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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.
cherryblossomnoose: (flustered ; My heart can never be still)

[personal profile] cherryblossomnoose 2014-01-18 09:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Subaru held his hand up, as he took a step back. He wanted to show her she had nothing to fear from him. He had no weapons, no defense. It probably wasn't the best plan, but since she hadn't made a move on him yet maybe he was safe.

Life and death; he dealt with it all time. But to be in a place where death was the point, and killing another meant victory, he needed to be cautious.

"I don't want a fight! Really!" he took another step back, prepared to bolt, knowing how quickly she could end things for him even if he got a head start in his run, "You just surprised me."
doc_holi: (seriously explaining)

[personal profile] doc_holi 2014-01-19 08:35 pm (UTC)(link)
It was a common tactic to act like one was defenseless or unwilling to fight, Holiday knew. Still, she looked the guy up and down, but never looked away. "Sorry. You just startled me."

She didn't have a weapon, aside from maybe a sliver of broken glass if she found one. If he decided to be deceitful, this wouldn't go well.
cherryblossomnoose: (understanding ; but i need it so bad)

[personal profile] cherryblossomnoose 2014-01-20 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
"Sorry," he apologized, giving her the slightest hint of a smile, "My name is Subaru."

He probably shouldn't be smiling at, let along telling his name to someone that could potentially kill him at any given moment, but he couldn't help it. It was in his nature to be polite. Subaru still didn't move closer to the woman. He may be polite, but he wasn't that stupid.
doc_holi: (keep moving on)

[personal profile] doc_holi 2014-01-20 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
"Holiday," she answered back to him with her own name. After a second, she slowly crouched back down to quickly fit the casing back over the exposed wires before popping up again. No, he hadn't come any closer. Good.

"Nice to meet you... I guess."
cherryblossomnoose: (serious ;)

[personal profile] cherryblossomnoose 2014-01-22 12:26 am (UTC)(link)
"Nice to meet you also," he nodded to her and dusting himself off quickly, "Are you planning on escaping? I know they said not to try while I was getting ready, but there has to be a way if they've just left cars here, right?"

Optimistically hopeful? Yes. He knew that much. He saw the looks on the faces of the others gathered in the garage. Some were hungry for this event. He couldn't count himself among them. Subaru wanted nothing to do with the death a blood shed happening in this place. And the only way to deal with that was to escape.

Holiday also hadn't attacked him yet, so he had taken that as a good sign. Whether that would hold or not, was still to be seen.
doc_holi: (keep moving on)

[personal profile] doc_holi 2014-01-22 04:06 am (UTC)(link)
Holiday wasn't really all that optimistic about this place anymore. Two or three arenas ago? Absolutely. She would be hunting along with this guy she just met. Now, she would claw his eyes out if he tried to make a move.

"They could have been brought in like us, assembled in here, or the place could have been built around it. The only thing I plan to do is secure an elevator." Even if she did plan to escape, she would never dare to say such a thing out loud. In a way, by shooting down his hopes, she was keeping him alive.
cherryblossomnoose: (sense ; The days were short)

[personal profile] cherryblossomnoose 2014-02-01 05:51 am (UTC)(link)
Subaru frowned at her response, hardly believing her. If there was a way to bring them all in, there had to be a way out. Although so far, the only way in here was through the holes in the ground they came up in. He pushed the hopeless thoughts away, but also didn't press the topic with Holiday.

He looked up, avoiding her gaze for a moment before looking back to her, "I don't want to get in your way then. I apologize for startling you Holiday."
doc_holi: (worried and sad)

[personal profile] doc_holi 2014-02-02 08:43 pm (UTC)(link)
She sighed, not really liking squashing his hopes that way, but he was new. He had to learn quickly if he was going to live longer than a day or two.

"Good luck."
cherryblossomnoose: (fight ; I'll get my gun)

[personal profile] cherryblossomnoose 2014-02-07 02:36 am (UTC)(link)
"Same to you," He said, giving her a smile before turning his back to her and dashing to another hiding spot for the time being. At least there seemed to be some people in here that killing shouldn't be an immediate reaction. Perhaps he could find more if he were lucky enough?