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AKI & SETH
As Seth was walking with Min towards the cabin area, they were passed by Aki holding a cute little horned camper by the hand, followed by several Kelpies who chatted excitedly among themselves. The Tanuki led them to a large opening just before the cabins themselves, where a small crowds of campers had already gathered. Keme was nowhere in sight... which meant it'd be her job to do the sorting. Oh, the cabin sorting. She loved that one, always had; and with what they had in store for them this year... Oh, this was going to be glorious.
“Okay, kiddo, I'm going to tell everyone their cabin, right? So just wait here with the Kelpies for a little while, and then I'll make sure you know where you're going, okay?” With a reassuring smile and a pat on the back, the Tanuki left the horned camper among her peers, and walked to the centre of the clearing. There stood a couple of boulders – from a funny little tale, six years ago, with a freaking stone giant, but that was a story for another day – atop of which she hurried herself. Standing above the crowd, hands on her hips and a soft breeze playing in her hair, she couldn't help but smile. Keme was going to regret this, but it didn't matter.
It was her time to shine.
“Ladies and gentlemen!”, she called, her strong voice drawing all attention to her, “Genderfluid and genderless folks of all descent! My dear campers, my brethren! Welcome, once again, to Camp Mythik!”
She marked a pause, for effect, receiving applause for her troubles. She grinned. The show just got started.
“I am Aki, lead counsellor of the Kelpies and your new best friend, but today...”
She reached out her hands, fingers pointing towards the sky, and her grin widens.
“Today, my friends, I am life. I am death. I am your secret desires, your worst fears!” Her voice sunk in low drawls, menacing and dark. “I am the stuff of dreams, I am the birth of nightmares; I am the source of all your pain and joy...”
With a whooshing sound, she clapped her hands in front of her face. A cloud of smoke surrounded her and scattered in an instant. Gasps and shouts were heard from the most impressionable campers: Aki's appearance at totally changed. Gone were her skirt and her blouse shirt, replaced by an ornamented kimono, the likes of which one would have expected on an emperor of old. Her hair was long now, flowing in the wind way below her shoulder.
“... For today, I am going to give you your cabins.” Her grin and her voice now were nothing short of cruel, allowing the foreshadowing of many a frustrating night to come for the poor souls rooming with unsavoury folks.
She was now holding a large scroll in her right hand, closed with a red ribbon. She held out her other hand.
“Ah, your cabins, my little friends, the bane or the redemption of your summer. What will it be?” Gold started to pour out from her free fingers, in a rain of coins that vanished as soon as they touched the ground, which didn't stop little Sprites to try and catch as many as they could.
“Will it be friendship and mirth, will it be ease and comfort? Will it be love?”
Her voice rose to dream-like heights, before falling again, as the river of gold from her fingers turned to a torrent of ash.
“Or will it be hatred and disappointment, frustration and despair? Will it be loneliness?”
She clasped her hands, and the ashes were gone. Slowly, she made a great show of opening her scroll, that rolled down to her feet.
“As I call you, join your cabin and meet your new comrades. Now, listen up, my little ones! Hear, hear the law of the land! Little sprites, this one is for you.”
She took at deep breath. They were all drinking her words now. Good, good. Ah! That reminded her of her youth, so powerful and respected. Those children's attention was nothing compared to the council of Emperors, but one took ego boosts when and where one could get them.
“Young but powerful, nothing can stop the power of friendship! To the first cabin, I call forth Alice Heartsmith, Marina Kounami, Eloisa Boone and Mikealis Splendior!”
She gave a moment for the aforementioned campers to react, and carried on. The Sprites were dealt with quickly, and soon enough, it was time to sort the Kelpies.
“Never forget the truth from your heart! To the first cabin, I call forth Lilyana Culpo, Adeline Nortan and Achilles Black!”
As she spoke, she'd roll her scroll slowly back up. She could have started to feel tired or thirsty, shouting and maintaining such a phantasmagorical illusion, but she was having way too much fun. The kids' reaction were everything.
“Seize the day and never let go of your dreams! To the second cabin, I call forth Katsu Keisotsu and Francis Nortan!”
The little sentences she shouted before the names had no relation whatsoever to the cabins themselves. She was making them up on the spot, just for fun.
Another few names, and the little show was nearing its end; soon it will be time for the grand finale. Soon, oh, so soon... But the Wyverns first.
