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Post by Seryna on Apr 5, 2012 22:59:33 GMT -5
The trainer glanced down towards the growing number of tributes. Emerald and Silver didn't move, but that menacing smirk seemed to meld into mild interest as soon as the trainer gave them his full attention.
"You don't want to watch the rest?" He inquired, mildly surprised. "All right, go on, then. Some of the stations may be unmanned."
He glances around to a pair of Peace Keepers and beckons them over, gesturing to Jasmine.
"This tribute wants to head back to the stations. I think Archery, sword, first aid and the plant stations are still over there. See any one who wants to go to these stations."
He turns his attention back to the tunnel. The two Peace Keepers move to Jasmine's back, giving her an expectant look. They were here, now. Where to?
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Post by Kulvar on Apr 5, 2012 23:29:48 GMT -5
Jasmine Coverfield, District 11 Female
Well... Okay, the Peacekeepers were a touch more intimidating that she'd expected, and she didn't like them lining up behind her. She swallowed, though, and put on her best 'I fully expected this outcome' smile and valiantly led them away as though she were being escorted as high royalty rather than some piece of meat that'd likely be dead in a couple short weeks. She didn't even glance back to see if the situation had changed for the two groups of tributes. She hoped that that sudden appearance, even if it was to escort her, of the Peacekeepers would dissuade them from actually getting into it with each other ever more.
While she'd walked off without even a second thought of what station she wanted to go to, she'd just started walking, she did soon find herself approaching the archery station. Well, it couldn't hurt to learn to shoot a bow, right?
She looked to the trainer, then a quick glance back toward the tunnel, before settling her gaze on the silver bow and sheath of arrows. "So... Is this like a slingshot?" She asked, a touch too innocently to actually be innocent to the ways of a slingshot.
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Post by CuteLikeMurder on Apr 5, 2012 23:33:34 GMT -5
Rory Noland: District 7 Female Tribute
(Edible & Medicinal Plants)
Rory doesn't turn her back on Silver or Emerald as she walks away. Only when she returns to her station does her hands start to shake. Rory's terrified. But she knows people are looking to her to be strong. So she can't let anyone know.
"So... umm... when picking mushrooms..." She says to the trainer at the station. "I should stay away from anything that is brightly colored or has white dots on it... Death caps... What about Katniss and aloe? I heard someone talk about it."
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Post by QuinnTalon on Apr 6, 2012 7:42:32 GMT -5
Jace Colton[/u]
You could learn as much by watching as you could by doing. It was why when a few others were asked to be escorted off to work at their stations, he chose to stay behind and watch the others. To see how they did and to file away how they managed to make it through the different trials.
When it's Micha's turn, he offers congratulations with a grin if they're warranted. A smile and a few words of encouragement and advice if she doesn't make it and has to go through again. The more he watched the more he knew the capabilities and imaginations of the Game Makers.
Know your enemy. Because the Arena was as much an enemy to him as the others were. A '37rd Tribute'.
When it's over, instead of going back to the throwing knives he takes Abigail's hand. "Let's try and spend a little time at Edible Plants and Edible Bugs. Maybe some time on the obstacle course. I want to see if I can show you how to be 'quiet' when you need to be."
She wasn't going to win this thing by being dangerous. She would win it by outlasting everyone else, and that was what he was trying to help her with. Just in case he didn't make it, at least someone from his District would have a fighting chance. Hide. Run. Do not depend on the Game Makers to provide anything.
If you were going to survive, you could only really depend on yourself.
"Micha? You can come too, if you want."
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Post by seanman1224 on Apr 6, 2012 10:33:10 GMT -5
Femra: District 8 Female
I watched as the disagreements between the careers and Rory & Jace unfolded. After about 10 minutes it was over. Then the Peacemakers came and took Jasmine. I watched, to see where she went, and when she was out of sight, I walked over to the Edible & Medicinal Plants station.
