Friday, December 29, 2017
Monday, November 20, 2017
Arena Map: End of Day Two
Added the lifts/stairs. Here's a basic idea of where the groups are at the sound of the A
nthem on the second day!
Monday, October 23, 2017
Fanmail #15
From anonymous via Tumblr: Your headcannons for Numiper (so cute!!!), Jollie, Cherio, Wicacia,
Giggs (i had to ask!) and maybe Lux/Cupid? <3 <3 Love Danzón!!!
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Thank you so much for the compliment! :3 To avoid spoilers, I set all of these in a modern AU. In the spirit of Halloween and fall I think I'll start there for each one and see where it takes me!
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Numiper:
-Numitor's favorite season is fall, actually. He loves it because it's perfect sweatshirt weather and he loves it when the leaves change color.
-Semper is also a fan of the fall, so they'd definitely go out to the forest together and just walk and hold hands and sit side-by-side on a hill and just enjoy being together.
-Numitor is easily spooked all the time but especially at Halloween, and Semper would totally help him if he wasn't literally the same way.
-Aristotle loves to scare them because he thinks it's funny. Cupid would try to control him when they were together in Numi's room but probably to no avail.
-Numi would totally want to do a couple's costume from one of the fantasy/sci-fi books he likes but would be too shy to ask.
-But Semper would ask because he wants to too, lmao.
-They would be very serious about their cosplay, too, and would probably enlist Anakyn's help to make their costumes totally AMAZING.
-They would also totally still go trick-or-treating. Numi would insist that he's too old to trick-or-treat but he HAS to go because he takes his siblings. So Semper would definitely go with him, but ONLY BECAUSE he doesn't want Numi to be alone.
-Of course they trick-or-treat because it's fucking fun, they're just both too fifteen to say that.
-And of course nobody would know exactly who they were supposed to be, but they would be satisfied with themselves so it wouldn't matter.
-((Also, Anakyn and Helen would offer to chaperone kids just to keep trick-or-treating, and of course they would do a fucking ADORABLE Disney couple's costume every year and everyone else would just fucking GIVE UP BECAUSE THEY'RE TOO FUCKING CUTE.))
-Anyways, off-topic. They would totally trick-or-treat, then come back and trade candy with each other and Tot and Trix and then watch Hocus Pocus with Cupid and the kids.
-As for general fall, imagine the two of them in oversized sweaters just sitting on Numitor's windowsill watching watching the autumn rain.
-And of course, just once, they would go out and run around in it.
-Also, they would totally go to Numi's house after school and sit on the windowsill and drink pumpkin spice tea and read together.
-I feel like in AUs, they'd be best friends for a long time, and start dating older. So at 15 they're like, REALLY good friends and mutually pining.
-But they enjoy being with the other so much they usually don't think about that. Until Numitor says something totally dumb that has some kind of romantic context and Semper starts overthinking it.
-They would definitely rake leaves so they could jump in the piles together.
-But then Semper's Aunt and Uncle would make them actually rake the leaves for real.
-When they're walking home from school, Numitor runs himself off the sidewalk into the grass just so that he can crunch the leaves on the ground.
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Jollie:
-JACQUES NOIR IS A HOODIE THIEF AND NOBODY WILL CONVINCE ME OTHERWISE.
-He always forgets his sweatshirt and Ollie will always lend him whatever hoodie he's wearing for him to be warm.
-Jacques gets chilled fairly easily and so does Ollie but Ollie never mentions it because he doesn't want Jacques to feel bad.
-Jacques always gives Ollie the hoodies back when they stop smelling like him.
-Sometimes when Jacques is in his room at home doing homework he will just disappear into Ollie's sweatshirt just to smell it.
-Jacques always has these weird existential crisis moments where he's just sitting with Ollie and he's just like "wow... There is another human being here beside me with his own thoughts and experiences and feelings and he's here because he likes me and I'm like him" and he always gets this look on his face so Ollie asks him what he's thinking about... But Ollie is a thoughtful kind of guy too so when Jacques talks about it Ollie is always intrigued.
-They started dating not knowing THAT much about each other, but the more time they spend together the more similarities they find between them which brings them closer.
-They would definitely watch Book of Life together. I feel like that would be their favorite Halloween/October movie. Because I think that Jacques would be VERY interested in researching about that and seeing a culture's perspective on death. He's probably more interested in that than he is in Halloween, honestly, because he thinks that Halloween is too commercial.
-And of course Ollie is SO THERE researching with him because Ollie loves to learn new things and see new perspectives.
-That being said, Ollie would still dress up SOMEHOW for Halloween, just because it's tradition and he tries to make people happy by wearing silly costumes.
-Jacques has a black shirt with skeleton ribs on it and he always wears it on Halloween but that's about all he does to celebrate.
-Although he's been tempted to take Ollie to the cemetery at night in October just so that Ollie will be creeped out and latch onto him. But he wouldn't actually because he would hate to see Ollie upset or scared because of him.
-Jacques always hands out candy on Halloween in his skeleton T-shirt, so Ollie just joins him and they sit and talk and make comments about how adorable the kids are in their cute little costumes.
-"...Um... Wolf? Aren't you a little old to be going trick-or-treating?"
-"I'M WITH THOR AND ROWE AND REMI ALRIGHT NOW GIVE ME CANDY."
-"Give me candy too." -Thor
-Any time there's a dog wearing a costume Jacques always does this cute little smile because come on, it's a dog in a COSTUME MAN, and Ollie always thinks it's absolutely adorable.
-But also Jacques laughing because "That poor dog, having to wear that stupid dragon costume." *giggles* "That sucks."
-They would totally have study dates and picnics outside when the breeze is blowing and they'd both get cold so whoops, they'd just have to cuddle for warmth. Sorry, bud, they don't make the rules.
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Cherio:
-Oh, you bet your ass they'd both steal each other's hoodies. And sweaters too.
-And since they're both on sports teams (Nerio on swimming, Chance on Lacrosse), they'd both have their last names on the back of their sweatshirts so you know that they'd make sure everyone saw the name on the back.
-Yeah, they're THAT couple. Lmao.
-Nerio actually hates being outside for too long in the cold. Chance always uses that as an excuse to take him outside till he gets all grumpy and then kiss him till he's hot and not grumpy anymore.
-They ALWAYS HOLD HANDS when they walk outside. "For warmth," they say. Of course.
-Also, fall weather is perfect jogging weather, so you know they'd work out together while the weather was still cool. Rain or shine.
-((#MarlenIsSalty. Rofl.))
