Forum Games

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June 03, 2022 20:10:35

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Welcome to the 6th Biannual Sorenieth Hunger Games! Everyone's favourite game where you either get two free spaces in your lair, or one free space and something to brag about! The last Games were the Spr Root Quaterquell, where there were 48 tributes entered at once. That was a special event, occurring every five games. Now we're returning back to normal with 24 tributes. However, we are keeping the Prize Pool!

Enter your own dragons as tributes into the hunger games for the chance to win
A Cool Badge and the contents of the Prize Pool!

The Current Contents of the Prize Pool:

50kt

x10

What can I donate to the prize pool?

Anything! Apparel, familiars, genes, currency, just no dragons.

If you want to donate, please send it to me via crossroads or messages, it doesn't matter. Posting on this thread that you're donating isn't necessary, but you can if you want to.

Donating to the Prize Pool is strongly encouraged.
But it's okay if you can't afford/don't want to.

If you would like to see how things have played out in the past, take a peak that the previous Hunger Games:

The 1st Hunger Games

The 2nd Hunger Games

The 3rd Hunger Games

The 4th Hunger Games

The Sqr Root Quaterquell (5th Hunger Games)

I'll be using the Brant Steele Hunger Games Simulator for this.

How to play:

Ping me if you want to enter! (You will be pinged for everything that happens and added to the pinglist for next year)
You can use your whole clan, or a subgroup within your clan as the district your tributes come from
You can submit one or two dragons, one male and/or one female
Fill out the below Form to enter a Dragon
Wait for the results, I'll be posting about 4 updates times a day

WARNING: I would prefer it if you exalt your dragon(s) if they die in the Hunger Games for the sake of immersion, but I won't be policing this so you don't have to if you don't want to.

Submission Form wrote:

District
[Your Username and/or Clan Name]

Male Dragon
Name:
ID Number:
Picture:

Female Dragon
Name:
ID Number:
Picture:

Use This Website for the images. Select 'Avatar' for image type.

I've Filled out one as an example if you're confused and/or very anxious about messing up and making a fool of yourself.

Submission Form wrote:

District
SockPuppet010, The Plagueling Hive

Male Dragon
Name: Grimm
ID Number: 55419171
Picture:

Female Dragon
Name: Charlotte
ID Number: 56603518
Picture:

If you're confused about anything, feel free to ping me and ask!

