Staffer's Retreat

[whatisay]

WHO| Every Escort, Stylist and Mentor. Any Capitolites or Peacekeepers who might have reason to oversee or visit.
WHAT| A professional retreat for the overworked, underpaid, and super underappreciated Tribute Care Teams.
WHERE| A chalet in District One, easily accessible by train.
WHEN| Before the next death roll.
WARNINGS| Typical Capitolites being entitled asshats.
NOTES| I've put up some subthreads for various activities, if you want to add more just do so under the appropriate day subheader!

Staffer's Retreat. Mandatory. The teams for each District are given a handful of days to prepare for the weekend, which, they're told, is going to be scheduled for a weekend with no big shake-ups in the Arena and perfect weather for outdoor activities. On Friday morning, they're taken by train to a small chalet tucked into a mountainside. A few inches of snow covers the ground but the sky is clear, reflected in the beautiful lake at the base of the mountain.

Until Sunday evening, their days will be packed with "professional development". The schedule looks something like this:

Friday:
Icebreakers
Trust Falls
Hypothetical Scenarios: How to Be the First Person Chosen for a Bomb Shelter
Three-Legged Race
Self-Care Hour: Mandatory Yoga
Dinner
Breaking Down Stereotypes Workshop

Saturday:
Mandatory Mentor Group Therapy: PTSD is Not An Excuse
Mandatory Escort/Stylist Workshop: Building Trust with Your Tributes
Mandatory Sexual Harassment Training: Focus on Tribute/Mentor and Tribute/Escort Relationships
Lunch
Capture-the-Flag
Group Lego-Building
Dinner
12am Karaoke

Sunday:
5:30am Continental Breakfast
Compliment Circle
Journal Hour
Farewells

Comments

[sergius]

Sergius is a great singer!

Okay, great might be overselling it a bit. But he can carry a tune at the very least. He manages to keep the melodramatic love(?) song mostly on point, only veering off on occasion, to add dramatic flare to the number when necessary.

"It's like over and over you're pushing me
Right down to the floor
I should just walk away
Over and over I keep on coming back for more
I play into your fantasy."

Once his turn in the spotlight is up, he grins and waits for some applause. He's not leaving the stage until he gets some.

[lionhearted_victor]

Holy crap what the hell did Cora just hear? The urge to make a snipe at Sergius crooning to Val was stifled, it was too easy and Valerius was terrifying when mad. So today everyone learned that Sergius Romulus could sing. Huh. He clapped, and remarked,

"At least you don't sound like a dying animal." Keep making friends, Leo. He does offer Ser a bottle of water.

[sergius]

Cue the dramatic bowing as he soaks in the attention. Grinning snidely, he sinks into his seat across from Leo. "What can I say? I have a gift and that gift demands to be shared."

[lionhearted_victor]

"You might need more practice if you're going to become Capitol's new Idol," the coach rolled his eyes, "That and a better agent than Valerius. You'll be stuck doing old-world songs."

[sergius]

"It's a good thing they don't let District Two nobodies vote," he said with a snide little laugh. "Because you're clearly a moron with no ear for raw talent. I, my friend, am the real deal."

[lionhearted_victor]

"And I thought I had an ego," Leo laughed along. He had a huge ego, especially with his size, okay? "Fine so you can hold a tune, you're nothing like some of the previous winners. Maybe next year you'll get lucky."