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Kyaris: Phew! That biped who smelt of rats was more dangerous than he looked! If this wasn't a hologram, I think I'd be down another head after that fight!

Morgan: I got to ride a dragon. I got. To ride. A dragon.

... this is going on my RC wall.

Kaitlyn: Ow. :( I thought hiding out in the fantasy section would be fun. There might even have been hobbits there! But then that mean old tree tipped me out and now my leg's all busted. Ow.

Maethorwen: I slew someone today who was begging for mercy. That makes me... uncomfortable. It is the sort of thing Lo- Curufin would have done. But... the purpose of these games is to win. Why would I let someone live if I had the chance to eliminate them?

((Trying to get a handle on Maethorwen's character. Also, yes, I absolutely missed the Morgan-Voltarmi teamup in the transcript first time round - this is why you need to read them, folks! The images you get out are amazing.))

hS

The Notary: HOW THE [CENSORED] DO YOU [CENSORED] FLY THIS [VERY CENSORED] THING AAAAAAAAH-

Wobbles The Clown: Man, I'm hungry. And bushed. I've done a loooooot of running in my life, most of it away from things, but homicidal agents haven't made an appearance in my life for, like, four months now. Guess I'm outta practice. Oh well. Hope I'm still kickin' tomorrow! =oD

Albert Sproggins (ELIMINATED: 42ND PLACE): How did I kill a vampire? Never mind the fact I lost, how did I kill a friggin' vampire? All I had on me was a 13F pipe cleaner I found in my trousers and a cassette tape of Chas 'n' Dave's Greatest Hits. Actually, thinking about it, it was probably that. I, er, disposed of it afterwards. Sorry Karen. Must've been yours. Catch me listening to that dreck...

Well, lemme get some prequalifier interviews, plus some post-qualifier interviews. Here we go:

Florestan: I mean, it wasn't totally my idea, you know! We all just figured we'd jump in, say hello, and run! But hey, there's at least some fun in that, right? Right? If not, I'm gonna be pretty angry, and that just makes me hardier!

Eusabius: It did seem like a good idea at the time: a free-for-all battle is hardly seen around here, yes? I am certain there will at least be something interesting seen there.

Anneli: Like, you totally wouldn't do one of these things without us, right? Because our response center is totally awesome, and we'll win these games no problem!

Cinderella: Uh... I can cast spells really well?

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And now, the post-qualifier interview:

Florestan: Dammit! Come on! That's not even fair! How can you take someone out from that distance!? Come on, guys!

Eusabius: Wow, I am the only one from my response center to survive? I see... I do feel Florestan is not happy. But, I am here, and I can provide a calm, collected head with which to analyze a situation. Therefore, I think I can go far in this competition.

Anneli: Like, ow. I never want to be burned alive again. That was, like, the worst thing ever. And dangit, I wanted to do what my RC sporks!

Cindy: Well, that'll show me to talk about my spellcasting when they take my wand out before I go in there. I should've seen that one coming, to be honest...

^_^

("I AM NOT HAVING A GOOD DAY", in Circular Gallifreyan. Yup.)

hS

Yocherry
Awww, it ent right, boss, I get smacked fair and square and go through, and she just gets stabbed and is done. It ent! She'd bunged my eyes, so I thought that other fellow was her. Kept suggesten she finish it off, all proper-like, all while thinken 'Aw, her voice seems off,' and 'Aw, she looks sort've off,' and 'Aw, bit weird she keeps sayen she ent her.' My eyes got bunged, boss. Anyhow, brilliant fight, fox-fellow! I ent had bunged eyes like that in ages! I'll be smashen them for you, oy?

Lou and Duane
Gosh, I guess I am a terrible cook! I tried making chicken soup and instead I got a big consuming explosion, instead! Maybe you're right, Duane.

The Enervated Rat-Catcher
Well, weren't that a bloody brilliant qualifier! I ran around a whole lot lookin for someone to kill, some nob dropped bandaids on me, and I met someone called 'Jack'. And then - Errant. Errant. I ain't doin that sleepin thing anymore, I guess...

*He rests his face in his hand, for a moment.*

Bloody Errant...

