🦋 The 20th Hunger Games ➵ Victor: Penny

[SunnyJustice]

➵ Eden Beauregard of District One
➵ Location: Careers' camp
➵ Tagged: Careers
Eden tilted his head in curiosity as his allies discussed the rare armor. Back in District One, he'd seen steel armor used for decorative purposes, but not in actual training or combat. It added a nostalgic, almost medieval touch to any uniform.
He relaxed a little when Chaska decided to come on their little supplies delivery mission. To be honest, Eden dreaded the thought of heading upstream on his own, but the presence of a trusted friend would soothe his fears. Chaska soon finished off the last two fish and relieved Eden of the tent. After a bit of switching items around, he seemed to figure out how he'd carry all the stuff.
"Thank you for coming with me," Eden told him with a warm smile. "I'm sure Sienna and Jay will love your cooking as much as I did."
Before leaving, Chaska reminded them of the danger Sharnaz would present. Eden nodded, his expression grim. His friend was right. Injured tributes were unpredictable, and that scheming District Five tribute was already unpredictable. Eden had no doubt Sharnaz was the brains behind the operation - Reyna was only her henchman. No telling what the boss had up her sleeve now.
"To be honest... I haven't thought of any good plans yet," Eden admitted to Chaska, already heading upstream. He kept his voice low so the others wouldn't hear his confession. Maybe his lack of confidence would lower team morale, so he didn't want to risk it.

[a b c d e]

➵ Zoe Marius of District 11
➵ Location: Cornucopia
➵ Tags: Demitra

Zoe heard a mighty crash of the mutt's jaws above her and she was struck by a bolt of fear. She swam desperately towards Demitra and surfaced, taking a breath as shreds of leather scattered above her. She knew she was thrashing a lot and wondered, almost calmly, if the other mutts were coming for her too. She reached an arm out to touch the land, almost there, when sharp teeth grabbed her leg with an iron grip. She shrieked as pain rocketed up her leg and she latched onto the ground, hauling herself upwards until the pressure on her leg released. She dragged herself halfway to Demitra, panting. Her pants were torn from the calf down, and her calf itself was a bloody mess, and very, very painful. She pulled out the first-aid kit and held it out, lying down and hoping her ally knew what to do. "Demitra..." she said breathily, before passing out.

[DetectiveLunar]

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

Ew. They were helping out those other two pathetic rats? Disgusting. She didn’t understand why they cared for them so much. Why were they so important? What was the value in caring for them? They would have to kill them anyways.

Being handed the fish like that made Madeline want to yell at that stupid district 4 girl. What was her name again? She didn’t remember, it probably wasn’t important. She couldn’t wait to get her voice back, she would finally be able to throw insults again!

She ate the fish without complaining, not that she could complain in the first place. Unfortunately, Gloria didn’t do the same. Madeline couldn’t help but grin when she dropped her plate into the fire. Good, starve then! One less rat to deal with. She wanted to tell her, once again leaving her wishing for her voice back.

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

”Umm.. Okay. I’ll wash my face when we get there then.” Jay replied back, hoping that the agreement would make her happy. She seemed pretty happy that he had eaten, maybe she’ll be even more happy if he washed his face like she suggested. He just wanted her to be happy, after what she’s gone through and after the anger he felt for her, all he wanted was for her to be happy. If she was happy, he was happy.

He got up from his spot on the ground and followed Sienna, walking towards the river with her. He appreciated the hug she gave him, it made him feel safer. How long would that last?

Sienna’s sudden jump caused Jay to freak out a little bit. Were they being attacked by a mutt? He frantically looked around, yet nothing met his sight. “Uh.. Guess it was just a false alarm?” He hadn’t meant for it to sound like a question.

After looking around a bit more and reassuring himself that there wasn’t anything dangerous around, he knelt down by the river cupping his hands and splashing water on his face. He didn’t want to put his entire head underwater like Sienna, he was afraid he’d see something scary in the water or that he might accidentally drown. He quickly washed his face and stood up, looking over to Sienna.

