Day Two

[diejoubu]

Day Two The sun begins to rise and cool morning comes. Early in the morning, there is a low mist coming from the forest but it isn't anything strange considering the environment. However, combined with how quiet it is. . . it does look kind of creepy. Fortunately, as the day goes on, it gets warmer and brighter. The mist dissipates and the birds begin to call out. The first few people to wake up might notice some things have moved around while they were asleep. The pots and pans that were left outside have been moved several feet away. Several bottles of water are missing from the cases and can be found scattered around the sand. The spring is calm and peaceful. It is quiet but not too quiet like it was last night. Status Weather: Sunny, clear, and very warm with a light breeze. Electronics: It is impossible to get any sort of reception on the beach. Any nation will a cell phone will wake up to find a message from the United Nations. Some nations might receive the same message more than once. It looks like someone tried to send the message multiple times to make sure it went through. Message: "do not make him angry again" Magic: Magic is not always effective today. For every five times you cast a spell, it might not work once. Otherwise, everything is normal. Animals: Normal on the beach. Any pets that go into the woods will stay close to their owners. Pets will become upset around the spring and staying around too long will result in the pets leaving for the beach. ???: Several bottles of water are missing from camp. They can be found scattered in the sand. The entrance to Tent Four was left open over night. The pans and pots have been moved. Day Two | Night Two Day 3 will go up 6 June

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[volcanoes]

[Iceland doesn't notice Hong Kong until he's fairly close, when he finally looks up from his phone and notices Hong Kong has his own. He wants to ask about the messages right away, but if he's the only one who got them it might not be worth talking about.

Puffin is a little ways away, eating a fish he caught, feathers still dripping a bit from the dive.]

Do you have reception?

[bauhinia]

[ Hong Kong waits until Iceland sees him, then waves in greeting. He glances at Puffin, then back to Iceland. ]

Not anymore, but I must've gotten something last night because someone texted me like, five times.

[volcanoes]

You too? [Iceland's voice drops a bit, conspiratorially.] From the UN?

[bauhinia]

[ He nods. ] "Do not make him angry again." What's that supposed to mean? We didn't even get that close. And who is "he" anyway.

[ He sounds more curious than afraid, for sure. ]

[volcanoes]

It didn't even look like anyone was there until someone started moving around inside.

[Iceland is torn between being nervous and being curious. It expresses itself in careful neutrality.]

[bauhinia]

Yeah, even though the light was on and everything. And where'd those voices come from?

[ It's a mystery. He's more interested in solving it than a) letting it sit or b) letting someone else solve it. If only he were as cautious as his companion here.... ]

[volcanoes]

[It's Norway's fault, really. But... Well, curiosity wins out, for now. And the urge to prove to himself everything is normal.]

It definitely wasn't anyone here. [There's a pause while he considers.] If we head out now, we'll probably get there before it gets dark.

[bauhinia]

[ It remains to be seen if that's a good thing or not. The Norway thing, that is. Exploring further is clearly a good idea. ]

Yeah, it'd be earlier than last time. [ He glances over his shoulder. ] Everyone's too busy to notice us leaving, I bet.

[volcanoes]

A lot of them are still asleep. [He grabs some licorice, a water bottle, and one of the two island maps.] We should hurry.

[bauhinia]

[ Hong Kong nods, pocketing his phone. ] Hang on though. [ He should really slink back to his tent and grab some food and water too. It'd be great, getting stuck out there with nothing to eat or drink. Also, he needs to swap out the memory card on his camera.

But this only takes a minute and then he's back. ]

Okay, I'm ready. And what's with everyone sleeping so late?

[volcanoes]

[Iceland shrugs.] That's what you do on vacation, right? Or maybe it's jet lag. Good for us either way.

[bauhinia]

We're up, aren't we? [ Teenagers should wanna sleep in later than anyone! Well, maybe not. But still. They're clearly not going to sleep their vacation away. He looks toward the forest, making sure his "supplies" are stashed in the bag he's holding. ]

[volcanoes]

We're obviously more responsible. [Iceland calls Puffin over and puts his own items away in his bag.]

Okay, let's get going. We shouldn't need the map just for following the path.

[Off to adventure(?).]

[bauhinia]

And they call us kids. [ Hey Puffin. ]

Yeah, we've already been there once too, right? We'll be fine.

[ Off we go, into the wild... jungle-y yonder. ]

[volcanoes]

[As soon as they're in the forest, Puffin clamps down on Iceland's shoulder like he's decided he's going to be rooted there now.]

This mist better clear up before nightfall or it's going to be annoying.

[Glancing back at the beach once before he decides he's not a stupid, scared little child and focuses on the forest.]

[bauhinia]

[ Mr. Puffin is smart. ]

Yeah, no kidding. I can't take good pictures like this. And some of mine already got messed up.

[ He doesn't even turn around now that he's thinking about the picture thing again. Byebye beach. ]

[volcanoes]

Oh yeah? What happened? [Iceland looks over at Hong Kong curiously, beach for the moment forgotten.]

[bauhinia]

I dunno, they mostly look okay, but like, the last few? The lighting's all weird for some reason. [ He shrugs. ]

[volcanoes]

That's weird. Maybe there was a shadow or something.

[They're passing the spring now, and Puffin grumbles at them to hurry up, shifting to Iceland's other shoulder, just a little bit farther from the water in question.]

[bauhinia]

I don't remember there being one, but whatever. [ He's back to taking more pictures, especially when Puffin speaks up about the spring (which he also photographs). ]

[volcanoes]

[Iceland casts a critical eye on the spring as they pass it, but he doesn't say anything about it. It looks normal enough to him, as far as he can tell. Something in the back of his mind whispers questions about what Norway might see, but he pushes that voice away and hurries past.]

I don't know how you can remember when you took which photos.

[bauhinia]

I've got like, a mental catalogue. [ Snapping one last picture of the spring before he moves on. ] I deleted a few of the extras so I could save room, just in case.

[ Which is why he brought an extra memory card on top of that. Really. ] I mean, you never know, right?

[volcanoes]

Yeah. [Off they go, deeper into the forest. Puffin settles down a bit, at least, once they're away from the spring.] You should take some pictures of the mansion when we get there.

[diejoubu]

( Did the path twist and turn like this the last time they walked on it? )

[bauhinia]

I'm definitely gonna do that. [ He's sort of glad they're on the same page about that, honestly. ] I've got like, an entire memory card for that.