At the same link

In which seven agents die, Herr Wozzeck becomes the first Boarder to lose their entire cast (hard luck there!), and we all get to imagine the Notary clinging screaming to a jetpack. (Seriously, if you aren't already, you really need to read the transcripts. Dafydd's narration can't cover everything!)

hS

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(Is that enough spoiler block? I think it is.)

... absolutely nothing.

XD

You really had me going there. I was actually quite shocked when Dawn didn't manage to find a way out of the situation. Which I think is an advantage of AU stories - they get rid of the 'ho-hum, all the main characters are going to survive' effect.

Am I allowed to do concrit for an April Fool's mission? I think I must be, right?

Well, first off... you didn't post it on April 1st! That's a little bit cheeky. >:( But I forgive you.

Secondly... well, huh, my secondly and thirdly turn out to be 'I didn't pay attention while reading', so we'll chuck those out.

Fourthly, then, Annelise doesn't actually come across as that bad until the 'oh, her dad won't mind' part. I mean, I get that she's apparently warped the characters out of shape, but in and of herself she just feels like an ordinary person. Which may be the point? I'm not sure (and then she does flip sociopath, as you point out).

Fifthly... I was going to say that 'mission through the Suvian's eyes' isn't something that would work with an actual badfic, but I don't think that's even true. It wouldn't work with a first person badfic - though even then you could use a secondary character for your viewpoint - but something you can Sue's-eye-view up... is actually a very interesting concept. Are you planning to do any more with it?

hS

Fell into HQ just a few weeks (or maybe months, still working on the exact timeline) after the war ended, in fact.

I take it from the reference to the Great Hunt that Theo is from the Great War or thereabouts?

And yes, we should. Though I can't help but wonder how well they'd get along. What with the Mandalorian clans' rocky relationship with the Republic and Larkus' own tense encounters with the GAR.

Good chapter, as usual. It may be a wait between chapters, but they are always worth it.

However, a few errors slipped through.

1) There weren’t many people, though — at a quick glance, even if everyone was sitting at the same time more than half of the tables would remain empty.

That em dash should be a colon. Also, please consider adding a few words and a comma in order to make the sentence's meaning clearer:
"There weren’t many people, though: at a quick glance, it appeared that even if everyone were sitting at the same time, more than half of the tables would remain empty."


2) “I know, and I’m not going to drink either, alcohol now would be a terrible idea. Just pretend to take a sip from time to time, it will make our cover more believable.”

The last two commas should both be semicolons.


3) “I’m in too.” she sent out as she hid behind one of the crates to avoid being spotted by a couple of Defectives.

You need a comma before "too".


4) [We have another problem!] Corolla shouted, opening a holographic window in front of them, [Homura tried to stop Vera, but she’s not responding anymore!]

That comma after "in front of them" should be a period.


5) [Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder,] Corolla completed from Nikki’s Device. [I was starting to suspect that, with how you were acting in the last days.]

Consider rewording it a bit: "with how you were acting over the last few days".

Time Of Our Lives > By: Katherine997
Sophia Pevensie, she's Peter's younger twin sister. When there was the war, Sophia, her twin and their brother, Edmund and two sister, Susan and Lucy were all sent to live for a little while with Professor Kirke. But soon they enter into a new and magic place. Narnia.
Chronicles of Narnia - Rated: Fiction K+ - English - Drama/Adventure - Aslan, Peter Pevensie, OC - Chapters: 10 - Words: 12,323 - Reviews: 2 - Favs: 5 - Follows: 7 - Updated: Mar 8 - Published: Feb 3 - id: 12349506

My comment: Four shall be the number of the counting and the number of the counting shall be four!

Pre-Qualif Interview: Well, I'll let you know I had some pretty important... professional projects for this spring, but you guys just had to begin to clean up your locals way too much, and Marina is jumping at the opportunity to get more samples for tracking you.

She owes me so much for that, no matter what she says about having more time to plan for said projects, and the training. Just let me get these samples guys, I swear she doesn't want to kill you. Not to my knowledge.

Post-Qualifs Interviews: Well, I made it to the main event, and killed one other participants. Eh? The thing with Holo-Jay? Total fluke, I don't have the training to throw knifes that way, I was just searching for a sword, it suits me better. Seeing her dead was as much a surprise for me that it probably was for her... or it?

