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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.
justoutrunyou: (I'm a little bitch)

[personal profile] justoutrunyou 2014-02-21 11:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Sandy's face was practically glowing now. She'd forgotten how great it felt in the moment with Pruna cheering her on or how the people had commented on it in the interviews later.

"Well I didn't really face it." she squirmed in her seat. "More like landed on it's back..." Half a joke. "But Pruna is still the most badass. I'm just lucky and fast."

She'd come to regret declaring just how lucky she was later in the arena.
hit_girl_mindy: (Short lived smile (Mindy))

[personal profile] hit_girl_mindy 2014-02-22 06:10 am (UTC)(link)
Mindy sighed, slowing the car down. Sandy was an OK girl, and she liked her, but she really fucking hated it when the girl underscored her own fight to survive. She knew firsthand (had to find out the hard way) that doing that set you low in your mind, and that didn't help anyone.

But Mindy was, right now, not the lecturing type. "It'd be nice if we could just cruise like this, even in that fucktard Capitol if it meant we could go to the beach."
onlyimmune: (disappointed)

[personal profile] onlyimmune 2014-02-26 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
"The Beach?" Ellie asked, slightly warily. "Yeah I uh... I think I'll pass."

She had, after all, nearly died by drowning just before she had come to the Capitol.

Not like she told people that.
justoutrunyou: (We'll use masks)

[personal profile] justoutrunyou 2014-02-27 08:34 pm (UTC)(link)
"What's wrong with the beach?" Sandy wondered catching Ellie's lack of desire.

"I mean...the only beach I've ever been to had acid water so...there's that but they aren't all like that right?"
hit_girl_mindy: (Civvies (Mindy))

[personal profile] hit_girl_mindy 2014-02-28 05:12 am (UTC)(link)
"Sandy, leave it," Mindy said, not forcefully but with enough directness that she got the idea. "Not everyone likes to talk about the shit they dealt with in their world or whatever. I'm sure we all have our hang ups."

She paused. "But we should still plan to go somewhere. We're young and we're kids, its kind of our RIGHT. Maybe they have an amusement park somewhere."
onlyimmune: (listening)

[personal profile] onlyimmune 2014-03-01 04:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Ellie was thankful that Mindy handled it for her, not really wanted to admit in front of the Capitol's camera's that she couldn't swim.

She'd just find herself in a water arena.

"Amusement park sounds awesome," She agreed instead. "Or like - a fucking zoo. If they still have them."
justoutrunyou: (I've telling that joke for years)

[personal profile] justoutrunyou 2014-03-01 06:54 pm (UTC)(link)
"They have zoos." Sandy commented feeling a bit closed off for being shut down by Mindy. She understood why but it didn't make her feel any better.

"Pruna and I are going to one when we get back. She wants to see the bears." Mostly because she wanted to fight the bear.
hit_girl_mindy: (LEATHER (Mindy))

[personal profile] hit_girl_mindy 2014-03-02 05:46 am (UTC)(link)
"I wouldn't mind a zoo." Mindy might actually like that, seeing all the animals. "Then we could bond over who's living in the worse cage."

She smirked. "Let's just try and remember this after, you know, one of us wins the Arena."
onlyimmune: (hey awesome!)

[personal profile] onlyimmune 2014-03-04 01:38 am (UTC)(link)
"Alright, deal." Ellie said, grinning. "Zoo, soon as one of us wins."
justoutrunyou: (We'll use masks)

[personal profile] justoutrunyou 2014-03-04 10:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Sandy hadn't intended on inviting them, but she had to admit the idea appealed to her. The more friends the better right?

"OK, let me out near the elevators so I can go find Pruna and tell her not to ya know...stab you guys." A murder between them would surely spoil their plans.
hit_girl_mindy: (Off stare (Mindy))

[personal profile] hit_girl_mindy 2014-03-04 10:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Mindy would still keep that in the back of her mind. Pruna, after all, was pretty hardcore. She wondered exactly how many people had actually fallen to Pruna in this thing and never seen it coming.

"It would be good not to get stabbed," Mindy said winking at Ellie, "or hit by a car in retaliation."
onlyimmune: (smug as shit)

[personal profile] onlyimmune 2014-03-06 05:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Ellie laughed, and then grinned. "Hey, there's worse ways to go. Pruna's fucking awesome."

The car rolled up by the elevator and Ellie pushed open the door, to hop out and check around.

"Right. All clear."
justoutrunyou: (headscratcher)

[personal profile] justoutrunyou 2014-03-06 11:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Sandy bailed out of the car next. "Thanks for the ride. I'd pay you but...no change."

An actual joke. Sandy was starting to feel confident about this arena. Maybe things were getting better.
hit_girl_mindy: (LEATHER (Mindy))

[personal profile] hit_girl_mindy 2014-03-07 05:40 am (UTC)(link)
Mindy parked as neatly as she could and came up last, pocketing the keys.

"I'll just take it out of your hide later," Mindy said with a wink.

She would regret that.
onlyimmune: (hey awesome!)

wrap up? c:

[personal profile] onlyimmune 2014-03-07 05:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"Right. Let's fucking blow this place open," Ellie said with a grin.

And then she hit the elevator button.
justoutrunyou: (Default)

Sounds good to me

[personal profile] justoutrunyou 2014-03-07 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)