“Yeah. I guess.” Jay definitely didn’t sound enthusiastic yet he still gave her a soft smile. He wondered what was next. What would they do in the morning? Would they continue moving or was this their new camp? He didn’t want to bombard Sienna with too many questions though, instead opting for a simple,

“So now we wait?”

[honeybee.]

Caspia Searobin | District 4 | Location: East Camp | Tags: Eden, Chaska, Killick, Gloria, Madeline | Looking Forward to a Hunt
At this point Caspia thought she would prefer it if Gloria just hit her, so they could resolve the dispute and she wouldn’t have to restrict herself to just breathing deeply out of her nose and clenching and unclenching a fist as Gloria complained that she would not be eating the fish and dropped it into the fire. “Someone else could have had that.” She spoke through gritted teeth. Thank goodness for the anger management techniques they had taught at Career Club, Caspia so desperately wanted to settle this with a fight. Madeline at least, took the fish and ate the whole thing, although Caspia was beginning to suspect she’d lost her voice from all that shouting earlier.

When she turned back to the others Eden had collected all of Sienna & Jays supplies and was now asking Chaska to help him bring the tent over to them. As much as Caspia wanted to go with them and leave Gloria to her own devices here there were things to be done before they headed off on their hunt. “I’ll put the fire out so we’re ready to go when you come back. Tell them both ‘good luck’ from me.”
The idea to plan a little for their hunt of their smart enemy was a good one. “She seemed willing to do anything even before she was injured and desperate.” Caspia agreed.
As the pair headed off upstream Caspia began to knock aside the wood making up their fire with the butt of her trident, allowing it to start dying out and stomping any sparks that it sent flying out. “Ready for this hunt?” Her question was directed at Killick, and Killick alone. She was not about to attempt conversation with either of the other remaining careers.

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Felix Prestman | District 12 | Location: Western Valley | Tags: Penny |
When Penny grabbed his hand and gave him a tug Felix jumped but quickly his expression turned to a smile. ”Good eyes! It’ll be perfect.” The cave she’d spotted was only small, but it was out of the water and it would be enough.
Penny seemed to suddenly realise she had kept her grip on his hand and dropped it leaving Felix strangely disappointed. He climbed into the cave after her, it was a tight fit yet comfortable enough, and followed her lead, beginning a feast of berries. Even afterwards that nauseous sense of hunger still remained. “That’s probably a good idea.” He agreed with her suggestion, “I’ve not seen a single living thing down here apart from us. It felt like a good thing but maybe it’s telling us something.” There was no way they’d both be able to continue on berries alone. It was probably time to risk the rest of the arena. “I feel like the stream is leading us back to the lake with the pedestals, so hopefully it should be easy to find our way.”

[SunnyJustice]

➵ Demitra Sparks of District Three
➵ Location: Cornucopia island
➵ Tagged: Zoe
Demitra breathed a sigh of relief when her ally made it to shore. At that moment, she let her guard down - the worst mistake she'd made since entering the arena. A scream of shock escaped Demitra as jaws erupted from the waters and latched onto Zoe's leg. She rushed forward to help, a throwing-knife already leaving her hands, but the mutt disappeared back into the lake before the blade could reach it. The knife plunged uselessly into the dark waters.
Through a haze of panic, Demitra looked down at her injured ally. Zoe's leg had taken the worst of the mauling. There was so much blood, but Demitra knew she had to stay calm if she wanted to stand a chance of helping. She took a deep breath and sized up the situation. Zoe had already passed out, the first-aid kit clutched in her hands, thrust out towards Demitra in a silent request for help.

