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Post by 𝐸𝓁𝑜𝓆𝓊𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒟𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓂𝑒𝓇 on May 22, 2019 22:51:04 GMT -5
(Thank you love <3 and yes!! *Chants* ROMANCE! ROMANCE! ROMANCE!)
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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on May 23, 2019 0:54:15 GMT -5
Hahahahaha sounds like the masses have spoken XD I’ll work on something)
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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on May 23, 2019 9:14:32 GMT -5
Burton Acton
And either victory, or else a grave
But without the Capitol influence on him, he actually felt and looked younger than he ever had. Returning home had brought back some memories of the Games, like his reaping and Holly's death. The death of his family and the painful knowledge that they should be here but that it was because of him they weren't. But it was far better than what it had been like presenting the Games. Here, perhaps the nightmares would fade and he could almost - almost - go back to normal.
He was in the marketplace, when he heard an astonishingly familiar voice behind him, one that brought back memories of school and childhood. It was close behind him.
"Burton Acton? Is that you?" asked a female voice.
He turned to see a woman of about his own age. She stood a little shorter than him, and she had shoulder-length chestnut hair and blue eyes set in an oval face. Her eyes were so familiar, the prettiest shade of cornflower blue and always glittering with laughter just like they had been the last time he saw her. She was smiling, bringing out the dimples in her cheeks. It was her, alright. She was paler than he had remembered her, but he knew a job in the factories indoors all day would do that.
"Paige Arana?" Burton asked incredulously as he looked over the girl, before bursting into a grin and hugging her "You have no idea how good it is to see you."
"So, you're not too good for District 8, then?" Paige asked, looking him up and down "I thought we'd lost you to the Capitol, and riches and fame."
"Yeah, for a while," Burton said with a nod "but I didn't choose that for myself. And I kind of lost myself too. But it doesn't matter, I'm back now, and I've got a little house, and a job."
"A job?" she chuckled "aren't you meant to be loaded? You are a victor, after all,"
"It's a long story, but if you came over to chat with me because you thought I was rich, I'm very sorry to say you'll be disappointed," he said with a chuckle.
Paige laughed as well, and her laugh made Burton's heart skip a beat. It felt like a true accomplishment to have made her laugh.
"Luckily, I came to see my old friend," Paige grinned. The dimples were back.
"Ah, well that's good," Burton nodded "and I think your old friend thinks that we need to catch up properly, and your old friend would like to get some food with you or go on a walk sometime so we can talk."
Paige didn't seem to need to take long to think about it, because she nodded soon after.
"Sure, I'd like that,"
And suddenly Burton felt back to normal again, no longer like he was living in a nightmare. |
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Post by 𝐸𝓁𝑜𝓆𝓊𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒟𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓂𝑒𝓇 on May 23, 2019 23:03:00 GMT -5
(aww so cute <3
do yall want to start the games soon? or keep doing interviews and stuff?)
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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on May 24, 2019 0:54:40 GMT -5
(I’m down to start the game if the others are  Or we could do the parade) |
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Post by Sparky on May 24, 2019 1:01:42 GMT -5
interviews, games, training, whatever is fine for me ]]
also imma get an ari post up real quick and also try to do some reapings for my neglected charries xD ]]
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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on May 24, 2019 1:02:36 GMT -5
(Ooh yeah I forgot training I’m down for that too)
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Post by Sparky on May 24, 2019 1:20:27 GMT -5
Ari's brow furrowed ever so slightly at her words. How am I doing? His current emotions were a mental train wreck, and the jokes he had been making along the ride were simply ways to hide this. Her question was snatch back to reality - this reality - in which he was on a train going hundreds of miles an hour toward certain doom. The Capitol.
The place which would praise him, flaunt him with delicacies and luxuries, then kill him off for entertainment. More than entertainment, though. The Capitol made it very clear that the Hunger Games were a message. A stark reminder that they were in charge and that resistance was practiced in vain.
"Could be better," he said, his gaze shifting towards the windows as they cleared up. They were passing through a range of mountains now, and the flitting surroundings were only another reminder of what they were really doing.
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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on May 24, 2019 1:29:53 GMT -5
Amadrya Darrow
The fire-eyed maid of smoky war
The mountains made her think of the Capitol, strong and cold and cruel and stubborn and hard. They didn’t really care about the kids they were sending to their deaths at all, that much was certain to Amadrya.
“But hey,” she continued “just focus on it step by step, right? Like forget about the Games and everything you have to do because right now you just have to get to the Capitol. Then when we get there only think about doing the parade, or training, or interviews. Living in the present is the only way to stay sane right now.”
Though age didn’t say it, since it was pretty morbid, it was somewhat a comforting thought to Amadrya that this would all be over in a few weeks. One way or another. |
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Post by Sparky on May 24, 2019 2:01:00 GMT -5
"Yeah," Ari said, nodding at her suggestion to get through the present. He needed to make small goals leading up to the Games. Whatever happened during the Arena... well, he didn't need to think about that.
