Emerath

((There is a fold out stage in the Main Hall. I'm assuming Pinkie pulled it out and set it up. Also, I can only post in the evenings, for all you gung ho RPers who keep talking to Twilight and then walk away. >.>))

Poor Twilight was being overwhelmed by campers, and was trying to respond to them each in turn, and was finding it difficult. Thankfully, Pinkie was there to save the day as many of the campers around her left to go to the party. All that was left was Cloud and Aurron. Aurron's comment about being deaf made her chuckle and she patted him on the shoulder. "You'll be fine. Now go have fun!" she said, with a smile. And then she turned to Cloud and put her hands on his shoulders, noticing that he looked really unsure. "Here's what we can do, until I can find the spell you want. You can stay on the couch in my office while I do my research after lights out tonight, and then when I figure out the spell, you can have it and then go to your cabin to sleep. How does that sound?"

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Campfire ---> Main Hall

Rainbow Dash was lightly snoring in the dirt next to the campfire. The warmth and the soft dirt they put around the campfire had caused her to drift off to sleep. Although even the deepest of sleepers couldn't sleep through Pinkie's loudest screech in the world.

Rainbow Dash sat up quickly, looking around for the insanely loud voice blasting into her eardrums. She quickly recognized it as Pinkie and was both annoyed and excited at the same time. Annoyed because she woke up, and excited because there was another of Pinkie's awesome parties! Not lingering too long on her rude awakening, she quickly bolted into a standing position, and then was in the air and through the Main Hall doors in 10 seconds flat, taking care to avoid other campers making their way to the party. She walked over to Pinkie, smiling. "Another radical party, as usual Pinkie. I look forward to how awesome the rest of the night is gonna be!"

I understand that sometimes jokes are so glaringly obvious that they just cry out to be pointed out, but Choco has given you a warning I agree with. Any future OOC posts of that nature will be met with action, so please do your best to contain yourself despite how much you want to post something silly. If it doesn't make sense, don't post it. This thread is here for a reason. Thank you for your understanding.

Emerath took the help of Cleverboots with gratitude as he continued to adjust the wheel as necessary to combat the changing winds. He was having difficulty, his concentration and all the excitement around him causing him to lose a bit more control than was intended. It also wasn't helping that when Emerath would make an adjustment, Cleverboots, not realizing that Emerath was making the adjustment, resisted the wheel for a moment before realizing that the adjustment was being made.

In the midst of his heavy concentration, Ember Spark slid up next to Emerath excitedly, talking about timing. Then she mentioned waves and small waves. Emerath blinked as he looked at the clouds. "E-Ember! You're a genius!" he looked over at the pony, but she was already gone. Emerath looked back at the clouds. He had been going about this wrong the whole time. He was so focused on the wind, he forgot the key thing. This was a cloud sailing ship. The ship was literally sailing through the clouds. The clouds were like water!

He thought back to his studies of how to pilot a ship. There wasn't as many details about ships that sailed through water, but when sailing through water, wind was mostly only important for ensuring that the ship was going at proper speed and that the ship didn't flip over. But when dealing with actual steering, it was about the motion of the water! Ember was talking about the motion of the clouds as if it was water!

He blinked again, staring closely at the clouds. He began to see the waves she was talking about, and that was what was causing the swaying of the ship. He watched the timing, noticing how the pattern formed and how each wave hit the ship and caused its direction to change.

"Cleverboots!" he shouted over the din around them, "I'm going to count to 10. When I reach 10, turn the wheel to match my movements! When I count to 10 again, the wheel will go in the opposite direction. This will keep us on track!"

And with that, he began to count and turn the wheel as necessary, hoping Cleverboots could keep up with his plan.

Alright, Emerath's stats have been updated. I REALLY hope that his low helmspony score doesn't make us crash. As interesting as that would be!

Twilight Sparkle had begun to walk down the steps and was walking towards the bonfire as she was approached by two campers, Cloud and Aurron. She smiled at them, and greeted Aurron. "How are you tonight? Having fun so far?" She smiled and turned to Cloud. She tapped her chin in thought for a moment. "Hmm... Cloud, I'll have to consult my books, I've never done a spell like that before, but I'm sure it's possible. Will you be ok for one night?" she asked, a bit concerned.