Districts and Tributes

District 1
Iveseenweirder, Clan of the The Yeet

Male Tribute
Peace

Female Tribute
Meditation

District 2
WickedHeart

Male Tribute
March

Female Tribute
Malon

District 3
Dartist

Male Tribute
Konongur

Female Tribute
Friehalt

District 4
SuspiciousCookie, The Brightshiners

Male Tribute
Decoy

Female Tribute
Bergamot

District 5
Unusual0ddity, Glaze Heaven

Male Tribute
Macaroon

Female Tribute
Parsley

District 6
OverheartBlue; Palette Ruins

Male Tribute
Blake

Female Tribute
Comtesse

District 7
BagelHalfMoon, Liminal

Male Tribute
Boombox

Female Tribute
Cassette

District 8
Dinoclaire101, Auminthina

Male Tribute
Jason

Female Tribute
Nairi

District 9
KameTurtle, Temple of Soul

Male Tribute
ImSettledNow

Female Tribute
HowToLove

District 10
Islet

Male Tribute
Fen

Female Tribute
Weald

District 11
CozyBlanket

Male Tribute
Haze

Female Tribute
Lereva

District 12
Erinyx

Male Tribute
Sukopion

Female Tribute
Zoranyx

Last edited on Jun 08, 2022 02:07:14 by SockPuppet010

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SockPuppet010

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June 03, 2022 20:10:55

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[center][b][size=6]Current Status[/size][/b] [img]https://i.imgur.com/DEJXsx6.png[/img][/center] [size=5]The story thus far...[/size] -------------------------- [center][size=4][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/forga/3142037/4#post_51432755]The Bloodbath[/url][/size][/center] [quote name="SockPuppet010" date="2022-06-05 01:32:31" ] For the sixth time, the tributes are hoisted into the arena, dazed by sunlight that they had not seen for days. They find themselves in some sparsely forested hills, split straight down the middle by an unnatural line of rocks, separating the highlands from the lowlands. It's sunny with a few clouds on the horizon. The chilly breeze does nothing to ease the tributes. A few dragons instinctively raise their wings to flee, but they are bound and useless. The thunderous bonging of the countdown echoes throughout the arena and stings the ears of the tributes. [center][i]Ten... Nine.. Eight... Seven...[/i][/center] The tributes looked around at eachother. Most fearfully, many sorrowfully, few excitedly. [b]Blake, Parsley, Meditation[/b] and [b]Sukopion[/b] lock tearful eyes with each other. They know what comes next. [center][i]Four... Three.. Two... One.[/i][/center] The horn blares. [b]HowToLove, Haze, Weald, Jason, Comtesse, Nairi, Bergamot, Lereva, March, Boombox, Friehalt[/b] and [b]Konogur[/b] run into the hills without a second's hesitation. [b]Zoranyx[/b] runs away too, however, he turns back after a few bounds to grab the rope near his podium. He finds a lighter underneath too. Everyone else storms the Cornucopia. [b]Decoy[/b] and [b]Cassette[/b] slam into each other, grappling for the same backpack. [b]Peace[/b] makes it into the Cornucopia and grabs a spear. [b]Blake[/b] nods at [b]Parsley[/b] as she darts towards a backpack, the same one [b]ImSettledNow[/b] was aiming for. He assumes he lost his chance, but [b]Parsley[/b] only takes out one explosive device and sprints back to where [b]Blake, Meditation[/b] and [b]Sukopion[/b] had already gathered. He looks on in confusion as they hold hands and detonate the device, saving themselves from the suffering to come. [b]ImSettledNow[/b] is frozen in horror for a second. The scene distracts [b]Decoy[/b] long enough for [b]Cassette[/b] to yank the backpack out of his claws. A chunk of [b]Meditation[/b] lands at [b]Peace[/b]'s feet. This inspires him to also grab the medical kit next to spears. [b]ImSettledNow[/b] snaps out of his confusion and grabs the backpack, it's full of explosives. [b]Fen[/b] was distracted too. [b]Macaroon[/b] takes advantage and tackles him, crushing the veilspun beneath his weight before stealing the satchel he was grabbing. [b]Malon[/b] finds another backpack full of explosives and runs away. All the tributes escape, most heading for high ground. The BloodBath is over, and the Hunger Games have begun. [/quote] -------------------------- [center][size=4][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/forga/3142037/5#post_51449412]Day 1[/url][/size][/center] [quote name="SockPuppet010" date="2022-06-07 03:44:46" ] The tributes scatter into the hillside. [b]Haze, March, Friedhalt[/b] and [b]Cassette[/b] independently decide that their first order of operation is to hunt for other tributes. A very bold tactic considering [b]Cassette[/b] is the only one who has any tools. Overflowing with self confidence, [b]Haze[/b] stalks right past [b]Nairi[/b], who has very successfully camouflaged herself in some bushes. [b]Konogur[/b] determines that his best plan is to form an alliance with a tribute who has resources, since he ran without taking anything. He set off to find someone who did. [b]HowToLove[/b] saw [b]Lereva[/b] flee from the bloodbath and follows her. Racing through the underbrush, ducking under bracken and shrubs, [b]HowToLove[/b] struggles to keep up. She falls behind and almost loses her trail, but eventually comes across a trough between two hills where [b]Lereva[/b] was already constructing a shelter inside a perfect ground hollow. [b]HowToLove[/b] chases her while screaming like a lunatic, frightening [b]Lereva[/b] away. Once she was sure she was gone, [b]HowToLove[/b] smugly claimed the half made shelter as her own. [b]Peace[/b] heads for the highlands. While trying to scale a particularly steep hillside, he slips on some leaves and awkwardly falls on his spear, slicing his arm. Biting back a shriek of pain, he sits up and pulls out his bandages, annoyed to use his medical kit this early. [b]Konogur[/b] appears on the edge of [b]Peace[/b]'s peripheral vision, catching him off guard. [b]Konogur[/b] assures him that he's here to help, [b]Peace[/b] is adamant that he can handle himself. [b]Konogur[/b] ignores [b]Peace[/b]'s rejection and gently wraps his arm in bandages anyway, proposing an alliance in the process. [b]Peace[/b] gracefully rejects the offer and warns that if they should meet again, [b]Konogur[/b] would be the one needing bandages, if he got away lucky. Elsewhere, [b]Macaroon[/b] finds a cool rock to use as a table while he examines the contents of his satchel. He finds a few high power grenades, a vial of poison, and some trailmix. Content with the contents, he grabs the trailmix and climbs a near by tree to get his bearings. [b]Macaroon[/b] foolishly assumes he's alone and leaves behind the rest of his stuff. He, however, is not alone. [b]ImSettledNow[/b] accidentally looped around and crossed his path as he was too distracted by the memory of [b]Blake, Parsley, Meditation[/b] and [b]Sukopion[/b]. Seeing the opportunity, he steals from [b]Macaroon[/b], but is only able to grab the vial of poison before [b]Macaroon[/b] comes back. In the lowlands, [b]Comtesse[/b] and [b]Jason[/b] had been aimlessly wandering around together, having forsaken the Cornucopia. Everything is damp here, so they doubt they'll start a fire with any ease. Eventually, [b]Zoranyx[/b] finds and blows them away with his lighter and rope. With the promise of fire, [b]Zoranyx[/b] is able to bend them to his will. [b]Comtesse[/b] and [b]Jason[/b] build a hut for [b]Zoranyx[/b] as he tries and fails to light a fire. They finish the hut and get increasingly frustrated as he fails to uphold his end of the bargain. [b]Zoranyx[/b] pathetically makes up some excuses and convinces them to go find better firewood, which they reluctantly do. Only for [b]Zoranyx[/b] to continue to disappoint. An argument starts, then a physical fight breaks out. [b]Jason[/b] tries to claw the lighter out of [b]Zoranyx[/b]'s clutch. [b]Comtesse[/b] grabs the rope and strangles [b]Zoranyx[/b] to death, frightening [b]Jason[/b] away. Meanwhile, an agitated sponsor who bet all their treasure on [b]Boombox[/b] sends him some freshwater and a harsh note. [b]Malon[/b] gets extremely hungry and can't find food. She crafts a crude slingshot in hopes of knocking a bird out of a tree. Weirdly enough, she can't find a single bird. It's the late afternoon and [b]Decoy[/b] is still beating himself up about losing that backpack. He stumbles across [b]Bergamot[/b], who has had a much more successful day making wooden spears. She turns her back to some she leaned against a log, and [b]Decoy[/b] believs that if he can snatch one and catch her off guard, he could could easily land his first kill. [b]Decoy[/b] deviously shuffles forward, grabs one, and victoriously turns it on [b]Bergamot[/b]. [b]Bergamot[/b] promptly spins around, slapping the spear out of his claws and pinning him to the ground. She laughs, mocking his pitiful attempt on her life. Even though she could easily kill him here and now, [b]Bergamot[/b] feels so unthreatened by [b]Decoy[/b] that she simply shoos him away. Elsewhere, [b]Weald[/b] is struggling to cope with being a tribute. She can't believe her own clan put her up for slaughter. She knows for certain shes not making it out alive. She will never again be warm, never again eat a home cooked meal, never again feel loved. Most of all, [b]Weald[/b] cannot fathom what unspeakable fate awaits her. She can't take it. She plucks some poisonous mystery berries off a nearby bush and turns her teary gaze to the horizon. The sun is setting. It's beautiful. A weak smile stretches across her face, and she swallows the berries. [b]Weald[/b] spends her last moments sitting beneath a tree, admiring the sunset, and sobbing. The first day of the Hunger Games is at an end. [/quote] -------------------------- [center][size=4][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/forga/3142037/6#post_51457523]Night 1[/url][/size][/center] [quote name="SockPuppet010" date="2022-06-08 04:25:07" ] The first night has fallen, and [b]Decoy[/b] is so embarrassed by his performance so far that he begs [b]Friehalt[/b] to just end it now. She laughs at him and walks away. [b]Decoy[/b] questions why he was ever born. Elsewhere, [b]Cassette[/b] dies of thirst despite it only being the first day. Similarly, [b]Malon[/b] dies of hunger, very fitting for the Hunger Games. [B]Konongur[/b] thought long and hard about his interaction with [b]Peace[/b]. He concluded that alliances aren't sustainable enough in the Hunger Games. Just now, [b]Nairi[/b] is throwing rocks at him. Already agitated, [b]Konongur[/b] reaches his boiling point and chases after her. She tries to trick him into running off the edge of a rocky cliff, but he slows down just in time, grabbing [b]Nairi[/b]'s tail and flinging her over the edge. Meanwhile, [b]Comtesse[/b] starst a fire by herself and truly doesn't understand what was holding [b]Zoranyx[/b] back. She cooks some grubs she found and wonders what [b]Jason[/b] is up to. [b]Jason[/b] is up a tree. [b]Peace[/b] still hasn't found peace for the night and keeps hearing footsteps behind him, but nothing is there. He questions his sanity. [b]Lereva[/b] may have been evicted from her first hollow, but she managed to find another one before nightfall. It's not as cozy or comfortable as the first one, but she makes it work. The chiming of a sponsor interrupts her first night's sleep, and she receives a hand grenade. Meanwhile, [b]Bergamot[/b] and [b]ImSettledNow[/b] converge on [b]Lereva[/b]'s first hollow where [b]HowToLove[/b] has added a campfire. She sees her fellow District 9 tribute and welcomes him with open arms. [b]ImSettledNow[/b] barely reacts and has a glazed over expression. [b]Bergamot[/b] offers them both some hand crafted spears in exchange for refuge, they accept. They all sit by the fire and discuss the games, but [b]ImSettledNow[/b] can only think about [b]Parsley[/b]. Elsewhere, [b]Haze[/b] gets lost in the dark. [b]Boombox[/b] also gets lost. He literally bumps into [b]March[/b] and they strike a truce. [b]March[/b] holds his hand to guide him back to his camp, which is just a very conveniently formed tree. [b]Macaroon[/b] stays in the clearing with his cool rock and sings himself to sleep. [/quote] -------------------------- [center][size=4][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/forga/3142037/6#post_51467729]Day 2[/url][/size][/center] [quote name="SockPuppet010" date="2022-06-09 04:19:26" ] [b]March[/b] and [b]Boombox[/b] spent the night together, and in the morning, decide to hunt for other tributes. They wander around for a while before hearing a conversation in the distance. They stay hidden and overhear [b]Haze[/b] trying to worm his way out of the death sentence after [b]Macaroon[/b] caught him trying to steal his grenades. They decide not to intervene. [B]HowToLove[/b] and [b]Bergamot[/b] wake up to find that [b]ImSettledNow[/b] has disappeared. [b]HowToLove[/b] is incredibly worried about him, [b]Bergamot[/b] less so, they search the surrounding