[Day 5] Pole Vault

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POLE VAULT

Welcome to the pole vault event of the second Panem Olympic Games! The track and field complex is located within the Olympic Arena, 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 starting block, and remember, make your district proud!

The execution of this event is somewhat more difficult than the other events. Feel free to roleplay your character making their vaults, warming up, etc as you would normally. However, instead of pasting a single code in once, you will be pasting different codes in for success/failure at different heights. You will have three chances to clear each height.


Everyone clears the 4.60m jump automatically. You get three tries to clear each following vault, with the odds getting worse for success each time. You will need to edit your post each time for multiple vaults / to add the next jump. BE SURE TO LABEL YOUR VAULTS. Here are the odds:

4.70 odds: dice=3
1 clear
2 clear
3 miss

4.80 odds: dice=5
1 clear
2 clear
3 clear
4 miss
5 miss

4.90 odds: dice = 7
1 clear
2 clear
3 clear
4 clear
5 miss
6 miss
7 miss

5.00 dice=9
1 clear
2 clear
3 clear
4 clear
5 clear
6 miss
7 miss
8 miss
9 miss

5.10 dice=11
1 clear
2 clear
3 clear
4 clear
5 clear
6 clear
7 miss
8 miss
9 miss
10 miss
11 miss


5.20 dice=22
1-10 clear
11-22 miss

5.30 odds: dice=21
1-9 clear
10-21 miss

5.40 dice=19
1-8 clear
9-19 miss

5.50 odds: dice=10
1-4 clear
5-10 miss

5.60 odds: dice=6
1-2 clear
4-6 miss

5.70 dice=4
1 clear
2 miss
3 miss
4 miss

5.80 dice=50
1-10 clear
11-50 miss

5.90 dice=12
1-2 clear
3-12 miss

6.00 dice=14
1-2 clear
3-14 miss

6.10 dice=16
1-2 clear
3-16 miss

6.20 dice=18
1-2 clear
3-18 miss

(From this point on, should it be necessary, the dice follow this pattern, increasing by 2 for every .1m and needing a 1 or 2 to be considered successful.)



The competitor with the highest successful vault wins this event. Heights for this event will be continually updated on this thread; however, the overall decathlon standings will be updated on a separate 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 your shots whenever you please. Keep in mind, though, that this is meant to move pretty fast, so we're not looking for exceedingly long posts.

Roster
1. Teagan Taifun - d4
2. Villain Shoal - d4
3. Meira Selamer - d4
4. Jay Krearns - d4
5. Leo Pine - d4
6. Kellan Fray - d1
7. Kaiser Fray - d1
8. Terry Birch - d2
9. Darrion Blunt - d2
10. Scout Fray - d1


Results
1. Kaiser Fray - 5.70
2. Leo Pine - 5.60
3. Jay Krearns - 5.60
4. Scout Fray - 5.30
5. Teagan Taifun - 5.10
6. Terry Birch - 4.80



TL;DR
Read it
Deadline: 09/19 ~8:59pm EST

[Knuckles]

Teagan 'Little T' Taifun

you may be knocked down, but not out forever

T

he high jump was definitely a challenge, yet I managed to overcome. My height was an obstacle standing in the way, but it didn't knock me done. Each time I fell, I got right back up and tried again, but in the end someone still jumped higher than me. A silver medal isn't bad, though, because it means something. It shows how much I've tried. I was jumping way over my height, but that didn't stop me. I kept going, and I held onto the small amount of hope, and it got me through. It was what I needed to keep going.

Today I have the pole vault. It's exactly the same thing as high jump except I'll be using a pole to jump higher. I have a tough competition laying in front of me, and I can't wait to overcome it. I'm tired of people telling me I can't do stuff because of how short I am. I stand here today ready to prove myself again. I won't go down without a fight. I won't let this obstacle of being short show the crowd what I'm made of. I'm much more than a short person. I'm going to fly, and I hope with everything inside of me that today is just as good as yesterday.


