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Who| Timaeus Nadir and all his guests. If you are in the Capitol, you've been invited!
What| A spectacular Viewing Party and opportunity for tributes to get sponsorship
Where| The Victoria Ascendant, on the lake
When| After the most recent death roll!
Warnings/Notes| Probable skeeviness of the Nice Guy variety.

Welcome to the Victoria Ascendant, latest in the Ascendant line of luxury yachts as built by the Nadir company. Tonight, the Victoria Ascendant is the stage set for a spectacular party, also paid for by the company and specifically designed and organised by a team of event specialists overseen by your host for this evening, Timaeus Nadir- wealthy eligible bachelor, melodramatic heir apparent to the company chair, frequent sponsor of the Games. The Victoria Ascendant is fully equipped with every obscenely luxurious item imaginable, and practically drips opulence.

When first welcomed aboard you will be assured that your every need will be seen to, your every desire catered for. Staff are on hand to answer any questions you might have or guide you to various areas of the ship, provide you with food, drink, or suggestions of how best to take advantage of the Victoria Ascendant's many amenities- they are here as hosts, but also as salespeople for those of the guests with money to burn- this party is serving more than one purpose. Tributes who responded to their invite will also receive a delicate, hand-written note in a golden envelope as they board- the content of which will be posted as a reply to their response to this post.(I'll do this once your character turns up.)

Although the Victoria Ascendant has a magnificent dining room for formal, sit-down occasions, the food for the party will be circulating the various lounge areas and decks. There is also a buffet table, for those of you who prefer to help yourselves, and a fully stocked bar. Provided are a baffling variety of foods and beverages, seemingly unconnected- but each tribute will find that if at any point during their stay in the Capitol they have requested a particular food or drink item, it is available here. Or, at least, the closest approximation the catering staff could conjure up. Seating is provided in intimate groupings around tables for the most part, though there are large, sprawling couches against the walls. Central to the dining area is a magnificent aquarium filled with brightly coloured fish. Anyone looking closely enough will recognise them- varieties of piranha- but don't worry, they've been more than adequately fed and the glass is thick.

While there are various screens displaying the Games throughout the ship, Viewing is also taking place on an enormous screen, set up in a seperate lounge area with full floor-to-ceiling windows all along one side. Here, staff wait to take bets or help organise the giving of sponsor gifts. Large, comfortable couches line the room, and the central table overflows with a spectacular arrangement of edible flowers and fruit.

Later in the evening, you will be told that the firework display is about to begin, and invited to go up onto the main deck to watch. The fireworks themselves will be launched from smaller boats across the lake, and the display is set to be truly spectacular. It will be set to some music that Tributes may find familiar- various melodies pulled from the most recent Arena. The large swimming pool on the deck is open, but it is too early in the year to be comfortable to use. Instead, it is being used as an unusual centrepiece for the evening. Floating in the illuminated water is a gigantic iceberg, sculpted into a stylised model of the current arena and populated with frozen figures. Eagle-eyed Tributes may be able to spot themselves depicted in ice- more often than not, the moment of their deaths are the pose of choice, if a little tweaked for the sake of a more dramatic scene.

Enjoy!

Adachi · Ariadne · Asha · Atticus · Beck · Blaine · Calico · Callista · Chris · Diana · Don · Eddie · Eponine · Eva · Gaila · Glinda · Harley · Howard · Julie · Kurt · Marty · Maximus · Momoko · Neffa · Parker · Peeta · Phil · Pruna · R · Sigma · Some · Thane · Timaeus · Topher

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"Does that mean no?" she asked, tilting her head faintly to the right. She clearly didn't understand Park's irrational line of thinking, but she was going to make an educated guess.

After all, she was used to people not wanting to share things.

"Yes. No. Why?" Parker's not used to people understanding what she means. Sometimes, she's sure it's them, but other times, it hits her that it's her.

"Have you seen him?" Usually, she wouldn't ask, but as the girl is but a child, she's not a threat to Parker.

That's okay. Prim will learn how to speak Parker, if that's what it takes. She's good at learning things.

"I don't know what he looks like. Is he in the capitol?"

It is a strange language, full or randomness, and inappropriate glee. Then again, there's also a large dash of childishness.

"Looks like Lindsey, but better, nicer, and I wouldn't kill him."

Prim has the time. Perhaps she'll make a Parker to Prim dictionary. Though maybe not as many people speak Prim as the teenager thinks....

"I don't know who Lindsey is, either," she admits, eyes showing faint worry. You shouldn't want to kill anyone, Parker. Even if you have to...

A Parker to Prim dictionary could be a serious benefit for those in the capitol, but terrible in the Arena. If she doesn't confuse people, half of her natural defense is gone!

"Looks exactly like Eliot, but when I see Eliot, I don't want to stab him. When I see Lindsey, I do." There, a clear definable difference.

