Iris was coming back, she raced across the field, taking in each of the bases. She hadn't made her move yet, she was still coming up with what she was going to do next. She sprinted around, taking into account the most formidable bases. Hogwarts was stealing the lead, much to her dismay. She couldn't quite tell how long was left, or how much time had elapsed. But it was due time for her to get something done. Ilvermorney needed to win.

Hogwarts took another base right before her eyes. Base three. That was not going to happen. The person who ran into it was the same person from the BBQ only a few days before. They seemed all right, but Iris wasn't going to just stand around and let Hogwarts win anything.

With renewed spirit, Iris ran right into the Base, Ilvermorney needed to win. They made be a small team, but they make up with spirit and pure determination. Her last two bases had been easy to steal. This wouldn't be anywhere near as hard. She was going to win, and with her win, her school.

The other teams wouldn't know what even hit them. Time to turn the game around.

Action: Attempt to capture Base 3 and replace the flag with a red one
Interacting with: None
Mentioning: Phylicia as @Bridget Collins and Karilyna as @Thora Larkston and @Rafael D'Spacito

STATS: Stamina: 6 | Evasion: 8 | Strength: 7 | Wisdom: 7 | Arcane Power: 6 | Accuracy: 6
ABILITIES: Sixth Sense | Martial Artist

Captured. Again, she might add. It was very, very annoying, especially because she was at the same base she'd been held prisoner at before. Not that she could blame anyone but herself for that fact, after her return to try and recapture the base that had been stolen from her early on. If she did get freed again, you could be sure Miranda was going to go after one of the less defended bases, or at the very least go and help one of her team mates instead of going in alone. That would have been a smarter move to make in the first place, really. But she hadn't done that, and now she was stuck here. Waiting. Watching.

It wasn't a bad time to catch a breather, but the feeling of being stuck while others continued the game, especially so soon after she'd just been freed rankled her to no end. The Ravenclaw had thought that the first time was bad - it was nothing compared to the helpless feeling that swamped her now on her second go through.

Although, she could at least take advantage of the time to see who was currently winning. From her vantage, many of the flags were blocked by people or tents, but she could make out at least two Hogwarts flags flying proudly. Go team!

Action: Playing Prisoner
Stats:

Stamina: 5
Evasion: 6
Strength: 4
Wisdom: 6
Arcane Power: 5
Accuracy: 4

Abilities: N/A

Playing as Ilvermorny iNPC Phylicia Stanwood

Ilvermorny could do this. All they had to do was hold onto a base or two, tag a few opposing players, and they'd have the playing field leveled again. For Phyllis, that meant keeping Base Two away from the girl that had just fled from her prison with the announcement of a jailbreak. No way was the redhead letting her take the base from her.

She was very, very ready for when the Hogwarts player came at her, so it was all too easy to tag her, sentencing the girl to another stay in her jail. Yes, it had been pretty simple, but it had still been fun, a rush of adrenaline. Not seeing anyone else coming at her for the time being, she smirked at the girl taking her place back in jail. "Welcome back." That was part of the fun, after all, and furthered her present goal to be an annoyance.

Ilvermorny had held on. They didn't have the lead anymore, but they still had two of the seven bases, and considering they had four players, that was pretty good. Well, what now? She supposed she might as well keep holding down the fort. The other teams couldn't win so long as she had control of this base, so keep control of it she would.

Action | Guarding Base #2

Stats | 9Sta, 6Eva, 9Str, 5Wis, 2AP, 10Acc
Abilities | Fearless, Calming Presence
Calming Presence in effect on all Ilvermorny players

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@Amadea Campbell

Yes! They got the base again. Lizzie and Amadea's mission was complete. They had finally gotten back the base they deserved. The girl would no longer allow it out of her sight. The only thing running through her brain was defend or die. She knew she was over exaggerating but it was either stay with that base from the start or abandon it and take the chance another school might catch it.

"Well done!" She grinned and put her hand out to shake the older girl's hand before turning towards her friend Roo and waving at him, "Thanks!" All she needed to do now was continue to keep the base. "Amadea. You gonna stay and help defend or go out and get another base. Either way it could be helping Hogwarts a bit." She said while rocking on her heels and keeping an eye out for anyone running towards her.

The worst thing that could happen would be she lost the base again. Which in Lizzie's mind meant defeat. She would not allow it at all. The competition inside of her was filling up and if it burst who knew what she could do to try and win that game.

Mentioning : @Miranda Everest | Iris Fields ( @Katrina Walker)

At this point Cash feel a bit superior with their running ability from the previous runs, every time Cash attempt to steal bases, all of it come fruitful. Let make the recap. At the first round, they managed to claimed First Base then onto the next one they successfully captured Base Seven and now the gold flag wave proudly in the air.

"Hell yeah!"Cash shout back at the excitement that come from Rafa. The serpent met the other boy during tug of war game that they partake a while back. When Cash saw the players running around, either trying to claim or reclaimed their bases, Cash hoping this time around Hogwarts claimed more bases than Durmstrang or Ilvermorney.