hills to try to find him. [b]ImSettledNow[/b] is halfway across the arena, he had a sleepless night and decided to leave because he didn't want to be around anyone. He's still trying to process what [b]Parsley, Blake, Meditation[/b] and [b]Sukopion[/b] did. He fiddles with that vial of poison- Suddenly [b]Jason[/b] jumps out of his tree and scares him away. Meanwhile, [b]Lereva[/b] wakes up with stiff limbs. She achingly sits up and blinks away the sleep. She looks around for the entrance to her hollow, but instead notices a glint of light deep within a tiny crack at the back. Interested, she scratches away the earth and finds a whole cave behind it. She digs out the crack and squeezes through to explore the cave. It has a skylight and a stream. Elsewhere, [b]Peace, Friehalt[/b] and [b]Konogur[/b] go hunting for other tributes. [b]Decoy[/b] sees [b]Friehalt[/b] coming his way, but she can't see him. Mortified by last night's encounter, [b]Decoy[/b] runs and hides in some bushes, hoping she doesn't see him. She does in fact spot him, but doesn't say anything. [b]Comtesse[/b] awakens from a comfortable nights sleep to the chiming of a sponsor. She eagerly catches it, finding a freshly cooked breakfast inside. She is overjoyed. [/quote] -------------------------- [center][size=4][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/forga/3142037/7#post_51475182]Night 2[/url][/size][/center] [quote name="SockPuppet010" date="2022-06-09 22:56:30" ] The first full day of the Hunger Games comes to an end. [b]Macaroon[/b] returns to the tree he slept in the night before, but stays up late keeping watch for other tributes. He quietly hums to keep himself company. [b]March[/b] and [b]Boombox[/b] return to [b]March[/b]'s camp. They hold hands so they don't lose each other to the darkness. [b]Konongur, Haze[/b] and [b]Jason[/b] converge by coincidence not too far from [b]Lereva[/b]'s hollow. Since they're all too tired to fight, they tensely agree to a truce for the night. To alleviate the tension, they tell each other ghost stories from their clans. [b]Lereva[/b] comes out and joins them. [b]Decoy[/b] couldn't find a safe place to sleep while he had daylight, so he gives up and decides to walk in one direction until he finds something. He does find something. [b]Decoy[/b] stumbles right into [b]Bergamot[/b] and [b]HowToLove[/b] while they sit by a campfire. [b]Bergamot[/b] recognises him immediately and tells [b]HowToLove[/b] about their first encounter. [b]Decoy[/b] freezes, spins around on one heel and walks away in embarrassment, but is peer pressured into staying. [b]Bergamot[/b] offers him a spot by the fire. [b]Peace[/b] also shows up. He offers them food in exchange for a truce for the night. They eagerly accept. They all get into a very friendly and fun conversation, [b]HowToLove[/b] likes them all so much that she proposes and alliance. [b]Peace[/b] rejects it at first, but after some persuading, he reluctantly agrees. They later sleep in shifts and [b]HowToLove[/b] nominates herself to be first. She enjoys the calm of the night, but can't help wondering what happened to [b]ImSettledNow[/b]. The truth is, [b]ImSettledNow[/b] was never settled. What he witnessed in the bloodbath struck a chord deep within his very being that completely wreaked him. He's sitting by a stagnant pond and fiddling with that vial of poison. Their faces won't leave his mind. He can't take it anymore. [b]ImSettledNow[/b] pops the lid of the vial and drinks it without hesitation. He gets sleepy and lies down. I hope he's settled now. Meanwhile, [b]Friehalt[/b] panicked upon nightfall about not having any shelter and has been working since then trying to built a hut. She doesn't get very far before she overworks herself and collapses from exhaustion. [b]Comtesse[/b] lies down to fall asleep, but notices a graze on her knee stings more than it should. She doesn't have anything to treat it, so she rubs some leaves on it and hopes for the best. [/quote] -------------------------- [center][size=4][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/forga/3142037/7#post_51476395]Day 3[/url][/size][/center] [quote name="SockPuppet010" date="2022-06-10 05:18:54" ] The essence of dawn's first light seeps into the sky, and [b]Decoy[/b] was the last to keep watch. Not much has happened, and he's about to fall asleep himself when he spots movement in the distance. He inquisitively approaches, and startles [b]Lereva[/b] out of hiding. Their eyes lock and [b]Decoy[/b] chases her away. Once she's certainly gone, [b]Decoy[/b] proudly trots back to his friends, having finally done something productive. [b]Lereva[/b] scampers back from her foiled foraging fiasco to where [b]Haze, Konongur[/b] and [b]Jason[/b] are separating and wishing each other luck. She gets back just in time to bid them farewell. [b]Haze[/b] decides to venture into the Lowlands. What could possibly go wrong? He treks down the hillside, immediately slipping and sliding down, spraining his ankle. Well... That went wrong. Now that that's out of the way, [b]Haze[/b] is sure absolutely nothing else could go wrong in the Lowlands today. Nothing at all... Meanwhile, [b]Friehalt[/b] wakes up outside of her crude, half complete hut and looks around to see [b]Jason[/b] staring from a distance. [b]Friehalt[/b] stares back. They stare awkwardly for a bit before [b]Friehalt[/b] asks if they want to work together for the day, to which [b]Jason[/b] agrees. They work together to finish the hut before heading to the Lowlands to find water. [b]Comtesse[/b] is also looking for food and water. she knows that the all water runs downhill, but has a bad feeling about the Lowlands, so she avoids it. She finds some tracks. [b]Comtesse[/b] can't tell whether they're dragon or animal, but she follows them anyway. They are [b]Macaroon[/b]'s tracks, he deliberately set them up to look ambiguous in order to lure a tribute into a trap. He can hear [b]Comtesse[/b] approaching and is right in the middle of arming an explosive. It's clearly not a landmine, but he tries to use as such anyway. He's almost got it, [b]Comtesse[/b] rounds the bend, and [b]Macaroon[/b] makes a mistake, blowing himself up. [b]Comtesse[/b] was standing just outside the blast radius, only just escaping with little more than shock. She thanks her lucky stars. Elsewhere, [b]Bergamot, Decoy[/b] and [b]Peace[/b] go exploring while [b]HowToLove[/b] improves the shack they have around the hollow. [b]Bergamot[/b] and [b]Decoy[/b] are getting along quiet well, and she offers [b]Decoy[/b] control over where they go. He thinks for a second before directing them to the Lowlands. They cross the weird line of rocks and enter a rocky patch of slope. [b]Peace[/b] sees [b]Boombox[/b] and [b]March[/b] up ahead having a heated confrontation with [b]Konongur[/b]. [b]Boombox[/b] spots them and drags them into the situation. Neither [b]Bergamot, Decoy[/b] or [b]Peace[/b] can tell what the argument is about, and before they can contribute anything, [b]Konongur[/b] attacks [b]Boombox[/b]. [b]March[/b] quickly steals a spear from [b]Bergamot[/b] while she's distracted and goes to save his friend. He plunges the spear into his back, taking [b]Konongur[/b]'s attention away from [b]Boombox[/b] long enough for [b]Boombox[/b] to grab the rope they stole from [b]Comtesse[/b] earlier. He jumps back into the fight, maneuvering himself around the writhing dragons, tightly wrapping the rope around [b]Konongur[/b]'s neck and strangling him to death. [b]Bergamot, Decoy[/b] and [b]Peace[/b] are left standing there, dazed, with their weapons drawn defensively. [/quote] -------------------------- [center][size=4][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/forga/3142037/8#post_51484476]Arena Event[/url][/size][/center] [quote name="SockPuppet010" date="2022-06-11 05:47:22" ] [b]Bergamot, Decoy[/b] and [b]Peace[/b] are standing around like a bunch of chumps after [b]Boombox[/b] and [b]March[/b] kill [b]Konongur[/b] with a degree of precision, co-ordination and grace that could land them silver at the World Figure Skating Championships. [b]Haze[/b] hears the commotion and comes to investigate. At the same time, [b]Friehalt[/b] and [b]Jason[/b] arrive on the scene. Everyone's either confused or impressed and just kind of awkwardly stand around each other. [b]Decoy[/b] and [b]Peace[/b] notice something in the distance, which [b]Jason[/b] and [b]Haze[/b] also turn to look at. [b]March[/b] can't see anything, so he demands they tell him what's so interesting. He finally spots it, a writhing fog of dense ominous-looking smoke traveling their way at unnatural speeds. Shrubs appear to be wilting in it's wake. They collectively nope right out of there. It is only now that they realise how deep into the Lowlands they really are. They could've sworn they were only on the edge a few minutes ago... It becomes a race for their lives. As they are running, [b]Boombox[/b] and [b]Peace[/b] fall behind. [b]Boombox[/b] is too sore from fighting [b]Konongur[/b], and [b]Peace[/b]'s arm cut is infected. They talk through each gasp as they try to catch their breath, and they solemnly give in and decide to die in the fog together. The fog is almost upon them, and [b]Boombox[/b] suddenly shoves [b]Peace[/b] behind him, running for the hills. [b]Peace[/b] feels shocked and betrayed as the fog swallows him whole. [b]Boombox[/b] dashes past [b]Haze,[/b] who was the second slowest after [b]Peace[/b]. [b]Haze[/b] is distracted by [b]Boombox[/b]'s sudden speed, he trips on a log and falls face first into the mud. [b]Haze[/b] is engulfed by the poisonous cloud. [b]Friehalt[/b] also trips, sinking into a pit of mud. [b]Decoy[/b] was already in front of her and could've easily kept going, but he selflessly turns back to yank her out of the mud and save her life. [b]Friehalt[/b] escapes with a boost of speed from [b]Decoy[/b] and makes it out. [b]Decoy[/b], however, was slowed down just enough to fall victim to the fog as well. [b]Bergamot, Jason, March, Friehalt[/b] and [b]Boombox[/b] finally reach the sloping edge of the Lowlands, beginning their ascent to safety. The border of rocks is in view, but [b]Bergamot[/b] and [b]Jason[/b] are losing strength. They briefly look into each others eyes and silently agree to stick together if they don't make it. Luckily, they do make it, despite slowing their pace to lessen the sting of lactic acid. [b]Bergamot[/b] passes the border with [b]Jason[/b] right behind. Just when the relief floods over him, [b]Bergamot[/b] stops to kick him in the face, sending [b]Jason[/b] tumbling into the toxic cloud behind them. She quickly gallops forward to join the other survivors. [b]Bergamot, Boombox, Friehalt[/b] and [b]March[/b] stand on the hillside and watch the fog brush the edge of the stones before receding back to the Lowlands. They've all left without those they entered with. [b]Bergamot[/b] sorrowfully begins her return to [b]HowToLove[/b], leaving the others to mourn their losses. [/quote] -------------------------- [center][size=4][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/forga/3142037/8#post_51492579]Night 3[/url][/size][/center] [quote name="SockPuppet010" date="2022-06-12 05:13:50" ] The night falls once more, and [b]Bergamot[/b] delivers the news to [b]HowToLove[/b]. Her day is ruined and the mood is completely crushed. She was in the middle of starting a fire, but now she doesn't have the emotional strength to do it anymore. [b]Bergamot[/b] and [b]HowToLove[/b] instead sit around in the dark, mourning [b]Decoy[/b] and [b]Peace[/b]. [b]Bergamot[/b] thinks about how likely she is to go home, and whether or not she even wants to. Elsewhere, [b]Lereva[/b] ends her day on a high note. She's successfully foraged enough food for the next few days and has a very cozy hiding hole. She looks back on how well she's done so far, and concludes that has must have a pretty high chance of winning. She's already beat out 17 tributes, after all. [b]Boombox[/b] and [b]March[/b] are on their way back to their camp, glad that they didn't lose each other. [b]Boombox[/b] feels slightly guilty about killing [b]Peace[/b], but [b]March[/b] assures him is was the right thing to do. Better to thin out the competition. They arrive at their camp and find [b]Comtesse[/b] snooping around. They scream and shout menacingly at her, but don't attack. [b]Comtesse[/b] is unimpressed and mocks them. [b]Boombox[/b] is quite offended, so he coldly explains to her what he did to [b]Konongur, Peace[/b] and [b]Haze[/b], then explains what he plans on doing to the other still living tributes, as well as her, if she doesn't get the hell away from them immediately. He exaggerates the stories, but that is irrelevant. [b]Comtesse[/b] is shaken, but acts like she isn't. She cuts her loses and tactically retreats, leaving [b]Boombox[/b] and [b]March[/b] to their