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Panem Events ([personal profile] etcircenses) wrote in [community profile] thecapitol2015-07-14 05:43 pm

The Crowning Of Tom Cassidy

Who| Everyone who's anyone. (Tributes, Staff, Capitolites, and anyone else in Capitol.)
What| The Crowning of Black Tom Cassidy.
Where| The New Cassidy Keep of the Capitol!
When| From noon to the late evening, Friday.
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| Blatent irish stereotyping. Remember to put any relevant warnings in headers!

The dress code for this crowning is certainly a strange one. Greenery, burlap sacks, and "Irish" themed outfits which many a confused Capitolites has take as to simply be the color green. Among them can be found the sorts of ridiculous bright costumes as could be found in a 1970's comic book-- not that the 1970's are even a real time period. Spandex, V-necks, and popped collars are going to be a common sight tonight.

Guests are brought out to the stunning blue-green bay. There's a new feature there, a great big replica of Cassidy Keep. And it's been built upon a rock. How it stays up is a mystery, but it's no doubt a stunning site as guests are brought in on boats to a grand staircase that leads to even bigger doors.

Guests enter into a beautiful castle and garden both. Trees grow through the stones, vines climb over the stair railings, flowers bloom on the walls, and in some place the castle gives way purely to nature with small ponds set in. Like an internal rainforest (though the temperature is comfortable and cool) there's greenery everywhere soaking up the light that shines through the high windows. Statues stand tall of Black Tom Cassidy, Molotov Cocktease, and Arya Stark, sometimes all of them together. Then are more of an imposing man named Unstoppable Thuggernaut, a young girl named Theresa, the same girl older with the plaque deeming her to be "Siren", and statues of the the three of them together, both as a family and posing to fight. And of course, one can't forget that grand paintings of infamous arena scenes featuring Black Tom. Paths are set around to help guide guests, the main path leading into the biggest room of the keep.

Sponsored by Below Timberline, a temporary dining area has been set up within the castle-- high above the ground! All along the treetops that shoot up to the ceiling are the vine and wood woven nests for guests to be seated in. Waiters, waitresses, and Avoxes make their way along thick branches and rope bridges. But despite appearances, there's no chance of falling! Forcefields have been put up around the whole area to prevent such a tragedy from occurring to guests, waiters, and waitresses.

There are Avox operated lifts to help guests up to the tree tops, and though this might be an eyesore for some, they've all been dressed pleasant green, some with little hats. All the better to match the theme and blend into it!

That's not all that's gained the Irish theme. The menu consists all of foods that would be found in this mysterious off-world residence. Corned beef and cabbage, Irish stew, colcannon, black pudding, crubeens, shepherd's pie, champ, boxty, shelfish, Blaa, Goody, and Barmbrack despite it being out of season. There is even a cereal dish of what may very well be Lucky Charms. Drinks include "Irish" Whiskey, ales, porter, coffee and cream, and cider both alcoholic and not (for the kids). There is significantly more whiskey with Tom's face upon it than not and much of the drinks are served in large mug glasses.

Down below the dining area are two clear spaces for dancing, one for the professionals giving performance, and one for those seeking to try on their own. The show isn't just an entertaining watch, it's dancers bring more to the music as well, tapping out a beat. Mixed in to shake up the river dancing, Irish-styled folk songs play, generally regaling tales of Black Tom Cassidy and his exploits, but occasionally playing a song or two about other Tributes.

In between floors is a stand where cotton candy makers craft giant colorful flowers. On the far end of the room, set up high, sits Tom's throne. Torches crown the top of the wooden throne, vines woven over the arm rests, a strange metal meant to visually mirror that of vibranium, shines in elegant swirling detail over and around the whole chair. A soft black material is stretched over the back and seat of the throne, marked in red on the back with Tom's symbol. Tom's crown features flowers and shining rubies set in the wood.

Set up in another room is a shillelagh game of shooting water out of the staff at the targets and winning a prize. Prizes include real "authentic" Shillelaghs, and ones that light up and show fire at the end thanks to an internal projection mechanism. And it's perfectly harmless!

Another room winds and twists through a dark torch lit tunnel in a guided tour through a replica portion of Cassidy keep that's been filled with amazing info about Panem's new Victor! Pictures of his life, his youth, his loves, and his adventures. There are replica vibranium pieces, models featuring Tom's many outfits, a pretend prison for guests to have their picture taken inside of, and on-wall descriptions of his villainous escapades. Both those and the tour guide tend to loop back to how he's found redemption here in Panem, now a model citizen.

