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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] dying 2014-04-28 04:51 am (UTC)(link)
Not that Thane disagreed, but he was not about to share. He was really indifferent to the whole thing. His statement stood. For him, many species weren't that different from each other. They all died when he snapped their neck.

"It isn't about if you're in it here. It isn't about skill." Luck. Luck was everything.
revvinguptheharley: (Harlequin: pucker up!)

[personal profile] revvinguptheharley 2014-04-28 04:12 pm (UTC)(link)
"If that's the way you think, you'll be letting down your district really fast." Harley chirped cheerfully.

Truth be told she didn't care one way or another in the luck vs. skill debate. But this guy was annoying her so she turned on the cheerfulness full power.

"All those people going hungry all because you couldn't be bothered to care."
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[personal profile] dying 2014-04-30 04:03 am (UTC)(link)
Thane, in a way, did care about winning - if only to not paint a target on his back for the time being. He could handle himself for the sake of the arena.

The plight of the districts was out of his control and no fault of his own. He only cared in his desire to make the universe a better place. But by fixing things here, and only here, he was doing little. It was, in the end, not his problem to deal with.

He was not there to argue his point, just pass on what he had heard and experienced. "Is that what they told you to get you to fight?" Thane asked.
revvinguptheharley: (Harlequin: Salute to insanity)

[personal profile] revvinguptheharley 2014-05-03 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
Harley made a noise from her lips and then giggled.

"Oh like I needed motivation. I'm a documented lunatic and would have joined the fight just for fun! That's what's most important to me. That and of course..." She fluttered her eyelashes and purred at him.

"Love~"
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[personal profile] dying 2014-05-06 04:03 am (UTC)(link)
Great.

Thane had known lunatics (although only ever briefly - they were often murdered quickly). He wasn't up for playing with one. He folded his arms over his chest and stepped back, away from her. "Of course...love." It wasn't like he didn't understand the tone.

"I see how this is." He was not amused or impressed. "It isn't my place to judge." But oh, he was judging.
revvinguptheharley: (Harlequin: Salute to insanity)

[personal profile] revvinguptheharley 2014-05-07 10:08 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh like that's ever stopped anyone." Harley rolled her eyes in an exaggerated manner.

"So what exactly is it if you see how it is?" She challenged with her hands on her hips. "No seriously I've lost track of what we're talking about. Do you see how this moment here is or love is or..." She laughed.
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[personal profile] dying 2014-05-10 04:20 am (UTC)(link)
"I see that having a conversation with a lunatic proves only fruitless," Thane answered. His tone showed no signs of impatience or frustration. It wtas as even as it usually was.

"It has nothing to do with love."
revvinguptheharley: (Harley: Nyah nyah!)

[personal profile] revvinguptheharley 2014-05-10 04:47 am (UTC)(link)
"Aw too bad. Love really is the best of things." She sighed happily.

"And let's be real, anything can be fruitful if you're creative enough. You're just boring...despite how startling you appear." She stuck her tongue out in defiance of his claim.
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[personal profile] dying 2014-05-12 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
He didn't care if she found him boring. In fact, he preferred it. Whether or not she liked him meant little to him. There were so few people that Thane cared about how they felt. Kolyat. Shepard. The list was short, as long as he could work with the others on the Normandy, it didn't matter.

"I think I will have to decide if this is worthwhile in time."
revvinguptheharley: (Harley: Duh)

[personal profile] revvinguptheharley 2014-05-12 08:51 am (UTC)(link)
"Well don't take too long." She chided him. "Life is too short to close yourself off from experiences that could be different and fun."

This was more an effort of irritation now, she couldn't help but enjoy forcing her presence on those without a clear sense of humor. But there was many more people in familiar costumes she'd have to harass. So as quickly as she appeared she had vanished into the crowd.