Subject: Ooh, very interesting.
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Posted on: 2016-01-26 20:36:00 UTC
I like this first-person take on the concept. Sure, it's dark (especially with the whole "killing different versions of yourself" thing), but in a very effective way. I think that your going-in-blind approach helped build that sense of dread and nervousness.
That also gave me a bunch of ideas regarding a Hunger Games simulation of my own, so an additional thank you for that.
I had a friend who showed me this website. Let's try something interesting. Think of a pair of Agents, Boarders, Flowers, Sues, Minis, and other things. Put them into the simulator at https://brantsteele.net/hungergames/disclaimer.php with a bunch of other Agents, Flowers, Sues, Minis , Agents, and all sorts of other dangerous things. Post what happens. Good luck, and may the odds be in your favour.
Yes, I finished the report from further down the thread. Excited to find out what happened? You should be!
PPC HQ Hunger Games: Season 2
With thanks to Undis Closed and Notte Ling for commentating, and to Iximaz for running the sim in the first place.
Looking forward to Season 3!
hS
Man, now I really wonder what Nume was thinking, and what he said to get everyone to cooperate. If I figure it out, I'll let you know.
Still, I'm rather proud of my boy. Even if it is all due to the great RNG in the sky. Too bad giving him a ranged weapon is the most useless thing anyone could have done. Stupid squirrels.
Kudos to Diocletian, of course. I'm sure she'll appreciate the trophy. I'll have to tell Tungsten Monk about this. ^_^
Thanks for writing this, hS!
~Neshomeh
Making it the final prize was also pretty fun, and show how much a fan of Johanna Mason the sponsor was.
Must admit, I would have used the squirrels as a the reaction to this last hatchet, though using them as an answer to the truce was a good choice.
I was rolling at the "another ******* hatchet" line.
*applauds*
Well done, hS, and I eagerly look forward to next season!
So Neshomeh and Phobos did a Hunger Games featuring their characters. July suggested I do one with mine.
That is not what I've done.
What I've done is a Hunger Games starring myself and Kaitlyn. And myself. And Kaitlyn. And myself. And...
So did you know there are more than 12 different self-insert versions of me and my wife on the PPC-related internet? :D
Before I link, though... I did this as a first-person commentary from inside the Arena. Thing is, I wrote it sight-unseen - I didn't know what the next section would bring until I'd finished the previous entry.
What I'm saying is, this is the darkest bit of fiction so far in this thread.
The Huinesunger Gaitlyns
(The logo blends from Kaitlyn Red to Huinesoron Green, because when I get an idea, I usually stick to it...)
hS
I like this first-person take on the concept. Sure, it's dark (especially with the whole "killing different versions of yourself" thing), but in a very effective way. I think that your going-in-blind approach helped build that sense of dread and nervousness.
That also gave me a bunch of ideas regarding a Hunger Games simulation of my own, so an additional thank you for that.
Watching the different narrators get killed off was more than just a little chilling. Bravo, and if you'll excuse me I'm off to cuddle my piggies.
Writing is good, no problem with that. But yeah, such style would be too dark for the event. And must admit I find the idea of mutiple avatars from the same persons killing each other really disturbing. In other words, the perfect Hunger Games.
... channel the happy-go-lucky side of my agents for the main event, promise.
hS
Well written.
-July, pondering
Sergio detailed the whole thing down below.
As written below, I'm preparing a pseudo-official season of the PPC HQ Hunger Games folowing Huinesoron's example. As this is supposed to be the following season, I will followhis example and set it up as an Holodeck simulation.
This will feature:
- 48 tribute line-up, to allow for as many Agents as we can to fit in!
- Edited events list to add more weapons, random events and PPC crazyness!
- This time, live on... Nutmeg TV, maybe? (AKA: I'll have two characters of mine do commentary from inside the arena. One possible death cause will, indeed, be a contestant attacking them only to be mowed down by submachine gun fire)
- Every contestant can provide their own comments at the end of each day. This will be done on the Board, I'll make a full readable document with everything in it afterwards.
So, according to Huinesoron's idea, every boarder who wants to join in can provide up to four contestants (a full district). If you don't have enough Agents, though, don't worry: you can team up with another Boarder, or even have your team topped up by free-to-use characters. I fully intend to throw a Flower or two in the battle if there are empty slots to be filled.
For each contestant I'll need: full name, shorter nickname to be used in the "report", gender, and a signature weapon or power. A link to an image would be appreciated if they don't have images on the Wiki page. The signature weapon/power is just for flavor in the commentary, as not all the death events mention a specific weapon and there are chances that no weapon was mentioned for the contestant beforehand.
My contestants, for example, are these:
Corolla (Corolla) (F) Magic energy darts
Rayson Kerman (M) Telescopic ladder
Sergio Turbo (Sergio) (M) Pistol
Nikki Cherryflower (Nikki) Magic energy sword
As Huinesoron and Iximaz already gave me their lists (I'll still need the signature attack method, though), there are still 36 spots left. Who's in?
So far, including Huinesoron's suggestion of adding Captain Dandy and Tiger Lily to the roster, I am at 46 players.
At this point, I think I will add to the last District Luxury (of course) and Dr. Fitzgerald.
Why the latter? Because this way he can have a better understanding on why Agents tend to injure themselves with crazy plans.
Please tell me you're leaving the 'snuggling' in. >:D
I assume you'll be making a new thread for this?
hS
Also because it has lots of potential.
In one of the test runs I made, Agent!Sergio got killed by Nikki (who, at this point in time, is his girlfriend) the turn after after he spent the night hugging another girl for warmth.
... I didn't remember making Nikki a yandere, but that would've been a good incipit for some more character development for those two.
Tomorrow I'll do the finishing touches on generator setup and we'll be ready to go!
I would love to see one-paragraph pre-Games interviews with the Tributes (as indeed happened in the books). It'd be a good chance to get my agents motivations down, too.
hS will stop now
Though I would have to deal with 48 of those, and I have no idea how they are made as I never actually read Hunger Games.
(I can, though - my sister's a fan. But I'm afraid I'm just not interested in the genre.)
Before the actual games begin, the tributes are interviewed on national television by eccentric host Caesar Flickerman, and the questions vary. Stuff like "why did you volunteer" or "do you think you have a shot at winning", just stuff like that.
... it would be simplest simply to have all 48 post single-paragraph statements. We can't be having with that 'interaction' malarkey.
hS
For my lot.
-July, who is getting an awful lot of use out of her tablet's mini-keyboard, all considering
I was thinking of writing up my commentary in the form of reality TV-style asides, where the camera crew catch up with the agents for a recap after the fact and also during free moments in the action, if possible.
*Derik camouflages himself in some bushes.*
"Hey, look, is that Derik? I think so! So, Agent Derik, any thoughts on—?"
"What—no, shh, shut up! Go away, scorch it! Oh, shards and shells, here they come. Thanks a lot!"
~Neshomeh
...the camera crew was promptly and brutally murdered by half a dozen bloodthirsty agents.
The two hosts have GodMode on and one of them has a P90 submachine gun.
Attacking the hosts is gound for immediate elimination from the game. Literal elimination.
Good thing it's all holodeck stuff.
"The camera crew made a beginner's mistake, and their deat was previsible. It doesn't help that the Agents are trapped in an environment looking like a Sue's diabetic paradise, and they're all short of bleeprin."
"-Well let's hope the next one will remember the Formation's video. But let's get back to the arena, where Derik is running away from now four agents. Te other are finishing off the cameraman"
"-The murdering glitter in their eyes, the imprecations they're screaming, the weaponry displayed, worthy of the Professor's phantasms... All these things renew my faith in the nobility of this sport and its future, Bobby."
"Ain't that true, Zach, ain't that true..."
Androia Avatar (Androia) (F) Quarterstaff
Hieronymus Graubart (HG) (M) The Sharp Sword of Reason
They aren’t exactly agents yet (I swear someday they will be), but they appeared at least in the badfic game’s PPC and in some writing exercises which sadly dropped off the Board.
HG
Considering the signups slowed a lot and I still have places left, I'll consider that enough.