As for the witch, well I just applied something she didn't: check out for other people before getting the water. Oh, by the way Marina, if you manage to follow this, make sure you've got this payment you mentonned ready. And know I'll ask for more when things go to Crawling Chaos here.

Matthew:
So I've come up with this awesome plan of running away. I regret this plan. A lot. And apparently Albert just wanted to team up, so that was a useless bout of running.

Also, was that Ellie laughing maniacally during Night 1?

Ajax:
Listen Michael. This Scythe has cleaved through quite a few Sues. You're lucky your Magical Girl friend died first.

Also, I'm pretty sure I heard Ellie screaming something along the lines of "DO YOU WISH THE FACE THE MIGHT OF THE BLOOD HEPHAESTUS!" or something like that.

Levy:
Y'know, it's kinda hard to keep up with someone who could do a fairly good Spider-Man impression, but somehow that Michael guy managed to do it.

Also, I'd prefer to focus on the fact that Ellie had somehow set up an automated turret system around her base as apposed to the existential crisis that happened.

Ellie:
I AM THE DAUGHTER OF HEPHAESTUS! THOSE WHO MAKE ATTEMPTS ON MY LIFE WILL BE MET WITH ENOUGH DAKKA TO TAKE DOWN A SMALL ELEPHANT!

So yeah, that was a thing.

Zeb: "Well, it looks like I made it to the full games this year." He waves at the camera. "Hi, Ave! Hi, Ellie! I'm gonna win for you!"

Rhysaria: "That's what I get for doing the paladinlike thing, I guess. Oh, well. At least I died honorably. Also, if anyone gets paired up with my sister in the main games—watch out. She literally needs to kill or else she'll go insane. Oh, and make sure she gets plenty to eat! I know death knights technically don't have to, but it keeps her in a good mood, and I'm sure a little leafy green vegetables never hurt anybody, right? And Lea, if you're watching, please don't go setting off explosives so close to you! You'll damage your hearing, and—" She gets cut off for going over the time limit.

Rhyslea: "Don't listen to Aria. I'm not really killing you, so it doesn't give me any benefit to off my teammates. But, uh, don't worry, I kill enough Sues on patrol to keep me going through the games, I promise! I can be a good teammate! Seriously!"

Dax: "Oh, cool, so Lux made it into the final lineup, too? I like her, she's fun—maybe we'll run into each other. I know I can't wait to meet some of you in the games... Jesse, if we don't meet in the arena, call me." She winks.


(Also, I think you might be missing a word in with multiple screens at different and a small holographic map. District Ixxximaz is perfect.)

Kyaris: I think that was a good start! As last year's Champion, I was obviously in demand during the qualifiers, and I did my best to help people out. I had this little team going during the day, tracking some kid - we got some good kit from his camp. And at night I made that Levy person feel better about... you know, the death-and-destruction thing.

Kaitlyn: Aww, Alleb's out already? I liked her. I got to hang out with her partner, though, so that was cool.

Morgan: So the Notary's in the Games? Great. I should never have let Pink and Purple maneuver her into joining. Still, at least this way I might get a shot at her...

Maethorwen (Application): Once, I was a noble warrior of the Noldor; now, I am a protector of small furry-footed folk... I would be a warrior again.

Maethorwen (Post-Qualifier): It has been long, but I feel the reflexes of my youth returning. I do not wish to fall prey to the overconfidence of Curufin's house, but I feel I could do well in this event.

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Why're you being so... friendly? O.o Let's find out together! But first:

Caprice:

Woo-hoo, I made it into the real Games! With a shovel! Look, don't underestimate the power of a good shovel. It's a great tool, total multitasker. Ask that zombie-lookin' guy. Dude got a little too fresh with me, and I could've ended him AND put him in the ground with it if he hadn't found some hole to hide in first. Jerk.

It's lucky the qualifier ended when it did, though, yeah. Heh. Sorry, Keiko, that's just how the cookie crumbles.

... My district is weird. It's me, two freaky-tall blue guys, and a bronze dragon who keeps ogling them. I can't unsee that. I think I'll try to get away from them all as quickly as possible once we're in the arena.