-And you know that every time they have to walk outside (read: every time they have to walk somewhere on their college campus) Nerio would insist on microwaving some hot soup or hot chocolate upon going back inside.
-Chance and Nerio wouldn't be college roommates because if they were, no work would EVER get done, EVER. Chance rooms with Marlen and Nerio rooms with Joule. But they always visit each other each other on the weekends and every night and Marlen and/or Joule are often forced to find somewhere else to study.
-But then midterms come around and both Chance and Nerio are #ded so they just cuddle and end up falling asleep cuddled together.
-They usually make out/fuck to blow off steam because hey, life can be stressful sometimes.
-Also, Nerio and Chance totally attend each other's sports games all through high school and college and just seeing the other there drives them to do the very best they can (and win. Usually).
-And it works because when they win, there's all the victory sex. And when they lose there's frustrated losing sex. So really it works out.
-For homecoming Nerio would paint Chance's number on his face and Chance would find that both totally adorable and totally sexy.
-All the texting during class. Year-round, but especially in the fall because classes are just starting up again and they miss each other because lbr they probably spent most of the summer together and are going through boyfriend-withdrawal.
-If Chance and Nerio are trick-or-treating (which they would until they were 18 and too old) and a bowl of candy is sitting on a table with a "Take One" sign they will never just take one.
-Also, they both do scary costumes every year and hand out candy and try to scare the shit out of all the kids. And yes, they go all out on the decorating, with scary tombstones and sound effects and everything. Some kids avoid their house because it's too scary for them.
-They always try to scare each other and it never works. So they just try to scare their college roommates instead. Poor Marlen and Joule, lmao.
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Wicacia:
-You know these two would always carve pumpkins together. They would do it all, Acacia's family (+ Cantin) will take Wicke to the pumpkin patch with the whole gang and there would be lots of pictures and Taffy and Reen would insist they go on the hay ride and they'd have to sit and wait for them each to pick THE PERFECT PUMPKIN. And Wicke's nose is all red and Acacia always kisses it when she thinks nobody's looking because it makes Wicke get all flustered.
-And then afterwards when they've all gotten their pumpkins they go back to the Blasdell household and set out trash bags on the table to carve the pumpkins. Acacia would always get distracted trying to help her little sisters and just makes a simple face on hers.
-Meanwhile Wicke would have picked out a stencil and be very diligently carving away at her little design and of course it always turns out SUPER COOL. And she's always all proud of herself because Reen and Taffy are all over her like "THAT'S AMAZING" and even Cantin is impressed. And of course Acacia is all proud. Because it's something stupid like carving a pumpkin, but Wicke for once isn't being compared to anyone so it's an amazing moment for her.
-After all the pumpkins are carved, they'd definitely wash the seeds and toast them in the oven and then they'd all eat the seeds and sit around the TV and watch It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown. And Acacia and Wicke would RESIST THE URGE TO CUDDLE IN FRONT OF THE WHOLE FAMILY.
-But Reen and Taffy would definitely wanna cuddle with Cantin and Acacia and Skor so it would just be one huge cuddle pile.
-Acacia and Wicke are actually really into pumpkin spice lattes. It's just a guilty pleasure that they share so sometimes they'll go to Starbucks and tell the baristas fake names just because and laugh about it.
-And of course, Acacia always dresses up to take Taffy and Reen trick-or-treating, and Skor goes as well. Wicke has to be convinced and she has a very lame last-minute costume from her closet back home but goes anyways.
-And of course she enjoys every second because it's fun as fuck.
-Also, I feel like Acacia and Wicke would do yoga together and the sun would be warm through the window and it'd be really cute and relaxing for both of them. But of course Wicke is amazing at yoga because she's so flexible and therefore Acacia would just watch in amazement before saying, "There's no way I will ever be able to do that."
-Wicke wants to try couple's yoga one day. That does not go well. At all. They never do couple's yoga again, lol.
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Giggs:
-Gian makes the BEST DAMN PUMPKIN PIE YOU'VE EVER HAD. Riggs's mama ain't got nothing on Gian's grammy's secret recipe.
-Gian is all for the oversized sweaters, that's for sure.
-They'd totally make dares to watch scary movies together and then curl into each other and never watch a single second of them.
-Also, imagine Riggs playing a horror game like Slenderman or 5NAF in the room in the dark with Gian watching.
-And Riggs would always unintentionally yell and/or jerk and Gian ALWAYS jumps. And Riggs feels bad but also it's really funny and cute.
-They would totally go to a party together one year because handing out Halloween candy is for chumps, right? But then they realize that Halloween parties are just sweaty people in way too short costumes that are grinding and it's really not their style.
-Because they'd much rather dress up in silly/kooky costumes and hand out candy and see all the adorable little kids (and Wolf and Thor) and talk to them about their costumes because little kids get so excited about their costumes and occasionally Gian will talk to a little kid about their Kylo Ren costume and they'd be all proud and happy and the way Gian smiles at that little kid's laughter just melts Riggs's heart.
-And vice versa, of course, because let's be real, Riggs dropping to his knees and proclaiming that they all hail Queen Elsa of Arendelle to a giggling little girl with nothing but joy in her eyes is just too adorable.
-Gian always tries to do cute DIY costumes and he always fails and just looks so weird and nobody knows what he's supposed to be so every year he defaults to this pumpkin hat he has and it's always super lame and he's grumpy but Riggs always makes it better by kissing his forehead and telling him that it's adorable.
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Clux:
-Lux is that person that puts out the TAKE ONE bowl and turns his lights off and locks the door because he's LAME.
-Until he meets Cupid and realizes that damn, that is really fucking lame.
-So he starts to hand out candy and he ends up really liking it of course!
-But he doesn't really dress up, he just throws on a plaid shirt and pow, he's a werewolf.
-(But he really wants a cape so next year he bought a cape as an excuse to wear it and be a vampire).
-Lux has no idea about most pop culture things so he just compliments everyone very generically but the moment he sees a Star Trek costume he loses his shit because YES STAR TREK THAT'S AMAZING.
-(Ahem, Semper and Numitor lbr here)
-Every year Cupid just goes as a dog so they just have their lame old man costumes but they bond over that because they don't want to put in effort for costumes.
-Lux was always spooked by Halloween as a child so in his teen years and adulthood, he's not very into it. Not a lot of decorating happens at Lux's house. He didn't even care about Halloween until he met Cupid.
-But he is all about that apple cider and pumpkin pie and pumpkin spice cookies and toasted pumpkin seeds and warm soup basically all fall food items.