4.70 vault
Attempt 1
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Miss
Attempt 2
1-3
Clear

4.80 vault
Attempt 1
1-5
Clear

4.90 vault
Attempt 1
1-7
Miss
Attempt 2
1-7
Miss
Attempt 3
1-7
Clear

5.00 vault
Attempt 1
1-9
Clear

5.10 vault
Attempt 1
1-11
Clear

5.20 vault
Attempt 1
1-22
Miss
Attempt 2
1-22
Miss
Attempt 3
1-22
Miss

Highest cleared: 5.10 vault

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[cass]

Scout Fray --

She couldn't fathom her reasoning for signing up for the pole vault. Just how she couldn't fathom nor understand why she had signed up for wrestling, and that other thing she had put her name down for, what had that been? Well, whatever it was, it hadn't gone so well. Her twin on the other hand seemed to find an endless amount of enjoyment in slapping his name down for every single event he could think of. His name had been glaring at her, Kaiser Fray in this one and that one and all over the goddamn fucking place. She wanted to smack him and tell him to stop. It was annoying and very much unpleasant. Especially because he sucked.

Her hands tightened around the pole and she ran forwards, forcing her muscles to do things she didn't even know they could do. For a split second she was flying, body angled weirdly, and then she was falling. Landing on a mat. They waved her clear and that was how it went for a while, before she fucked up.

4.70
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Cleared

4.80
1-5
Cleared

4.90
1-7
Cleared

5.0
1-9
Cleared

5.10
Attempt 1
1-11
Failed

Attempt 2
1-11
Cleared

5.20
Attempt 1
1-22
Failed

Attempt 2
1-22
Failed

Attempt 3
1-22
Cleared

5.30
1-21
Cleared

5.40
Attempt 1
1-19
Failed

Attempt 2
1-19
Failed

Attempt 3
1-19
Failed

Highest cleared: 5.30

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[Python]

K A I S E R F R A Y

Poles had many uses.

Pole swords, for one, were handy weapons. Great for defense, kinda shitty for offense unless you knew what you were doing.

Pole dancing was another, and that was right up Kaiser’s ally. He couldn’t pole dance very well, but he could sure as hell watch other people do it.

Then there was this shit - pole vaulting. Couldn’t be too hard, right? And it was the only other event he had entered with Scout. Wrestling had turned shameful for the both of them, so this could be a second chance to not fuck up like losers.

Or they could fuck up double. That would just be ironic. Cross your fingers, folks. It was time for a Fray-for-all.

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1-3
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4.80
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cleared

4.90
1-7
cleared

5.00
1-9
cleared

5.10
1-11
miss
1-11
miss
1-11
cleared

5.20
1-22
cleared

5.30
1-21
cleared

5.40
1-19
miss
1-19
cleared

5.50
1-10
miss
1-10
cleared

5.60
1-6
miss
1-6
cleared

5.70
1-4
miss
1-4
cleared

5.80
1-50
miss
1-50
miss
1-50
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Highest jump: 5.70

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[Noah Vau - D2 (Cato)]

Leo Pine
cause you search for years
but you lose everything you find

Pole vault. How hard can it be? All I have to do is hold onto a pole, run towards the bar, press the pole against the ground, and fly over the bar. Should be easy. The time competing in the Olympics is becoming less and less interesting because it's almost over, and all I want to do is spend time with Charbon. I grab ahold of the long pole before taking off running. I don't know when I'm supposed to press the pole against the ground, but it'll have to be at the exact right moment. When I think I'm close enough, I press the pole against the ground, and I'm prepared to go flying through the sky over a bar. This is easy. Right?

4.70 vault

attempt 1
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clear

4.80 vault

attempt 1
1-5
miss

attempt 2
1-5
miss

attempt 3
1-5
clear

4.90 vault

attempt 1
1-7
miss

attempt 2
1-7
clear

5.00 vault

attempt 1
1-9
miss

attempt 2
1-9
clear

5.10 vault

attempt 1
1-11
clear

5.20 vault

attempt 1
1-22
miss

attempt 2
1-22
miss

attempt 3
1-22
clear

5.30 vault

attempt 1
1-21
miss

attempt 2
1-21
clear

5.40 vault

attempt 1
1-19
clear

5.50 vault

attempt 1
1-10
miss

attempt 2
1-10
clear

5.60 vault

attempt 1
1-6
clear

5.70 vault

attempt 1
1-4
miss

attempt 2
1-4
miss

attempt 3
1-4
miss

Highest vault: 5.60
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[Tom]

