What a lovely day for a bit of kayaking

[peckishmods]

there's something on the shore

what's up?

It’s sort of hard to tell if Peckenpaugh has reclaimed normalcy in the seven days since Pocket’s party. What it has is not quite peace, not quite quiet, not quite stillness, but certainly something. In brief moments and out of the corner of your eye, it seems as though a war is being fought ⁠— one that Peckenpaugh is winning ⁠— though none of the battles remain in focus long enough to tell if they’re real or imagined. Is it danger? Or just a weed problem? Has this all happened before? Answers remain difficult to find as time keeps hurrying along.

Today, the rain has finally stopped after pouring ceaselessly for more than a day. The sun is warm, temperatures climb back up once more. Adventure Club meets at the docks of Lake Peckenpaugh for a kayaking trip, and elsewhere on campus Eddy Waxweiler returns something that doesn’t belong to him…

volunteer slots!

Please see individual comment subheaders below for a list of volunteer slots. Only adventure club members can take volunteer slots for the KAYAKING subheaders. Anyone NOT in adventure club may take the ON CAMPUS volunteer slots.

ADVENTURE CLUB MEMBERS:
(seniors) Anthony, Audrey, Elijah, Gertrude, Howdy, Imogen, Jupiter, Merlin, Valkyrie
(juniors) Armani, Fiona, Ian, Lydia, Mary Grace, Pax, Uriah, Wyatt
(sophomores) Kirby, Mia, Scarlett

how this works!

⬥ Right after class on Friday afternoon, Adventure Club gathers at the docks on Lake Peckenpaugh to set off for a bit of kayaking. Ms. Min, Mr. Trullinger and Mr. Youngblood are supervising the excursion.

⬥ They get about 45 minutes into their boating trip when they notice something odd on the shore…

⬥ Meanwhile, within the same window of time, Eddy Waxweiler heads to Ms. Gunzenhauser’s office to return a golden cicada shell.

locations!

⬦ KAYAKING: ON LAKE PECKENPAUGH: It’s a lovely day out on the lake. The water is tranquil, the birds are singing, and so is Mr. Trullinger. As the students paddle north up Lake Peckenpaugh, it’s easy to forget about the last week or so and just appreciate the natural beauty of the holler, or get lost in conversation while Trullinger and Youngblood shout fishing stories.

⬦ KAYAKING: SOMETHING STRANGE ON THE SHORE: About forty-five minutes into their boating trip — right before they make to turn around and head home — someone spots something strange on the shore near the trees, and perhaps against their better judgment, club members go to investigate...

⬦ ON CAMPUS: EDDY RETURNS ZELDA'S SHELL: Eddy Waxweiler has something that doesn’t belong to him. It’s time to give it back...

⬦ ON CAMPUS: OUTSIDE CENTRAL CLASSROOMS: Just as the first boats from Adventure Club reach the shores of Lake Peckenpaugh, something strange happens outside Central Classrooms…

⬦ THIS EVENING: The rest of the afternoon is somewhat tense. Security is tightened around campus, and it seems no one is able to get very far without the eyes of a staff member, auror or BoMB agent finding them.

⬦ OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!

Comments

EVENING: MGoM & Wy

[quodpotted]

"Absolutely," he agrees with poorly acted enthusiasm. He shoves his hands in his pockets, and in one, his fingers wrap around his cicada rock. He should give his back, he's certain now. He's just not sure what good it will do.

EVENING: MGoM & Wy

[crowhop]

"GOD," Mary Grace groans and throws her head back to look up at Wyatt. "You're bummin' me out, bud. Need me to give you a piggyback ride?" She puts her fists up and hops along as they walk. "Wanna box?"

EVENING: MGoM & Wy

[quodpotted]

"Can you carry me?" Wyatt asks, looking up suddenly, distracted from his current woes.

EVENING: MGoM & Wy

[crowhop]

"I can do whatever the hell I put my mind to," she answers, a little too confident. Or a lot too confident. "Giddyup, cowpoke, I'm gettin' a little barn sour."

Re: EVENING: MGoM & Wy

[quodpotted]

"Okay, okay," Wyatt says, now completely distracted from his previous thoughts. "You sorta squat a little and I'll jump up on your back, then you grab my legs and I'll grab your shoulders," he announces. Hopefully, she's on board with this plan, because he's already moving.