As I walked up to the table, I greeted the trainer with an extended hand.
"Hi, I'm Femra. District 8. What will we be doing today?" In the most cheerful voice I could manage.
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Post by Seryna on Apr 6, 2012 11:21:49 GMT -5
The Peace keepers followed the group of tributes over to the stations and took up position on the left wall. Soon another pair took upposition at the right, and two pairs took position at the center aisle; supervising the tributes openly. If Emerald and Silver had been trying to instigate something earlier, they certainly were not now. The two careers move to the sword training station, where the trainer barely has time to greet them before they are swinging swords at targets.
Silver rolled 7 dice to "Sword station" 7,8,5,6,4,3,3 (1 successes) Emerald rolled 5 dice to "Sword station" 8,1,3,5,9 (2 successes)
The swords connected with the targets, Emerald's at the target's chest. The trainer began demonstrating with his arm, likely describing how best to aim for your chest.
Jasmine: Archery Station[/b]
"Similiar." The trainer allowed, handing Jasmine a bow and single arrow. She walked around the table to stand beside Jasmine, instructing her to place the arrow. She guided Jasmine's fingers on how to position the arrow, then how to keep it from moving when she drew the string.
"Compound bows require less strength to pull." The trainer explained, showing the gears at the end of the bow that helped support the bowstring.
The trainer moved behind Jasmine and indicated a row of man - shaped targets. Two were at twenty feet, two at forty and two at sixty. "Practice lining up the sight." The trainer indicated three different colored lines on the bow. "They are for different distances. Try and find the right one for the closest target."
Please roll Dexterity & Athletics
Rory: Edible & Medicinal Plant station
"Katniss is a name of an aquatic plant that you can find by lakes." The trainer explained, moving to place a book in front of Rory, turned to a picture of the katniss plant. "It is an edible plant and common enough by lakes." "Aloe vera I do have at the station, as it can heal burns. " She brings up a fleshy green plant that she shows to Rory. The trainer bends the plant leave, opening the succulent leaf and showing the goey, moisture rich inside to the tribute. "This can be extracted for burns - from the sun to ones caused by fire. It can be very soothing."
"Do you want to discuss edible plants or medicinal plants next?" The trainer asked Rory. "We have time for both, but they are in different planters."
Femra: Edible & Medicinal Plants[/b]
"I was just asking the tribute who has already learned the basics," She indicated Rory to Femra. "- which plants she would like to learn next, medicinal or edible. You can remain with her and I can show you both the plants. I'll get you up to date about the basics before you leave the station."
Jace
Abigail listens to Jace with wide, round eyes. "Quiet on the obstacle course? The girl on the tree seemed to need to move fast, not quietly."[/b] She seems intriqued, content to follow Jace to the next station he chose. Micha fares well in her attempt to cross the field of genetically engineered flowers. Rubbing her eyes, she nodded to Jace's offer. "I'd like that." She replied. "Are you going to be taking the same stations?"
Rowan moved to the Firemaking station.
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Post by seanman1224 on Apr 6, 2012 11:25:05 GMT -5
Femra: District 8 Female
I looked over to Jace and smiled. Teamwork...It's nice to know, for once, that you're not on your own.
"I would like to learn about Edible Plants first, if that is alright. I have some knowledge about them from my home, but I would love to learn more!" I said enthusiastically.
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Post by Aeon The Phoenix on Apr 6, 2012 11:30:47 GMT -5
Tank noticed the small number of tributes resuming their previous training and after a few misconceptions, got a Peacekeeper to understand his odd speech and take him back to the weights. With a small hint of annoyance on his broad face, he noticed someone had undone his progress on the six weighted balls. With a slow shrug, he got back to sorting them in the order his trainer had suggested previously.
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Post by CuteLikeMurder on Apr 6, 2012 11:39:39 GMT -5
Rory Noland: District 7 Female Tribute
Rory logs the information she's given to her under "things that will keep her alive." She gives the trainer a slight nod. And then thinks about where to go to next. "Edible plants, and then medicinal, please."