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A silver medal in Javelin throw made Jay's attitude change. He wasn't the best. He was only second best. He was a failure like the Krearns name. He had a party to set up tonight, so he had to do pole vaulting and go set up. Jay was never afraid of something like this. He wanted it just as bad as anyone else. Pole vaulting looked easier than done. Jay was getting ready to pole vault, many people failing at it. Jay didn't want to be like them. He wanted to win. He wanted to beat others. He needed this to help him later on. He needed to win and beat everyone else in this. He wasn't one to be competitive, but after seeing a few people do much better than him, he had to do it.

Jay stepped up to the matt. He wanted to beat the Frays. There were three of them in this competition and they had been making a name for themselves all Olympics. The games were coming up and if a Fray made it in and he did, he'd be crushed. He had to put a little bit of fear into them, just in case. Jay was ready and prepared. He grabbed a pole and vaulted to his heart's content.

4.70 vault
Attempt #0
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(Ugh Tom can't dice)

Attempt #1
1-3
(Cleared)

4.80 vault
Attempt #1
1-5
(Fail)

Attempt #2
1-5
(Cleared)

4.90 vault
Attempt #1
1-7
(Fail)

Attempt #2
1-7
(Cleared)

5.00 vault
Attempt #1
1-9
(Cleared)

5.10 vault
Attempt #1
1-11
(Cleared)

5.20 vault
Attempt #1
1-22
(Fail)

Attempt #2
1-22
(Cleared)

5.30 vault
Attempt #1
1-21
(Cleared)

5.40 vault
Attempt #1
1-19
(Fail)

Attempt #2
1-19
(Fail)

Attempt #3
1-19
(Cleared)

5.50 vault
Attempt #1
1-10
(Fail)

Attempt #2
1-10
(Fail)

Attempt #3
1-10
(Cleared)

5.50 vault
Attempt #1
1-6
(Fail)

Attempt #2
1-6
(Fail)

Attempt #3
1-6
(Cleared)

5.70 vault
Attempt #1
1-4
(Fail)

Attempt #2
1-4
(Fail)

Attempt #3
1-4
(Fail)

Best: 5.60 vault

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[Meghan]

TERRY BIRCH

I come from a family of jumpers. My cousin Annalise won gold in the high jump event, and Milo wasn't close behind in the Decathlon version of the event. Leo had cleared the bar at 5.6 meters in this very event. Basically I'm destined to soar into the air and outscore my non-family competitors. It is in my blood.

Doesn't mean the pressure isn't on though. I grab my pole and run towards my target. This is my moment and by ripred I'm going to take it.

4.70 jump
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Miss

1-3
Miss

1-3
Clear

4.80 jump
1-5
Miss

1-5
Clear

4.90 jump
1-7
Miss

1-7
Miss

1-7
Miss

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[ᕙʕ•ᴥ•ʔᕗ]

I can’t fail again.

Her first event had been a complete embarrassment. Meira had no idea her arm was so weak—she had been working for years already—but she knew better than to blame anyone else beside her. She had gotten inside her own head and her voice had never been clearer. It was difficult to spot one face—and all she could see were the faces of her competitors who had watched her fail miserably—but her father had told her that there was only one person who mattered, one person who cared.

Okay. She let out a breath, one that felt warm and cold as it escaped her partially parted lips. Okay.

4.70 - first attempt
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cleared

4.80 - first attempt
1-5
failed

4.80 - second attempt
1-5
cleared

4.90 - first attempt
1-7
failed

4.90 - second attempt
1-7
cleared

5.00 - first attempt
1-9
cleared

5.10 - first attempt
1-11
cleared

5.20 - first attempt
1-22
cleared

5.30 - first attempt
1-21
failed

5.30 - second attempt
1-21
cleared

5.40 - first attempt
1-19
failed

5.40 - second attempt
1-19
failed

5.40 - third attempt
1-19
cleared

5.50 - first attempt
1-10
cleared

5.60 - first attempt
1-6
failed

5.60 - second attempt
1-6
failed

5.60 - third attempt
1-6
failed


Highest cleared: 5.50

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