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thecapitol2013-04-24 12:27 pm
- aunamee,
- sigma klim,
- ✘ ariadne,
- ✘ asha greyjoy,
- ✘ atticus bell,
- ✘ baron bartlett,
- ✘ beck,
- ✘ blaine anderson,
- ✘ chris redfield,
- ✘ donatello,
- ✘ eddie blake,
- ✘ eponine thenardier,
- ✘ eva salazar,
- ✘ gaila,
- ✘ glinda upland,
- ✘ howard bassem,
- ✘ jim kirk,
- ✘ julie grigio,
- ✘ maximus,
- ✘ momoko ryugasaki,
- ✘ neffa a reyeth,
- ✘ parker,
- ✘ peeta mellark,
- ✘ phil coulson,
- ✘ primrose everdeen,
- ✘ pruna,
- ✘ r,
- ✘ some ovmennet,
- ✘ thane krios,
- ✘ timaeus nadir,
- ✘ tohru adachi,
- ✘ topher brink,
- ✘ valeria rushlit
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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
Re: Calico - (district 8) OTA
"It's no problem," He said, snagging a glass of water from a passing waiter and taking a long drink. Little bit better, but not great. "Yes, I paint. I love it, I never had the chance for it back home. The Capitol does provide great opportunities to us. I'm sure Effie would be more then happy to find me some paints, but I think I'll let the ice sculpturing go to the real sculptors." He took another sip of water.
"Do you get to show off any of your work?"
Re: Calico - (district 8) OTA
"It's funny, thinkin' back, innit? I mean, when I remember before my Games, I used to sew - well, all the time. Been in the factory since I were two. But I mean, I couldn't make clothes - I used to nick bits of material and make miniatures. And now here, they bend over backwards to gimme whatever I want. Only what I wear though, love. When they let me wear it."
Or when she puts on their outfit, and changes into one of her own the second she gets the chance to.
"They might let you do exhibitions and stuff though, if you paint. Or maybe you'll be allowed to decorate in the Common Room or something."
Re: Calico - (district 8) OTA
"That would be nice. I don't know if people would like my paintings, though!" He gave a shrug. "I think the Common Room looks beautiful already." Take that to say, hell no he didn't want to decorate it. He didn't want a painting of his in a place of terrible ideas.
Re: Calico - (district 8) OTA
"They do... but you know the Stylists, right? Have you met District 8's yet? Bloody psycho they are. They don't like sharing the limelight."
She shrugs. It's not something that bothers her. She would LOVE to show her clothes - but it's not something that's gonna happen for her, and Cal, over the years, has learned to say goodbye cheerfully to her dreams
"Thing is, in this life, you have to take chances. That's the one thing the arenas took me. If I hadn't chanced... well, I'd be dead. And so would you." She smiles tightly. She didn't think the Common room was beautiful, but she definitely understands why Peeta wouldn't want his artwork there.
"Paint your room, love. That's what I've done. My whole room is a wardrobe now; it is fabulous!"
Re: Calico - (district 8) OTA
"If I hadn't chanced, I'd be dead, too. Maybe you have something going for that idea," He thought so. Chances were sometimes a good thing. Sometimes. "You think they would be okay with that? I'd love to paint my room... maybe I'll have to."
Re: Calico - (district 8) OTA
Cal cackles. She's actually rarely right, but shhh.
"Honest? They'll kick up a fuss. 'What d'you do that for,' but it's not like they're gonna lock you up over a bit of paint."
Re: Calico - (district 8) OTA
"Oh, I didn't think they would do that," He says with some hurry. "You know what could be fun? Painting other people's rooms. It'd be like making a special order cake for someone."
Re: Calico - (district 8) OTA
"Now that COULD be fun. You can paint my room if you're offerin'? Damn place hasn't seen a fresh lick in thirteen years!"
Re: Calico - (district 8) OTA
Maybe second. First one for her district, maybe, if they let him paint the rooms for twelve.