forum Summer Camp Counselors (OPEN)

Started October 19, 2019 by @rot-baby-rot!

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"Yeah, love you too, Dad. Bye," Marcus said. He pressed the "end call" button on his phone and dropped it back into his pocket. He wasn't exactly sure where he was supposed to go. All counselors had to come to the camp a day before the kids did to help everything get set up. I guess I should just start walking towards the dining hall, he thought, maybe there's some sort of sign-in sheet there. Hopefully, I'll find other counselors there, too.

Lotus arrived at the camp and made sure to text their family to let them know they made it okay. They let out a slight sigh as they walked in. Hopefully, they wouldn't have to surrender their laptop and phone for the entire summer. They hadn't seen anything saying they couldn't have them, so they brought the tech anyway. They looked to see another guy looking around and caught up to them, "Hey. Do you know where the new counselors are supposed to go?"

Elijah walked around camp with a smile on his face as he hummed a song that had been stuck in his head the whole week.
He walked around the campus trying to find out where the rest of the people were. He had heard that the kids were coming today, but he didn't know when. He walked into the dining hall looking for anyone until he found a few people talking. "Hey mates! Is this where we were supposed to meet up?"

"I think we're supposed to go to the dining hall? They didn't really give us specifics in the emails." Marcus ran a hand through his hair. "God, I haven't been here in years. I barely remember where anything is. When the kids get here tomorrow, they're probably going to know more about this place than I do."

"Oh, they get here tomorrow? I thought it was today!" He says letting out a nervous laugh. His Australian accent more prominent than usual. Though it was always really noticeable. A curl of dirty blonde hair fell in her face as he looked around, though he quickly blew it out of his face.

"Great," Lotus let out a slight sigh, "I thought I might have one more day of peace before the monkeys arrive. I've never been round before so they'll definitely no more than I do. Let's just head to the dining hall and chill out until the rest of them get here. I'm Lotus by the way."

(Oh okay)

Elijah smiled at him. "Ello! Im Elijah Smith. You can call me Eli if you wish" he held out his hand to him. He used to not like talking to people. But that was around when his mother died. He forced himself to come out of his shell and meet to people.

"I'm Marcus," he said. "I used to come here all the time when I was a kid, which is why my dad's making me get a job here. He said I need to get out more, but I'm pretty sure he's just telling me to get a life. He thinks I have no friends."

"Well do you have any friends?" He asks him with a little smile. Elijah himself had plenty of friends. But he thought of them more as acquaintances than anything. They never actually having out or anything. So what was the point in calling them friends?

"I don't," Lotus responded holding their bag strap. They knew the question wasn't addressed to them, but they answered anyways, "Unless you count my sister and her friends who all basically adopted me. I guess I got friends."

"Well, I guess the three of us are best friends now," Marcus said, grinning. This job was looking better already.

"Oh uh…sure!" He says with a little laugh. "We are going to be stuck together all summer aren't we"

"Perfect," Lotus said with a slight grin, "Now I can go home. Summer goal accomplished."

Raven stood just inside the entrance of the camp. "Love you too, Mom. I'll be fine, I promise. I'll miss you too. Bye." She said, hanging up and putting her phone into her pocket. Finally She thought, sighing. I'm free. He can't bother me here

Marcus saw another person standing by the camp's entrance. "Hey!" he yelled, waving at her. "Are you a counselor too? We're all heading to the dining hall to see what's up."

She looked up and saw someone waving at her. She walked toward him cautiously. "Yeah, I'm a counselor. My name's Raven." She hesitantly held out her hand.

"I'm Marcus," he said, shaking her hand. "This is Lotus and that's Eli."

(I kinda want to move this forward, so can we say they were walking towards the dining hall the whole time?)

(Sure <3)

Elijah smiled at her with a wave, then he held out his hand "Ello! Actual name's Elijah but you can call me Eli"

(Fine with that!)

Lotus gave a single wave as they entered the dining hall doors, "Nice to meet ya."