🦋 The 20th Hunger Games ➵ Victor: Penny

[honeybee.]

Caspia Searobin | District 4 | Location: East Camp | Tags: Killick (Gloria, Madeline) |
Killick seemed a little bit nervous, despite being ready to serve Sharnaz justice. It would do them all well to be a little wary. Sharnaz was no Career, but she was smart and her seeming lack of morals offered her some advantage. He spoke about wanting to avenge Rieka and Caspia nodded, "There's no way we can let someone like her get anywhere higher in the rankings. People need to know that evil tricks get you nowhere." Caspia still couldn't believe that anyone would be happy to hunt down the youngest and weakest of the tributes. "But there's six of us and only one of her, I'm sure we'll succeed. We just have to find her, and make sure she doesn't ambush us or play any other dirty tricks."

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Felix Prestman | District 12 | Location: Western Valley | Tags: Penny |
At Penny's comment about how long they'd been walking Felix suddenly became more conscious of the ache in his own shins. They had been walking for two days straight, hadn't they? Somehow it hadn't seemed that long, perhaps because he had not been alone. Penny wrapped the quilt around them both and then curled up against him, and Felix responded almost instinctively by curling a protective arm around her. Sitting like this he could ignore the pain in his feet and the horrible gnawing feeling in his stomach and allow his tiredness to wash over him. "Tomorrow we'll be able to find a proper meal." He murmured sleepily. It was an optimistic suggestion, one he very much hoped would be true. He wasn't yet sure how, maybe Penny would be able to catch something with one of those throwing knives or they could make a trap using plant fibres. "Maybe we'll even find somewhere a bit comfier to spend the night."

[Runnersback]

➵Sienna Mach-North| D7 |17|Tags:Jay,Eden,Chaska| loc:Temp camp

Sienna’s eyes fluttered from her stroke of sleep, before she rubbed her eyes and looked up seeing Eden and Chaska coming towards them.The sight of them made her ecstatic and well she would have tackled them into the biggest hugs if she wasn’t so sleepy. “That would be great! It smells great! Thank you both so much.” She said walking to them having a feeling Jay needed a shield from the careers.“Sorry about not responding sooner, I was sleeping on my feet.” Sienna said sheepishly before pulling out the tin she got from Garry.“You can just drop the stuff off right here. I can get it set up plus it’ll keep me from sleeping.” The brunette said with a smile before opening up the tin of semi warm herb rolls,“These are herb rolls from seven. Garry and Icarus teamed up a bit to send them to me. But I want you both to have the rest because you have been kind to us.” She said before closing the tin and gently plopping it in Chaska’s hands. Sienna would have given it to Eden but she knew the sweet career would have refused and given it back to her.“keep those I mean it. This is something I’m adamant about.” She said softly with a intensity of kindness growing in her eyes before she quietly nudged Eden to talk with her for a minute.“I just want you to have this token as a good luck charm before you go off hunting that mutt.”She murmured as she slipped it onto his left pinky finger.“So far its kept me alive along with my father who crafted it and I want it to do the same for you!” Sienna said with a gentle smile before squeezing his hands and looking over to Chaska and nodding her head to him kindly.

[rose petals.]

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Penny nodded in agreement. "I'm quite tired of strawberries." She said with a chuckle. Although she said it jokingly, she was started to despise their sweet taste. The idea of finding a better place to sleep sounded good too, although Penny thought it was brave to assume they'd survive to sleep another night... Trying to push the grim thoughts out of her mind, Penny snuggled even closer to Felix. She didn't think much of it. I hope Jasper is alright... She thought, her thoughts wandering.

[SunnyJustice]

➵ Demitra Sparks of District Three
➵ Location: Cornucopia island
➵ Tagged: Unconscious Zoe
Once her job was done, Demitra settled down next to Zoe's unconscious body to rest. Peaceful silence had fallen over the Cornucopia island, but Demitra dared not sleep. She clutched a knife in each hand even now. Careers were evil and horrible in her eyes, but the entire wolfpack of six would definitely make noise swimming to the island. Right now, she was more worried about other, quieter tributes.
Or worse, mutts. What if those huge abominations with snapping jaws could push themselves on land? Demitra hoped this idea was just a figment of her wild District Three imagination. If it came true, well they'd both be fish food.


