Mini Arena 2

[etcircenses]

Tributes are woken early, and the hovercraft ride is a long one. Not the longest some have experienced, but they are clearly going far.

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They land on the deck of the boat, and are ushered underneath, to the lower levels, quickly. Their stylists go from cabin to cabin, decking them out in over the top finery, before loading them into the pods installed into the corners of the rooms.

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The platforms lift them up, and they are all ringed around a grand buffet table, loaded with a grand feast looking ready to sag down from the weight. Among the food are supplies, plenty of them, all for the taking.

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They've all been warned, don't step off your pedestal early. They have also been warned to put on a good show. That's all this is about, a good show. None of them have been told that there can be multiple winners this time around.

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The sound of the gong plays crystal clear across the opening. The games have begun.

Comments

[blinddrunkenmaster]

"Oh." Well that explained the resemblance. Bit of a silly mistake to make, really. But first things first, they were in a sinking ship, and it was tilting dangerously. "Sorry about that," he said while he too grabbed a railing and used it as leverage to pull himself up.

"Better chance of making it up on the deck, I think..."

[rediscover]

"I know," Anna gasps. "I just--this is sort of my nightmare come true." That, and she knows she caught a glimpse of Dave, and she's concerned. What if he hasn't made it up above yet?

"I'm worried about my friend," she admits, peering back down into the ballroom and trying to get a glimpse of a familiar blonde head.

[blinddrunkenmaster]

"Well, if he has any sense, he'll be going up to the deck," Kota said, looking around to try and find a relatively safe path up. "You might have better luck looking there than down to the ballroom."