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Panem Events ([personal profile] etcircenses) wrote in [community profile] thecapitol2014-03-24 12:14 pm

The Crowning of Mindy McReady

Who| Everyone who's anyone.
What| The Crowning.
Where| A warehouse on the edge of town.
When| Starting from early evening till late into the night.
Warnings/Notes| Be sure to check the linked thread for plot purposes, even if you don't tag into it.

The party is brightly colored.

The theme, subtly, is super heroes. Boldly paints city scapes are splattered across the walls, and hallways are made to look like dingy, potentially crime ridden alleys. From the upper walkways of the warehouse, party goers can get hooked into harnesses and swing out over the dance floor. Above them, tributes and VIPS can find themselves on a clear plastic dance floor levitated above everything, looking like they're hanging in air.

Masks are passed out in plenty, and capes are easy to find, while brightly colored drinks themed around super powers are plentiful. None of them actually work, but many of the Capitol people are happy to pretend, mocking super strength or invisibility with each new beverage.

Under the dance floor a catacomb of tunnels and rooms full of obstacles is splashed with black light receptive colors. Party goers are given vests and laser guns, marked green for villains and red for heros, and set loose to hunt each other in the laser tags playground. The screens in the dance floor keep a running tally of which side is winning, displaying the players on the screens around the room, along with clips from the arenas.

About half way through the night, everyone is gathered to the main stage for a special announcement.
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[personal profile] onlyimmune 2014-04-09 09:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Ellie lets out a hard breath through her nose - a motion she'd picked up from Joel, and it suits him infinitely better. On her, it seems more like a disgruntled puppy.

She takes the necklace, though, and carefully secures it back around her neck.

"Alright," She says dubiously. "Just-- take care of yourself, okay?" Despite her earlier outburst, she wasn't so sure how well 'political statements' would go down.
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[personal profile] celebrityskinned 2014-04-10 05:53 am (UTC)(link)
She doesn't want to walk away. She knows she has to, that there are other things and people to tend to, but she wants to take Ellie far away from this - she wants to take her flying. She longs for the teleportation powers she didn't miss until recently.

"Will do. And you too." She taps her nose. "I'll know if you don't, because Joel will probably call me a bad influence or something. Karaoke tomorrow night?"
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[personal profile] onlyimmune 2014-04-11 02:26 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah," Ellie said, letting out a breath. "Yeah, okay. Karaoke. You bring what's-his-face and I'll bring Riley and it will be a regular old party."

It was the first time she'd mentioned Riley to Venus, but hey. It was going to have to come up sometime.
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[personal profile] celebrityskinned 2014-04-11 03:22 pm (UTC)(link)
"Riley? Oh, she's one of your friends?" Venus looks happy at the idea. Good, someone else for Ellie to rely on. "I met her. Seems like a sweet kid."

Continuing to miss the subtext, this one.
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[personal profile] onlyimmune 2014-04-11 03:23 pm (UTC)(link)
"We're uh... We were friends back home." A pause, a slight heat rising to her cheeks.

"And uh... more than friends."

Welp.
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[personal profile] celebrityskinned 2014-04-11 03:33 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh. Oh."

That's not judgment. You can get away with being homophobic in Hollywood, but it seems like an awful lot of effort, not to mention hypocritical when you're a damn mutant. That's just the "oh" of being the last one to get the memo.

She can't say 'I'm glad she's here' without being patronizing and, well, wrong. It's not really a great thing for people to come to this place and be put in the Games. Not everyone's her.

"I'm so glad you guys get to see each other. For sure, bring her! It'll be like a double-date."
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[personal profile] onlyimmune 2014-04-30 02:53 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah. A double date." That wouldn't be awkward at all. She can't decide if she wants Riley and Venus to never meet, or if she wants to make sure that she's there in order to keep things from going south.

"You'll like her. I hope."
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[personal profile] celebrityskinned 2014-05-01 05:52 am (UTC)(link)
"Any friend of yours is a friend of mine." Well. Mostly. She thinks of Joel and has to swallow that hard. "Or, at least, a good shot to be a friend of mine."

She heads back towards the crowd. "Take care of my necklace, kiddo!"
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[personal profile] onlyimmune 2014-05-03 10:20 pm (UTC)(link)
"I will!" Ellie calls after her, gripping it tightly as she watched Venus disappear into the crowd.