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Panem Events ([personal profile] etcircenses) wrote in [community profile] thecapitol2015-03-27 11:27 am

The Crowning of Tony Stark

Who| Everyone.
What| The Crowning of Tony Stark.
Where| The New Capitol Stark Expo!
When| Friday, late afternoon into the evening.
Notes| This event is mandatory for all Tributes to attend. Even if you do not tag in, your character will attend this party.  Peacekeepers will be on high alert, so no funny business.
WARNINGS| Alcoholism / References to Alcoholism.  

The Capitol might be known for its extravagance, but Stark Expos have never skimped on a show. Combining the two together could only be a recipe for the most wild indulgences. The center theater takes styling after a arc reactor, with glass ceiling and glowing blue lights set right within the metal and putting a glow to the sky. Lightshows go off on the main stage, the stark logo overhead and a massive screen displaying the Panem flag and Tony Stark's image just behind the dancing Ironettes. A circle plattform going off from the stage, clearly reserved for the guest of honor, features a design Panem's bird in red, gold, and glowing blue.

A globe is featured in the outside gardens, showing off a map of Panem, and the park is filled with artistic statues of destroyed Iron Man amror. But there's no quiet here, not with the fireworks going off all night and the consistent playing of music that is not but sounds an awful lot like that of Daft Punk, Eifel 65, ACDC, and one other song that breaks them up.

Various shows can be found about the gardens, including display models of some of Tony Stark's old weapons and Iron Man suits. Further along guests may find the Avengers display, featuring large portraits of the Avengers and their allies, large red x's going over greyed out portraits of those deemed dead, including Phill Coulson, Natasha Romanoff, and Thor. Along with these portraits can be found the Stark family tree, featuring the Victor Tony Stark and all his relations including apparent son Dave Strider, and Arya Stark, Ancestor of the Stark family, not to mention the great Howard Stark who's accomplishments (and tragic lack of care for Anthony) are lovingly illustrated. One such accomplishment being a "flying car" just a short walk over.

There's plenty for guests to do besides just ogle the brilliant sights however! A bar has been set up with a whole variety of drinking games available from Sink The Battleship and Drink Roulette to an extravagent variation of the classic game, Beer Pong, and an ongoing run of the Games with rules of drinking for each emotional scene, funny incident, or death. Those under the age of eighteen will be served fizzing juice or soda instead and can participate in junior versions of the very same games. All the cups are made from the finest glass with Tony Stark images over them. Avoxes are on scene to clean every spill and break of glass that might come.

A cave has been crafted of artificial and real material, designed to look like the Cave in which Tony Stark became a real hero, but with a twist; it's been made into a fun-for-all maze! Guests can attempt to navigate their way to the labyrinth and reach the core, avoiding those nasty pop-out rebels along the way. Those who make it to the fire-lit center may receive a limited edition "Tony Stark Heart" miniature arc reactor in a beautiful glass case.

An indoor sky diving station is also available, large enough that many guests may enter at once and still find it spacious. Here, guests can don Iron Man themed sky-diving suits and experience the sensation of flight, just as Tony Stark once did. Of course, the party doesn't start until the Victor comes in; he'll be appearing by Capitol-controlled suit to make his entrance at center stage. It is here that his Throne shall be raised up through the stage and his crown gifted to him. Following the official Crowning Ceremony will also come a speech from the Capitol's very own, Cyrus Reagan.

Tributes are dressed in formal wear with robotic accents. Such as a full mask or metal armor. Capitolites can be seen with Tony stark styled hair, bearing tattoos in his image, and even with surgically implanted lights, in honor of the new Victor. Available for purchase are handcrafted Tony Stark dolls, Iron Man action figures, and models of beloved robot-pet "Dum-E" in both small and life-sized. The Iron Man light gloves come completely free for all guests.

The Crowning ends off with a bang, as in the center of the sky, a massive "wormhole" opens up showing a vast darkness full of sinister creatures just on the other side, sure to inspire some screams from fans. Guests near to the Iron Man suit displays are asked by peacekeepers to step back-- far back-- but may be the first to witness the incredible scene of all those suits launching into the sky and exploding around and "in" the wormhole. The wormhole shifts to a message stating the show to have been brought to you by the Hunger Game's skilled Sky-Display Designers before going into advertising for the rest of the night as the party dies down.
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[personal profile] needlebearer 2015-04-28 10:16 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yes," she confirms, sounding less torn up about it than she probably ought to. But she wouldn't wish the Arenas on the few people she cared about who were still alive. And if her enemies were here, she'd probably get herself avoxed or killed for killing them outside of the Arenas. "I've been here since the start of the last Arena, but I don't remember seeing you before."
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[personal profile] steepled 2015-05-08 12:07 pm (UTC)(link)
"I um...was hiding from everyone the whole time." He lowers his head slightly at that as his pace slows down. Hiding didn't work obviously...and Vivi learned the hard way that the dangers of the arena wasn't just limited to other tributes. He has seen his share of battles, but never alone and he can never bring himself to actually kill someone for sport...