devices. Meanwhile, [b]Friehalt[/b] forgets where her shack is, so she wanders upstream along a dry river bed. The hills are dead silent aside from the soft chirping of crickets. Suddenly, the chiming of a sponsor rings out through the area, landing right at [b]Friehalt[/b]'s feet. It is an explosive. [/quote] -------------------------- [center][size=4][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/forga/3142037/9#post_51497425]The Feast[/url][/size][/center] [quote name="SockPuppet010" date="2022-06-12 17:43:29" ] Now that significantly less than half the tributes are left, the Game Makers decide it's the perfect time to hold The Feast, and tempt the remaining tributes with food, water, supplies and memoirs from their families. [b]Friehalt[/b] hears about this, and after seeing what [b]Boombox[/b] is capable of, she instantly decides not to go. [b]Boombox[/b], on the other hand, is excited and begs [b]March[/b] to go with him. It doesn't take much convincing as [b]March[/b] already had a plan of getting there as early as possible to get some weapons and take all the supplies for themselves. They leave in a hurry the second that The Feast is announced. [b]HowToLove[/b] and [b]Bergamot[/b] also decide to attend, but only to grab what they need, and get the heck outta there. [b]Lereva[/b] and [b]Comtesse[/b] also independently decide to go. All the tributes reach the edge of the shrubbery before the growth gives what to the circle of podiums. They each look around, hoping no one would be there yet, but they all spot each other. [b]March[/b] and [b]Boombox[/b] were to first to run for it, with [b]HowToLove[/b] and [b]Bergamot[/b] only half a second behind, from the opposite side of the Cornucopia. [b]Bergamot[/b] manages to get there first and tries to make off with a box of supplies. [b]March[/b] jumps on her back and she whacks him off with her spear. Then [b]Boombox[/b] arrives. He steps back to avoid [b]Bergamot[/b]'s attacks, ducking and grabbing her spear. He yanks her closer, grabbing her arm and restraining her while [b]March[/b] went to grab a weapon. He finds a bow and a quiver bursting full of arrows. He's never used a bow before, but he's always wanted to. [b]HowToLove[/b] grabs a quarterstaff to defend her friend with, but she's frozen in fear. [b]Boombox[/b] is holding her to his chest, struggling with her arms pinned by her sides. [b]March[/b] loads an arrow onto the bow. [b]Bergamot[/b] closes her eyes. He aims, and fires. It hits! It hits [b]Boombox[/b]. Right in the throat. [b]Boombox[/b] loosens he grip, letting out choking sounds before falling to the ground. [b]Bergamot[/b] looks at him and then at [b]March[/b] in shock, she runs back to grab the crate of supplies before fleeing with [b]HowToLove[/b]. [b]March[/b] screams and runs to his friend's side, sobbing. He grabs a medical kit and desperately tries to save him, but it's too late. While everyone was distracted, [b]Comtesse[/b] and [b]Lereva[/b] took the opportunity to grab a basket of air tight packages of raw meat, the one furthers from the Cornucopia. They both grab it at the same time and get into a tug o' war. [b]Comtesse[/b] eventually bites her hand to get her let go. All the other tributes scatter back into the hills, leaving [b]March[/b] by [b]Boombox[/b]'s side. [/quote] -------------------------- [center][size=4][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/forga/3142037/9#post_51500259]Day 4[/url][/size][/center] [quote name="SockPuppet010" date="2022-06-13 04:21:05" ] [b]Friehalt[/b] has a very late change of mind and decides to investigate the Cornucopia. She assumes that, since it's been a few hours, everyone should have left by now. She arrives on the edge of the podiums and takes a second to look around. Just now, she hears a faint whoosh of air and sees an arrow clatter to the ground a few metres away. It was no where near hitting her, but it's enough to convince her to leave. [b]March[/b] is so annoyed that he sucks at archery. [b]Lereva[/b] is foraging for bugs, but not having a great time as her hand is still messed up from [b]Comtesse[/b] biting it, when she hears the chiming of a sponsor high above her. Excited, she chases after it but it keeps drifting away. It finally lands, and [b]Lereva[/b] watches as [b]HowToLove[/b] picks it up and pulls a hatchet out of the container. She looks up and makes eye contact with [b]Lereva[/b]. She's just about to run away, when [b]Bergamot[/b] sees her hand and offers to mend it with the medical supplies she pulled out of her crate. [b]Lereva[/b] reluctantly obliges, concerned it might be a trick, but [b]Bergamot[/b] does exactly as she promised and heals her hand. She is welcome to stay with them. Elsewhere, [b]Comtesse[/b] goes fishing for some reason despite not being a piscivore. [/quote] -------------------------- [center][size=4][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/forga/3142037/9#post_51523864]Night 4[/url][/size][/center] [quote name="SockPuppet010" date="2022-06-16 04:05:00" ] [b]Comtesse[/b] returns to her camp after fishing for a suspiciously long time and builds a campfire. She attempts to light it, but finds she's out of lighter fluid. [b]Bergamot[/b] is foraging for firewood and watches [b]Comtesse[/b] fail, but doesn't engage. She returns to her camp as well, where [b]HowToLove[/b] and [b]Lereva[/b] have already started a fire. [b]Bergamot[/b] drops the wood on top and sits with them as they discuss the day. Their fire is so warm and cozy, and they're proud to be able to one-up [b]Comtesse[/b]. They all snuggle together. Meanwhile, [b]Friehalt[/b] is cold and alone as she devises a plan to rob [b]March[/b]. He's set up a barricade at the mouth of the Cornucopia out of left over weapons and crates. It's bathed in the cold artificial light of a camping lamp. [b]March[/b] is leaning on the edge while eating rations and drinking an entire bottle of wine, presumably something his clan sent him. [b]Friehalt[/b] sneaks up to the Cornucopia, and creeps around the back until she is directly behind the wall [b]March[/b] is leaning on. She originally planned to grab a bladed staff off the barricade and kill him while he wasn't looking, but then she saw a glint of light in the grass. She slowly and silently leans over to pick it up, it's a bottle of poison. A new idea brews in her mind. She waits almost nine minutes for [b]March[/b] to put down his bottle. While he gets up to grab more rations, [b]Friehalt[/b] leans over the spiky barricade and holds the wine bottle steady while she empties the poison into it. She recedes back into the dark of the night when he returns. She excitedly runs away and stands in the grass just out of the light's range. [b]Friehalt[/b] watches from the darkness as [b]March[/b] takes the last swig of his life. [/quote] -------------------------- [center][size=4][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/forga/3142037/10#post_51548168]Day/Night 5[/url][/size][/center] [quote name="SockPuppet010" date="2022-06-19 07:01:23" ] [b]Bergamot, HowtoLove[/b] and [b]Lereva[/b] wake up and decide to have a lazy day. They spend their morning sitting around their depleted fire, eating left over food, discussing the games and what their lives were like on the outside. By the mid afternoon, [b]Bergamot[/b] brings up the fact that they've been staying at the same camp for the entire games. She thinks they should get moving, but [b]HowToLove[/b] argues that they've been fine so far, so it's extremely unlikely anything bad will happen. [b]Bergamot[/b] is worried that the Game Makers are going to be jerks and release some unspeakable horrors onto them just to spice things up. They put it to a vote. [b]HowToLove[/b] votes to stay, but [b]Bergamot[/b] and [b]Lereva[/b] vote to leave. Two against one. [b]HowToLove[/b] begrudgingly lets them pack up and leave. By the late afternoon, they'd made it half way across the arena, steering clear of the Lowlands. They find a pristine river, which [b]Lereva[/b] was the first to spot. They excitedly race to the river banks, as they had run out of fresh water the day before. Just as [b]Bergamot[/b] nears the water, a grenade is thrown into the river straight in front of her. It explodes, spraying water high into the air. [b]Bergamot[/b] skids to a halt, the others slow down as well, they turn to see [b]Friehalt[/b] adorned in armor and wielding a battle axe from the Cornucopia. She's got a backpack and is juggling another grenade in one hand. [b]Comtesse[/b] is collecting firewood, but hears an underwater explosion nearby. She runs up the side of a hill to get abetter look, and sees [b]Friehalt[/b] and the others. [b]Friehalt[/b] throws the other grenade, this time with more accuracy. [b]Bergamot[/b] only just avoids it as it goes off, flinging her into the grass. [b]HowToLove[/b] pulls out her quarterstaff and [b]Lereva[/b] readies the spears [b]Bergamot[/b] gave her. [b]Friehalt[/b] turns to them, pulls out yet another grenade, arming and throwing it at [b]HowToLove[/b]. Luckily, [b]HowToLove[/b] had been training for this, she whips her quarterstaff into the air, batting the grenade far away from her before returning the staff to her side in a bedazzling spin. [b]Friehalt[/b] is impressed. [b]HowToLove[/b] and [b]Lereva[/b] charge at [b]Friehalt[/b]. [b]Bergamot[/b] is still lying in the grass trying to catch her breath. The sun begins to set as they engage in battle. Silhouetted against the horizon, [b]Friehalt[/b] swings her axe, [b]HowToLove[/b] dodges, but [b]Lereva[/b] was too slow. It strikes her shoulder, crippling her. She falls to the ground in a bloody heap and [b]HowToLove[/b] cries out for her friend, strengthening her resolve. She turns back to her foe, gritting her teeth and swiping her legs with her staff. [b]Friehalt[/b] falls over, but strategically rolls away. [b]HowToLove[/b] chases after her, grabbing a hold of her battle axe. [b]Friehalt[/b] tries to get up, but loses grip of her weapon, which [b]HowToLove[/b] pulls to herself. It's heavy, but she pulls it above her head, and brings it down on [b]Friehalt[/b]'s neck, decapitating her. After which, [b]HowToLove[/b] immediately runs to [b]Lereva[/b]'s side. [b]Bergamot[/b] regains her breath and stumbles to her as well. [b]Comtesse[/b] watched the whole spectacle from the hill, and finally decides to get involved. The sun sets and the night begins, [b]Comtesse[/b] makes herself known and canters over to the group. They allow her to see [b]Lereva[/b]'s wound, she pulls out a reused plastic bag full of suspicious liquid. It's fish bile, what she was fishing for. But it's not just any random fish bile, it's special fish bile. This bile promote healing and help prevent infections, [b]Comtesse[/b] rubs it into [b]Lereva[/b]'s wound. [b]Bergamot[/b] steals [b]Friehalt[/b]'s bag and rummages around inside. She finds some bandages and gives them to [b]Comtesse[/b], who then tightly wraps up [b]Lereva[/b]'s shoulder. Finally, after everything's over, they all sit together and light a fire. [b]Comtesse[/b] shares her food with them, which [b]Bergamot[/b] cooks. As the stars start flickering into the sky, The fallen tributes of the day are projected in the clouds. They realise that they're the last ones left. They look at each other awkwardly, before agreeing that the next time they meet will be the last, but for tonight, they'll spend their time together under a truce. [/quote] -------------------------- [center][size=4][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/forga/3142037/11#post_51564107]Day 6[/url][/size][/center] [quote name="SockPuppet010" date="2022-06-21 06:11:55" ] The sun rises on the sixth day, and the air is spiced with tension. There are only four tributes remaining, but only one can win. [b]Lereva, Bergamot, Comtesse[/b] and [b]HowToLove[/b] awaken and share one last meal together before splitting off, agreeing that from the moment their backs turn, they are enemies. Except for [b]Lereva[/b] and [b]HowToLove[/b], due to [b]Lereva[/b]'s injury, she is heavily disadvantaged compared to her able-bodied rivals. [b]Lereva[/b] knows she's going to die, but [b]HowToLove[/b] won't let her die alone, so they stay together. The rest wish each other luck, and part ways. [b]Lereva[/b] and [b]HowToLove[/b] sit by the river banks and enjoy the tranquility. Except [b]HowToLove[/b] slips and grazes her knee on the way down, so that's inconvenient. [b]Bergamot[/b] is sad to leave her friends behind. She doesn't want to kill them. Unsure of what to do now, she finds a nice warm rock and dozes off in the sun. She half-hopes that maybe someone will come along and kill her before she has to kill her friends. [b]Comtesse[/b] goes off to plan her actions. She sneakily took [b]Friehalt[/b]'s backpack with her. It contains explosives, medical supplies, food and water. [/quote]