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Post by Seryna on Apr 6, 2012 12:07:55 GMT -5
Tank[/color] Tank progressed through the first five weighted medicine ball, discovering one left. Oddly enough, this one was the heaviest of them and needed to be placed at the top of the structure. This would challenge even the large, strong boy. The trainer drifts closer to him, reminding. "Lift with you legs in one fluid motion." Strength & Athletics - 1 mod, please Rory,Femra,[/b] Jace, Micha & Abigail[/b] "All right," The trainer begins as Jace leads his two female partners from district nine over to the station. As Jace, Micha and Abigail walk up, they see two plants already on the table: "- edible plants it is." She stated with a smile, placing three types of berries out on a white cloth on a table. "These three berries grow in the woods. This one," She plucks up the red berry. "- is called Bittersweet or woodly nightshade. You can see that it has a slight egg shape." She holds the flower out so that you can get a better look at it. "This is a toxic plant that will make you very sick, so make certain never to eat it. Now who can tell me what these berries are?" she indicates the two other berries on the counter. Wits & Survival roll to guess, please
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Post by Aeon The Phoenix on Apr 6, 2012 12:22:29 GMT -5
Tank studied the last weighted ball and the top of the structure with some concern. This was going to be a struggle alright, even with his prowess of lifting back in District 7. A momentary bout of sadness came over the male as he realized he wouldn't be going home to do that again without hurting all of his friends in the process...
No, no time for that. This ball needed to be put up there. Focus on that for now.
Tank grabbed the ball firmly between his large hands then let go, having recalled what happened earlier that day. Wiping his hands on his legs, he re-gripped the ball and heaved with all his might. He had to get this up there... he WOULD get this up there!
Tank rolled 7 dice to "Lifting + Will" 7,1,2,3,8,8,4 (2 successes)
With his muscles straining, Tank put all his strength into forcing the weighted ball up into the air. For a moment, it seemed as if he was struggling to get the ball moving at all, but slowly and surely the ball rose up higher and faster, one last grunt of effort being enough to set the ball neatly in place on top of the structure. Breathing hard from his exertions, Tank took a step back to admire his finished efforts, a proud grin on his face.
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Post by QuinnTalon on Apr 6, 2012 12:56:23 GMT -5
The first was aloe. He knew that one. His mother used it alot on them when the sun burnt their skin..which it did quite a bit where they were from.
The berries though, he looked them over and nodded.
"I know."
2012-04-06 19:55:20 Jace Colton rolled 5 dice to "Wits + Survival" 4,3,8,10,8,3 (3 successes)
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Post by grrbot on Apr 6, 2012 12:57:55 GMT -5
Klo District 1
Klo looked around lost. She knew she would have to get in with the careers so she stiffened up and walked towards the weapon throwing station. She stared longingly at the blowgun station. In her childhood she would play with a blowgun with non fatal plastic kids darts. She grew fond of the weapon but would let the other tributes know how strong she was later. She strided towards the weapon throwing station and picked up a small sharp knife. She traced the curve of the blade and looked up at the trainer.
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Post by seanman1224 on Apr 6, 2012 13:30:16 GMT -5
Femra: District 8 Female
Femra rolled 7 dice to "Wits & Survival" 7,7,10,8,5,3,4,8 (3 successes)
I looked at the plants...then I realized I knew them!
"The first berry is the blackberry!" I said with absolute delight.