I will be forced to do that myself, actually, as my Agents' district remained with an empty space (so I'll bring Rayson back. Something about him will be published soon, I swear) and I'll likely fill the last District with free-to-use characters.
Including Flowers. Now, which ones would actually be interested?...
He would absolutely welcome a guilt-free chance to test himself.
Which means the Tiger Lily would sign up just so he didn't one-up her.
(If you use these two and want someone to write commentaries for them, I volunteer as Tribute... actually that didn't need striking through. ^_~)
hS
Natalie (Nat) (F) A yellow-bladed lightsaber
Za'kiir (M) A couple of throwing knives
Only 24 hours left!
How dark do you want the commentary to be? Because I'm doing a first-person commentary on a match I'm running, and it is... pretty bad. The whole 'and then the RNG says they kill their friends' thing was always going to end up that way, so if you want us to aim for lighthearted, you'll probably need to specify.
hS
Would having some over-the-top presentation before the Games, à la Saints Row, Genki Super Ethical Reality Climax, do? Something like this would lighten up the atmoosphere, if dark isn't intended.
But the TV hosts will be two anime-type girls who are a bit too cheerful for a game about killing (albeit virtually) your friends.
I will try to keep the game more light-hearted that Huinesoron's portrayal, and in fact I'm editing the events towards that. For example, I'm deleting most instances of suicide and assisted suicide (thinking about leaving one instance of a player just getting fed up with the game or something similar)
(Prospective logo, at least; feel free to use or not.)
With the blue clockface symbolising the number of pseudo-teams and the blue of their portals, the gold and black circles representing a stylised Sunflower, the laurel wreath showcasing the lack of real prizes being given out, the nutmeg signifying the broadcaster, and the III displaying the season number.
hS
I didn't explain myself properly earlier, but the "teams topped up by free-to-use-characters" rule is there to fill up the roster in case we are short of actual Boarder-backed Agents.
Also, I realized that I threw Rayson in before actually publishing any of the material he's featured in, so I'm removing him from my district. Using him would've been unfair in case we run out of space but people still wanted to join...
Eleven places left, by the wasy.
For District July (Or Flame, or whichever)
If we're allowing for weird time things:
July (F) sledgehammer
Calpurnia Library (F) (Library) pistol
Colt (M) handgun bow
Gerry (F) handgun
Otherwise, if this is supposed to be approaching canonical, switch July out with:
JF (F) fire.
I'd like to make it possible to have actually happened, so I'll go with JF.
You can shove in Agent hS (Huinesoron -- Huinesoron -- Male -- Bow) in his place if you want current agents.
hS
Sergio and Nikki retired way before this happens, and yet they're joining in.
If NTV asked Dafydd to come in to give his thoughts on a hologram of him going through the Hunger Games, he probably would. If they asked him to go into the Arena himself... yeah, 'thanks, but I'm more heavily armed than you and my wife has a flamethrower trained on your back'.
hS
So it's basically an holodeck/virtual reality simulation, with the players actually playing "in person" but obviously not gettign hurt for real?
Dafydd: Sounds like fun.
Constance: How does 'people try to kill you' sound like fun?
Dafydd: No; meddling with Undis and his ideas of good television sounds like fun.
Constance: But people will still be trying to kill you.
Dafydd: And this is new?
Constance: Yes, because this time I'm not allowed in.
Dafydd: That doesn't usually stop you.
Tanfin: Will we get to see you fight, Father?
Daphne: Daddy gonna fight! Daddy gonna fight!
Dafydd: See? How can you say no to that face?
Constance: Very easily. But fine. If you get killed, I'm never letting you live it down.
I guess he's in?
hS
Does this mean there might be a pseudo-alliance between Dafydd and Wobbles as people who don't necessarily like the thought of a PPC Hunger Games but got roped in anyway? Because, well, that might work. =]
Violent sporting events are nothing new to HQ.
...Actually come to think since this is all holodeck stuff, it's probably less violent than Australian Indoor Rules Quiddich.
I don't think Dafydd would be averse to it, but that doesn't mean it'll happen. Depends entirely on the RNG.
hS
... can and will be used in the commentary if the chance arises.
Let's throw in some noncombatants in here to spice things up.
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Harris Frost (Harris) - M - a rock - Picture
Tacitus - M - Sucker Punch - Picture
Gaspard De Grasse (Skinny Guy) - M - sharp stick - Picture
And although not technically mine, he's too good not to be used: Bulldog - M - Muggle-use wand - Picture
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I can't wait to see how they do against the rest of the PPC. Not very well, I suspect.
It was more meant as a shortened version of the name to avoid clogging up the event report, and Skinny Guy can be confusing so I'd go with "Gaspard" if you're OK with it.
The theme I'm shooting for is pretty much: "We can't remember this guy's name, so let's just make up a mildly insulting one that sticks and is technically true".
It's the name the auto-generated commentary will use exclusively. That really should be your agent's actual name, otherwise no-one will know it's him.
(Also, Twiggy Papaya is an actual PPC agent.)
hS
Nnnnnot necessarily Gaspard. =]
It's to leave a fair chance for everyone to join in. Unless, of course, you're the main writer of that agent - in that case, I can make an exception
...swapping out Bulldog for good ol' lazy Yakov and his trusty wand.
Or Harris. I'm not sure which would be funnier. {= )
~Neshomeh
The roar of the rushing water almost made Gaspard's words inaudible. "I have the high ground!"
"Neeeeeeeerd!" yelled back Harris, who was precariously perched on a rock over the thundering river.
"Excuse me?" shouted back Gaspard. He tried to ignore the burning feeling in the gash in his right leg. That DoSAT intern had been quick with his lightsaber-- but ultimately not quick enough for a simple pointed stick. Come to think of it, that was kind of an embarrassing way to lose this game. He got down to one knee to alleviate the pressure on his injury and watched Harris from the riverbank. "What did you say?"
"NEEEEEEEEEEERD!" repeated Harris. "Are you seriously quoting the Star Wars prequels of all things?
"So what if I am?!" yelled back Gaspard. "I survived the lot of them-- all of the PPC's deadliest nutjobs! I've earned that right!"
"Not yet!" said Harris, windmilling his arms a little to keep his balance. "You haven't survived me!"
Gaspard sat down and put down his stick. "Somehow, I don't think that's going to be a problem," he said.
"You underestimate my power!" said Harris. He crouched in preparation for a jump.
"Don't try it!" said Gaspard, stumbling to his feet and grabbing his spear.
Harris bellowed incoherently and jumped. He was promptly swept away by the water and dashed against the sharp rocks further downstream.
Gaspard blinked. "Um. Hooray?"
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((In case it wasn't obvious enough.))
Cause: Massive laughing fit.
He's still doing that.
What was so fun—
Automated Reponse #1 was taken out.
Cause: Massive laughing fit.
I mean, they go through all of the badfic the Agents mission, from the beginning to the end, and they cannot kill the glitterbags for vindication. It takes an impressive level of badassery for pulling such stunt.
James Pittman (James) — M — Sniper rifle
Laura Dukes (Laura) — F — Cybernetic enhancements
Penelope Teng (Gremlin) — F — Metahuman powers (electromagnetic manipulation)
Xericka (Xericka) — F — Teleportation
With any luck, they'll do better than in a test run I did with my own created characters (both PPC and not). They had a tendency to commit suicide, leading to a rather anti-climactic simulation.
They're two of my favourite Agents, and I actually put them in the roster of my first tryout of the generator.
Gremlin won.
Alleb (Alleb) (F) Murin steel sword
Jesse McKines (Jesse) (M) Civil War-era six-gun
Michael Green (Michael) (M) Regular 'ole .22
Mia (Mia) (M) Late PotC Sue's de-glittered cutlass
-Alleb
By which I mean, I volunteer a whole bunch of people who aren't me. Like a douche. =]
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Wobbles The Clown ♀ (Wobbles): tightrope wire with grappling hook attachment.