-Lux always gets a cold when the seasons change so Cupid always makes him soup to heat up and buys him tissues and Vick's nose drops and makes sure he's okay because Lux lives alone.
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Some of these are shorter than others but I hope you like them! If you want more general hcs or more fall hcs feel free to request! :)
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Thank you so much for the compliment! :3 To avoid spoilers, I set all of these in a modern AU. In the spirit of Halloween and fall I think I'll start there for each one and see where it takes me!
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Numiper:
-Numitor's favorite season is fall, actually. He loves it because it's perfect sweatshirt weather and he loves it when the leaves change color.
-Semper is also a fan of the fall, so they'd definitely go out to the forest together and just walk and hold hands and sit side-by-side on a hill and just enjoy being together.
-Numitor is easily spooked all the time but especially at Halloween, and Semper would totally help him if he wasn't literally the same way.
-Aristotle loves to scare them because he thinks it's funny. Cupid would try to control him when they were together in Numi's room but probably to no avail.
-Numi would totally want to do a couple's costume from one of the fantasy/sci-fi books he likes but would be too shy to ask.
-But Semper would ask because he wants to too, lmao.
-They would be very serious about their cosplay, too, and would probably enlist Anakyn's help to make their costumes totally AMAZING.
-They would also totally still go trick-or-treating. Numi would insist that he's too old to trick-or-treat but he HAS to go because he takes his siblings. So Semper would definitely go with him, but ONLY BECAUSE he doesn't want Numi to be alone.
-Of course they trick-or-treat because it's fucking fun, they're just both too fifteen to say that.
-And of course nobody would know exactly who they were supposed to be, but they would be satisfied with themselves so it wouldn't matter.
-((Also, Anakyn and Helen would offer to chaperone kids just to keep trick-or-treating, and of course they would do a fucking ADORABLE Disney couple's costume every year and everyone else would just fucking GIVE UP BECAUSE THEY'RE TOO FUCKING CUTE.))
-Anyways, off-topic. They would totally trick-or-treat, then come back and trade candy with each other and Tot and Trix and then watch Hocus Pocus with Cupid and the kids.
-As for general fall, imagine the two of them in oversized sweaters just sitting on Numitor's windowsill watching watching the autumn rain.
-And of course, just once, they would go out and run around in it.
-Also, they would totally go to Numi's house after school and sit on the windowsill and drink pumpkin spice tea and read together.
-I feel like in AUs, they'd be best friends for a long time, and start dating older. So at 15 they're like, REALLY good friends and mutually pining.
-But they enjoy being with the other so much they usually don't think about that. Until Numitor says something totally dumb that has some kind of romantic context and Semper starts overthinking it.
-They would definitely rake leaves so they could jump in the piles together.
-But then Semper's Aunt and Uncle would make them actually rake the leaves for real.
-When they're walking home from school, Numitor runs himself off the sidewalk into the grass just so that he can crunch the leaves on the ground.
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Jollie:
-JACQUES NOIR IS A HOODIE THIEF AND NOBODY WILL CONVINCE ME OTHERWISE.
-He always forgets his sweatshirt and Ollie will always lend him whatever hoodie he's wearing for him to be warm.
-Jacques gets chilled fairly easily and so does Ollie but Ollie never mentions it because he doesn't want Jacques to feel bad.
-Jacques always gives Ollie the hoodies back when they stop smelling like him.
-Sometimes when Jacques is in his room at home doing homework he will just disappear into Ollie's sweatshirt just to smell it.
-Jacques always has these weird existential crisis moments where he's just sitting with Ollie and he's just like "wow... There is another human being here beside me with his own thoughts and experiences and feelings and he's here because he likes me and I'm like him" and he always gets this look on his face so Ollie asks him what he's thinking about... But Ollie is a thoughtful kind of guy too so when Jacques talks about it Ollie is always intrigued.
-They started dating not knowing THAT much about each other, but the more time they spend together the more similarities they find between them which brings them closer.
-They would definitely watch Book of Life together. I feel like that would be their favorite Halloween/October movie. Because I think that Jacques would be VERY interested in researching about that and seeing a culture's perspective on death. He's probably more interested in that than he is in Halloween, honestly, because he thinks that Halloween is too commercial.
-And of course Ollie is SO THERE researching with him because Ollie loves to learn new things and see new perspectives.
-That being said, Ollie would still dress up SOMEHOW for Halloween, just because it's tradition and he tries to make people happy by wearing silly costumes.
-Jacques has a black shirt with skeleton ribs on it and he always wears it on Halloween but that's about all he does to celebrate.
-Although he's been tempted to take Ollie to the cemetery at night in October just so that Ollie will be creeped out and latch onto him. But he wouldn't actually because he would hate to see Ollie upset or scared because of him.
-Jacques always hands out candy on Halloween in his skeleton T-shirt, so Ollie just joins him and they sit and talk and make comments about how adorable the kids are in their cute little costumes.
-"...Um... Wolf? Aren't you a little old to be going trick-or-treating?"
-"I'M WITH THOR AND ROWE AND REMI ALRIGHT NOW GIVE ME CANDY."
-"Give me candy too." -Thor
-Any time there's a dog wearing a costume Jacques always does this cute little smile because come on, it's a dog in a COSTUME MAN, and Ollie always thinks it's absolutely adorable.
-But also Jacques laughing because "That poor dog, having to wear that stupid dragon costume." *giggles* "That sucks."
-They would totally have study dates and picnics outside when the breeze is blowing and they'd both get cold so whoops, they'd just have to cuddle for warmth. Sorry, bud, they don't make the rules.
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Cherio:
-Oh, you bet your ass they'd both steal each other's hoodies. And sweaters too.
-And since they're both on sports teams (Nerio on swimming, Chance on Lacrosse), they'd both have their last names on the back of their sweatshirts so you know that they'd make sure everyone saw the name on the back.
-Yeah, they're THAT couple. Lmao.
-Nerio actually hates being outside for too long in the cold. Chance always uses that as an excuse to take him outside till he gets all grumpy and then kiss him till he's hot and not grumpy anymore.
-They ALWAYS HOLD HANDS when they walk outside. "For warmth," they say. Of course.
-Also, fall weather is perfect jogging weather, so you know they'd work out together while the weather was still cool. Rain or shine.
-((#MarlenIsSalty. Rofl.))
-And you know that every time they have to walk outside (read: every time they have to walk somewhere on their college campus) Nerio would insist on microwaving some hot soup or hot chocolate upon going back inside.