SockPuppet010

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June 03, 2022 20:11:51

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The story thus far...

The Bloodbath

SockPuppet010 wrote on 2022-06-05 01:32:31:

For the sixth time, the tributes are hoisted into the arena, dazed by sunlight that they had not seen for days.

They find themselves in some sparsely forested hills, split straight down the middle by an unnatural line of rocks, separating the highlands from the lowlands. It's sunny with a few clouds on the horizon. The chilly breeze does nothing to ease the tributes.

A few dragons instinctively raise their wings to flee, but they are bound and useless. The thunderous bonging of the countdown echoes throughout the arena and stings the ears of the tributes.

Ten... Nine.. Eight... Seven...

The tributes looked around at eachother. Most fearfully, many sorrowfully, few excitedly. Blake, Parsley, Meditation and Sukopion lock tearful eyes with each other. They know what comes next.

Four... Three.. Two... One.

The horn blares.

HowToLove, Haze, Weald, Jason, Comtesse, Nairi, Bergamot, Lereva, March, Boombox, Friehalt and Konogur run into the hills without a second's hesitation. Zoranyx runs away too, however, he turns back after a few bounds to grab the rope near his podium. He finds a lighter underneath too. Everyone else storms the Cornucopia. Decoy and Cassette slam into each other, grappling for the same backpack. Peace makes it into the Cornucopia and grabs a spear. Blake nods at Parsley as she darts towards a backpack, the same one ImSettledNow was aiming for. He assumes he lost his chance, but Parsley only takes out one explosive device and sprints back to where Blake, Meditation and Sukopion had already gathered. He looks on in confusion as they hold hands and detonate the device, saving themselves from the suffering to come. ImSettledNow is frozen in horror for a second. The scene distracts Decoy long enough for Cassette to yank the backpack out of his claws. A chunk of Meditation lands at Peace's feet. This inspires him to also grab the medical kit next to spears. ImSettledNow snaps out of his confusion and grabs the backpack, it's full of explosives. Fen was distracted too. Macaroon takes advantage and tackles him, crushing the veilspun beneath his weight before stealing the satchel he was grabbing. Malon finds another backpack full of explosives and runs away. All the tributes escape, most heading for high ground.

The BloodBath is over, and the Hunger Games have begun.

