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Panem Events ([personal profile] etcircenses) wrote in [community profile] thecapitol2013-12-23 12:01 pm

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Who| Everyone, pretty much. Particularly Secret Santa people and those Creuntus is fucking with.
What| Holiday times!
Where| The Tribute Training center
When| The whole week, but Creuntus' gifts arrive today.
Warnings/Notes| none atm. Please add any in thread headers. Also, for secret santa, if you are the giver start a thread with your giftee's name (unless you two have worked something else out between you). You can use the District threads below, or choose a different setting of your own.

Every floor public space is dripping with holiday decorations.

The decorations are themed, ridiculously so. Every surface is covered, and a table sits proudly full of holiday treats and spirits, kept stocked constantly by the avoxes. Cheerful music plays softly throughout the whole building, though luckily for everyone the Capitol doesn't really know what Christmas carols are.

Those with secret santa's have a cheery, passive-aggressive note reminding them not to disappoint anyone and ruin their holiday.

Those that have expressed a want for some object from home will find a box on their bed sometime during the day, with a merry holiday greeting from Cruentus. Inside they will find the object of their desire, or something similar, crafted from their words.

In blown glass. Pretty, decorative, utterly useless.

Bert's guns, Punchy's goggles, Sigma's music box, Maximus' leg, Mindy's knife, Terezi's dragon cane...on and on, as many gifts as Creuntus could find out. Those that were with them when they were pulled are more perfect replicas, those that they have just described obviously have an artistic touch to them.
revvinguptheharley: (Default)

Re: Open

[personal profile] revvinguptheharley 2013-12-26 03:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Harley came skipping out into the living area twirling a blown glass mallet.

It was utterly useless but wasn't it pretty?

"Donnie!" she squealed and spun on one foot dancing into his line of sight, twirling the mallet "Lookie what Santa brought me!"
polyturtle: (go to your room)

Re: Open

[personal profile] polyturtle 2013-12-27 02:45 pm (UTC)(link)
"Nice," Don mumbled as he sat down on his bed. "Merry Christmas."

He did mean it, somewhat sincerely. Mainly because, at the least, he realized Harley was getting enjoyment out of her present, even if he wasn't.
Edited 2013-12-27 14:45 (UTC)
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Re: Open

[personal profile] revvinguptheharley 2013-12-27 02:53 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's so shiny and pretty and nearly useless!" She purred kissing the flat side of the mallet's head.

"Alot like the Capitol if you think about it." She giggled with a wink.

polyturtle: (bo's up your nose)

[personal profile] polyturtle 2014-01-04 12:38 am (UTC)(link)
At this, Don frowned.

"...I prefer items with actual utility, myself."
revvinguptheharley: (Thumbs up!)

[personal profile] revvinguptheharley 2014-01-04 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
"Well of course you do. You're a very practical kind of guy."

She flopped onto the sofa and gently set the mallet down on the coffee table, "Of course...that's part of why you started to spiral. It was the only practical way of not giving up completely." She reasoned.
polyturtle: (this final jeopardy is hard)

[personal profile] polyturtle 2014-01-04 04:45 am (UTC)(link)
At that, Don turned to her.

"...What? But...but I did give up..."
revvinguptheharley: (Tut tut tut)

[personal profile] revvinguptheharley 2014-01-04 05:55 am (UTC)(link)
Harley's cheeky grin was curious, like she knew something the turtle didn't.

"Well you're still here aren't you? And you're not as looney tunes as you were right?" She offered.

"If you'd really given up you'd have offed yourself here in the Capitol. Then...as far as we know, all the kings horses and all the kings men couldn't put shell boy back together again."
polyturtle: (go to your room)

[personal profile] polyturtle 2014-01-04 08:20 pm (UTC)(link)
"...Ha," Don mumbled. "You're assuming that they would have let me die."
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[personal profile] revvinguptheharley 2014-01-05 06:59 pm (UTC)(link)
"And you're assuming they wouldn't. Ya never know until you try."

She loomed closer with that adoring smile.

"So did ya try? Or did you just tell yourself it was pointless and keep going out of habit?"
polyturtle: (this final jeopardy is hard)

[personal profile] polyturtle 2014-01-05 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
That smile was a tad bit disconcerting, to say the least. But Don had no answer, only able to stare at her, stunned
revvinguptheharley: (Thumbs up!)

[personal profile] revvinguptheharley 2014-01-07 09:34 am (UTC)(link)
"That's what I thought." She leaned back casually, tucking her hands behind her head in victory.

"You're getting better...slowly but surely."
polyturtle: (this final jeopardy is hard)

[personal profile] polyturtle 2014-01-07 09:47 pm (UTC)(link)
The stare becomes confused.

"Better? How is this better?"
revvinguptheharley: (So here's the deal)

[personal profile] revvinguptheharley 2014-01-08 12:11 pm (UTC)(link)
She sighed and reached up to undo her trademark ponytails shaking out her hair casually "Give it time kid. It's a long hike back up to boring. You might as well enjoy being interesting for awhile."

A playful wink to show she was just teasing.

"You may not be able to see it but I can. You're my favorite little patient in this corner of the nuthouse."

Because there were just too many to choose from.
polyturtle: (oh...oh dear...)

[personal profile] polyturtle 2014-01-08 08:25 pm (UTC)(link)
"Er...thanks?"

He wasn't sure whether to find it a compliment or...well, she being a bit insane herself, something else. No offense obviously intended, as it was clear he wasn't sure what to make of Harley's words.
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[personal profile] revvinguptheharley 2014-01-08 08:55 pm (UTC)(link)
It's just as well. She was content to let him ruminate on them for awhile.

"What sort of stuff did you do for Christmas back home? Anything?" Who knew if mutant turtles even celebrated Christmas? Still she loved asking people.
polyturtle: (yes my bandana's on backwards)

[personal profile] polyturtle 2014-01-09 01:21 am (UTC)(link)
He turned away.

"Of course we did. We celebrated it like any family would."
revvinguptheharley: (So here's the deal)

[personal profile] revvinguptheharley 2014-01-09 08:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Harley pouted at his turning away.

"Got any family traditions that are unique? Maybe we could do something here to celebrate." She offered.
polyturtle: (oh...oh dear...)

[personal profile] polyturtle 2014-01-10 12:27 am (UTC)(link)
"...Well..." Don looked down. "We...did start dressing up and giving toys to kids at the orphanage in recent years...but I doubt there are many kids here who'd need that."
revvinguptheharley: (Thumbs up!)

[personal profile] revvinguptheharley 2014-01-11 04:26 pm (UTC)(link)
"Awww! That's so sweet!" Harley cooed and rocked in her seat.

"So what if we found you some unfortunate orphans around here? Imagine their little faces if they got a visit from such a famous and well known tribute like you Donnieboy?" She was getting amped up from this idea. Of course it would be better if he could visit orphans from his own district but that wasn't really an option was it?
polyturtle: (AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA)

[personal profile] polyturtle 2014-01-11 10:19 pm (UTC)(link)
"Wh--" His head whipped back around, eyes slightly wide. "Are there even orphans in the Capitol!?"

A beat.

"-I mean...that's crazy!!"
revvinguptheharley: (Default)

[personal profile] revvinguptheharley 2014-01-11 10:22 pm (UTC)(link)
She shrugged her narrow shoulders which caused her loose sweater to slide down one shoulder exposing a bra strap.

"I dunno, probably? I mean there's gotta be something to take care of kids who's parents vanish mysteriously into the night right? We oughta ask Eva!"

Then she grinned.

"I thought we covered this already. Crazy is good."