A third room has been cleared for allowing a giant game of cops and robbers, which Tom has exemplified in present and past respectively. Those brought in to play are dressed in villain's outfits for the "robbers" and all Peacekeeper white for the "cops".

One door leads out to a bridge, connecting the island to the chasm edge across from it. There's a section of rolling hills there where guests are encouraged to seek out four leaf clovers and have them exchanged for engraved gold and bronze rings, flower bouquets, a free meal courtesy of Below Timberline, or even Limited Edition Black Tom Cassidy memorabilia. The white bridge across is lit underneath like that of the ha'penny bridge in the exotic offworld Ireland, but unlike ha'penny, the bridge's lights form beautiful moving pictures of various arena scenes, particularly the finale.

Saddened these scenes are out of sight? Fear not! The wide bridge has a second function: bungee jumping! Overseen by an attendant, with the proper equipment fitting, you too can take a dive into a chasm. Like Black Tom did, only on purpose and absolutely injury-free! The bungee is perfectly secure and safe with more attendants waiting below to pick up those... at the end of their rope. Boats waiting along the far edges pick up the guests again to bring them back around to the Cassidy Keep party. And what a party it is.

But it's not all fun and games at this crowning. Come evening, the dance floor is cleared and a stage and podium are swiftly set up. All the guests are sat. Tributes are sat up front, Capitolites and other guests in the back. Peacekeepers line in rows on the back and sides of the stage. Those still on duty situate between the Tributes and guests. Dead-center, with the rows of Tributes on either side, are two Peacekeepers that some might recognize as being one of the more heavily afflicted Peacekeepers on the day of the Medieval Games-watching Party. Though the offworld "sickness" vanished shortly after the first arrest was made, these two still don't look so hot, one nursing what might be a headache, and the other just plain looking ill.
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[personal profile] conifer 2015-07-22 08:05 pm (UTC)(link)
"A good deal of it, away from the settlements and logging camps. When you go deep into the forest, where it's all wild and natural... there's nothing quite so amazing." As far into the forest as she could go, anyway. Emily had less boundaries than most as a Victor, but there were far bigger patrols of Peacekeepers in Seven than most of the Districts, what with the workers being spread out in the forest and using axes, to prevent them from straying too far.
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[personal profile] beckstitch 2015-07-22 08:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Beck sighs, imagining it, still looking up at the plants around them. "It sounds amazing," she says quietly, and her smile looks somehow more private than usual, smaller and more wistful. She quickly wipes that look away, though, looking back at Emily with her usual gregarious expression. "I wish I could see it."
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[personal profile] conifer 2015-07-23 05:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Emily's smile turns a little mischievous, feeling her confidence growing somewhat. "Are you sure you could handle it? There are all sorts of insects out there. No indoor plumbing either, for the most part."
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[personal profile] beckstitch 2015-07-30 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Beck pulls a face, giving a mock-shudder. "Ugh. Bit on the wild side for a Capitol girl, maybe, you're right." Then, relaxing into a smile that's more than a little flirty: "Then again, I never have shied away from walking on the wild side..."

Her pose shifts a little, the hint of suggestiveness in the tilt of her hips and the pushing out of her chest, and she raises one eyebrow, smirking. The flirtation's almost reflexive. That doesn't mean it isn't genuine.
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[personal profile] conifer 2015-07-30 11:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Emily tenses up a little as she relaxes into such a naturally flirtatious pose, arms across her body and hands gripping at her lower arms, swallowing heavily and managing to look everywhere except at Beck. She feels as though she's teetering on the edge of a precipice, and there's still time to back up and go away to somewhere safe where she doesn't have to think about any of this. Instead she takes a deep breath and plunges in.

"So I was wondering if-- if maybe you wanted to..." her fingernails dig in a little tighter and she shifts awkwardly on the spot. "...if you wanted to go and get coffee or have dinner sometime or something. Or not, that's fine too, I just meant that..." She flushes red, staring at her feet and wishing she'd backed out while she could.
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[personal profile] beckstitch 2015-07-31 06:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Beck actually looks a little taken aback. She smiles, though, wide and genuine, and reaches out to squeeze Emily's arm. Don't look so uncomfortable, sweetheart, she thinks, and swallows a laugh. I only bite when it's appropriate.

