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rissa was as cheerful as usual, winnie thought to herself as she raised the camera to film the apparition-like appearance of the other woman. behind the camera, rissa looked ethereal, the perfect figure to draw in the horror crowd. “sorry, riss, the shot was too perfect to miss out on,” winnie stopped recording, and rissa was just as beautiful in real life as she was from through the camera. “and, for your information, it’s not a super 8... but, i’m glad you’ve brought this up. it’s actually a betamovie bmc 100p, and it came out last year. i saved up a whole to get this bad boy and bring it to camp,” she pats the camera gently. “you should see the quality of this footage, it’s better than my previous model. did you know that my dad had to take a business trip to japan, freaking japan, just to get me my first camera? now sony’s finally releasing these bitchin’ cameras in the u.s. for your average consumer,” she rants on, fully aware that clarissa may just turn her away in the end. that’s how their usual conversations go.

often, clarissa wished she was invisible. sure, she didn’t do anything to make that any easier for her, but still, there was a terror in being known. at least the clothes and the hair distracted people. she never wished for it more, however, than when she caught sight of winnie out of the corner of her eye. she didn’t even bother shooting the other a glare, because that could be precisely what she wanted. “i swear to god, if i see that piece of shit super 8 anywhere near me i’ll spit on you.” 

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winnie held her camera atop her shoulder filming the surrounding woods. she wasn’t sure how the footage would be used in the end, but she’d figure it out. winnie was creative that way, she could take the strangest of sequences she’d filmed and turn them into something coherent. she cringed as someone called out her former nickname, one she resented with a passion. “cass...” she greeted with a forced smile. “the lighting is off, i can’t seem to get a clear shot. but, thanks for asking.” she bit her lip as she stopped recording, the film catching just the opening of their conversation. “how’s the start of the summer going for you?” it’s not like she wanted to converse with them, it was more like she felt obligated to. winnie wasn’t one to turn someone away rudely.

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cass made it their life to not talk to many people, stick within their little bubble of isolation and stay that way. it was safe, easy, and more often then not kept them away from their easy irritability with the more cheery people at camp and in life in general. still, while it was a comfort to be on their lonesome sometimes it became uncomfortable quickly, the lack of campers running around making the awkwardness palpable when it was just them and someone else in a room or sitting outside. usually cassandra would stalk off somewhere else, hide in their bed or sneak off into the woods, but sometimes their social awkwardness would stop them from even doing that and force them to actually speak. “hey sheets.” cass called out, voice raspy from their cigarette and lack of talking for the past couple hours. “how’s the camera detail?” cass had no real reason to call her sheets and bring that up, had no reason to be malicious (especially when they hated their own “nickname”), but it was all a part of their act.

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winnie sat eating a bowl of oatmeal she’d been able to whip up in the kitchen. with none of the campers around, there wasn’t food being made in the buffet style, per usual. she would have to make due with her own cooking skills. she chewed and listened as darcy spoke. “that’s total bullshit, man!” she exclaimed, moving her spoon with every word. “some kids really do need to their move their asses, and maybe they should just learn to take the criticism,” she rolled her eyes, taking up another spoonful to her mouth. “my morning was fine... i made this slop if you want any,” she gestured to the bowl. “i’m settling into my cabin alright, and getting used to the great outdoors.”

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“apparently, i was too aggressive on the court with the kids last year and need to change my approach this summer. i guess yelling ‘move your ass’ is frowned upon.” darcy said as she climbed onto the bench across from winnie. the mess hall wasn’t too loud, no where near as loud as it would be once the campers arrived. “but how else are they supposed to learn you have to run to get the ball?” some kids were really into tennis, the ones usually from the east coast, but others didn’t seem to realize you needed to apply effort. this summer was going to be a bit different. “how was your morning?”

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well, boy-howdy-hey, pals. my name is leila, i’m eighteen, and i’m in mst ! i’m going to be playing winifred “winnie” anand, who is based off of randy meeks from the scream series. she is just a plain old counselor and your local movie nerd. you can read all about her below ! if you’d like to plot, i’m in the discord and i’ll also be in the tumblr ims !