Doktor Trollenfisch ♂ (The Doktor): poisonous qwills. No, that is not a spelling error. =]
Gabrielle ♀ (Gabrielle): Flare Blitz
Field Commander Lola McCandless ♀ (Lola): her own extensive genetic modifications. I can provide a full list, Sergio... just not here. That'd be telling. =]
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FYI, I have permission from Ix to use Gabrielle as my fourth Tribute here. =]
That would mean Iximaz gets five Agents of hers in, but considering you're the one writing her I'll consider her yours and let her in.
Swap out Gabrielle for:-
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Algernon, 7th Earl Wymbourne ♂ (Algie): books of English magic
Or, rather, I would need to save and re-upload them on some hosting site that gives a link the generator digests.
It would be a ton of work, just for making the status panels. I'm... not sure it's worth it.
And the lineup, of course, is this:
* Supernumerary - Nume - M - books and cleverness (and a syringe full of concentrated potassium chloride solution)
* Ilraen-Aroline-Fothergill (note that it'll want you to insert a space after his name for some reason) - Ilraen - M - his tail-blade and/or morphing
* Derik - Derik - M - 20-pound sledgehammer
* Gall Knutson - Gall - F - spiked mace
Feel free to use any of my FicPsych nurses to fill the ranks, if need be. Or, if you wind up with too many people, Nume and Ilraen can sit this one out, since Derik and Gall are more likely to participate willingly. I would like to see a game where one of them doesn't get killed right in the beginning, though.
~Neshomeh
After the roster is full and the modified events are sorted out, I will do exactly one game with one turn (or one dayy) per actual Real Life day or so.
So no restarts :P
(I will do a test run or two with placeholders in to check if the modified events work, though.)
He stepped off the pedestal too soon.
Dafydd Illian -- Dafydd -- Male -- Bow (I'm assuming it's pre-Clbr_n; otherwise, probably snark) -- <a href="http://ppc.wikia.com/wiki/File:Dafyddisanelf.JPG">Image
Morgan -- Morgan -- Female -- Pistol (a big, chunky one) -- Pick an image from her wiki page; I'd probably go with one of the Continuity Council ones, or the photo.
Selene Windflower -- Selene -- Female -- Lightning -- Image
Kaitlyn Jackson -- Kaitlyn -- Female -- Dagger -- Image
I'll conjure up a logo for you tomorrow, and am perfectly fine with you airing it on NTV. Anything for the ratings!
(I'll also try to finish the Second PPC HQ Hunger Games before the third comes out... ;))
hS
Zeb (Zeb) (M): lightning
The Aviator (Ave) (F) : staser
Alex Dives (Alex) (M): light saber (he's been practicing :P)
Farilan-Haothil-Esthine (Farilan) (F): tail blade
Only have two Agents though, so sharing it is. Here are their presentations:
Richard Legard (Richard) (M) Swordstick, Remote.
Marina Nicodelli (Marina) (F) Magic, Pistol.
I technically only have 2 as well, since I haven't estabilished much about Anju and I haven't even given her a partner yet, so shared district it's for me as well.
Henry Asclepe (Henry) (M) War Hammer
Aiko Kimura (Aiko) (F) Bow
However, I'll be honored of sharing a district with you.
Well, Anju wouldn't do well in combat unless she digivolved, which haven't estabilished in a PPC wtiting yet so ...
I'll be honored to be sharing one with you as well.
What should be our district name?
District Newbie? At the moment, we're the two most recent Boarders participating to this event, and our agents are all relatively recent additions to this madhouse, so...
Though I intended only one attack method for each contestant, as found weapons will override them in most cases anyways. I'll take swordstick and pistol, if you are OK with it.
Using her magic against people would just eat her soul anyway, so that's better.
As the tributes stand on their podiums, the horn sounds.
GreyLadyBast runs away from the Cornucopia.
Araeph runs away from the Cornucopia.
Trojie finds a canteen full of water.
VixenMage runs away from the Cornucopia.
Techno-Dann grabs a jar of fishing bait while Tough Cookie gets fishing gear.
Huinesoron runs away from the Cornucopia.
Jay takes a sickle from inside the cornucopia.
Acacia runs away from the Cornucopia.
Laburnum rips a mace out of Iximaz's hands.
JulyFlame grabs a backpack, not realizing it is empty.
Phobos runs away from the Cornucopia.
Makari runs away from the Cornucopia.
PoorCynic gathers as much food as he can.
TZA retrieves a trident from inside the cornucopia.
NenyaQuende runs away from the Cornucopia.
Rohirric Monkey grabs a shovel.
Bjam grabs a backpack and retreats.
Neshomeh takes a sickle from inside the cornucopia.
Kaitlyn runs into the cornucopia and hides.
Miss Cam takes a sickle from inside the cornucopia.
BeautyID finds a canteen full of water.
Desdendelle finds a bag full of explosives.
Neshomeh makes a wooden spear.
Araeph searches for a water source.
Phobos explores the arena.
Trojie discovers a river.
Makari sprains her ankle while running away from NenyaQuende.
Miss Cam travels to higher ground.
VixenMage receives medical supplies from an unknown sponsor.
Rohirric Monkey thinks about home.
Tough Cookie constructs a shack.
Kaitlyn steals from Bjam while she isn't looking.
GreyLadyBast receives an explosive from an unknown sponsor.
Huinesoron travels to higher ground.
Jay receives an explosive from an unknown sponsor.
Techno-Dann sets Acacia on fire with a molotov.
Iximaz begs for PoorCynic to kill her. He refuses, keeping Iximaz alive.
Desdendelle diverts Laburnum's attention and runs away.
BeautyID searches for a water source.
JulyFlame runs away from TZA.
1 cannon shot can be heard in the distance.
Acacia
District 1
Kaitlyn starts a fire.
Laburnum convinces Phobos to snuggle with her.
Techno-Dann throws a knife into Huinesoron's chest.
Rohirric Monkey, Trojie, BeautyID, PoorCynic, and Iximaz sleep in shifts.
Araeph tries to sing herself to sleep.
Desdendelle cooks his food before putting his fire out.
Neshomeh tends to Makari's wounds.
Bjam receives clean water from an unknown sponsor.
TZA goes to sleep.
Jay tends to NenyaQuende's wounds.
VixenMage, JulyFlame, and Tough Cookie get into a fight. Tough Cookie triumphantly kills them both.
Miss Cam accidently detonates a land mine while trying to arm it.
GreyLadyBast tries to sing herself to sleep.
PoorCynic, Phobos, Neshomeh, and TZA hunt for other tributes.
Laburnum camouflauges herself in the bushes.
Trojie and Tough Cookie work together for the day.
Makari questions her sanity.
Iximaz and Araeph hunt for other tributes.
NenyaQuende overhears GreyLadyBast and Desdendelle talking in the distance.
Techno-Dann and Kaitlyn work together for the day.
Bjam explores the arena.
BeautyID injures herself.
Rohirric Monkey kills Jay with a hatchet.
5 cannon shots can be heard in the distance.
Huinesoron
District 2
VixenMage
District 7
JulyFlame
District 7
Miss Cam
District 8
Jay
District 1
Trojie starts a fire.
Kaitlyn starts a fire.
Laburnum falls into a frozen lake and drowns.
Desdendelle tends to Neshomeh's wounds.
Tough Cookie thinks about home.
Bjam passes out from exhaustion.
Araeph questions her sanity.
PoorCynic sees a fire, but stays hidden.
Makari dies of dysentery.
BeautyID thinks about winning.
TZA and Phobos huddle for warmth.
NenyaQuende is unable to start a fire and sleeps without warmth.
Iximaz catches Techno-Dann off guard and kills him.
Rohirric Monkey defeats GreyLadyBast in a fight, but spares her life.
Phobos sees smoke rising in the distance, but decides not to investigate.
Rohirric Monkey diverts BeautyID's attention and runs away.
Iximaz searches for firewood.
Desdendelle begs for Neshomeh to kill him. She refuses, keeping Desdendelle alive.
Bjam is pricked by thorns while picking berries.
NenyaQuende sprains her ankle while running away from PoorCynic.
TZA discovers a cave.
GreyLadyBast practices her archery.
Tough Cookie kills Araeph as she tries to run.
Trojie injures herself.
Kaitlyn receives fresh food from an unknown sponsor.
4 cannon shots can be heard in the distance.