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Post by Seryna on Apr 6, 2012 13:39:28 GMT -5
Tank: Weight lifting station"Nicely done." The trainer said approvingly to Tank. "You've done the most difficult task here. You're find to continue on to another station, if you like." To Klo: Throwing weapons station[/b] "Hello," A trim young female approached klo, introducing herself as Christie. "Lets talk about these knives. This is what you can find in the cornucopia or from a benevolent sponsor." She gestures to ten throwing knives laid within a rolling satchel. "These knives in these first three slots are lighter weight, good for a closer target. These farther ones have more weight..." She plucks three different knives from the satchel, letting Klo handle each one. "You hold the knife like this," She demonstrates with one of the lighter knives. "- and watch how I follow through with my arm." She turns and throws at a target twenty feet away, striking the bulls eye. " Christie gestures to the target. "Go ahead and try with these nine knives. We'll talk about how you do after that." [roll Dexterity + Athletics here sheetgen.dalines.net/wiki/WikiDiceRoller You can roll up to 9 times, if you wish] Rory,Femra,[/b] Jace, Micha & Abigail[/b] "Thats correct." The trainer nodded to Femra. She raised her eyes to Jace, the boy who professed to know the plants. "Can you tell us what the other plant is?"
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Post by Aeon The Phoenix on Apr 6, 2012 13:53:12 GMT -5
With his session at the weight lifting over, Tank took a long look around the room, studying each course with unusual consideration... or perhaps he was just struggling with the myriad thoughts rushing through his brain at once.
Finally Tank settled on the Tree Course he had seen Rory attempting earlier. That looked like fun. As he approached, the instructor gave him a similar explanation to what Rory had received earlier.
Tank watched as Nate vaulted up the tree once more, visibly impressed with the man's quick display of skill.
All too quickly it was Tank's turn to attempt the same feat. With a small amount of trepidation, Tank ran forward, hurled himself towards the pole and grabbed for it...
Tank rolled 6 dice to "Pole Grab" 7,3,7,6,3,1 (0 successes)
...only to completely miss the pole and crash into the floor with a shuddering thud. Emphasized by another equally loud thud as the tribute angrily slammed a clenched fist onto the hard floor. He was NOT weak! Failure was unacceptable! Pushing himself back up to his feet, Tank resumed his initial position and made another attempt.
Tank rolled 6 dice to "Pole Grab" 8,5,4,3,10,1,5 (2 successes)
This time he grabbed the rod, pulling himself up with ease and thankfully not making a further ass of himself.
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Post by grrbot on Apr 6, 2012 14:33:24 GMT -5
Klo eyed the bullseye feeling intimidated. She didn't want to make a fool of herself. She carefully picked up a knife and launched it at the bulls eye.
Klo rolled 5 dice to "Throw Knife" 1,7,1,5,3 (0 successes)
The knife fell short and clattered to the floor. In her head she heard the burst of laughter erupting from the room only they werent laughing, hey were whispering. Klo turned back to the table and grabbed a knife trying to not show her embarrassment. She carefully aimed this time. She stepped back and threw it at the bulls eye.
Klo rolled 5 dice to "Throw Knife" 2,2,5,10,3,5 (1 success)
The knife glided in the air and stuck close to the bullseye. Klo jumped at clapped her hands in joy. "I did it" she whispered and went back for another. She snatched one up and without aiming properly flung it at the bullseye.
Klo rolled 5 dice to "Throw Knife" 7,1,4,1,9 (1 success)
The knife struck the bullseye again and Klo grinned. She looked around but no one seemed to pay much attention to her. She did a light grumble about tributes better watch out and went back for one more knife. She steadied herself and flung a knife at the bullseye.
Klo rolled 5 dice to "Throw Knife" 1,9,2,8,9 (3 successes)
The knife hit the center of the bullseye and Klo grinned. "I'm getting the hang of this" she smiled.
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Post by QuinnTalon on Apr 6, 2012 14:44:41 GMT -5
"It's sorrel." He looked it over, just to be sure. It was. He and his siblings had learned what plants were edible pretty early, seeing as they weren't eligible for tessarae until they were 12, and their family starved nearly constantly long before grain and oil became available in return for a child's life.
"The leaves are edible. Just the leaves."
