( mingle ) field day + camping trip!

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FIELD DAY & SCHOOL TRIP

JUNE 8TH

FIELD DAY

With the current school semester coming to a close and summer vacation on the horizon, school administrators have elected to end the year on a high note with an invigorating Track and Field Day at the park, in order to better foster fitness and health in the children (outside of their government mandated physical education classes, anyway).

The event is, of course, open to the community at large, whether you have a current affiliation with the school or not. Because, well, everyone could stand to get up off their couches for an afternoon of running around in the sun. Or, in the case of residents with a particular sun allergy, under the shaded tarp canopies that dot the field here and there with healthy snacks, drinks, and some of the less expansive games available today (such as, oh, a nice sedate beanbag toss).

Wayward Pines thrives on the inclusion of all varieties of people, after all. Even those that aren't, strictly speaking, people at all.

All of the most recognizable games are available, of course: sack races, relay races, three-legged races, any sort of race you can think of, really; flag football and dodgeball with soft spongy balls to keep anyone from getting too competitive (the school nurse is on hand just in case though); a massive tug-of-war rope that spans nearly the entire field; and water balloon and blanket tosses. If you're not too sure what the latter is you can ask Linda at the makeshift juice bar and she'll be all too glad to explain for you.

Actually, on second thought, don't ask Linda anything. Don't give her the satisfaction.

JUNE 8TH - 9TH

HELLO MOTHER HELLO FATHER

While most of the citizens of Wayward Pines disperse back to their homes or jobs as Field Day draws to a close, the students, teachers, and a small handful of volunteer chaperones simply relocate the festivities to the campground in northeastern forest for a two-night camping trip. The evening of the 8th and the first half of the 9th run smoothly enough; tents are set up, marshmallows are toasted on an open fire, sunblock and insect repellent liberally applied, a thin veil of nostalgia and bonhomie settles around the entire event and people are in generally good spirits, despite the... excitement of last month.

All in all, it's a pretty great day. Of course, something's got to give.

There's no warning, no steady build up or slow decline. On the afternoon of the 9th, between one breath and another, the power to the fence surrounding the town increases exponentially, and anyone more than 100 yards from town feels suddenly exhausted and de-powered. And unfortunately for the students and staff trying enjoy a weekend of nature and simplicity, the campground falls squarely outside of that 100 yard perimeter of safety.

The camping trip is called to an abrupt end, and most of the camping gear is left abandoned while everyone drags themselves slowly home, but perhaps even more troubling is the question that's on everyone's lips (whether they choose to risk actually saying it aloud or not): why did it happen?

And what does it mean for the future of Wayward Pines?

MOD NOTES

This is a catch-all for any and all threads pertaining to the field day or the school camping trip! This includes the point at which the camping trip is rudely interrupted by the Precautionary Measures event. You're welcome to make your own logs for the rest of the Precautionary Measures event, as there will not be a catch-all for this one. The next mod log will be going up on the 19th!

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Comments

[bird_thing]

[it's not. the first time he's been carried as a hawk when he couldn't fly, tobias realizes with a start as the memory of his time spent being carried around with a broken wing by rachel suddenly pulses through his mind, but all this new memory really serves to do is compound all over again his desperate need to see his friends.]

< I want Rachel. > [he thinks rather despondently.

even if she didn't know what was happening, she'd probably have some sort of plan for how to deal with it. sure, rachel's plans more often than not consisted of 'punch it until it stops being a problem' but that was more than tobias was managing at the moment.]

< How do we make it stop? > [rachel isn't around though, and she wouldn't want him to give up just because she isn't. so he's going to have to try and rely on the guy who claims to have some idea of what's happening in the first place.]

[sirnyxalot]

[He actually got a reply. Shit. It wasn't even a sound so much as the impression of one. He could liken it to hearing the old kings when he put on the Ring of the Lucii, but it lacked the weight of their arrogance.

Focus, Nyx.

Shaking his head, Nyx pushes himself up again and stumbles to the nearest tree to lean against. He has to catch his breath, holding Tobias as gently as he can without knowing how to actually...hold a raptor.]

We get back to town. I hope. Get out of range of whatever's causing this.

[There's are dozens of other people struggling to do the same. A few of the teachers attempting to coax the children into crawling with them back to safety. So many people struck down in a matter of seconds, and Nyx isn't sure his own legs will hold out very long.]

Who's Rachel?

[Inhale. Exhale. Nyx moves to the next tree, and then the next.]