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Panem Events ([personal profile] etcircenses) wrote in [community profile] thecapitol2014-10-10 08:11 pm

The Crowning Of Clara Murphy

Who| Everyone.
What| The Crowning of Clara Murphy
Where| A refurbished former-medical building within Capitol. 
When| Starting from late afternoon, going into the evening and late night.
Warnings/Notes| Don't forget, peacekeepers are on high alert and will notice any rebellious activity or odd behaviour. 

The theme of the ceremony is corruption and dystopia, with a distinct nod to futuristic aspects and, of course, robots. The room is stark, clean, and foreboding, all done in metallics, crisp whites, and the occasional bit of robotics set up as art. It speaks as an unholy cross between a medical office, a military base, and an extremely well kept prison.

The ceremony is both a chance for Capitolites to have fun and be grateful for the grand and glorious Panem which in no way exemplifies any attributes of dystopia, while also working as a not so subtle reminder to the troublemakers out there of what can happen when things get out of line. Which they surely won't, with all the peacekeepers around.

Tributes are dressed in all manner of thing incorporating chains, rope, caution tape, muzzles, bars and cages, prison stripes, and uniform orange-- all things reminiscent of imprisonment and restriction. Some tributes may be made to look scuffed up, like cartoon-ish depictions of hardened thugs. There are a few references to robotics, and that of evil and corrupt military men and police officers, but all tributes will be marked by some manner of cuff or chain that clearly denotes them as “criminals”.

They’ll also be given a “prison number” that is actually indicative of their district association and an arbitrary letter next to it, for example, someone from district six will have 06 and the first letter of their name. It will be temporarily tattooed somewhere visible on their skin. It can be washed off but it will take more scrubbing than would be done in a single day, let alone a crowning.

The only exceptions to these rules, are those who have been brought to the winner’s table; all those who can be deemed as cyborgs, scientists, and of course, the victor herself. Her throne sits at the head of the table, a robotic contraption that appears almost as though it might encase her. For a crown, Clara has been given one that seems to bear resemblance to a white picket fence, which, when made into a crown, looks far sharper than the idyllic home setting it’s meant to represent.

Avoxes are all dressed as members of the corrupt Detroit military police. The uniforms are naturally given a more sinister edge. None of them are comfortable. All of them are serving “Detriotto” staple foods.

Around the crowning, flat hologram projections of hockey games can be seen. They show the games of a team called “The Rouge Wings” and alternate that with the less spectacular showings of what appears to be a young boy’s hockey team. Commercials fill the times between promoting the work of Capitol’s peacekeepers, showing appreciation for them on an individual level, encouraging obedience in citizens with pleasant clips of peacekeepers speaking to children, and suggesting recruitment in the truly good and noble of Panem. Capitolites may nod along to these as they giggle at the sight of decorative signs, that are most certainly from Clara’s lesser world, about obeying, consuming, and so on, to a less than favourable government. A few posters feature Clara Murphy’s face in four colour palettes, all humorous jabs at dystopia proclaiming; “MOTHER MURPHY IS WATCHING YOU”.

But hockey games are not the only things that can be seen on the projection screens; if tributes take the time to look, they may see their own face projected above in profile and facing forward views like that of mug shots. Though, how the capitol has managed to get these pictures may be entirely a mystery. Besides these mugshots, criminal records are displayed, listing crimes from “lied to their parents” to petty theft to murder. Whether these records are true or not may be up for much debate.

In the mean time, there are plenty of things for party go-ers to do, such as take part in the David For A Day egg and spoon race, in which tributes will all have a chance to dress up (with wigs and matching clothing of all sizes!) as the mysterious David, compete against others, and should they win, be dubbed David For A Day, winning themselves a banner they can wear and a spot at the victor table.

There is also an obstacle course available dubbed the "Clarence Boddicker Memorial Prison Funhouse" designed to look, you guessed it, like a prison. Fun for all ages and demeanours!

For those looking for retreat, there’s a small section cut away from it all, designed to be a pleasant backyard patio setting opened to a starry night sky and small surrounding garden, in stark contrast to the rest of the place. There’s a small area for dancing in, that can really only accommodate one couple at a time, but is nevertheless perfect for a romantic scene. Only two songs play over speakers here, one perfectly fitting, the other a little more jarring. It’s also here that party go-ers can get their picture taken with a life sized ED-209. Many more much smaller ED-209’s can be seen around and within the crowning party. As well as the occasional roomba, which fans of the last arena will surely get a chuckle out of.

As the crowning nears it’s end, those at the victor’s table will be given paintball guns filled up with red paint. They will be ordered to bring the criminals to justice! The criminals being all the other tributes. Those hit with paint will be made to wait within the Memorial Prison Funhouse until all the criminals are apprehended and forced to do their time! No one will be allowed to go back to the tribute tower until all the criminals are caught.
samson: (rough trade in a tight camisole)

[personal profile] samson 2014-11-09 05:42 am (UTC)(link)
He almost didn't want to ask, but... well...

"How exactly do you temporarily remove somebody's tongue?"
hit_girl_mindy: (True Uncertainty (Mindy))

[personal profile] hit_girl_mindy 2014-11-10 06:52 am (UTC)(link)
"You think that's any weirder than them being able to bring us back to life, spic and span, with no side effects? Man, your world's gotta be hardcore."