The more he tried to distance himself from the future, however, the more dread built up inside of him. What was this? Anticipation? A part of his brain wanted to get all of this over with, yet the more sensible side reminded him of the costs. Death - suicide, that is - was detrimental to both him and District Seven. His odds would plummet to zero, of course. Another gathering in the square would be held and another boy would be picked. He would be even more shocked, unprepared, and the end of many jokes at the Capitol. Not to mention, District Seven would attain a bad reputation for years to come.
"My God, I just... I can't stop thinking about it," he said, stumbling through his words. His mind drifted back to the last words that Jude said to him. We let them. We let them? What does that mean? Does our abstinence from rebellion grant them permission to do this? "We let them do this to us," he whispered, scowling at the passing mountains. "Why did it take me being reaped to create such a hatred against the Capitol?" Maybe it was the fact that he had grown up in this world a slave. He had never known more than oppression and ruin. No one he knew had ever been reaped. Not hating the Capitol throughout his childhood made him feel almost... guilty.
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Post by Sparky on May 24, 2019 2:02:46 GMT -5
[reality is often disappointing]
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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on May 24, 2019 2:04:07 GMT -5
[ reality is often disappointing] (Hehe....Thanos XD) |
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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on May 24, 2019 2:04:42 GMT -5
(I might get a reply up or we might just wait until we know what we’re doing next Don’t know what you think) |
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Post by Sparky on May 24, 2019 2:09:43 GMT -5
[ yeah I wouldn't mind a train skip we've been at this for a while xD ]]
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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on May 24, 2019 2:10:52 GMT -5
(I know XD I think we’ll wait until we know whether we’re doing parade or training or whatever ) |
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Post by Sparky on May 24, 2019 2:17:36 GMT -5
[ yeah sounds good ]
edit: imma go to bed cause it's like 2AM xD ]]
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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on May 24, 2019 2:25:32 GMT -5
Hahah that’s fair x talk later!)
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Post by 𝕊𝕙𝕒𝕕𝕠𝕨 on May 24, 2019 6:57:02 GMT -5
(Its my last day of school.
Yay.
My responses should be up later, I’ve been studying and such.)
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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on May 24, 2019 7:21:43 GMT -5
Ooh yay, you’re free!
No problem x take all the time you need)
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Post by 𝕊𝕙𝕒𝕕𝕠𝕨 on May 24, 2019 15:47:02 GMT -5
 - - - - - Holly Alandria
“I’m sure they will.” Holly responded, she seemed rather grateful, even if her voice was still rather monotone.
“Well, regardless, we shouldn’t test the Capital until we are in there and we are doing rather well. Arena events occur, I’d rather not see you die in one because we got dumb with what we said.” She explained, her voice betraying her as small amounts of concern pulled through, “I prefer small acts of rebellion anyways.”
She didn’t know why, but she already was closer to this kid than she wanted to be, or should have allowed herself. She barely knew him for a day, and he was already her favorite person in the world, mostly because she didn’t have another. But it was nice to have a friend, and she didn’t want him to die or be hurt because of her being dumb. She wanted him to go home, see his family.
She wanted him to win, and she didn’t want to win. She didn’t want to die, but she didn’t want him to die, because then his family would be heartbroken, and so would she. She smiled at his offer though, nodding, rolling her eyes slightly, “Yeah, good luck with that.”
“Nope. It’s either me or nobody. I might find it within myself to banish you from this greedy Earth.” She said, eyes full of mischief once more, “Either way, mark my words, Burton, District 8 will win these games.”
Even if it’s not me. |
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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on May 24, 2019 15:51:10 GMT -5
(Awww holly saying he’s her favourite person breaks my heart I don’t want her to die I’ll probably reply in the morning cos we were talking about whether we wanna move forward with stuff and ether we wanted to do parade/training etc or go straight to the Games. I’m thinking we do the full parade and training so we can use the stylists and mentors and I’m fine to skip whenever but I don’t know about you Either way, there will be some prime Burton/Holly content) |
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Post by 𝕊𝕙𝕒𝕕𝕠𝕨 on May 24, 2019 15:58:28 GMT -5
(I was thinking about moving forward too. I think parade and interviews and training sounds cool, maybe for a few days, and then we can go one to the games? Either way is fine though.)
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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on May 24, 2019 16:01:23 GMT -5
(That sounds like a great idea to me! I think Dream will probably agree too when she comes on because she was thinking of skipping I’m looking forward to this) |
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Post by 𝕊𝕙𝕒𝕕𝕠𝕨 on May 24, 2019 16:16:20 GMT -5
(Me too.)
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Post by Sparky on May 24, 2019 22:15:49 GMT -5
[ xD hello Leo, how's life going? ]
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Post by Sparky on May 24, 2019 22:18:35 GMT -5
[ not bad! I'm just now beginning to drive and that's super stressful... but other than that I'm free of pretty much all burdens(yay summer)! ]]
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Post by 𝐸𝓁𝑜𝓆𝓊𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒟𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓂𝑒𝓇 on May 25, 2019 0:01:55 GMT -5
(let’s do all things pre games now and on Monday we can start the games!!)
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What about you?)