Day 1

SockPuppet010 wrote on 2022-06-07 03:44:46:

The tributes scatter into the hillside. Haze, March, Friedhalt and Cassette independently decide that their first order of operation is to hunt for other tributes. A very bold tactic considering Cassette is the only one who has any tools. Overflowing with self confidence, Haze stalks right past Nairi, who has very successfully camouflaged herself in some bushes. Konogur determines that his best plan is to form an alliance with a tribute who has resources, since he ran without taking anything. He set off to find someone who did. HowToLove saw Lereva flee from the bloodbath and follows her. Racing through the underbrush, ducking under bracken and shrubs, HowToLove struggles to keep up. She falls behind and almost loses her trail, but eventually comes across a trough between two hills where Lereva was already constructing a shelter inside a perfect ground hollow. HowToLove chases her while screaming like a lunatic, frightening Lereva away. Once she was sure she was gone, HowToLove smugly claimed the half made shelter as her own. Peace heads for the highlands. While trying to scale a particularly steep hillside, he slips on some leaves and awkwardly falls on his spear, slicing his arm. Biting back a shriek of pain, he sits up and pulls out his bandages, annoyed to use his medical kit this early. Konogur appears on the edge of Peace's peripheral vision, catching him off guard. Konogur assures him that he's here to help, Peace is adamant that he can handle himself. Konogur ignores Peace's rejection and gently wraps his arm in bandages anyway, proposing an alliance in the process. Peace gracefully rejects the offer and warns that if they should meet again, Konogur would be the one needing bandages, if he got away lucky. Elsewhere, Macaroon finds a cool rock to use as a table while he examines the contents of his satchel. He finds a few high power grenades, a vial of poison, and some trailmix. Content with the contents, he grabs the trailmix and climbs a near by tree to get his bearings. Macaroon foolishly assumes he's alone and leaves behind the rest of his stuff. He, however, is not alone. ImSettledNow accidentally looped around and crossed his path as he was too distracted by the memory of Blake, Parsley, Meditation and Sukopion. Seeing the opportunity, he steals from Macaroon, but is only able to grab the vial of poison before Macaroon comes back.

In the lowlands, Comtesse and Jason had been aimlessly wandering around together, having forsaken the Cornucopia. Everything is damp here, so they doubt they'll start a fire with any ease. Eventually, Zoranyx finds and blows them away with his lighter and rope. With the promise of fire, Zoranyx is able to bend them to his will. Comtesse and Jason build a hut for Zoranyx as he tries and fails to light a fire. They finish the hut and get increasingly frustrated as he fails to uphold his end of the bargain. Zoranyx pathetically makes up some excuses and convinces them to go find better firewood, which they reluctantly do. Only for Zoranyx to continue to disappoint. An argument starts, then a physical fight breaks out. Jason tries to claw the lighter out of Zoranyx's clutch. Comtesse grabs the rope and strangles Zoranyx to death, frightening Jason away. Meanwhile, an agitated sponsor who bet all their treasure on Boombox sends him some freshwater and a harsh note. Malon gets extremely hungry and can't find food. She crafts a crude slingshot in hopes of knocking a bird out of a tree. Weirdly enough, she can't find a single bird. It's the late afternoon and Decoy is still beating himself up about losing that backpack. He stumbles across Bergamot, who has had a much more successful day making wooden spears. She turns her back to some she leaned against a log, and Decoy believs that if he can snatch one and catch her off guard, he could could easily land his first kill. Decoy deviously shuffles forward, grabs one, and victoriously turns it on Bergamot. Bergamot promptly spins around, slapping the spear out of his claws and pinning him to the ground. She laughs, mocking his pitiful attempt on her life. Even though she could easily kill him here and now, Bergamot feels so unthreatened by Decoy that she simply shoos him away. Elsewhere, Weald is struggling to cope with being a tribute. She can't believe her own clan put her up for slaughter. She knows for certain shes not making it out alive. She will never again be warm, never again eat a home cooked meal, never again feel loved. Most of all, Weald cannot fathom what unspeakable fate awaits her. She can't take it. She plucks some poisonous mystery berries off a nearby bush and turns her teary gaze to the horizon. The sun is setting. It's beautiful. A weak smile stretches across her face, and she swallows the berries. Weald spends her last moments sitting beneath a tree, admiring the sunset, and sobbing.

The first day of the Hunger Games is at an end.

Night 1

SockPuppet010 wrote on 2022-06-08 04:25:07:

The first night has fallen, and Decoy is so embarrassed by his performance so far that he begs Friehalt to just end it now. She laughs at him and walks away. Decoy questions why he was ever born. Elsewhere, Cassette dies of thirst despite it only being the first day. Similarly, Malon dies of hunger, very fitting for the Hunger Games. Konongur thought long and hard about his interaction with Peace. He concluded that alliances aren't sustainable enough in the Hunger Games. Just now, Nairi is throwing rocks at him. Already agitated, Konongur reaches his boiling point and chases after her. She tries to trick him into running off the edge of a rocky cliff, but he slows down just in time, grabbing Nairi's tail and flinging her over the edge. Meanwhile, Comtesse starst a fire by herself and truly doesn't understand what was holding Zoranyx back. She cooks some grubs she found and wonders what Jason is up to. Jason is up a tree. Peace still hasn't found peace for the night and keeps hearing footsteps behind him, but nothing is there. He questions his sanity.

Lereva may have been evicted from her first hollow, but she managed to find another one before nightfall. It's not as cozy or comfortable as the first one, but she makes it work. The chiming of a sponsor interrupts her first night's sleep, and she receives a hand grenade. Meanwhile, Bergamot and ImSettledNow converge on Lereva's first hollow where HowToLove has added a campfire. She sees her fellow District 9 tribute and welcomes him with open arms. ImSettledNow barely reacts and has a glazed over expression. Bergamot offers them both some hand crafted spears in exchange for refuge, they accept. They all sit by the fire and discuss the games, but ImSettledNow can only think about Parsley. Elsewhere, Haze gets lost in the dark. Boombox also gets lost. He literally bumps into March and they strike a truce. March holds his hand to guide him back to his camp, which is just a very conveniently formed tree. Macaroon stays in the clearing with his cool rock and sings himself to sleep.

Day 2

SockPuppet010 wrote on 2022-06-09 04:19:26:

March and Boombox spent the night together, and in the morning, decide to hunt for other tributes. They wander around for a while before hearing a conversation in the distance. They stay hidden and overhear Haze trying to worm his way out of the death sentence after Macaroon caught him trying to steal his grenades. They decide not to intervene. HowToLove and Bergamot wake up to find that ImSettledNow has disappeared. HowToLove is incredibly worried about him, Bergamot less so, they search the surrounding hills to try to find him. ImSettledNow is halfway across the arena, he had a sleepless night and decided to leave because he didn't want to be around anyone. He's still trying to process what Parsley, Blake, Meditation and Sukopion did. He fiddles with that vial of poison- Suddenly Jason jumps out of his tree and scares him away. Meanwhile, Lereva wakes up with stiff limbs. She achingly sits up and blinks away the sleep. She looks around for the entrance to her hollow, but instead notices a glint of light deep within a tiny crack at the back. Interested, she scratches away the earth and finds a whole cave behind it. She digs out the crack and squeezes through to explore the cave. It has a skylight and a stream. Elsewhere, Peace, Friehalt and Konogur go hunting for other tributes. Decoy sees Friehalt coming his way, but she can't see him. Mortified by last night's encounter, Decoy runs and hides in some bushes, hoping she doesn't see him. She does in fact spot him, but doesn't say anything. Comtesse awakens from a comfortable nights sleep to the chiming of a sponsor. She eagerly catches it, finding a freshly cooked breakfast inside. She is overjoyed.

Night 2

SockPuppet010 wrote on 2022-06-09 22:56:30:

The first full day of the Hunger Games comes to an end. Macaroon returns to the tree he slept in the night before, but stays up late keeping watch for other tributes. He quietly hums to keep himself company. March and Boombox return to March's camp. They hold hands so they don't lose each other to the darkness. Konongur, Haze and Jason converge by coincidence not too far from Lereva's hollow. Since they're all too tired to fight, they tensely agree to a truce for the night. To alleviate the tension, they tell each other ghost stories from their clans. Lereva comes out and joins them. Decoy couldn't find a safe place to sleep while he had daylight, so he gives up and decides to walk in one direction until he finds something. He does find something. Decoy stumbles right into Bergamot and HowToLove while they sit by a campfire. Bergamot recognises him immediately and tells HowToLove about their first encounter. Decoy freezes, spins around on one heel and walks away in embarrassment, but is peer pressured into staying. Bergamot offers him a spot by the fire. Peace also shows up. He offers them food in exchange for a truce for the night. They eagerly accept. They all get into a very friendly and fun conversation, HowToLove likes them all so much that she proposes and alliance. Peace rejects it at first, but after some persuading, he reluctantly agrees. They later sleep in shifts and HowToLove nominates herself to be first. She enjoys the calm of the night, but can't help wondering what happened to ImSettledNow. The truth is, ImSettledNow was never settled. What he witnessed in the bloodbath struck a chord deep within his very being that completely wreaked him. He's sitting by a stagnant pond and fiddling with that vial of poison. Their faces won't leave his mind. He can't take it anymore. ImSettledNow pops the lid of the vial and drinks it without hesitation. He gets sleepy and lies down. I hope he's settled now.