-Chance and Nerio wouldn't be college roommates because if they were, no work would EVER get done, EVER. Chance rooms with Marlen and Nerio rooms with Joule. But they always visit each other each other on the weekends and every night and Marlen and/or Joule are often forced to find somewhere else to study.
-But then midterms come around and both Chance and Nerio are #ded so they just cuddle and end up falling asleep cuddled together.
-They usually make out/fuck to blow off steam because hey, life can be stressful sometimes.
-Also, Nerio and Chance totally attend each other's sports games all through high school and college and just seeing the other there drives them to do the very best they can (and win. Usually).
-And it works because when they win, there's all the victory sex. And when they lose there's frustrated losing sex. So really it works out.
-For homecoming Nerio would paint Chance's number on his face and Chance would find that both totally adorable and totally sexy.
-All the texting during class. Year-round, but especially in the fall because classes are just starting up again and they miss each other because lbr they probably spent most of the summer together and are going through boyfriend-withdrawal.
-If Chance and Nerio are trick-or-treating (which they would until they were 18 and too old) and a bowl of candy is sitting on a table with a "Take One" sign they will never just take one.
-Also, they both do scary costumes every year and hand out candy and try to scare the shit out of all the kids. And yes, they go all out on the decorating, with scary tombstones and sound effects and everything. Some kids avoid their house because it's too scary for them.
-They always try to scare each other and it never works. So they just try to scare their college roommates instead. Poor Marlen and Joule, lmao.
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Wicacia:
-You know these two would always carve pumpkins together. They would do it all, Acacia's family (+ Cantin) will take Wicke to the pumpkin patch with the whole gang and there would be lots of pictures and Taffy and Reen would insist they go on the hay ride and they'd have to sit and wait for them each to pick THE PERFECT PUMPKIN. And Wicke's nose is all red and Acacia always kisses it when she thinks nobody's looking because it makes Wicke get all flustered.
-And then afterwards when they've all gotten their pumpkins they go back to the Blasdell household and set out trash bags on the table to carve the pumpkins. Acacia would always get distracted trying to help her little sisters and just makes a simple face on hers.
-Meanwhile Wicke would have picked out a stencil and be very diligently carving away at her little design and of course it always turns out SUPER COOL. And she's always all proud of herself because Reen and Taffy are all over her like "THAT'S AMAZING" and even Cantin is impressed. And of course Acacia is all proud. Because it's something stupid like carving a pumpkin, but Wicke for once isn't being compared to anyone so it's an amazing moment for her.
-After all the pumpkins are carved, they'd definitely wash the seeds and toast them in the oven and then they'd all eat the seeds and sit around the TV and watch It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown. And Acacia and Wicke would RESIST THE URGE TO CUDDLE IN FRONT OF THE WHOLE FAMILY.
-But Reen and Taffy would definitely wanna cuddle with Cantin and Acacia and Skor so it would just be one huge cuddle pile.
-Acacia and Wicke are actually really into pumpkin spice lattes. It's just a guilty pleasure that they share so sometimes they'll go to Starbucks and tell the baristas fake names just because and laugh about it.
-And of course, Acacia always dresses up to take Taffy and Reen trick-or-treating, and Skor goes as well. Wicke has to be convinced and she has a very lame last-minute costume from her closet back home but goes anyways.
-And of course she enjoys every second because it's fun as fuck.
-Also, I feel like Acacia and Wicke would do yoga together and the sun would be warm through the window and it'd be really cute and relaxing for both of them. But of course Wicke is amazing at yoga because she's so flexible and therefore Acacia would just watch in amazement before saying, "There's no way I will ever be able to do that."
-Wicke wants to try couple's yoga one day. That does not go well. At all. They never do couple's yoga again, lol.
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Giggs:
-Gian makes the BEST DAMN PUMPKIN PIE YOU'VE EVER HAD. Riggs's mama ain't got nothing on Gian's grammy's secret recipe.
-Gian is all for the oversized sweaters, that's for sure.
-They'd totally make dares to watch scary movies together and then curl into each other and never watch a single second of them.
-Also, imagine Riggs playing a horror game like Slenderman or 5NAF in the room in the dark with Gian watching.
-And Riggs would always unintentionally yell and/or jerk and Gian ALWAYS jumps. And Riggs feels bad but also it's really funny and cute.
-They would totally go to a party together one year because handing out Halloween candy is for chumps, right? But then they realize that Halloween parties are just sweaty people in way too short costumes that are grinding and it's really not their style.
-Because they'd much rather dress up in silly/kooky costumes and hand out candy and see all the adorable little kids (and Wolf and Thor) and talk to them about their costumes because little kids get so excited about their costumes and occasionally Gian will talk to a little kid about their Kylo Ren costume and they'd be all proud and happy and the way Gian smiles at that little kid's laughter just melts Riggs's heart.
-And vice versa, of course, because let's be real, Riggs dropping to his knees and proclaiming that they all hail Queen Elsa of Arendelle to a giggling little girl with nothing but joy in her eyes is just too adorable.
-Gian always tries to do cute DIY costumes and he always fails and just looks so weird and nobody knows what he's supposed to be so every year he defaults to this pumpkin hat he has and it's always super lame and he's grumpy but Riggs always makes it better by kissing his forehead and telling him that it's adorable.
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Clux:
-Lux is that person that puts out the TAKE ONE bowl and turns his lights off and locks the door because he's LAME.
-Until he meets Cupid and realizes that damn, that is really fucking lame.
-So he starts to hand out candy and he ends up really liking it of course!
-But he doesn't really dress up, he just throws on a plaid shirt and pow, he's a werewolf.
-(But he really wants a cape so next year he bought a cape as an excuse to wear it and be a vampire).
-Lux has no idea about most pop culture things so he just compliments everyone very generically but the moment he sees a Star Trek costume he loses his shit because YES STAR TREK THAT'S AMAZING.
-(Ahem, Semper and Numitor lbr here)
-Every year Cupid just goes as a dog so they just have their lame old man costumes but they bond over that because they don't want to put in effort for costumes.
-Lux was always spooked by Halloween as a child so in his teen years and adulthood, he's not very into it. Not a lot of decorating happens at Lux's house. He didn't even care about Halloween until he met Cupid.
-But he is all about that apple cider and pumpkin pie and pumpkin spice cookies and toasted pumpkin seeds and warm soup basically all fall food items.
-Lux always gets a cold when the seasons change so Cupid always makes him soup to heat up and buys him tissues and Vick's nose drops and makes sure he's okay because Lux lives alone.
