[kabuto_rocks]

Have you heard of Headless Jack?
His head was chopped, he wants it back...

It was dark in the forest. It was usually fairly dark in the place he chose to dwell. He liked it better that way-made things creepier and kept him hidden. He liked hiding. Watching people who didn't know you were there, occasionally making a sound to creep them out. It was fun. One of the few things he still found fun.

The last set of campers had been rather dull. An obedient, sensible lot-not a single one had called his name or even told his legend! This time they seemed more promising. Certainly a few lively ones at least. They'd be fun to tease if nothing else.

Teasing...wasn't it ironic?

Turning suddenly, the Pumpkin Kuhna began to trot through the forest, almost as if he was dancing. There seemed to be a small light in his eyes, one that glittered with malice. As he walked he hummed, a faint tune under his breath.

Turn around and chant his name
Bet your head and play his game

{Posts: 1/5, 1, L1}

{I won't post for a while now until you're all in the forest. Feel free to take your time though. The posting order can be whatever order people post now. If someone hasn't posted for 5 days then you can skip them if needed. Apart from that, enjoy!}

[amapup]

Two Sahounds arrived at the path into the forest. "Aw, why'd the camping trip have to be at RORALDI?!" Lived complained, kicking the ground with his paws. The Seraph turned her head towards him. "Why not? There's lots of trees here, and a bunch of places to set up camp." The Cursed one just rolled his eyes. "Yeah, we can hang out eating MAGICAL fruits and chatting with goody-two-shoes Talis. Why couldn't this be somewhere cool, like Nori?" "Nori? But it's dangerous there, and the counselors don't want to have to deal with injured kids." "But dangerous is fun! I could chase all the kids around and push them into the crater!" Legna took at step back from him at the remark, stiffening as she gave him an incredulous glare. "You WANT to hurt people?!" Lived's eyes glowed maliciously as he returned her glare. "Of course! Don't you think it's fun to kill others?" Legna had to struggle not to roll her eyes. It was always hard for her to keep her cool around the other Sahound.

[HunnyBun]

Copernicus~~~Jack (or J)

"What are we doing here Professor?" Asked the little boy with a pumpkin for a head.
He ran around the tall slender old man.
It was what he always did when he was excited about something.
The man just seemed to ignore him, his face covered by yet another book he was reading.
And only looked up from it when Jack started to tug a the tail of his coat.
He lightly brushed him off and smiled.
"You have such energy, Jack." He laughed.
Patting the boy on the head tenderly.
Jack just flailed his arms in protest.
The man smiled again and leaned in close to him.
"I got us in for a good old fashion Camping exploration." He said, smiling wider.
At first Jack smiled widely and ran around happily.
But then stopped and turned to look to the man.
"Wait, your just using this so you can watch the sky at night, aren't you?" He said, disappointed.
The man frowned and looked around embarrassed.
"N-no I'm not,I-I just wanted to get you out for a change." He protested.
But the boy wasn't going to believe any of it.
The man faked a smile and patted the boy.
"Well, we'd better be off if we want to make it in time." He said.
Pushing the boy into the forest.

[Azura Rayume]

Jack trotted along the dirt path, a rucksack slung over one shoulder and a map in the opposite hand, unfortunately upside down. That was probably one of his main failings when it came to many of his jobs, directions. He had managed not to get utterly lost this time, however, and was very proud of himself because of that. This job might last a bit longer than the others; after all, he was much better at entertaining kids than he was at directions.

Eventually he saw the sign for the camp like the one that had directed him to this path. He beamed at the old thing, glad to finally be able to start his work as a... well, he wasn't the biggest fan of the term typically given to this occupation. He had been referring to it as "that guy who makes s'mores with kids" for most of the week, as that had been his experience at camps like this one in his past, and couldn't see himself counciling anyone for any reason out here in the woods.

He milled about for a moment, looking for the adults cabin fruitlessly. All the buildings looked the same to him at the moment. He supposed that he would be able to  find his way around soon after he was here for a while and was resolved to find something to occupy himself with until that time came.

He thought back to the old ghost story he had heard about this place not long after he had taken the position. There was this creepy old story about a kid who had lost his head living out in the woods somewhere, stealing other people's heads in search of his own. Jack laughed slightly at the idea as it came to mind again; he found more amusement in the tale than the one who had first told it to him because both he and the supposed specter were named "Jack." This Jack supposed that the myth was nothing but that: a myth, a story someone had come up with to keep the kids from wandering off into the woods at night. He could have some fun with that around the campfire one night. After all, the kids would probably be hyper on sugar from s'mores and more than a little tired by the time the subject came up. Entertaining no matter what the situation.