Aloud, she says "Huh. And here I thought that shipping us was just the usual gossipy bullshit." She does laugh then, but gently, and ducks in to kiss Emily on the corner of the mouth. "I'd love to. Honestly, I would. How about next week? There's this great place just around the corner from where I used to live, real hidden gem..."
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[personal profile] conifer 2015-08-02 03:28 pm (UTC)(link)
She freezes as she feels Beck's lips brush over hers, feeling light and dizzy for a brief moment before it hits her that they're right in the middle of the Crowning where everyone could see. "That-- that would be nice," she manages to stammer out. A giddy smile beams over her face, much to her surprise.
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[personal profile] beckstitch 2015-08-02 07:15 pm (UTC)(link)
That only makes her laugh again, light and cheerful. "That's settled, then!" she says brightly, and winks. "I thought you were never gonna ask. Come on, I'm going to get a drink. You want one?"
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[personal profile] conifer 2015-08-02 09:26 pm (UTC)(link)
She follows after her in the direction of the bar. "A drink sounds like a very good idea."
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[personal profile] beckstitch 2015-08-02 10:20 pm (UTC)(link)
"Usually," Beck agrees brightly, and looks over her shoulder at Emily, her smile softening a little. It's calculated, of course, like everything in the Capitol - when you've lived there all your life, especially when you've spent a lot of that life as a minor celebrity, pretence isn't even a habit any more so much as an intrinsic part of life - but that doesn't mean there's nothing genuine behind it. "I'm really glad you asked," she says quietly, and means it.
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[personal profile] conifer 2015-08-12 05:30 pm (UTC)(link)
"You are?" Emily feels her cheeks burning again, though she looks genuinely happy, a rare feeling for her. "I wasn't sure if I was just going to make an idiot of myself."
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[personal profile] beckstitch 2015-08-12 07:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Beck looks at Emily long and hard, then, turning on her heel, cups the younger woman's face in her hands and kisses her full on the mouth. "Don't be silly," she says, with a little laugh. "You're adorable."
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[personal profile] conifer 2015-08-15 07:51 am (UTC)(link)
There's a second where Emily forgets to breathe, and she instinctively grabs onto Beck's arms as though that's going to help somehow. Once she's steadied herself she finds herself kissing back, and it's only when she breaks off and finds how flushed she feels and a light giddiness inside her that it occurs to her that paying clients of the Capitol aside, that's really her first kiss.

She doesn't feel she can inform Beck of that though, not just yet anyway. Instead she smiles shyly and links her arm through her -- girlfriend? partner? she isn't sure -- and leads them toward the bar.
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[personal profile] beckstitch 2015-08-15 03:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Beck smiles back, much more confidently, and takes Emily's arm cheerfully. As they walk to the bar, she digs briefly in her cleavage, pulling out a dark green lipstick and touching up her makeup without looking. It's long-lasting stuff, but between sweating and kissing, it does no harm to freshen up once in a while.

"You're a good kisser," she says, with a grin, and nudges her shoulder against Emily's as she replaces the lipstick in her bra. "I could see myself doing that again."
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[personal profile] conifer 2015-08-16 08:08 pm (UTC)(link)
She turns away to order her beer, trying to avoid Beck seeing the blush that's spread across her cheeks, as it's not a compliment she's used to hearing or a way in which she's used to thinking of herself. "You're pretty good yourself," she replies.
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[personal profile] beckstitch 2015-08-17 06:51 pm (UTC)(link)
"I've had lots of practice," Beck says cheerfully. "What's your excuse? Oh, uh. Whiskey, please." This with a smile for the Avox serving the drinks, before she looks back at Emily and her smile turns to a smirk. "Kissing's not all I'm good at. Play your cards right, you'll find that out."
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[personal profile] conifer 2015-08-30 04:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Emily isn't sure how to respond to that. Apprehension rises up in her at the thought of sleeping with Beck, and it's through no fault of the other woman's. She isn't sure that she could go through with it, not after all the Capitol have put her through. She tries to put the thought to the back of her mind, not wanting to ruin the evening.

"We'll see how things go there," she answers a little lamely.
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[personal profile] beckstitch 2015-08-30 09:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Beck pouts, but jokingly, and loops her arm back through Emily's. "We'll see," she agrees, any hint of that pout gone almost immediately. "Until then, how'd you feel about having these drinks and then dancing with me?"
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[personal profile] conifer 2015-09-02 06:03 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm not much of a dancer, but ... that would be nice." She smiles happily, if not completely confidently.
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fade out?

[personal profile] beckstitch 2015-09-03 07:21 pm (UTC)(link)
"That's okay. I'm a good enough dancer for us both." Beck smiles back, taking her whiskey and knocking a mouthful of it back.