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Some of these are shorter than others but I hope you like them! If you want more general hcs or more fall hcs feel free to request! :)
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Arena Map: End of Day One
Finally, here it is, the map of the Arena! I will try to update the map ASAP after every chapter. The map shows where each of the tributes are located when the anthem plays at night (sunset). So, here are the various locations of tributes! Note: these maps are very rough sketches and mostly just for a general idea, further description of the rooms will be found in the story. (Will be updated with staircase locations/lift locations next chapter, whoops just realized I forgot to put them in.) First floor is the lowest, fourth floor is the top, exposed in the open air.
Sunday, September 3, 2017
Fanmail #14
From egberts-party-hard via Tumblr: A question for the escorts, mentors and tributes of the 125th Hunger
Games: Since you all got phones/tribs were allowed phones, what was all
of your favorite selfies? If you don't have one, what one would you have
liked to have gotten?
((Note: This isn't in the ask but I was meaning to make lists of each tribute's camera roll, so I'm just going to go ahead and do that now while we're at it!))
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Chance: My camera roll includes selfies with my mentor and a good handful of famous people. I also had a bunch of others just requesting a selfie or a picture with me. It was pretty neat. My favorite selfie was definitely this one of me and Nerio where he's kissing my cheek and it's adorable.
Wicke: I didn't take as many pictures as some of the others but I still got some good selfies with some important people. My favorite is this one. Me and Acacia with our Ace pride flags and face paint. *small smile* It was so much fun.
Blessing: I just took pictures with a lot of Capitolites. My favorite one of the night is definitely this one that I got of Cartier right before he sneezed. Look at his silly face! *snickers*
Cartier: OMG THAT ONE IS MY NEW FAVORITE. I WANT TO PUT IT UP ON MY WALL. My favorite from my camera roll is this one. Me and Miracle under the trans flag together. It was so much fun to see her all happy and proud.
Namibia: I didn't take as many pictures, but I do have this lovely one of myself and Honore together! And I have one of the mentors and tributes that I took during Phase One that turned out beautifully. It's like a family picture.
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Acacia: I don't think I can pick a favorite!! My camera roll is mostly pictures of Wicke. I couldn't help it, every time she was looking particularly beautiful (all night long) I just had to take ap icture. I think this one is my favorite, though, just because of how she's smiling so cutely. We were on the Ferris wheel when I took this.
Dania: I took a lot of selfies with celebrities but I think that my favorite is this group picture of me with Maggie and Em and Riggs. It's just so lively and I look like a boss in it.
Vesperus: My camera roll is pretty limited. I mean, I took some pictures with fans, but I think my favorite is definitely this one. It's me, and Pluto and Acacia at Pride.
Nona: I took SO MANY pictures but my favorite is this selfie with my brother Tertius because we both look like absolute bosses.
Cerena: I didn't take many pictures, but I did ask Pluto to take one with myself, my husband, and Demetrius. I do like that one.
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Bec: How am I just supposed to pick one!? I took about a million, with a million different people. I really like the one I have with Dyna and I at Pride, and I love the one I took with all the new kiddoes that I spent time with, it's adorable. Also, I love the picture of Wolf and I under the trans flag, mostly because I'm sure Erwin is beside himself that I got to meet Wolf Jansing and take a picture with him. Oh, and the one I took with the whole band after we sang the Enormous Penis Song! *laughs* I also took some pictures of Aristotle dancing with Wizard, because he spent basically the whole night asking for advice about how to ask him. It was sweet.
Ellie: I didn't take any pictures, but I had someone take a picture of myself with my husband, so that was nice.
Tav: My camera roll is basically just pictures of my daughter, honestly. My favorite picture is this one of Lottie dancing during Phase One. She just looks absolutely adorable. Wait, no, my favorite is this one, that I took when she and Bec met for the first time. See how she's looking up at him with so much admiration in her eyes?
Kaelys: The only picture on my camera is the example selfie Piccolo took with Beck and me, so I guess by default that's my favorite.
Alanena: I took SO MANY PICTURES. I mean, I have one of the Capitol landscape I took on the Ferris wheel that's really pretty, but I think my favorite is this one of Jovenena and I kissing under the rainbow flag. *winks*
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Nerio: I took SO MANY PICTURES TOO. I took a lot of selfies with celebrities, and though Luna didn't want to be in my pictures I got one with Port and Blushina too. I think that my favorite... I dunno. The first one Chance and I took was funny because the flash was on and we didn't know it so it just catches our shock and regret as we're blinded by flash. *laughs a bit* It's just really goofy. I mean, I like the ones where we look super hot, but that one just makes me smile because it makes me remember how much fun we had.
Luna: I took a lot of pictures of myself, but there are only a few that I liked enough to keep. I never did take one with Michael but part of me wishes that I had. My favorite is one of me during Phase One because the lighting is just right and it's honestly 100/10.
Port: I'm not much of a pictures kind of guy. The only picture I really took was of a cupcake because it was decorated super beautifully and I liked it. So I guess that's my favorite.
Michael: I took some pictures too, not all that many. I think that my favorite is probably this one, of me and Thor because you can't even tell I'm in a chair. It looks kind of like the old me.
Blushina: I didn't take TOO MANY pictures but I did get some with the important people. My favorite is this one of me and all the Victors I escorted. *smiles* It brings back a lot of fond memories.
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Joule: I think the only picture I took the whole time was with Tim in the Ferris wheel, so I'd pick that. Even if I had others I'd pick it because it was probably the happiest part of the party for me.
Dyna: I took a lot of pictures with Bec and the kids and UV and other celebrities, and this is going to sound kind of silly but my favorite one is this one of me and Bec. Bec was not looking so he's just kind of staring off into the distance the other direction, but like... Look how masculine I look here. *grins* Even if Bec wasn't ready I look pretty hot here.
Tim: I took a couple of pictures, one with Joule in the Ferris wheel and some with my Victor friends, but my favorite is definitely this selfie with Trina because she just looks so precious and adorable here.
Kelly: Didn't take any. Whoops.
Maxim: Hm... My favorite is this family picture we had taken at the party. I didn't take any pictures myself, though, I simply had no reason to.
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Riggs: I took a bunch of pictures with about a million different celebrities. Don't tell Gian but I also took one with Prentice. I really like a lot of the group pictures, but those definitely aren't my favorite. No, my favorite is definitely the one I took with Gian before the party! Look how cute he is here, just his natural self. Plus, I look really good here too, which helps.
