The commingling scents of sulfur and oil dance through the warm, bustling room as stylists and assistants flock to the tributes like moths to a flame, perhaps finalizing stylization or sharing advice to boost confidence. It is the parade, after all, and first impressions matter immensely, especially with millions of citizens watching! Soon enough, you are lined up in district order, and that is when a low hissing sound begins to reverberate throughout the room. It is unclear what this noise is, exactly, until the curtain is pulled back, revealing a massive, intricately decorated steam engine, which accounts for the smells and humid air from earlier. You are soon ushered to your District's spacious car, which is adorned with your District's symbols and transports all of your districtmates, allowing tributes to interact with one another and create a memorable experience for the Capitol, which is already roaring with anticipation. Before you have time to admire the rest of the cars and greet your districtmates, however, the locomotive lurches forward with a huff, and you are off. For those new to THGRP, the Parade is an optional event that can boost your sponsor score (probability to get a arena gift) in the arena. Sponsors, in THGRP, are decided based on your scores from these training events. Your scores will be averaged out, and if above a certain threshold, can increase your chance of winning a sponsor (it is in a raffle-system). Write a short closed roleplay excerpt based on the prompt/description provided above to be entered. Parades are your tribute's debut into society, their first public appearance. You will be graded on a hidden rubric out of 5, based on how much the Capitol enjoyed your tribute's performance. Meaning, the Parade CRP response is not graded based on the quality of writing, but rather, your tribute's interactions with the environment and their performance. Parades will be due by 7/5 at the end of the day. You will likely receive a grade in the following week. Extensions are not offered; this is a hard deadline to ensure the round goes by smoothly without mods having to backtrack and possibly extend the training time. Do not forget: you must remix this project, with your tribute's name first in the title, and post your entry to be considered; otherwise, your entry will not be read or graded. Please also place your tribute's name and District above your parade entry to help us grade! ART - DESC - SONG - Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney "Detective Gumshoe, Pal"
