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Panem Events ([personal profile] etcircenses) wrote in [community profile] thecircus2014-09-23 11:43 pm
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Test Drive Meme



Welcome to Panem. You have been selected to participate in the 75th Annual Hunger Games!

Premise: This Arena is designed to be a small mock arena not all that dissimilar to the in-game arenas we run here at The Games. The party is similar to some of the gathering logs we have inside the Capitol when an Arena begins. Our hope is to give new and prospective players a place to get their feet wet, and get a feel for the fun (and bloody) mess that goes on around here.

This meme is open to anyone and everyone who would like to play. Current cast members, veteran and new, as well as anyone just wanting top drop in and have some fun!

How To Play.

Current cast members - you may tag into this Arena in any way you choose, even cast members who aren't or are no longer tributes.

***An important side note, as it is within the confines of the Arena in-game, all powers are lessened/nullified to bring any character down to a vincible level. (i.e. make more magical/super-powered characters easier to actually kill for a normal person). Rule of thumb: If it's a physical difference, the Capitol will not mutilate it out (wings, etc.), but otherwise it's gone.

The Arena.

The Tributes are put into the tube by their Stylists and emerge into blistering dry heat and blinding sun. They stand atop a red rock peak, in a circle, with the Cornucopia in the center. They're dressed in cargo shorts and tank tops, men and women, and hiking boots. The sun beats down mercilessly, and there's a fifty-foot drop around them from this natural pedestal.

The Cornucopia's bounty includes rock climbing harnesses, water bottles, ropes, climbing grips for shoes, globes, sunscreen, and cans of food and water. Naturally, weapons are also available - crossbows, bear traps, "walking sticks", hunting knives.

The wildlife waits for them below: gila monsters with poisonous mouths, violent javelinas, shrikes bred to go for the eyes, rattlesnakes with hallucinogenic venom.

5...

4...

Ropes and carabiners hang from the sides of the peak, for those who don't die in the bloodbath or fall to their dooms.

3...

2...

1...

With the sound of the gong, the Arena has begun.

-/-

The Party.

Back in the Capitol, the Cornucopia is being celebrated with a lavish party inside a hologram room. The walls of the party shift around to various exotic locales, but the theme of the evening seems to be Heat. Saunas and tanning beds are available, and Capitolites, their makeup practically dripping off from the temperature, are in hot tubs or stripped down in fluffy robes. Avoxes, tongueless and sweaty, bring ice cold drinks to everyone.

Anyone who's anyone is invited.
silberfuchs: (genuine happiness)

[personal profile] silberfuchs 2014-09-30 11:46 pm (UTC)(link)
"Francoise?" It's a rare sight for Albert to go slack-jawed in shock, but there it is. It's been a lifetime since he's seen her, one of his dearest friends and someone he's wished more than once was here with them, however much guilt that wish came with. The same guilt that hits him full force seeing her dusty and wide-eyed in the middle of an arena. But it's overshadowed for the moment by his joy at seeing her again. It's been far far too long.

Overcome by the sight of her for the first time in ages, Albert gathers Francoise in his arms with no concern for the heat. "Oh, how we've missed you!"
metalicarus: (Can't make a move)

[personal profile] metalicarus 2014-10-04 05:32 am (UTC)(link)
He would have sworn it was the heat playing tricks on him, but then she's up and coming towards them and she said his name in such a familiar way that it made his heart ache. His whole chest was aching.

How long had it been since he'd seen her? Her pretty smile and those striking green eyes were the same and although there was something a little different about her, he passed it off as the 30 years and a lifetime since he'd last spoken to her. She was still their Francoise.

He watched as Albert scooped her up, a smile forming on his face despite the conflicting feelings storming in him. How dare the capitol bring her here, had they done something to warrant this kind of punishment or had the capitol just decided having another cyborg would be fun? It made him want to tear the place apart and punch the guy responsible in the face.

But he'd spent the last several months thinking he might never even see her again...never get the chance to apologize or hug her and let her know how much she meant to him even though he'd likely hurt her nearly as bad as he'd hurt Albert.

That shame at what he'd done and the way he'd stormed off decades ago was what kept him to the side, watching instead of reaching out to pull her into his own crushing hug like he wanted to.

"...it's good to see you, Frannie. How long've you been here?"
cyballerina: (Losing it all on my own)

[personal profile] cyballerina 2014-10-07 10:31 pm (UTC)(link)
She can't help but laugh when he pulls her into a hug, and she returns it wholeheartedly. The relief at seeing them is palatable and overwhelming. If they're here, then they've got a chance. They can do this, right? Together, like they always have.

"I've missed you too!" She's not entirely sure how much time has passed between being kidnapped and being dropped here, but from the the way they speak they must have been separated for a decent while. "I haven't been here long at all. Where is here?"

They probably don't have much more information than her, but it doesn't hurt to ask. It's then that she notices something.

"Jet! You've cut your hair." It doesn't look bad at all, but she wonders when he did it. She's also intent on giving him a hug too, breaking from Albert to tackle into him instead.
silberfuchs: (the hell is that)

[personal profile] silberfuchs 2014-10-08 04:02 pm (UTC)(link)
"Here is..." His smile fades at the prospect of having to explain it, especially out here with no real cover. He looks around instead of answering right away, trying to find a place to make camp and talk. He spots what looks like it could be a little cave a few clicks to their left and makes the snap decision to get out of the sun.

"Come over here where it's shady and we can explain." He looks at the two blonds, smiling a bit again at Francoise latching onto Jet so tightly, though the look on Jet's face is a bit worrisome. It hadn't even occurred to Albert that Jet would have problems with seeing their family again, but he'd forgotten that the last time the American had laid eyes on Francoise was when he left them for nearly three decades.

This was going to be a bit more complicated than he thought.