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Rainbow Dash had managed to push a cloud over to just above the bonfire. It was a rain cloud, and she had to set it up so that when the bonfire needed to be extinguished. She flew over and landed next to the bonfire, and sat in the dirt, happily enjoying the warmth.

Emerath had been at the wheel for three weeks now, only having rest when somepony had told him he needed to sleep, seeing as he had been too focused at the task at hand, which was piloting this ship through this heavy weather. The ship was easy to sail for the beginning of the trip, but it increasingly got more difficult as they went farther north. Emerath had expected this, but he hadn't expected it to get this difficult. There were times where he had to have two ponies assist him in holding the wheel steady, seeing as his strength wasn't all that great, and the weather really wanted them to go the wrong way at times.

Cleverboots and others had caught him falling asleep at the wheel a few times, and told him to get his rest. But usually all that amounted to was him going and taking inventory of their remaining supplies and then falling asleep somewhere in the inventory room. One crew member found him on top of a pile of crates once, completely baffled as to how he got there. Emerath's experience on this voyage hadn't been fun. He wouldn't call it that. It had been tiresome, and long. But he had duties to fulfill, and he would do so.

When the "Tower ho!" was called out, Emerath strained to see the tower that Salt Spray had seen. It wasn't much longer that it came into view, as Emerath began to bark orders to other ponies helping him control the ship. "Slow us down!" he turned and called to one pony. "You, go outside and tell me the wind direction and speed!" he called to another. "You... help me steer this wheel!" he said to another. The resistance of the clouds had made it nearly impossible to turn without help lately, and so the crew member he called out to came over to help, as they both grunted in effort to turn the wheel, changing the ship direction just enough that they were heading to go around the tower rather than straight into it. "We're going to go alongside it!" he called out over the excitement of finally finding something. He was excited himself, but he had to do his job before he could celebrate. Being excited would do no good if they crashed into the tower.

He looked over at the pony controlling the speed of the ship, "We need to get this just right, the ship needs to stop alongside it! If we miss, there's no way we'll turn this ship around without taking a day or so to do so, what with all this resistance. We need to get it right the first time!" He watched the tower as they slowly got closer to it, making sure to make adjustments to the wheel (with the help of the crew) as necessary to make sure they stayed on track.

((Chill out everyone, if someone dislikes a character RP-wise or otherwise, there's no need to hate them for it or single them out. Besides that, OOC discussion needs to be in the OOC discussion topic. It's there for a reason.))

Twilight happily stood up and returned to the podium, taking the mic from Applejack. "Alright campers," she began, "let's hear it for your counselors!" The campers in the audience began to clap, and after it had died back down, Twilight looked at her watch and began to speak once more. "Alright campers, you have 3 hours until lights out! Feel free to spend it however you like, but keep in mind, Pinkie has planned out a 'Welcome to Camp!' party for all of you, so don't let her down by having nobody show up!"

She looked at the bonfire in front of her, before opening the small cabinet in the podium in front of her. In it was a tree branch and some matches. She quickly took the two, breaking off a match and lighting it. She lit up the end of the branch, before her horn glowed and she used her magic to levitate the branch over to the bonfire. In a few short minutes of anticipation, the bonfire was ablaze, lighting up the once dark grove at the center of camp.

"Campers, Camp Whitetail, is now in session!"

((I fixed my derp. Sorry, I'm tired. ))

Never wanting to miss an opportunity to show off, Rainbow Dash sat on a cloud watching the other counselors as they gave their speeches. She knew Twilight would probably scold her later, but she couldn't help it as Rarity finished her speech. Before her or anyone else could react, Dash jumped off the cloud and flew at full speed towards the crowd, flying just over the campers heads, a powerful wind and a rainbow following her. She took a u-turn and flew back towards the stage, landing next to her friend Rarity, and quickly snatched the mic from her hand and shooed her back to her seat. It was Dash's time to shine.

"Hey campers!" she said excitedly into the mic, "I'm Rainbow Dash, and I'm the most awesome counselor there is!" She looked around at the crowd for their reactions, before continuing on. "If you wanna be the coolest, most radical campers in this camp, you're gonna join up with me, and you're gonna learn how to be awesome!"