Shimon:

Of course I succeeded in the qualifier. That was never in question. No one came close to threatening me, and I used my time to study my prey so that I will know how to best assail them in the main event. In contrast, I have not shown anyone my full power as of yet. *he smirks, showing the tips of his fangs*

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Oh. You crafty bugger, you.

It's a good thing he wasn't caught in the fire event, though, because water would not help him. He better hope there are no water-based traps in the Games, or he'll be in for a world of hurt.

~Neshomeh

Keiko seems to have a knack for mirroring her parents' demises - in her first partecipation, she placed exactly like her mother did, and this time she went out with a failed ambush just like her father did in the third edition.

Shiro acted just like I expected him to - keep a low profile, and strike when he sees a good chance.

Saki... well, she seems to have made friends pretty quickly. Was she using the fact that she looks cute and innocent like Sakura Kinomoto to her advantage?

Ami having to withdraw from a struggle for equopment makes perfectly sense - she's quite small physically, and she is trained as a sniper so close quarters is pretty much the opposite of what she can do well. Sicne she likely hasn't got her rifle in there, her making a spear to fight makes sense.

Keiko

... I really, really suck at this. Last time I placed forty-fifth, this time I didn't even get past the qualifiers. Serves me well for getting involved in an ill-planned ambush and trying to use throwing knives without practicing first, I guess. I would've liked to team up with the others, but I only found Saki and she ran away!

Now, excuse me but I really need to have my Remote Activator looked into. Possibly not by Auntie Corolla, I don't want to have to neuralyze her again...

Shiro

I'm sorry for that Flareon, but I'm not going to miss any opportunity from now on. Especially since someone had the great idea to raid my gear. I'm surprised to hear Keiko didn't make it through - while she hasn't seen war like Saki and I did, she's not bad in a fight as far as I could see.

Saki

Aww, I missed all the action! Well, aside when Keiko was chasing me... did she want to get revenge for me eating all of that icecream by myself? Anyways, I met nice people and got through, so it's all good!

Ami

... I got through? Looks like I was saved just in time by the end of the qualifiers, as I was in pretty bad shape. I wish something like that could happen when I was dying >for real, but, well..

Anyways, I dropped the fight with Kelly pretty quickly, I know - I'm a sniper, not a martial artist, and I cut myself while making a spear, the wound got infected and... well, you know the rest. I'm quite rusty, what with having been dead and all...

Gabrielle (ELIMINATED: 50th PLACE): Uuuum, that was way less fun than I was expecting. I was fighting this super big guy, because I thought that that was what you were supposed to do, but whenit came time to k-uh... deal with him, I just couldn't do it. Didn't sleep super well that night and, well, I guess that was when I got stabbed in the neck. Oh well. At least I wasn't away too long!

The Notary: Teaming up with the clown was probably a mistake in the long run. However, I was planning to ambush Morgan when I noticed she had backup; rather than allow her to sense and subsequently try to kill me, I made a tactical withdrawal that in no way involved screaming like a little girl and waving my arms in the air. Any footage showing something to the contrary is maliciously-edited lies.

Wobbles the Clown: Well, at least I survived, gang! I guessed you were supposed to hunt people, so I decided to team up with Ellie, but she seemed a little... too into it. So I grabbed the Time Grump and the Texan guy from the Civil War I bellyflopped on once and led them to the camp, but, well, I guess she musta seen me. I mean, I'm in my TV outfit and slap so we weren't exactly inconspicuous. At least we all made it through the attack.

Albert Sproggins: Oh, Hunger Games! Riiight. I think I remember Karen talking about that. Or possibly Bogbrush, I don't remember. Anyway. Turns out running and screaming at Cat 6 level - the loudest I can do and still keep up a decent pace - is pretty intimidating for anyone who doesn't know the A/V Division all that well. Bloke ended up coming back in the end, though, along with someone with a name like a drink. We wound up sleeping in shifts, keeping watch. I was worried my clock would give us all away in the night, but we turned out okay and awoke to find ourselves in the main bracket. Oh well. At least I can't come last...

