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Panem Events ([personal profile] etcircenses) wrote in [community profile] thecapitol2015-06-16 06:11 pm

Oh, this is the night and the heavens are right on this lovely Bella Notte

Who| Everyone who signed up for blind dating!
What| An evening of romance, or disaster, take your pick.
Where| The Swift Cut restaurant
When| 16th June
Warnings/Notes| The course of true love never did run smooth. Remember that if your character was not rolled in arena but you signed up for them to be here, you will need to mark their death on fatality reporting.

The atmosphere at the Swift Cut this evening is bustling. It's clear from the moment one enters the restaurant that they have pulled all the stops out for this televised extravaganza.

Every fire is lit and the air is filled with the scent of the roasting meat on spits over the flames; boar, beef, pork, venison and more. Pots bubble with the smell of hot stew, vegetables are being roasted in ovens and from giant casks around the room beer is being drawn. The staff are in full 'barbarian' getup, consisting of skimpy furs on both the male and the female servers but luckily for you they don't seem to expect a similar dress code from their guests.

Tribute's stylists may have had other ideas, of course.

The giant room has been clearly divided. Tribute's will find themselves directed to one side while trueborn citizens of Panem and petitioned out individuals are brought to the other. It is left up to them to find their table with the number they will be handed upon entering the restaurant. Whether they are the first to arrive at their table is a matter of chance but they can be sure that a cameraman will always be there to capture the moment of realisation on both participants faces when they realise who their date is.

Once everyone is seated the music will begin the play. Minstrels strum lutes and harps, their voices filling the air softly with traditional medieval ballads. There is a space set aside for dancing if anyone is in the mood.

Throughout the evening, and certainly at the end, Tribute's and Capitolites will find themselves sporadically approached by the show host to be asked questions about how they feel the evening is going. It's up to them how honestly they answer, though they should remember the camera's are always watching.
shiftingurbulls: ([That is not good])

[personal profile] shiftingurbulls 2015-06-20 05:58 pm (UTC)(link)
"Better than my death, I guess, cooked like a turkey on Thanksgivin'," Ellis tried to comfort her a little, "Hey, we both made as far as we did, kick off those torture devices ladies call heels an' relax."

It may be a publicity stunt but the Capitol needs to see what some old fashioned manners look like with all this glitz and glamour. "Dyin's...part o' the show I suppose. Not somethin' I personally enjoy."
cartas: (001)

[personal profile] cartas 2015-06-23 04:20 pm (UTC)(link)
She reaches down to take them off, dropping one on the floor and holding the other up to show the long point of the heel to Ellis. "I'm tempted to keep them and use them in the next Arena."

"I'd be a little worried if you did enjoy it, really. Not something that's on my checklist on a first date, even a staged one."
shiftingurbulls: ([Smiling along])

[personal profile] shiftingurbulls 2015-06-23 11:12 pm (UTC)(link)
"If th' Stylists had their way, y'might get 'em, an' make sure they're all pointy like tha'," El pointed to the sole, "I have seen people shove those into th' Infected so y'can bet they're gonna work wonders in the Arena."

But it's the checklist that gets him to laugh, "Well, staged or not, I betcha th' wine here's real so wanna have a go at it before th' food arrives?" Not only do the Sponsors get to see them interact and consider them for the next round, but the Tributes have a bit of fun.
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[personal profile] cartas 2015-06-24 07:09 pm (UTC)(link)
"That's the best idea I've heard all day." She picks up her wine glass by the stem, holding it out for him to fill it.
shiftingurbulls: ([Hat tipping])

[personal profile] shiftingurbulls 2015-06-25 05:52 am (UTC)(link)
Oh don't mind him, Lilah, Ellis will top that glass off for her and get his own glass as he begins the small talk. Hey, he's rather good at that much.

"So where'd ya come from? You sound like y'all seen more fightin' than a soldier from the war!" And get her to talk about her achievements is always a good start. The charismatic little goofball from a zombie infested world loved meeting new people.
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[personal profile] cartas 2015-06-25 05:46 pm (UTC)(link)
"More than my fair share," she admits. She could do just as well without the fighting, personally, not liking anything that might mean she'd have to risk her neck, but the mark on her hand hadn't left her much choice there.

"Thedas. Might ring a bell, there seem to be a lot of us here." Although none from her Thedas, which was continually disheartening to her.
shiftingurbulls: ([Looking out])

[personal profile] shiftingurbulls 2015-06-27 02:52 am (UTC)(link)
El beamed at her with the same sort of fascination he would have if he met a dignitary or something along that vein. She really was from another world, "You'd be my...Have ya ever met a lady named Hawke?"

He remembered that strange proud magic user that had no possible way of using her powers but she was still really interesting. "Did ya ever fight dragons? She said somethin' about Knights..."

And not a favorable something.