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Post by Kulvar on Apr 6, 2012 16:43:42 GMT -5
Jasmine Coverfield, District 11 Female
Jasmine readily accepted the weapon from the trainer and stepped up to the line. It didn't take a genius to know how to nock the arrow. She lifted the bow, holding it kind of like a slingshot. The boys in her family had used slingshots to knock fruit down, and had taught her a thing or two of using one. But this didn't quite feel right. She hummed to herself, let the world fade away, adjusted her grip, then stance. Yes, more sideways, less straight on. That would make for a harder target too.
She smiled, genuine for once, and drew the arrow back to her cheek and lined up her shot. It was on impulse that she lined up the blue sight line with the target at 20 feet. Yes, that felt right.
"Is this the type of bow tha's found in the Arena? I don't remember them looking quite this complex." She adjusted her aim at the last moment, lining up red with the 40 foot lefthand target and loosed the arrow. She didn't expect it to hit and let out a surprised yelp of satisfaction when it sank solidly into the upper abdomen of the target. Not an outright kill-shot, but, certainly a debilitating one. And it was her first shot after all.
She looked at the trainer and smiled, holding out her hand for another arrow.
7,3,10,3,2,7,9 (2 successes)
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Post by CuteLikeMurder on Apr 6, 2012 18:40:38 GMT -5
Rory Noland: District 7 Female Tribute
Edible & Medicinal Plants Station
{Rory Noland rolled 3 dice to "Guess " 9,10,1,1 (2 successes)}
Although Rory’s pretty sure she knows what both plants are but she remains silent. Femra confirms the first of her guess. And she then looks to Jace to confirm the second. When he does, Rory smiles. She didn't that you could only eat the leaves. So another useful tip picked up.
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Post by grrbot on Apr 6, 2012 19:52:00 GMT -5
Klo returned to the knife throwing station a couple hours later. She felt she needed a bit more practice with knifes and found 5 more knifes laid on the table.She traced the curve of the knife and launched it at the bullseye.
Klo Reivier rolled 5 dice to "Throw knife" 7,8,8,5,1 (2 successes)
Klo twirled in satisfaction and snatched another knife and threw it at the bulls eye.
Klo Reivier rolled 5 dice to "Throw knife" 6,9,3,10,6,6 (2 successes)
Klo thought this was getting too easy and pressed hard into thought. What could she do to make this more hard? Aha! She pulled the bullseye farther and pinned it on the wall. It was 50 feet away but Klo had great eyesight. She felt nervous about missing but in a thrust of her fist she launched it at the target 50 feet away.
Klo Reivier rolled 5 dice to "Throw knife" 5,6,6,10,5,3 (1 successes)
The knife stuck the center of the bullseye 50 feet away. Klo's eyes went wide and she cupped her hands over her mouth as she stifled a scream. She jumped and ran over to another knife. She decided to use her last 2 knifes in a double throw. She placed them in between her fingers and drew back her hand and then thrust it forward letting the knifes spring forward.
Klo Reivier rolled 5 dice to "Throw knife" 5,9,10,7,5,10,2 (3 successes)
The first knife hit the target with a "Thwack!" and Klo stared intently at the other Knife hoping it would hit the bulls eye too.
Klo Reivier rolled 5 dice to "Throw knife" 2,9,6,10,8,7 (3 successes)
The second Knife hit the target with a stronger force that made the target fall over. Klo smiled. On to the next station.
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Post by Seryna on Apr 7, 2012 2:16:53 GMT -5
Tank grasps the pole and vaults himself forward, using the pole as a toe hold to hop into the crook of the tree. "Good." Nate approves, gesturing for him to come back down. "Not too bad. You're going to want to remember to test if it can take your weight before committing." He nods. "Remember to keep your momentum up and you can continue to climb upwards. The larger tributes -especially if they are wearing heavy armor- won't be able to follow. Follow me to this next tree."
