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

[youbarium]

The stairs are flooded at the same level as the corridor, so once Carlos swims into the stairwell, he's able to climb out of the water fairly easily. He tries not to shiver.

"Will -- will you be all right from here?"

[whoseesbynight]

There's a brief consideration, and then a nod from Nepeta. She doesn't know where is and isn't safe on the rest of the ship, apart from somewhere that's generally up, but that's as good a direction as any, just at the moment.

"I will. And thank you fur helping me."

[youbarium]

He smiles at her and pats her on the shoulder. "If you like," he says, "you can keep the air tank. If you can't swim, you need it more than I do. It'll last for about ten minutes, which might be enough to get you out of a flooded area."