Characters Involved: Shadow, Skipper, Tovin

Camp Willow: Main Grounds
Skipper is sitting underneath a nearby tree, carving on a piece of wood. It is beginning to take the shape of an ottermaid holding a babe, with her husband standing besider her, with an arm around her.

Tovin is meandering to the main grounds, apparently the place to socialize here in Camp Willow. She sees Skip working but doesn't bother him, instead, deciding to take up her normal spot in front of her rock.

Shadow is only just approaching from the far end of the grounds. Her paws are in the pockets of her coat, and she's looking around with a wary expression on her features.

Skipper looks up and nods to Tovin smiling "Hey there, I'm sorry about yesterday." He then turns his head and spots shadow, and offers her a friendly nod "Hello there miss, are you new to the area?"

Tovin sees that Skip's already turned his attention from her to the new otter so she doesn't acknowledge the statement, instead turning her attention to the new beast as well and nodding a silent greeting.

Shadow looks Skipper and Tovin over carefully. "Somewhat," she replies. "Who're you lot?"

Skipper shruggs and smiles "We are the otters of Camp Willow, marm."

Shadow asks, "You've got an awful big place here, don't you?"

Tovin watches the two interact, interested, but not wanting to interrupt.

Skipper nods and smiles "But we have a lot of otters to fill up that space."

Shadow finally allows a thin smile of her own to touch her lips. "That many otters?"

Tovin scowls thoughtfully. How many otters /are/ there at Camp Willow? She begins counting in her head.

Skipper nods "We have around 25 otters living here currently, though we are always open arms to anyone who wants to join."

Shadow asks, "What sort of otters are you looking for? A place this big, I'm real sure you've got rules..."

Skipper smiles and shruggs "Any otter who wants to live here is more than welcome to." He shakes his head "Not really, not that many rules. Just basic ones juch as don't harm a fellow
friend and such."

Shadow considers this for a moment, before asking, "What about dues and duties? What's the cost?"

Tovin interrupts her counting suddenly when she hears this question. Dues and duties? She's never heard anything about those. She doesn't say anything though, just looks at Skip, waiting for an answer.

Skipper shruggs "Just pitch in on your share of work, and if you are needed for something, just help do it and you will recieve a place to live and sleep, as well as plentiful foods and friends."

Shadow squints. "What sort of work? And what happens if someone breaks your few rules?"

Skipper shruggs and smiles "Just work needed for survival, finding food and such. I don't really know, noone has ever broken those rules...hasen't really been a reason to."

Shadow says, "That sounds awful appealing." She pauses thoughtfully. "What's your catch?"

Skipper raises an eyebrow "Catch..."
.
Shadow says, "Yes. Catch. What's the catch to your offer?"

Skipper blinks and continues to raise an eyebrow "I don't suppose there is a /catch/."

Shadow regards Skipper for a moment, then says, "It sounds like a nice place to live."

Skipper smiles and nods "Most of the otters here feel the same. By the way I'm Skipper here."

Shadow says, "My name is Shadow."

Skipper nod and smiles, as he stands up. He strides over to Shadow and offers her a paw "Hello
Shadow, nice to have you here."

Shadow takes Skipper's paw with her own heavily calloused one. She nods once.

Tovin, who has been watching all this time, grins as she watches the exchange.

Skipper smiles and nods "So do you plan on staying with us?"

Shadow nods very slightly. "I have nowhere else to stay."

Skipper nods and smiles "Well shadow...welcome to Camp Willow."

Shadow crosses her arms loosely, and looks past Skipper.

Tovin entertains herself in strange ways.

Skipper looks around and smiles "So what do you think?"

Shadow says, "It will take a while, I think, to be able to answer that."