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Panem Events ([personal profile] etcircenses) wrote in [community profile] thearena2014-01-18 02:35 pm

ARENA 09 - THE MUSEUM

The Tributes are woken up early for this Arena, and switched from whatever sleeping attire they're currently in to a set of pajamas, each designed for the individual in questions. Women wear onesies, and most of the men wear two-pieces, but other than that any similarities are at random - the outfits are in all sorts of colors and patterns.

The floor of the helicopter taking them to their Arena location, and of the underground entrance to the tubes that hoist them to the surface, will feel cold under their bare feet.

Rather than bringing them to sunlight, like the tubes have in the past, instead the Tributes are presented to a dark concrete ceiling in a badly-lit parking lot. Fluorescent lights do little to illuminate the cavernous space.

The countdown begins, announced as if from far away.

20

19

18…


The Cornucopia, a ghastly thing carved from stone and concrete, sits at the center of a pattern of white and yellow lines reminiscent of spots for parked cars. The painted lines create a sort of spoked wheel, providing lanes for the Tributes leading to the prizes at the center. Some of the more unfortunate Tributes will find the concrete architecture has placed pillars in their lanes.

8

7

6…


Six parked cars lie around the outskirts of the huge lot, barely visible in the dim lighting. Glowing exit signs on two opposite sides of the chamber announce where Tributes should go to escape the bloodbath. Elevator doors are perched beneath them.

3

2

1


The gong rings out, and the countdown's voice announces "the Arena is now open". The Games have begun.
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[personal profile] friendlyfires 2014-01-18 10:39 pm (UTC)(link)
"Not right now, anyway," she agrees. "But that doesn't mean I'm going to make myself a target when you've got a ranged weapon and I don't. Not even living past the first day is kind of humiliating."

She starts off around a corner, winding her way through the displays and looking for another exit. "You don't want to spend too much time gathering this stuff," she calls behind her. "It'll weigh you down, and anyway other people will probably start taking all the food while you're doing that. Bye."

No harm in offering a little advice, at least, as thanks for him not attacking her right away.
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[personal profile] emptytrousers 2014-01-18 10:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Kili watches her and that hammer as she disappears behind a corner and he starts pulling the other gauntlet down from the wax statue so he can tug it around his wrist. Her advice is at least sound and not something he would have thought about on his own. Sure, he's not worried about armor weighing him down with his dwarven composition, but the more he took, the longer he would be standing here in the open. As soon as he notices that she's said bye, though, he glances back at the corner she disappeared around.

"Can I at least get your name?" he calls after her, not sure if she's gotten far yet.
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[personal profile] friendlyfires 2014-01-18 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Judging herself at a safe distance, Willow pauses and sets down the hammer, undoing the top of her baggy white rabbit onesie so she can twist it around and hack off the ridiculous hood with her newly-obtained knife. God, she hates rabbits.

His question startles her; it's not something she's considered after spending so much time alone. "Oh. I'm Willow," she says after a few moments.
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[personal profile] emptytrousers 2014-01-18 11:23 pm (UTC)(link)
"Wilow," Kili says quietly as he sorts through some of the armor and weapons as most of them are too big for him to wear, much like his pajamas. It's as if these people had never seen a dwarf in their lives before. "I'm Kili."

He might as well give her his name in return, not that he sees anything wrong with giving it out in the first place. There's no secrets to be had for him. He's not sure, though, if she'd respond well to a 'at your service' if he offered it.
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[personal profile] friendlyfires 2014-01-18 11:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Willow keeps hacking at the hood, until finally it gives up and separates. That done, she pulls the pajamas back up over her shoulders and does up the front again. At least she can use the stupid hood to carry things, if she needs to.

"Kili. Okay." She straightens up, picking the hammer back up. "Well, look out for yourself. I hope I don't have to kill you later, but no hard feelings if we do end up fighting, it's just how things are. See you around."
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[personal profile] emptytrousers 2014-01-19 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
It's a sombering thing to hear, especially now that they're in the arena proper. They aren't here to work together or make friends or share in an adventure, they're here to kill each other, to die and be brought back again. He stares up at the weapons, not moving for a few seconds. No, he wouldn't kill anyone. Not if he had to. He'll let the salutation go without an answer for now as he gets back to pulling down armor and weaponry with an uncharacteristic efficiency.