"I can't do much without magic," he says with his palms held out. Normally, he'd be able to conjure an element, like a fire to light their way through the tunnel but...they have to make do with the light up gloves. It's just not the same without the warmth.
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[personal profile] needlebearer 2015-05-08 09:38 pm (UTC)(link)
"You're not going to win by hiding," she says perhaps a little too harshly. She'd spent long enough hiding herself, not here but in Westeros, and it hadn't got her very much closer to her goals. Her interest perks up when he mentions magic, it's something rare where she comes from, to many people nothing more than stories, though she'd seen the Red Priest practice it herself. "They probably know that you'd be too powerful with it. If you had magic you'd probably kill the rest of the Tributes before they even had a chance." She wishes it were possible, so the Games would end before they'd even begun.
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[personal profile] steepled 2015-05-17 12:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Vivi knows he can't. He has no desire to die at all but that's nearly as equal to him having none for winning either. "You're probably right, but I know a lot of people who are good at fighting and they don't need magic to be strong."

Unlike him. It's the only way he has ever been able to help during battle. With that taken away...he feels helpless. He has used magic to kill before, but only against monsters created by the Mist or anyone that tries to harm his friends. The thought of actually using magic to...harm someone like Arya for example, makes him shudder. He tugs his hood forward a little at that.

"I don't think I can do that..." Although it would well be within his abilities. "It wouldn't be right."
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[personal profile] needlebearer 2015-05-19 02:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Arya looks back at him a little scathingly. There'd been a time she valued honour highly, but the more atrocities she'd seen, the more it was slipping away from her. "The Arena's not a place for fair play. If you have an opportunity to do that you should take it."
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[personal profile] steepled 2015-05-25 01:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Vivi notes her reaction but isn't deterred...too much. "But what if you killed somebody...and die later...and you see them again the Captiol? Isn't that...isn't that weird?"

Weird is an understatement, but his lack of experience in that field leaves little words for him to describe the scenario further. He hopes to not know, as inevitable as it seems to be.
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[personal profile] needlebearer 2015-05-26 07:44 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's horrible," Arya agrees, thinking of her encounter with Gary after killing him in the Arena, and how she'd deliberately avoided Sam the whole time she'd been back in the Capitol for the same reason. "It's like ... like death doesn't mean anything here. It's stupid and pointless killing in that case, but we have to anyway."
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[personal profile] steepled 2015-06-10 08:04 am (UTC)(link)
"I know some people don't come back after the arena." To know about the fact that they come back at all is overwhelming in itself. There should be some mild relief to know that their deaths aren't necessarily permanent but even that isn't a guarantee. And for some reason, Vivi feels that it shouldn't be.

"I wonder if they get sent back home or if they...just..." He claps his hands together nervously as they turn another corner. "...di - WAH!"

The sudden spring of the cardboard rebel along with the noise coming from the weapon Vivi hasn't seen before has him fall on bum. The mage watches as the cardboard lets out an electronic laughter at the "Capitol scumbags" before seeping back into its place.
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[personal profile] needlebearer 2015-06-17 06:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Arya jumps a little and is annoyed at herself for doing so, but she's able to cover it up with Vivi's reaction, unable to keep herself from bursting out laughing for a good few seconds before turning to help him up.

"It's only pretend."
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Ready to move this thread to a close? :D

[personal profile] steepled 2015-06-19 10:58 am (UTC)(link)
Vivi accepts her assistance, thanking her as he raises back up again. He dusts his pants off and flips his hoodie firmly back over his head. He doesn't catch her initial reaction, and nor does he find the cardboard jumpscare was all that funny...but at least it made her laugh. It's preferable to seeing her the way he found her.

"Y-yeah. It just caught me by surprise." Like a lot of things do. It gives him more of an incentive to see the end of this maze...and maybe even try to forget about the dire topic touched upon a moment ago. "Let's try to find the end!"