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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.
hit_girl_mindy: (That smile (Mindy))

[personal profile] hit_girl_mindy 2014-04-20 03:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Mindy chuckled. Christ, she didn't mean to turn the girl into a tomato.

"Mindy fuckery is nothing to take lightly. If he was over you, you should have been over. You lasted. Don't disregard small triumphs. They belong to you, and show that you're someone to take seriously."
justoutrunyou: (I just don't care)

[personal profile] justoutrunyou 2014-04-20 03:18 pm (UTC)(link)
And this was where she became conflicted.

Mindy was right of course, if The Initiate had wanted Sandy dead she would have been.

But what Mindy didn't know was Sandy hadn't survived out of her own will power. Sandy had survived because The Initiate only meant to put on a show for the cameras. In reality he was only there to deliver a message to Sandy. To share information that Sandy was to keep close to her chest.

For a moment she considered telling Mindy the truth. But her mind flashed back to the feel of Mindy's grip, the knife near her throat and the look of fear and fury on Pruna's face.

No...she couldn't tell Mindy yet.

"I just hope I don't have to prove it again."
hit_girl_mindy: (Glossy)

[personal profile] hit_girl_mindy 2014-04-20 03:28 pm (UTC)(link)
"There's no saying when you'll have to do it again. That'll pretty much happen when it happens. That's why it sucks. You have to be ready for anything."

A part of her wished that she WAS back in the games, to test herself again. Even now, though, she could see the girl was holding back, that there was an impassable rift.

One, she knew, that she was responsible for. No amount of sorrow would change that.

She exchanged a look with sandy that told her just that.
justoutrunyou: (...whut?)

[personal profile] justoutrunyou 2014-04-21 04:05 am (UTC)(link)
Sandy shirked away from the look and let her eyes roam the crowd.

"I'm gonna go check on Pruna. She went to try the zip line and if that crazy girl hit her with something she's probably gonna try and rip her eyes out." She offered Mindy a wave before attempting her retreat.

There wasn't enough alcohol in this party to help her stomach stop twisting under Mindy's gaze.
hit_girl_mindy: (Stone face)

[personal profile] hit_girl_mindy 2014-04-21 04:36 am (UTC)(link)
Shit. She probably said something dumb again. Sandy was already turning tail. Damn it.

"All right. See you later."

So much for saying things without words?