Meanwhile, Friehalt panicked upon nightfall about not having any shelter and has been working since then trying to built a hut. She doesn't get very far before she overworks herself and collapses from exhaustion. Comtesse lies down to fall asleep, but notices a graze on her knee stings more than it should. She doesn't have anything to treat it, so she rubs some leaves on it and hopes for the best.

Day 3

SockPuppet010 wrote on 2022-06-10 05:18:54:

The essence of dawn's first light seeps into the sky, and Decoy was the last to keep watch. Not much has happened, and he's about to fall asleep himself when he spots movement in the distance. He inquisitively approaches, and startles Lereva out of hiding. Their eyes lock and Decoy chases her away. Once she's certainly gone, Decoy proudly trots back to his friends, having finally done something productive. Lereva scampers back from her foiled foraging fiasco to where Haze, Konongur and Jason are separating and wishing each other luck. She gets back just in time to bid them farewell. Haze decides to venture into the Lowlands. What could possibly go wrong? He treks down the hillside, immediately slipping and sliding down, spraining his ankle. Well... That went wrong. Now that that's out of the way, Haze is sure absolutely nothing else could go wrong in the Lowlands today. Nothing at all...

Meanwhile, Friehalt wakes up outside of her crude, half complete hut and looks around to see Jason staring from a distance. Friehalt stares back. They stare awkwardly for a bit before Friehalt asks if they want to work together for the day, to which Jason agrees. They work together to finish the hut before heading to the Lowlands to find water. Comtesse is also looking for food and water. she knows that the all water runs downhill, but has a bad feeling about the Lowlands, so she avoids it. She finds some tracks. Comtesse can't tell whether they're dragon or animal, but she follows them anyway. They are Macaroon's tracks, he deliberately set them up to look ambiguous in order to lure a tribute into a trap. He can hear Comtesse approaching and is right in the middle of arming an explosive. It's clearly not a landmine, but he tries to use as such anyway. He's almost got it, Comtesse rounds the bend, and Macaroon makes a mistake, blowing himself up. Comtesse was standing just outside the blast radius, only just escaping with little more than shock. She thanks her lucky stars.

Elsewhere, Bergamot, Decoy and Peace go exploring while HowToLove improves the shack they have around the hollow. Bergamot and Decoy are getting along quiet well, and she offers Decoy control over where they go. He thinks for a second before directing them to the Lowlands. They cross the weird line of rocks and enter a rocky patch of slope. Peace sees Boombox and March up ahead having a heated confrontation with Konongur. Boombox spots them and drags them into the situation. Neither Bergamot, Decoy or Peace can tell what the argument is about, and before they can contribute anything, Konongur attacks Boombox. March quickly steals a spear from Bergamot while she's distracted and goes to save his friend. He plunges the spear into his back, taking Konongur's attention away from Boombox long enough for Boombox to grab the rope they stole from Comtesse earlier. He jumps back into the fight, maneuvering himself around the writhing dragons, tightly wrapping the rope around Konongur's neck and strangling him to death. Bergamot, Decoy and Peace are left standing there, dazed, with their weapons drawn defensively.

Arena Event

SockPuppet010 wrote on 2022-06-11 05:47:22:

Bergamot, Decoy and Peace are standing around like a bunch of chumps after Boombox and March kill Konongur with a degree of precision, co-ordination and grace that could land them silver at the World Figure Skating Championships. Haze hears the commotion and comes to investigate. At the same time, Friehalt and Jason arrive on the scene. Everyone's either confused or impressed and just kind of awkwardly stand around each other. Decoy and Peace notice something in the distance, which Jason and Haze also turn to look at. March can't see anything, so he demands they tell him what's so interesting. He finally spots it, a writhing fog of dense ominous-looking smoke traveling their way at unnatural speeds. Shrubs appear to be wilting in it's wake. They collectively nope right out of there. It is only now that they realise how deep into the Lowlands they really are. They could've sworn they were only on the edge a few minutes ago... It becomes a race for their lives. As they are running, Boombox and Peace fall behind. Boombox is too sore from fighting Konongur, and Peace's arm cut is infected. They talk through each gasp as they try to catch their breath, and they solemnly give in and decide to die in the fog together. The fog is almost upon them, and Boombox suddenly shoves Peace behind him, running for the hills. Peace feels shocked and betrayed as the fog swallows him whole. Boombox dashes past Haze, who was the second slowest after Peace. Haze is distracted by Boombox's sudden speed, he trips on a log and falls face first into the mud. Haze is engulfed by the poisonous cloud. Friehalt also trips, sinking into a pit of mud. Decoy was already in front of her and could've easily kept going, but he selflessly turns back to yank her out of the mud and save her life. Friehalt escapes with a boost of speed from Decoy and makes it out. Decoy, however, was slowed down just enough to fall victim to the fog as well. Bergamot, Jason, March, Friehalt and Boombox finally reach the sloping edge of the Lowlands, beginning their ascent to safety. The border of rocks is in view, but Bergamot and Jason are losing strength. They briefly look into each others eyes and silently agree to stick together if they don't make it. Luckily, they do make it, despite slowing their pace to lessen the sting of lactic acid. Bergamot passes the border with Jason right behind. Just when the relief floods over him, Bergamot stops to kick him in the face, sending Jason tumbling into the toxic cloud behind them. She quickly gallops forward to join the other survivors. Bergamot, Boombox, Friehalt and March stand on the hillside and watch the fog brush the edge of the stones before receding back to the Lowlands. They've all left without those they entered with. Bergamot sorrowfully begins her return to HowToLove, leaving the others to mourn their losses.

Night 3

SockPuppet010 wrote on 2022-06-12 05:13:50:

The night falls once more, and Bergamot delivers the news to HowToLove. Her day is ruined and the mood is completely crushed. She was in the middle of starting a fire, but now she doesn't have the emotional strength to do it anymore. Bergamot and HowToLove instead sit around in the dark, mourning Decoy and Peace. Bergamot thinks about how likely she is to go home, and whether or not she even wants to.

Elsewhere, Lereva ends her day on a high note. She's successfully foraged enough food for the next few days and has a very cozy hiding hole. She looks back on how well she's done so far, and concludes that has must have a pretty high chance of winning. She's already beat out 17 tributes, after all. Boombox and March are on their way back to their camp, glad that they didn't lose each other. Boombox feels slightly guilty about killing Peace, but March assures him is was the right thing to do. Better to thin out the competition. They arrive at their camp and find Comtesse snooping around. They scream and shout menacingly at her, but don't attack. Comtesse is unimpressed and mocks them. Boombox is quite offended, so he coldly explains to her what he did to Konongur, Peace and Haze, then explains what he plans on doing to the other still living tributes, as well as her, if she doesn't get the hell away from them immediately. He exaggerates the stories, but that is irrelevant. Comtesse is shaken, but acts like she isn't. She cuts her loses and tactically retreats, leaving Boombox and March to their devices. Meanwhile, Friehalt forgets where her shack is, so she wanders upstream along a dry river bed. The hills are dead silent aside from the soft chirping of crickets. Suddenly, the chiming of a sponsor rings out through the area, landing right at Friehalt's feet. It is an explosive.

