On your chariot, you parade through the dark moonlight, the runway only lit up by the faces of your supporters, carrying glowsticks as neon lights dance in front of your eyes. They scream and cheer for you, shouting and smiling as each District's chariot barrels down the runway. You sigh a breath of relief as your carriage disappears behind the curtains. But soon, you realize that your performance is not over. As your chariot is revealed, cats line the street, awaiting your arrival patiently. You burst from the other side of the scarlet curtains; and when they see you, the streets erupt with roaring applause. Holographic supporters run up to your chariot, some begging for your attention as their virtual avatars phase through it. Festival carts and virtual food is being given to the wealthiest of cats in the Capitol. After all, these cats have paid a hefty sum to be here, supporting their favorite tributes. The streets are packed as the cats dance and mingle amongst themselves. A cat wearing the Capitol crest seems to be writing in a notepad. Blue eyes follow you with intense interest, their fervent writing nearly sparking flames. A passing face in a holographic horde, but one that is worth acknowledging. Light pollution clouds your vision as loud music plagues your ears... but you feel a sense of happiness. You feel light, as if all of your worries have faded... and then, you return to your curtain. And the sounds of the lively festival cease, leaving only silence in your midst. You can only hope that you have caught the Capitol's eye. written by @Tsu_Suki song is god race by metaroom -- For those new to THGRP, the Parade is an optional event that can possibly boost your sponsor score (probability to get a arena gift) in the arena. Basically you're writing a short excerpt based off of the prompt/description provided about your character. Parades are essentially the way your tribute debuts into society. You will be graded off of a hidden rubric out of 5, based on how much the Capitol enjoyed your tribute's performance. [ This is not based off of writing ability etc, just on our rubric and how much the Capitol would be fond of your tribute. ] Parades will be due by Tuesday, Jan 23rd. Don't forget to REMIX this project, otherwise your Parade won't be graded (it'd be nice to have your tribute's name in the title as well!)
Pre parade: Two stylists surrounded him, taking off everything even his visor that he got from working in the shop. "Can the visor stay on please?" he asked but the stylists ignored him. Instead of the hat they put a crown of glowing and holographic white roses. "It nice and all.." as he was talking the stylists interrupted saying "Black or White?" Rover quickly responded "White please" to they put on the white tuxedo on him and put a real red rose that still had thorns was in the tuxedo. "This is too..." but the stylists interrupted him again and they put on white boots with glowing holographic golden wings. He was finally able to mutter a word as he thought they were done "Thanks" Parade: "Was this enough?" he thought to himself while getting on the chariot. "Would any sponsors pick me?" he was worried, he wished he had anybody he knew, even Benedetta. But it was now or never, "Hello great citizens of Panem! My name is Benevolo which means Benevolent in Italian, but most people call me Rover." he paused waiting for a reply, but there was no reply, so he took the rose out from his tux and carefully de-thorned it "See this rose, I believe it represents Panem. Although it got dethorned the thorns stand for the rough patches, but the flower on top shows that Panem will bloom into prosperity." He threw the rose and a cat caught it. The cat who caught it asked Rover "Parli italiano?" Rover replied, "Conosco qualche parola in italiano." Many cats cheered on for this interaction as Rover left from the view of the cats. Song: Temptation stairway waltz version