Behind their shades, Cash can see there are two other golden flags that wave up in the air. "Try to beat us now"Cash smugly said to the opposing players. But then they saw Miranda trying to reclaimed her base but it was a futile attempt. This is the second time Cash saw the blonde raven sat on the prison that not far from the second base.

It was a miracle that the shades that Cash wear still in tact and not fall off during their run to the third base. Meanwhile they saw a girl (Iris) come charging to their base. Cash vaguely remember it is the same girl that Cash had a brief interact at the BBQ. At this point Cash have two options.

The first one is try to defend third base against Iris, so Ilvermorney would not gain another base. The other option is try to claim second base and free Miranda from her imprisonment. If Cash try to free Miranda, it means give up the base that they just claimed and let Iris claimed it but Miranda was nice enough.

The blonde Raven was there when Cash got the howler letter from their mom that shocked their young life. The green eyes contemplated their next move. They can try to claimed the Second base and free Miranda or they could be the replacement for Miranda in the said imprisonment. Either way Cash has to try.

If and when Miranda free, Cash will surely run with all their might so they do not get capture by the Durmstrang defender. If they got capture by the Durmstrang defender well it is worth it. After all they played this game to have fun. And if at the end Hogwarts come out as the victor for this game, it will be a nice feat.

Cash finally make up their mind. They will try to free Miranda from her imprisonment and hopefully their feet will not failed them.

Action : Attempting to capture Base 2 for Hogwarts
Stamina - 6 | Evasion - 4 | Strength - 6 | Wisdom - 4 | Arcane Power - 4 | Accuracy - 6
Ability : Not Applicable

The third year did not have all that much to do at the moment. After all he had been captured in the prison and more or less was at the mercy of his team to see if anyone would even decide whether he was worth trying to free. Alan actually had no idea but he recalled something about being able to break out of the prison occasionally so he was hoping for that to occur as soon as possible as he wanted to be able to really participate in the game. He was tired of just standing and waiting for something to happen as clearly there was a lot going on. Alan had little idea about what to do for now so he just stood there waiting and waiting and there was not anything happening. Not for now at least and he was more or less alone as well so there was not anyone he could actually talk to. A sigh left his lip as he was glancing towards where the opponent's house flag was tied to and he was sure that he would have to give capturing the base another go as soon as he was freed. To be fair the game was fun and he was enjoying his time even now that there was not really anything to do. That sucked a little but overall the action of this game was still promising and he would show everyone as soon as he was able to break free.

The summer camp generally was a nice thing and the third year was happy that he had signed up for it one of those days. A sigh escaped his lips as he glanced over towards Rafael who was more or less watching over everything that was happening. He was a nice guy too and Alan was happy to be friends with him. He shook his head slightly, he could not get distracted now that he was in the game. He would have to pay attention so that he could break free from this so called prison soon and actually be able to engage in the game. Alan had never played a game like this before but oddly enough it was quite fund and Alan hoped that perhaps at one point they could play it again after all it was a game worth playing and he surely would do better the next time he would play the game.

Action: Wait

- Interacting with Arjan Oberoi (@ Serena Towers ) -
- Mentioning @Rafael D'Spacito & @Ariana Walker-

Almost as if it was in slow motion, Lydia could already see herself on the ground, most likely with her hands bruised; she closed her eyes, ready for the inevitable impact, but it never came. Instead, she found herself practically into the Durmstrang boy's arms as his voice reached her ears. Her face turned even more red as she nodded, her heart beat faster than before as she tried to compose herself once again -she was not used to embarrassing herself, especially not in front of pretty boys.

A smirk reappeared over the boy's face, to which Lydia responded with a smile; she needed to keep him distracted, so that Ariana could capture the base. Only after he mentioned it, Lydia realised how close they were, but she decided not to step back; she was supposed to flirt with him, wasn't she? Stepping back would have probably looked as if she had changed her mind. Instead she shrugged just as she adjusted her ponytail. "You don't look too bad yourself either," her voice was slightly higher, more bubbly as she spoke, her eyes fixed over the boy's face before she quickly glanced in Rafael's direction. His face was quite red, and Lydia was quite sure he had seen her poor attempt at flirting; she mentally sighed and reminded herself to talk with the boy later.

Her train of thought got cut short when Rafael announced the Capture of the base made by Ariana. Almost instantly, her eyes lit up as she smiled; this was the moment she was waiting for, to capture the Durmstrang boy and put him on the bench. She tried to be as quick as possible, her hand touching the boy's right arm as she tagged him. "Looks like the tables have turned," she said and then winked at the boy, before she positioned herself, ready to defend the base that now belonged to Hogwarts.

ACTION: Guarding base #1

Stats

Stamina: 5|| Evasion: 5 || Strength: 5 || Wisdom: 5 || Arcane Power: 5 || Accuracy: 5

Race & Abilities

Race: Part Veela
Abilities: Alluring

As he sprinted for the base, he glanced over his shoulder, and saw his lovely schoolmate close behind him. Alexei shot Cielle a wink when she protested that she didn't love him. They both knew that was nonsense. " Whatever you say, dorogaya," he called before turning his focus towards his target. Some ass from the American school seemed to have set his sights on this base as well, and Alexei pushed himself even harder to reach the base first. His flag landed first, and Alexei let out a sigh of relief and smirked at the boy who had failed.

