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Panem Events ([personal profile] etcircenses) wrote in [community profile] thearena2014-01-18 02:35 pm

ARENA 09 - THE MUSEUM

The Tributes are woken up early for this Arena, and switched from whatever sleeping attire they're currently in to a set of pajamas, each designed for the individual in questions. Women wear onesies, and most of the men wear two-pieces, but other than that any similarities are at random - the outfits are in all sorts of colors and patterns.

The floor of the helicopter taking them to their Arena location, and of the underground entrance to the tubes that hoist them to the surface, will feel cold under their bare feet.

Rather than bringing them to sunlight, like the tubes have in the past, instead the Tributes are presented to a dark concrete ceiling in a badly-lit parking lot. Fluorescent lights do little to illuminate the cavernous space.

The countdown begins, announced as if from far away.

20

19

18…


The Cornucopia, a ghastly thing carved from stone and concrete, sits at the center of a pattern of white and yellow lines reminiscent of spots for parked cars. The painted lines create a sort of spoked wheel, providing lanes for the Tributes leading to the prizes at the center. Some of the more unfortunate Tributes will find the concrete architecture has placed pillars in their lanes.

8

7

6…


Six parked cars lie around the outskirts of the huge lot, barely visible in the dim lighting. Glowing exit signs on two opposite sides of the chamber announce where Tributes should go to escape the bloodbath. Elevator doors are perched beneath them.

3

2

1


The gong rings out, and the countdown's voice announces "the Arena is now open". The Games have begun.
revvinguptheharley: (I flip for you)

Re: Venus | OTA

[personal profile] revvinguptheharley 2014-01-18 07:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Harley let out a "Whoop!" And went scrambling for the prizes in the middle. She felt really good about this arena and the cute red PJs with black diamond shapes on them probably had something to do with it.

Feeling cocky she even performed a graceful front flip over a Tribute who tripped and fell, sticking her tongue out at them as she darted away. Nothing could stop her now right?!

A fire starting kit...perfect! She turned to run for it.
celebrityskinned: (Angry - Go Fight Kill)

Re: Venus | OTA

[personal profile] celebrityskinned 2014-01-18 08:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Venus scoops a small vial of something up off the ground when she sees the girl in the lane next to her stoop to grab a fire-starting kit. Harley Quinn. Venus doesn't recall meeting her in person, although supposedly she set Venus on fire last time.

It's not that Venus has a killer instinct, really, and it's not even that she intends to kill Harley. It's just that without thinking she lunges forward and grabs Harley around the waist, throwing her to the ground on the asphalt. Venus is in battle mode now, all action and impulse without thought for the consequences beyond that one less competitor is one less person in the way. Before Harley has a chance to get up Venus is on top of her.
revvinguptheharley: (Eep!)

Re: Venus | OTA

[personal profile] revvinguptheharley 2014-01-18 08:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Harley let's out a comical yelp as she's whisked off her feet by the other competitor. "What the?!" She hit the ground hard with a grunt and felt the wind crushed out of her lungs.

Acting faster then smarter she swung her arm in a punch, not the most graceful or powerful of swings but it was fast and sharp and aimed for Venus's face.
celebrityskinned: (Angry - Disgusted)

Re: Venus | OTA

[personal profile] celebrityskinned 2014-01-18 09:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Venus blocks the punch, but not enough to keep the blow from hitting her arm hard - she feels her forearm go numb, and if she lives the next few hours can probably be expecting one hell of a bruise. She gives a grunt rather than a cry of pain and brings her other hand down on Harley's face, not even realizing she still has the vial in her hand. It shatters over Harley's nose, splattering clear fluid.
revvinguptheharley: (fear is a funny thing)

Re: Venus | OTA

[personal profile] revvinguptheharley 2014-01-18 09:12 pm (UTC)(link)
"ACK!" Not the most eloquent of responses but Harley had been braced for a punch and what she got was a crumpled fist, some shards of glass and splash of something cold and wet.

Instantly her eyes burned and watered turning red and she shrieked, bucking her body under Venus and kicking with her legs. She needed to rinse her eyes out NOW! And that meant she needed to deal with Venus fast.

celebrityskinned: (Angry - Go Fight Kill)

Re: Venus | OTA

[personal profile] celebrityskinned 2014-01-18 09:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Venus has no idea what it is that she just broke in her hand, but Harley's kicking like a bronco and Venus has no intention of sticking around for that. She punches again, this time for Harley's neck, then rolls off and bolts.
revvinguptheharley: (fear is a funny thing)

Re: Venus | OTA

[personal profile] revvinguptheharley 2014-01-18 09:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Harley chokes on her own throat as the punch connects and she rolls onto her side wheezing and gasping for air.

Unfortunately that desperate sucking of air means she inhales more of the chemical into her nose and mouth.

Whimpering on the ground she feels her muscles starting to twitch. Whatever this stuff is it's acting fast and-

The world goes white for a moment, a flash of brilliant paint and she's on the floor sobbing through burning blurry eyes.

What just happened!? Was she still being attacked? Her heart was stabbing at her and she clawed at the ground to try and push off the floor and get a look around.

Some clever tribute trampled her and all they got was a yip like she was a kicked dog. Her right arm didn't seem to want to answer her commands so her left arm was under her, hauling her body along the floor. When she tried to get her knee up under her it just slid away.

She felt a tickle on her chin and brought her functioning arm up to dab at it. Foaming drool and blood, had she bit her tongue? She'd barely felt it! And the foam put some silly thought into her mind.

"Rabies?"

Her voice didn't sound like her own and she groaned continuing to drag herself away from the melee.