[Day 4] Decathlon: Shot Put

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DECATHLON: SHOT PUT

Welcome to the Decathlon tournament of the third 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 simple. Feel free to roleplay your character setting up for their throws, and then paste the code [*roll=375+1650] without the asterisks into your post THREE TIMES and roll, as you would with a Hunger Games die. This will result in a four-digit number that will correspond to a distance, which is read with a decimal point separating the first two and the last two digits (e.g. 1905 is read as 19.05 meters) Each participant will be measured by their best throw only, not their average distance or the sum of their throws.

The competitor with the furthest distance wins this event. Distances for this event will be continually updated on this thread; however, the overall decathlon standings will be updated on a separate thread.

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

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

Roster
1. Yusei Rhee - Noah Vau - D2 (Cato)
2. Royal Hardt - aya
3. Oblivion Reigns - Knuckles
4. AK La Torre - L△LIA
5. Cirque Isosceles - Baby Wessex d9b [earthling]
6. Nevah Krearns - d6a georgie cham 🍓🐢 frankel
7. Enzo Krearns - Tom
8. Jequirity - Avalon
9. Cain Parish - я𝑜𝓈𝑒
10. Lux Pelotte - D6f Carmen Cantelou [aza]


Event Standings
1. Lux Pelotte - 20.22m
2. Enzo Krearns - 20.09m
3. Cirque Isoceles - 19.74m
4. Yusei Rhee - 19.05m
5. Oblivion Reigns - 18.44m
6. Nevah Krearns - 18.30m

Overall Decathlon Standings - Day 4
1. Yusei Rhee - 54
2. Lux Pelotte - 49
3. Nevah Krearns - 48
Oblivion Reigns - 48
Enzo Krearns - 48
6. Cirque Isosceles - 47
7. Jequirity - 40
8. Cain Parish - 10
9. Royal Hardt - 0
10. AK La Torre - 0



TL;DR
Dice: 3 x [*roll=375+1650]
Deadline: 09/21 ~11:59pm EST

[d6a georgie cham 🍓🐢 frankel]

n e v a h

A throwing event, something Nevah always prided herself in but these Olympics games have totally taken away that pride. How was she so unable to mirror her performances while training? Why was she unable to meet her full potential, when it really mattered? Whatever ripred was doing with her, he must want to ruin her persona, something she cannot allow him to do. Her reputation was something that she valued, something she worked so hard to mould and chisel. All the work put into it was by her hand. She couldn’t allow some so called powerful overlord to demolish something she had put all her life’s work into.

Fearing the day that Newt took part in his event, that day was literally around the corner. Maybe Ripred has taken all of her winning potential and put it into Newt, pay back for all the years of torment that she has put him through. No! Nevah you cannot fear something that may not even exist. The only person capable of ruining yourself is you. Being lost in these delusional fantasies is really taking you off the road to success. Finally the part of her that had been silent through the entire games finally decides to speak up. Your job is to win and overrule, not worry about a made up story, a made up god. Get up and fucking win.

As soon as her name was called forwards, Nevah went to the area where she would throw the shot-put. Stretching her arms, she’d pick up the equipment, weighing it in her hand. Sucking up the atmosphere that the audience created in the venue, a smirk painted itself on her face. You can’t allow something as silly as a little game tarnish your reputation, there other ways to make up for it…

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[D6f Carmen Cantelou [aza]]

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I'm awake.

Caught in a competition, I am trapped. 

Trapped in an aura of failure. A complete flop in the hurdles event; I swore that I'd pick myself up for the glory of Four. But it is so much easier said than done, and here, I find myself retracing the steps which thrust me into last place.

Ripred, I know I can do better.

My name is called for the shot put and the Krearns girl, again, sets out the score to beat. It doesn't look far, but my eyes are known to deceive me. I feel the weight of the heavy ball in my hand, exhaling slightly as I bring my hand to my shoulder and get into the swing of the contest.

I notice the Krearns girl smirk at the sidelines--I frown.

Someone needs to tell her she's just like the rest of us; not even worth shit.

