[Day 1] Swimming: 100m Freestyle

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[Day 1] Swimming: 100m Freestyle Aug 23, 2016 11:14:45 GMT -5

Post by gm bourgeois decadence [aya] on Aug 23, 2016 11:14:45 GMT -5

SWIMMING: 100M FREESTYLE

Welcome to the 100m Freestyle tournament of the very first Panem Olympic Games! The swimming pool is located within the aquatics center, with stands for spectators traveling from Districts One, Two, Four, and the Capitol to watch the competitors. Television cameras are set up around as well, to broadcast the event to anyone staying home as well as to the other districts who aren't as lucky and competent as you all! Please be sure you stretch and warm up with your coaches before you're called to the pool for your race, and remember, make your district proud!

The execution of this event is simple. Feel free to roleplay your character getting ready to begin the race, and then paste the code [*roll=1000+5000] without the asterisks into your post and roll, as you would with a Hunger Games die. This will result in a four-digit number that will correspond to a time, which is read with a decimal point separating the first two and the last two digits (e.g. 5000 is read as 50.00 seconds)

The competitor with the lowest time wins this event. Times for this event will be continually updated on this thread.

After everyone has rolled, feel free to edit your post with your character's reaction if you so desire, but please keep it to one post rather than multiple.

There is NO POSTING ORDER; you may post whenever you please. Keep in mind that this event must be wrapped up by the end of the Olympics Day.

Roster
1. [attr="id","dFour"]Ares Sumner - Malachor Erso D2 (Cato)
2. [attr="id","dFour"]Fabian Perch - d10f ekta ram // [earthling]
3. [attr="id","dFour"]Cain Parish - я𝑜𝓈𝑒
4. [attr="id","dFour"]Lightning O'Hana - Arrows
5. [attr="id","dFour"]Kipper Finn - Kire
6. [attr="id","dFour"]Tobias Staite - LAIN 🍽 1M | Mattio
7. [attr="id","dFour"]Katrina Sykes - charade
8. [attr="id","dFour"]Sabrina Elle - djed carnelian . d8m [kap]

Standings
1. Kipper Finn - 52.07
2. Fabian Perch - 53.47
3. Ares Sumner - 53.89
4. Cain Parish - 53.94
5. Tobias Staite - 54.74
6. Katrina Sykes - 55.85
7. Sabrina Elle - 57.62
8. Lightning O'Hana - 58.81

TL;DR
Dice: [*roll=1000+5000]
Deadline: 08/29 ~11:59pm EST

Last Edit: Aug 28, 2016 14:53:15 GMT -5 by ᕙʕ•ᴥ•ʔᕗ

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[Day 1] Swimming: 100m Freestyle Aug 23, 2016 11:56:38 GMT -5

Post by djed carnelian . d8m [kap] on Aug 23, 2016 11:56:38 GMT -5

Sabrina Elle
100m Freestyle

I've always been a swimmer, and I knew that this would be a great opportunity to show how I good I was at it. I wasn't normally one to show off with things, because it normally wasn't acceptable, however, today, it certainly was, as I was supposed to do my absolute best that I could. I had done my stretches and everything else I could possibly do to prepare for the swim. I'd eaten well that morning and gotten plenty of sleep. I just hoped it would all pay off.

As all of the competitors, including myself, lined up for the race, I was in the number eight slot. We were all on our starting blocks, preparing ourselves to jump in and get started. I got in a ready position so that when the buzzer sounded, I would be ready to go. The other competitors looked like they may be a bit of competition, but I was sure it couldn't be too difficult. I was confident that I would do well.

When the buzzer sounded, I was off. I plunged into the water and swam as fast as I possibly could. This was most likely the fastest I had ever swam in my entire life, to be completely honest. I felt the adrenaline going through my veins as I swam, but felt relief when I was finished. I emerged from the water when it was all over, and awaited my time.

