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The Gamemakers ([personal profile] gamemakers) wrote in [community profile] thecapitol2013-06-16 11:41 pm

The Crowning of Albert Wesker

Who| Everyone in the Capitol.
What| The Crowning Ceremony
Where| The Victor's Complex
When| Day of the Crowning
Warnings/Notes| None yet.

The theme of the ceremony is clearly black and red. A crimson carpet stretches out across the room. The long table for feasting seems to be made of a single slab of dark obsidian, something that couldn't possibly be found in this size naturally. The chairs are wrought iron with red cushions, and embers burn under personal barbecues at each seat. Red wine, red juice, slabs of red meat to be cooked (or eaten raw) - the details are all perfected. Even some of the Avoxes have received black tattoos for the occasion, the number '11' permanently marking under their eyes like grotesque twin tears.

For a crowning, the ceremony is rather intimate. Only a handful of guests have been invited: the usual Capitol VIPs, the Mentors of each District, and a few of the stars of the last few Games. Karis Needleteeth, Aunamee, Dr. Alastor Grey, Alpha, Lindsey McDonald and Hyperion Crius each have a seat at the table. A few Peacekeepers sit off to the side, sipping wine. A few of the Mentors are conspicuously missing.

And Wesker's throne sits at the head of the table; it's made of the head of the dragon that destroyed so much of Disneyland and slaughtered so many Tributes. The head has been dried, the tongue replaced with a plush velvet seat and back the color of blood. The eyes have been replaced with glass that stares at each side of the room. The fangs, however, remain intact.

Downstairs, the rest of the Tributes and their Escorts and Stylists can partake in a more Disney-themed affair. Everything is still sleek, and tends to veer more towards Maleficent and Jafar then Cinderella and Ariel, but the punch bowl is Mickey Mouse-shaped. There's a dance floor, and a string quartet, and all sorts of lavish foods on tables with red cloth. It's a night for mingling, at least.

[OOC Note: Part one of this is going up tonight in the first two subthreads. Part two will be edited into the last two subthreads tomorrow evening; you'll see why. Go forth and mingle! Tributes from downstairs can go say hello to the Victor, although they won't get long before the Peacekeepers escort them back down.]
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[personal profile] wantsajetpack 2013-06-18 05:14 pm (UTC)(link)
She nodded. "Yeah, guess I should be watching where I'm going a little better. Thanks."

"Hm.. are the parties usually this elaborate?" Hey, it's her first one here.
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[personal profile] the_marshal 2013-06-19 12:44 pm (UTC)(link)
"Well..." He glanced around the ballroom, at the lurking statues, the sea of black and red guests, the flickering fires and strangely bubbling punch bowl. "It's hard to compare one to 'nother, as they're all so different, but yeah, they do tend to out of their way to impress."

His mouth crooked wryly. "Believer it 'er not, but the last one was a tea party of sorts. All frills and lace and what not."
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[personal profile] wantsajetpack 2013-06-19 03:16 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's amazing actually. You don't get this kind of thing in New York... well not to this extent."

"Really a tea party? I'm guessing a female victor then? Because I haven't seen any male tributes that would go for frills and lace, though I haven't seen all of them yet." SHe then remembered her manners. "I'm Pepper by the way."
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[personal profile] the_marshal 2013-06-20 02:31 pm (UTC)(link)
"Wyatt," he replied, holding a hand. "And you'd be correct. Her name's Momoko and dresses and frills have always sorta been her thing."

And he had helped her win... but that wasn't something he liked to talk about it.

"You'd know her iffen ya saw her."
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[personal profile] wantsajetpack 2013-06-21 06:32 pm (UTC)(link)
"Wyatt, at least it's a normalish name. I'm still trying to get over some of the local names that make mine seem normal." Which is a scary thought for her, though her hand shake's firm, hey, she doesn't know girls should be dainty, blame it on having a dad who's FBI.

She tried to think if she knew anyone like that. "I think I've seen her around, but haven't talked to her yet."

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[personal profile] the_marshal 2013-06-22 10:55 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'll take that as a compliment," he chuckled pleasantly, taking his hand back. "On behalf of my Pa, he's the one who picked it as I understand."
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[personal profile] wantsajetpack 2013-06-23 04:01 am (UTC)(link)
"Lucky, Mom stuck me with naming me after my grandmother." She made a face. "Pepper's just a nick name that's stuck." There was a reason why she lived with her father instead. "Can I ask what you were before here? Or that not allowed?"
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[personal profile] the_marshal 2013-06-24 03:55 pm (UTC)(link)
His head tipped. "Don't imagine there's any rule against it, er at least I ain't never heard of it iffen there is."

His shoulders rose and fell in an idle shrug.

"I was a U.S. Marshal, serving outta Dodge City, Kansas. 1878 was the year." Adding the year, that qualifier, didn't feel so strange anymore. He was actually starting to get used to it.
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[personal profile] wantsajetpack 2013-06-24 05:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Pepper gave a grin she knew what US Marshals were. "Ooh, law enforcement, I wanted to go into that when I graduated school, well not the Marshals."

"Though I bet you had to deal with a bit more on the local level than the Marshals today, well my time do." Though she was glad to have found someone who was real law enforcement than the Peacekeepers.
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[personal profile] the_marshal 2013-06-24 05:12 pm (UTC)(link)
He smiled.

"I did tend to throw in my hat wherever it was needed."

He nodded at her, "What were ya hopin' to get into, if not the Marshals?"
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[personal profile] wantsajetpack 2013-06-24 07:30 pm (UTC)(link)
"That's so cool though. People back home didn't really help others out as much... And you'd think it would be more of that sort of thing with a big city."

"Well, it's an international group. Kind of the cops for world leaders." Well and a lot of the stuff that governments can't really deal with. "Maybe it'll still happen." Though that last bit's not that hopeful.
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[personal profile] the_marshal 2013-06-24 10:22 pm (UTC)(link)
"So... Marshals on a bigger scale?" he mused, smiling gently. "Sounds like a good time."

His smile softened further when she seemed to sadden. "Could do, none of us really quite knows what happens when we leave here. Maybe they send us back."

He didn't really believe that, but he was hoping to make her feel better.
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[personal profile] wantsajetpack 2013-06-24 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
"I know it's going to be hard work, but worth it I think." Though hey those plans change boot jets!

"True, just... They do psyche evaluations now, to make sure you don't get serial killers... What if all this ruins me for it?" Though hey right now it and her Tony finding her are pretty much what keeps her going.
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[personal profile] the_marshal 2013-06-24 11:35 pm (UTC)(link)
He blinked and arched an eyebrow, looking her up and down.

"Are ya a serial killer?"
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[personal profile] wantsajetpack 2013-06-24 11:49 pm (UTC)(link)
"No sir. I don't even kill spiders." Okay so she wanted to hurt Whitney but that's only because the blond rich brat... Called her a pet. She was not Tony's pet.

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[personal profile] the_marshal 2013-06-25 11:07 am (UTC)(link)
He chuckled, a rough, but pleasant sound.

"Well, ya aught to be alright then, shouldn't ya?"
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[personal profile] wantsajetpack 2013-06-25 05:05 pm (UTC)(link)
"You're right, not like I'm going in there wanting to hurt anyone."
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[personal profile] the_marshal 2013-06-26 10:59 am (UTC)(link)
"Then I 'spect you'll be just fine," he nodded, smiling. "And iffen they give ya any lip, just tell 'em Wyatt Earp gave ya the okay."

He winked conspiratorially.
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[personal profile] wantsajetpack 2013-06-29 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
"They would never believe it, but..." She nodded grinning back at him.