[Thunder]

Claywick sniffed the air. He had never been to Roraldi before, since most of the time he was wherever the other students of Sulliman's school were. However, he had heard rumors of this place: talking Talis, hot springs...many called it a fantasy forest. But one particular rumor intrigued him, one about a Headless Kuhna named Jack who would cut off your head. His first reaction was to laugh at the tale, as Claywick himself was a Headless Kuhna and didn't actually "lose" his head; it had only gotten stuck in a pumpkin like most of the other Headless Kuhnas he knew. Silly campfire stories, he had laughed, making the little kids scared so easily...my pranks are better than a mere fable.

But then he had another thought. This "Headless Jack" character was frightening quite a few people... Claywick was extremely proud of his sly little tricks, and he did not want anyone to do better than him. So it was more out of jealousy that he came to the camp. He wanted to get more scares than this other Headless Kuhna, and when he was done, he would go back to the School for Subpar Spooks and brag about his achievements.

[amapup]

Lived's head perked up as he heard other campers approaching. A widening grin on his face, he crept off into the bushes. Legna sighed. Looking around at the newcomers, she spotted an adult standing off to the side. A counselor, maybe? The Seraph walked up to Jack, a smile on her face. "Hello," she said politely, looking up at him.

Meanwhile, Lived stalked the bushes, watching a proud looking Headless Kuhna. His eyes gleamed evily. This was going to be fun. He closed in, his paws treading silently on the ground. Once he was a yard away, he pounced, his paws outstretched as he aimed to knock the feline over.

[Thunder]

Claywick stepped into the campsite. There was already someone there; an adult, possibly their camp councilor, was wandering about the area, almost as if he was lost. Claywick first frowned at this. Come on, he sighed mentally. Our camp councilor doesn't even know his way around? That's pathetic! But then, after watching the councilor for a bit, his frown turned into a mischievous smirk. Heh! Think about all the things I could do to this guy! He would get so lost easily, and I could...

Suddenly, he felt himself topple into the dirt as a weight flung itself on his back. Claywick let out a loud yowl of alarm, and immediately his claws popped out of his toes. Rolling over on the ground, he hissed and swiped a claw at his attacker, who he could now identify as a Cursed Sahound. "Crap! Crap!" Arrrghhh! He had planned to play tricks on others, but he had been the very first person to get humiliated! The very thought made him seethe as he kept batting at the Sahound.

[HunnyBun]

Copernicus looked around, then at the map, then back at the surroundings.
He looked around frantic, and seemed worried.
Jack looked up to him, his expression seemed like he was afraid.
"W-What's wrong?" He asked.
Copernicus shook his head.
"We're lost..." He replied.
Jack's face showed sheer fear.
He looked around, how could they have gotten lost.
But Copernicus just patted his shoulder and shook his head.
"Lets just head back the way we came, and soon we will find our way out of it." He suggested calmly.
Jack nodded, the Professor knew everything.
So the two turned around and headed back out of the woods.

(( Sorry, this RP isn't going no where, so I am pulling them out oPo ))

[Azura Rayume]

Jack spun round as he heard a voice nearby that almost scared him out of his wits. He had been so lost in what he was thinking, he had failed to hear the Seraph approach him until the Sahound spoke. He felt horrible for ignoring the child, grinning sheepishly in an attempt to make himself not look quite so bad in the mind of the kid-
Make that kids, as he was now alert enough to hear a couple more off in the background noise of birds and crickets. Two boys, he assumed, by the way sounds they were making. They seemed to be fighting. He shrugged that off. Boys will be boys, as the saying goes, so fighting was only a natural occurrence. He could remember things such as rock fights- as well as fist fights- from his own childhood, and thought them nothing short of usual in this kind of setting.

Suddenly he remembered the child near him. Jack snapped back to reality as quickly as possible, staring around for a moment only to find that the kid hadn't moved, much to his relief. "Hello to you, too," he chimed as cheerfully as possible through his obvious embarrassment, hoping to whatever gods were out there that he wasn't blushing. He certainly had a knack for messing up the first day on the job, didn't he?

[Thunder]

(Just posting to say I'm pulling Claywick out. Sorry guys! x__x)