➵ Eden Beauregard of District One
➵ Location: Sienna's temporary camp
➵ Tagged: Chaska, Sienna, Jay
Eden smiled at his District Seven friend's enthusiastic response. It warmed his heart to see her so happy, especially after all the horrible things she'd been through in this arena. Sienna deserved a break, a warm dinner, and (of course) a big hug.
"I'm glad you got a little sleep. I hope you're able to rest more later," He said softly, setting the sunny yellow backpack down in the grass. The mud covering it was beginning to flake off, revealing the underlying color of a sunflower. It really suited its owner, sunny Sienna with her smile that chased away his nightmares, although he lacked the courage to admit that out loud.
Sienna opened a tin of bread, explaining they were herb rolls, a sponsor present from the mentors of Districts Two and Seven. Eden felt something like a warm glow in his heart as Sienna insistently put the gift into Chaska's hands. Despite all she'd lost, her first instinct was still to give to others. She and Chaska were some of the most kind and selfless people he'd ever encountered.

To Eden's surprise, Sienna then pulled him aside for some sort of special message. He wondered what it was, but she soon explained. She was giving him her tribute token. Before Eden could stop her, she'd slipped the quaint wooden ring onto his hand. It fit so snugly on his little finger. With a warm smile, he examined the hand-carved ring with care.
"Thank you, I..." He looked up at Sienna. Through a mist of grateful tears, she looked like an angel with a halo of moonlight. It was a beautiful night, the perfect night to hunt depraved criminals. If Eden didn't return from this hunt, he wanted Sienna to know how he felt.
"I can't express how much your kindness means to me. Even when I was a stranger, you showed me nothing but trust and support. You fought for us. And fought beside us. So even though you're from District Seven, you will always be an honorary Career to me." Taking Sienna's hands, he clasped them close to his chest, close enough to feel his heartbeat.
"This ring is beautiful," He murmured, turning it over. "Just like your heart."
With that, Eden pulled Sienna into his arms. One more hug before he had to leave. He held her tight, dreading the moment they'd have to part ways. If this was the last time they saw each other, he wanted to leave with nothing but happy memories.

[a b c d e]

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

Zoe felt blackness all around her, exhaustion dragging her down into its depths. She swam through the darkness, searching for light, away from the mutts that lurked in the deadly dark. She kicked out to escape the jaws that were closing around her and a searing pain shot through her. She jerked awake, bleary eyes opening to see her ally sitting in the dim light in front of her. Her leg was painful; moving it sent a jolt of pain up it, but she could see that it was bandaged well enough that the bleeding had stopped. She pushed herself up with her arm and looked around. They were inside the Cornucopia, Demitra sitting near the entrance, her knuckles white against her throwing knives. She shivered as she remembered one of those knives hitting Colby, but a piercing pain in her leg distracted her from those thoughts. She made a yelp of pain involuntarily but then tried to muffle it. "Demitra?" she said quietly. She didn't know how much the Cornucopia would echo if she called out. "Are you okay?" she asked. She didn't know what they would do if Demitra had been injured by the mutts too.

[Zyn]

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

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☭ Tags: Eden, Sienna
☭ Mood: Calm
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Chaska felt a rush of relief when Eden took his words as reassuring like he had been aiming for. It was hard to tell how he had to say things in order to sound the way he wanted to sound. He nodded thoughtfully at Eden's words, if the others had ideas it would be easy to build off them. At the suggestion that District Four might have ideas he gave a firm nod. The first person to pop into his mind was Caspia, in his opinion if anyone would have a good idea it would be her. From what he could tell Caspia was very smart. "Caspia and Killick are bound to have ideas" he agreed, there had been a slight pause between Caspia and Killick. To the unobservant they wouldn't notice anything, but an extremely observant person would notice. However he didn't say anything after to give any hint as to why there had been a pause.

As the camp came into view he couldn't help but notice how barren it looked. Of course he knew why it was so barren, after all he was holding their tent. The first thing he noticed was Sienna who was standing guard, though it appeared that she was sleeping while standing up. A look of confusion and admiration crossed his face as they approached cautiously. Thankfully Sienna seemed to wake up and recognize them fairly quickly. With a dip of his head he felt a rush of sympathy for her sleepiness. After all he was all to aware of the fact that it had been much too long since he had last slept. At the suggestion he set down the tent and then faltered when it came to the fish. He didn't want to set them on the ground and risk making them dirty so he just stood there awkwardly instead. He was so distracted that he didn't notice when Sienna was talking about the rolls. In his distracted state he only noticed when a tin ended up in his hands. Blinking owlishly at Sienna as she spoke to him, Chaska was glad for how dark it was. The dark would cover up the growing circles under his own eyes. As her words sunk in he gave her a tiny dip of his head to acknowledge what she had said. He started to offer the fish but she was already turning to Eden and focusing on him. So instead he pulled the fish back and tried to focus on anything but those two. It felt like he was intruding on a moment. He would allow them as much time as they needed, so long as someone came to take the dang fish.