"Do you have a picture?" Maybe that would help. Pictures are worth words.

Clearly the Parker to Prim dictionary needs to have pictures. But don't worry - Prim will keep it secret. Everything Prim says, these days, has hidden meaning anyway... she already knows you can't say too much of what you feel here.

"No. I could draw one." Parker's pretty good at likenesses, but there's a simpler thing.

"Aren't there pictures of tributes everywhere?"

Pictures, diagrams, and likely appropriate responses, for some.

"I guess so," she admitted, frowning. After a moment, she held her tiny hand out to the other woman. "We can go looking."

Parker looks at the offered hand, confused at first about what she's to do. Cautiously, she takes it.

"We can look." Lead on. As Prim is but a child, she's out of any of the dangerous side of Parker's crazy.

It's good not to put children in danger, isn't it? It's good and it can make you feel good. Take pleasure in it while she leads you through the crowds!

It's terrible. Even Parker wouldn't consider that; she's been known to take on Romanian arms' dealers with her wits and the phrase Hagen-Daaz.

Along the way, she looks for pictures of Eliot.

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She can look. Prim's more worried about Parker, though. Maybe there's a place they can sit and talk. Where she can work on that dictionary.

There are plenty of reasons to worry about Parker. She's not entirely stable when in the best of circumstances and around people who already have a functional Parker-to-normal-person dictionary.

She's also not one to sit unless told to.

"Not even on a stupid screen." And the ice sculptures are melting.

"You should sit down," Prim encouraged, hoping to get a better look at the woman. Maybe she'd get to examine Parker's eyes, look for signs of obvious illness... other than the mental sort.

People have attempted to work out Parker through normal methods.

Taking the advice (she's pretty easy to lead around when a) someone is being nice and b) she's aimless), Parker drops herself on the first bench she finds.

"Stupid boat." She will continue muttering under her breath as if she's forgotten someone is with her.

Prim is starting to think extra-normal methods might be needed. Parker was going to be hard to get through otherwise.

"You don't like boats?" she asked, still hoping to somehow follow along.

Anything outside of normal is usually the best approach.

"No. Just this one." And almost everyone on it. Even the gold doorknob isn't cheering her up as she should.

"Can't leave it."

Or this place.

"Oh..." She could understand that. What saddened her was that she couldn't do anything about it. She couldn't even recommend swimming for it. Prim for one didn't know how.

"We'll be back on land, soon." Though she'd still be a prisoner. THey all were.

If Parker ever learned that, she'd offer to teach her. Who knows when she'd have to escape through a canal, or something.

"Then I get marched back to the training centre, and trapped there."

Were they thinking alike?

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"You can go around the city, can't you?" not that it mattered much. She knew it was still a prison - just a bigger one.

But then, everything in Prim's life had been a prison. The Capitol was just better patrolled than the districts.

"I could."

But, she'd steal stuff, and she's still not sure how everything works here. Plus, she'll do things like pick pockets (more stealing) and likely throwing things at people she doesn't like (see: Lindsey). In short, Parker wouldn't behave herself and she knows it.

"But it's not a good idea."

Master of understatement.

Trouble in the capitol isn't a good thing, really... maybe it is best that she stay here. Though, of course, Prim doesn't know that. She thinks it's perfectly good for Alice to go about.

"Why not? It can't be very fun, trapped inside....'

Parker could easily show how she'd get in trouble, if Prim had something on, like jewelry, or something else shiny.

"What's fun out there? Everyone's watching, all the time."

Prim didn't own many shiny things. They were extravagances that they couldn't always afford - and besides, they mined for coal in district twelve, not fine metals.

"You can still shop and stuff, though..." It had to be better than being cooped up.

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Re: Ooops. Keep doing that.

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Sorry for the delay - a couple papers had me by the throat. :(

It is the time of year when wild papers attack.

Horrid little things. Like to hide in the bushes...

I've heard they can even hide under beds, and give nightmares.

Thankfully I've moved out of the dorm and away from them. :(

Check to make sure they didn't hide in amongst your books.

I don't think that's allowed. I graduated. ;;

I believe they can if they are of the gradus Schooli species of essay

Taking a year loong break first. ;;

Those ones are known to cause much longer syptoms, and thesaurus abuse

I didn't think i'd be able to handle them without a break. ;;

It does give them time to come back stronger: like superviruses.

Oh nu. D: Should I be worried????

Beware: they hide in drawers, and closets, not just under beds

Don't worry. I'll be sure to lay traps.

They need to be big, and the bookshelves are the best places.

Alas.D: D: D: (I was in Israel. And then my Dad died)

OMG!

Yeah. It's been a rough week. :(

Sorry I disappeared, I hope things are going a little better?

Yeah. My tagging mojo's gone weird, though. >,>

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