"Okay. I know it looks horrible right now, but this is just one bite wound. A huge bite wound, yes, but under all the blood it'll just be a single set of teeth. I can fix that." Demitra was talking to herself now, trying to keep herself calm as her shaking hands fumbled with the kit. "It shouldn't be as bad as other maulings in the past. Like what happened to that tiny Career, Coral, a couple years ago."
The Careers! A determined expression came over Demitra's face - those evil murderers were just like wild wolves. One whiff of blood and they'd come howling to finish off the injured prey. To prevent that, she dragged her unconscious ally further up the island until both were safe, tucked away inside the Cornucopia's mouth. Once there, she laid out the supplies from the first-aid kit and looked them over.
Okay. First things first, stop the bleeding. Demitra found a length of bandages and wrapped it tight around Zoe's leg, hoping it would slow the blood loss a little. She used some more bandages to put pressure on the poor girl's bitten calf. A part of her wished Zoe was still awake and alert - the unconsciousness was worrisome - but her ally being still and quiet made it easier to work.

[rose petals.]

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Gloria didn't care. Caspia gave the fish to her so she could with it as she liked. Eden and Chaska left to take care of those idiotic tributes they were helping for some reason, and Caspia seemed to be plotting with her district partner. That vile Madeline girl would be of no use to talk to, so Gloria did what she did best, manicure herself. Maybe lots of people in the Capitol thought that her hair was artificial, or that she was incapable of weaving her hair into a intricate braid and that stylist had done it for her. On the contrary Gloria knew how to do her own hair. It didn't take her very long either, as her fingers were used to the practice of weaving blonde strands around one another to make a very tight braid. If they were going on a hunt, Gloria would do it with style. Even if she were to do it in style she wouldn't be doing it in comfort. Her ear still hurt a bit and itched like mad. She was beginning to feel her appetite returning and was still bitter about not having any purple on her outfit.

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|female|8|tribute|tags: felix|

Penny was glad that Felix seemed to like her suggestion, although it would be scary to venture away from the rocks. Although it was ominous at least there didn't seem to be any other tributes. She hadn't thought that the stream could feed into the lake, but that seemed like a good idea. "That makes sense." Penny said, wrapping the quilt around the both of them so they'd stay warm. "But my feet hurt from walking for two days, it's time to rest." The quilt reminded her that Jasper was watching, and that Jasper was on her side. Shoving a handful of berries into her mouth, Penny was starting to dislike their taste. They didn't do much to hold her over, and they were a little too sweet, her body craved something more substantial. Penny curled up against Felix as the absence of sun made the western quadrant get colder.

[Runnersback]

➵Sienna Mach-North| D7 |17|Tags:Jay| loc:Rivers edge -> continuing upstream|

“We wait and you can get some sleep,I’ll take watch.” She said before crossing her arms to rub some of shoulder and to wipe away any remaining cool water. Sienna let Jay take the cozier spot to curl up in as she paced the small area they claimed was a new home. She rubbed the sleep from her eyes before climbing up a tree to get her going again and to see if anyone was coming. They weren’t thankfully before she glanced at a well disguised Capitol camera. She had a love hate relationship with the cameras but this one just bugged her. Sienna rolled her eyes with a massive sigh before taking to the ground. She snuck on little roll in to keep her from drifting off to sleep and frankly it didn’t work as she managed to sleep standing up with her arms crossed again. It was a light sleep but it was wonderful since she hadn’t had sleep in a while.

[anathema]

(x𝐊 𝐈 𝐋 𝐋 𝐈 𝐂 𝐊x𝐀 𝐂 𝐐 𝐔 𝐀 𝐓 𝐈x)

( district 4 )x( location: careers' camp )x( tags: caspia, careers )

Killick sent a smile Eden and Chaska's way as they prepared to bring Sienna and Jay their supplies. His allies were so considerate. Finishing his meal, he stood up and dusted off his pants. He also wanted to be helpful while the duo was gone.
Once Eden and Chaska left, Killick watched as Caspia put out the fire before contributing himself. He drew his cutlass and prodded at the dying embers, thinking about what might happen during their twilight hunt. If all went well, justice would be served... but he was also scared of the prospect of losing one of his allies. Sharnaz was exceptionally witty.
Caspia then asked him if he was ready, and he nodded. "Yeah," he said, glancing up at her. "I hope we're successful. We got Reyna, sure... b-but we've also got to take down Sharnaz. It would be wrong not to avenge Rieka and Moses; they seemed so nice."

