🦋 The 20th Hunger Games ➵ Victor: Penny

[rose petals.]

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|female|2|career|tags: careers|

Gloria looked at the other careers, as if challenging them to say anything about her not offering the shoes back. However, instead of taking the bait, all that happened was Chaska offered to carry Eden. With a scoff under her breath Gloria was relieved she got on the better side of the deal. If Chaska had offer to carry her instead of Eden she probably would've punched him. Well maybe not but it wouldn't have gone over well. Eden seemed to misconstrue what was going on though, and hugged Gloria's district partner. She couldn't imagine what it was like to hug another person intentionally. Gloria tried to imagine what it was like to live in Eden's shoes, to actually... care about other people. Oh wait, she was in Eden's shoes.

ᑕOᒪᗷY ᗰᗩᖇKᔕ
|male|6|tribute|tags: zoe, sienna, moses|

"Here let me help." Colby said, rushing over to Sienna and the fire. He was a bit nervous that the fire would give away their location, but the had to eat. Glancing at the eggs, he turned back to the group. "If we could find a container to put water in, we could be able to boil these eggs." He suggested, although Colby wasn't too sure where they would get a container. Pretty much anything that could hold water would work, heck, if one of them wanted to give up a boot it could work.

[Runnersback]

➵Sienna Mach-North| D7 |17|Tags:Moses,Colby,Zoe| loc: Marshes
“Thanks with the fire Colby! Wait idea pitcher plants they have water inside and we could use the cleanest shoe or maybe the trail mix baggy? To hold our clean water and to boil the eggs!” She said mentally disturbed they were sinking low enough to drink water out of a shoe for the capital’s benefit. Soon she was off finding the massive plants and carrying multiple in her hand so they can have water to drink, boil, and clean poor Moses up. As the girl scoured about to find anymore she decided it was best to head back as she was trying to keep as much water she could for them. She quietly trotted back with her battle axe.“I hope these will work... it seems they are quite rare. Maybe we should boil the eggs in half. The other would be drinking, And then for wounds and hygiene?” She said giving a small nervous gesture to Moses as Colby shared her worries.“Colby! Maybe your boot could work it does look the cleanest and plus your height gave you a advantage with the marsh!” She said watching Moses turn the moorhen.

➵Moses Grandy| D7 |18|Tags:Sienna,Colby,Zoe| loc:Marshes
Moses had finished up making the spit and was chewing the inside of the cheek at the grossness of the scratches.“Definitely was angrily quacking five minutes ago.” He said while wiping his bloody face on his sleeve. Moses quickly put the duck on the spite and joined Colby by putting it safely over the fires so it can properly be roasted.“Pitcher plant shoe water? Dope it beats drinking the marsh and contaminated water.” He said teasingly. Moses chuckled softly as Sienna ran along to go find some rather boldly being barefoot. He gently started turning the bird so it wouldn’t burn on one side. Moses was desperately trying not roll his eyes at the image of the girl vomiting directly into the water because he humanely killed a girl after his bow and arrows.“If you want you can boil the eggs in my boots. And boil the rest in his. Maybe there fire proof as they are water proof. But let’s not put them directly in the fire.” He chuckled as he finished cooking the hen and found massive safe leaves that he divided the portions on. They had enough food for a day and a half. And the leaves worked as a plate. He handed the food around and the spite to Colby as he could use it to tie the bootlaces to. Moses slowly began to chew feeling his jaw locking occasionally and frowned. The first aid kit really would be useful right now.

[honeybee.]

