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Dirk Strider ([personal profile] brohoof) wrote in [community profile] thecapitol2013-06-17 12:41 am

[OPEN]

Who| Dirk Strider and YOU. Yes, you with the face.
What| Dirk's arrival.
Where| Out in the Capitol, then the roof.
When| After his briefing.
Warnings/Notes| None that I can think of!

Dirk was... angry, to say the absolute, very least. After the trickster debacle, everything had gone to hell. Or rather, it was already hell and had only gotten worse. He had no way of knowing if Jane or Roxy or Jake were alright, thanks to being teleported away.

And then he'd woken up here. Told he had to play some sick and twisted games. It was bullshit. He has no intention of doing what they say- but he's not stupid enough to actually make a move against them right now. They took his weapon, and the only remnants of his godtier are the clothes on his back, which he's currently wearing. So that cuts flying away out of his list of potential ways to get out of this shit.

Right now? He's roaming the capitol, taking it all in and trying to look for some way to leave, even if in his gut he feels like it's pointless to even try. At the same time, he's getting gross deja vu simply from observing the capitol people. It's like reliving trickster mode all over again, with the vibrant colors and the weird sense of fashion. The only thing missing is candy in people's hair. Even their personalities seemed weirdly enthusiastic, though he never stopped to converse with anyone. He would much rather watch from a distance instead of have to talk to any of them.

Eventually when he really starts to feel like there's absolutely no way he's going to find a way back home, he stops at a nearby bench and just kind of... lays down on it. He's done. This is all bullshit, and he's just done with it all. So he's just going to lie there and stare at the sky for a while. His mind is racing though, wondering how the fuck he's going to get out of this shit and get back to his friends.

[OPTION B: Roof of the training center.]

It's hours later when the sun's finally setting and casting an orangey glow over the Capitol that Dirk makes his way back to the training center. He doesn't stop at his room though, and just decides to go up to the roof to watch the sunset. He's feeling frustratingly hollow, as if he's used up every ounce of his ability to give a fuck trying to find a way to get out of the city. Or maybe it's just that he's tired, and it's not really sunk in completely yet.

Either way, he feels simultaneously nothing, and like complete shit. So when he's on the roof, he sits down and stares out at the Capitol, the way the dying sunlight reflects over the buildings. He'd be lying if he said the place wasn't gorgeous. Absolutely so. But it wasn't for him. It was too fancy, too... foreign. He'd rather be back in the Medium than be here.

After a while, he lets out a sigh and runs a shakes his head. "Son of a dick, this is stupid," he murmurs to himself. He's angry- mostly right now, at himself. For all of his intelligence, he should be able to find a way back home. Instead, he's resigned himself to the roof watching a goddamn sunset. It felt too much like giving up. But what else was he supposed to do? It would be suicide to do anything else at this point. All he could really do is... wait, and hope an opportunity presented itself.
pythianjudgment: ([g] pchooooo)

[personal profile] pythianjudgment 2013-06-23 10:13 pm (UTC)(link)
"Then I apologize for your inability to ignore the vacant stare of my broken eyes! Except I don't because that's you problem, not mine. Awesome blind girl: 1. Brain Phantom: 0."

Ah, the sweet scent of victory. Her arms are getting sore leaning on the back of the bench, though, so she comes around to sit on the arm instead.

"So, are you going to lay here all day like a piece of shit, or what?"
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[personal profile] arachnoble 2013-06-24 01:58 pm (UTC)(link)
She's not as outrageous as some of the other Capitolites, but her dress definitely merges on something that's too fancy for typical wear. She laughs softly, shaking her head.

"Perhaps it's the fact you have a face I don't recognize, which wouldn't be that impressive but I know most of the tributes in the normal age range." Because, really, there's no other reason that Dirk would be anything but a tribute.
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[personal profile] victorofhope 2013-06-24 02:03 pm (UTC)(link)
"We might be the same age, but that doesn't really mean shit." Eridan doesn't really care about what Dirk says, giving him a blank look out of the corner of his eyes as he starts knitting again.

"I don't doubt that whatever you've been up to where you come from is some weird shit, but where you came from doesn't matter. You gotta play by the Capitol's rules now." Unless you want to become a martyr, or get erased in some way. Eridan admittedly hasn't been able to find as much as he wants to, but he knows that the Capitol isn't above playing dirty, if the Games weren't enough of an indication.

"You don't, an' I don't know if you can prove anythin' to me anyways." Because he really doubts Dirk's abilities.
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LAAATE

[personal profile] andproper 2013-06-29 08:36 am (UTC)(link)
Why was the man lying down on the park bench? Didn't he have a house to sleep in? ...Maybe he needed money? Prim didn't really have any of that, though. Maybe she could find him some food? She could put some bread under his bench, and maybe he'd wake up to it.

