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

[bravelyplucked]

Torin nods. "The bulk of those you meet within the political sphere won't hesitate to cast you aside at a moment's notice." He snaps his fingers for emphasis. "As soon as they feel you've served your purpose, they'll move on to something else. It's a fickle little game most of them like to play."

[69problems]

"So. Keep political and personal separate." Okay. He can do that. He's already doing it with his own life, keeping his public and private personas separate in his mind even though they can't help but overlap.

"So the advisable thing would be to be the one doing the using, not the one being used, where at all possible."

[bravelyplucked]

Torin nods. "People can and will get used here. It's a fact of life. As long as you're aware of that and can use that to your advantage, you'll do all right here."

probably wrapping soon?

[69problems]

"I'll do my best to keep it in mind. It isn't so different functionally from the world I'm used to." Though he did try his best to escape that mindset -- spent his whole life fighting to overturn it, in fact. That doesn't matter. This isn't Alternia, what he hoped might work there he knows won't work here.

"Thank you. This has been extremely helpful."

Sounds good!

[bravelyplucked]

"Different from the world many of us are used to back in the Districts, as well." Torin nods in understanding. Even if he'd been a little better prepared for it as a Victor from 2, it had still been overwhelming at first.

"You're very welcome. I know it's a lot to take in."