[Runnersback]

➵Sienna Mach-North| D7 |17|Tags:Eden,Chaska| loc:Temp camp

Sienna smiled softly at him while her eyes misted up at his words. Her face flushed red at his kindness,“Just like yours.” Sienna echoed back softly as she was tugged into his warm loving arms. The brunette wrapped her arms tightly around his chest having a small notion that career she was holding had worries that brought upon the beautiful message. Eden was a like a beautiful willow tree, strong and elegant. She softly rubbed his lower back as her head rested on his shoulder.“Eden if you ever anything I will be here to support you just look at threes, you and Chaska will do great. I am sure of it and so is district Seven. There rooting for you both.I’m rooting for you both.” She said softly before remembering Chaska and the poor fish he was holding! Sienna gently withdrew her arms before taking Eden’s hands and kissing the tops of them gently as a way of saying good luck. Before she walked over to Chaska and took the fish from him and giving him a kind pat on the shoulders.“Thank you Chaska for everything.”She whispered before setting the fish on a rock near Jay as she swiftly returned to Eden having one final message.“Eden Beauregard,I love you!” Sienna blurted out before turning away and staring at the trees as her face turned a furious red. She just hoped he felt the same and well that Chaska & Jay were too tired to remember if he did reject her.

[DetectiveLunar]

Madeline Gomez//District 1//Female//A brat//Tagged; Pathetic Rats

Those two fish tributes were having a conversation about vengeance and justice. Of course that’s why they wanted to hunt down that rat. Madeline could care less about justice, she just wanted to quickly get rid of that ugly mutt before she could pull any tricks.

She thinks she’s sneaky? She thinks she’s soooo smart?? She thought to herself, already planning all the insults she would throw at that stupid mutt. That stupid girl would recieve the wrath of Madeline!! Even if her throat still hurt by then, she would still screech some very creative insults. She would rather mess up her vocal cords than be bland and not yell at that rat. That just wouldn’t be any fun.

Jay Fernandez//District 11//Male//Tagged; Sienna and the two scary Careers

Jay simply sat down after Sienna had explained her plan. He was tired, but he didn’t want to sleep. He was too scared that something would happen while he slept. So instead he sat on the grass, bringing his knees up to his chest and resting his head on top.

He couldn’t help but notice that Sienna had gone still. Was she okay? He later got his answer when some Careers walked into their little camp. He couldn’t help but try to shrink himself down, become invisible. He didn’t really want to fear anyone that hadn’t done anything bad to him or his friends, but he couldn’t help but be utterly terrified by the Careers. He really shouldn’t have been allowed to view the previous Hunger Games.

Seems like those Careers had brought something. Jay was curious but he didn’t get up or get any closer to them. He looked a little confused when Sienna mentioned sleeping on her feet. How could someone even do that? What if you lost balance and fell? That would hurt… At least he knew Sienna had been okay earlier.

Oh hey, fish! That’s what the Careers had brought, he realized when Sienna had set them down near him. That was really nice of them, if only he didn’t fear them so much.

Speaking of Careers, Sienna seemed to be really close to one of them. They were talking but Jay didn’t really pay attention. It seemed that whatever they were saying was personal and it was really rude to eavesdrop. It was super mean to listen to a conversation you weren’t a part of.

He continued to just sit there on the ground, not exactly sure what to do. It’s not like he wanted to strike up a conversation with the other Career, even if he did what would he say? Hey I’m super scared of you, how’s your day going? That would just be rude to say. Even though he did think they were really scary….

[SunnyJustice]

➵ Demitra Sparks of District Three
➵ Location: Cornucopia island
➵ Tagged: Zoe
At the sound of Zoe's voice, Demitra visibly relaxed with relief, the tension leaving her shoulders as she offered her ally a small smile. She didn't think she could ever forgive herself if her admittedly awful plan to swim to the Cornucopia island resulted in Zoe's death, at the jaws of mutts no less. Even now, she could see the tattered remains of her jacket floating in the moonlit lake. That could've been one of them.
"You're awake," Demitra sighed, leaving her makeshift watchpost to join Zoe deeper into the Cornucopia. She took a seat beside her younger ally and tucked her knives away - no doubt these blades would bring uneasy memories to the forefront of the kid's mind.
"I'm okay. How's your leg?" She asked and took a moment to examine the bandages. The blood hadn't soaked through yet, so maybe the bleeding had slowed significantly or even stopped altogether. "Do you need anything?"
It came to mind that neither of them had a reliable way of finding food. For now, the mutts would keep the Careers away... but they'd also keep Demitra and Zoe from getting off this island. Demitra wasn't hungry just yet but she knew it wouldn't stay that way.


