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Panem Events ([personal profile] etcircenses) wrote in [community profile] thecapitol2014-01-07 07:31 pm

District Tours: Train Ride

Prior to their departure, the Tributes have to suffer a photoshoot, a few interviewers asking them a thousand questions about how excited they are, and more than a few members of their style teams asking the Tributes to bring back mementos. "Don't worry about quality, dears, we can get that all here - we want you to bring us souvenirs for the novelty of it!"

The day of the trip, Tributes are roused bright and early, well before sunrise, and driven in Peacekeeper vans to the train station. It's all rather dour, and not like the start of a vacation at all; if one didn't know what was going on, and if the Escorts and head Stylists weren't chattering excitedly, they might think they were being hauled off to a war zone.

The trains, on the other hand, are plush, fancy things, and there is one per District. There's a single blockaded car for cargo, another for maintenance, driving and Peacekeeping staff, and then several others which are open to the Tributes. A dinner car serves three meals and has small snacks available throughout the day. Another car is an entertainment center with a selection of Capitol-approved films, and a the last one is the Tributes' temporary room. It has a bunk bed for each with sheets that was a truly intense threadcount, and a single massage chair in the back. The Stylists, Mentors and Escorts sleep in the same car, although separated by a partition.

Unfortunately, all the Tributes have to share the sleeping quarters, and it's first-come, first-served.

For the most part, the trip is so smooth that the surface of a glass full of water would not be disturbed. The trips to the closer Districts are a little under a day, but the furthest Districts - 3, 4, 7, 8, 11 and 12 - take nearly 48 hours.

[OOC: For Tributes accepted during the District tours, you can assume they arrived before the departure so they can participate in the District festivities. During the train ride there is still network access. There will only be this post and the party post from the mods for this event, so players are encouraged to make their own of their characters exploring their surroundings and enjoying the Districts.]
justoutrunyou: (Sleepy)

[personal profile] justoutrunyou 2014-01-13 10:14 pm (UTC)(link)
"I think it's supposed to be relaxing. Like a massage you know?" She giggled enjoying the way that the vibrating bars made her voice sound funny.

She kicked off her shoes and wiggled her toes in her socks enjoying the moment of relaxation after a full morning of being shuffled around by peacekeepers and smiling for pictures. Plus being close to Pruna always helped her relax.

"I think this button makes it warm up." She added pointing to the controls.
knifewithnoname: (listening)

[personal profile] knifewithnoname 2014-01-14 09:10 am (UTC)(link)
"I do no be knowing. What do a massage be being?" She followed suit, kicking off the soft shoes that she had finally consented to wearing and wriggling her brightly coloured toes.

"Warming up?"
justoutrunyou: (new toys?)

[personal profile] justoutrunyou 2014-01-17 08:04 pm (UTC)(link)
"A massage is like..." Sandy considered the best way to explain it while punching the button to turn on the seat warmer.

"Someone rubbing your muscles when they're all tense and tight to relax them." She tried to explain. Such was her function in the relationship.
knifewithnoname: (smiles)

[personal profile] knifewithnoname 2014-01-21 09:58 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh." She wrinkled her nose, "So this chair do be supposed to be being relaxing." It was she thought, once you got over the weirdness. Especially since it warmed up, this train wasn't cold, but Pruna liked being warm.
justoutrunyou: (we're growing up so fast)

[personal profile] justoutrunyou 2014-01-21 09:02 pm (UTC)(link)
"Exactly. We're supposed to be comfy and warm and relaxed." She reiterated and turned down the vibrations so it was less apparent.

"Did you ever get to like...relax and stuff back home?"
knifewithnoname: (pondering)

[personal profile] knifewithnoname 2014-01-22 06:18 am (UTC)(link)
"No really." She wrinkled her nose, "I did always be having a lot to be doing, but relaxing do only be being fun for a little while anyways." Then it got boring, because it was just sitting there, and not doing things.
justoutrunyou: (You're cute)

[personal profile] justoutrunyou 2014-01-25 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
"That sounds like you." She chuckled. "You like to be busy. I like that about you." Even if Sandy found herself savoring the quiet moments more after each arena and party.

"Imagine what it'll be like when we go back to your home with all this knowledge and training we got from surviving here." She fantasized for a moment, indulging her creative desires. "You'll get to introduce me to your sister, and I might even be able to let you see my powers." She paused "Have you ever seen me actually use my powers in person? I don't remember..."
knifewithnoname: (smiles)

[personal profile] knifewithnoname 2014-01-25 10:42 pm (UTC)(link)
"I have no been being." Pruna told her, "I do be wanting to be seeing them." She grinned, "You can be showing them to me and my sister, and you could be thinking of a name for her since you did be picking such a cool one for me."
justoutrunyou: (look to the sky)

[personal profile] justoutrunyou 2014-01-26 12:24 am (UTC)(link)
"Ashley~" Sandy purred proud of herself for the name.

"I can show you my powers, and I can be your priestess and we'll be the best ever." She urged on.

