Dungeon Residential Camps, Somewhere, Wednesday, Day One of Two

[not_a_whiner]

The first day had been eminently entertaining - but the Toymaker was already growing bored. He reached in and tweaked the strings of his tiny universe, adding subtle changes: speeding up time, moving hallways. One of the two might be more noticeable than the other, but he looked forward to seeing if Fandom's finest felt the time discrepancy.

He split this day in two. Bound the pathways of the first and second camps together. And sat back.

The maze changed. That was what it was built to do. Its denizens would just have to find ways to cope with it.

[camp one | camp two | camp three | ooc ]]

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[furnaceface]

"We're not the only camp here," Jono reported, sounding tired. "Raven's halfway to being a vampire, and I've got an armload of luggage in my alcove if anyone has need for maternity wear, more orange TicTacs than anyone should rightly own, or lighter fluid."

A beat, and then he was making an almost desperate grab for that banana. Almost. He hadn't eaten in days, and the way his hand was shaking as he tried to peel it probably attested to as much.

"Thanks, luv. Any news on your end?"

Re: Camp Two - Main Space

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"Sam and I found a cliff-side beach. And when I say cliffs, I mean-" Words failed her, so she gestured far, far above her head. "The food was at the top. There's no way we could make that climb every day, even if the food was there again, which it might not be. It was a welcoming party for someone else."

That Spaniard had been really unsure about letting them take the food, too.

"So. Good for gathering seaweed. Not much else, though." She bit into the orange slices she'd hoarded, and rubbed her eyes. "Raven's turning into a vampire?" Well, shit. "That's... horrific. Is that a thing? Do we have to worry about that happening to everyone? Like getting eaten like the pony did?" Slowing down might make her make more sense, but probably not by much.

Re: Camp Two - Main Space

[furnaceface]

"Pony? Pinkie?" Jono really wasn't following entirely. He was tired. He had at least managed to get into the banana, though, and didn't much care if he was talking around a mouthful of food at this point. "There was a room that led to... some version of Fandom full of vampires. Raven was attacked there. I don't think that's something we'll have to deal with unless we run afoul of one that's keen on dragging us over."

And in the meantime... he was huge and full of blood. Apparently that meant that he was going to volunteer his services as idiot blood bank from here on in?

He wasn't going to say as much aloud.

Re: Camp Two - Main Space

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

For he was noble and self-sacrificing and stupid that way.

"Okaaaay. Maybe put a sign on that door. Here Be Bloodsuckers." Dinah was getting a little more awake as the sugar from the orange worked its way into her system, and grimaced as she realized what she'd blurted out. "On my way back, last night. I saw the pony talking to someone, or something, in the shadows. Annnnd then it slurped her up like a vacuum cleaner and just-- nothing."

Re: Camp Two - Main Space

[furnaceface]

Jonothon hissed a little between his teeth.

"So there are things out in the corridors as well." His expression went a little more dour than it had been a moment ago. A little more solemn. "Things that eat people."

Because, insane though she was, Pinkie still counted as 'people.'

"This bodes worse and worse, the more we find out about what's going on."

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[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"Yeah." Dinah really hated that Dean had called it with the 'food and entertainment' option. "So, looks like we can manage not to die of starvation or exposure, if we keep finding stuff. Buuuut the downside being there's no way people should be going out alone." Which they shouldn't be anyway, but impulse control would get more shaky as people got desperate. "And I still didn't see anything that looked like a real exit." Another bite of orange, and offering a section to Jono. "Clothes. And that lighter fluid, for a torch. Then I guess go out again today. Find more food. Something else." She frowned. "And mark passages... we got a little lost on the way back."

Re: Camp Two - Main Space

[furnaceface]

Jono offered the orange with a thankful nod and a trembling hand.

He was fine, blast it.

"If the passages weren't so bloody dark, I'd suggest marking th'walls with charcoal. It's not a optimal solution, not if anyone's torches go out, but at least it's better than nothing."

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[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"Did you get much rest last night?" Yeah, she caught that trembling. "Maybe we can find some chalk. Or put down flags with some of the bags, or extra shoes, or something." Dinah's voice softened. "You up for going out?" Checking! Just checking!

Re: Camp Two - Main Space

[furnaceface]

"Not a wink," Jono sighed. "But then, I'm shite at sleeping when I'm not trapped in a dungeon watching people I care about run off and get hurt like idiots. I... did find some stickers as well. Disney ones. We could always mark our way with glow-in-the-dark adhesive Donald Ducks."

Best plan? He'd kind of grabbed them on impulse, since they'd been in the DATED DEATH bag.

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[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Dinah was tired enough to find that way too funny, and it took her a minute to stop giggling. With a last 'hee', she got herself under control. "Plan. Sounds good." She debated for a minute, then asked, "Would you sleep better, if I hung out here and kind of took watch for a couple hours? And I think there's a cookie left in the food pile, too." Induced sugar crash! Best way to get sleepy!

Re: Camp Two - Main Space

[furnaceface]

"Probably not," Jono admitted, giving her an apologetic sort of smile. "I'd try, but... nightmares."

Jono had serious nightmare issues. Ones that he didn't fess up to terribly often. But warning more people about them than just Karla probably couldn't hurt, lest he cause a panic by waking up, screaming.

Re: Camp Two - Main Space

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"Okay. If you're sure.," Dinah stressed. Pushing her friends to do things never worked out well, even when she was worried about them. It would only get worse here if someone got bossy. "The offer stands." She rubbed her head. "Meanwhile. Maybe we should find stuff to make a map, too?" Maybe that would keep Jono occupied at some point, and distracted.

Re: Camp Two - Main Space

[furnaceface]

Jonothon considered that proposal momentarily, and then he nodded.

"I don't know how long the maps will stay relevant. The corridors did change up last night. But if people on their first go through the maze in the mornings document where the dangers are and pass it on, by the end of the day, presumably, we should have slightly fewer casualties."

Or, at least, that was the hope.

Re: Camp Two - Main Space

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"Ugh. So even if we found a way out..." It might not be there, the second time. "Damnit. And none of us with cell-phones or working telepathy. I'll look for radios too, I guess. Though who knows if they'll work." She was quiet a moment, then said, "We should warn people about the corridors. But we don't want a panic, so..." How to pull that off.

Re: Camp Two - Main Space

[furnaceface]

"We stay calm as we tell them," Jono replied, shrugging his shoulders. "Better people be frightened and aware than ignorant and then dead."

It... seemed simple enough to him, at least. But then, he was running on a slice of orange and half a banana, and no sleep in days.

Re: Camp Two - Main Space

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"True." Dinah reached out to poke at him a little. "Meantime. Rest. If you can't sleep, at least do that, mmkay?"

Re: Camp Two - Main Space

[furnaceface]

"I'll try," Jono sighed, nodding. "Probably a good idea. At least sit down for a while. I've been on my feet all bloody day."

It was showing.

Re: Camp Two - Main Space

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Dinah patted his arm. "Let's get me some of those maternity clothes, too. That should be good for a laugh."

Re: Camp Two - Main Space

[furnaceface]

"Better you than me, luv," Jono replied, giving her a small smile. "I have the sneaking suspicion that no matter how much belly they let out of those shirts, it'd still be a touch tight around th'shoulders."

Not a shock.