➵ Eden Beauregard of District One
➵ Location: Sienna's temporary camp
➵ Tagged: Chaska, Sienna, Jay
Cozy and safe in Sienna's warm arms, Eden had no desire of ever leaving the little sanctuary that was her embrace. He now understood how people could sleep standing up. If he wasn't on a tight schedule with hunting the traitor, he might have fallen asleep like this with Sienna nestled against him. Her words of gentle encouragement soothed his soul like the music of a newly-tuned harp.
"Thank you, Sienna. It's hard to express in words how much that means to me," He murmured, cradling Sienna close so he could hear the reassuring rhythm of her heartbeat. It reminded him they were both alive. "And if you ever need help, please don't hesitate to find our camp. I would be honored to fight by your side."
Sienna soon pulled away, but not before planting a kiss on the back of his hand. Eden smiled softly as he recalled doing the same back in the cafeteria. He'd said something like... "I won't forget your kindness if we meet in the arena." They'd come full circle since then and it warmed his heart. Sadly it was time to leave now, but Eden would cherish this moment forever.

Returning to Chaska, Eden offered his ally a slightly apologetic smile. Poor Chaska had been standing there for minutes in awkward silence with the fishtails still gripped in his hands. Thankfully Sienna took the fish, but Eden couldn't help but look at Chaska's hands in worry. Maybe they'd fallen asleep and he would get pins and needles now. Speaking of falling asleep, Eden realized his ally looked sleep-deprived in general... certainly due to taking both shifts for the night watch. Chaska was the only Career who hadn't slept at all. He needed rest!
Eden gave Chaska a quick hug before pulling away. It was a little random, but he felt like his ally needed one right now and Careers were surprisingly known for warm cuddles. Even the most stoic or scary ones from previous games turned out to love hugs.
"Are you ready t-" Eden started, but a sudden exclamation from Sienna stopped him mid-sentence. His cheeks flushed with brilliant redness, even visible under the faint light of the moon as he turned around to confirm it had indeed come from her. She'd spun around to hide her face out of embarrassment and that's when Eden realized he wasn't just hearing things.
Life was too short to leave things unsaid, especially for a Career in the arena. Heart pounding, Eden gathered his courage and spoke the four words he'd almost been too afraid to say: "I love you too."

"Thank you for coming with me," He told Chaska once the moment had passed and it was time to go. "Let's go back to camp. I don't know why, but I feel even more ready to take down Sharnaz than before."
As he started downstream, he looked behind him one last time to call out to the two silhouettes by the rocks. "Thank you for the gifts. Sleep well, both of you!"

[Zyn]

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

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☭ Tags: Eden, Sienna, Jay
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Chaska perked up slightly when Eden and Sienna returned. This time Sienna thankfully took the fish from his hands and gave him a pat on the back. While he slowly forced his fingers to move he tilted his head at her thank you. Being the socially inept on here he had no idea what she was thanking him for, perhaps it was the fish, or the tent? Despite the fact that Chaska had no idea what was happening he dipped his head in acknowledgment. It had to be important to Sienna at the very least. As the District Seven tribute walked away with the fish he turned his gaze down to his hand as he tried to work feeling into it. The constant motion seemed to be working well so far. After taking a moment to make sure that his mini exercise was working he lifted his gaze to peer at Eden in the darkness. Just as he lifted his gaze the taller career pulled him in for a warm hug. A hug Chaska gingerly returned, not because he didn't like it. No it was because there was a tin of rolls in one hand and the other had been clutching fish. He didn't really want to spread fish all over his friends shirt. As Eden pulled away Chaska seemed to realize fully that his friend didn't have his jacket, it had been given to tiny Rieka.

A plan started to formulate in his mind, before he could put his plan into action Sienna exclaimed something that made him freeze up. It was a confession to Eden and socially inept Chaska could only freeze up, resembling something of a deer in headlights. Still frozen he could distantly hear Eden responding with a similar confession. Thankfully Eden's words seemed to snap him out of it and he turned to face his friend. Setting the tin down for a moment he shrugged his over-sized jacket off, he had been forced to roll up the sleeves but now the large jacket would come in use. Without saying anything he draped the jacket over Eden's shoulders. Then he picked up the tin and his scythe, an effort to make it hard to return the jacket. "Now I am ready, lets go hunt down a tribute" Chaska said and started forward. Unlike Eden he didn't call out one last time to the two tributes, in his opinion it wouldn't help. After all though he hadn't let it get to him, he had seen the fear in Jay's body language. It was his assumption that Jay would freak out if he said anything to them. So he left the speaking to Eden, his friend was much better at that than him.