I'm back! Sorry for not updating sooner. I was going to on Saturday, but I was tired from a week of visiting some family so I crashed at home and played videogames for two days. Then yesterday my sister was sick so I spent the day with her. But now I'm back with a new chapter! :)
"One hundred bottles of beer on the wall! One hundred bottles of beer! Take on down, pass it around! Ninety-nine bottles of beer on the wall!" Karkat groaned and covered his ears. Could Roxy sing any louder?
"Cheer up KK, we'll be there thoon." Sollux said. Karkat shrugged and stared out the window. They were on the school bus, going to Alternia Camp. Karkat stared at the buildings they were passing by and they blurred together in his vision. He wasn't too excited for the field trip. He usually found camps kind of boring. And now he would be at one for five days. Well, they'd be going back on the fifth day, but still.
"I can see the camp!" someone yelled. Immediately nearly all the students crowded around the windows. They cheered as the camp came into view. Karkat just sighed and put his phone away. When the bus pulled up he followed Sollux outside. Roxy and Calliope were waiting for them. Gamzee and Tavros were on another bus. They waited as the next bus pulled up and students came out. Gamzee and Tavros came up to them.
"This looks like it'll be motherfucking fantastic!" Gamzee said.
"Yeah! This is gonna be awesome!" Roxy exclaimed.
"Okay everyone! Listen up!" All the students went quiet and looked at the guy with the megaphone. "Okay, we're going to split you all into your cabin groups now. First you have to go to one of these poles. There's one for each homeroom class. Please line up at your homeroom's pole. Your homeroom teacher will come around to make sure everyone's there, so don't try and get with your friends." Karkat, Gamzee, Tavros and Sollux walked around until they found their homeroom. They stood and waited while the other students stumbled around trying to find their pole.
When everyone was lined up their homeroom teacher came and took attendance. Then he sorted everyone into groups. Karkat, Sollux, Gamzee and Tavros were all a group again. They were directed to their cabin by a volunteer at the camp. Karkat got a bottom bunk because they were warned that the top bunks were a bit unstable in their cabin. Sollux got the one next to his. Gamzee and Tavros got bottom bunks next to each other and their chaperone, which was the same teacher they'd gotten at the skiing field trip, got the last bottom bunk.
Then they all went to the main cabin for lunch. They sat at a table with Roxy and Calliope, who were in a cabin together. They talked about the camp and how it looked and what kind of things they might do. They ate sandwiches that tasted alright. When everyone finished eating the guy with the megaphone got up on the small stage and got everyone to quiet down.
"Okay, we're gonna go over all the safety rules of this place. But first, please remember that you're not allowed to take pictures. Okay, now first; you can't go into the forest at night because you might get eaten. That doesn't usually happen, but it's still possible. Second; if you get attacked by a dangerous animal, just sing jingle-bells at the top of your lungs and we'll come help with tranquilizer guns. Third; you cannot start a fire here. Only we're allowed to do that, and that's just for the bonfire. Fourth; you can't leave your cabin after lights-out without being accompanied by your chaperone. Fifth; boys aren't allowed in the girls' cabins without permission, and vice-versa. All clear?" Everyone nodded. "Okay, great. All of you can go back to your cabins now. You'll be starting your first activities tomorrow. Oh, and there's a bonfire every night at 8 o'clock. Your chaperone can lead you to it."
Everyone got up and went back to their cabins. Karkat sat on his bunk and picked at a tear in the mattress. Sollux started playing flappy bird on his phone and Gamzee was talking to Tavros. After awhile it was time to go to the bonfire. Their chaperone led them down a path to a large area were there was a big bonfire with log benches around it. They all sat down and Gamzee had brought marshmallows. Roxy got them all sticks to use and they cooked the marshmallows over the fire. Other kids were doing the same thing.
The camp people acted out stories and made jokes and sang songs. Other kids told creepy stories or funny ones. Karkat half listened as he roasted another marshmallow. Eventually it was announced that everyone had to go to sleep. Karkat got up and followed their chaperone back to their cabin. He lay down and stretched. He glanced at Sollux and grinned. The beds were too short for Sollux so he was a bit cramped. Gamzee was too.
"Thith thuckth." Sollux commented.
"Too bad you're so tall." Karkat said.
"At leatht I'm not short like you."
"Shut up."