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The Gamemakers ([personal profile] gamemakers) wrote in [community profile] thearena2013-04-12 07:52 pm

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Who| Everyone in the arena
What| Even more reasons to hate the Capitol.
Where| Everywhere.
When| 4 am.
Warnings/Notes| Any group is being targeted to be separated. Everyone should be tagging someone they are not with, as well as those they are, as the Gamemakers are driving them apart. (You can feel free to search for, and possibly find your buddies later)


Once upon a time, when this place was a much happier place, fireworks would light up the sky, delighting children and leaving everyone with a magical feeling in their hearts.

This will not leave anyone with a magical feeling.

It was much later than a fireworks show would have ever gone. Closer to dawn then not, when anyone who could rest, even those far from it, would have finally managed to drift off.

It started with a strange, warbling music. For those familiar with this place it feels wrong, close to something they would connect with this show, but wrong. Distorted. Stumbling through a few bars, it starts to peter out just in time for a high pitches whistling.

And then the first firework explodes into the ground in a shower of bright colors, lighting up the castle. There is a moment of silence as the sparks fade.

And then all hell breaks loose.

Whoever is controlling the fireworks obviously have goals in mind. The strikes are tight, controlled. They are herding. Targeting the groups, the pairs, driving them apart.

The fireworks aren't made to kill (although a direct hit may), but they burn flesh, and leave anyone who looks at them too close momentarily blinded. Ever one is a shrieker, loud, louder then the shrillest fourth of July fireworks, screaming toward their targets. The arena is suddenly a shrill battleground, full of blindingly bright colors.

Th whole attack doesn't last longer than 20 minutes, petering off as the divisions have been deemed enough. A few squeal through the night here and there and then finally, blissfully silent.
dieinpajamas: Close-up of Alpha from Dollhouse looking annoyed. (Yeah just keep pushing.)

[personal profile] dieinpajamas 2013-04-25 11:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Alpha eyed the shirt distastefully but took it after only a moment's hesitation. "I'd wish for some disinfectant, but after wearing it for three weeks and setting it on fire, I guess zombie germs are a minor concern." He shook it out and slipped it back on. "Kind of missing the cape. Added flair."
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[personal profile] shambler 2013-04-26 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
That was probably a fair point - R didn't even think about contaminating it with his touch. In his world, if you weren't dropping maggots, that counted as clean enough.

"Maybe...check...stores? They have...hats." R said, as if all of Alpha's problems could be solved by fedoras.
dieinpajamas: Alpha from Dollhouse looking intently to the side. (Imagining you with his gifts.)

[personal profile] dieinpajamas 2013-04-27 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
"What, you think Mickey Mouse ears are me?" He wondered vaguely if he could find one with his name on it. Probably not, although chances are there were a few with his 'names' on them.
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[personal profile] shambler 2013-04-28 03:24 am (UTC)(link)
"Mickey...Mouse...ears?" R's expression goes blank, not zombie-blank but I have no idea who Mickey Mouse is blank. "What's...that?"
dieinpajamas: Close-up of Alpha from Dollhouse appearing stricken. (Oh what have I done.)

[personal profile] dieinpajamas 2013-04-28 05:58 am (UTC)(link)
"Mickey Mouse? Steamboat Willie? Kind of the basis of the company that built this place?" Alpha stared, then waved a hand around them, not that there was much to see in the dark. "You do know where we are, don't you?"
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[personal profile] shambler 2013-04-29 10:31 am (UTC)(link)
R shook his head. "Only...heard...the name. It doesn't...mean anything...to me."

Basically Disneyland went the way of the dinosaur, like most populated places in R's world. He was surprised there weren't any zombies here - Alpha would've attracted them, what with the whole being on fire thing from earlier.
dieinpajamas: Alpha from Dollhouse looking intently to the side. (Imagining you with his gifts.)

[personal profile] dieinpajamas 2013-04-30 01:15 am (UTC)(link)
Alpha whistled. "What kind of depressing post-apocalyptic world are you from? A different depressing post-apocalyptic world than the one we're currently inhabiting, I assume."
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[personal profile] shambler 2013-05-01 07:57 pm (UTC)(link)
He took it that he was missing out on something from the way Alpha talked.

"More...zombies, I guess," R shrugged. "Same...look."

Once you saw one post-apocalyptic world, you saw them all, right?