"More specifically," she continued, "You're gonna be the fastest pegasi in flight races, you're gonna be the best runners on foot races, to show up Applejack of course." She turned and stuck her tongue out with a wink at Applejack. "You're gonna climb some mountains and trees, and you're just gonna prove that you're the absolute best in all aspects of physical sports. Because you'll be trained by me, of course. There's no way you could fail!"

It was short, simple, and it was Rainbow Dash. And it was awesome. Instead of taking a seat, she put the mic back in the mic stand and flew off, leaving another rainbow trail leading into the distance.

Late! Late! Twilight was running late! She had spent the past 10 minutes pulling together her notes and preparing her speech only to find that she had to get to the orientation so it could begin right now!

As such, with a quick thought, she disappeared from her office and appeared at the podium on the stage in the middle of camp. The bonfire hadn't yet been lit, but it was a bit past dark now. A good time to do so. She looked around at her fellow counselors. All were accounted for... except Rainbow Dash. She gave a huff, wondering exactly what her friend was up to this time, but didn't let it bother her too much. She had a speech to give.

She turned back to the smiling (and somewhat inattentive) faces of the campers who were happily chatting with their peers and enjoying themselves. While this made her happy, she needed everyone to pay attention. She tapped on the mic on the podium to test it, before speaking into it for everyone to hear. "Hello campers! Head counselor Twilight Sparkle here. I need everyone to quiet down so that orientation might begin."

She waited for the chatter to die down, before she continued, "Now, I know that you returning campers have heard all this before, but for all you new campers, we are more than excited to have you here at our lovely camp!" She looked around at all the campers, focusing on different sections as she spoke. "We want you to have fun, and we want you to learn, and be the best fillies and gentlecolts that you can be when you leave. As such, we will be keeping you on a normal schedule."

"Wake up announcements will begin at 6 am, and then campers will have 2 hours until breakfast. After that, campers will choose a counselor to participate in a morning activity with. Then lunch at noon, and an afternoon activity. At the end of the afternoon activities, campers have until 10 pm for lights out. I'm sure in that time, our lovely Pinkie Pie will have plenty of evening parties and dances, so look forward to that."

"Now, all bathroom facilities are located in the main hall, next to the cafeteria. These are communal bathrooms including showers and all the amenities you will need. We please ask that you be kind to each other in regards to the bathrooms. The cafeteria is always open at breakfast and lunch, but seeing as us counselors have to cook the food ourselves, you probably won't have access to food during activity time, so be sure to eat up! As well, all counselors have separate offices where we can be located in the main hall, if we're not around camp. And finally, all access to the forest outside of the central camp is not allowed unless you have a counselor present. This is for your safety!"

She finished her speech and looked behind her. Pinkie Pie was practically about to explode with excitement in her seat. Best to let her go first. She turned back to the campers. "And now, I present you with my wonderful assistant head counselor, Pinkie Pie, who will explain her role in the camp and give you an idea of what to expect." And with that, she left the podium, and walked over to the seats, taking the open seat next to Pinkie.

Alright, camper list has been updated. We currently have 12 campers. 3 more and I will be cutting off applications for now. Thank you to everyone for your applications!

Hello everyone! I'm Emerath, playing Emerath the unicorn. Here is his story:

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Emerath was taking care of his normal duties at the theater one day for his father, tidying up the place, taking inventory of props, and going about rehearsal with the actors of the theater, when a pony by the name of Cleverboots had come in. Being polite, Emerath excused himself from his rehearsals and went to go take care of the new arrival.

It wasn't the first time that Emerath had seen her, and he would learn it wasn't the first time that she had seen him. After they had a proper introduction, Emerath would discuss her appearance at the theater and learn that she wanted him for a sort of expedition. Wanting to get the details, Emerath took her to his study above the theater (which caused a bit of gossip among the actors and actresses) to discuss business.

A lengthy discussion would reveal that Cleverboots wanted Emerath as a pilot and navigator, as well as quartermaster of the ship, and Emerath was apprehensive to agree, despite how exciting the idea sounded. One, he'd never flown a ship before, and two, he hardly left home, let alone traveled halfway across Equestria.

