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The Gamemakers ([personal profile] gamemakers) wrote in [community profile] thearena2013-06-22 02:42 pm

Oh my love, I know you are the Candy Man

Although the mood in the Capitol is...taut, once the Tributes are in the transportation craft, things seem to lighten. The peacekeepers almost seem jovial - as jovial as peacekeepers ever seem. About half the Tributes are checked over and given an injection into their tracking device.

In the underground room, the stylists have all their prep teams running busy, dressing up the tributes in bright costumes, chatting with each other, clearly excited to have so much freedom over what their Tributes are wearing in. Each one is dressed in a personalized costume, elaborate, and entirely soft.

Finally the Tributes are placed on their pedestals and sent on up, all gussied up.

25 - 24 - 23

The light is blinding for a moment, before the candy-colored world around them comes into focus. And it's not just candy-colored - it is actually candy. Some Tributes might be reminded of the game Candy Land, if it was something in their home world. Music plays, scarily cute animals roam, and every thing just looks so gosh-darn happy.

20 - 19 - 18 - 17 - 16

The Cornucopia sits, candy-striped itself, and over-flowing with a generous bounty of food, weapons, and supplies. Even these all reflect the nature of the arena, brightly-colored, and cheerful-looking, just begging to be gathered up.

11- 10 - 9 - 8

They've all been warned not to step off their pedestal early. But as the final number ticks off, those Tributes that had their tracking devices adjusted in the transport suddenly feel a sting starting in their arms. A slightly diluted version of what Ariadne was given the day before is dumped in their veins.

The dilution doesn't help them, of course; it just causes the poison to take effect more slowly.

5 - 4

3

2

1

Go.

The burning is starting for half of them, spreading through their body, lighting their nerves on fire. Within 10 minutes it's effecting their motor skills, causing them to stagger, twitch, to move against their will.

Those who are small fall faster, barely lasting 15 minutes in the bloodbath. The stronger and bigger among them might make it 30 minutes at most.

By the time the bloodbath is over, the Cornucopia is surrounded by corpses. Half of the Tributes have fallen without even a single competitor having to touch them.


[OOC: Don't forget the OOC Arena post, especially those of you running for the Cornucopia. Every Tribute must post to this post. There will be a Cornucopia thread, and anyone else feel free to post as you will. Please add a tag with your character's name.

Those who were poisoned are anyone in group 2. You will have a second post up shortly.]
mediumdrip: (are you cheating on me?)

[personal profile] mediumdrip 2013-06-26 12:53 am (UTC)(link)
Blaine was able to open his eyes, though he couldn't really see anything else. He also couldn't really talk. His limbs were jerking and he could see darkness coming through the edges of his vision.
and_my_pickaxe: (There is little truth.)

[personal profile] and_my_pickaxe 2013-06-27 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
Lin dropped the boy's shoulder, realizing her efforts were futile. She watched his life creep from him in complete disbelief. He didn't have a mark on him! How could this be?! Quickly, Mayuzumi spun around to observe the state of the other Tributes. She hadn't noticed it in her rush towards the Cornucopia, but there were bodies peppered across the candy field. All convulsing... all screaming.

The woman, in spite of her previous show of confidence, begins to shake. She hasn't quite clued in that this is due to a Gamemaker plan, and believes these people must be ill, some Tribute-wide Epidemic. "Shit... shit..! I'm sorry!" She brushes her wig hair behind her ear nervously with a trembling hand. "H-Hey! Someone, help!"
mediumdrip: (darkness looking down)

[personal profile] mediumdrip 2013-06-27 11:38 pm (UTC)(link)
There was nothing that could be done, though. Blaine's body started jerking again. He was scared and in so much pain. When it finally ended, it was almost a relief.

As she tried to help him, he gave into the poison, finally passing in a violent, convulsing way.
and_my_pickaxe: (You're wise - you're tough)

[personal profile] and_my_pickaxe 2013-07-06 06:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Lin was debating whether she should run for someone. This boy- these other Tributes- hadn't been given a fair chance. Part of her wanted to scream to those watching, throw her head back and shout let's start over! This is against the rules! because none of them had even been touched. They all had a disadvantaged due to being infected from some outside source... right?

Her selfishness kept her from it. She realized starting over would mean losing her supplies, and half the Tributes already dead put her at a serious advantage. She's almost ready to feel relieved by this turn of events when she looks back at the boy she'd been trying to save... and realizes he's already dead, that he died right under her nose. It's not her first time she's looked upon a corpse, but Lin goes white. "Shit... Shit... Shit..."

The lawyer was once a decent person, and her desire to run away to avoid catching whatever virus this is is squashed under her respect for the dead. She bends down, claps her hands in a quick and silent prayer, and closes the boy's eyes. That should do it.

And before anyone can think her too kind or too soft, Lin steps over the body, stone-faced, and walks away as if the kill had been hers.