Rachelle Hampton

The first moment Ash starts to get just like a little bit worried is when they get back to the campgrounds. And it's because the vibes are decidedly off. Uh-oh. It's kind of eerily quiet for a camp full of children, even nerdy children. The kids they do see are acting pretty fucking weird, which is saying a lot.

The first moment Ash starts to get just like a little bit worried is when they get back to the campgrounds. And it's because the vibes are decidedly off. Uh-oh. It's kind of eerily quiet for a camp full of children, even nerdy children. The kids they do see are acting pretty fucking weird, which is saying a lot.

Some of them are scurrying between buildings like they're being hunted. Oh, my God. Okay. Are they just LARPing? Well, a lot of them seem to be staring at Ash and Jeremiah. And just then, Prince Warden comes out of the administration building and he makes a beeline for Ash and Jeremiah. Uh-oh. How would you be feeling?

Some of them are scurrying between buildings like they're being hunted. Oh, my God. Okay. Are they just LARPing? Well, a lot of them seem to be staring at Ash and Jeremiah. And just then, Prince Warden comes out of the administration building and he makes a beeline for Ash and Jeremiah. Uh-oh. How would you be feeling?

Prince Warden is like, did you two dummies tell the kids that someone died here? Oh, uh-oh. Apparently in the 24 hours they have been gone, rumors of Jim the Ghost had spread across the camp like wildfire. Jim the Ghost. That's so good. Ugh.

Prince Warden is like, did you two dummies tell the kids that someone died here? Oh, uh-oh. Apparently in the 24 hours they have been gone, rumors of Jim the Ghost had spread across the camp like wildfire. Jim the Ghost. That's so good. Ugh.

None of this had been helped by Cody, who had snuck back into the computer lab after the Ouija board session and come out with evidence of a child named James Hawkins disappearing from the campground. Oh, my God. Cody. At first, Ash is like, oh, thank God that's it. I thought I was about to be fired. Yeah. For canoodling. Yeah.

None of this had been helped by Cody, who had snuck back into the computer lab after the Ouija board session and come out with evidence of a child named James Hawkins disappearing from the campground. Oh, my God. Cody. At first, Ash is like, oh, thank God that's it. I thought I was about to be fired. Yeah. For canoodling. Yeah.

And then the Prince Warden, Ash, is like, wouldn't your family know if someone had gone missing from the campgrounds? Oh. And then Ash is like, wait, did someone go missing from the campgrounds? And Prince Warden is like, I don't know. The kid was at the camp that existed before my parents bought this place. So they don't know anything about it. Oh, my God.

And then the Prince Warden, Ash, is like, wouldn't your family know if someone had gone missing from the campgrounds? Oh. And then Ash is like, wait, did someone go missing from the campgrounds? And Prince Warden is like, I don't know. The kid was at the camp that existed before my parents bought this place. So they don't know anything about it. Oh, my God.

And then he's like, you two made this problem. You have to fix it. None of the kids slept last night. And if you want to call their parents, pick them up early. And it doesn't exactly look like the prince slept either. But Ash is like, this is not the time for me to mention that. Oh, my God. Yeah. How would you handle the situation?

And then he's like, you two made this problem. You have to fix it. None of the kids slept last night. And if you want to call their parents, pick them up early. And it doesn't exactly look like the prince slept either. But Ash is like, this is not the time for me to mention that. Oh, my God. Yeah. How would you handle the situation?

Like the taxpaying adult that he is.

Like the taxpaying adult that he is.

This is a good plan. Jeremiah goes to track down Cody so he can see this ghost evidence before he really starts to figure anything out. And Ash heads to the prop house to help put together something that might tire the kids out so they'll sleep that night. That's smart. He manages to put together an impromptu obstacle course.

This is a good plan. Jeremiah goes to track down Cody so he can see this ghost evidence before he really starts to figure anything out. And Ash heads to the prop house to help put together something that might tire the kids out so they'll sleep that night. That's smart. He manages to put together an impromptu obstacle course.

So by the time Jeremiah comes and finds him, Ash is like sweaty and itchy from being covered in sawdust and grass. He forgets all of that, though, as soon as Jeremiah says hi to him. Aww. It's only been like four hours since they had last seen each other. But Ash says it felt like an eternity. Oh, Ash. Ash is so gentle. So wholesome. Jeremiah's like, okay, we have a problem. Uh-oh.

So by the time Jeremiah comes and finds him, Ash is like sweaty and itchy from being covered in sawdust and grass. He forgets all of that, though, as soon as Jeremiah says hi to him. Aww. It's only been like four hours since they had last seen each other. But Ash says it felt like an eternity. Oh, Ash. Ash is so gentle. So wholesome. Jeremiah's like, okay, we have a problem. Uh-oh.

He's like, low-key, the evidence Cody has is kind of convincing.

He's like, low-key, the evidence Cody has is kind of convincing.