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<blockquote data-quote="Sparky" data-source="post: 4967484" data-attributes="member: 13681"><p>The air in the tunnel leading out to the arena floor is hot. Close. The portcullis rattles up and the tunnel brightens, filling with light and the cheers of the crowd and a breeze that gives a brief, if dusty, respite from the still air. Attendants drag battered corpses past, trailing a path of sandy blood and loops of organs that once nested neatly inside. It’s been ugly out there. The gate rattles back down, thumping into the sand of the arena floor. It’s dim and quiet and still in the tunnel again.</p><p> </p><p>Sweat soaks your clothes and trickles, tickling, where its path is not restricted by the cinch of armor or the chafing of clothing. Though nothing chafes more than the Collar. A ‘gift’ from the Arena masters to the brutal darlings of the Arena. Warriors who’d lasted long enough to become favorites in the Arena (and, by virtue of that same prowess, a danger to their handlers) were ‘rewarded’ with a Collar. Collars had all manner of disquieting properties designed to keep high-value Arena slaves in line while not overtly affecting their performances. </p><p> </p><p>There are three of you today – Atrius, Q’ynn and Rodeh.</p><p> </p><p>An attendant moves down the line checking ties and buckles and straps, the last inspection before the gate rises. A second attendant moves down the line helping you into tunics of silver-trimmed royal blue bearing Septimus Sarcus’s crest – a laurel and sword – on the breast. A last attendant distributes dragon-faced helms that hide your faces, thankfully without obscuring your peripheral vision. Much. </p><p> </p><p>The heat and stuffiness of the corridor lends itself to unpleasant thoughts. You have that twitchy feeling of being watched. Standing in the swelter of the tunnel, awaiting the announcement of your match, the main event that all of the day’s brutality has been building towards, it's hard not to wonder what wonders and atrocities await on the other side of the portal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sparky, post: 4967484, member: 13681"] The air in the tunnel leading out to the arena floor is hot. Close. The portcullis rattles up and the tunnel brightens, filling with light and the cheers of the crowd and a breeze that gives a brief, if dusty, respite from the still air. Attendants drag battered corpses past, trailing a path of sandy blood and loops of organs that once nested neatly inside. It’s been ugly out there. The gate rattles back down, thumping into the sand of the arena floor. It’s dim and quiet and still in the tunnel again. Sweat soaks your clothes and trickles, tickling, where its path is not restricted by the cinch of armor or the chafing of clothing. Though nothing chafes more than the Collar. A ‘gift’ from the Arena masters to the brutal darlings of the Arena. Warriors who’d lasted long enough to become favorites in the Arena (and, by virtue of that same prowess, a danger to their handlers) were ‘rewarded’ with a Collar. Collars had all manner of disquieting properties designed to keep high-value Arena slaves in line while not overtly affecting their performances. There are three of you today – Atrius, Q’ynn and Rodeh. An attendant moves down the line checking ties and buckles and straps, the last inspection before the gate rises. A second attendant moves down the line helping you into tunics of silver-trimmed royal blue bearing Septimus Sarcus’s crest – a laurel and sword – on the breast. A last attendant distributes dragon-faced helms that hide your faces, thankfully without obscuring your peripheral vision. Much. The heat and stuffiness of the corridor lends itself to unpleasant thoughts. You have that twitchy feeling of being watched. Standing in the swelter of the tunnel, awaiting the announcement of your match, the main event that all of the day’s brutality has been building towards, it's hard not to wonder what wonders and atrocities await on the other side of the portal. [/QUOTE]
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