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[Tom]

ENZO KREARNS

"Says"

Shot put. An event he had seen the day before. Oblivion had dominated at that, so if she dominated at it again, it would be clear who would be ahead. Enzo had watched Nevah the day before, blow away his scores like they were nothing. Nevah and Enzo were the top of the top in the Krearns family, though from what he's heard from Everett and Nemo, Typherius had taken some medals of his own. Crayola had competed in javelin, as did Nevah, both not getting a single medal in the event that Jay had received a medal for. A slight disappointment to his own mentality, but it was fine, just like he was fine, when really he wasn't. Mentally, he was never fine as his parents and memories of Harbinger Rhodes haunted him into the night, but it wasn't time for those thoughts, not then.

As he watches Nevah go forward and gets an average score, all he can do is sigh. THe feeling of beating her in his head was vanishing as they were doing about average in a majority of the events. Enzo wasn't the type to be upset about something like the olympics, but Typherius was showing them up in the medals department. Enzo needed to win a medal for the Decathlon, even if it killed him. He needed one for himself, that was higher than Nevah's. If she received a medal. Average doesn't give you a medal, above average does. That's what he was. Above average.

As his name is called. He remembers the form he had watched the others do. The shot put in his hands was much heavier than he expected it to be, but all he could imagine was the stories of pirates with cannon balls being fired out at passerbies. Enzo was the cannon. He needed to blast it out of the park. Enzo feels his heart beat. Thump. Thump. Thump. A spin and release. The world was watching the cannon known as Enzo and he had to fire the ball farther than he believed. He needed to beat Nevah again. Prove that he's not weak even with his past injury.

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[Knuckles]

Oblivion Reigns Eighteen| Female | District One

You turned away when I looked you in the eye,
And hesitated when I asked if you were alright,
Seems like you're fighting for you life,
But why? oh why?

Shot put. Should be easy this time since I proved myself in the last one, but knowing my luck, I'll make a fool of myself when I need it the most. It only feels right to retain the gold medal. Yet more goes into the decathlon. It's a combination of every score. One bad performance won't hurt me, however, I've had many.

Turning away from the crowd, I lift the heavy, metal ball into the air trying to remember how I held it the other day. One would think it would come natural since I've held it once before, yet it's awkward in my hands. A soft sigh slips into the air.

Maybe mom and dad are right.

I'm not good at anything. I just had luck. That's all.

With a quick shake of my head, I take my place in the middle of the spotlight. The chanting or the crowd reminds me why I'm here. It's not about winning because I've already won. I found myself, and that's all that matters.

I just hope to have another good performance, but if I fail, that's okay too since I've accomplished my ultimate goal.

A genuine smile spreads across my face as the shot put leaves my hand.

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[Baby Wessex d9b [earthling]]

♚CIRQUE ISOSCELES♚

Perhaps smirking at Enzo Krearns had been too much; it seemed to have motivated him. Despite her solid performance in discus on Day 3 (which had led her to believe she might take first in Shot Put), she couldn't quite get the better of the other athletes. Two of them soared over 20 meters, which was better than her personal record. Still, she did her best, and felt that 19.74 deserved a bit of pride.

It wasn't first; it wasn't last. It was a forgettable.

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[Noah Vau - D2 (Cato)]

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Yusei Rhee Eighteen | Male | District One

It's amazing. Waking up every day for another performance in the decathlon. Right now it's the shot put. I've seen it done earlier as I watching other events take place, and it seems easy. All I'm doing this for is to show my family that I've fixed my life. That the anger and grief I held onto has left. I still miss them every single day, but I know I can go on without them. It hasn't been easy, but I've learned so much about myself. I just have to hold onto them. I have to remain strong. I have to do this. I just want to go out and do the best I can. That's all that matters. Is giving my best. And if I lose, I'll shake the hand of the winner. I lift the shot put into the air, and I feel the weight. It's heavier than I expected, but it'll make do. Remembering the start, I follow the motions. Spinning around, and releasing at the right time. Not once, not twice, but three times.

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