Laburnum
District 9
Makari
District 10
Techno-Dann
District 8
Araeph
District 5
TZA, Neshomeh, and Desdendelle discuss the games and what might happen in the morning.
Tough Cookie is awoken by nightmares.
Trojie and GreyLadyBast hold hands.
NenyaQuende receives a hatchet from an unknown sponsor.
BeautyID receives medical supplies from an unknown sponsor.
Bjam, Rohirric Monkey, Iximaz, and PoorCynic tell each other ghost stories to lighten the mood.
Kaitlyn climbs a tree to rest.
Phobos receives clean water from an unknown sponsor.
PoorCynic practices his archery.
GreyLadyBast, Bjam, and TZA get into a fight. Bjam triumphantly kills them both.
Trojie receives a hatchet from an unknown sponsor.
BeautyID constructs a shack.
Phobos and Kaitlyn hunt for other tributes.
NenyaQuende attacks Tough Cookie, but Rohirric Monkey protects her, killing NenyaQuende.
Neshomeh discovers a river.
Desdendelle receives clean water from an unknown sponsor.
Iximaz makes a wooden spear.
3 cannon shots can be heard in the distance.
GreyLadyBast
District 6
TZA
District 10
NenyaQuende
District 11
Neshomeh receives clean water from an unknown sponsor.
Kaitlyn tries to treat her infection.
Iximaz, Trojie, and Bjam get into a fight. Iximaz triumphantly kills them both.
Phobos tries to treat his infection.
Tough Cookie receives an explosive from an unknown sponsor.
BeautyID cooks her food before putting her fire out.
Rohirric Monkey receives a hatchet from an unknown sponsor.
Desdendelle and PoorCynic hold hands.
The cornucopia is replenished with food, supplies, weapons, and memoirs from the tributes' families.
Neshomeh severely injures Iximaz and leaves her to die.
Kaitlyn decides not to go to The Feast.
BeautyID decides not to go to The Feast.
Rohirric Monkey throws a knife into Desdendelle's chest.
PoorCynic, Tough Cookie, and Phobos confront each other, but grab what they want slowly to avoid conflict.
Phobos picks flowers.
Tough Cookie and Kaitlyn work together to drown Rohirric Monkey.
Neshomeh tends to PoorCynic's wounds.
BeautyID is pricked by thorns while picking berries.
5 cannon shots can be heard in the distance.
Trojie
District 9
Bjam
District 12
Iximaz
District 4
Desdendelle
District 4
Rohirric Monkey
District 12
Phobos dies from thirst.
Neshomeh kills Kaitlyn with her own weapon.
Tough Cookie goes to sleep.
PoorCynic and BeautyID talk about the tributes still alive.
Neshomeh, PoorCynic, and BeautyID start fighting, but PoorCynic runs away as Neshomeh kills BeautyID.
Tough Cookie receives clean water from an unknown sponsor.
3 cannon shots can be heard in the distance.
Phobos
District 3
Kaitlyn
District 2
BeautyID
District 5
PoorCynic defeats Neshomeh in a fight, but spares her life.
Tough Cookie dies from hunger.
Neshomeh repeatedly stabs PoorCynic to death with sais.
2 cannon shots can be heard in the distance.
Tough Cookie
District 11
PoorCynic
District 6
The winner is Neshomeh from District 3!
*slowly edges away from Nesh*
My deepest apologies to hS and Kaitlyn - that was cruel, RNG.
...sorry about killing you, by the way.
Good for me Tough Cookie's no longer around, I suppose?
-July, Still Alive
I don't even get the honour of being the first kill... or even Dann's first kill!
hS, permanent second place
((With apologies to all involved. Don't worry, I do know you're not a bunch of psychopaths! I just loved the PC-Nesh interactions, and this sort of happened...))
They had been a team. PoorCynic and Phobos had been skeptical of each other, almost coming to blows at the Feast, but Neshomeh had been the glue that held them together. Until that morning.
Clean water had been scarce in the Arena - that had been clear from the number of canteens in the Cornucopia - and Phobos had repeatedly turned down his drinks to allow the others to have more. When he awoke, weak from thirst, Neshomeh had nothing to give him. He died shortly before noon.
For a time, Neshomeh seemed okay - until the pair chanced across Kaitlyn. They hadn't really run across her very much - Phobos had hunted with her on fourth day, but for the most part she seemed inclined to stay out of the way. PoorCynic assumed they would follow their usual tactic of giving the other Tribute a wide berth. After all, there were still five of them left; there was no need to get reckless.
Neshomeh's face was still calm as she tied Kaitlyn down, picked up the lighter from where the other woman had dropped it, and carefully lit the fire.
PoorCynic fled. He ran until he practically tripped over BeautyID; as they hid together in the undergrowth, he warned her in hushed tones of Neshomeh's madness.
Then she found them.
BeautyID died hard, and PoorCynic didn't look back when her screaming abruptly stopped and the cannon fired. He ran out of the forest region, across the desert, into the rocky maze. It was the only place he might stand a chance.
Neshomeh followed.
Neither of them slept that night. They hunted each other under the light of the waning moon, peering into the harsh shadows thrown by the sandstone cliffs. At last, as dawn drew near, PoorCynic saw his chance. Leaping from the clifftop, he landed atop Neshomeh, bearing her down onto the ground.
But... he couldn't do it. Panting, he stared down at his onetime ally. Wordlessly, he dropped the rock, stumbled to his feet, and held out his hand.
The cannon sounded. Tough Cookie had stayed out of everyone's way, slowly growing weaker from hunger. The fishing gear she had grabbed at the Cornucopia had been a red herring; there were no fish in the Arena. She had slept through the previous day, rousing only briefly when her sponsor sent a canteen of water. Now, unable even to wake up, she died.
PoorCynic stared up at her image in the brightening sky. He never even saw Neshomeh's sais.
The cannon roared for the last time as Neshomeh straightened up. Meticulously, she wiped the blood from her blades, and waited to be collected.
hS
I also noticed the interactions between myself and Nesh in the simulation. This feels like an appropriate dramatization of how things might have gone down.
Plus, one additional note. I apparently made it all the way to the end without killing anyone. There were two occasions that I noticed where I refuse to deliver a killing blow. Games!Me apparently thought he could come out of it with his sense of honor and morality intact. Poor sad bastard.
... to go insane in the arena and kill everyone. I was a complete monster in Neshomeh vs Phobos. I even killed my own avatar.
'Course, the scary thing is that nobody can promise they won't snap and turn murderous in a hellish life-or-death situation. I mean, I don't THINK I would, I can usually keep my head in dangerous situations, but you just never know until you're there. >.>
I do apologize for leaving you to die, Ix. At the very least, I believe if you're going to kill anything, you should make it as quick as possible.
Hm, I note that TZA and Desdendelle might have been part of the team, and maybe Makari, too. Too bad she drank bad water and got dysentery.
I guess I got the sais from BeautyID?
~Neshomeh
So, Phobos and I threw all of our characters (including our agent selves) into the arena. Here's what happened:
The Bloodbath
As the tributes stand on their podiums, the horn sounds.
Oopart scares Phobos away from the cornucopia.
Kur'nak runs away from the Cornucopia.
Alex runs away from the Cornucopia.
Barid finds a canteen full of water.
Tuff finds a bag full of explosives.
Parwill runs away from the Cornucopia.
Voltarmi runs away from the Cornucopia.
Earwig runs away from the Cornucopia.
Brightbeard sets an explosive off, killing Decima, and Jiffy.
Derik runs away from the Cornucopia.
Cameo finds a bow, some arrows, and a quiver.
Gall grabs a backpack and retreats.
Nume runs away from the Cornucopia.
Ilraen and Durotar fight for a bag. Ilraen gives up and retreats.
Jenni takes a handful of throwing knives.
Elms runs into the cornucopia and hides.
Mirrad runs away from the Cornucopia.
Neshomeh runs away from the Cornucopia.
Monath runs away from the Cornucopia.
Immac runs away from the Cornucopia.
Day One
Durotar and Immac hunt for other tributes.
Monath and Barid split up to search for resources.
Ilraen searches for firewood.
Gall discovers a cave.
