Camp Smoothie: Disappearance Investigation Discussion

[The Shattered one]

not sure if anyone has mentioned this yet but when speaking to tess as a chicken camper, they say this "Unfortunately, Ranger Mason has informed me that a camper and the Firewatch Tower ranger are both missing". This might be an error but it seems that whatever has happened that made Seraphine and Cirrus disappear or whatever took them has started to take campers too...unless Seraphine is actually a camper themself?

I think Cirrus is the camper, not Seraphine, because she sort of lives in the Firewatch Tower.

This I believe is fact I think whatever is swooping down taking beads is Cirrus they are a cryptid in disguise what if all of them are!?

[Penny NPC]

Question for Penny: Did you see Seraphine or Cirrus recently, or have any idea where they went?

I saw Seraphine last night! They were hiking and they had some raspberries. I think they were headed back toward the Ranger Station and Firewatch Tower.

Penny; Do you know what animals might be attracted to raspberries and how so many came to be out there, have the signs been turned around to face the wrong direction before

Everyone loves raspberries! They grow naturally but for the big grove and we make sure to leave some seeds behind so new bushes keep growing the next year.

One of the signs is wrong? Mason made them originally, but I know he’s had Seraphine going out on the trails to do upkeep this summer so they can learn them, since this is their first summer here!

[Beryl NPC]

For Beryl;
Do you recognize these "two high quality crystal rhinestone" we found near the fire watchtower

Oh yes! Andrea had some like that when she was making a gift for Cirrus. I think she wanted Cirrus to have a heart necklace that matched hers, but Cirrus like fancy things!

[Luscitrea]

Oh, so it's Seraphines first summer here, and apparently also the first summer something like this happened, huh? interesting...

[Moose NPC]

question for moose- where were you at the time of the disappearances?

Well, we don’t know exactly when the disappearances happened, but I and the other Camp Smoothie counselors were on the camp out with you last night! There was nothing strange at our camp site.

[Palimpsest]

Now that you have all the clues:

- What do you think happened to Seraphine?
- What do you think happened to Cirrus?
- Do you think Mason is right about cryptids being involved?
- Who are your suspects (if any) in the disappearances?
- What do you think is the best course of action going forward?
- Do you expect anything to be different when you wake up in the morning?

If you have any questions for specific counselors or others you can ask them and I’ll see if they’re able to answer!

*puts detective hat on. It falls over eyes*

It appears that Seraphine was deliberately led away from the trail due to someone messing with the trail markings, especially knowing that they're inexperienced.

I'm wondering if Cirrus was led away by someone stealing her friendship bracelet? Or her lights?

As a skeptic green bean, I'm not supporting the cryptid theory without solid evidence. Too many things contradict it. If cryptids are in the forest, the local animals wouldn't be running from them, they'd likely be familiar with each other. That's behavior often seen when a new threat enters the forest. Additionally, the wildlife such as giraffes and oarfish are not native to the area. Our counsellors have frequently discussed how often stories come from misunderstanding strange events - I'd like to better understand the wildlife in this forest, and whether the cave may be connected to what occurred in the cave event in previous summers.

Everyone and no one is suspect! I'm a suspect!

I think we should gather information about this forest and about the people in it. We should determine if this is someone from the inside, or someone from the outside.
And then we should go to the cave!

Here's my questions:
Penny, what can you tell us about the native life in this forest? How did your friends, like the oarfish, end up here?
I'm also curious about your thoughts on the glampers?
Andrea, where did you get the crystals from? What do you think would make Cirrus leave camp? Did Cirrus and Mason get along with each other? Did Cirrus tell you anything about the other glampers, especially those in the boat we saw?
I'm sorry Cirrus has gone missing, maybe it would help to chat about her? I didn't get to know her that well.
Conall, you tell such enticing stories! Where did you first hear them?

[Highland]

something about the "As you leave, though, your flashlight catches on a red reflection in the bushes. There sure are a lot of raspberries!" makes me wonder. could the red we seen, be eyes and not raspberries?. raspberries dont reflect. a red reflection?? its gotta be eyes. and considering the red eyes in the background of the firewatch tower, and Seraphine is missing from said tower, AND we found tufts of 'orange fur' that are hinted to be Seraphines, i think its something worth considering

[ticked tabby]

Question for Penny: Did you see Seraphine or Cirrus recently, or have any idea where they went?

I saw Seraphine last night! They were hiking and they had some raspberries. I think they were headed back toward the Ranger Station and Firewatch Tower.

Thanks for the answer!

I wonder why Seraphine was hiking there at night. Just to get a midnight snack, or to gather food for a trip perhaps...

[kippykat4]

If you look at penny's area there are eyes in the trees behind her

[charlottespets]

something about the "As you leave, though, your flashlight catches on a red reflection in the bushes. There sure are a lot of raspberries!" makes me wonder. could the red we seen, be eyes and not raspberries?. raspberries dont reflect. a red reflection?? its gotta be eyes. and considering the red eyes in the background of the firewatch tower, and Seraphine is missing from said tower, AND we found tufts of 'orange fur' that are hinted to be Seraphines, i think its something worth considering

this is exactly what i was thinking and came here to point that out as well!