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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.
celebrityskinned: (Angry - Murder Machine)

Re: Garrus | OTA

[personal profile] celebrityskinned 2014-01-20 11:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Venus doesn't usually go into the Arena with grudges. As far as she's concerned, what happens in the Arena can stay there, safely on the other side of the screen once they've left each part of their bloody playground. Each gong rings in the start of a new Game, with new opportunities for alliances and feuds.

She will, however, make an exception for the person who killed Ellie while she begged for mercy.

It doesn't matter to her that Garrus outweighs her by a significant amount, or that she's already bruised up from attacking Harley. When she circles back around to the Cornucopia, she takes this opportunity to attack. She lunges low and for Garrus' knees from behind.
gunshiptotheface: (Grrr.)

Re: Garrus | OTA

[personal profile] gunshiptotheface 2014-01-21 03:17 am (UTC)(link)
Garrus had his backpack, arm looped through a hole when he heard the patter of barefeet on pavement just before the blow came. He wasn't prepared for a low attack; knees crippled he dropped into a roll and came up ready to strike. He was glad his spurs and digitigrade legs gave him some resistance to blows back there but sadly not enough not to prevent him from wobbling.

He didn't recognise his assailant but attacked anyway, relying on his long reach when he swung the right hook in her direction.
Edited (typos) 2014-01-21 03:26 (UTC)
celebrityskinned: (Angry - Go Fight Kill)

Re: Garrus | OTA

[personal profile] celebrityskinned 2014-01-21 06:00 am (UTC)(link)
Venus throws herself out of the way of the right hook well enough to avoid it colliding with her head, which could have knocked her cold at that speed. Instead she dodges beneath it, unfortunately losing the balance that would have allowed her to throw a kick at Garrus' neck, so she, too, rolls forward, seeking to get in close where his longer reach is a hindrance instead of an advantage.
gunshiptotheface: (speak fast)

Re: Garrus | OTA

[personal profile] gunshiptotheface 2014-01-21 06:27 am (UTC)(link)
Having her in close was the last thing he wanted. His intention was to keep her at least at arms length to get at least one blow in to get her backing off. His guard was up, it was obvious she was trained to fight and skilled at it. His gaze never left her, arms blocking his body very differently from how a human would hold themselves.

His second attack came fast, a blow directed for her side only to cover his other attack that came from his other hand going straight for the side of her head.
celebrityskinned: (Angry - Sneer)

Re: Garrus | OTA

[personal profile] celebrityskinned 2014-01-21 09:08 pm (UTC)(link)
In a split second, she has to make the decision whether to take the blow to her side or head. It's only due to her extensive combat skills that she manages to see them both coming.

She ducks her head and the attack to her side knocks the wind out of her. She twists to the ground, landing on her chest, pushing herself up even before her brain catches up with her.
gunshiptotheface: (To my left)

Re: Garrus | OTA

[personal profile] gunshiptotheface 2014-01-24 03:06 am (UTC)(link)
Garrus didn't wait, turning himself to make sure she was down and as if adding insult to injury aimed a kick for her knee. Human knees were delicate and while he had no intent to kill her he could slow her down immensely.
celebrityskinned: (Angry - Go Fight Kill)

Re: Garrus | OTA

[personal profile] celebrityskinned 2014-01-24 09:27 pm (UTC)(link)
She jerks her leg forward and takes the brunt of it on her shin and ankle. For a moment, she goes numb below the foot and worries she's broken it.

But no. She knows when the moment is gone, and that's now. She rolls and somersaults back up before taking off, only slightly less quickly than last time.