Alex and Nume fight Mirrad and Tuff. Mirrad and Tuff survive.
Parwill collects fruit from a tree.
Brightbeard picks flowers.
Cameo searches for a water source.
Kur'nak makes a slingshot.
Elms forces Earwig to kill Oopart or Phobos. He refuses to kill, so Elms kills him instead.
Derik and Jenni split up to search for resources.
Voltarmi picks flowers.
Neshomeh practices her archery.
5 cannon shots can be heard in the distance.
Decima
District 10
Jiffy
District 6
Alex
District 5
Nume
District 1
Earwig
District 10
Gall and Barid tell stories about themselves to each other.
Parwill receives fresh food from an unknown sponsor.
Kur'nak destroys Brightbeard's supplies while he is asleep.
Oopart dies of dysentery.
Durotar receives medical supplies from an unknown sponsor.
Ilraen questions his sanity.
Elms receives fresh food from an unknown sponsor.
Phobos and Cameo huddle for warmth.
Derik cries himself to sleep.
Jenni stays awake all night.
Immac dies from hypothermia.
Voltarmi receives fresh food from an unknown sponsor.
Mirrad cooks his food before putting his fire out.
Monath questions her sanity.
Neshomeh lets Tuff into her shelter.
Day Two
Jenni constructs a shack.
Barid constructs a shack.
Mirrad and Neshomeh split up to search for resources.
Elms poisons Derik's drink, but mistakes it for her own and dies.
Parwill questions his sanity.
Monath picks flowers.
Durotar tends to Brightbeard's wounds.
Cameo thinks about home.
Tuff begs for Ilraen to kill him. He refuses, keeping Tuff alive.
Gall travels to higher ground.
Phobos dies from an infection.
Kur'nak catches Voltarmi off guard and kills her.
5 cannon shots can be heard in the distance.
Oopart
District 8
Immac
District 9
Elms
District 7
Phobos
District 12
Voltarmi
District 8
Durotar receives clean water from an unknown sponsor.
Parwill is awoken by nightmares.
Brightbeard receives an explosive from an unknown sponsor.
Neshomeh tries to treat her infection.
Mirrad severely slices Barid with a sword.
Derik, Kur'nak, Monath, Ilraen, and Cameo sleep in shifts.
Tuff lets Jenni into his shelter.
Gall dies from an infection.
Day Three
Cameo, Parwill, and Durotar hunt for other tributes.
Mirrad thinks about home.
Jenni, Brightbeard, Tuff, and Neshomeh hunt for other tributes.
Derik tries to spear fish with a trident.
Kur'nak kills Monath with a hatchet.
Ilraen makes a wooden spear.
3 cannon shots can be heard in the distance.
Barid
District 2
Gall
District 3
Monath
District 6
Brightbeard goes to sleep.
Durotar and Parwill hold hands.
Kur'nak is awoken by nightmares.
Cameo cries herself to sleep.
Ilraen goes to sleep.
Neshomeh sets an explosive off, killing Derik, Tuff, Mirrad and Jenni.
Day Four
The cornucopia is replenished with food, supplies, weapons, and memoirs from the tributes' families.
Cameo catches Parwill off guard and kills him.
Brightbeard, Durotar, Ilraen, and Neshomeh team up to grab food, supplies, weapons, and memoirs.
Kur'nak decides not to go to The Feast.
Kur'nak searches for a water source.
Cameo fishes.
Neshomeh hunts for other tributes.
Durotar cannot handle the circumstances and commits suicide.
Brightbeard accidentally detonates a land mine while trying to arm it.
Ilraen receives fresh food from an unknown sponsor.
7 cannon shots can be heard in the distance.
Derik
District 3
Tuff
District 11
Mirrad
District 7
Jenni
District 5
Parwill
District 9
Durotar
District 4
Brightbeard
District 2
Ilraen stays awake all night.
Cameo cries herself to sleep.
Neshomeh lets Kur'nak into her shelter.
Day Five
Cameo receives clean water from an unknown sponsor.
Neshomeh decapitates Kur'nak with a sword.
Ilraen receives a hatchet from an unknown sponsor.
1 cannon shot can be heard in the distance.
Kur'nak
District 4
Neshomeh dies from hypothermia.
Cameo throws a knife into Ilraen's chest.
The winner is Cameo from District 11!
Is anyone surprised that Cameo won? I'm not.
I AM surprised at how bloodthirsty Agent Neshomeh was, blowing people up in their sleep and all. Jeez. O.o Phobos says I probably snapped, turned violent, and eventually completely lost my mind and ended up on top of a freezing mountain.
All the random deaths from dysentery, infection, and hypothermia do seem to indicate a pretty harsh environment in this arena. Blades, explosives, and poison water and food. Not nice. Probably got high ratings, though.
~Neshomeh & Phobos
For a little while, at lest. So, if you want to run this lineup yourself for whatever reason, here's the link: http://brantsteele.net/hungergames/r.php?c=TyJ95ec4
I added pictures, too. Some of them are photos of things I thought were vaguely apt, but oh well.
~Neshomeh
Why not creating a Board Hunger Games? Anyone interested for joining the bloddbath can sign in here, but they also must give their prefered gender at the same time so it can be put on the simulator.
Add Bill Nye. For completion.
Lineup is:
Das Mervin Mrs Hydes
Ket Makura Gehayi
Zelda Queen Astra Aurora
Ianxfalcon Midoriri
Riffing Academy Raxistaicho
Enoby Way Illyriasacolyte
Lady Fofa Quicksilvermaid
Ranguvar42 Otakukeith
Masterghandalf Ultimateparagon
Esme Amelia Celticlonging
Carakasla Runintheriver
Themadmisshats Taekarado
As the tributes stand on their podiums, the horn sounds.
Quicksilvermaid runs away from the Cornucopia.
Enoby Way runs away from the Cornucopia.
Taekarado grabs a shield leaning on the cornucopia.
Esme Amelia runs away from the Cornucopia.
Lady Fofa runs away from the Cornucopia.
Riffing Academy runs away from the Cornucopia.
Themadmisshats runs away from the Cornucopia.
Otakukeith takes a sickle from inside the cornucopia.
Mrs Hydes runs away from the Cornucopia.
Ianxfalcon, Ket Makura, Illyriasacolyte, and Ranguvar42 share everything they gathered before running.
Celticlonging finds a bag full of explosives.
Das Mervin finds a bag full of explosives.
Raxistaicho, Carakasla, Ultimateparagon, and Astra Aurora share everything they gathered before running.
Runintheriver takes a sickle from inside the cornucopia.
Zelda Queen runs away from the Cornucopia.
Midoriri runs away from the Cornucopia.
Masterghandalf and Gehayi fight for a bag. Gehayi gives up and retreats.
Enoby Way steals from Ket Makura while she isn't looking.
Illyriasacolyte sees smoke rising in the distance, but decides not to investigate.
Raxistaicho and Zelda Queen work together for the day.
Esme Amelia chases Celticlonging.
Das Mervin discovers a cave.
Taekarado runs away from Runintheriver.
Astra Aurora discovers a river.
Lady Fofa, Mrs Hydes, Themadmisshats, Otakukeith, and Ianxfalcon track down and kill Riffing Academy.
Masterghandalf begs for Ultimateparagon to kill him. He refuses, keeping Masterghandalf alive.
Midoriri practices her archery.
Gehayi, Quicksilvermaid, and Carakasla hunt for other tributes.
Ranguvar42 discovers a cave.
1 cannon shot can be heard in the distance.
Riffing Academy
District 5
Raxistaicho ambushes Gehayi and kills her.
Masterghandalf, Zelda Queen, and Taekarado cheerfully sing songs together.
Quicksilvermaid, Das Mervin, Mrs Hydes, and Astra Aurora sleep in shifts.
Midoriri stays awake all night.
Otakukeith tends to her wounds.
Ianxfalcon looks at the night sky.
Ultimateparagon receives clean water from an unknown sponsor.
Enoby Way and Celticlonging talk about the tributes still alive.
Illyriasacolyte convinces Runintheriver to snuggle with her.
Lady Fofa receives a hatchet from an unknown sponsor.
