CAMP ALPHA: for everyone who wanted a crossover between summercamp and Ghost Adventures

[indigo_league]

Who: Everyone who came to Camp Alph
Where: The Ruins of Alph
When: July 18th-21st
Summary: This is a log for all the camping shenanigans your heart desires! For part 2 of the event, there will be a second log to keep the ensuing seance situation separate from the all-purpose ruin-exploration adventures. Participation in part 2 will be entirely voluntary, so feel free to tag on part 1 as long as you like! For more information about this event, check out the info post over here!
Rating: PG-13
Log:


Been to the Ruins of Alph before? Are you an old hat at this stuff? Well turn everything you thought you knew UPSIDE DOWN because EVERYTHING. IS DIFFERENT NOW.

… Or at least, that’s what the flyers being passed out under a canopy of cheap Celebi balloons that are bobbing around in the breeze say.

One thing’s for sure, there sure are a lot more tents than normal. By the time most of you casuals get there, the entire picnicking area, usually quite spacious, has been turned into a small tent city. And the excited atmosphere is palpable.

The crackle of the Ruin Rangers’ walkie-talkies mingles with that of the ghost-hunting equipment toted around by excited Hex Maniacs, burbling Unown are drifting here and there to blink curiously at all the new people and Pokemon suddenly on their turf, and chatter from Legend Seekers of all ages (really, of ALL ages-- everyone from Youngsters to Veterans have apparently been swept up in the Seeker-mania!) rings out as stories and speculations are swapped.

There’s lots to do, plenty to explore, and (according to word on the grapevine), more than enough spooky rituals to perform once the night falls.

Will you solve some tile puzzles and fall into an underground chamber? Stick to the main group and make s’mores? Befriend a floating letter (or twenty-four)? Go directly against the advice of the tired-looking Rangers and play One Man Hide-and-Seek in the dark?

Or, most importantly, will you start a small-scale riot in order to keep the loud static boxes away from the tents where you’re trying to sleep?

Comments

[neverstudied]

Conmen stick together, I guess. Shack up together. Vaguely traumatize the son of one conman, then go unleash Hog Anagarak on New York together. They're dating now, which is even worse. I coulda handled finding out they had a past fling, or a one-night-stand, but noooo...

[pkemeter]

...

[It takes several moments for Egon to recover his ability to speak.]

Er--ah. [He clears his throat.] I see the continuing differences between our two dimensions become more notable with each passing day.

...Should we go inside the ruins?

[neverstudied]

If the other version of me never has to deal with this, I'm gonna be pissed.

[suddenly reminded of the fact that prime venkman canonically thinks rgb venkman has "daddy issues" in those exact words and now my soul is withering-]

Not even gonna take a minute to set up camp, huh? Sure, but I dunno if your giant centaurpede's gonna fit in there.

[ghoststanning]

Since we went out of business in Egon's dimension, I guess it's likely that your dad and Bassingame never got to meet up?

[Trying to be optimistic...]

But c'mon Pete, we have all day to set up camp! And this place is populated enough now that we don't gotta worry about lighting or something bad happening while setting up camp in the dark.

[Unless... the tent catches fire, he guesses.]

[pkemeter]

I wouldn't know. The Peter Venkman in my dimension tried to avoid speaking about his personal problems unless they directly involved us.

[Which is something probably consistent across all dimensional versions of Venkman.]

I will recall him for now. I'm sure we'll find a suitable place to camp after we've scouted out the ruins.

[He spots a bunch of ghost hunters with video cameras walking by, arguing passionately about whether Sasquatch might've become a ghost because of how old the legend is. Egon's gaze follows them, and when they finally leave, he gives a withering look towards Venkman and Ray.]

...On the other hand, perhaps it is best to claim our spot before we're forced to be in proximity to these amateurs. Sasquatch is not one singular being, but rather, a species of cryptids.

[neverstudied]

[Venkman feels vaguely called out by that, Egon.]

Now you know what I've been having to listen to all day. This is what happens when everyone in the room believes wholeheartedly in the paranormal without any limits- without skepticism, this all just turns into this jumbled mess of an echo chamber.

... I set up some of my stuff already. Not anything fancy, you know I'm not into the camping shit, but it's close enough to the firepit that we can watch everyone make fools of themselves without them hearing us complain the whole time.

[ghoststanning]

Ugh, I hate paranormal investigators like that. They take everything at face value without an ounce of critical thinking.

Besides there are tons of Sasquatch ghosts!

...I'd offer to help set up a tent, but the weather looks so nice that it seems like a disservice to not sleep under the stars.

It's more romantic that way, anyway.

[pkemeter]

Ray, please. We are here to investigate serious paranormal matters and partake in this research.

[Someone missed the memo about "having fun". Then again, Egon seems to have missed that memo most of his life.]

Not to mention that someone needs to tell these poor souls about the truth behind Ghost Pokémon.

[Watch Egon get into an endless argument with someone about aliens or some shit.]