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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.
amplifying: (_revolution)

give me all the CR

[personal profile] amplifying 2014-01-19 04:36 am (UTC)(link)
Beck liked Danny. There was something about him that made him lighter than other Users. He had a good attitude, and had a sense of humor. He reminded Beck of...Zed, maybe? Not Mara. Maybe Link.

He saw Danny running by after he managed to collect his things, and...started to jog by. They could make an alliance. They could hide, and-

"Hey!" Beck called, running towards him.
halfa_hero: (WTF?)

Re: give me all the CR

[personal profile] halfa_hero 2014-01-19 12:21 pm (UTC)(link)
He should keep running. Grab something and go. He didn't know Beck apart from a brief conversation, and he wanted to be out of here, away from the death, destruction, and his inability to help. But Beck didn't look like was coming at him to attack. He might come to regret this, but he knew he needed help.

"Beck! You going to help me out here or what?"
Edited 2014-01-21 03:43 (UTC)
amplifying: (_insubordination)

[personal profile] amplifying 2014-01-22 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
Okay, so he kind of wasn't expecting that. But he took it.

He ran up to Danny, jogging alongside him. "I can't stay for long. But I can at least help you get out of here." Beck had all that he needed. This User was so small, and that was concerning.

At a first glance, anyway.

"Do you need anything? What did you get from the Cornucopia?"
halfa_hero: (He's a phantom)

[personal profile] halfa_hero 2014-01-22 03:56 am (UTC)(link)
"Couple of knives and whatever's in the bags. I can handle myself, but someone to watch my back until we get to elevators would be awesome."

He wasn't afraid so much as he was well aware of what was going on.
amplifying: (( sink into the soil ))

[personal profile] amplifying 2014-01-24 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
"Sure, I can do that. The elevator is as far as I can go." Beck didn't want to stick around for any of this. He just wanted to find his own little spot to rest in. To formulate his own plan, and not be around any kind of situation where he'd regret something.

If that was possible.

Beck allowed Danny to move first, watching carefully behind him as they started to move closer to the elevator. At the far corner of the room, though, he could just see a group of tributes moving in a little closer. They were coming towards them... "We're being followed. Are we there?"
halfa_hero: (COME ON!)

[personal profile] halfa_hero 2014-01-27 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
"That would be a yes." Danny slammed his hand on the Up button.

"C'mooon! Hurry up..." Waiting for an elevator had never seemed to take so long before.
amplifying: (_revolution)

[personal profile] amplifying 2014-01-27 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
Time was running out...

Beck looked behind Danny (were the elevators here glitched or something? did they do that on purpose...?) He looked to the crowd, then back to Danny. "If that thing doesn't come in time, you go. I can distract them while you go!"
halfa_hero: (Facepalm)

[personal profile] halfa_hero 2014-01-28 04:48 pm (UTC)(link)
"...Yeah, no, we're not doing that."

The elevator dinged, the doors opened, and if Beck wasn't going to go in on his own Danny was going to drag him in before pressing the door close button, and the one for the 3rd floor.
amplifying: (( they won't see me run ))

[personal profile] amplifying 2014-01-30 02:37 am (UTC)(link)
It was worth a shot!

Beck backed into the elevator, just as the other tributes grew close. The elevator let out the little pinging notice as they started to climb up.

Did he ever introduce himself...? He didn't, did he?

"My name's Beck, by the way." Yeah, Beck. That was a great time to introduce yourself.
halfa_hero: (Um?)

[personal profile] halfa_hero 2014-01-30 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, I know. Network, remember?"

Beck had seemed like a decent guy from the short time they'd talked, which is why Danny had taken the chance of temporarily teaming up with him.

"You get anything useful from that mess?"
amplifying: (_disobedience)

[personal profile] amplifying 2014-01-31 06:25 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah. Right."

Beck allowed the pack to sag off of his shoulders. "I got a first aid kit, a knife...some snacks." He looked up to Danny, and handed him one of the first aid kits he got. "I got two of these. You need one?"