Camp Smoothie: Disappearance Investigation Discussion

[HannahAnn]

I don't know if this will help but...
I like to archive events so here's mine from the first day to now
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ktSUlhcPOqwhq9X9F7CEv8NwiADpFTm-4cTq02D08EE/edit?usp=sharing

[Guest]

Ooo that'd be so cool!

Does any know the name of a bird cryptid? I swear I've heard of giant birds before but can't remember the name.

It's likely the Mothman I think! People think that the "Mothman" sightings could have been people seeing Sandhill Cranes, so that would fit with bird. Also, Mothman has glowing red eyes, so that also fits.

[SabrinaB]

Green, not sure if it is posted already

I really don't feel like singing today, but sometimes, when people are lost, hearing others looking for them can really help! Why don't you try this verse as you look for clues?

"Things out of place on trails I pace
oh, forest hear my plea!
Search high and low, above, below
until a clue I see!
I know I'll find the strength of mind
because all my friends agree!
We won't give up when times get tough
together we will succeed!"

[forest.]

NEW BERRY CLUE:

"Well, it’s time to find out how deep it is, at least. You choose your second best swimmer–who was the champion of your breath holding contest–and send them into the lake with a pair of goggles. As you wait for them to return you splash your cabin mates with lake water and duck under the surface to avoid being hit in return. Without goggles it’s kind of blurry under there, but you think you see some big fish. When your cabin mate pops back up, they tell you that they saw what looked like a wooden sign, but they’ll need to dive again to see it better."

ok so what on earth is a wooden sign doing underwater? like... i assume it was on land at first and then was knocked/thrown/blown into the water at some point, right? i can't imagine someone putting on diving gear and diving to the bottom of the lake just so they can hammer a sign no one will be able to read into the seafloor lol. so then... something might have happened here... hmm.

(or maybe it was just a hurricane who knows)

[Oddity-Lad]

Green Clue 3

Your group makes it to the firewatch tower and climbs the outside ladder. You can’t help but peek into the windows and find that Seraphine’s small living space looks neat and orderly, just a few dishes on the drying rack next to the sink. There are some papers on the table that look like they could be maps along with a paintbrush and can of neon yellow paint. Not wanting to intrude when nothing inside looks suspicious, you use your gear to get up onto the roof. A few of your cabin mates stay down on the ground, where they talk to the Chocolate Cabin investigators and compare notes.

[xrosetea]

APPLE #3

You try to figure out what it might mean by yourself for a while, but eventually you admit defeat and work up your courage and approach Conall. You draw the symbol in the dirt in front of the fire pit, and Conall lets you know that it’s the sign that marks the beginning of a trail. Maybe you should go follow it? Conall also shows you the other signs a hiker would use to show the right path on the trail.

[Oddity-Lad]

Ah! Seraphine has Orange fur which was found at the the tree with the marking signifying the beginning of the trail.

Since they had a map and bright yellow paint (perfect for trail markers) in their home it's safe to assume they're responsible and likely were marking out a trail for us to follow.

I don't think they're missing but instead want us to follow them.

[Wildmagic_warrior]

OK OK! It might be a long stretch or a coincidence, but all this talk of cryptids is reminding me heavily of our freinds from March 2021! Anyone see any resemblances to clues we've found? Red eyes by the watchtower, possible Nessie sightings in the lake???



(Not to mention, all of these guys besides the Alien horse, not included in the images here, are woodsy themed or seem to have some connection to the campgrounds??? :O)

:shock: Oh, I love this idea. What are the little leggy ghosts called?

Those are the Fresno Night Crawlers! The supposed videos of them look really funny, like people with white sweatpants pulled up to their heads. They’re not very well-known but I think they’re such funny little guys.

[GhoulGlitch]

Vanilla 3

After breakfast you head over to HQ to do your daily owl roundup. You have noticed that a lot of forest creatures seem to approach camp, more than you’d think would be normal, but you don’t know for sure. You decide to ask Avian what she thinks, and she agrees that it has never been this frequent before, though she believes the frogs in your beds were unrelated. As you’re about to leave, another bird flies up and drops a broken chain dangling a string light on the ground in front of you.

[_Nitroglycerin_]

Chocolate Clue #3

The next group to report is the one that checked the area around the lake shore. Mostly, they saw Berry Cabin recklessly diving into the lake outside of the boundaries meant for swimming, and they let Lunu know so they would tell them to be more safe. However, they also found a broken friendship bracelet on the far side of the lake, way beyond where they think any of the campers had gone on their hike the day before, and it didn’t look like it had been there very long. They brought the bracelet back and show you. It is made of purple string.

Cirrus was wearing purple string bracelets