Caspia Searobin | District 4 | Location: Cornucopia| Tags: Careers
Caspia smiled fondly at Chaska when he gave her a nod of approval. It was nice to have others appreciate her fighting skills as much as she did theirs.
She looked amused by Gloria’s complaint. The District 2 girl seemed to find the idea of getting her feet wet distasteful but Caspia was excited to, even if having soggy socks was kind of gross. Wading was not an uncommon activity back home, whether that be in the ocean or one of Four’s many streams. Occasionally members of Career Club would fight on fallen trees over the river until one was knocked in and had to wade to the river bank completely soaking.
Nevertheless, it was nice of Eden to offer up his taller shoes to let Gloria keep her feet dry. It was an even better move from Chaska to offer to carry Eden. Though the water was only shallow, it was also murky. Who knew what lay on the bottom? Back home it was always a good idea to wear shoes on the beach when the tide was out, weever fish with stinging spines on their back hid under the sand and stepping on them wasn’t the most pleasant of experiences.

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Felix Prestman | District 12 | Location: Western Quadrant| Tags: Penny
Penny seemed glad to talk of home and Felix enjoyed listening to her, hearing the fondness in her voice. He glanced down at his uniform as she spoke about how most fabrics were made in her district and then smiled at how close-knit the community sounded.
”It sounds so wonderful. Back in 12, most of the people in the the Seam, where it’s mostly coal miners, know each other but there’s always some degree of suspicion. It’s usually a pleasant surprise when someone does something nice for you without expecting anything in return. Obviously, my Dad isn’t like that but it can be hard to get people to look past the suspicion sometimes.” He spoke softly so as to not attract any attention.

[anathema]

(x𝐊 𝐈 𝐋 𝐋 𝐈 𝐂 𝐊x𝐀 𝐂 𝐐 𝐔 𝐀 𝐓 𝐈x)

( district 4 )x( location: cornucopia )x( tags: careers )

After Killick had met up with the rest of the Careers, he remained quiet and let them discuss where to go. He didn't really mind where they were headed, so he didn't say anything. Though secretly annoyed by Gloria's complaining about having to wade through water, he kept his facial expression neutral and let Eden deal with the situation by giving the girl his boots.
Killick couldn't help but chuckle faintly when Eden mistook Chaska's gesture for him offering a hug. Even though he wasn't very close with his allies, he enjoyed seeing how close some of the others were with each other. Sure, some of them didn't get along, but the ones who did really made up for it. It made Killick feel like he was part of something bigger... y'know, like a family.
The boy then glanced over at the marshes, staring down at his boots. These things definitely wouldn't keep the water out, but they'd do a much better job than a pair of galoshes back home. It wasn't like he really minded, anyway. He was more than used to getting sand, water, and sometimes even seashells stuck in the soles of his shoes. A little mud wouldn't hurt in the slightest.

[rose petals.]

ᑕOᒪᗷY ᗰᗩᖇKᔕ
|male|6|tribute|tags: zoe, sienna, moses|

Colby couldn't help but take pride in the fact that his shoes were deemed the cleanest, but the thought of sacrificing a boot to the fire seemed risky. It's better that you loose a shoe than them. Colby thought to himself, folding the edges of his boot over itself and dumping as much sludge out as possible. "Sounds like a plan." Colby said, satisfied that the boot was clean. Or at least as clean as it could be. It wasn't like he had worn it THAT long. Gently pouring some of the pitcher plant water into the shoe, enough to cover the eggs, he carefully made sure not to waste a drop. "I think there is still enough to fit in another shoe too." Colby said, before lacing up his boot and tying it to the spite. He remembered how his mother taught him how to cook. They did this back at home almost every morning for breakfast, Mae would fetch eggs from the hen in the backyard, then Colby would make the fire and Mother would prepare them.She would put them in a pot of water, along with other things they could add at the time for flavor. That was before Colby was sent off to work at the factor though, and he had to wake up before the sun to go across town to assemble parts. He hadn't had eggs since.

ᑭEᑎᑎY ᔕYᒪᐯEᔕTEᖇ
|female|8|tribute|tags: felix|

Penny had heard stories about how bad off district 12 was. It made her sad, looking up at Felix, she wondered how their lives could be so vastly different, but yet similar at the same time. Realizing she had accidentally been staring at him, Penny looked away nervously and continued to focus on the rocky trail. However her mind started to wander. Why was Felix helping her? Why was she still holding his hand so tightly? All of a sudden Penny felt a rock slide out from under her feet and she tripped, falling over on her face. Pain shot through her cheek as it hit a rock and Penny let out a yelp and surprise and pain.