✶ ━━ WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE SCARY MOVIE ? || all about winnie

[ GERALDINE VISWANATHAN. CIS FEMALE. SHE/HER. ] [ WINIFRED ANAND ] is a [ TWENTY-THREE ] year old [ COUNSELOR ] at camp reviere. [ SHE ] makes me think of [ A SHELF OF BOOTLEG VHS TAPES, THE SOUND OF SHAKING JIFFY POP ON THE STOVE, and BEAT UP HIGH TOP REEBOXS ]. their favorite horror movie is [ JOHN CARPENTER’S THE THING ] and they remind me of [ RANDY MEEKS ].

she is from palo alto, ca. and is the daughter of a computer engineer for hewlett-packard and a secretary. she’s the middle of three (a twenty-five year old brother and a nineteen year old sister). overall not the worst upbringing in the world, and her family is very close!

her and her siblings all have been campers at reverie from the time they were able to walk, talk, and swim in the crystal-clear lake. she loves the camp and once she was old enough, she moved into being a camp counselor. her brother was also a counselor for some summers but now he has a “real job.”

when she was a camper she had a bad experience where she peed the bed at age, like, eleven or twelve and all of the others in her cabin made fun of her. some people who knew her at camp still called her “pee-body” or “sheets” for the incident. in truth, she didn’t even pee the bunk, all of the girls in the cabin just poured warm water onto the sheets.

she loves camp reverie, though. and the good experiences outweigh the bad (for sure). her favorite spot is the lake where she probably befriends the lifeguards and makes sure to get in lots of swim time during the summer.

because she’s the middle child, she was left to her own devices when her parents had to start taking care of her baby sister. winnie is used to being independent, but when she’s around people she’ll act larger than life to get attention.

winifred anand is an absolute movie buff. if she’s not at work, school, or making movies with her friends, you can find her in the local movie theater watching the most recent releases. she is such a regular at the theater that they let it slide when she sneaks into more than one showing.

her favorite movie of all time is john carpenter’s the thing (horror is her favorite genre and she already knows a little bit about the final girl trope because of sally hardesty and laurie strode). she has started getting into italian giallo films, too. winnie get bootlegs from an underground ring of vhs tape makers lol.

she got her first video camera for a christmas in 1979 and she’s been hooked ever since. she makes little movies with her friends, got a job during the year at a video rental store just to pay for the hobby, and she wanted to go to film school.

winnie attended the american film institute and came out with some pretty big loans. she also hasn’t made any successful films and has only worked camera op for some smaller movies.

she really wants to be a director and writer, but none of her pitches have gone through and she is out of inspiration. she’s hoping that after this one last summer she’ll be able to get her big break.

winnie has no idea the trip she is in for this summer. she definitely has lots of fears around the camp. when she was a kid, her brother used to tell her bears would eat her if she was out in the woods too late. he also told her that if she hung her arms over the edge of the boat she’d be drowned by little ghost kids in the lake.

✶ ━━ WHY NOT SET YOUR GOALS HIGHER, HUH?! YOU WANNA BE ONE OF THE BIG BOYS?! MANSON, BUNDY, O.J., SON- || some statistics  

she is: witty, nerdy, loving, obsessive, observant, loud-mouthed, and easily excitable.

her favorite things are: her vhs camcorder, fresh squeezed lemonade, popcorn with extra butter on top, wrapping the cord of her phone around her finger while she talks, making sure her reeboks are completely clear of any residue, the smell of fresh cut grass, the weight of her vhs camera in her hand, the chest of old costumes in her room.

her worst fears are: drowning, being alone, failing at her dream of film-making, being stuck inside a horror movie and not making it out alive, getting kidnapped without anyone being able to find her, being alone with dolls and mannequins.

she doesn’t have tattoos and no notable markings either! overall she’s just really like a puppy as a person.

✶ ━━ IT'S THE MILLENNIUM; MOTIVES ARE INCIDENTAL || possible connections...?

some fellow old campers who she now works with...? maybe even still brings up the bad pee incident?

friends who are the stars of her films and have to hear out her little obsessions and crazy theories.

idk i really like just having chemistry tbh? we’ll figure it out in the dms!

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