Ket Makura, Esme Amelia, and Ranguvar42 cheerfully sing songs together.
Themadmisshats and Carakasla tell stories about themselves to each other.
Illyriasacolyte receives clean water from an unknown sponsor.
Ket Makura receives an explosive from an unknown sponsor.
Astra Aurora scares Celticlonging off.
Runintheriver thinks about home.
Ranguvar42 attacks Raxistaicho, but he manages to escape.
Quicksilvermaid stalks Ultimateparagon.
Midoriri receives clean water from an unknown sponsor.
Zelda Queen, Enoby Way, Carakasla, Das Mervin, and Taekarado hunt for other tributes.
Masterghandalf, Mrs Hydes, and Otakukeith unsuccessfully ambush Lady Fofa, Ianxfalcon, and Themadmisshats, who kill them instead.
Esme Amelia discovers a river.
4 cannon shots can be heard in the distance.
Gehayi
District 2
Masterghandalf
District 9
Mrs Hydes
District 1
Otakukeith
District 8
Das Mervin convinces Illyriasacolyte to not kill her, only to kill her instead.
Zelda Queen defeats Ket Makura in a fight, but spares her life.
Esme Amelia, Runintheriver, and Astra Aurora cheerfully sing songs together.
Themadmisshats receives a hatchet from an unknown sponsor.
Raxistaicho, Ianxfalcon, and Taekarado cheerfully sing songs together.
Celticlonging is unable to start a fire and sleeps without warmth.
Quicksilvermaid fends Ultimateparagon, Enoby Way, and Lady Fofa away from her fire.
Ranguvar42 shoots an arrow into Carakasla's head.
Midoriri receives clean water from an unknown sponsor.
Ianxfalcon bashes Zelda Queen's head against a rock several times.
Enoby Way, Runintheriver, and Esme Amelia get into a fight. Esme Amelia triumphantly kills them both.
Astra Aurora picks flowers.
Ranguvar42 begs for Ultimateparagon to kill her. He refuses, keeping Ranguvar42 alive.
Celticlonging accidently detonates a land mine while trying to arm it.
Lady Fofa makes a slingshot.
Ket Makura overhears Taekarado and Raxistaicho talking in the distance.
Quicksilvermaid begs for Themadmisshats to kill her. She refuses, keeping Quicksilvermaid alive.
Das Mervin steals from Midoriri while she isn't looking.
Monkey mutts fill the arena.
Das Mervin injures Lady Fofa and leaves her for the monkey mutts.
Astra Aurora survives.
Taekarado injures Themadmisshats and leaves her for the monkey mutts.
Esme Amelia survives.
Ultimateparagon injures Ianxfalcon and leaves her for the monkey mutts.
Quicksilvermaid injures Ket Makura and leaves her for the monkey mutts.
Midoriri uses Raxistaicho as a shield from the monkey mutts.
Ranguvar42 survives.
11 cannon shots can be heard in the distance.
Illyriasacolyte
District 6
Carakasla
District 11
Zelda Queen
District 3
Enoby Way
District 6
Runintheriver
District 11
Celticlonging
District 10
Lady Fofa
District 7
Themadmisshats
District 12
Ianxfalcon
District 4
Ket Makura
District 2
Raxistaicho
District 5
Taekarado attempts to climb a tree, but falls to her death.
Quicksilvermaid, Ranguvar42, and Ultimateparagon discuss the games and what might happen in the morning.
Das Mervin climbs a tree to rest.
Astra Aurora and Midoriri talk about the tributes still alive.
Esme Amelia sees a fire, but stays hidden.
he cornucopia is replenished with food, supplies, weapons, and memoirs from the tributes' families.
Midoriri severely slices Das Mervin with a sword.
Astra Aurora, Ranguvar42, and Quicksilvermaid get into a fight. Astra Aurora triumphantly kills them both.
Esme Amelia's trap kills Ultimateparagon.
Midoriri dies of dysentery.
Esme Amelia falls into a frozen lake and drowns.
7 cannon shots can be heard in the distance.
Taekarado
District 12
Das Mervin
District 1
Ranguvar42
District 8
Quicksilvermaid
District 7
Ultimateparagon
District 9
Midoriri
District 4
Esme Amelia
District 10
The winner is Astra Aurora from District 3!
Must admit, I was supporting Mervin...
The lineup:
Rose Potter and Cerelian ("The Girl Who Lived")
laura and legolas ("legolas by laura")
Celebrian and The Goblin King ("C*l*br**n")
Harry Mary Potter and John Aberforce Snape ("Little Miss Mary")
Littlefoot and Cera ("The Land Before Time: LittlefootxCera")
Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash ("Cupcakes")
Dumbledore and Hermaphrodite Snape ("Subjugation")
Cluny the Scourge and Redtooth (That Series)
Marrissa Picard and Captain Jean-Luc Picard (the Marrissa Picard series)
Kimberly and Lord Zedd ("Agony in Pink")
Cloud and Tifa ("Cloud Mows the Lawn")
Enoby Way and Draco Malfoy ("My Immortal")
As the tributes stand on their podiums, the horn sounds.
Littlefoot clutches a first aid kit and runs away.
Celebrian runs away from the Cornucopia.
legolas grabs a sword.
Lord Zedd sets an explosive off, killing Cluny the Scourge, Cloud, Kimberly and John Aberforce Snape.
Hermaphrotite Snape rips a mace out of Cerelian's hands.
Rainbow Dash runs away from the Cornucopia.
Draco Malfoy runs away from the Cornucopia.
The Goblin King grabs a backpack and retreats.
Dumbledore grabs a sword.
Tifa runs away from the Cornucopia.
Redtooth runs away from the Cornucopia.
Harry Mary Potter runs away from the Cornucopia.
Cera retrieves a trident from inside the cornucopia.
Pinkie Pie runs away from the Cornucopia.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard takes a handful of throwing knives.
Rose Potter grabs a backpack, not realizing it is empty.
Enoby Way kills laura with a sickle.
Marrissa Picard runs away from the Cornucopia.
Redtooth begs for Lord Zedd to kill him. He refuses, keeping Redtooth alive.
Rainbow Dash begs for Dumbledore to kill her. He refuses, keeping Rainbow Dash alive.
The Goblin King constructs a shack.
Marrissa Picard explores the arena.
Tifa receives a hatchet from an unknown sponsor.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard stalks Rose Potter.
Hermaphrotite Snape picks flowers.
Littlefoot defeats Draco Malfoy in a fight, but spares his life.
Celebrian sprains her ankle while running away from Cerelian.
Enoby Way tries to spear fish with a trident.
Harry Mary Potter stalks legolas.
Pinkie Pie constructs a shack.
Cera makes a slingshot.
5 cannon shots can be heard in the distance.
Cluny the Scourge
District 8
Cloud
District 11
Kimberly
District 10
John Aberforce Snape
District 4
laura
District 2
Dumbledore thinks about home.
The Goblin King, Cerelian, Cera, Rainbow Dash, and Rose Potter sleep in shifts.
legolas, Enoby Way, Redtooth, Marrissa Picard, and Lord Zedd sleep in shifts.
Hermaphrotite Snape, Harry Mary Potter, Draco Malfoy, and Pinkie Pie tell each other ghost stories to lighten the mood.
Littlefoot, Celebrian, Captain Jean-Luc Picard, and Tifa sleep in shifts.
Rainbow Dash begs for legolas to kill her. He reluctantly obliges, killing Rainbow Dash.
Pinkie Pie severely slices Harry Mary Potter with a sword.
The Goblin King steals from Rose Potter while she isn't looking.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard practices his archery.
Celebrian throws a knife into Draco Malfoy's chest.
Lord Zedd tries to spear fish with a trident.
Tifa and Littlefoot work together for the day.
Marrissa Picard sets an explosive off, killing Cera.
Enoby Way and Redtooth split up to search for resources.
Hermaphrotite Snape tries to sleep through the entire day.
Dumbledore receives medical supplies from an unknown sponsor.
Cerelian picks flowers.
4 cannon shots can be heard in the distance.