Apecian

OH, COME ON! NOT EVEN ONE DAY? Apecian paces around the room, irritated at not having a table to flip. I can't believe I got killed on the first day. Seriously. I mean, I guess I did kinda forget I only got the high-speed regen half, instead of the full bundle, but Truth... And where the heck did those explosives come from, anyways? They weren't any at the Cornucopia. ... Yeah, I looked! I just decided there wasn't anything there worth fighting over! HEY! QUIT IT! The camera is knocked to the floor as Apecian lunges at the person behind it, who may or may not be laughing. Yakety Sax begins to play.

Michael

This is a reminder to one to always, always spend time making sure one's information is accurate before acting on it. We had believed that Kaatah was alone, and simply puncturing her suit would give us each a kill. We were, obviously, wrong. I am thankful the match ended when it did. There is, as one might expect, something rather unsettling about somebody preparing to gut one with one's own spear. Admittedly, I did choose that method of execution over beheading by a conjured scythe, but I had thought to make my escape as they attempted to hunt down my spear, which had been lost in the fight. I underestimated their abilities a second time. This does not bode well for the true Games. Michael stands up from the chair that he, for some reason, was allowed to have. Perhaps it's because he's alive and has less reason to throw it at a stray camerawoman. Speaking of the true Hunger Games, shall I proceed to meet my new District? I am sure they are all remarkably sane for members of the PPC. ... Yes, I was expecting laughter, thank you. Now, as my suspicions have been confirmed, could you explain precisely why you are laughing? ... What is a Sunflower's Witness?

Lu'ci'ten Gyrvain
Well. I haven't been in a match like that before. I will admit, a few of these people have a certain artistic touch that I haven't seen in quite a while. Special mention to Cupid, though; I didn't think you would spare me, but I guess a warrior's honor exists even in places like this. If I'd had my shoes, I would have won.
(And yes, I did have to get that equipment. You can stop trying to make me feel bad. It won't work.)

Calliope Istoría
Whoo! That was fun! I've never been in a fight like that in my life! Now I see why Lu's the close-combat girl in our trio - it's so much fun! Okay, I'll try to stop now. But to the person who gave me that mace (even though it was just sitting there): thank you. I'll treasure it for... well, okay, it's gone now. But I'll treasure its memory for a really long time, promise!

(Really, though, who thought that was a good idea?)

Episode 1: To Qualify or Not To Qualify

I can reveal that everyone who signed up had at least one agent make it through to the main event; that four Boarders still have a full four-Tribute district to their name; and that the highest kill count from the qualifiers is shared between Rhyslea and Richard Legard, with two kills each.

I can also reveal that the unluckiest Boarder is Herr Wozzeck, who lost three out of four agents in the qualifiers, and that the unluckiest agent is Decima, who managed to get killed seconds before holographic Jay Thorntree to become the official loser of the Fifth Hunger Games.

If you haven't written your pre-match interviews yet, feel free to bundle them with the post-qualifier ones. If you want to also write for one of our NPCs, and no-one's done so yet, go ahead (PoorCynic, I don't suppose you want to run Holo-Acacia again...?). And if your name is Iximaz and you want me to change the name of District 11... well, I will if you really want, but c'mon, it's got Dax and Lux in it! The joke practically writes itself!

hS... who needs to put an arena together now, oh dear

He wouldn't happen to be part of something called the Ka-tet of 19 by any chance, would he?

This one's a little bit...unusual, in terms of the perspective it's told from. Still, I had fun doing it! And you will hopefully enjoy reading it! It's called “My Perfect Life”, or ‘When I grow up I wanna be famous…’ and the link is here. Please pay attention to the T-for-violence rating. If you want a list of major trigger warnings, there's one at the very end of the document.

For anyone wondering about the Purim RP, it's in the works; it's just been delayed, both by the end of the school term and by the ruckus of, uh, the middle of last month, now. Heavens. April kind of crept up on me, y'know? Anyway--the Purim RP is still coming, and before Passover this year if I can manage it! I just need to write the opening post, and then we're good to go. Look out for it within the next week or two.

And with that, good night unto you all (except in cases where it's morning or afternoon),
Zingenmir

Agent Dann (he really is Dann, btw, no Techno-) is pretty much given to the community at this point. He's... really not me any more, and I doubt I'll ever return to writing him as a protagonist.