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Panem Events ([personal profile] etcircenses) wrote in [community profile] thecapitol2015-11-20 11:32 am

The Crowning of Cullen Rutherford

Who| Everyone who's anyone.
What| The Crowning of Cullen Rutherford.
Where| The new Rutherford Castle.
When| Friday, late afternoon into the evening.
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| Please warn appropriately in headers.

The crowning ceremony takes place in an approximation of Skyhold, a large fortress with a castle with a sweeping main hall, gardens, and two levels of courtyard. Flags and banners hang everywhere, some with heraldry of the Inquisition, some with the heraldry of the Templar Order, a nod to Cullen's old days as a Templar. And of course, just as prominent everywhere you look is the seal of the Capitol. Just in case anyone forgot where they were.

The medieval fashion (or as close of approximation to medieval as the Capitol as gotten) that had come in with the 13th arena is back in full swing. There's plenty of fake armor to be seen, and foam swords resting on Capitolite hips. Sweeping ballgowns can be spotted as well, and a few more savvy people seem to have come dressed in a strange red and gold uniform. The avoxes do their best to blend in to the environment with drab brown peasant outfits.

In the main hall, tables filled with medieval food have been set up on both sides of the walls, filled with approximations of medieval food--As far as the Capitolites are concerned, that means normal food, but with a tendency for venison and large turkey legs. There are even dainty little cakes for dessert. Along the walls, above the food tables, hang multiple pictures. Featuring in this galley are every native of Thedas that had come to Panem at one point or another, all of them dressed in dour blacks of funeral wear, save the four remaining Thedasians. But of course, there are plenty of pictures of the Victor, starting with Cullen has a chubby blond child, going into him as an awkward young Templar (there's even a picture of him talking to a woman that the title identifies as Warden Amell), going through unfortunate hair cuts, and of course, various pictures of him in Panem, capturing a variety of touching and painful moments.

It all culminates when you get to the end of the hall, where there rests a massive throne just for Cullen. And behind it, the largest picture of them all, a massive portrait of Cullen. Adella stands next to him, holding an infant in her arms. Maxwell and Tabris are, for some reason, also featured in this family portrait, and you have to wonder if the artist in question didn't perhaps ship the ever popular Maxullen, because Maxwell's hand was looking awfully chummy on Cullen's shoulder.

The bottom courtyard has been set up with stalls, where you can buy foam swords and shields, little mabari plushes, and even a lion helmet. There's also little wedding toppers, shaped just like Cullen and Adella, and framed pictures of most of the art that hangs in the main hall. The nearby stables have been stocked with a variety of mounts, from the standard horses to more exotic harts, a strange dragon-like creature, and...no one is really sure what this is, but it...looks interesting?

In the upper courtyard, there's the Herald's Rest, a real, rustic tavern, with a woman playing a guitar and singing various songs. All the songs seem to revolve around how great the Capitol is, which kind of offsets the mood, but it's the thought that counts, right? It doesn't help that the bar has been outfitted to serve all kinds of modern drinks, but who wants plain ale, anyway? Outside of the tavern is a practice ring, where people can put to use their fake swords and shields, either trying to maul each other, or a target. Several peacekeepers offset the aesthetic feel in uncompromising white, carefully watching all participants to make sure that everyone is playing nicely.

If everything is just a little too busy for you, the garden is left in quiet peace. A woman dressed in red and white robes will occasionally begin speaking, extolling the virtues of the Capitol, and President Snow in a lengthy monologue.

There are a few actors wandering around, appearing as various people who have made an impact on Cullen's life. There's the mysterious Warden Amell, a man in full armor, and a woman dressed similarly. These two will wander around, swords in hand, ready to smack anyone with foam swords and accuse them of being blood mages. One actress is dressed like a certain Marian Hawke who had at one time been a tribute. She darts around the fortress, stopping people and regaling them with highly exaggerated tales of things that Cullen has supposedly done. There's even a few creatures running around that people may recognize from the last arena, such as the tastefully almost-nude desire demon that will occasionally try to sidle up to people--usually to be driven off by one of the people in armor.

There's one more addition to the party--dogs! A very specific kind of dog. Several dogs simply wander around Skyhold, trying to steal people's food and begging for attention. Next to the throne are four particularly handsome ones, each one with a collar baring the name of one of the four Thedasians left.

If wandering around Skyhold and competing with swords leaves you dry-mouthed, you're in luck! Dotted around the area are fountains that all pour a strange, bright blue punch. Listen closely, because the fountain seems to be humming a strange tune. If you have a careful eye, you might even find the one that has red punch pouring out if it, humming an oddly sinister tune.

