The Tribute Parade & Caesar Flickerman Show!

[etcircenses]

For the first time, you're all about to get a taste of what the true Hunger Games are like. Since the quell began, there have been a lot of new and interesting events and showings to match that of the Capitol's new guests. But now, for the fifteenth arena of the seventy fifth quater quell, it's time to call back to the roots of the Games to remind our Tributes and us all what these Games really mean.

For the first time in the quell, all of you Tributes will be participating in the pre-arena chariot rides, hearing President Snow's speech, sitting down for the Caesar Flickerman show, and witnessing a very special surprise that may change how you view this next arena.

You will learn more about your Districts than you've gotten to thus far, and moreover, you will show how YOU as a Tribute, have come to represent your chosen District, as a person, the District's service, and the District's key trait and value. Key values are as follows:

1 ~ Luxury ~ Loyalty
2 ~ Masonry ~ Allegiance
3 ~ Electronics ~ Qualification
4 ~ Fishing ~ Endurance
5 ~ Power ~ Strength
6 ~ Transportation ~ Unity
7 ~ Lumber ~ Courage
8 ~ Textiles ~ Duty
9 ~ Grain ~ Commitment
10 ~ Livestock ~ Compliance
11 ~ Agriculture ~ Service
12 ~ Mining ~ Obedience
You will all ride out upon matching chariots for the Tribute Parade, Panem's anthem playing loud and fans screaming louder. This is your first chance to make a statement to sponsors. Rumors have it that there will be a later voting poll where the winning District or Districts will recieve special reward. Voting will be based of a rubric of:

-Most exemplary of District
-Best Tribute performance (putting on a good show)
-Best outfit
-Best in Parade
And of course, there will be a prize not only to the Tributes but to the District itself!


Escorts, it will be your job to make sure your Tributes are appealing to Capitol audiences You will need to help them prepare for this glorious event. Mentors, you will need to use your experience to help in ways just the same, both working to get you sponsors and give you the best chance in arena. Stylists, of course, will be responsible for the outfits made and worn.

More rumors tell of a secondary voting round where individual tributes will get a chance at receiving help from a very generous sponsor, following the Caesar Interviews.

Remember this is your chance to make a statement. It can mean the difference between life and death in the arena, and also, the difference between peace... or rebellion. All the world will be watching.



[OOC: If your characters choose to rebel, there will be consequences and ripple effects that carry through the rest of the game. Escorts, Mentors, Stylists, and other staff may be at risk of torture, avoxing, or even execution. Rescue will need to be arranged unless these consequences are fine with you. Tributes may be met with these or any number of other punishments.

On the flip side, chosing to be pro-capitol or pro-rebellion now will have lasting effects on the Game's outcome.

Choose wisely. Afterall, the Games are just games. Would you like to see what a real war is?

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You are getting the chance to plan early. The final decisions post will be on August 24th at which point voting will open. The voting will close August 31st for the Chariot winners. The IC parade will not be occurring until September 13th.

If you have any questions, see here. If you are intending to do something rebellious, see here.]

Comments

District 11

[etcircenses]

Chariot Outfit Discussion

[etcircenses]

While each District's Stylist will get the say ICly what you Tribute wears, here is where you can discuss what matching outfits you will be wearing to best represent your District.

You will also need to decide on partners. Chariots allow partners of two. If there is an odd one left out, they will be assigned with a pair to form a chariot of three.

Interview Plotting

[etcircenses]

Escorts, Mentors, now is the time to do your stuff and shape up your team.

Stylists, you will need to figure out how to best represent your Tributes on an individual level.

Will you all be working together, or do you intend to fly solo? Will you be name dropping another Tribute like Peeta did once to Katniss, in effort to make a statement that another may need to know about? Is there anything you want to come up in your Tribute's interview specifically? This spot is for those who intend to change things up.

[contrarianlibrarian]

China's going to be bothering everyone about discussing their interview topics with her to try and make it all as appropriate as possible. She's more than happy to make recommendations, too, even if they don't ask for them.

I'm all up for working things out!

[biiowiired]

Before the dream event, Altair received a traitor's cuff for beating up Stephen Reagan. I assume China's going to want to present him as reformed, though he may not take her advice. What would she suggest?

[contrarianlibrarian]

Definitely! Her first recommendation would probably be to speak as little as possible and mostly only in response to questions--aiming for a "reduce the risk" approach instead of "dazzle the heck out of them." In case he's asked about his life back home, she'll try coaching him on spinning a tale about how he's never known such power and order as in the Capitol and how his genuine regret for his transgressions has convinced him of his duty to support the great nation of Panem. And of course Capitol praise and apologies at any chance. Definitely all along those lines and I'm happy to expand more if needed!

I'm really interested to see what he'll do!

[biiowiired]

lmfao i don't know if he'd praise Panem outright, but i can see him apologizing for his crime and saying something about concentrating more on his duties. China's not the only one pressuring him to behave, so he might just well do that! I'm excited to see the questions, since I specifically asked for Caesar to hone in on the traitor cuff thing.