Happy Jack, Arizona.
Home of the famed Happy Jack Harvest Camp.
Nestled on a pine-covered ridge, it's the perfect model of what harvest camps should be. The forest view leads up to the awe-inspiring sight of the red mountains of Sedona to the west. The camp is separated into three sections: one for the boys, one for the girls, and one for the tithes. While the tithes like to keep their area clean and white, the boys have their section coloured blue and green, while the girls have theirs lavender with pink. The staff there all wear baggy shorts, and loose Hawaiian shirts, save for the medical unit, but they aren't seen until the end of your stay. Atop the harvest clinic (or the "Chop Shop" as Unwinds call it) the in-house band plays their afternoon set, doing their best to soothe the Unwinds coming down the path towards the Chop Shop. Their piano player, Risa, tried her best not to look down at them. It hurt her to see them in their final moments. So she continued to play, allowing her thoughts sink away into her sea of notes and chords, drowning out everything around her.
She played for hours, and hours, and hours. The sun was high in the sky, and the clock hit 1:30 PM. She could hear the crowds of Unwinds below her stirring. Whispering. Gossiping. It's nothing, she told herself. But the kids were getting louder. They began to talk, shout, even. One of their shouts was distinct, and it sent a chill down her spine.
"Let's hear it for the Akron AWOL! Let's hear it for Connor!"
Cheers and applause began to roar through the camp, Unwinds both male and female hearing it for the urban legend come true. The Juvey-Cops around the camp attempted to stop them, but it was too late, they were already in an uproar. Risa had to see this for herself, so she looked down towards the red-carpet, and her worst fear was realised. Connor's turn had come early. Risa broke out into tears once she sighted him, and wanted to say goodbye, but she knew it would be hopeless to attempt speech like this. Connor looked up to see her in pain, but it didn't break his will. He continued down the red-carpet with a Juvey-Cop on either side of him. He was going to take his fate with pride.
Though, something was amiss. A smaller boy, no older than fourteen, made his way through the cheering crowds. His garb was a clean white all around; a tithe's clothing. Levi Calder. He was in a cold sweat with his heart pumping, running towards Connor and shouting.
"No! Connor! Stop!"
But it was too late. Connor stepped into the harvest clinic, and that's when everything went to shit. One explosion near the rear end of the clinic blasted out the walls, sending smoke and debris into the sky nearly instantly. Lev's heart sunk when he heard it, while Risa gasped and looked towards it. In a panic attack, these were the only words she could sputter out.
"Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God!"
That is, until the second explosion hit, ripping the roof out from underneath Risa and her band. Her arms and legs swung around looking for something to land on while she screamed, before she landed on the cold first-floor, and an I-Beam landed on her. She went out cold.
Risa groaned. She lifted her head up, putting a hand to her head. It wasn't long before she remembered what had just happened. She was quickly plunged right back into panic mode. She shouted, her heart rate rising again.
"Connor? Connor!"
She was meted with the sound of coughing. Connor wasn't too far away inside the bathroom, and he was beginning to sit up as well. Risa quickly shot up and ran to him, throwing her arms around him in a worried fashion. Connor slowly looked to her with a raised brow.
"Whoa, hey...I'm alright...I think."
He looked around the room, confused. His voice was a tad gravelly from his coughing fit.
"Wait, where's Lev?"
Risa looked at him with the same amount of confusion.
"Lev? Why do you-..."
She took in the full view of her surroundings, and those who were surrounding them.
"...I think the better question is...where are...we?"
(And just like that, gotta go. Be back in an hour or two. Lookin' forward to this event guys!)