[Runnersback]

➵Sienna Mach-North| D7 |17|Tags:Moses,Colby,Zoe| loc: Marshes

Sienna smiled softly,“Thank you again for letting us use your shoes.” She said softly while checking on Moses and his face. Sienna finished off her bit of moorhen and leaves.“I remember taking boiled eggs with me to work all the time. And I would always eat them in the trees till a bird had a nest and I felt super guilty.” She said with a sheepish smile watching the eggs bobble a little while trying to do a little ally bonding. “What was your favorite things to do before work?” She said asking her allies curiously watching Colby sitting by the fire. Even though her mind soon drifted off to Eden and the faux fight from earlier. He could have taken her out of the game as she did pose to be a bit of a threat. But he didn’t and she just admired him more for that.

➵Moses Grandy| D7 |18|Tags:Sienna,Colby,Zoe| loc:Marshes

Moses frowned a little as Sienna checked him over but he did enjoy finishing off all his moorhen. He would save his egg for another day right now he just needed something to do. Moses listened to Colby with a grin as he started taking mud and leaves to disguise the bright yellow pack. Of course the Capitol would pick bright colors, it was all most like a calling card. Moses took his clean hand and wiped his face clean again before continuing to scrub the yellow pack till it wasn’t yellow.

[Zyn]

☭ 𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚜𝚔𝚊 𝚂𝚒𝚘𝚞𝚡 ☭
District 2 || Career || Male || Eighteen || The Mad Dog

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☭ Location: Cornucopia
☭ Tags: The Careers
☭ Mood: Determined, Confused
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Chaska stiffened slightly when Eden walked straight into his arms and gave him a hug. He didn't really know what to do and awkwardly patted Eden's back while trying to figure out if it was the right response. A rush of relief rushed through him when he was released but there was small part of him that was sad that the hug was over. However because he didn't know how to deal with that small part he elected to ignore it and squash the feeling of wanting another hug. Instead he solemnly nodded. "It wouldn't be a hassle at all, I refuse to allow an ally to get injured and not be able to fight properly" he said with as much determination he could muster. He glanced around at Gloria at the sound of a tiny scoff and he tilted his head in slight confusion. Luckily due to his lack of social skills he didn't linger on it long and instead turned back to Eden. "If your ready to head out then I can pick you up now" he said while offering his arms. His plan was to carry Eden princess style, after all he was too short to carry them piggy back style. He couldn't carry them like a sack of potatoes either since he assumed that Eden wouldn't appreciate it. That meant that the only way was princess style, he was hoping that Eden wouldn't be offended.

☣ 𝒮𝒽𝒶𝓇𝓃𝒶𝓏 𝒜𝒹𝓋𝒶𝓃𝒾 ☣
District 5 || Tribute || Female || Seventeen || The False Prophet

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☣ Location: Northern Quadrant
☣ Tags: Reyna
☣ Mood: Wary, On Edge
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Sharnaz "Of all the ways to go..." she agreed with a huff of laughter. From what she had seen over the years none of mutts had been weak. They had all been a force to be reckon with. Being mauled by the beast wasn't the way she wanted to go, it was too drawn out and painful. With another chuckle she dismissed those thoughts and instead trudged on into the forest. It wasn't much longer before they reached a cliff with a waterfall. Racking her gaze over the waterfall she got a similar idea to Reyna, not that she actually knew they were thinking the same thing. She had once seen a picture of a hidden cave behind a waterfall. It could be a good idea, so long as there wasn't anything already living there. "Sure, have you heard of caves behind waterfalls? I think we should heck and see if there is one behind that one. If there is one then we should scout it out. Don't want to get surprised if something was already living in this hypothetical cave. It would also be smart to see if there are other entrances into the cave" she said thoughtfully. Then without waiting for Reyna to respond she started forward towards the waterfall. She did have a secret agenda of course, there was always an angle. It was her plan to gauge just how much adverse to water Reyna was. The more she knew about her 'allies' fears the better she could control them.

