Camp Smoothie: Disappearance Investigation Discussion

[Chip? No.]

New Berry clue:

Your star diver heads down again, making a beeline for the sign they saw on the bottom of the lake. You start counting to keep track of how long they’ve been down there, but another splash fight breaks out and you lose track. When it finishes, you worry that it’s been too long and stick your head under the water. As soon as you do you hear a splash, and your diver has returned. They’re panting hard, but otherwise seem fine. When they catch their breath they tell you that the sign says “Loch Tess.” Also, they think they felt something grab their ankle.

One of the biggest clues we've had so far I think. 'Grab their ankle'... I still believe Nessie, but unsure how it would grab their ankle. Could be a red herring

[FireBird1787]

New Berry clue:

Your star diver heads down again, making a beeline for the sign they saw on the bottom of the lake. You start counting to keep track of how long they’ve been down there, but another splash fight breaks out and you lose track. When it finishes, you worry that it’s been too long and stick your head under the water. As soon as you do you hear a splash, and your diver has returned. They’re panting hard, but otherwise seem fine. When they catch their breath they tell you that the sign says “Loch Tess.” Also, they think they felt something grab their ankle.

One of the biggest clues we've had so far I think. 'Grab their ankle'... I still believe Nessie, but unsure how it would grab their ankle. Could be a red herring

I feel like there’s also something else down there. Someone mentioned here earlier that Nessie couldn’t have put the sign down there so something else must have done it. But it sounds like we have one cryptid confirmed! Now that we have the sign and the shadow we can definitely assume that Nessie’s down there

[Elen]

New Chocolate one!

The final group checked up around the Ranger Station. They reported that Mason seemed to have a lot of extra gear, from rope to climbing equipment, and even some big saws. However, you all agree that you’re not sure exactly what kind of things a Ranger might need to do their job, so that’s not inherently suspicious. They could overhear him talking to some campers from Chicken Cabin, but didn’t go in. The only other thing they noticed was a string of lights that it seemed like Mason might have confiscated from the Glampground, because it was locked in one of the storage areas with a gas grill that was labeled “DANGEROUS.”

[Dragon at heart]

New chicken clue:
Finally, Mason moves on from talking about cryptids to show you reports that have been filed with the Ranger Station about improper camping practices in the Glampgrounds. Apparently, people have been reported for leaving their lights on all night, not securing their food, and complaining that the bear safe trash cans were too hard to open, so trash got left in the forest. He also doesn’t appreciate their fancy technology, and wishes that they would camp out properly. He tells you that the point is, though, that whatever kidnapped Cirrus, it must have been a cryptid that was attracted by their bad camping practices.

[appaloosa816]

not sure if this has been brought up or noticed or even has relevance but mason is holding a magnifying glass

[xrosetea]

This is sounding more and more like unethical camping practices are harming nature and upsetting the cryptids and other creatures. Leaving lights on all night, leaving food out, "bears are vegetarians", dangerous gas grills...

I don't think cryptids did any actual kidnapping though. I'd love a twist where they were just minding their own business and trying to live their life all along.

[Chip? No.]

This is sounding more and more like unethical camping practices are harming nature and upsetting the cryptids and other creatures. Leaving lights on all night, leaving food out, "bears are vegetarians", dangerous gas grills...

I don't think cryptids did any actual kidnapping though. I'd love a twist where they were just minding their own business and trying to live their life all along.

LOL would be a fun twist. 'It was the cryptids!!' while the cryptids didn't even realise anyone had gone missing haha.

But yeah, Mason seems to be closest to what everyone else is thinking too

[flooxii]

Chicken clue #3
Once you get him going, Mason is a bit of a talker. He tells you about reports of campers seeing strange footprints in the woods, giant fish in the lake, and finding shed antlers with weird shapes. He has extensive books about identification of known animals, and these don’t match any of them. Part of the reason he took this job is because he knew that he could crack the case on cryptids living in these woods. He is insistent that Cirrus was kidnapped by one of these creatures, and he has his suspicions about Seraphine’s disappearance as well.

Chicken clue #4
Mason laments how Seraphine doesn’t believe anything about cryptids. Though he’s tried to show them evidence, they just don’t buy it, and think that everything in the woods can be explained by natural phenomena. They even insist that he replace some of his cryptid books with more updated regular nature books, but he can’t let them go. He thinks that their insistence that the cryptids aren’t real might have gotten them kidnapped–the cryptids were probably offended.

once I saw this I immediately searched up a w*ndigo and put the items side by side.
https://medium.com/exploring-history/wendigos-the-spirits-of-hunger-and-famine-in-the-united-states-588a62ed6f47 the antlers are more curved, just like the mouth-held antler and the one matching up with it.

each antler is the same with the amount of antler going off the main part on the w*ndigo. but in item form, the right one has more than the left.
but with some photos, they're the same as the items. I cannot show them here because I need to pay to show them, and copyright of course. but the fact that one picture has the exact same look as the item? that is just getting even more clear it could be a w*ndigo.
now the bigger one can be a w*ndigo as well. their antlers can be different shapes, it's different for every one, I believe.

it could be an adult w*ndigo that's out there, and we just found the baby antlers from when it shed as a little one. or it could be both, and only one is showing itself.
could be something else though, and I just did that for no reason really :)

edit;
I didn't know it was disrespectful to some to say the word, I was really just curious and got into this whole thing. sorry if I offended anybody, I was just intrigued.


also Vanilla #5

As the light starts to fade you head down to the Arts & Crafts Pavilion, hoping Beryl will be back from foraging in the woods. You’re in luck, as the artist is deep into creating a painting of the night sky above the trees when you arrive. Though you are patient, you soon realize that Beryl is not going to take a break any time soon. Instead, you get lost in the details of the painting, and the stars almost seem to be looking back at you, like eyes.

I'm not going to look into it yet, I don't want to make too long of a post. I'll look into it later.

[Starwindrider]

New Berry clue:

Your star diver heads down again, making a beeline for the sign they saw on the bottom of the lake. You start counting to keep track of how long they’ve been down there, but another splash fight breaks out and you lose track. When it finishes, you worry that it’s been too long and stick your head under the water. As soon as you do you hear a splash, and your diver has returned. They’re panting hard, but otherwise seem fine. When they catch their breath they tell you that the sign says “Loch Tess.” Also, they think they felt something grab their ankle.

Loch Tess... What if each of the staff corresponded to a cryptid?

[Aeonian]

New Green Clue #5:
As you look the other direction, out over the tops of the trees, you can see clearings and even some other buildings in the forest. However, what interests you most is a cave, far in the distance. You think that it might take all day to hike there. As dusk starts to fall the fairy lights in the Glampgrounds come alive, making it the only area you can really see in the forest. You think it might be time to go, but just before you leave another light appears, far away. There is a campfire in front of the cave.