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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.
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[personal profile] atoner 2014-11-17 02:07 am (UTC)(link)
Those are some of the names the recognizes, of course. Captain America, SHIELD. Spider-Man's new to her, but Thor's also told her about another universe. Another her. She figures it might be interesting to find out a little more about that.

"That got rid of books? What kind of place were you living in?" because the only places she knew of that got rid of books on masse were...well. Totalitarian dictatorships.

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[personal profile] justoutrunyou 2014-11-17 02:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Sandy searched for the right words to describe it.

"Cold, dark, it rained every day and you weren't allowed out after curfew. The police ran everything and they were jerks about it. No speaking out, no hiding your face. Just follow the rules and be grateful."

She paused and added "Alot like the Capitol except without the parties or money. Especially not in the crappy neighborhood I lived in."
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[personal profile] atoner 2014-11-30 06:53 am (UTC)(link)
Right. Sounds a little bit like Mother Russia, to be honest. Natasha can empathize, both with the constant government involvement and with the fact that this girl is so young. She was younger when she started killing for the state, but children being forced to grow up too fast is something that she understands immensely.

"I knew a place like that. A couple of places, actually," belonging to regimes that she helped topple in a wave of chaos, but Nat leaves that bit out. "It's not easy, but you get by."
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[personal profile] justoutrunyou 2014-12-01 06:55 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah but like..." She took a breath bracing herself for another pointless preaching that she knew would do very little to ease her mind. "Life shouldn't be about just getting by you know? Life should be about so much more then just surviving. Shouldn't it?"

That was one thing the Capitol had in abundance. They could almost live life however they wanted without consequence and they took it too far. While the people in the lower districts were always worried about their survival.

"Life here could be so amazing. But it still leaves a bad taste in my mouth." She finished with a sigh knowing that every time she spoke out like that somewhere a microphone was recording her and adding it to a list of reasons why she should just stay dead.
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[personal profile] atoner 2014-12-07 06:45 am (UTC)(link)
If she's expecting a lecture, she's not going to get it here. The other version of her might have, perhaps. As a woman whose life experiences had left her hardened and ruthlessly efficient, it would've been proper to expect one. But this Natasha is younger, and while sentimentality is not a word that's easily applied to her, she's slightly softer around the edges. Slightly.

Besides, she can relate. "No, you're right," Nat gives Sandy an affirming nod. Simple survival isn't enough. It's not foolish to want something more out of the world. After joining SHIELD, she still lives on the day-to-day sometimes, but she's not alone in that either. "There should be more to life than that. There isn't always."

But she's trying to steer Sandy away from saying anything against the Capitol. "How old are you?"
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[personal profile] justoutrunyou 2014-12-08 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
"Eh..." This was another one of those things that was complicated thanks to where they were.

"I should be thirteen...but my body is eleven. Comes with the whole...dying a whole bunch thing." It was something she was reminded of every time she saw a mirror. She'd been here for two years and barely looked like it'd been a few months.