He would send Cleverboots on her way, and explain that he would keep in contact, but he had to discuss matters with his family. And, upon doing so with his father, his apprehensiveness became an emphatic yes, as his father urged him to go on the adventure, telling his son, "I've run the theater since before you were born. I don't need you here to keep order." Emerath was still unsure, but he would contact Cleverboots the next day, agreeing to go.

He has since packed all his things and prepared for the trip, and spent the entire night reading about how to pilot ships and looking at maps of the northern areas in his vast family library. And now, he's on his way to the Polar Star, ready to begin his adventure into the unknown north.

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• Emerath's Duties (Helmspony) - 1

• Emerath's Profession (Timekeeper and Quartermaster) - 3

• Emerath's Talent (Organization and Planning) - 3

• Emerath's Unicorn Magic - 1

• Emerath's Logic (Thinking Through Encountered Problems) - 2

((Aw, you shouldn't have to get up your OC! I don't have plans for an OC, so I can take Rainbow Dash so you can keep Emerath! ))

((OOC: I appreciate the offer Hinata, but all discussions of this matter should be taken from this point on to the OOC section or our counselor PM, whichever you prefer, and we can discuss it there. I don't want to clutter the RP. But for the record, I actually don't mind giving up my OC to play RD. Playing RD would be more fun to me in all honesty.))

Sorry about not getting apps posted to the camper list guys, really. It will get taken care of before I start orientation tomorrow morning. I've been very busy dealing with work and other matters lately, and I'm doing all I can to keep things running smoothly right now with my busy schedule. Things should calm down for me this week though, so I should be able to wrap everything up and get everything on its way. Thank you guys for your understanding!

((OOC: Everyone who has posted has been approved, but thank you Fireraven for trying to make sure that everyone is posting correctly. I haven't had the time to post their apps to the camper list. I'm really sorry, I've been so very very busy. T_T

Also, Orientation will start soon! I'm truly sorry for the delay, and I want you all to understand it was because one of our counselors had to step down. From this point forward, I will be permanently be playing Rainbow Dash alongside Twilight, and will be giving up my OC camper because of it (to follow my own rule).

I sincerely apologize for the sudden change, and I thank you all for being patient while I sort through this. The orientation will begin in the morning. ^^))

Twilight blinked back to reality as Applejack asked her a question. "Oh!" she said, registering what she had said. She looked at her watch. 10 minutes until orientation! She grabbed Applejack by the shoulders. "I'm running late! I spaced out!" she almost shouted at the farmer. And with that she ran off to the main camp hall, before Applejack could form any form of response.

She quickly pulled out her key as she briskly walked to the door to her office, and shoved it unceremoniously into the lock, turning it and hearing a light click. She flipped on the light and walked over to the microphone on her desk that would project her voice through the loudspeakers placed throughout the camp for all campers to hear.

She pressed the button, and a small red light began to glow on the mic. "Attention campers! This is head counselor Twilight Sparkle speaking, letting everyone know that orientation will begin in ten minutes! All counselors and campers please make your way to the center campfire in camp. Thank you!"

Thank you for your application DreamySunday. later on this evening I will probably be sending you a PM with an approval or critiques on your app. Thank you!

Twilight smiled at Buzz's question and looked around. "Well, of course, me and Applejack are two," she said, motioning to herself and Applejack. "Pinkie Pie is bouncing around greeting campers," she said, as she pointed at Pinkie who was happily being herself. "You already met Fluttershy and Rarity. I saw you talking to them earlier," she said. "And... Rainbow Dash just landed right over there, thinking I didn't notice her napping again," she finished, smiling as she motioned to where Rainbow Dash had landed.

Twilight wasn't really sure what to make of the boy that had come up to her and then left. She had thought about following him to make sure he was ok, but there were just too many other things that needed tending to in the time they had left. She looked at her watch and gasped. One half hour until orientation!

She looked at her friends, they were happily discussing various things with campers and with each other. While this made her happy, she hoped they were ready. Relax, Twilight... she told herself. A half hour was a long time. She had plenty of time to finish meeting with campers and then go get her orientation notes so that she could give her speech for the campers. Plenty of time...

