thegamesooc | District Tours Information Post

Need to know information:

-Each district has its own thread below. Feel free to ask any clarifying questions there that apply to each District. For general questions, see the mod thread linked at the bottom of this post. This post is for information; later this week we will have a plotting post up.

-The plot will start on January 7th. At that point all the characters in your District will be put on a train. In game time, they will be on the train for a day (or two, for the far districts), depending on how far it is. There will be two days for open play in the setting, a banquet party post, and then another day before they head home.

In real time, the plot will last between a week or two, depending on how long is needed.

-For reference, here is our map of Panem.

- There will be an HMD Friday, and then a game wide Player Plot Post for plotting before the event starts, as well. You can feel free to contact Districtmates for plotting if you'd like over plurk/IM/PM if you want to get started before the PPP.

-If you are connected with a District (Stylist, Escort, etc) you are welcome. If you want involved but aren't, let us know and we'll see what we can do.

-We are not NPCing interactions with locals. You can handwave them or NPC them yourselves. If you would like to handwave anything not already laid out as being within the guidelines below, ask us and we can work out the plot together.

-Anything not addressed? Drop it here.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

District: 3
Export: Electronics
Government: Mayor Tres, a small older man, friendly but very distracted. He has protruding eyes and a patchy beard that seems to be better trimmed on one side than the other.

Mood: There seems to be a lot of apathy in this district. No one seems to feel too strongly on either side, and everyone seems caught up in their own issues. People always seem like they’re just waiting to get on to the next thing. The Neverending Quell has increased rates of production in District 3, especially as a lot of Capitol technological projects are getting outsourced here. Some citizens actually have aspirations of going to work in the Capitol, and others find the idea of rebellion silly as conditions have improved recently.

There is also a more noticeable wealth divide here between the actual citizens. Though none are near Capitol levels, there is clearly and upper and lower class with a solid difference between the two. Most of the district citizens are factory workers, with an upper class of those who have the intellect and education to create things, and those who have the business skills to profit off them.

Environment:

Three is a solid day’s train ride away, through mountains, deserts, and fertile farm lands.

The main city of Three is on the western shores, although islands can be seen far off in the distances, as well as a long line of factories and shipping bays. Boat traffic can be seen through the bay, moving various production pieces from factory to factory, both near the city, and from farther away.

All of the city is built to be functional, not attractive. The building are mainly large, solid building, many in a slight pyramid shape. The streets are a grid, clearly built with a heavy hand for a functioning, industrial city. Standing at any intersection, a Tribute should be able to see for a solid five miles without interruption from buildings, due to the geometric layout of the city. Many of the citizens are housed in large apartment buildings near their areas of work.

The weather is cool, but not cold, although heavy fog at night can get a chill into your bones. The fog sometimes sits in the valley until mid-morning and leaves the ground wet.

Locations:

The city center is built on a hill over the city, with a good view of the ocean, showing the far off land masses, and the green edging along the city, with many train track leaving in different directions. There are piers that go out to the ocean, but Tributes are not allowed there.

The city center is the only place Tribute are allowed. It has a banquet hall, spartan rooms for the Tributes to stay in, a cafeteria open to the public, and a small commissary shop where necessities can be bought. In the middle of the city center is a huge rose garden, the only elegant and beautiful place to be seen. The garden is obviously a popular place, with many citizens visiting, especially when shifts end. The roses, while not as extravagant as the ones in Capitol, are genetically modified to bloom in an array of colors and patterns; this season’s popular breed is a light purple rose with fluorescent orange stripes across each petal.

When you say "There are piers that go out to the ocean, but Tributes are not allowed there." does that mean they're not allowed near the ocean or are allowed near the ocean but not on the piers? And does not allowed mean that there will be peacekeepers making sure they don't go there? Could they go with an escort/mentor/stylist?

The piers are all working docks like this, so Tributes would not be allowed by them, even with an escort because they are dangerous, employee only sort of areas. The coast here is all industrial, and there isn't any sort of beach or leisure/natural areas left.

However, if they did want to take a sort of tour of industrial areas, they could request a more limited one.

I see, thank you. The mention of piers was making me think of golden, sandy beaches :)

Above you say it's a solid day's train ride, but the latest post in the_capitol says it takes nearly 48 hours. So I'm confused - one of those means they'll have to sleep on the train, the other means they can get away without it and I'm not sure which to go with.

If should be measured in how far away the District is from the Capitol (like 2 is only a few hours away, Lake Granby to Colorado Springs.)

With that said, if anyone wants to plot out and play out sleep overs, they are free to, even if it isn't entirely logical. Whatever makes for the more interesting rping.

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