"Would we have a house? Some kind of secret lair or tower?"
knifewithnoname: (smiles)

[personal profile] knifewithnoname 2014-01-26 01:01 pm (UTC)(link)
"We will be." She thought for a moment and nodded, "Priestesses do be living at the temple, I have no never been going there but it do be being where Priestess Elena and Kant do be being from. Kant did be saying it do be being massive and there do be being people from everywhere there." She grinned.

"You would have to be studying for a bit but when you did be being a priestess you could be having a house if you did be wanting one. Priestesses can be doing whatever they do be wanting."
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[personal profile] justoutrunyou 2014-01-28 10:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Sandy's grin was bright and a little wicked at the prospect.

"I'd like to have a house, even if we travel around alot for your work we could have a place to keep our stuff and hang out between ya know...killing people." Strange how much more relaxed she'd become with the concept.
knifewithnoname: (smiles)

[personal profile] knifewithnoname 2014-01-29 01:26 pm (UTC)(link)
"That would be being cool." She nodded, "We can be having a house then, a really big one!" She grinned liking that idea. "And it would be having a big kitchen, and lots of food!"
justoutrunyou: (Stone faced smile)

[personal profile] justoutrunyou 2014-01-30 12:21 am (UTC)(link)
"And sometimes we'll make the food together before we eat it all. And it's all for us! Nobody else gets any unless we say so." She declared but then with haste added "Us and your sister, she can have as much as you let her. She is your sister after all."

Not wanting to come anywhere close to between Pruna and the sister she adored.
knifewithnoname: (smiles)

[personal profile] knifewithnoname 2014-01-30 11:29 am (UTC)(link)
"Yes she can eat it too!" Pruna nodded, Sandy was right not to come between Pruna and her sister, in her head her sister was automatically put into all their plans.

"But no one else! Unless we say so."
justoutrunyou: (new toys?)

[personal profile] justoutrunyou 2014-01-31 01:50 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah! And we'll get you the best weapons too! Have you ever had like, a dagger or sword or something made just for you?" She wondered. It's not like money was any object in this fantasy they were constructing.

"In fact, if we got you a dagger from here in the capitol I bet they could make it our of light so it could like, burn through anyone you sliced. Just like in the movies!" And she realized all too late Pruna had probably never seen those movies. Oh well.
knifewithnoname: (smiles)

[personal profile] knifewithnoname 2014-01-31 10:24 pm (UTC)(link)
"A dagger being made of light?" That sounded amazing, even though a dark serving warrior with a blade of light was a bit strange. "It would be being an amazing weapon. No one would be able to be beating it." She wondered what other technologies they could steal, to further their cause back in her world.
justoutrunyou: (Hey listen up)

[personal profile] justoutrunyou 2014-01-31 10:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"Sure, like lasers." Sandy imagined "I bet we could even find your favorite color." She grinned. "And maybe some of those fancy guns the peacekeepers have."

Because plotting these sorts of things in the open is a great idea.
knifewithnoname: (smiles)

[personal profile] knifewithnoname 2014-01-31 10:49 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yes," She grinned, "No one could be beating us then. We would be killing anyone who did be trying."

justoutrunyou: (Stone faced smile)

[personal profile] justoutrunyou 2014-01-31 10:57 pm (UTC)(link)
"You'd be your chaos god's favorite assassin." She teased with a tickle to Pruna's side.
knifewithnoname: (smiles)

[personal profile] knifewithnoname 2014-02-01 10:56 am (UTC)(link)
Pruna squirmed at the tickling and grinned at the praise. "We will be being the best servants of shadows." She agreed.
justoutrunyou: (Reading the paper)

[personal profile] justoutrunyou 2014-02-01 04:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Which in turn got Sandy curious about this chaos god. She'd only asked a couple questions about them. "And do the shadows like, reward good servants somehow?" That's how most gods worked right?
knifewithnoname: (smiles)

[personal profile] knifewithnoname 2014-02-01 11:27 pm (UTC)(link)
"You will be getting an even cooler life next time, and if we do be winning the war the whole world will be being in darkness and chaos and the loyal ones will be ruling it for the gods." She explained with a smile.
justoutrunyou: (Stone faced smile)

[personal profile] justoutrunyou 2014-02-02 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
"Queens of chaos and Darkness." Sandy sighed happily and fiddled with the massage feature of the chair.

"There's no one I'd rather rule with." She declared and snuggled closer to Pruna.
knifewithnoname: (smiles)

[personal profile] knifewithnoname 2014-02-02 11:18 am (UTC)(link)
"We will be being cool rulers." She leaned against Sandy happily glad that she had such a great friend who had such good ideas and would come back to her world with her. Of course they had to win first, and find a way home, but they would do it. One day.
justoutrunyou: (dontcha know?)

/perfect~ I think I end more threads with you then anyone else. You are awesome. <3

[personal profile] justoutrunyou 2014-02-02 05:39 pm (UTC)(link)