[DetectiveLunar]

Madeline Gomez//District 1//Female//A brat//Tagged; The Careers

Madeline’s face twisted into a scowl. This idiot really thought she was concerned for him? Not only was he horrible at fighting, he was also an idiot! “I wasn’t telling you to be sa-“ She mumbled, being cut off by Eden addressing the others. She had completely forgotten that they had that stupid alliance.
Madeline just nodded in agreement. The East didn’t seem that bad. No place for the pathetic little rats to hide. It also seemed like a cleaner area. She wouldn’t be dirtied by mud or other disgusting things, unfortunately she’d have to get wet in order to get to the East. Gloria seemed to think the same. She didn’t like that.

She rolled her eyes, Eden had just offered up his boots. He was going to die earlier than expected if he kept this up. That stupid Gloria girl. She should’ve just dealt with the water, now her stupid partner had no boots.

The rest of the Careers kept trying to work out the hassle Gloria had caused but Madeline wasn’t going to wait for them. She began to wade across by herself, she wasn’t going to wait for her stupid “allies” to out some stupid solution. After practically marching across the river, she turned around and called for the rest to “HURRY UP!”

Jay Fernandez//District 11//Male//Tagged; Reika

Jay let out a shrill scream as Chaska decapitated his attacker. He hadn’t even noticed the attacker. He could’ve died and he wouldn’t have even known! The other tribute was kinda scary but Jay was glad he had helped him. “Umm..Th. Thank. Thank you!”He stuttered, still in shock at what had happened, before following Reika over to the East Quadrant.

He quietly followed behind her, still clutching the tent pack he had managed to snag. He still didn’t speak, only nodding back at her in response. He could’ve died. He WOULD’VE died if it weren’t for Reika and the other tribute. He didn’t stand a chance. Sooner or later, they were going to kill him and Reika. There was no way they’d survive. Jay had been too stupid to even notice the attacker. They were going to die and it would be all his fault.

He began to tear up. God, this was just the interview all over again. He didn’t want to cry but he couldn’t help it. He sat down and tried to cover his face. He wasn’t fit for the Hunger Games. He should’ve let Carlos volunteer in his place. Carlos would’ve done much better. Speaking of Carlos, he wondered how his family was doing back home. Were they watching him right now? Watching him crying his eyes out like the baby he was.
“I-“ He began to silently sob into his hands. “I’m sorry.“

(Sorry if I missed anything! I had to go through 3 pages and I wrote this kinda fast!)

[rose petals.]

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|female|2|career|tags: careers|

Gloria glared at Madeline. How dare she tell her to hurry up?! She would show her, she'd get across to the other bank first. Gloria wrinkled her nose and stepped into the water, going as fast as she could through the water without splashing herself. Eden's boots helped keep the water out, but they were also too big for her feet, and Gloria had to stop herself from tripping and falling into the water, only something like that would ruin her day! She would be soaked AND cold AND muddy. Suddenly, a thought hit her. What if Eden gave me his boots just so I would be off balance? And what if Madeline lured me out to kill me. Wouldn't put it past them. Gloria thought, eyeing the district 1 tributes warily for a moment. She had to stop thinking like that, but of course the district 1 tributes could think that they were better than her just because they were district 1- Madeline probably did think that. Thinking about it made anger flicker inside of Gloria's stomach. It wasn't fair that she was born in 2, she deserved better.