Desiree: My favorite is definitely the pictures I took of the environment. It was really easy to get these beautiful aesthetic shots. I took a beautiful one at the top of the Ferris wheel, looking down on the city. I bet Aimee would love to see it.
Gian: I took some with Agalia and a few with Riggs before the party, and one with Jovenena. I think of them all my favorite is this one with me and Agalia and Riggs together at Phase One because we're all killing it.
Anatoly: I only took a few, with my sister. I like them, though, because they make me think of the fun that we had. It was good.
Jovenena: *giggles* I took selfies with a bunch of people! I got one with Wolf during Phase One and with a bunch of my friends during Phase Two, and one with my tributes of course! I also took a selfie with Alanena under the flag. Partially because I wanted a copy of the picture for myself, but mostly just to have another excuse to kiss her.
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Syca: I took some pictures but not a lot just because I didn't want to look fucking stupid in all the pictures because I'm no good at taking selfies. My favorite is by far the one I took with Wolf and Ani, just because they're both so cool and they helped me a lot with a lot of advice!
Persei: I took a couple of pictures with people I hung out with. My favorite is this one, of me and Ollie at Phase One. Not really because of him, I mean, he makes it better, but... Anyways, I just look good in it, alright? Mature. Like a Victor.
Kendal: I didn't take any pictures this time, I just couldn't bring myself to knowing what's going to happen the next morning. Besides, having a photographic memory kind of negates the need for pictures. *small laugh*
Helen: I TOOK A BUNCH OF PICTURES WITH A MILLION PEOPLE. Friends, fans, and everything in between! I think that my favorite is tied between three! There's this one, which is the #UVBandFam and it's the best picture we have to date of all of us together, which is awesome and totally going on my wall. Then there's this one with the D7 Team that's really good! I just... Try not to think that at least one of them will be dead in a matter of weeks...(The other one is this one of me and Ani together at Phase One! Just... God, he looks so cute in this one. We look so cute in this one. Don't tell him that though. It's embarrassing.)
Anakyn: I had about a thousand people wanting to take pictures with me, which was neat, and I took some pictures of the aesthetic just in case I'd ever want to channel it into a creative project someday. My favorite is probably a tie as well. I really like the #UVBandFam picture, of course, but I also like the one immediately preceding the good one because Helen's making the most adorable silly face because she wasn't ready for the picture. *laughs a little bit* Oh God. (My other favorite is this one of the two of us together at Phase One. I dunno, it just looks so natural and she looks so cute in it. It looks like in that one we might actually be... Like, a couple. Maybe. That's stupid. Don't tell her I said that.)
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Semper: There are only two pictures on my photo roll and they're both of me and... Tor. *soft smile* I don't know if I can pick a favorite, I like them both, with bunny ears and without. They're fun.
Ester: I took a lot. I took one with all the Careers and with various Capitolites and famous people. Although I think that by far, my favorite is this one I took with Attila after he kissed me. I mean, it's just so happy because we were both freaking out in a good way, and will always make me think of that moment in which I was: literally: swept off my feet.
Tartan: I didn't take all that many pictures, but I think this one of the District Eight group describes them all well. Semper's just being mousy, Ester is all confident and strong, Bonita looks pissed and Ant is frowning like he always does. *laughs*
Ant: I didn't really take any pictures but I did ask Ester to take a picture of myself and my sister. She just looked so beautiful, I didn't want to forget that moment of time. I think I'm going to print it and put it on my wall.
Bonita: I took a few pictures myself but only with people I cared about! My favorite, though, is this one that I took myself because I just look sexy as fuck in it.
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Jasper: Well, I took a lot of selfies but then June and I got into a war of who could snipe the most hilarious picture of the other. I got this wonderful shot of her when we were in the Ferris wheel. Isn't this angle charming? *snickers*
June: Yeah, I took a bunch of selfies with a bunch of people and then did my best to take pictures of Jasper. I think I got the worst one of him right here, see that? Mid-yawn. *laughs*
Prentice: A lot of people wanted my picture and honestly there's just a point when you're sick of it. *sighs* As for a favorite picture, I don't have one in particular.
Vale: I took a couple selfies with my tributes and my blind date. This one is my favorite, it's me and Jacian together taken by Thack. *smiles*
Demetrius: I took a lot of selfies with my friends and just partied it out. I think my favorite is just this one of me and my group of friends at Phase Two. It was nice to have some fun and let go for a little bit, y'know?
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Attila: Hm. Didn't take a lot, but that one with Ester's pretty cute. It's fun. Probably the best moment of the whole thing.
Miya: My photo roll is pretty limited, I didn't really take a lot of pictures. I have some with Arthur and Roxanne, and one with Charlemagne, a couple with Capitolites, and one with Dania. My favorite picture... Probably this one of the group of Careers. We actually look like we like each other, amazing, isn't it? *laughs a bit*
Arthur: I took a bunch of pictures of Lethia all dressed up for the event, and we took some selfies with me and Caspar and Lethia. But for my favorite, this is easy. As much as I love our adorable daughter, my favorite picture is this one. I took it of Caspar and Valenty slow-dancing together for the first time. It's adorable.
Roxanne: I took a few pictures with the tributes and other mentors, but draw the line at the Capitolites. My favorite picture is this one of me and Vaughn, because we haven't really taken a picture together in a long time.
Charlemagne: Oh, I took a lot of pictures of my kids dancing and spending time with their friends. I think my favorite is this one, though. It's a picture of my whole family that Arthur was nice enough to take for us. *soft smile* It's definitely frame-worthy.
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Ollie: I took selfies with a bunch of people! They're kind of addicting, once you start, it's hard to stop! I also took some pictures of Piccolo playing for the Symphony during Phase One! I think my favorite is this one that I took of Jacques during Phase One, because the light makes his hair look golden and he has this really serene look on his face. It's cute.
Daria: I love selfies! I took a bunch with about a million different people! This whole night was a dream come true! My favorite picture is definitely this limo selfie. It always reminds me of how fun it was to ride in the limo and be famous!
Chervil: I took a couple pictures of my cousin Jude and a selfie or two. I think my favorite is this one, though. *blushes* Miracle took it of the two of us together. I look totally awkward, but I was totally awkward in the moment too.
Skeeter: I really didn't take any pictures.
Bonaventure: I took a couple pictures with my tributes and with some of the other people. I think my favorite is this one of all the escorts just because everyone looks professional.
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Jacques: I didn't take a lot of pictures. I took a selfie or two but that was really it because I was more focused on getting sponsors. I think my favorite is this selfie that Ollie took of the two of us because he just looks adorable.