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[Day 1] Swimming: 100m Freestyle Aug 23, 2016 14:05:47 GMT -5

Post by d10f ekta ram // [earthling] on Aug 23, 2016 14:05:47 GMT -5

She spoke with a voice that disrupted the sky
She said walk on over here to the bitter shade
I will wrap you in my arms and you'll know that you're saved

Fabian stepped out of the prep tent and raised his jacketed arms high. He waved to the crowd, winked to his competitors and bowed to the judges. Every single person whose eyes he met was younger - some more than half his age. But it didn't matter. He approached his lane, shit-eating grin fixed on his face. When a camera approached he softened it only a little; Althea would cross her arms if he looked too happy to be there.

But he was. At his advanced age, he'd qualified for the 100m, for the glory of representing Four in one of their best races. He unzippered and cast aside the jacket with a flourish that raised a cheer. Next, he checked his goggles and cap, splashed pool water over his microscopic speedo and then put his fingers to the ledge.

Mark

He lifted his backside, legs humming.

Go!

Fabian pushed off the block and into the pool, gliding under water before rotating his arms rhythmically for the brief remainder of the race.

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[Day 1] Swimming: 100m Freestyle Aug 23, 2016 15:39:17 GMT -5

Post by charade on Aug 23, 2016 15:39:17 GMT -5

Katrina couldn't believe it. One of her rivals for the 100m freestyle was Fabian Perch himself, the mayor of her district. She balked. Wasn't he too old to compete in the Olympics? She shook her head. No matter. No old bastard was going to beat her at swimming. She'd spent far too much time prepping for this event to let a medal get away from her because of some politician with special privileges. Besides, it wasn't like he could be an actual threat now could he? The buzzer sounded and she launched herself into the lane, moving more furiously than she had in days. This was her element. No shoddy career from one or two was going to take that from her. Not even the other careers from district four. She'd come up with a strategy for this one.

Win.

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[Day 1] Swimming: 100m Freestyle Aug 23, 2016 19:51:40 GMT -5

Post by Kire on Aug 23, 2016 19:51:40 GMT -5

Kipper Finn

Does, Says, Thinks

You had recovered from the injuries, pieced together your shattered mind, and regained your trust in the water. Years of training picked up once more and you continued on your path to making your district proud. The Games were not for you, focused on darkness and death as they were. Instead, you would rather focus on hard work and the building of things than the tearing down of lives.

Standing on the blocks, waiting for the tone to sound, you knew that you had done something many others could not. You had made it here, to the place where the best took part. The moment the sound rings through the silent stadium you leap forward. The water is not a shock as you dive in, the temperature set to the familiar luke-warm heat that you had been spending the last few months in. Before that, you had swam in bitter winter waves and watched as shimmering ice crashed to pieces beneath your pounding, swooping hands. You were a swimmer by blood, by nature, and not even the seasons would stop you from swimming.

Now you could only think about going fast. Two lengths of the pool, there and back, and then it would be over. You barely take any breaths as you go, knowing that doing so would slow your time. It's under a minute, you can hold your breath that long. One small gasp as you flip to touch off the wall, then you're back off like a shot.

Once you were a stroke away you powered through that one more motion, giving the last of yourself, as you stretched out your hand.

The pool wall meets your fingers and your head bursts from the water. Gasping like a fish, you turn to see your time, praying it was good enough for a medal.

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Last Edit: Aug 23, 2016 19:52:58 GMT -5 by Kire

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[Day 1] Swimming: 100m Freestyle Aug 23, 2016 20:46:00 GMT -5

Post by Arrows on Aug 23, 2016 20:46:00 GMT -5

Lightning O'Hana

Adrenaline, it crawls through Lightning's bones like ice as his veins freeze at its touch. Years worth of memories crash over his mind as he remembers every droplet of water he has displaced. The water has always been his sanctuary. A place beneath the shimmering surface where he could be free from the burdens of being. Beneath the salt kissed air and embraced in the spiraling pools of salted water Lightning was at home. Here he wouldn't let it be any different, wouldn't let the outside invasion take him out of his aquatic world.

