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The blue-haired girl came up to the door of the cabin holding two bowls. She didn't smell very nice but knowing that, she didn't enter the cabin. "Hey guys?" She called in. "Um, I was wondering.. if anyone wanted to talk to me out here just for a moment..? I found something that might be useful." They were much better at planning then she was. She knew her cabin mates might be better at figuring out how this would be useful at a later time. She could find lots of things but her gentle heart only allowed her mind to travel so far onto the dark side before feeling bad.

"Yeah, I... I think I'll try to.." she mumbled quietly, closing her eyes and laying back. Just as she was prepping herself to roll over and fall back asleep, she heard Serena's voice from the door. Giving a very weak wave, Annabel listened to the conversation with interest. Something to figure out...? Damn, she wished she wasn't out of commission.

"Jay, will you fill me in on it later? I'd go, but..." At this, she tapped the dart's former resting place lightly, giving a sort of weak smile.

"Plus, I think that yelling took a lot out of me. I really, really need to rest..."

And with that, she turned over, still drowsy enough from the dart to fall into a peaceful sleep.

((Be back in a while, guys. Gotta do some chores. XD Ping me if you need me~! ))

Ratchet nodded. This dart could be quite useful. "I'll put it in my bag; it's mostly empty anyways," she said with a rueful stare at the neat pile of toys she'd created. "In the meantime, I'm going out gathering near the front of the cabin. I've got a surprise of my own that I'm gonna put together. I think you'll like it." She nodded at Serena. "I'll stick your bowls under my bed, behind that heap there; nobody's gonna mess with a huge pile of stupid toys." With that, she gently placed the two smelly bowls under her bed, put the dart in her pack's inside pocket, careful that it didn't poke through the fabric, and headed out the door. Waving to Serena and Jay, she headed off towards the mess hall. If she remembered correctly, there were things in there she could use.

Sticks in hand, Ratchet raced back into her cabin, only to be greeted with the sight of Helena falling out of bed. "Helena!" she shouted, dropping the saplings. "Are you alright? Here, let me help you. Billy..." she glanced around. Yup. There he was. Asleep. "Billy's right here. Shh, shh, don't worry about it now. Here, come sit on my bed, it's lower to the ground." What kind of sleep made you so tired that you kept collapsing? And a treasure hunt? This didn't smell right at all to the mechanical-minded Audio. Her changing area would have to wait; something was wrong here. "Stay here, ok? I'm gonna go get you some water from the mess hall." It'd be cold, or at least clean. The cook couldn't screw up water... right?

Serena came into the cabin setting the bowl down on her bunk before looking and spotting Helena on Ratchet's bed. She walked over and smiled gently, "Helena.." she called sweetly and gave her shoulder a gentle nudge. "Heleennaaa.." she would shake her shoulder if she didn't rouse again. Please wake up.

Helena was back at home. In her room. Was camp over already? Nothing had happened yet. No challenges, no boat of shame, nothing..She looked around at her room, so full of pink frills and white lace. Stuffed animals here and there, her study books on her desk, and a table with a sewing machine on it. A music stand in the corner and a closet filled with Lolita dresses. This can't be right...

Helena..Helena...

Mom? Her room faded away and she was back at camp, mumbling and waving her arm half-heartedly. "Mom...it's not time to wake up yet...."

Then she opened her bleary blue eyes and saw Serena. Helena sniffed, "Oh..Hi Serena" she said as best as she could. Whatever drugs were in that strange dart were still circulating her body. She managed to smile though.

-edits in-


Serena's smile was warm and full of relief. She set down the water and hugged her. "You had us worried there a little." She then released her and offered her the glass of water. "How are you feeling?" The girl was good at keeping her cool for the minute, and she offered Noel a warm smile. "You even have visitors, Helena." She wiped off her paws from teh aloe, and gently reached out and took Noel's paw, then took hold of Jay's and pulled them over to where she was, moving aside so that the face of audios she was more familiar with could be seen better. She whispered more quietly to Jay. "Thank you. The garlic will kill some bacteria if any has entered the body and help her energy levels, for sure." Serena moved into the background to the food, breaking up the garlic bread into smaller pieces.

Noel felt like he was a bit on the useless side, he had just dashed off not thinking of grabbing anything. Stupid stupid stupid.

And then his paw was lifted. Noels eyes widened as his and Jays paw were both taken to see Helena more carefully. Noel peered down at Helena, worry still clear on his face. He was at a loss of words.