She shook her head. "Don't know. Don't think I'd ever really want to find out either, to be honest."
samson: (i think this might be a stupid idea)

[personal profile] samson 2014-11-11 05:10 am (UTC)(link)
Brock just happened to have weird experiences with death and resurrection. One of the experiences he isn't actually at the liberty to speak about, even here, but the other... well... he just shrugged. "My old boss used to rent out part of his property to a necromancer. So..."

Things like that didn't really faze him.
hit_girl_mindy: (Black and white (Mindy))

[personal profile] hit_girl_mindy 2014-11-11 06:05 am (UTC)(link)
"A necromancer. Well, guess what I said still stands, then. I think we might have had one here, so I'm told. For all I know she could still be here, but I wasn't in the Arena when she came. Oh, that reminds me: if you go into the Arena, expect shit like zombies and dinosaurs and shit like that. There's been almost no limit to the shit these people do for their entertainment."
samson: (get rid of the rush tape)

[personal profile] samson 2014-11-14 05:43 pm (UTC)(link)
He was pretty used to zombies and dinosaurs, too. Still, better not to give away everything; Mindy was a Mentor and therefore he probably didn't have to worry about her, but that didn't mean nobody else wasn't listening.

"That's... good to know."
hit_girl_mindy: (Civvies (Mindy))

[personal profile] hit_girl_mindy 2014-11-14 06:09 pm (UTC)(link)
"Other thing to note is, when you're in there? You'll want to appeal to the sponsors: they're the ones that will give you things when you're there, like lighters, food, sometimes weapons. It's something to keep in mind, but I have a feeling there'll be people who will want to favor you by looks alone. Never hurts to get yourself out there though."

Which made Mindy feel dirty even saying, but he WAS still going to be in the Arena. She had to at least give him an idea what was going to happen.
samson: (agent topanga lawrence)

[personal profile] samson 2014-11-19 10:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh. That was... weird, coming from a teenage girl, and Brock's brow knit a little. "Right... I'll keep that in mind."

Still, it was helpful to get advice from somebody who ostensibly won the damn thing. Not that he especially cared about that; he'd like to end it for everybody, given the chance.

"So what is it you do when we're all in there, murdering each other?"
hit_girl_mindy: (half look (Mindy))

[personal profile] hit_girl_mindy 2014-11-20 12:30 am (UTC)(link)
She wasn't quite a teenager yet, although she was perfectly happy with other people thinking that. If anything, the maturity of her situation sort of made her one anyway.

"That'll come later," she said, "usually, anyway. First thing you do is head for the Cornucopia, where they have all the weapons you can nab, if you're quick enough. If you linger though, you might get taken off, so be brief. After that, you gotta set up shot at a place where you can sleep, set up camp. The deaths start pretty much when the first week is gone because new people and regulars are setting up a base. Doesn't mean you won't get attacked, just means that you gotta be careful. After that week, you start to worry about your head more, and you'll have to rely on whatever you can scavenge and whatever your sponsors fly in for you. Won't just be people you worry about though: the terrain will eventually start to turn against you too."
samson: (:/)

[personal profile] samson 2014-11-21 08:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Brock meant what do Mentors do now that they're not made to participate in murder orgies anymore, but he was not about to complain about all this intel. Nobody else seemed to be this forthcoming about this shit -- then again, it was probably because they were all sizing each other up, unwilling to give anyone an advantage.

Apparently Mentors just dispensed advice. He can get down with that.

"Right, right," he said, taking mental notes. "To make it more entertaining for... uh, spectators. I guess."

What's reality TV when people are just left to their own devices?
hit_girl_mindy: (What?)

[personal profile] hit_girl_mindy 2014-11-22 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
He'd figure it out soon enough: mentors had to shmooze. It had been weird at first, given how young Mindy was to begin with, but the more she attended the parties, the more she began to pick up on the language of the Capitolite who wanted to make sure that their investment in a candidate paid off. Mindy could turn shit into gold, and knew just enough how to be sweet about it too.

"Something like that. Also keep in mind we want people we favor to last as long as they can, but sponsors can only do so much. The rest is up to the person out there: surviving isn't just avoiding a killer."

samson: (agent topanga lawrence)

[personal profile] samson 2014-12-01 05:10 am (UTC)(link)
"Right," Brock said again, rubbing at his jaw a little. It was kind of insane how complicated this was getting. What kind of weird, messed-up system relied on all this intricate political work... just to deal with people murdering each other?

"It's, uh. A lot to think about. But you just told me a heck of a lot more than anyone else, so thanks."
hit_girl_mindy: (That smile (Mindy))

[personal profile] hit_girl_mindy 2014-12-01 05:48 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm a mentor, its what I do," Mindy said, which was only half bullshit- to her, people stuck here deserved to know exactly what they were getting into when they were here. Going into the Arena blind, knowing only half of what was going on didn't sit well with her.

"Think you'll have this shit down when Arena time comes?"
samson: (footlocker full of manboro miles)

[personal profile] samson 2014-12-10 04:32 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah," he said, which was, you know. An educated guess. But Brock has a pretty good track record of surviving when shit goes down, so he's not super worried.

"I think so. Thanks again."