Over the intercom Lightning heard his name spill like a waterfall over the booming crowd. Every thought that ever existed before this moment faded from his mind. Cold creeps over Lightning's skin as he removes his clothing and fastens on his cap and goggles. Voices fall into the dark background of his brain as only he and the water remain. Its smooth surface not nearly as sharp as glass calls for his skin. His touch.

A horn signals Lightning and his competitors to their starting positions but all Lightning hears is the water. Its flow, its existence, and its longing for reunion. So when the words "Take your marks" are ushered he is already in position to... Beep!

Dive.

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[Day 1] Swimming: 100m Freestyle Aug 23, 2016 21:02:32 GMT -5

Post by Malachor Erso D2 (Cato) on Aug 23, 2016 21:02:32 GMT -5

Ares Sumner
Eighteen | Male | District Four

Coming from district four has given me a lot in life. I've learned to swim. The water is my home, and now I get the chance to prove myself, but it isn't about that. So many people have worked their entire lives to make it to this point, and it's something I'll never understand. Winning a gold medal could change the lives of many. It can make them have something to live for, something to work for. But I didn't come here to lose. I want to win something. A prize. Something to show that my hard work has paid off. I don't really train for the games because I find it just a bit pointless, but swimming is something I can do. It's something I'm capable of. And I want this for me because I feel it's the only way I'll ever get honor and glory, however, that's not what I'm searching for. All I can do is give it my best, and that's exactly what I plan on doing.

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[Day 1] Swimming: 100m Freestyle Aug 24, 2016 3:04:22 GMT -5

Post by я𝑜𝓈𝑒 on Aug 24, 2016 3:04:22 GMT -5

C A I N

Her lip is trembling.

That is the one thing she cannot control. Cain is sure that if she wasn't paying attention to her body movements and making absolute sure that she was as stiff as a metal rail, she would be shaking. Her insides are — her mind is going in circles and her heart has the same beat as a child banging wildly on a drum with their angry little fists.

Eighteen years of living with her severe and god-loving parents have taught her how to conceal what she feels, but it hasn't given her steel skin and an iron heart. She is still, and always will be, fragile little Cain, no matter how old she grows or how good of a warrior she becomes. Even if she does well in any of the events, she doubts it will ease the strain on her relationship with her parents.

It's strained not because Cain is a failure — sure, she can fight with her eyes closed and blades are her best friend — but rather that her parents are unbearably and viciously devout to their strange religion.

"We'll see if Ripred thinks you are worthy, Cain," her mother had said before she walked out the door this morning.

She doesn't think it's a matter of Ripred anymore; she thinks it's just about her parents. Yes, they would see, Cain thought as the whistle blew and she dived into the water.

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[Day 1] Swimming: 100m Freestyle Aug 28, 2016 9:49:29 GMT -5

Post by LAIN 🍽 1M | Mattio on Aug 28, 2016 9:49:29 GMT -5

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tobias staite

Toby's heart had pounded as he prepared for the swim that he was going to do in just a few minutes. The teenager was never a fan of crowds, but approval was something the Staite had wanted for a long time. After his brother Zeke died, he didn't have a good pat on the back or a hug with meaning, it was all fake.

As his arms stretched, he imagined what it may be like if he managed to win this race. He pictured pride, happiness, and the smiles of his parents when they find out he found something that he is passionate about that he is actually good at.

Tobias stood on the starting block, ready to dive into the fifty meter pool. There and back, that was all. The teen looked behind him, and the monster that haunted him day after day in his dreams was there. Surely it was hallucination, but Toby didn't know that. He was ready to dive into the flat water and make waves with his arms. He wanted to run from the monstrosity that leaves the bags under his eyes night after night.

When they started, the Staite dived in and swam like his life depended on it. He could feel those insects running across his arms like they did in his nightmares, but he refused to let them affect his performance. It would be over soon, the swim would be over and pressure lifted. Maybe if he did well and gained confidence, he could banish the evil thing that tormented him in his dreams. As he finished, it took seconds that felt like hours for him to open his eyes. Tobias was afraid of shame, and he was afraid that if he didn't win, the evil nightmares would come back with a new way to keep him up at night.

Hopefully this time, it wouldn't involve ripping skin off of himself.

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