He guides Tank to the next tree, where a vine drapes down. This appears to be a jungle type tree, foreign from the deciduous trees that Tank has seen in his district. It has smooth bark and a slightly curved trunk as the tree goes up to some spiky palm fronds.
"On this tree, you want to test if the vine can support your weight. Once you climb up, you need to keep your balance. This tree won't have a natural resting place like most trees with branches. In the arena, you can cut the vine and use it for a tie - down or other use."
Nate reaches into his vest and removes a small holster that fits around Tanks thiegh. It contains a small straight blade. "Go ahead and take this up there. Feel free to cut the vine free and imagine what you could use it for in the arena."
[Strength + Athletics (climbing the vine)]
Knife throwing station
"I don't know why you left in the middle of the training session." The trainer frowned at Klo. "Do you plan to stay the whole session this time?"
Upon Klo's return, she notes that Bay, the girl from district 3 is currently in the middle of throwing practice. The trainer indicates for Klo to remain quiet as Bay completes her initial throws. She missed the first target, got the second on the '8' mark, the third on the '5' and two bulls eyes. Drastic improvement.
"Lets move you both to the moving targets." The trainer suggests. "Klo, you can go next. Remember that this training station is a series of challenges that you should complete before departing."
"Lets move onto some moving targets. The first two are at twenty feet. " The average proximity of a rival at Cornucopia? "The third is at thirty feet and the last two are at forty feet."
She leads Klo and Bay to another range and at her sign, the wooden round targets begin to move to the left or right on lines. It may be practice in learning how to lead her opponent, as they moved at the same speed.
"If you have any questions, let me know." She encourages Klo, moving to stand about four feet away to give him some room to work.
[same roll, please]
Medicinal Plant station
"Very good." The trainer approves. "Now we're not sure what type of arena you will enter. Rory has learned about aquatic plants found by lakes. Another plant to consider if water is needed is this."
She brings up a planter with a green, spiky plant. "A cactus can grow in the desert and stores water in a way that you can reach it." She explains, slicing into the cactus and overturning it, showing some moisture within. "Now what sort of environment would you like to discuss next?"
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Post by Aeon The Phoenix on Apr 7, 2012 2:31:38 GMT -5
Tank gave the vine a solid tug, finding it pleasingly well attached.
Tank rolled 7 dice to "Climbing" 9,4,8,7,8,6,8 (4 successes)
With ease Tank ascended toward the outstretched branch the vine was attached to, almost effortlessly pulling himself up as he reached the top of the tree and perched there. From his vantage point he could see most of the room below, and slowly ideas formed for how he could use this scenario to his advantage once the Games started. Pulling the knife from the holster the trainer had supplied, he paused. If he cut the vine he'd climbed up, how would he get down again?
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Post by QuinnTalon on Apr 7, 2012 7:13:51 GMT -5
Jace Colton[/u]
He knew the plants. He hadn't seen a cactus before, but he could recognize it if he needed to. They held water in desert environments, which might just save him if that were the Arena. "Are there any edible plants in the desert? How about like last year: The islands. I know different things grow closer to salt-water than 'fresh' water.
"And...the tundra? Where it's cold. Anything edible that grows there?"
It might be good to know.
As he says it, he makes sure the girls--Micha and Abigail--get a good look at the plants. They should both know what blackberries were--Abigail at least picked them enough. The Sorrel he makes sure they get a look at. Along with the nightshade.
"And...are there any similarities between plants we shouldn't eat? Because there's not going to be enough time to learn all the plants by sight."
He had a lot of questions. But these were things that might save his life, and he well knew it.
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Post by CuteLikeMurder on Apr 7, 2012 13:39:42 GMT -5
Rory Noland
Rory nods when Jace speaks. She agrees with his input. "Yes, is there some kind of rule that's easy to remember? Like with poison ivy and oak. 'Leaves of three, let them be.' You know something like that."
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