Camp Lily

**Camp Lily** is the fifth installment in *silylily - The Story*.

Before the establishment of the silylily continuity, Camp Lily was posted as an ARG to encourage the admin of silylilyanimove to post regularly again after a long hiatus. It introduced many core characters and concepts to the series, shifting the direction of silylilyanimove as a whole. It remains one of the most notable events in the Twitter account's history.

## Summary

Deciding to go on a camping trip in the Execrated Forest, Lily makes a post on Twitter asking for friends who would like to join her. She is joined by Gumi, Kagamine Rin, Kaai Yuki, kokone, Maika, Meiko, Merli, Sukone Tei, Xin Hua, and Yanhe. They split into two groups and set up different campsites, the first group consisting of Lily, Tei, Maika, Yuki, Gumi, and kokone; the second group consisting of Meiko, Rin, Yanhe, Xin Hua, and Merli. Yuki takes charge of her camp, being the only one who knows how to pitch a tent. At the second camp, Meiko and Yanhe do all the work while Merli bonds with Xin Hua and Rin lazes around. When Lily and kokone head out to find wood, they are stalked by what Lily believes to be a "wild cat." At the same time, Yanhe, Meiko, Maika, and Yuki are able to find a waterhole. Upon nightfall, Gumi is able to construct a fire for her camp while Merli simply makes one using magic. Tei frightens her campmates with a scary story, but Maika does not find it disturbing at all. At her own camp, Rin roasts an orange on Merli's fire.

On the second day, Lily's camp finds their supplies has been stolen by the wild cat. Tei and Lily hunt for the attacker while Xin Hua and Merli swim in the waterhole. Unable to catch the wild cat, Lily's campmates decide to put their tent in a tree, which Yuki is able to do for them. While they struggle, Meiko's camp plays a game of "rock ball." Overnight, a storm rages and blows Lily's tent out of the tree with her and her campmates inside. They hurry into the woods to find shelter and come across an abandoned shack like the one from the story Tei told them. Maika insists it is okay to enter, so they hesitantly do so. Once inside, they find everything tattered up and Lily spots what she believes to be a ghost. Meanwhile, Meiko's campmates hide in their tent for the night, but they hear a strange noise outside. The ghost in the abandoned shack turns out to be Suzune Ring and she imprisons the campers inside, claiming they will be trapped in the forest forever to share the same fate as her. Yuki escapes through a small crawlspace and heads to Meiko's campsite to get help, but she finds it abandoned. All the while, she is hunted by the wild cat.

On the third day, Gumi finds a hatch that leads out of the haunted shack. She, Tei, Maika, Lily, and kokone escape into a tunnel of caves beneath it. As they proceed, it becomes apparent they are being watched. They are then surrounded by demonic creatures known as Indefinable Shadow Beasts. Taking out her knife, Tei attempts to fight off the ISBs to allow her friends to get away. Rather than fleeing with the others, Maika decides to join Tei while Gumi, Lily, and kokone flee the caverns. When they get outside, they come across a ranger cabin and take shelter inside. There, they encounter a talking roomba who claims to be a girl imprisoned inside it. She introduces herself as Cocorobo and asks for Lily's help to become human again. While Lily agrees to help, kokone falls into a trapdoor and disappears. The cabin is soon surrounded by Indefinable Shadow Beasts, so Gumi decides to distract them while Lily escapes with Cocorobo. After a tearful goodbye, they go through with this plan. Gumi leads the ISBs away while Cocorobo tells Lily to climb on top of her. Lily does this and Cocorobo proceeds to launch them through the forest with her vacuum powers.

On the fourth day, Lily brings Cocorobo to a sacred place called the Fountain of Diolacov. Cocorobo explains the fountain is blessed and can cure any ailment. Lily throws Cocorobo into the water and watches her transform back into a human. However, before they can celebrate, the wild cat and Suzune Ring arrive with an army of Indefinable Shadow Beasts. They surround the girls and the "wild cat" turns out to be a possessed vocaloid named Nekomura Iroha. The villains capture Lily and Cocorobo, bringing them to an undisclosed location to be sacrificed. Lily and Cocorobo are tied to pillars where they see Gumi, kokone, Rin, Meiko, Yanhe, Xin Hua, Maika, Tei, Yuki, and Merli in the same predicament as them. Iroha explains that the vocaloid gods once cursed the Execrated Forest and she is protecting it from outsiders. She upholds that nobody who enters the forest is allowed to leave. Using her knife, Tei cuts herself free from the ropes and unties everyone else. A major fight breaks out and Iroha runs off. Lily chases Iroha into a hallway and finds a big sharp stick. She keeps the stick and hunts for the wild cat.