Ashlyn: I didn't take any pictures. I hate pictures.
Braelyn: I took a couple pictures of Allegra dancing and of Jacques and Ollie. My favorite is this one of Allegra up on stage. I hate that she looks so angry, but it's such a genuine shot because that's how she felt in that moment.
Allegra: I took a selfie or two with Hoke because I felt cute, but during Phase Two I was too distracted to take very many pictures. I don't really have a favorite because right now I'm still not sure what I'm going to do about him, so... I abstain from this question.
Ambrose: I took a bunch of pictures. I think my favorite, besides the #UVBandFam, is definitely this one, just because look how fabulous I am? (Also, I have this one of Thor's ass that I sniped earlier and it looks amazing. Hell yeah. Also, look at this one I got of him up on stage. He's so adorable. Look how happy he is. He's laughing. This is before he got super drunk but damn, look how cute my doof is.)
((Note: This isn't in the ask but I was meaning to make lists of each tribute's camera roll, so I'm just going to go ahead and do that now while we're at it!))
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Chance: My camera roll includes selfies with my mentor and a good handful of famous people. I also had a bunch of others just requesting a selfie or a picture with me. It was pretty neat. My favorite selfie was definitely this one of me and Nerio where he's kissing my cheek and it's adorable.
Wicke: I didn't take as many pictures as some of the others but I still got some good selfies with some important people. My favorite is this one. Me and Acacia with our Ace pride flags and face paint. *small smile* It was so much fun.
Blessing: I just took pictures with a lot of Capitolites. My favorite one of the night is definitely this one that I got of Cartier right before he sneezed. Look at his silly face! *snickers*
Cartier: OMG THAT ONE IS MY NEW FAVORITE. I WANT TO PUT IT UP ON MY WALL. My favorite from my camera roll is this one. Me and Miracle under the trans flag together. It was so much fun to see her all happy and proud.
Namibia: I didn't take as many pictures, but I do have this lovely one of myself and Honore together! And I have one of the mentors and tributes that I took during Phase One that turned out beautifully. It's like a family picture.
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Acacia: I don't think I can pick a favorite!! My camera roll is mostly pictures of Wicke. I couldn't help it, every time she was looking particularly beautiful (all night long) I just had to take ap icture. I think this one is my favorite, though, just because of how she's smiling so cutely. We were on the Ferris wheel when I took this.
Dania: I took a lot of selfies with celebrities but I think that my favorite is this group picture of me with Maggie and Em and Riggs. It's just so lively and I look like a boss in it.
Vesperus: My camera roll is pretty limited. I mean, I took some pictures with fans, but I think my favorite is definitely this one. It's me, and Pluto and Acacia at Pride.
Nona: I took SO MANY pictures but my favorite is this selfie with my brother Tertius because we both look like absolute bosses.
Cerena: I didn't take many pictures, but I did ask Pluto to take one with myself, my husband, and Demetrius. I do like that one.
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Bec: How am I just supposed to pick one!? I took about a million, with a million different people. I really like the one I have with Dyna and I at Pride, and I love the one I took with all the new kiddoes that I spent time with, it's adorable. Also, I love the picture of Wolf and I under the trans flag, mostly because I'm sure Erwin is beside himself that I got to meet Wolf Jansing and take a picture with him. Oh, and the one I took with the whole band after we sang the Enormous Penis Song! *laughs* I also took some pictures of Aristotle dancing with Wizard, because he spent basically the whole night asking for advice about how to ask him. It was sweet.
Ellie: I didn't take any pictures, but I had someone take a picture of myself with my husband, so that was nice.
Tav: My camera roll is basically just pictures of my daughter, honestly. My favorite picture is this one of Lottie dancing during Phase One. She just looks absolutely adorable. Wait, no, my favorite is this one, that I took when she and Bec met for the first time. See how she's looking up at him with so much admiration in her eyes?
Kaelys: The only picture on my camera is the example selfie Piccolo took with Beck and me, so I guess by default that's my favorite.
Alanena: I took SO MANY PICTURES. I mean, I have one of the Capitol landscape I took on the Ferris wheel that's really pretty, but I think my favorite is this one of Jovenena and I kissing under the rainbow flag. *winks*
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Nerio: I took SO MANY PICTURES TOO. I took a lot of selfies with celebrities, and though Luna didn't want to be in my pictures I got one with Port and Blushina too. I think that my favorite... I dunno. The first one Chance and I took was funny because the flash was on and we didn't know it so it just catches our shock and regret as we're blinded by flash. *laughs a bit* It's just really goofy. I mean, I like the ones where we look super hot, but that one just makes me smile because it makes me remember how much fun we had.
Luna: I took a lot of pictures of myself, but there are only a few that I liked enough to keep. I never did take one with Michael but part of me wishes that I had. My favorite is one of me during Phase One because the lighting is just right and it's honestly 100/10.
Port: I'm not much of a pictures kind of guy. The only picture I really took was of a cupcake because it was decorated super beautifully and I liked it. So I guess that's my favorite.
Michael: I took some pictures too, not all that many. I think that my favorite is probably this one, of me and Thor because you can't even tell I'm in a chair. It looks kind of like the old me.
Blushina: I didn't take TOO MANY pictures but I did get some with the important people. My favorite is this one of me and all the Victors I escorted. *smiles* It brings back a lot of fond memories.
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Joule: I think the only picture I took the whole time was with Tim in the Ferris wheel, so I'd pick that. Even if I had others I'd pick it because it was probably the happiest part of the party for me.
Dyna: I took a lot of pictures with Bec and the kids and UV and other celebrities, and this is going to sound kind of silly but my favorite one is this one of me and Bec. Bec was not looking so he's just kind of staring off into the distance the other direction, but like... Look how masculine I look here. *grins* Even if Bec wasn't ready I look pretty hot here.
Tim: I took a couple of pictures, one with Joule in the Ferris wheel and some with my Victor friends, but my favorite is definitely this selfie with Trina because she just looks so precious and adorable here.
Kelly: Didn't take any. Whoops.
Maxim: Hm... My favorite is this family picture we had taken at the party. I didn't take any pictures myself, though, I simply had no reason to.
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Riggs: I took a bunch of pictures with about a million different celebrities. Don't tell Gian but I also took one with Prentice. I really like a lot of the group pictures, but those definitely aren't my favorite. No, my favorite is definitely the one I took with Gian before the party! Look how cute he is here, just his natural self. Plus, I look really good here too, which helps.