Rainbow Dash
District 6
Harry Mary Potter
District 4
Draco Malfoy
District 12
Cera
District 5
Hermaphrotite Snape, Rose Potter, Marrissa Picard, and Cerelian sleep in shifts.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Littlefoot, Celebrian, and Redtooth tell each other ghost stories to lighten the mood.
Pinkie Pie and Enoby Way sleep in shifts.
The Goblin King starts a fire.
Tifa tends to legolas's wounds.
Lord Zedd convinces Dumbledore to snuggle with him.
Marrissa Picard overhears Enoby Way and Cerelian talking in the distance.
Redtooth, Lord Zedd, The Goblin King, Rose Potter, and Pinkie Pie hunt for other tributes.
Littlefoot fishes.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard tries to spear fish with a trident.
legolas attacks Hermaphrotite Snape, but he manages to escape.
Dumbledore, Tifa, and Celebrian hunt for other tributes.
No cannon shots can be heard in the distance.
Hermaphrotite Snape climbs a tree to rest.
Pinkie Pie and Captain Jean-Luc Picard huddle for warmth.
Lord Zedd looks at the night sky.
The Goblin King receives a hatchet from an unknown sponsor.
Cerelian, Celebrian, and Rose Potter cheerfully sing songs together.
Littlefoot, Dumbledore, Enoby Way, Marrissa Picard, and legolas sleep in shifts.
Tifa sets up camp for the night.
Redtooth sees a fire, but stays hidden.
legolas, Littlefoot, and Dumbledore hunt for other tributes.
Hermaphrotite Snape defeats Lord Zedd in a fight, but spares his life.
Marrissa Picard thinks about home.
Tifa bashes Rose Potter's head in with a mace.
Enoby Way searches for firewood.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard and The Goblin King threaten a double suicide. It fails and they die.
Celebrian travels to higher ground.
Redtooth scares Cerelian off.
Pinkie Pie searches for a water source.
3 cannon shots can be heard in the distance.
Rose Potter
District 1
Captain Jean-Luc Picard
District 9
The Goblin King
District 3
Hermaphrotite Snape quietly hums.
Lord Zedd is unable to convince Marrissa Picard to not kill him.
legolas, Tifa, and Littlefoot sleep in shifts.
Dumbledore and Redtooth huddle for warmth.
Celebrian tends to Pinkie Pie's wounds.
Enoby Way convinces Cerelian to snuggle with her.
Pinkie Pie sees smoke rising in the distance, but decides not to investigate.
Celebrian thinks about home.
Redtooth kills Tifa with a hatchet.
Littlefoot attacks Dumbledore, but he manages to escape.
legolas constructs a shack.
Hermaphrotite Snape and Enoby Way split up to search for resources.
Cerelian travels to higher ground.
Marrissa Picard makes a slingshot.
2 cannon shots can be heard in the distance.
Lord Zedd
District 10
Tifa
District 11
Enoby Way, Dumbledore, and Cerelian discuss the games and what might happen in the morning.
Hermaphrotite Snape tends to his wounds.
Pinkie Pie receives an explosive from an unknown sponsor.
Marrissa Picard receives a hatchet from an unknown sponsor.
Celebrian attempts to start a fire, but is unsuccessful.
Redtooth thinks about winning.
Littlefoot convinces legolas to snuggle with him.
Redtooth discovers a river.
Enoby Way tracks down and kills legolas.
Celebrian bleeds out due to untreated injuries.
Cerelian tends to Dumbledore's wounds.
Hermaphrotite Snape searches for a water source.
Pinkie Pie makes a slingshot.
Littlefoot silently snaps Marrissa Picard's neck.
The remaining tributes begin to hallucinate.
Enoby Way survives.
Cerelian eats a scorpion, thinking it is a delicate dessert.
Hermaphrotite Snape survives.
Littlefoot and Dumbledore decide to jump down the rabbit hole to Wonderland, which turns out to be a pit of rocks.
Redtooth mistakes Pinkie Pie for a bear and kills her.
7 cannon shots can be heard in the distance.
legolas
District 2
Celebrian
District 3
Marrissa Picard
District 9
Cerelian
District 1
Littlefoot
District 5
Dumbledore
District 7
Pinkie Pie
District 6
Redtooth dies trying to escape the arena.
Enoby Way ambushes Hermaphrodite Snape and kills him.
The winner is Enoby Way from District 12!
...well then. I guess even in a simulated fight she still has to be the biggest Sue.
Well, I decided to put in some of the better-known agents in the lineup along with a few of my favorites. Let's see what happens, shall we?
As the tributes stand on their podiums, the horn sounds.
Stormsong runs away from the Cornucopia.
Zeb, Mara, Acacia, and Dafydd share everything they gathered before running.
Skyfire and Silas fight for a bag. Silas gives up and retreats.
Aster takes a handful of throwing knives.
Fritz runs away from the Cornucopia.
Ilraen runs away from the Cornucopia.
Supernumerary runs away from the Cornucopia.
Trojanhorse runs away from the Cornucopia.
The Aviator runs away from the Cornucopia.
Suicide runs away from the Cornucopia.
Laburnum runs away from the Cornucopia.
Paddlebrains grabs a jar of fishing bait while Isaiah gets fishing gear.
Lore snatches a pair of sais.
Jay breaks Drake's nose for a basket of bread.
Foxglove takes a handful of throwing knives.
Diocletian finds a bag full of explosives.
Naomi runs away from the Cornucopia.
Selene stays at the cornucopia for resources.
Foxglove sets an explosive off, killing Ilraen, Mara, and Paddlebrains.
Dafydd receives clean water from an unknown sponsor.
Diocletian camouflauges herself in the bushes.
Drake receives medical supplies from an unknown sponsor.
Silas and Isaiah split up to search for resources.
Naomi chases Jay.
Skyfire goes hunting.
Acacia and Aster work together for the day.
Trojanhorse picks flowers.
The Aviator camouflauges herself in the bushes.
Selene and Zeb work together for the day.
Suicide questions his sanity.
Stormsong receives medical supplies from an unknown sponsor.
Fritz dies from an infection.
Lore tends to Supernumerary's wounds.
Laburnum searches for firewood.
4 cannon shots can be heard in the distance.
Ilraen
District 2
Mara
District 10
Paddlebrains
District 9
Fritz
District 12
Drake and Laburnum huddle for warmth.
Lore tries to sing himself to sleep.
Jay is awoken by nightmares.
Dafydd receives a hatchet from an unknown sponsor.
The Aviator sets up camp for the night.
Diocletian, Foxglove, and Skyfire sleep in shifts.
Naomi looks at the night sky.
Selene kills Aster with a sickle.
Acacia, Trojanhorse, and Suicide discuss the games and what might happen in the morning.
Supernumerary pushes Zeb off a cliff during a knife fight.
Isaiah and Stormsong tell stories about themselves to each other.
Silas loses sight of where he is.
Trojanhorse defeats Selene in a fight, but spares her life.
Silas tries to sleep through the entire day.
Diocletian runs away from Supernumerary.
Skyfire travels to higher ground.
Isaiah makes a wooden spear.
Naomi, Suicide, Drake, and Jay raid Lore's camp while he is hunting.
Acacia discovers a cave.
Foxglove sprains her ankle while running away from Laburnum.
Dafydd kills Stormsong with a hatchet.
The Aviator questions her sanity.
3 cannon shots can be heard in the distance.
Aster
District 7
Zeb
District 1
Stormsong
District 6
The Aviator tries to sing herself to sleep.
Dafydd stays awake all night.
Diocletian convinces Trojanhorse to snuggle with her.
Foxglove destroys Supernumerary's supplies while he is asleep.
Acacia thinks about winning.
Isaiah and Skyfire talk about the tributes still alive.
Naomi shoots a poisonous blow dart into Lore's neck, slowly killing him.
Jay kills Laburnum with her own weapon.
Selene loses sight of where she is.
Silas cooks his food before putting his fire out.
Drake tries to treat his infection.
Suicide is awoken by nightmares.
Isaiah camouflauges himself in the bushes.
Trojanhorse, Suicide, Dafydd, and Acacia raid Drake's camp while he is hunting.
Selene questions her sanity.
