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Panem Events ([personal profile] etcircenses) wrote in [community profile] thearena2014-05-17 03:17 pm

ARENA 10-Placid Hollow

The Tributes are taken early in the morning, most of their support teams seeming in good cheer as they dress them in warm clothes, getting them to their tubes. There is obvious comfort in the familiar for the prep teams, and they chatter with, or in some cases, over the heads of their Tributes as they get them ready and load them up.

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If the Tributes could see the area they are passed up into, they would see a deeply overgrown, dilapidated town green, with a large bandstand rotting away in the middle. The spoils of the cornucopia are not gathered in one spot, instead scattered throughout the thigh high grass and weeds around the town green.

Around the edge of the green, the old business stand a silent sentry, looming out of the fog as it thins and winds into them, providing much desired cover.

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But the Tributes cannot see the ground around them. The fog, thicker even than it will be in the rest of the arena, makes the world small around them. The sound of the count down echoes strangely, the tributes seeming too close as the fog brings sounds of their breath, their coughing, the snap of twigs under their feet right to ears of the other Tributes. But with the fog bringing visibility down to only a few feet, it's hard to tell what is a true danger, and what is only the fog playing tricks on them,.

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The gong rings out, and the countdown's voice announces "the Arena is now open". The Games have begun.
arrogantalloy: (A: 093 You realise I don't care)

[personal profile] arrogantalloy 2014-05-21 09:30 am (UTC)(link)
"You know. That doesn't match your hair."

He looks him up and down, his eyes linger on the bag.

"I didn't wait around for a goodie bag, seemed safer. Know what's in there?"

He doesn't make any more to come closer or further, he just tucks his hands into his pockets and stands his ground with a casual air.
allbloodyhail: (if it's not right it's wrong)

[personal profile] allbloodyhail 2014-05-27 03:11 am (UTC)(link)
One hand goes up to the goggles in question before he shrugs, drawing vague figures in the air. It's not a denial nor is it a confirmation of what they actually are - if he even knows. (Spoilers: he doesn't.)

"Haven't really had time to inventory it out, no." Is this the part where the human takes his stuff and kills him with it? Because that would so be his life. Spike just watches Tony warily, not making no matter how desperately his whole body is screaming for him to run from the threat.
arrogantalloy: (A: 015 Oh yeah okay)

[personal profile] arrogantalloy 2014-05-27 06:31 am (UTC)(link)
The wariness doesn't escape Tony's notice.

"Unlike some people here. I'm not big on hand to hand violence, so you're safe."

He pats himself down to make a show of how unarmed he is.

"What about you?"
allbloodyhail: (guess that's it then)

[personal profile] allbloodyhail 2014-05-27 04:06 pm (UTC)(link)
"Me? I'm..." As harmless as a flea. He swallows, taking a measured step back. "We have a truce, alright. When it's just us at the end, then we'll see."

He's scared and trying desperately not to show it, he needs to change the subject or like, run away. But if Tony really isn't armed and he is... maybe it's best to stick close by for a bit anyway; in case they happen on another human.

"You play poker?"
Edited (welp) 2014-06-01 01:54 (UTC)
arrogantalloy: (A: 025 Creating)

[personal profile] arrogantalloy 2014-06-01 04:54 am (UTC)(link)
"Truces I can do." He offers a dismissive shrug. "Yeah, not for a while though, why are you asking that at a time like this?"

Tony isn't really scared with the current situation, distrusting and cautious, sure. But right now there wasn't much to be scared of this far from the platforms.

Yet at least.
allbloodyhail: (balls)

[personal profile] allbloodyhail 2014-06-01 04:36 pm (UTC)(link)
"Just making conversation," he returned defensively, falling into step with Tony whether he was invited or not. "Though maybe we ought to take this show on the road." He jerked a thumb across the... fog.
arrogantalloy: (A: 013 no)

[personal profile] arrogantalloy 2014-06-03 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
"Funny about that. I already had the show on the road."

Tony glances at him cautiously for a moment before he continues to walk, then goes back to eyeing the houses around them.

"So, what's your murder plan for this cruise?"
allbloodyhail: (I believe it's time.)

[personal profile] allbloodyhail 2014-06-07 12:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Spike shrugs, if he had let snark displace him at any point in his life he'd be dust by now. Nevermind that he was defenseless and looking for any sort of ally -- not that he'd ever call Tony an ally. It's just a truce, nothing more.

"Figure if I can go long enough under the radar, the human's'll pick themselves... off." Humans. He hadn't meant to say that, but he leaves it, expression only changing minimally.
arrogantalloy: (A: 004 Well)

[personal profile] arrogantalloy 2014-06-09 02:04 am (UTC)(link)
Tony gives him a raised eyebrow at the human comment.

"Let me guess, you're another alien." He looks him up and down a moment. "It explains the" He pauses "hair." After meeting several aliens, and a dragon here Tony can't really manage to be surprised if Spike's one too.

Then again, even back home that wouldn't surprise him anymore.