Who| Closed to Donatello and Clara
What| Don drank the water. Oops.
Where| Somewhere on the third floor
When| Week 5!
Warnings/Notes| Death and injuries. And a turtle tripping balls.

( And giant roombas )

Who| Closed to Donatello and Shepard
What| Don learns a few shocking things from Shepard
Where| The Crystal Story
When| During the blackout
Warnings/Notes| None at the moment

( You can find light )

Who| Shepard And OPEN
What| Shepard strips various depots of supplies, runs recon, encounters tributes and possibly even roombas
Where| various, but please feel fee to specify any store, not just the presented options
When| Week 3, various
Warnings/Notes| Language, mention of violence and/or torture

( In her own experience, the most dangerous people, the ones who went through life looking for the next fight... )

( CELL-U-LAR Zone )

( Experience: the Power of Crystals )

WHO| Thor Odinson and OPEN
WHAT| Thor around the mall, beverages, roombas and shirtlessness within.
WHERE| Water fountains, food court, anywhere you want him.
WHEN| Week 3
WARNINGS| Standard Hunger Games stuff. He's dressed like this.

( Thor was on a roll. )

Who| Clementine and OTA
What| Out and about through the mall
Where| Various locations, the Walking Dead store, the escalators etc.
When| Start of week 2
Warnings/Notes| only that which you bring with you

( Shoot them in the heaaad )

Who| Zuko and Starlord, Zuko and Donatello, Zuko and Clara
What| Sifu Hotman reacts to finding himself in the games. Badly. Very badly.
Where| All over the place
When| Late week 1
Warnings| N/A

( Read more... )

WHO| Chibi-Usa, Clementine, Mindy, Hotaru, and anyone they meet in between!!
WHAT| Chibi-Usa is coming out of the comic warren to help forage with the other.
WHEN| Throughout Week Two of the arena.
WHERE| In... The Arena?
WARNINGS| Nothing out of the ordinary, maybe swearing from characters not Chibi-Usa.


( ...When you're an 8 year old girl with pink hair. )

WHO| Mindy, Chibi Usa, and OTA, especially if you're a kid.
WHAT| Mindy finds a base of operations
WHEN| First night.
WHERE| The Comic Store!
WARNINGS| Kid cursing of course, reflections of torture, mentions of wounds and blood and such.

( So maybe choosing a place on the third floor wasn't the best idea. )

It’s pre-dawn when the Tributes are roused from their beds and sent to their tubes. Those who’d been imprisoned for the past few weeks had their heads covered before transport to the staging area, and there’s an air of confusion surrounding just about everything that’s happening until the stylists and managers arrive on the scene and try to calm everyone down. The reunions may be happy, but they're sadly very temporary.

The first clue that something strange is happening comes from their clothing: figure skating costumes with bright colors and sequins and ice skates strapped to their feet. Some may even find it difficult to stand with the blades on their feet, but as they're placed into the arena, all becomes clear. The mall skating rink seems quiet and quaint, especially after weeks of uncertainty and stress. Too bad the peace and quiet can’t last.

20

19

18...

Above the ice rink (which houses all 100+ Tributes) there are floors with shops looking over them. Large, bright fluorescent lights dot the multi-storied ceiling and create a warm, nostalgic glow to the place. Benign music is piped in from various hidden speakers to compliment the intended mood of fun and commerce.

17

16

15…

The countdown continues and the Tributes, some of whom haven’t seen each other in weeks, stare at one another helplessly. That is, until one of them boldly decides to speak.

"We're expected to fight here today," Steve's voice suddenly cuts through the tension in the room. It commands attention without demanding it, a conviction of truth in his tone.

14

13

12...


"To turn on each other through fear and self preservation. And we could give them what they want. A bloodbath," here he pauses longer, lets the reality of his statements sink in. Let people realize what he's saying, that this is a choice.

"Or we can choose not to fight. To instead work together," an option so many seem not to even realize they have. "No one here has to die by our hands today," he knows his speaking won't be without consequence, but he does want to believe he'll be the only one to pay for this.

"This is a risk. One many of you are hesitant to trust, let alone take. But everything we do here is a risk to ourselves and those around us," nothing in the arena comes without putting your life on the line.

"I, for one, am willing to take this risk, to choose not to fight," Steve looks around the room, making eye contact with a few people as he does. He's not telling anyone what to do, this is for them to decides for themselves; their freedom of choice.

But he's got faith in the his fellow tributes. "And I've got a feeling I'm not alone.”

… 3

2

1…

After the countdown ends, there’s a moment of utter still and silence. Then...

BOOOOOOOOOOOM

The room seems to erupt with noise and concussive force. The explosions are so violent that the muzak is paused in its tracks and shakes some of the Tributes off of their pedestals, and after the ice fog and smoke clears, it becomes apparent that fifteen of the Tribute pedestals and exploded there on the ice rink. Fifteen corpses lie mangled on the bloody ice: Deanna Winchester, Danny Fenton, Fili, Kili, Kain Highwind, Perry Kelvin, Julian Bashir, Clint Barton, Karkat Vantas, Sirius Black, Rahm Kota, Cinderella, Bunnymund, Robin, Rock Lee, and Rokk Krin.

The center of the ice rink remains completely intact and stocked with a few dozen keys of varying shapes and sizes. This is the Cornucopia and the Gamemakers are compelling the Tributes to skate for it.

The gong rings out, and the countdown's voice announces “The Arena is now open.” The Games have begun.

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

25 - 24 - 23

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.

20 - 19 - 18 - 17 - 16

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.

11- 10 - 9 - 8

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.

5 - 4

3

2

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