In the meantime, she found herself getting lost in the conversation between Buzz and Applejack, as she stood there staring thoughtfully into the distance.

Twilight had been watching Buzz interact with Rarity and Fluttershy with a bit of concern. She didn't like seeing her friends frightened or disgusted like that. She was going to go over there when the boy who was interacting with them decided to come to her instead.

She breathed a sigh of relief. No harm done, just some butterflies. He walked over, and began to talk to them, introducing himself to Applejack. She giggled a bit when he said, "Mrs. Sparkle" and smiled at him as she said, "I'm not married yet, silly."

It was about this time that another boy wearing a respirator had walked up and attempted to get Twilight's attention. She turned to him, keeping her smile and nodded. "Yes?"

Twilight finished greeting the last of the new campers, and sighed. She wished she could sit down with a good book and read. She wasn't used to all this social interaction, despite that most of this was her idea anyway. She looked at her watch. About 15 minutes had passed since the campers arrived. She looked at her checklist, going over all the names she had been introduced to, and checking them off one by one.

Nobody was missing! She breathed a sigh of relief. She wouldn't have any angry parents on her tonight. As the campers wandered off and got settled in, she turned her head and happened to notice Applejack approaching her. She gave a light wave and smiled.

"How's it going, AJ? Getting to know the campers?" She looked over Applejack's shoulder at Rarity and Fluttershy. "And uh... are they ok?" she asked, pointing over Applejack's shoulder.

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Location: Camp Entrance ---> Boy's Cabin 1

Emerath had been one of the last off the carriage. He had been cramped in the thing for far too long coming from Canterlot, and with the excitement of the other campers, they managed to severely wrinkle his dress shirt and slacks. As he stepped out, he brushed himself off and straightened out his clothes and tie. He stood in line with the rest of the campers for about 5 minutes, before he finally reached Twilight. He shook her hand and returned her smile, taking in her instructions for what he was going to do. He nodded at her instructions and introduced himself.

And sure enough as soon as it had begun, the encounter was over. He released her hand and went on his way, not paying much attention to the other counselors and wanting to get himself settled.

He found his way to his assigned Cabin 1, and noticed that the single bed and one of the top bunks was taken, so he decided to take the bottom bunk below the taken bunk. He threw his bag onto the bed, and pulled his pocket watch out of his shirt pocket. He clicked it open to look at the time. About 45 minutes left until orientation. Plenty of time to relax. He joined his bag on the bed, and pulled out a reading book he had brought with him, cracking it open where he had left off and began to read.

It's fine Choco. There is no rush. Everyone has to have time to make their first post before orientation, maybe get to know fellow campers a bit. This isn't gonna be a speed RP, so there's no worries about how long you need to take. ^^

The RP has begun!

http://www.canterlot.com/topic/11194-camp-whitetail-privateapply-in-ooc-discussion/

OOC: This first post is VERY important, please read to ensure you understand how the RP works, and the way it will be run. Thank you!

Rules:

1. The counselors are your mods. The counselors will be modding the thread. If they say that you are breaking the rules, you better listen or else you risk getting kicked out of the Camp. Any counselor claiming that rule breaking has occurred, will report directly to Emerath so that he can take care of it himself. Emerath has the final say. In turn though, counselors must also mod each other and not abuse their powers. If a counselor is found to be abusing their power, it will be stripped from them and a new counselor will take their place. No exceptions for anyone. We all follow the same rules and we're all held to the same standard, so let's just have a fun clean roleplay.
   
2. There are NPC campers throughout the camp. Just as a point of clarification for everyone, the player campers are not the only campers in the camp. Camp Whitetail hosts about 50 campers (25 girls/25 boys). So do not assume that the only campers you see are the campers played by players. You can interact with background characters as throwaway RP for when your character has nothing else to do, or is alone in an activity. If you ever need me to, I can play an NPC camper for you as needed, all you need to do is ask. Same goes for anyone else with my permission. Just keep in mind that NPC campers are not long lasting and will be gone on the next time progression.
   
