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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] fearisinthemind 2013-06-26 12:58 am (UTC)(link)
"I could stand to need it more often. Things have been so boring lately. No one coming through my doors for an appointment." She examines her nails. "You do know who I am, right?"
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[personal profile] hartless_cowboy 2013-06-26 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
At this point, Lindsey just smiled wide. "I don't think I caught your name," he answered, showing that while he thought her face was familiar amongst ranks of Peacekeepers he had seen hanging around, he really had no clue who he was talking to.
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[personal profile] fearisinthemind 2013-06-28 06:48 am (UTC)(link)
"Hsiang Jiao. I go by Penny." Most people can't pronounce the former while begging for her to stop. "I'm the finest in my trade."

She wonders what he suspects the Peacekeepers really do.
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[personal profile] hartless_cowboy 2013-06-30 09:06 am (UTC)(link)
"Hsiang Jiao?" Lindsey repeated, coming pretty close to the Chinese pronunciation. He could speak several dead languages and a few demonic tongues, recite incantations where pronunciation was critical, he could definitely get Chinese right. "I have a tongue for languages." He smiled. "Nice to meet you."

Lindsey may have his suspicions towards the darker side of the Capitol, he worked in large cities and for powerful people enough to know how darker things worked, but he thought Peacekeepers were there to keep peace. Even if by force, but not... sadistic torturers.
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[personal profile] fearisinthemind 2013-07-01 04:37 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm impressed. The old tongue has mostly died out." Penny's mouth smiles, but the expression is ugly, as if by parting her lips are revealing not teeth but a swamp. "I don't bother to learn the names of the Tributes."
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[personal profile] hartless_cowboy 2013-07-01 09:18 pm (UTC)(link)

A very pleasant person, wasn't she? Lindsey felt that his smile felt a little strained, but he met worse monsters before. She still looked prettier than most vampires. "To some of us, the language isn't so old. You might get inspired by some of the things we know."

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[personal profile] fearisinthemind 2013-07-03 06:19 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, give me a better showing than that last Arena and I might start paying attention. It could pay off for you, in the end."

Run away, Lindsey! You do not want this woman's interest!
Edited 2013-07-03 06:20 (UTC)
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[personal profile] hartless_cowboy 2013-07-03 10:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Too late, Lindsey already attracted it and he figured, more playing for his side, the better.

"I'll keep that in mind. Help me survive and I'll even make it memorable."
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[personal profile] fearisinthemind 2013-07-06 03:55 am (UTC)(link)
"If I feel like it." She return to her wine.
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[personal profile] hartless_cowboy 2013-07-07 07:26 am (UTC)(link)
Lindsey could tell he was being dismissed, but he grinned anyway. "You'll see."

With a wave, he moved on to socialize more with some of the upper socialites of the Capitol.