People In Glass Houses...

[neclectus]

Who | Timaeus Nadir and guests
What | Timaeus is hosting a picnic get-together/catch-up.
Where | The picnic will be taking place in the Tropical Habitat Dome.
When| We'll be using a bit of wibbly time so that people who want to attend can.
Warnings/Notes| None as of yet.

(This is an opportunity for me to make some new CR as well as catch up with ongoing relationships, but I also want to encourage tagging around between characters! Feel free to do whatever you like in the setting with whoever you like! Also I will be backtagging this so don't feel you've missed the boat if you haven't tagged in immediately <3)

Timaeus certainly knew how to organise a gathering- even if it wasn't an outrageously opulent celebration to be held on one of his own yachts. This one was to be held under the expansive dome of the Tropical Habitat- the entire location rented out for the day to Timaeus and his guests, a loosely private affair- formal invitations as such hadn't been extended, but those welcome knew they were. Naturally, all tributes and victors were included in this group.

The Dome was a beautiful piece of architecture in itself, though antiquated when compared with the technology used for the Arenas. Rather than invisible forcefields, the climate of the interior was separated from the outside by elaborately curving steel and glass. Inside, tropical plants of all types thrived- there was a still, green pond and, deeper inside, a cascading waterfall. Butterflies in hundreds of colours, sizes and shapes flitted about, tropical birds swooped between the trees, brightly coloured fish darted in the water.
Blankets and cushions had been scattered in the main clearing with hampers of food, but there was plenty of space for the guests to break away from the gathering if they so desired- the dome was full of winding paths through the greenery- some even climbing around the trunks of the largest trees and leading to viewing platforms above. In a temporary gazebo in the clearing, a string quartet played music that wasn't quite the classical pieces Tributes were familiar with. 

Timaeus himself seemed in a brighter mood than he had been for months, more than happy to make conversation with anyone who approached him- though he was certainly keeping an eye open for particular individuals. Some that he'd met, some that he'd lost and had returned to him, and others still that he had yet to meet.

Comments

[splendid_roman]

"We would," he agreed. "I'd love to visit other worlds. From what I've heard from other tributes they all sound interesting. But at least this is another world in itself, so I have that at least."

[neclectus]

"A pity you aren't given more of a chance to explore it. Security concerns, I imagine, but still. I've been to a few of the Districts on business and so on- not much to look at to be quite honest with you but certainly different from here. It does give one a certain sense of perspective..."

[splendid_roman]

"Probably worried we'll escape," Ian said, laughing. It was a joke really because security was too tight and punishments too harsh for anyone to escape.

[neclectus]

"More likely for your own protection," Timaeus chuckled. "The Districts aren't the friendliest of places, sometimes- they're populated by uneducated people, and you and I both know how dangerous that can be."

[splendid_roman]

"Yes, I do." Ian chuckled and tried to make it sound real. He had a suspicion that people were kept uneducated so they wouldn't know what was going on. And that included the tributes.

"It was lovely to meet you," he said, wanting to extricate himself from the conversation before he ended up lying more unconvincingly. "And thank you for organising this picnic."

[neclectus]

"Not at all, not at all," he laughed. "The pleasure and the privilege was all mine. Please, do take advantage of the gardens- and enjoy yourself."

And with that and a broad, friendly smile, he was off- winding his way back into the throng.