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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] knifewithnoname 2013-06-24 06:43 am (UTC)(link)
The peacekeeper just nodded, "Be quick about it." He marched off to go harass some other tributes somewhere and Pruna rubbed her head. "He did be being rude! She turned to leave, having no intention of going with Cinna either, even if he was nicer than the others.
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[personal profile] setfires 2013-06-25 12:49 am (UTC)(link)
"Pruna," Cinna called. "Stay with us." His voice was calm, but it was clear that he wasn't giving her room to say no. "I mean it, okay? There's been an explosion and we need to make sure you're safe." If needed, he was okay with going up to her to carry her to their suite. At least he'd be much more gentle about it than the Peacekeeper had been.

In the mean time, he turned to Prim. "Are you hurt at all?" he needed to make sure that Katniss's sister was okay and he found himself glancing down towards her wrist.
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[personal profile] andproper 2013-07-09 04:12 pm (UTC)(link)
She shook her head, quickly, drawing the wrist back behind herself. It did hurt, a little, but it wasn't as if it had been injured. She didn't particularly care about the peacekeeper, of course, but the thought that he might get in trouble still caused her to instinctively act against it.

After a moment, she let it slip back out from behind her back.

"It just hurts a little."
knifewithnoname: (oh really?)

[personal profile] knifewithnoname 2013-07-11 06:16 am (UTC)(link)
She wrinkled her nose, she had no idea what an explosion was or why that would mean she wasn't safe, and once his attention was turned to Prim she muttered, "I do no be a baby." And tried to walk off again.
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[personal profile] setfires 2013-07-11 02:45 pm (UTC)(link)
"No one is saying that you are," he said to her. Then he moved after her to not leave her alone. He didn't touch her, not yet. "But Prim is your friend right? Maybe you can help me look out for her?"

He glanced to Prim, hoping she wouldn't be too annoyed at him for using her like that. "We all need to make sure the others make it upstairs safely."
andproper: http://asylums.insanejournal.com/theraputicons/14629.html?view=54309#t54309 (thinking)

Sorry. My dad died. It's been a long week. :(

[personal profile] andproper 2013-07-20 09:48 am (UTC)(link)
She looked uncertain, herself - not upset at being used, just worried at Pruna's reaction. She knew that Pruna didn't really trust her.... This might not work as well as Cinna would like.
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[personal profile] knifewithnoname 2013-07-21 02:36 pm (UTC)(link)
"She do be being no friend of mine." Pruna didn't need friends, and she still wasn't sure about Prim, sure she was probably a spy.

But Cinna was one of the capitol people as well, and Pruna didn't want to get into trouble, so even though she knew he didn't really need her help getting the others upstairs she nodded. "They do be so stupid they will be getting lost without us to be showing them the way."
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[personal profile] setfires 2013-07-25 11:30 pm (UTC)(link)
"That's right," Cinna said, just as long as she would come with them, he could play stupid too. He carefully tried to guide her back upstairs.
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[personal profile] andproper 2013-07-27 10:33 am (UTC)(link)
Prim looked hurt, but... she kept silent, and kept moving. Whatever worked to get Pruna moving.
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[personal profile] knifewithnoname 2013-07-27 10:49 am (UTC)(link)
Pruna glared but followed them, looking around confused and still angry, not seeming to care at all about Prim looking hurt.
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[personal profile] setfires 2013-07-30 12:38 am (UTC)(link)
Cinna kept his eyes on Pruna but looked at Prim. "You're sure you weren't hurt badly?" He glanced at Pruna again. "Either of you?"
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[personal profile] andproper 2013-08-01 09:14 am (UTC)(link)
"He just squeezed a little," Prim promised. It had hurt a little, but "badly" was definitely an overstatement.
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[personal profile] knifewithnoname 2013-08-02 08:55 am (UTC)(link)
"I do no be being a baby, it did no be hurting at all." She glared at them both, though her head was still tingling from her hair being pulled.
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[personal profile] setfires 2013-08-03 03:50 pm (UTC)(link)
"You don't have to be a baby to be hurt," Cinna pointed out in a calm, reasonable voice. He wasn't attacking Pruna's statement so much as commenting on a truth. "I wasn't sure if what I saw was the only thing that happened."

He was going to have someone look at her hair as soon as he could, if they could get her to sit still long enough that the prep team could examine her. "I'm glad that it wasn't worse." That statement wasn't just placating. He was sincerely pleased that neither of them had been seriously harmed. Even if Pruna could be difficult at times and seemed to be from a world he couldn't understand, she was still want of his Tributes, and Prim was Katniss's sister.
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[personal profile] andproper 2013-08-05 01:53 am (UTC)(link)
Prim fidgeted, but didn't make any response. She thought anything she said would just upset Pruna.
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[personal profile] knifewithnoname 2013-08-05 05:48 am (UTC)(link)
Pruna wrinkled her nose, not sure what to say about that. You didn't have to be a baby to be hurt but you had to be a baby to show it, and someone caring about whether she was hurt or not was alien to her.

So, as with most things she didn't understand she dismissed it, glaring at them both sullenly as she followed Cinna to their rooms.
setfires: (sitting)

[personal profile] setfires 2013-08-07 01:12 am (UTC)(link)
Cinna lead the way and then opened the door the their suite. He let the girls go in first, watching them to make sure that Pruna didn't try to dash away in the last second.