Supernumerary is pricked by thorns while picking berries.
Naomi is pricked by thorns while picking berries.
Foxglove searches for firewood.
Diocletian injures herself.
Skyfire steals from The Aviator while she isn't looking.
Jay searches for firewood.
Silas receives a hatchet from an unknown sponsor.
2 cannon shots can be heard in the distance.
Lore
District 7
Laburnum
District 5
saiah receives fresh food from an unknown sponsor.
The Aviator, Acacia, and Foxglove sleep in shifts.
Silas sets up camp for the night.
Dafydd and Selene talk about the tributes still alive.
Supernumerary tries to treat his infection.
Diocletian fends Naomi, Skyfire, and Drake away from her fire.
Trojanhorse sets an explosive off, killing Jay, and Suicide.
Acacia scares Skyfire off.
Naomi sees smoke rising in the distance, but decides not to investigate.
Foxglove discovers a river.
Isaiah scares The Aviator off.
Dafydd tries to sleep through the entire day.
Selene attacks Drake, but he manages to escape.
Trojanhorse overhears Diocletian and Silas talking in the distance.
Supernumerary receives a hatchet from an unknown sponsor.
2 cannon shots can be heard in the distance.
Jay
District 4
Suicide
District 11
Dafydd convinces Diocletian to snuggle with him.
Trojanhorse sets up camp for the night.
Skyfire, Isaiah, and Silas unsuccessfully ambush Supernumerary, Naomi, and Selene, who kill them instead.
Foxglove, The Aviator, and Acacia get into a fight. The Aviator triumphantly kills them both.
Drake is unable to start a fire and sleeps without warmth.
The cornucopia is replenished with food, supplies, weapons, and memoirs from the tributes' families.
Supernumerary decides not to go to The Feast.
Drake decides not to go to The Feast.
Diocletian decides not to go to The Feast.
Selene kills Naomi with her own weapon.
The Aviator, Trojanhorse, and Dafydd get into a fight. The Aviator triumphantly kills them both.
The Aviator sees smoke rising in the distance, but decides not to investigate.
Selene picks flowers.
Supernumerary camouflauges himself in the bushes.
Diocletian defeats Drake in a fight, but spares his life.
8 cannon shots can be heard in the distance.
Skyfire
District 6
Isaiah
District 10
Silas
District 12
Foxglove
District 5
Acacia
District 4
Naomi
District 8
Trojanhorse
District 9
Dafydd
District 3
Supernumerary questions his sanity.
Selene and Diocletian tell stories about themselves to each other.
The Aviator convinces Drake to snuggle with her.
Selene camouflauges herself in the bushes.
Diocletian travels to higher ground.
The Aviator and Supernumerary track down and kill Drake.
1 cannon shot can be heard in the distance.
Drake
District 8
Diocletian and Selene tell stories about themselves to each other.
Supernumerary is unable to start a fire and sleeps without warmth.
The Aviator stays awake all night.
Diocletian receives an explosive from an unknown sponsor.
The Aviator practices her archery.
Supernumerary hunts for other tributes.
Selene receives an explosive from an unknown sponsor.
No cannon shots can be heard in the distance.
Supernumerary lets The Aviator into his shelter.
Selene tends to Diocletian's wounds.
The Aviator and Selene work together for the day.
Supernumerary tends to Diocletian's wounds.
No cannon shots can be heard in the distance.
Supernumerary receives clean water from an unknown sponsor.
Selene thinks about winning.
Diocletian goes to sleep.
The Aviator receives a hatchet from an unknown sponsor.
The Aviator makes a slingshot.
Diocletian kills Selene with her own weapon.
Supernumerary goes hunting.
Carnivorous squirrels start attacking the tributes.
Supernumerary is brutally attacked by a scurry of squirrels.
The Aviator is brutally attacked by a scurry of squirrels.
3 cannon shots can be heard in the distance.
Selene
District 3
Supernumerary
District 2
The Aviator
District 1
The winner is Diocletian from District 11!
(I think I completely lost it and started giggling at the squirrels thing. Couldn't keep the mental images of Veruca Salt being dragged away out of my head.)
Specifically, Radio Nutmeg's commentary on the first day. (Transcript only, I'm afraid!)
The rest of the Games may or may not get written, but there's some cool stuff in there, so I kinda hope I do.
hS
And gives me an idea.
The setting is perfect to make a mega-cooperative thing in which we enter our Agents, and then have them comment about what happened in each turn.
Including the comments by the "dead" ones about their death.
Who's up for it?
I suggest using 48 Tributes, and letting each person have four if they want (ie, one person per district); if not enough people have four they want to play, cut it down to two.
If this happens, I proffer District hS:
Dafydd Illian (M)
Morgan (F)
Selene Windflower (F)
Kaitlyn Jackson (F)
In that order of preference.
I can also work up a custom logo if you want, if you can figure out how the website works.
hS
And, if I understood correctly, we just need to have the image hosted somewhere for the logo?
Anyways, for the record, District Turbo is composed of the following characters:
Sergio Turbo (M)
Nikki Cherryflower (F)
Corolla (F)
Rayson Kerman (M)
The latter is a Kerbal from Kerbal Space Program who's going to be featured in my upcoming CorollaWorks spinoff (which is taking Wings of Canon's place after Blank Spite)
Not everyone has Loads and Loads of Characters to choose from, after all.
(Though for District Ix [District 9?] I'd have the Aviator, Zeb, Alex, and Farilan, I suppose.)
If two Boarders have two Agents each, they can "share" one district.
In the end, the competition is individual. I've played the generator several times, and plenty of time I've seen people getting killed by their own partners...
When I read the results last night, I thought it begged to have a story written for it. A sports-reporting take suits me just fine. ^_^
One thing I really want to know: Who is sending all those hatchets? O.o
~Neshomeh
At the same link.
More almost certainly forthcoming. This is fun. ^_^
hS
Here, still.
I must say, it's fun tracking the teamups through the game. Acacia seems determined to have a group around her, which... may not be a clever plan, ultimately.
(Also, I've slightly rejigged Day 3 after noticing that Acacia stayed with the same group she had on Night 1. Loyalty, in the Arena?)
hS
And the Aviator brutally murders the Dream Team. I must say, Acacia's repeated teamups were brilliant from a storytelling perspective.
Two of the five remaining tributes have zero kills to their name. The others all have multiple.
hS
Let the bloodbath begin!
(Also, " bringing the Aviator up to eight kills, the highest total in the game!" - did you mean four?)
...then I'm gonna flood the arena with hatchets and you can't stop me!
(Though that brought a sudden bout of Fridge Horror: what if the Gamemakers decided to literally flood the place with sharp pointy things?)
Does it look to you like the remaining tributes all agree to work together toward the end? I'm not sure what day it is, but after Ave and Nume gang up on Drake, everyone seems to get along until Dio turns on Selene. Or maybe Selene attacks her first, since Selene was last seen thinking about winning.
I reckon Nume and/or Ave might've won if it weren't for those damn squirrels. They started the alliance, I think. And just fancy that. Who would've seen it coming?
~Neshomeh will quit stepping on hS's toes now.
The "the agents seem to have read the books!" line cracked me up, at least. :D
And the holodeck simulation explanation makes... a lot of sense, actually. plus it wouldn't do to have Dio's victory taken away by a regenerated Time Lord. I mean, can you say hax?
Selene: "You know I'm a vampire, right? That... didn't actually kill me."
Dafydd: "Hi! My wife came and got me back."
Zeb: "Seriously. I fell off a cliff. Did you see a body?"
Yeah, killing PPC agents isn't an easy task...
hS
Though considering Van Helsing knew how to take out vampires, and he was able to show Mina and Quincey and the lot how to do it. And in the end, Drac's death was... kind of underwhelming? ^^; But that's neither here nor there.
*puts up garlic around her house*
... she was killed with her own weapon. And there's no way Selene would carry a weapon that could kill her; she's not dumb.
hS
The Aviator fought just like how I thought a time lord would. That was so amazing.
He's acting like some mad hermit - going off on his own, picking flowers, fending people away from his fire.
If he doesn't survive this, I'm going to scream.
