gamemakers: (surprise.)
The Gamemakers ([personal profile] gamemakers) wrote in [community profile] thecapitol2013-09-27 07:39 pm

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Who| Everyone
What| A chance for the teams to meet, mingle, and, lets be honest, for goodbyes to be said.
Where| The common area.
When| Evening before the attack, about a day after Creuntus' network announcement.
Warnings/Notes| Time is going to be a little more wonky then normal, if you haven't noticed. They will be going out to attack "tomorrow" but that thread will not, likely, be posted tomorrow, to give people time to play in this one, etc.

There is food and drink, plenty of it, but no decoration, and it is clear this "party" is no sort of celebration. There is the small spattering of Peacekeepers still in the Capitol, those not on duty at the edge of the boundary.

A long table at the front has a set up for each team. Everyone has a folder with who is in their team, who is watching their team, a list of the various weapons they will have. On the list is a flame thrower, a handful of small explosives, and an automatic weapon for each team member. There are no weapons laid out for the Tributes to handle, however - those were waiting for them elsewhere, for when the mission truly started. Nor does the folder mention that the weapons all switch off outside of the combat area, but it's also not a secret, or a surprise.

Each folder also includes the rather useless stats and images they have of the creatures-the photos are blurry, the stats mainly stack up to "they are very deadly" and a collection of the various bits of information put forth by other tributes who seem to know more then the Capitol. Last, a detailed map of both the neighborhood, and the tunnels for them to study.

Another table has folders for the intel, with much of the same information. Last, a third table is set up for those that are staying at home. Those folders contain some basic first aid information, and a list with what sort of basic medical supplies and food stuff is in the training center.

Each table set up has an Avox or two to hand out the folders. Creuntus is no where to be seen, and you would be lucky to catch any of her team. She knows where she doesn't want to be. The furniture has been dragged to facilitate the conversation of small to medium sized groups. Say, about the size of a team and their Intel.
futilecycle: (I know it's everybody's sin)

[personal profile] futilecycle 2013-09-29 10:05 pm (UTC)(link)
"Is that so?" Sigma says bitterly. Though Wyatt could not know, the accusation stings, and Sigma balls his fists. "How unfortunate. If that is the case and I hear of a Tribute in need, I will certainly not send them your way, nor will I extend my hand to aid you since you seem to think being injured is a way of life."

He was hurt, and it motivated him to lash out, if somewhat childishly. He would certainly burn this bridge to ash. "I will also warn Eponine that you found her slaughter to be entirely justified. Do not go near her, or we shall come to blows," he hissed.
the_marshal: (wyattDown)

[personal profile] the_marshal 2013-09-29 10:31 pm (UTC)(link)
He took the cutting hurt and pushed it down deep, telling himself that the opinion of one man, one he barely knew, meant nothing. That he knew who he was, and who Max was, and if Sigma wanted to turn his anger on them, instead of focusing it where it belonged, that was on him.

That if he wanted to believe everything was so black and white... that if he couldn't see why....

That was his loss.

"Go on an' do what ya think ya have do, Doc. But before I go," the blue gaze met Sigma's strange one, held it steadily. "I would ask, wouldn't you do anythin' ya had to, for those ya cared about?"

Wyatt knew. And he knew how lucky he was, to have a friend like Max.
futilecycle: (Half my life's in books - written pages)

[personal profile] futilecycle 2013-09-29 10:53 pm (UTC)(link)
How he would. Wyatt had no idea. Sigma's thoughts lingered on her every day, the woman he had crumbled all civilization for, the person he had been happy to cut the thread of life from all others for if it meant being loved by her just once...

And yet...!

Like the eye Wyatt was fixed on, something cold and mechanical took over. It was the resolve that kept him from thinking that very thought for 45 years, the resolve that begged him not to trade his goals, his years, and the lives of everyone else (and his child!) for the benefit of only one person. In that moment Sigma's expression disappeared into the creases of his face. His hazel eye seemed to lose its vibrancy, and he'd become the cold father Kyle had always known him to be. "Not if it meant saving lives, or doing the right thing. Not if it meant preventing something monstrous, no." And it was a half lie. He had always been pulled in opposite directions by his beliefs and by his emotions.
the_marshal: (wyattAngry)

[personal profile] the_marshal 2013-09-29 11:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Wyatt studied him a moment longer, a muscle pulling his cheek, squeezing in time to his pulse. He had asked Max to leave R, against Max's better judgment. If he had just let it be....

But he hadn't. And he couldn't take it back.

"You want someone to blame, go on an' put it on me," he said flatly. "Leave him out of this."

He looked away, glancing over to where he'd left Ian and the others.

"An' them."
futilecycle: (Live and learn from fools and from sages)

[personal profile] futilecycle 2013-10-01 03:35 am (UTC)(link)
"That's ridiculous. Don't act noble for someone like him," Sigma growled, his humanity returning. Wyatt was not the one who had ran him through with a machete, after all. Still he turned his head to where Wyatt had looked and frowned.

"Do you really think I am that petty? They have nothing to do with this. I will do my job tomorrow, even for you, Mr. Earp," he assured sharply.
the_marshal: (wyattTip)

[personal profile] the_marshal 2013-10-01 11:26 am (UTC)(link)
Wyatt gave a sharp nod, relieved, even if not particularly happy.

Sigma wasn't the only one disappointed.

"Likewise, Doc."

(Funny, how the same word could be a friendly endearment for someone like Holiday, and yet also a cold, formal title for Sigma.)

Reaching up, he tipped tipped the brim of his hat again, a small, sardonic sort of movement, and then turned away - ready to put this behind him.