Once it was clear the base was won for Durmstrang, he glanced at his companion. Smirking slightly, he took her hand before lifting it to his lips and kissing it. "I'd say we make quite the pair, wouldn't you?" he said, lowering his voice slightly, looking her in the eye as intensely as he could. It was what others might call a "smolder" but Alexei liked to think of it as his reeling an already interested girl in. His eyebrows were crinkled together and he was still smirking slightly. Overall, he thought he looked even more attractive than usual, which was saying something.

He rather liked this girl, despite her annoying snitching to the moderator of the game earlier. Granted, he rather liked the majority of girls that he had the pleasure of meeting, but her fire made him like her that much more.

Action: Guard Base 7

Stats:

Stamina: 10
Evasion: 8
Strength:12
Wisdom: 1
ArcPower: 3
Accuracy:8

Abilities: Charmer, Statistically Relevant

Mentions: @Piérre Marchonné (as Romeo) | Interactions: n/a

Well this was just entirely boring, now wasn't it? It seemed to be — for one reason or another — everyone was altogether ignoring base four. For some time now, bother Greta and Romeo had stood sentinel in quiet repose, seemingly resigned to observe as the fun and chaos unfolded about them. This was, in a way, a good thing. At the very least, it meant that they could feel confident having secured a base for Durmstrang. Why everyone was leaving them to their own, however, Greta really couldn't be certain. It wasn't as though she were imposing in any semblance of the word. Nor was Romeo, really. Perhaps it was simply that there was two of them? Or that there were more tempting targets? Or that rivalries had been struck and students were playing a game of given and take directed at specific enemies? The answers to those hypotheses would likely never be known, however. All she could do was wonder. And watch.

And tap her toes impatiently before squatting to rock on her heels as she dropped her chin into hands propped up on elbows. Truly this was as dull as it could get. She hadn't signed up for a game of sit and wait. She had joined to play capture the flag! What good was that if all she was doing was standing upon the same one perpetually... A sidelong glance cast its way towards her comrade as a battle erupted in her thoughts. To continue as is? Or break the status quo? Place a wager on stability and remain? Or take a risk and attempt to capture a new base? She attempted to gauge his own thoughts on the matter, to scrutinize his gaze to see if he were having similar notions. Truly, she didn't relish the idea of making it too easy, and leaving their hard-won base open for an uncontested assault. But she was definitely reaching the end of her patience. She wanted some fun.

That was it, then. She'd make up her mind. One of them was going to do something. If he happened to be taking action to go out on his own, she would stay. If not, however, she wasn't going to sit around any longer. They'd lost a few bases along the way, and had dropped the lead again from what she could tell. Durmstrang needed another win. It was time for her to do something useful for once. To try to score out another base to bring their empire back up.

Sta | 4

Str | 1

Eva | 9

Wis | 5

Arc | 7

Acc | 10

Calming Presence — An aura of calm. Allies (TEAM DURMSTRANG) gain a 10% chance to auto-hit their chosen target. This does not stack.

Action (if Romeo stays to guard): Attempting to Capture Base #1
Action (if Romeo does not stay): Guards Base #4

Karilyna's eyes were narrowed to slits as she glared out onto the field, both annoyed at the opposition's rising success and daring a challenger to approach the base she was bent on guarding. Base six. It had been the second base she'd claimed so far, and though some time had passed since she'd reached up and fixed a crimson flag in its rafters, it had remained Ilvermorny's territory. While she really did want to win and it looked like she was going to have to fight hard to keep this base in her team's possession, the girl was always vying for some competition. The rising urge to fight it out and come out the victor pushed her to scan the field continuously, attempting to lock gazes with whoever glanced her way, an undisguised challenge setting her chocolate-colored irises alight.

However, it seemed that even her most desperate efforts were to no avail. Not one player even turned to face the sixth tent, and there certainly was nobody coming towards her. Karilyna sighed, crossing her arms as she surveyed the rest of the action. She grinned as Phyllis tagged her challenger, taking her out of the gameplay and maintaining her clearly strong grip on base two. "Nice!" Karilyna attempted to yell over the din, flashing her best friend a thumbs-up. She wasn't sure whether her voice would be heard, especially since she had to compete with multiple others ─ and the commentators' amplified ones ─ but she didn't care. She was glad they were holding on.

But her gladness was suddenly replaced with dismay as a red flag was easily removed from base three and replaced with a gold one, with no guard available to protect it. As Ilvermorny failed to claim any more bases, they were suddenly down to just two and now losing while Hogwarts led the game. Oh, how the tide had turned. Karilyna's scowl deepened as she dug her heels into the grassy soil, eyes peeled for anyone heading her way. She didn't like having to depend on her teammates to capture new bases, but it was clear that her job was to guard. Sure, she'd lost one along the way, but what was the use of beating out competition ─ sometimes several other players at a time ─ to claim a tent, only to neglect and lose it later on?

The Thunderbird hated to lose, and so she vowed to play harder. Perhaps she was taking this way too seriously, but Ilvermorny wasn't about to be defeated. Not on her watch.