The Feast

SockPuppet010 wrote on 2022-06-12 17:43:29:

Now that significantly less than half the tributes are left, the Game Makers decide it's the perfect time to hold The Feast, and tempt the remaining tributes with food, water, supplies and memoirs from their families. Friehalt hears about this, and after seeing what Boombox is capable of, she instantly decides not to go. Boombox, on the other hand, is excited and begs March to go with him. It doesn't take much convincing as March already had a plan of getting there as early as possible to get some weapons and take all the supplies for themselves. They leave in a hurry the second that The Feast is announced. HowToLove and Bergamot also decide to attend, but only to grab what they need, and get the heck outta there. Lereva and Comtesse also independently decide to go. All the tributes reach the edge of the shrubbery before the growth gives what to the circle of podiums. They each look around, hoping no one would be there yet, but they all spot each other. March and Boombox were to first to run for it, with HowToLove and Bergamot only half a second behind, from the opposite side of the Cornucopia. Bergamot manages to get there first and tries to make off with a box of supplies. March jumps on her back and she whacks him off with her spear. Then Boombox arrives. He steps back to avoid Bergamot's attacks, ducking and grabbing her spear. He yanks her closer, grabbing her arm and restraining her while March went to grab a weapon. He finds a bow and a quiver bursting full of arrows. He's never used a bow before, but he's always wanted to. HowToLove grabs a quarterstaff to defend her friend with, but she's frozen in fear. Boombox is holding her to his chest, struggling with her arms pinned by her sides. March loads an arrow onto the bow. Bergamot closes her eyes. He aims, and fires. It hits! It hits Boombox. Right in the throat. Boombox loosens he grip, letting out choking sounds before falling to the ground. Bergamot looks at him and then at March in shock, she runs back to grab the crate of supplies before fleeing with HowToLove. March screams and runs to his friend's side, sobbing. He grabs a medical kit and desperately tries to save him, but it's too late. While everyone was distracted, Comtesse and Lereva took the opportunity to grab a basket of air tight packages of raw meat, the one furthers from the Cornucopia. They both grab it at the same time and get into a tug o' war. Comtesse eventually bites her hand to get her let go. All the other tributes scatter back into the hills, leaving March by Boombox's side.

Day 4

SockPuppet010 wrote on 2022-06-13 04:21:05:

Friehalt has a very late change of mind and decides to investigate the Cornucopia. She assumes that, since it's been a few hours, everyone should have left by now. She arrives on the edge of the podiums and takes a second to look around. Just now, she hears a faint whoosh of air and sees an arrow clatter to the ground a few metres away. It was no where near hitting her, but it's enough to convince her to leave. March is so annoyed that he sucks at archery. Lereva is foraging for bugs, but not having a great time as her hand is still messed up from Comtesse biting it, when she hears the chiming of a sponsor high above her. Excited, she chases after it but it keeps drifting away. It finally lands, and Lereva watches as HowToLove picks it up and pulls a hatchet out of the container. She looks up and makes eye contact with Lereva. She's just about to run away, when Bergamot sees her hand and offers to mend it with the medical supplies she pulled out of her crate. Lereva reluctantly obliges, concerned it might be a trick, but Bergamot does exactly as she promised and heals her hand. She is welcome to stay with them. Elsewhere, Comtesse goes fishing for some reason despite not being a piscivore.

Night 4

SockPuppet010 wrote on 2022-06-16 04:05:00:

Comtesse returns to her camp after fishing for a suspiciously long time and builds a campfire. She attempts to light it, but finds she's out of lighter fluid. Bergamot is foraging for firewood and watches Comtesse fail, but doesn't engage. She returns to her camp as well, where HowToLove and Lereva have already started a fire. Bergamot drops the wood on top and sits with them as they discuss the day. Their fire is so warm and cozy, and they're proud to be able to one-up Comtesse. They all snuggle together. Meanwhile, Friehalt is cold and alone as she devises a plan to rob March. He's set up a barricade at the mouth of the Cornucopia out of left over weapons and crates. It's bathed in the cold artificial light of a camping lamp. March is leaning on the edge while eating rations and drinking an entire bottle of wine, presumably something his clan sent him. Friehalt sneaks up to the Cornucopia, and creeps around the back until she is directly behind the wall March is leaning on. She originally planned to grab a bladed staff off the barricade and kill him while he wasn't looking, but then she saw a glint of light in the grass. She slowly and silently leans over to pick it up, it's a bottle of poison. A new idea brews in her mind. She waits almost nine minutes for March to put down his bottle. While he gets up to grab more rations, Friehalt leans over the spiky barricade and holds the wine bottle steady while she empties the poison into it. She recedes back into the dark of the night when he returns. She excitedly runs away and stands in the grass just out of the light's range. Friehalt watches from the darkness as March takes the last swig of his life.

Day/Night 5

SockPuppet010 wrote on 2022-06-19 07:01:23:

Bergamot, HowtoLove and Lereva wake up and decide to have a lazy day. They spend their morning sitting around their depleted fire, eating left over food, discussing the games and what their lives were like on the outside. By the mid afternoon, Bergamot brings up the fact that they've been staying at the same camp for the entire games. She thinks they should get moving, but HowToLove argues that they've been fine so far, so it's extremely unlikely anything bad will happen. Bergamot is worried that the Game Makers are going to be jerks and release some unspeakable horrors onto them just to spice things up. They put it to a vote. HowToLove votes to stay, but Bergamot and Lereva vote to leave. Two against one. HowToLove begrudgingly lets them pack up and leave. By the late afternoon, they'd made it half way across the arena, steering clear of the Lowlands. They find a pristine river, which Lereva was the first to spot. They excitedly race to the river banks, as they had run out of fresh water the day before. Just as Bergamot nears the water, a grenade is thrown into the river straight in front of her. It explodes, spraying water high into the air. Bergamot skids to a halt, the others slow down as well, they turn to see Friehalt adorned in armor and wielding a battle axe from the Cornucopia. She's got a backpack and is juggling another grenade in one hand. Comtesse is collecting firewood, but hears an underwater explosion nearby. She runs up the side of a hill to get abetter look, and sees Friehalt and the others. Friehalt throws the other grenade, this time with more accuracy. Bergamot only just avoids it as it goes off, flinging her into the grass. HowToLove pulls out her quarterstaff and Lereva readies the spears Bergamot gave her. Friehalt turns to them, pulls out yet another grenade, arming and throwing it at HowToLove. Luckily, HowToLove had been training for this, she whips her quarterstaff into the air, batting the grenade far away from her before returning the staff to her side in a bedazzling spin. Friehalt is impressed. HowToLove and Lereva charge at Friehalt. Bergamot is still lying in the grass trying to catch her breath. The sun begins to set as they engage in battle. Silhouetted against the horizon, Friehalt swings her axe, HowToLove dodges, but Lereva was too slow. It strikes her shoulder, crippling her. She falls to the ground in a bloody heap and HowToLove cries out for her friend, strengthening her resolve. She turns back to her foe, gritting her teeth and swiping her legs with her staff. Friehalt falls over, but strategically rolls away. HowToLove chases after her, grabbing a hold of her battle axe. Friehalt tries to get up, but loses grip of her weapon, which HowToLove pulls to herself. It's heavy, but she pulls it above her head, and brings it down on Friehalt's neck, decapitating her. After which, HowToLove immediately runs to Lereva's side. Bergamot regains her breath and stumbles to her as well. Comtesse watched the whole spectacle from the hill, and finally decides to get involved. The sun sets and the night begins, Comtesse makes herself known and canters over to the group. They allow her to see Lereva's wound, she pulls out a reused plastic bag full of suspicious liquid. It's fish bile, what she was fishing for. But it's not just any random fish bile, it's special fish bile. This bile promote healing and help prevent infections, Comtesse rubs it into Lereva's wound. Bergamot steals Friehalt's bag and rummages around inside. She finds some bandages and gives them to Comtesse, who then tightly wraps up Lereva's shoulder. Finally, after everything's over, they all sit together and light a fire. Comtesse shares her food with them, which Bergamot cooks. As the stars start flickering into the sky, The fallen tributes of the day are projected in the clouds. They realise that they're the last ones left. They look at each other awkwardly, before agreeing that the next time they meet will be the last, but for tonight, they'll spend their time together under a truce.

Day 6

SockPuppet010 wrote on 2022-06-21 06:11:55:

The sun rises on the sixth day, and the air is spiced with tension. There are only four tributes remaining, but only one can win. Lereva, Bergamot, Comtesse and HowToLove awaken and share one last meal together before splitting off, agreeing that from the moment their backs turn, they are enemies. Except for Lereva and HowToLove, due to Lereva's injury, she is heavily disadvantaged compared to her able-bodied rivals. Lereva knows she's going to die, but HowToLove won't let her die alone, so they stay together. The rest wish each other luck, and part ways. Lereva and HowToLove sit by the river banks and enjoy the tranquility. Except HowToLove slips and grazes her knee on the way down, so that's inconvenient. Bergamot is sad to leave her friends behind. She doesn't want to kill them. Unsure of what to do now, she finds a nice warm rock and dozes off in the sun. She half-hopes that maybe someone will come along and kill her before she has to kill her friends. Comtesse goes off to plan her actions. She sneakily took Friehalt's backpack with her. It contains explosives, medical supplies, food and water.

Last edited on Jun 21, 2022 06:15:33 by SockPuppet010

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