Lily comes across a room with a working phone, so she uses it to call Otomachi Una at the Internet household. She asks Una to come to the forest with their helicopter, so Una agrees and tells her to bring everyone to a high place. Once Lily leaves the room, she is attacked by Iroha. Lily fights back with her stick and the two battle their way outside. They tussle until they wind up at the Fountain of Diolacov. Lily is able to knock Iroha into the fountain, an act that cures the wild cat of her possession. Iroha emerges from the fountain and apologetically hugs Lily. Everyone reunites outside, but Ring follows them with an army of ISBs. Above the forest, Una flies in with the Internet helicopter, trying to locate her friends. Iroha is able to climb a tree to reach a high place, but nobody is able to follow her. However, Cocorobo discovers that she still has her vacuum powers in her human form. Thanks to this, she is able to launch everyone to the treetops. This allows Una to see them. Everyone climbs into the helicopter and they proceed to fly off into the sunset, leaving Ring and the Execrated Forest behind them.

## Characters

* Gumi
* Kagamine Rin *(Debut)*
* Kaai Yuki
* kokone *(Debut)*
* Lily from anim.o.v.e
* Maika *(Debut)*
* Meiko *(Debut)*
* Merli
* Sukone Tei *(Debut)*
* Xin Hua *(Debut)*
* Yanhe *(Debut)*
* Nekomura Iroha *(Debut)*
* Suzune Ring *(Debut)*
* Indefinable Shadow Beasts *(Debut)*
* Cocorobo *(Debut)*
* Otomachi Una *(Debut)*

## Conceptualization

During an intense year, the admin of silylilyanimove took a break from Twitter to focus on real life concerns. They returned on Lily's ten year anniversary and resumed posting on a less frequent basis. After a month of inconsistent activity, the admin found inspiration for an interactive event while watching YouTube videos. The announcement post asked the followers of silylilyanimove to suggest characters to join the cast of a camping trip adventure. After receiving eleven characters, the unofficial number of Lily, the cast was announced and the event commenced. Over the course of the adventure, character actions were largely determined by responses to the posts regarding the different cast members. It started out as a regular camping story, but took a more serious turn after the first night, the characters being picked off one by one in a slasher film style. The story's ending was determined by interactions with a post that suggested how the characters should be rescued. silylilyanimove lost many followers over the course of the event, but several Twitter users showed their appreciation for the story and the new direction the account seemed to be going in. Due to the amount of followers lost, silylilyanimove did not attempt the ARG format again until Lily's Mansion over a year later.

## Novelization

A fully written version of Camp Lily was posted on both Archive of Our Own and Wattpad. While many of the story's events remained the same, character interactions were expanded upon and elements of the universe were given further elaboration. It is generally considered the canon version of the story. It can be read here or here.

## Scrapped Sequel

Before the canon establishment, the admin of silylilyanimove planned for a sequel to Camp Lily that would continue the events of the story and provide a conclusion to the series as a whole. It was meant to be published as a video game made with RPG Maker. The first several stages were completed and a demo was posted on the admin's main Twitter account, but the project was scrapped due to lack of interest. There were later attempts to revamp the sequel, but following the creation of several more impressive-looking Vocaloid RPGs and a controversy involving a major character in the game, the project was abandoned.

