THE END!!!

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[ It is back to camp now.

Was it ever mentioned that there was a small cliff overlooking the camp? Maybe you just didn't notice it over the LOUDNESS of a certain camp counselor.

And why bring this up? Said camp counselor is now standing atop that cliff, arms crossed over his manly chest (adorned with CAMP COUNSELOR T-shirt) and looking down over the entire group, assembled at the foot of said cliff. ]

ALL RIGHT, ISLAND CAMPERS!!!

I've watched all of you grow in STRENGTH during this weekend! There has been PAIN, there has been SUFFERING, but you've all managed to pull through!

You are all SURVIVORS!!! I would be proud to have any one of you within the Spartan army!

[ Do you all have MANLY TEARS in your eyes? Leonidas doesn't. He's too manly for manly tears. But if he weren't, he would have them. ]

Our time was short! But it was spent well! All I hope is that-

[ Unfortunately, Leonidas is being cut short. From out of nowhere, a charging rhinoceros takes the Spartan in the side, gouging its horn into him and pushing him to the edge. ]

RRRAAAAAARRRRRGGGGHHH!!!!!!

[ Leonidas digs his heels into the earth, letting out a primal roar of fury... but it's not enough. It's too late.

The charging rhino takes itself and the camp counselor off the edge of the cliff, mercifully away from the camp... no one will have to see this man's death.

And when people go to investigate? All that is left of him is a bloody CAMP COUNSELOR T-shirt... ]





[ Say a prayer for the fallen hero.

And while doing that, feel free to notice that all powers have returned in full force.

There's no magic ticket off of this island now and back to their usual home, but hopefully people will find a way. There are powers, there are still those rafts... be creative.

Because this fun is over. ]

Comments

[17-going-on-8.livejournal.com]

You're still experiencing the motion you were when taken. I was on my skateboard, which went from concrete to sand. [You can guess how that ended.]

Wonder how real that rhino was...?

[stalking_horse]

[Ow. Sympathy wince.] I'd been walking, so it wasn't as jarring.

Makes me wonder what they would've had on the other end of this one...

...A question I wish we had more proof for. Some of the tracks may've survived, but they won't tell us what material the hooves were, if it was some kind of mechanical fabrication or other trick, or if there was something set up hidden to make it look like he was impaled to observers.

[17-going-on-8.livejournal.com]

Yeah. No faceplant, at least.

Something a lot more forgiving than the ground.

...we could get a possible general weight...though if they were made now or before is the question...

[stalking_horse]

And unfortunately, I don't think anyone closer to its path cares enough to have paid attention to if there were signs of a solid creature passing them; if anything, some of them might've filled that in by assumption.

[He's shifting around and looking over where the tracks were, and getting back to his feet to wander over to them.]

[17-going-on-8.livejournal.com]

With everyone in camp, there's a low chance that occurred. But that's also true. A rhino is pretty intimidating to stand in front of.

[He is too, making sure to look at them very closely.]

[stalking_horse]

It was moving fast enough that it's not like anyone would've been trying to touch it or anything.

[Main thing he's looking for - are there places where the rhino tracks intersect other people's tracks, and which tracks are laid over which .... if there's no places where the rhino tracks cover other-people-tracks, then it's more likely to be "laid out before".]

[17-going-on-8.livejournal.com]

I wonder where it came from...? It couldn't be near the camp at all...

Assuming most annoying possible option.

[stalking_horse]

[Following the tracks back away from where the campers had been...]

[Following...]

[And stopping a good ways away with an expression of annoyance, disgust, and "Now I know they're just messing with us".]

.....They just start. Out of nowhere. Amazing teleportibg Rhino.

[17-going-on-8.livejournal.com]

....of course. And no other footsteps.

[stalking_horse]

...Warp the apparent rhino in, make sure Leonidas is dramatically removed from sight by it, warp them both out.

And exist to irritate us while they're at it.

[17-going-on-8.livejournal.com]

Of course.

[Sighs.] Still, there has to be something...