Henry King III (deadlyhemlock) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2009-09-12 19:37:00

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inactive - henry king, inactive - jeannie zukov, inactive - lian harper, inactive - teddy knight, inactive - traya smith, iris west, npc - cerdian, tyler darnell

Later that night
The light of the fire is the only illumination in an otherwise pitch black canopied forest. The sky above is so filled with stars as to appear ready to burst; as if hanging just one more light in the sky would make the whole thing come crashing down. All the familiar aural ambiance is gone, with the noise of cars and plane engines replaced by the much more agreeable hooting of the owl and the crackle of the fire.

An unfamiliar pair of eyes shifts its gaze between the campers, as an invisible and distant watcher takes a moment to observe unseen...

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catchmeifyoucan
2009-09-13 02:28 am UTC (link)

From their campfire, Iris leans back and takes a bite of big, golden-brown marshmellow.

"Hmmm," she says, licking her lips, "Perfectly toasted."

She's glad that she was able to beg her parents into letting her go with her friends this weekend. She's having the time of her life.

Even if she does have this weird feeling in the pit of her stomach. Like there's someone out there...watching them.

"You guys think there's anyone out there...like watching us?"

Or maybe, she still a bit freaked out about the REALLY SCARY STORY that someone had told that made her nearly jump out of her skin.

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dreamsofjeannie
2009-09-13 03:07 am UTC (link)

Jeannie hunches further over her marshmallows, never looking up at the fire or the trees. Perhaps leaving her mystically-adjusted glasses at home was a bad idea after all, but the feeling in the air is making her more antsy than the color only a few feet away from her.

She nods in agreement, and an image appears over her head of trees with narrow eyes in their tops, watching the group. The trees start eating the supplies and tents.

	tiny_tornado 2009-09-13 08:05 pm UTC (link)
	Iris's question made Traya look up in surprise. "...Well, I didn't before." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	catchmeifyoucan 2009-09-14 01:36 am UTC (link)
	The telepathy makes Iris jump in her seat a little. "Umm...because they're a crazy escaped psycho slasher, looking for a couple of unsuspecting teenagers to add to their list of victims?" She shrugs sheepishly. "It could happen." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2009-09-14 02:32 am UTC (link)
	Ty wanders back into camp, looking around. "Sorry, didn't mean to startle you. Uhm... I'm pretty sure we shouldn't have any issues with a psycho slasher. Anything that'd make you feel better?" He just wishes he could. He's more sure by the moment there's something wrong out here. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lil_redhood 2009-09-14 06:13 am UTC (link)
	"Thanks Spear-and-Magic-Helmet. That's real helpful." Lian says, eating her marshmallow straight from the stick and spitting out the occasional piece of green wood. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	catchmeifyoucan 2009-09-14 06:31 am UTC (link)
	Iris focuses on roasting another marshmallow. "I saw something like this in a movie once," she says absent-mindedly trilling it around on the stick. "This group of teenagers goes camping, aware that they're being watched by someone, just waiting for them to fall asleep so he can pick them off one by one..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	still_waters 2009-09-22 06:16 am UTC (link)
	"Thanks," Cerdian smiles, patting Ty on his back. "And seriously... I don't think it'll be a problem, Iris. You've got superspeed and just faced off with Mongul, who's more unstoppable than Jason Vorhees." He puts his marshmallow carefully on his graham cracker, and puts on mini peanut butter cup. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	catchmeifyoucan 2009-09-20 08:22 pm UTC (link)
	Iris is the second one jerked awake by the screaming. She'd been sleeping on-and-off anyway, the feeling that something just wasn't poking the back of her brain. "If it's a prank, it stopped being funny about five seconds ago," she says, pulling her sweatshirt on over her tank top. Iris is shivering. And not just because it's a cool night out. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	teddyurastar 2009-09-21 08:57 am UTC (link)
	There's a choice expletive or two uttered from the lump that is obviously no longer sleeping. Teddy scrambles out of the tent, wearing only a pair of flannel pants and headphones, the latter of which he's untangling from himself as he exits. "The hell?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	catchmeifyoucan 2009-09-21 03:42 pm UTC (link)
	"Ooof," Iris lands on all fours as Jeannie slams into her back. She's really scared now, shaking almost uncontrolably. And a shaking speedster is not a happy speedster. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	deadlyhemlock 2009-09-21 07:48 pm UTC (link)
	Another scream comes in with the wind, this one ceasing suddenly a few moments later. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	catchmeifyoucan 2009-09-22 02:18 pm UTC (link)
	Iris stands up, brushing some of the dirt off of her bare knees. "Maybe...Teddy, Cerdian, and I should go check it out?" she asks, still shivering, "Just in case?" Psycho slasher, psycho slasher.... (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_misc 2009-09-26 05:35 pm UTC (link)
	The figure pulled from the flame is alive, but just barely. The putrid odor of burned flesh and denim hangs in the air around him. One of the other two forms around the camp fire cries out at the sight. "Oh my god, Josh!" She cries, running over to him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_misc 2009-09-28 08:17 pm UTC (link)
	"Wait!" The woman calls, rushing over as fast as she can. "Take me, too! I'm his sister! Take me with you, too!" Her tone is still frantic, but she can see that whatever the blonde girl is doing seems to be helping Josh. He doesn't look as bad as he did a second earlier, somehow... (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	still_waters 2009-09-22 06:18 am UTC (link)
	Cerdian slips out of the tent a moment later. "Who's screaming? What's wrong?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lil_redhood 2009-09-23 09:36 pm UTC (link)
	"Teddy and Cerdian, but you can zip between here and there, so I want you to stay here and be ready to run," Lian says, grabbing her utility belt and putting it on over her sweat pants. "Star, can you give Cerdian a lift?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	teddyurastar 2009-09-26 06:15 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, Teddy's going to trust the guy with the crazy all-seeing eye or whatever thing it is at the moment. Teddy's bad feeling about this just went up about five notches. "Ready." He flanks the platform so the non-fliers are between them to head in. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	still_waters 2009-10-08 12:27 am UTC (link)
	"I can teleport all of us to the station now," Cerdian points out. "Let's get them all together." A few seconds later, they're all at the station. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_misc 2009-10-10 07:26 pm UTC (link)
	Ty will find that the green calls to him, a voice amongst it's chorus out of sync with the others. It's quite distinctive, with thoughts organized in a fashion alien to the green. And it seems to be as interested in Ty as he is in it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lil_redhood 2009-10-13 12:32 am UTC (link)
	Lian looks up from the camper she's working on, a pressure bandage clamped between her teeth. It falls from her mouth as she dives for her crossbow, jumping between Ty and the ranger. "What's going on, Ty? Talk to me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2009-10-13 12:34 am UTC (link)
	He begins to grow, his shirt and jacket tearing away, his fingernails turn to claws as his hands twist. "Something... out there. Changing... hurts." he snarls, the purple scales continuing to spread over his body. "Run... please... run." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	catchmeifyoucan 2009-10-16 09:46 pm UTC (link)
	Normally, when she's told to run, Iris does. But now she just stands still, looking at Ty with a mixture of concern and fear. "Ty?" her voice shakes, "What's wrong?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)