“Brace yourself, and step into the unknown! To the first cabin, I call forth Caitlin Maki, Min Aimei and Tora!”
Oh, what wouldn't she do for them to keep on admiring her this way, their eyes shining in the morning light?
“In the heat of summer, never loose sight of your goal! To the second cabin, I call forth Quinn Nylund, Margaret Rose, Mikaline Kuquas and Arbor Stone!”
This, this was the life, and it didn't matter if some of the older Wyverns were pretending to find it campy and not awesome at all, or if Keme was probably eating his fist somewhere trying not to laugh.
“Resist the call of darkness and triumph for the sake of the light! To the third cabin, I call forth Cierra Oupupni, Yuuki Kagami, Luna North and Nick Egotarum!”
Ah, there they were.
Wyverns' cabin number four.
Aki might have been tired, she might have been thirsty, her voice might start to strain from shouting, but it was all worth it. It was all worth it.
“The strongest blade is forged through fire and water! To the fourth cabin, I call forth... Raven Birne, Masaaki Asada, Cetus Delmar and Uriel Major!”
And with those, the sorting was over, and so was the show.
"Here we are, folks. The dice is cast, the fortune told. Now go forth, and never look back! TO THE END OF SUMMER!"
The scroll transformed into a hundred butterflies, as a rainbow spread over the Tanuki's head. After enjoying her hard-earned applause, Akiko bowed deeply to her audience, ignoring the cries of protest from a certain Merman, who was stomping through the crowd towards her. With one last smile, she clasped her hands and regained her normal appearance. Her brow was shining with sweat and she was slightly out of breath; but that had been a good one, right?
“Come on, Aki, no, you can't...”
With a vague gesture, the Tanuki dismissed Seth.
“Sorry, kids, you know the rules.” She replied softly, her voice now hoarse, paying little attention to Seth and scanning the remaining campers to see if her little horned friend had found her cabin. Vexed, the Merman stormed to his cabin, hands in his pockets and determinately ignoring everyone else. Aki might feel happy, basking in the afterglow of her little performance, but he was not in the mood to be polite or pleasant to anyone.
As Seth was walking with Min towards the cabin area, they were passed by Aki holding a cute little horned camper by the hand, followed by several Kelpies who chatted excitedly among themselves. The Tanuki led them to a large opening just before the cabins themselves, where a small crowds of campers had already gathered. Keme was nowhere in sight... which meant it'd be her job to do the sorting. Oh, the cabin sorting. She loved that one, always had; and with what they had in store for them this year... Oh, this was going to be glorious.
“Okay, kiddo, I'm going to tell everyone their cabin, right? So just wait here with the Kelpies for a little while, and then I'll make sure you know where you're going, okay?” With a reassuring smile and a pat on the back, the Tanuki left the horned camper among her peers, and walked to the centre of the clearing. There stood a couple of boulders – from a funny little tale, six years ago, with a freaking stone giant, but that was a story for another day – atop of which she hurried herself. Standing above the crowd, hands on her hips and a soft breeze playing in her hair, she couldn't help but smile. Keme was going to regret this, but it didn't matter.
It was her time to shine.
“Ladies and gentlemen!”, she called, her strong voice drawing all attention to her, “Genderfluid and genderless folks of all descent! My dear campers, my brethren! Welcome, once again, to Camp Mythik!”
She marked a pause, for effect, receiving applause for her troubles. She grinned. The show just got started.
“I am Aki, lead counsellor of the Kelpies and your new best friend, but today...”
She reached out her hands, fingers pointing towards the sky, and her grin widens.
“Today, my friends, I am life. I am death. I am your secret desires, your worst fears!” Her voice sunk in low drawls, menacing and dark. “I am the stuff of dreams, I am the birth of nightmares; I am the source of all your pain and joy...”
With a whooshing sound, she clapped her hands in front of her face. A cloud of smoke surrounded her and scattered in an instant. Gasps and shouts were heard from the most impressionable campers: Aki's appearance at totally changed. Gone were her skirt and her blouse shirt, replaced by an ornamented kimono, the likes of which one would have expected on an emperor of old. Her hair was long now, flowing in the wind way below her shoulder.