   
3. Please post camp locations at the top of your posts. Camp Whitetail is a large place, and so to make sure that everyone reading and enjoying the RP knows where everyone is located, please post at the top of your post where your camper is. If your camper stays in the same location, it won't be necessary to keep posting the location, but if your camper moves around the camp please post something along the lines of "Location: Center Campfire --> Cafeteria" or "Location: Boys' Cabins" so that we know where your camper is at all times. This is to prevent confusion. Thank you.
   
   
4. Emerath will move the time forward, the campers and counselors do not. To ensure that the RP runs smoothly and we don't have people progressing faster than others can keep up, the RP will be moved forward in time by me. The time will essentially be progressed by me announcing that the next step in the schedule (below) is happening, and campers and counselors will react accordingly. Any camper or counselor found outside of the current time frame, will kindly be asked to edit their post as a warning, and then further action will be taken from there should they decide they don't wish to listen. I understand that for those who want to RP faster than others this might be a little frustrating, but to ensure that everyone can keep up with their busy lives (like me, with my work) it's best if we do it this way and keep everyone on the same track.
   
5. The RP will move on a set time schedule. It goes as follows:
   

• ​Morning Wake-Up and Breakfast (6 am - 8 am)
  
• Morning Activities (8 am - 12 pm)
  
• Lunch (12 pm - 2 pm)
  
• Afternoon Activities (2 pm - 6 pm)
  
• Evening Free Time/Camp Parties and Events (6 pm - 10 pm)
  
• Lights Out (10 pm - 6 am)
  

This is not a comprehensive rule list. These are the rules set specifically for this RP for while we RP. A more comprehensive rule list can be found in the OOC Discussion. All the rules stated there and here are to be followed at all times in the RP.​

With that out of the way, LET US BEGIN!

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Twilight fidgeted nervously as she stood watching the road leading into their fair camp. She stood with her and her five best friends with her, as they all waited for the carriages containing the counselors to arrive. Twilight had gone over everything to make sure that the camp would start off just right, but just to be absolutely sure, she pulled out her trusty checklist one more time.

"Let's see..." she mumbled to herself, reading over the checklist. Campers on their way? Check. Cabins cleaned and beds made? Check. Cafeteria stocked? Check. Community bathrooms cleaned? Check. Camp map posted and cabin assignments posted on the notification board in the main hall? Check. All fellow counselors present and accounted for?

She looked over at her friends, who were doing various things to make sure they themselves were ready for camp to begin. Check.

Initiation campfire set up and bleachers and stage prepared? She turned and looked over her shoulder at the center area behind her. The fold up bleachers had been pulled out to make sure that campers had plenty of room to sit, and the campfire wood was stacked up high and ready for lighting when the sun went down. The stage was a pristine clean and the curtains were drawn, allowing for campers to see the wood paneling behind the podium where each counselor was set to introduce themselves later on this evening. Check.

She sighed. She was sure she was missing something, but she supposed there was little she could do about it considering the campers were about to arrive. She looked at her watch. About 15 minutes until 5 pm. It wasn't much longer now. The carriages were usually perfect with their timing, arriving at 5 o'clock on the dot.

She looked over her checklist a good 5 more times, running through it over and over again to make sure that everything was in its place. Soon enough, the 15 minutes had passed, and the carriages pulled up, right on time. She could see young and curious faces pressed against the windows taking a look around at all the sights of the camp. She smiled. Their happy shining faces always made this worth it.

As the excited campers hopped out of the carriages, she had them form a line in front of her, as she greeted each smiling face and explained to them that orientation would happen at the center campfire in an hour, until then they were to take their things to their cabin after checking which cabin was theirs and claiming a bed. And she would see them again at orientation. She also advised each one to meet the other counselors, although not all of them did.

((OOC: Though it says that cabins are assigned, I'm letting you pick your cabin. There are 5 cabins for each gender, each one with 2 bunk beds and a regular bed. When picking a cabin, just say that your camper was assigned there, and note if it is Cabin 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, and which bed your camper picks, so that any camper posting after you knows where their fellow campers are staying. Any remaining beds will be taken by NPCs, which will soon become player campers as we gain people in the RP.))

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It's going to be up by tonight. Sometime. No exact time. But tonight.