Well, what harm could there be in going ahead and trying it out anyway?
biiowiired: excu2e you (arms crossed)

[personal profile] biiowiired 2016-03-02 12:49 am (UTC)(link)
Psii stared at him a long moment, torn between belligerence and shared misery. It was a tough, tough choice.

"Fine. Get over here. How doeth thith shit work?"
infinitemayonnaise: (why me)

[personal profile] infinitemayonnaise 2016-03-03 04:46 am (UTC)(link)
"I don't know, man, they shoved me in here so fast..." Nitou shuffles over in that direction. "But I think there's a button or two somewhere? Maybe? Or a latch?"
biiowiired: ju2t 2ome theoriie2 (writing)

[personal profile] biiowiired 2016-03-09 12:08 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm a fucking geniuth when it cometh to complicated shit like thith, hold thtill."

His face twisted into various configurations as he scrutinized Nitou's outfit. It took the hacker a little longer than it would an actual fashion designer, but eventually he found the clasps and undid the relevant ones.

"Try it now, but be careful. Wouldn't want your thtylitht after your blood—or more importantly, mine."
infinitemayonnaise: (laughing at this opportunity)

[personal profile] infinitemayonnaise 2016-03-09 11:26 pm (UTC)(link)
"I can handle my Stylist, don't worry. I think an intern did this one, anyway." Nitou's moving around a little experimentally. It's a definite improvement. "Oh, sweet! I owe you one, man."
biiowiired: thii2 ii2 gettiing old (|:T)

[personal profile] biiowiired 2016-05-27 08:19 am (UTC)(link)
He heaved a sigh and raised his eyes to the ceiling. (Difficult to tell with his particular set, but that was fine.)

"Well, at leatht thomeone'th happy here. Wouldn't want thith tacky party to be a total butht. I'd totally cry about it over my nextht manicure, totally. Hey, thinthe you owe me one, get me a drink of the thtrongetht thtuff they have."
infinitemayonnaise: (best condiment ever)

[personal profile] infinitemayonnaise 2016-05-28 09:32 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh, sure." Nitou shuffles over to the drink table, now a little less encumbered by his difficult party wear. He returns moments later. "Here you go!"

...he may have garnished the drink with mayonnaise.
biiowiired: accu2e me of emaiiliing you porn but ii would never (offend)

[personal profile] biiowiired 2016-05-30 07:21 am (UTC)(link)
Finally, someone at this shitshow who was actually goddamn helpful. Timely, too. Psii took the drink with a weary gratefulness and raised it to his lips. The garnish looked familiar. Egg? No, it....

Oh God.

"Bluh!" he spat, alcohol spraying two feet from him. "Oh my God do you not remember the latht time you tried to foitht that on me?! There wath a bucket and innothent pietheth of fried fowl involved!"
infinitemayonnaise: (point)

[personal profile] infinitemayonnaise 2016-05-30 05:01 pm (UTC)(link)
"But it totally enhances the flavor of the drink!" Nitou protests. "And that bucket was just a bucket!"
biiowiired: accu2e me of emaiiliing you porn but ii would never (offend)

[personal profile] biiowiired 2016-06-02 01:54 am (UTC)(link)
"It wath a bucket," he insisted, wiping his mouth with the back of his hand. "Not a wathte retheptacle, not a nutrition thylinder, a bucket. Upon which you thquirted an unreathonable amount of thuggethtive condiment! I did not realize that playing with food wath on the menu! You've got to eathe people into thethe thingth, you can't go thpringing that on unthuthpecting thtrangerth and cathual acquaintantheth!"
infinitemayonnaise: (no you didn't)

[personal profile] infinitemayonnaise 2016-06-12 11:24 pm (UTC)(link)
"And sometimes a bucket's just a bucket!" Really, now. "It was just a bucket! Nothing weird!"
biiowiired: ii ju2t threw up iin my mouth a liittle biit (ew)

[personal profile] biiowiired 2016-07-02 05:07 am (UTC)(link)
"No! You can't pull a fatht one on me, human. I'm a thavvy troll, OK, I am worldly and exthperienthed." He waved the glass and its remaining contents with a flourish and placed his other hand defiantly on his hip as he said this. What, did this guy think he was some impressionable noob?

"Not everyone ith a pervert like you. It'th common courtethy to give thomeone warning, even if it'th jutht in the form of 'Hey you wanna thee my bucket?' Come on now."
infinitemayonnaise: (no you didn't)

[personal profile] infinitemayonnaise 2016-07-03 04:43 pm (UTC)(link)
"But a bucket's just a bucket to a human!" Nitou insists. "We don't think about anything else besides its holding capabilities!"