“... For today, I am going to give you your cabins.” Her grin and her voice now were nothing short of cruel, allowing the foreshadowing of many a frustrating night to come for the poor souls rooming with unsavoury folks.
She was now holding a large scroll in her right hand, closed with a red ribbon. She held out her other hand.
“Ah, your cabins, my little friends, the bane or the redemption of your summer. What will it be?” Gold started to pour out from her free fingers, in a rain of coins that vanished as soon as they touched the ground, which didn't stop little Sprites to try and catch as many as they could.
“Will it be friendship and mirth, will it be ease and comfort? Will it be love?”
Her voice rose to dream-like heights, before falling again, as the river of gold from her fingers turned to a torrent of ash.
“Or will it be hatred and disappointment, frustration and despair? Will it be loneliness?”
She clasped her hands, and the ashes were gone. Slowly, she made a great show of opening her scroll, that rolled down to her feet.
“As I call you, join your cabin and meet your new comrades. Now, listen up, my little ones! Hear, hear the law of the land! Little sprites, this one is for you.”
She took at deep breath. They were all drinking her words now. Good, good. Ah! That reminded her of her youth, so powerful and respected. Those children's attention was nothing compared to the council of Emperors, but one took ego boosts when and where one could get them.
“Young but powerful, nothing can stop the power of friendship! To the first cabin, I call forth Alice Heartsmith, Marina Kounami, Eloisa Boone and Mikealis Splendior!”
She gave a moment for the aforementioned campers to react, and carried on. The Sprites were dealt with quickly, and soon enough, it was time to sort the Kelpies.
“Never forget the truth from your heart! To the first cabin, I call forth Lilyana Culpo, Adeline Nortan and Achilles Black!”
As she spoke, she'd roll her scroll slowly back up. She could have started to feel tired or thirsty, shouting and maintaining such a phantasmagorical illusion, but she was having way too much fun. The kids' reaction were everything.
“Seize the day and never let go of your dreams! To the second cabin, I call forth Katsu Keisotsu and Francis Nortan!”
The little sentences she shouted before the names had no relation whatsoever to the cabins themselves. She was making them up on the spot, just for fun.
Another few names, and the little show was nearing its end; soon it will be time for the grand finale. Soon, oh, so soon... But the Wyverns first.
“Brace yourself, and step into the unknown! To the first cabin, I call forth Caitlin Maki, Min Aimei and Tora!”
Oh, what wouldn't she do for them to keep on admiring her this way, their eyes shining in the morning light?
“In the heat of summer, never loose sight of your goal! To the second cabin, I call forth Quinn Nylund, Margaret Rose, Mikaline Kuquas and Arbor Stone!”
This, this was the life, and it didn't matter if some of the older Wyverns were pretending to find it campy and not awesome at all, or if Keme was probably eating his fist somewhere trying not to laugh.
“Resist the call of darkness and triumph for the sake of the light! To the third cabin, I call forth Cierra Oupupni, Yuuki Kagami, Luna North and Nick Egotarum!”
Ah, there they were.
Wyverns' cabin number four.
Aki might have been tired, she might have been thirsty, her voice might start to strain from shouting, but it was all worth it. It was all worth it.
“The strongest blade is forged through fire and water! To the fourth cabin, I call forth... Raven Birne, Masaaki Asada, Cetus Delmar and Uriel Major!”
And with those, the sorting was over, and so was the show.
"Here we are, folks. The dice is cast, the fortune told. Now go forth, and never look back! TO THE END OF SUMMER!"
The scroll transformed into a hundred butterflies, as a rainbow spread over the Tanuki's head. After enjoying her hard-earned applause, Akiko bowed deeply to her audience, ignoring the cries of protest from a certain Merman, who was stomping through the crowd towards her. With one last smile, she clasped her hands and regained her normal appearance. Her brow was shining with sweat and she was slightly out of breath; but that had been a good one, right?
“Come on, Aki, no, you can't...”
With a vague gesture, the Tanuki dismissed Seth.
“Sorry, kids, you know the rules.” She replied softly, her voice now hoarse, paying little attention to Seth and scanning the remaining campers to see if her little horned friend had found her cabin. Vexed, the Merman stormed to his cabin, hands in his pockets and determinately ignoring everyone else. Aki might feel happy, basking in the afterglow of her little performance, but he was not in the mood to be polite or pleasant to anyone.
