“Yes! I told you already, I’m a very serious bear! I mean everything I say! This is no joke!”
“I’m sure you all have looked at your ELECTROids that I was given you! As they’re electronic, and can be used as means of identification, the name fits well! Just in case any of you punks get any idea, these ELECTROids cannot be destroyed! I made sure of that!”
“Inside each of your ELECTROids is a map of the camp, as well as some very important school rules! Anyone found to be breaking these rules will be severely punished! You won’t like me when I’m angry!”
“As for killing students, whoever manages to successfully kill another student without having their fellow campers identify them as a culprit will be free to go! However, if anyone ends up being caught, they themselves will be punished for disturbing the tranquility that I’ve tried so hard to achieve here at camp! I didn’t miss an entire hibernation for nothing, you know!”
“Knowing how frightened you all are, I figured I’d help everyone out and prove to you all that I really am just a gentle, kind-hearted bear! Upupu!”
“On your ELECTROid, you will now find the name of one other student! That student will be your camp buddy…. Someone that you will be in charge of for the rest of your stay here at camp! The buddy system has been used ever since you were children, all snotty-nosed and whiny, and teenagers aren’t that different! It's better to keep your friends close and your enemies closer, right?”
“Don’t think that this has no significance. In five days, every student will have to take a mandatory exam on their camp buddy to ensure that they’re taking care of them properly! We don’t want anyone feeling alone and helpless in this terrible, terrible place, do we?”
“What will the exam entail, you ask? I can’t answer that! Upupupu!”
“There may, however, be a special prize for any student that gets the best mark on their exam! So you better get to knowing your buddy as intimately as you can! Share you secrets! See what makes them tick! A little vulnerabearity never hurt anyone, right?”
The bear then jumped into the air. He seemed to have disappeared….you sigh with relief. You’re safe for now, you suppose. You check your ELECTROid for another student’s name, and are not too surprised to see that you do indeed have a camp buddy. Was this some sort of sick trick to convince you to murder someone else after they’ve exposed themselves to you? You have no idea, but can’t help but feel uncomfortable. You assume that whatever sort of prize the bear had to offer the winner was important, otherwise he wouldn’t have felt compelled to offer it. You might as well go find your buddy, you guess, and begin to scan the room for whoever they are.