[Zyn]

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

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☭ Location: Eastern Quadrant
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☭ Tags: Eden, Caspia
☭ Mood: Calm
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Chaska gave a tiny nod when Eden thanked him for coming, he wasn't sure he really deserved the thank you but he had to take it anyways. A tiny smile lifted the corner of his lips at the compliment, he was used to getting them for his fighting but he hadn't ever been complimented on anything else. It was a nice change of pace. He glanced over at Caspia when she announced that she was going to put out the fire. It was a very logical move and he appreciated that she had thought of that, though he should have known that she would think of something like that. Thinking ahead and realizing what needed to be done wasn't something he was the best at. He gave her an affirmative nod at her request. The he followed after Eden as they made their way upstream. As soon as they got out of earshot Eden admitted that they hadn't thought of any good plans yet. Which made two of them, Chaska hadn't thought much further than making Sharnaz pay for her crimes. "Neither have I" he admitted in an equally quiet voice. He wasn't too worried about the others finding out about his lack of planning but from Eden's quiet voice he could only assume they were. Which was very insightful for someone so socially inept. However that is all that he was able to pick up on, he didn't know why they were so worried about the other's finding out. Instead of asking he just chalked it up to one those Eden things and pushed that thought aside. "I am sure the other's have plenty of ideas" he said in his best attempt to reassure Eden. Hopefully it worked because Chaska didn't know what else could say.

[SunnyJustice]

➵ Eden Beauregard of District One
➵ Location: Sienna's temporary camp
➵ Tagged: Chaska, Sienna, Jay
A part of Eden was relieved to hear Chaska was in the same boat as himself. Sure that meant neither of them had a plan, but it also meant they'd both start brainstorming with a blank slate. Whatever final plan they came up with would be untainted by the biases of prior ideas. Chaska mentioned the others probably had ideas of their own, which Eden took as a reassuring statement. He appreciated that.
"You're right," Eden said with a warm smile. "One of them is bound to have some idea we can build off. They're very smart, especially District Four." He trusted the judgement of Caspia and Killick over the two belligerent girls, but it would be rude to say that out loud.

Soon, Sienna's makeshift camp started to come into view. It was rather barren since, well, most of her belongings were in Eden's and Chaska's arms. Eden waved to his District Seven friend, but she appeared to be... sleeping on her feet?
"Sienna," He called out from a distance, afraid a sudden approach would startle the two non-careers. Sneak attacks weren't a Career's style, so a sleep-deprived Sienna might assume it was Darius or Sharnaz. "It's us, Eden and Chaska. We're here with your things. Oh, and Chaska cooked some fish if you want a little midnight snack. He's a really good cook, I've tried it."


➵ Demitra Sparks of District Three
➵ Location: Cornucopia island
➵ Tagged: Unconscious Zoe, her own bigoted mental images of Careers
After cleaning and dressing her ally's wound, Demitra slumped against the Cornucopia's cool inner wall. Her eyes stung with an irritating dryness that probably came from exhaustion. Zoe was still unconscious, although no longer bleeding out. Good. Demitra didn't think she could survive the rest of the games alone. And... she hated to admit but she'd become a little attached.
"Hope you're just sleeping this off," She muttered. The bleeding had slowed down thanks to the pressure of the bandages, but Demitra would have to change the dressing later. For now, she just dragged Zoe deeper into the Cornucopia to make it less likely for wandering tributes to spot her. It was best to clean up all the blood in the sand, too.

In past games, she'd watched Careers follow blood trails to an injured tribute dying in a cave or bush. They'd finish off the tribute swiftly, which they claimed was an act of kindness, but Demitra only interpreted it as a villainous deed. In fact, anything a Career did was evil in her eyes. She hated them just for the districts they'd been born into.
They better not come here, Demitra thought as she kicked fresh sand over the bloody parts to cover them up. They better not show their faces around Zoe. I'll make an example of one of those villains and leave them bleeding out for their allies to find.