FusionFall Bases and Outposts Headcanons: Camp Kidney
The town of Prickly Pines had nearly begged for the Fusion Fighters to establish a base of some sort nearby to help fend off the fusion monsters that began to appear in the forest. The Fusion Fighters were happy to obtain a nearby location at the time, as they hadn’t yet established any sort of checkpoint between the suburbs and Mount Blackhead. This–combined with the fusion infection at Leaky Lake forcing both the Bean Scouts and Squirrel Scouts to abandon their camps–led to the swift establishment of the base that was formally Camp Kidney, the buildings and resources there easy to repurpose for the war effort.
Some things at the base are a little more up-to-date than the original camp was, both from the Fusion Fighters pooling in their own resources and borrowing from much of Acorn Flats’ since the latter camp would eventually fall into disrepair without maintenance anyway.
There are four main duties for the Fusion Fighters stationed there: Observing the various fusion monsters in the woods to gather more information on them, defending the area from said fusion monsters, patrolling both the trails and ziplines, and helping try to clear/contain the infection at Leaky Lake. This means that a variety of Fusion Fighters with different specialties are there, even if in much smaller numbers than at the Mount Blackhead base. Many are SACT agents.
Studies on fusion monsters are often done in teams, who may journey deep into the forests all the way to Mount Blackhead in order to conduct their research. This work tends to avoid engaging with the fusion monsters directly, but rather watching them from a distance to document behavioral patterns and other similar knowledge. These teams may be in the field for days to weeks at a time before returning to make a complete report.
Due to the Toiletnator’s fear toward Planet Fusion and his overall ineptitude as a soldier, he was placed at Camp Kidney largely to keep him out of the way. Even Father--who used him as a go-between for kids and adults--agreed to this placement. While incompetent with serious tasks though, Toiletnator actually is a big help at the base with day-to-day maintenance like plumbing. It’s easy for the others to get aggravated with him as he can set their work back (sometimes with serious consequences) by accident, but with the right distractions he can still be useful as well as good to talk to.
May Kanker isn’t technically a Fusion Fighter and shouldn’t be there, but when some of the soldiers attempted to escort her back to her sisters, she outright fought to keep going deeper in the forest to find Ed and gave them a lot of trouble. They would’ve removed her from the base by force if it wasn’t for her surprising skill--given her lack of knowledge in most areas--in science, specifically chemistry. So, in return for her help with research, they offered to let her stay. No one, however, plans on telling her where Ed is for both of their safeties...
In their off-time, Fusion Fighters stationed at the base will usually take a break by returning to civilization for a short while--usually to the town of Prickly Pines. They often visit the different restaurants there, with Eats being one of the more popular locations. It’s also a good place to gather the latest news on what’s going on in other areas.
The Prickly Pines railway is the primary means of transport for any goods or equipment delivered to the base. Otherwise, things usually have to be delivered on-foot or by the Monkey Skyway Agents.