ᑕOᒪᗷY ᗰᗩᖇKᔕ
|male|6|tribute|tags: zoe, sienna, moses|

"No problem." Colby said with a smile, eating his piece of moorhen chunks at a time. Sienna's question made him think, there was lots that he enjoyed doing. "I miss spending time with Mae- she's my sister. I have other siblings but I'm closest with her." Pain hit his heart as he remembered Mae's face as he was reaped, the pain that took over her eyes and her wail of terror as Colby walked up to the stage. "Believe it or not I actually used to play sports" Colby added with a chuckle, "When i was younger some other kids and I made a ball out of old clothes that didn't fit us and we could kick it around the streets. That was until someone accidentally kicked it into old man Mr. Granger's yard and we never played again." Colby's smile grew at the memory, the shocked expression's of the other children filtered through his mind when the old man chased them away from his house. "What I liked best though was helping my mother around the house. Everyone else wanted to play outside but I would always help clean and make the fire." Thinking about it made him smile even more, but suddenly the smile faded. After that came a bad time where they were almost completely out of money. Colby and Mae were sent to work in the factory with their father but Colby wouldn't let his sister go. It was very dangerous and she was only a kid at the time. So he worked double shifts to make up for it, helping out his family but essentially draining his life away. Now that he was a tribute all of his efforts for his family were in vain. Mae would end up working at the factory anyways and his parents and siblings would be no better off. Realizing that he was just staring into the fire, Colby turned back to his companions with a light chuckle. "Anyways you didn't ask for my life story or anything, enough about me! What did you do all back at home?"

[SunnyJustice]

➵ Reyna Byrne of District Twelve
➵ Location: North
➵ Tagged: Sharnaz
Always one to wear her heart on her sleeve, Reyna made no effort to hide her excitement. Her expression lit up like some annoying child who'd finally managed to pester a parent to buy them treats. Just as she expected, her ally was a genius.
"Wow, you read my mind about the waterfall cave thing!" Reyna tipped her head back and laughed in that obnoxious way of hers. In her mind, there was no point in hiding anything about herself or how she felt. "You know, Sharnaz, I feel like you really 'get' me."
She didn't bother to clarify, of course her ally knew what she meant. Sharnaz was the only person who understood Reyna.

With a big smile, the girl from District Twelve drew her sword and approached the waterfall. Reyna had an idea for once. She was adamant to avoid touching water as much as possible, so instead she jabbed her sword through the falls. It didn't hit anything on the other side. Emboldened by her discovery, Reyna prepared to take off in a reckless sprint - but hesitated.
"Right, other entrances. We don't want to jump through freezing water and straight into the jaws of bear mutts." Reyna wrinkled her nose in disgust. Bear mutts were fine, she could take them. It was the icy water she worried about most.
She looked around the cliff, hoping to find some obvious tunnel or hole. "Dangit. What kind of thing should I be looking for?"


➵ Eden Beauregard of District One
➵ Location: Cornucopia
➵ Tagged: Careers
At Gloria's scoff and Killick's chuckle, Eden assumed they were both reacting to his awkward hug. He smiled sheepishly and rubbed the back of his neck. As for Madeline, she'd stalked off with a huffy attitude, pursued by an equally angry Gloria. Eden was used to their rivalry by now. Some healthy competition was good, as long as they didn't resort to hurting each other for real.
Chaska insisted carrying him wasn't a hassle, a reassurance that brought a smile to Eden's face. His ally cared and wanted to prevent him from getting hurt. "Okay!" He responded with a warm smile. "Thank you for thinking of me."
Eden already trusted Chaska, but his actions in the bloodbath had solidified that faith. He'd saved two children and his own ally now. A fearless warrior, a loyal teammate, Chaska was the definition of trustworthy. When he extended his arms in an offer, Eden climbed in and made himself comfortable. He felt so safe, as if resting in the arms of an older brother. But he'd never say that aloud.

Out of the corner of his eye, Eden noticed the two children disappearing into the distance. They'd headed towards the eastern plains too. He hadn't considered it earlier, but now it dawned on him - this was the safest option for those kids. Eden had no intentions of hunting children, he wanted to pursue more dangerous tributes who'd put up a vicious fight.
Speaking of the kids... "I forgot to say this, but thank you for saving those children." Eden kept his voice hushed out of respect for Chaska's privacy. "If Rieka died so soon after I let her go - or if she lost her best friend - I would never be able to forgive myself. But you gave them both another chance. You're a good man, Chaska. Thank you."