Mini Arena 4

[etcircenses]

Tributes are woken early to be taken onto the hovercrafts. Each Tribute and participating Mentor receives an injection. Resistance will not be tolerated. In short time, they will fall unconscious only to wake within a room of a boat.

25 - 24 - 23

Participants have all already been dressed in a District marked thermal suit, for water, heat, and cold, though not resistant to extreme temperatures.

20 - 19 - 18 - 17 - 16

The platforms await them, sure death to come to those who don't move along, only to find no Cornucopia in sight. Instead, they stand among only the Tributes from their District and a harsh winter just outside the windows of the boat. There are stairs leading down into the rooms that hold the Cornucopia items, and a door leading outside where a heavy lifeboat waits. The boat gives a terrible creak, familiar to those who saw or took part in the second mini arena.

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They've all been warned, don't step off your pedestal early. They have also been warned to put on a good show. That's all this is about, a good show. None of them have been told that there can be multiple winners this time around.

5 - 4

3

2

The sound of the gong plays crystal clear within the boat. The games have begun.

Comments

day 1; the batter & torin

[expurge]

It's not what he was expecting for his first venture into the arena - a practice arena, a test for him to prove his worth before the real event would begin - but the Batter doesn't let that get him down in the slightest. He has an objective set before him and he wasn't about to fail, not before he could show his true strength and everything he was capable of.

There's a mad rush for the lifeboats, from what he can see, their only saving grace in a sudden time of need, but he'll take his time. There's little point in wasting his energy now, not with the biting cold and a long trek ahead. Exhausting himself now would only hinder him in the long run.

He does elbow someone else along the way, but he pays them no mind. Getting off the sinking ship is the first priority and everyone else can just get out of his way.

[bravelyplucked]

"The only way we're getting out of this is if we work together." Torin's also rushing to get to the District 2 life boat, albeit slower than the Batter. He's not moving as fast as he did in his prime, and he's already starting off with a handicap...but at least being elbowed in his bad arm doesn't bother him much. And making an alliance with one of "his" Tributes in this case makes sense.

[expurge]

The Batter doesn't seem at all thrilled to be accosted by this stranger, giving him a cold look in return. Though, unfortunately, he appears to be in the right - the boats left for them are significantly heavy, more so than he can lift with his own hands. So it's with a regretful sigh that the Batter nods his head, just barely refraining from rolling his eyes.

"So be it," he concedes, moving to the far end of the remaining lifeboat and waiting for this stranger to grab ahold of the other end already. He's a slow one - shouldn't be too difficult to pick off.

[bravelyplucked]

Torin's keeping a careful eye on the Batter. An offworlder not wanting to ally with a districtmate shouldn't surprise him...and he shouldn't judge, considering that he didn't ally with his districtmate back in his Arena. He's wasting no time in grabbing his end of the lifeboat, though from the way he moves and the way he's only using his left arm, it's obvious there's something wrong with his right one.

[expurge]

Great, he's paired with an invalid.

The Batter reminds himself that his own survival is dependant on this man's assistance with the lifeboat, and his victory is dependant on his survival. At the very least, if the man remains close enough once they reach shore, it'll be one opponent taken out right off the bat, so to speak. He's already injured, so he's not considered a threat to his victory in the slightest.

"Hurry it up, then," he says firmly, lifting his end of the heavy lifeboat and wasting no time in dragging it towards the water with little care for his temporary companion's grip on the other end. Maybe he'll even be lucky and manage to kick the other man out of the boat to let him freeze in the water, get it over and done with quickly.

[bravelyplucked]

Torin's managing well enough with only one arm, all things considered. He's used to it, and he tries to keep himself in shape as best he can.

It's a mix of stubborness and experience that's allowing him to keep up with the Batter as well as he's able, though it leaves him with little spare breath to snap back at the Tribute's demands. A pity. He's got his own end of the boat ready whenever, even if he's not holding it as high as the Batter's.