Nightmare Plot

[the_effect_she_has]

Who: Katniss and You!
What: Welcome to the 77th Annual Hunger Games ...
When: Nightmare plot
Where: The Arena (and for those familiar with it, The Seam.)
Rating: Definitely R for blood, gore, and the death of children.



The first thing you hear booming is the voice, from your glass tube as you slowly rise up from ...where? You're not sure. All you know is that you are trapped in a glass tube and you are going up. And there's that man - that so jovial man calling out over a loudspeaker from somewhere.

"Welcome to the 77th Annual Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor! It's time for the countdown .... "

And there you are, finally, in the light, in a giant semi-circle where the dirt is suspiciously piled high. There's a long, green field, cut off by a fence that says 'High Voltage'. There are woods to one side of the fence, and to the other, a low valley filled with wooden houses. Somewhere, smoke is rising from the coal mines.

"10..."

When you look around - you see ... children. Dozens and dozens of children on similar pillars. Some look scared. Some look determined. Some look ... well you never really thought a child could look murderous. They range from eleven to seventeen, and you might even recognize Clove.

"9...."

On one end, there is Katniss. Looking pale, sick, but there's a fire in her eyes that says she knows what this fight is. When your eyes lock, she looks surprised to see you there, but all she does is tap her nose once, then jerk towards the field in front of you.

"8 ...."

There you will see the cornucopia - a broad, metal one. Filled with supplies, and supplies are spread out all around it. Weapons are right inside, and backpacks are spread in a ever-widening circle around. Katniss nods towards the packs - go for the supplies. She'll get the weapons.

"7...."

She looks to the woods after that.

"6...."

First rule of the Games - always know where to run.

"5 ... 4 ...3 ... 2...1....Let The Games Begin!"

Katniss jumped off the pillar like a gazelle and sprinted right towards the bow and arrows. A large muscled boy came at her from the left; she feints, then jumps, flipping to grab him by the neck with her legs and slam him to the ground, before rolling to her feet and keep running. She grabs a sword, and the bow and arrows, taking the arrow in hand as she sprints back towards you, screaming, "RUN! RUN!"

The Clove-look-alike comes at her from the side, and Katniss doesn't even hesitate, she steps smoothly back and slices her throat open with one smooth, soldierly motion, before running forward again.

Comments

[the_effect_she_has]

[she heard them before she saw them, and her hand went to her bow.] They're coming - start running, I'll cover you. Just go straight down the road, the Peacekeeper's base is right there.

[i_got_this]

[She hesitates for a moment, looking for the creatures, but then decides running is probably the best idea, so she books it down the road. At least here her training has come in handy.]

[the_effect_she_has]

[Behind her, the mutts are coming out, but Katniss is right behind them all, taking out one mutt after another as her arrows fly.]

[i_got_this]

[Shit shit shit shit shit-- South's instinct is to turn and fight, but she's not at all confident with the sword she's still carrying, and a few glances over her shoulder tells her Katniss is doing just fine taking them out.]

[Just get to the base, make sense from there. She doubletimes it, trying to shut out hte sounds behind her and just focus on each stride and each breath.]

[the_effect_she_has]

[The Peacemaker base is the only bunker in town - and the only one made of cement and stone. Built to last, just like the Capital. The mutts are coming up fast -- but Katniss is right behind her and her arrows rang true.]

Get inside! You'll find everything you need inside! Lock the door behind you!

[i_got_this]

[South's running more on instinct than Katniss's actual words, feeling the hot breath of the mutt behind her before she crashes her way into the base and slams the door behind her, shouldering it closed while she works the lock.]

[She'll wait a moment to listen for any signs of trouble on the other side of the door, but the girl seemed to be able to handle herself so South's not worried.]

[the_effect_she_has]

[Katniss made her way up the stairs, notching an arrow and putting it right through the mutt at the door. Then she held her position, keeping a sharp gaze out for the next round of mutts.]

[Hopefully giving the girl inside enough time to get those shields down.]

[i_got_this]

[Okay, here's the tricky part. South had decryption training and on the field experience, but she wasn't quite the master York was, and this was unfamiliar tech. She's going to take the first few minutes to look it over and try to get an idea how it runs, and if it was in any way similar to what she was used to working with.]

[the_effect_she_has]

[well, at least the door was locked. Katniss, however, was running out of arrows, but not of mutts...]

[Her jaw clenching, she kept firing, but they were coming and coming fast.]

[i_got_this]

[It starts out well, but then she starts running into ACCESS DENIED and eventually the repeated warning tone of the system pisses her off enough that she just gives it a healthy kick to the console. The screen cracks, blacks out, and goes offline.]

[Poking her head out like nothing happened.] Got it. How're things out here?

[the_effect_she_has]

Just swell!

[Well, that was the last of the arrows, she pulls out the sword.] You should get to the glider! Should be in the hanger!

[i_got_this]

[South just looks at Katniss blankly. Suddenly, raging lizards didn't seem so bad.]

Glider. As in ... flying? [Now it really was a proper nigtmare.]

[the_effect_she_has]

Unless you see any other mode of transportation - or you can hijack a train?

[Katniss asked acidly, before she exhaled and launched herself at the lizard mutts coming for them.] But do it fast because I can't hold them off for much longer!

[i_got_this]

Shit. UGH, fine, I'll get on it.

[And off to the hangar with a long line of cursing. South hated flying, and had little to no experience actually flying anything. A glider shouldn't be that hard to figure out, right? Still, she's already feeling her palms start to sweat.]

[the_effect_she_has]

[Katniss breathed out in relief, as she felt herself get pressed further from the door, but she held on. Hopefully the girl was hurrying - Katniss could feel the mutts closing in on all sides ...]

[i_got_this]

[Yeah, no, South has no clue what she's doing. How does this thing even turn ont?]

[[ooc: what are the gliders like ... ? ]]

[the_effect_she_has]

[Think of one of those helicopters from Avengers, but with the hover capabilities, and poor South, that's what you're looking at.]

[i_got_this]

[Ho-lee shit. South doesn't know the first thing about flying in general, so it's going to take her a while to figure this thing out.]

[the_effect_she_has]

[Katniss hopes she figures it out - because the mutts are surrounding her - and there's not much time left for her ... but South should be able to escape.]

[i_got_this]

[WELP.

It's not so much 'hovering' as it is 'crashing and dragging', but South's able to get it out of the hangar and land it on some of those mutts.]

Wh's fucking idea were these things anway?! This is bullshit.