'Cause we all wanna party when the funeral ends and we all get together when we bury our friends

[etcircenses]

Who| TYP Children and You?
What| TYP Children have the opportunity to look around.
Where| The Tribute Tower main floor.
When| Now through the week leading up to the arena.
Warnings/Notes| TYP children showing up early is not mandatory. This is merely an avenue for those NPC players who were interested.

In part with the President’s wishes, the District children are not training or living in the same building, but rather, a refurbished old Tribute tower as was used in the days before Tributes were offworlders of vast number. Mentors, Escorts, and Stylists alike will need to travel to the new building to work with them, then travel back to see to their offworld Tributes. Public appearances are minimal so long as the Tribute is kept busy with training and private interviews. There is, however, a brief chance to meet a few of them before the arena, should you catch them on a visit to the offworlder’s tower, restricted to the main floor. Through this, the lucky few District children able to show are allowed fleeting glimpses in person of those they will be competing with and possibly even a chance to talk to them in person.

Comments

[contrarianlibrarian]

China isn't a big fan of this shake-up. Not because of any sympathy for the children or their families--no, she never minded what was done to them--but because it seems to show a possibly unfavorable shift in strategy. But she can't be remiss in her duties, so she's smiling as brightly as always while she searches the Tower for her new charge.

China glides to the girl's side, surveying the impressive stash of food. "Hello, dear. If you're running out of pockets, I can find an Avox to help you carry it all."

[silencedriot]

Bacopa resists the urge to glare at China. Her Escort is one of the people she can't afford to get angry, so she keeps her head ducked meekly in an attempt to show respect. "No, thank you. I got it."

She doesn't like the Avoxes. She doesn't like how they silently serve the people around them. The look like they don't have souls left.

[contrarianlibrarian]

Gently, China reaches out to lay her hand on Bacopa's shoulder. What precisely the girl's objection is, she doesn't know and couldn't guess--Districters have all sorts of quirks that she doesn't understand, as do children. But she can at least take this opportunity to feign understanding and kindness, so she chooses something out of the air that sounds like a viable enough explanation. "There's no shame in receiving help when it's offered."

Indeed, China hoped that the girl would be able to get some of that in the Arena, whether from soft-hearted Off-worlders or generous Sponsors.