Rachelle Hampton

Exactly. So by Ash's third shot of Fireball, he has finally worked up enough courage to join Jeremiah on his blanket. The conversation turns to that Summer's staff D&D campaign. And this is Ash's first real campaign of this magnitude with some very skilled players. So he's a little bit intimidated. And he doesn't really feel like he's done that well so far.

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And Jeremiah is the type to help. Jeremiah is patiently explaining the difference between history and investigation. Okay. Love. The sun is setting and they're sitting by the fire. Jeremiah pulls out a little red velvet bag from his book bag and inside is his favorite set of dice. They're gold plated and they're like glinting in the light of the fire.

And Jeremiah is the type to help. Jeremiah is patiently explaining the difference between history and investigation. Okay. Love. The sun is setting and they're sitting by the fire. Jeremiah pulls out a little red velvet bag from his book bag and inside is his favorite set of dice. They're gold plated and they're like glinting in the light of the fire.

Jeremiah hands Ash a 20-sided die and his hands are warm. And when Ash looks up, Jeremiah is staring deeply into his eyes. So Ash squeezes Jeremiah's die for luck. And Ash goes in for a kiss. And he's met halfway by Jeremiah, who's also going in for a kiss. Oh, yay. Oh, my God. That's so sweet. Ash is like floating on a cloud.

Jeremiah hands Ash a 20-sided die and his hands are warm. And when Ash looks up, Jeremiah is staring deeply into his eyes. So Ash squeezes Jeremiah's die for luck. And Ash goes in for a kiss. And he's met halfway by Jeremiah, who's also going in for a kiss. Oh, yay. Oh, my God. That's so sweet. Ash is like floating on a cloud.

Later that night, Jeremiah picks up his sleeping bag and deliberately brings it over next to ashes and like squashes himself down next to him. So they're next to each other while they go to sleep. They fall asleep holding hands. Oh my God. Jesus Christ. Yeah. That's beautiful. The next morning, Ash and Jeremiah are trying to be as discreet as possible.

Later that night, Jeremiah picks up his sleeping bag and deliberately brings it over next to ashes and like squashes himself down next to him. So they're next to each other while they go to sleep. They fall asleep holding hands. Oh my God. Jesus Christ. Yeah. That's beautiful. The next morning, Ash and Jeremiah are trying to be as discreet as possible.

They're both in their early 20s, though, so I really doubt it's discreet at all. Yeah, yeah, yeah. But no one says anything, and Ash is honestly pretty sure he saw another set of counselors sneaking a kiss before they head back to camp. Yeah, they're fine. Ash feels like his secret's pretty safe. Do you agree with him?

They're both in their early 20s, though, so I really doubt it's discreet at all. Yeah, yeah, yeah. But no one says anything, and Ash is honestly pretty sure he saw another set of counselors sneaking a kiss before they head back to camp. Yeah, they're fine. Ash feels like his secret's pretty safe. Do you agree with him?

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.