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

[paladinlost]

Oh. Oh my. I avoided most of that particular trouble, but I can see why it would be memorable.

[He's mostly certain that was not the only case of a dead on living crush, which is. Well.]

I'll admit I never dared to train one after that particular swarm, however.

[islandshore]

Can't blame you, honestly. Kinda opens a scary can of worms.

[He looks off into the distance, contemplating.]

Makes me wonder about Phantumps and Trevenants, though. When I caught mine, I didn't even realize just what I was dealing with.

[A dead child... He shudders. On one hand, a second lease on life. On the other hand, dead child.]

[paladinlost]

...I did, though it took some time for me to accept it. The poor boy...

[He stops himself there, with a shudder of his own. The few fragments of memory Child was willing to share are far too terrible to repeat in public.]

Do the locals ever look for dead relatives among their local Ghost-types, or do they prefer to stay away? The choice must be difficult.

[islandshore]

You know, that's a good question.

[His expression sobers at the thought. It must be... strange. On one hand, they could still keep their loved ones close. On the other hand, would it hurt?]

I wonder, too. What determines when a human reincarnates as a ghost? Does everyone turn into a Yamask, or just a few?

[paladinlost]

Surely Yamasks would be far more common, if that were the case.

[Because most theories that would explain why they're not overrunning the place is even more horrifying. He closes his eyes and sighs.]

Perhaps it's as random as what brings us here. Perhaps each of these souls has something in common, a pattern not discovered because they lived over decades or centuries. It's difficult to tell.

[islandshore]

Could be the ones with unresolved baggage that come back. Or maybe there's some weird... cycle to it? Heck if I know. The afterlife is already a weird enough concept before you start factoring in reincarnation.

[Which draws Riku's attention to the various Hex Maniacs and others scattered around the area.]

Honestly, I'm surprised these guys don't round up more ghost Pokemon for their research. But maybe the fact that they're doing this at all proves there's more going on with death.