## Gallery

The camping trip is a go! We are about to embark on the greatest vocaloid adventure ever. Let's see if eleven vocal synth characters are any match for the forces of nature!!!In the left camp, none of us knew how to pitch a tent except for Yuki, so she did pretty much everything.In the right camp, Yanhe and Meiko put up the tent while Xin Hua and Yanhe exchanged secrets. Rin did what she does best.kokone and I went scavenging for supplies. I had her carry everything. I also can't shake the feeling that a wild cat has been following us for miles.Also, the most productive members of each campsite managed to find a waterhole. We are definitely staying hydrated!Gumi managed to make a campfire just in time for sundown! I'm so proud of her.Merli, on the other hand, just used magic to make her camp's fire. Totally unfair.To conclude the first night, Tei tells us a scary story and prevents us from sleeping at all. Only Maika seems to be unafraid.Meanwhile, Rin is demonstrating to her friends how to properly roast an orange.On the morning of day 2, we found that our supplies had been stolen by the wild cat overnight. Tei and I set off to find her, and we had a long discussion in the forest about the meaning of life.Elsewhere, Xin Hua and Merli had a swim in the waterhole.We couldn't find the wild cat, so Yuki put our tent up in a tree so we would be safe from the beasts of the wild. She really knows how to survive out here!!Meanwhile, the members of the right campsite are playing a game of rock ball while Xin Hua keeps score.It started to storm, and the wind was so strong it knocked our tent right out of the tree.Forced to find shelter, we went into the forest and found an old abandoned cabin. Just like the one from the story Tei told us the other night. Maika insisted it was okay, so we went in.The cabin looks terrible, so none of us are sleeping tonight. I also think it's haunted, I could have sworn I saw a ghost.Back at the other campsite, a mysterious noise is heard outside. The campers in the tent take a vote on who should go out and check what it is.So, umm... The ghost sealed us inside the cabin, wanting us to have the same fate as her. Eternally imprisoned in the forest.The only way out was a crawlspace that only Yuki could fit through, so we sent her out into the forest to find our friends to come and help us.Yuki found the campsite, but it is completely abandoned. Where could our friends have gone? And what is that strange noise Yuki is hearing?Until Yuki returns, Gumi, Tei, Maika, kokone, and I are all stuck in the cabin with the vengeful spirit. Please Yuki, hurry and save us!Day 3. We waited all night, but Yuki hasn't returned. Luckily, Gumi found a hatch in the floor that led to some creepy underground cave system.Hopefully we can escape through here, but I can't shake the feeling that hundreds of eyes are watching us.So... long story short, we're currently surrounded by hundreds of indefinable shadow beasts and the way out is pretty far away. Things aren't looking too good here!!Tei challenged the beasts, telling the rest of us to go while she held them off. I begged her not to, but she promised she'd survive and meet us again later. Maika decided to bravely back her up, and they fought the beasts while Gumi, kokone, and I escaped from the cave.After hours of walking, we found an abandoned ranger cabin.The only thing inside was a girl who claimed to be a vocaloid imprisoned in a roomba by the vengeful spirit. Her name is Cocorobo. She asked for our help, and we told her we'd do anything we can to turn her human again.While talking to Cocorobo, Gumi and I lost sight of kokone. I wonder where that goofy girl has gone.As the sun went down, the ranger cabin was surrounded by indefinable shadow beasts.Gumi decided the only way out was to distract them, and told me to take Cocorobo and go while she does it. I pleaded tearfully for her not to leave me, but she insisted she would be alright.Gumi ran into the forest and the beasts gave chase. This allowed me to grab Cocorobo and run.Cocorobo told me to climb on her back, and knowing I had done weirder things since being out here, I did so. She then took off with her vacuum powers and flew us across the sky.Day 4. Cocorobo guided me through the forest, singing songs about cleaning dust and telling me lore.She led me to the Fountain of Diolacov, a magical fountain created by the vocaloid gods to cure any ailment. She told me to put her into the water, which I'm not too sure of.After much consideration, I threw Cocorobo into the fountain.A big light overtook everything, and she emerged from the fountain restored to her human form.Before we could leave, the wild cat, the vengeful spirit, and countless indefinable shadow beasts arrived and surrounded us. Completely outnumbered, we had no choice but to surrender.Well, there's good news and bad news. The good news is: everyone's still alive! The bad news is: we're about to be part of a ritual that will permanently seal us in this forest forever. The wild cat, or "Iroha" is protecting the forest because the vocaloid gods cursed it long ago or something. Must have something to do with the sickness-curing fountain. Anyone who comes in will never be able to leave. This isn't very good for us.Luckily, Tei still had her knife so we were able to get out and start a super awesome fight.Iroha ran off during it, so I chased her into a hallway and found a big sharp stick. I'm not sure where she went though.I lost Iroha, but I did find this old room that happens to have a working telephone!I used it to call Una to tell her to come and rescue us. She is in charge of the Internet Helicopter, after all. She told us to get up at a high place and she'd come find us. We'll be saved soon!Once I left the room, Iroha leaped out and attacked me.I fought back with my pointed stick and we dramatically battled all the way back to the Fountain of Diolacov.During the battle, I knocked Iroha into the fountain.A bright light shined, and Iroha emerged from the water back to her normal self.She apologized profusely, claiming the spirits of the forest were controlling her. Looks like this fountain really does cure everything.Iroha and I met up with the others, but now the beasts are after us.Up ahead, Una has flown in with the Internet Helicopter.Hopefully she can find us!Iroha demonstrated how to climb trees to escape, but we’re not quite so smart. Luckily, Cocorobo somehow retained her ability to launch herself.One by one, she helped us into the tallest trees. There, Una was able to find us.We all got in the helicopter and set off, leaving the forest behind us. We have survived the journey. Thank you for joining us on the greatest adventure a group of vocaloids have ever set out on! I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did!
## Trivia

* The Execrated Forest is not referred to by name in the story itself. It is, however, in the novelization. Its name would first be used in the series proper during Lily's Mansion.
* This is the first installment in silylily canon not to be a comic.
* This marks the first appearance of the Indefinable Shadow Beasts (ISBs).