciated that, her own smile growing as she grew a little more curious as the student before her. "Ah beater, right! A Chaser myself," she offered, in case he was unaware or she hadn't mentioned it earlier. "Yeah exactly, quick reflexes are pretty important even as a Beater- it seems like a cool position, although a lot more intense than being Chaser. How d'you like it?" Those were her own observations from the games she participated in or watched. Her only trouble came if she had the Seeker with her, then dodging became a very necessary skill that Kit was proud to say she did rather well. "Are you excited for the summer games, then? I'm curious to see how they'll pair everyone up with the amount of schools and students here. Hopefully we're not competing though- I'd love to watch your game." She didn't really want to be on the receiving end of his bludgering though, preferring to keep her visits to the Hospital Wing to a minimum.

"Oh cool! I haven't been able to see them yet-" Of course it was then that Tone would point one out. She blinked, widening her eyes before squinting at the air that he seemed to be looking at until eventually there was a flash of gold that quickly vanished. Kit would lose the Golden Snidget once more until it seemed to slow down and examine Tone's hotel. Her mouth formed an o, wanting to comment further but not wanting to scare it for the time being until it seemed to have properly settled in the shelter. "That's so cool! They're quite majestic." Almost a little scary with the red eyes and how quickly they flew, but she'd shake that thought for now.

"Yeah, the people have been pretty nice so far. We had our own little candy exchange the first day which was nice- otherwise it's been kind of calm? Plenty of other distractions and things to do around the rest of camp that I'm always exhausted by the time I get back to the cabin." She laughed softly. "Strange thing to think that we're more than halfway through the month- have you had a favorite out of the activities so far? Any plans for the rest of summer after?" Kit wasn't too sure what her answers to the questions would be, but she was curious how he might respond.

this assumes that quidditch is on one of the later days & not the 8th-9th
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"Oh, that'd be pretty cool! They do, and I don't think our whole team made it to summer camp..." It was certainly a possibility then, a smile growing at the thought- it was unlikely, but she could still wonder. The focus part made sense, there was always something for the Beaters to be doing whether that be protecting their own team or trying to knock the others out of the sky. It was certainly a challenge to be carrying around a bat and successfully hitting the bludger while not throwing yourself off- that was one of Kit's worries with the position, although she hadn't really tried enough to even know if that was possible. She'd nod along, before offering her own insight.

"That's fair! I've always enjoyed Chaser because it's a pretty versatile position and feels closer to some other sports I've tried out- I'm also less worried about getting knocked out the sky." She laughed lightly, "but I agree with the competitiveness part! Either in trying to score goals or keeping my team in the air by catching them- or maybe even helping out the seeker, I've always enjoyed the options even if it sometimes means you end up doing nothing for a bit." That had been her experience, scanning the skies for falling teammates to learn that all had stayed on their brooms. At least the revelation was good, but it did feel a little silly when she could have helped score. "Well if it doesn't end up having in the summer game, we can always try to organize sometime to practice together or a mock game." She shrugged, head tilting slightly to the side as she offered the idea. Camp was pretty full with activities already, so Kit wouldn't be surprised if there simply wasn't the time but at least the thought and intention was out there.

"Mhm!" The signs up had mentioned that, although it didn't offer much more details on the history. She hadn't known about the hunted to extinction part, blue-green eyes widening at the mention. "Oh. Yeah, would definitely need a replacement after that. I hope their populations are doing better now- it would've been interesting to see." Kit acknowledged, her sentiments not aligning with Tone's mainly because she cared little about the Snitch except for its points. Both hid themselves well with their speedy flying despite their golden appearance, so a game with a Snidget instead while being a Chaser... not much different. But she was glad he seemed to enjoy the thought.

"Yeah, sugar's great!" She laughed lightly, ducking her head. "It's hard not to devour them- I admire the self control of those few- it's good that they were all enjoyed though! And I hope you saved enough for yourself, too?" At pastries and cookies came a wistful sigh, eyes staring off into space with a smile for a moment. "Pastries are my favorite- it's just so unfortunate that they don't tend to last long or do well on trips. Did you have a favorite of the desserts?" The Beauxbatons girl knew he had bought plenty during the Fair although how much of it went to him versus his camp was unknown- regardless, that meant plenty of options to taste and have opinions on.

"I think my personal favorite was the Gnome Races, although the Niffler Hunt was certainly a close second. Nifflers are just so cute even if we weren't able to find too much- but the Gnomes were pretty entertaining and competitive." She paused, a slight bow of her head before tilting her head slightly at Tone. "Animals though, they're pretty adorable- do you have any pets of your own or?"

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