Maybe she could ask him? But either he'd be a citizen, or a tribute, and either way she didn't think he'd respond quite right.
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[personal profile] whoseesbynight 2013-07-02 08:52 pm (UTC)(link)
When you get right down to it, Nepeta probably isn't about to go on a murder spree as soon as she hits the arena. This sort of thing might be closer to how things work in Alternia, but that doesn't mean she needs to personally be rid of all the other people who will be fighting in the arena. That would just be excessive!

"Sort of," she answers with a shrug. "I haven't fought a lot of other people befur. Just monsters."
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[personal profile] victorofhope 2013-07-04 10:34 am (UTC)(link)
"Isn't ignorin' the rules a disqualification?" Eridan can't say that such a thing even counts in something like the Hunger Games, but he's heard stories of people who tried to do things differently and who had to deal with horrible things in the Arena.

He's not impressed with the jab, either, rolling his eyes. "I'm supposed to be knittin'. It's my talent. The Capitol likes it when the victors pick up a hobby to show off. Like, hey, they're life is so fuckin' good now they can afford to waste all a' their time."
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[personal profile] arachnoble 2013-07-04 10:37 am (UTC)(link)
It is the opposite of stupid. Her dress is great, and it shows off all of her assets perfectly.

"It's my job to care about you foreigners, though not all of you." She brushes some of her hair back, raising her eyebrows. "I'm an escort. I'm sure the concept was explained to you...? If not, then you should bother whoever is your escort or mentor."
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[personal profile] victorofhope 2013-07-04 11:11 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, dear. Dirk, if only you knew. "In the case a' these games? Disqualification is just an easy way to say the Gamemakers are after your head."

It's a miracle Eridan just shrugs his shoulders. Then again, he has the satisfying knowledge that he doesn't have to get thrown into the arena. He doesn't have to fight for his life time after time, and he knows what he went through to have the luxury of not needing to work anymore. "Why not? Can't go wrong with shit to wear. 'Sides, they like it if your talent plays into the arena you went through in some way."
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[personal profile] victorofhope 2013-07-04 11:20 am (UTC)(link)
"They already got you." Which Dirk should realize. He's in the Capitol's world. It's not the other way around.

"Sewin'? How is sewin' any better?" Sewing takes so much less skill. "Because my arena was a fuckin' frozen wasteland an' I almost froze to death. A few less fortunate assholes did freeze to death, so why not make shit that's gonna keep you warm?"
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[personal profile] victorofhope 2013-07-04 11:27 am (UTC)(link)
"What the fuck does that even mean?" Well, out of his head it makes absolutely zero sense.

Guuuurl he totally did. "I don't see what grandparents have to do with knittin'." Because they have to work themselves to death just like everybody else! "The Capitol likes knowin' they had an impact on you. That they know you'll never forget what you went through."
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[personal profile] victorofhope 2013-07-04 08:41 pm (UTC)(link)
"That's a fuckin' cop out answer." He's onto you, Dirk.

You can take your unimpressed look and shove it, because Eridan's already looking unimpressed back. "The Hunger Games ain't really a thing you win. You can survive it, but once you're in you're in for good, unless you want to get on the Capitol's bad side. 'Sides, I got mentorin' to do, so it's not like I can just cut myself off."
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[personal profile] amourtician 2013-07-12 11:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Jay has absolutely no interest in fighting. At least, not physically. He comes up closer to Dirk, his expression one of mock concern. Dirk seems ripe for provocation.

"Indeed, how can you? The deliberately fashion-clueless look isn't too popular among Capitolites this season, darling. And they're the ones you have to impress. Not me."

He bows anyway, not too deep to be properly respectful (not that Dirk would pick up on that, he assumes), but not shallow enough to be unnoticeable or merely token.

"I've been here a good few days," he says. "I'm Jay. I currently belong to District Six. And you are, darling?"
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[personal profile] pythianjudgment 2013-07-18 03:00 am (UTC)(link)
Terezi only flashes him another shit-eating grin at his assessment of her obnoxiousness. It's probably the icing on the cake, and she doesn't care.

"And by kill everyone, you obviously mean run around while trying to save everyone. Which unfortunately isn't going to happen! Because we don't deserve nice things." She's half tempted to shove his legs off the bench so she can sit down... But she doesn't. Yet.

"So what are you going to do about it?"
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Even later. ;; (I was in Israel. And then my Dad died.)

[personal profile] andproper 2013-07-20 04:48 am (UTC)(link)
He was likely to find out, if he opened his eyes - because being rude wasn't the way to make Prim go away. She'd been talking to trolls. It had gotten her quite acclimated to being rudely talked to. ...Dirk actually reminded her of them a little bit, somehow.

"Are you hungry?" It was the first thought that came to mind. It was sort of like she was talking to a stray cat...

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