Desiree: My favorite is definitely the pictures I took of the environment. It was really easy to get these beautiful aesthetic shots. I took a beautiful one at the top of the Ferris wheel, looking down on the city. I bet Aimee would love to see it.
Gian: I took some with Agalia and a few with Riggs before the party, and one with Jovenena. I think of them all my favorite is this one with me and Agalia and Riggs together at Phase One because we're all killing it.
Anatoly: I only took a few, with my sister. I like them, though, because they make me think of the fun that we had. It was good.
Jovenena: *giggles* I took selfies with a bunch of people! I got one with Wolf during Phase One and with a bunch of my friends during Phase Two, and one with my tributes of course! I also took a selfie with Alanena under the flag. Partially because I wanted a copy of the picture for myself, but mostly just to have another excuse to kiss her.
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Syca: I took some pictures but not a lot just because I didn't want to look fucking stupid in all the pictures because I'm no good at taking selfies. My favorite is by far the one I took with Wolf and Ani, just because they're both so cool and they helped me a lot with a lot of advice!
Persei: I took a couple of pictures with people I hung out with. My favorite is this one, of me and Ollie at Phase One. Not really because of him, I mean, he makes it better, but... Anyways, I just look good in it, alright? Mature. Like a Victor.
Kendal: I didn't take any pictures this time, I just couldn't bring myself to knowing what's going to happen the next morning. Besides, having a photographic memory kind of negates the need for pictures. *small laugh*
Helen: I TOOK A BUNCH OF PICTURES WITH A MILLION PEOPLE. Friends, fans, and everything in between! I think that my favorite is tied between three! There's this one, which is the #UVBandFam and it's the best picture we have to date of all of us together, which is awesome and totally going on my wall. Then there's this one with the D7 Team that's really good! I just... Try not to think that at least one of them will be dead in a matter of weeks...(The other one is this one of me and Ani together at Phase One! Just... God, he looks so cute in this one. We look so cute in this one. Don't tell him that though. It's embarrassing.)
Anakyn: I had about a thousand people wanting to take pictures with me, which was neat, and I took some pictures of the aesthetic just in case I'd ever want to channel it into a creative project someday. My favorite is probably a tie as well. I really like the #UVBandFam picture, of course, but I also like the one immediately preceding the good one because Helen's making the most adorable silly face because she wasn't ready for the picture. *laughs a little bit* Oh God. (My other favorite is this one of the two of us together at Phase One. I dunno, it just looks so natural and she looks so cute in it. It looks like in that one we might actually be... Like, a couple. Maybe. That's stupid. Don't tell her I said that.)
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Semper: There are only two pictures on my photo roll and they're both of me and... Tor. *soft smile* I don't know if I can pick a favorite, I like them both, with bunny ears and without. They're fun.
Ester: I took a lot. I took one with all the Careers and with various Capitolites and famous people. Although I think that by far, my favorite is this one I took with Attila after he kissed me. I mean, it's just so happy because we were both freaking out in a good way, and will always make me think of that moment in which I was: literally: swept off my feet.
Tartan: I didn't take all that many pictures, but I think this one of the District Eight group describes them all well. Semper's just being mousy, Ester is all confident and strong, Bonita looks pissed and Ant is frowning like he always does. *laughs*
Ant: I didn't really take any pictures but I did ask Ester to take a picture of myself and my sister. She just looked so beautiful, I didn't want to forget that moment of time. I think I'm going to print it and put it on my wall.
Bonita: I took a few pictures myself but only with people I cared about! My favorite, though, is this one that I took myself because I just look sexy as fuck in it.
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Jasper: Well, I took a lot of selfies but then June and I got into a war of who could snipe the most hilarious picture of the other. I got this wonderful shot of her when we were in the Ferris wheel. Isn't this angle charming? *snickers*
June: Yeah, I took a bunch of selfies with a bunch of people and then did my best to take pictures of Jasper. I think I got the worst one of him right here, see that? Mid-yawn. *laughs*
Prentice: A lot of people wanted my picture and honestly there's just a point when you're sick of it. *sighs* As for a favorite picture, I don't have one in particular.
Vale: I took a couple selfies with my tributes and my blind date. This one is my favorite, it's me and Jacian together taken by Thack. *smiles*
Demetrius: I took a lot of selfies with my friends and just partied it out. I think my favorite is just this one of me and my group of friends at Phase Two. It was nice to have some fun and let go for a little bit, y'know?
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Attila: Hm. Didn't take a lot, but that one with Ester's pretty cute. It's fun. Probably the best moment of the whole thing.
Miya: My photo roll is pretty limited, I didn't really take a lot of pictures. I have some with Arthur and Roxanne, and one with Charlemagne, a couple with Capitolites, and one with Dania. My favorite picture... Probably this one of the group of Careers. We actually look like we like each other, amazing, isn't it? *laughs a bit*
Arthur: I took a bunch of pictures of Lethia all dressed up for the event, and we took some selfies with me and Caspar and Lethia. But for my favorite, this is easy. As much as I love our adorable daughter, my favorite picture is this one. I took it of Caspar and Valenty slow-dancing together for the first time. It's adorable.
Roxanne: I took a few pictures with the tributes and other mentors, but draw the line at the Capitolites. My favorite picture is this one of me and Vaughn, because we haven't really taken a picture together in a long time.
Charlemagne: Oh, I took a lot of pictures of my kids dancing and spending time with their friends. I think my favorite is this one, though. It's a picture of my whole family that Arthur was nice enough to take for us. *soft smile* It's definitely frame-worthy.
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Ollie: I took selfies with a bunch of people! They're kind of addicting, once you start, it's hard to stop! I also took some pictures of Piccolo playing for the Symphony during Phase One! I think my favorite is this one that I took of Jacques during Phase One, because the light makes his hair look golden and he has this really serene look on his face. It's cute.
Daria: I love selfies! I took a bunch with about a million different people! This whole night was a dream come true! My favorite picture is definitely this limo selfie. It always reminds me of how fun it was to ride in the limo and be famous!
Chervil: I took a couple pictures of my cousin Jude and a selfie or two. I think my favorite is this one, though. *blushes* Miracle took it of the two of us together. I look totally awkward, but I was totally awkward in the moment too.
Skeeter: I really didn't take any pictures.
Bonaventure: I took a couple pictures with my tributes and with some of the other people. I think my favorite is this one of all the escorts just because everyone looks professional.
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Jacques: I didn't take a lot of pictures. I took a selfie or two but that was really it because I was more focused on getting sponsors. I think my favorite is this selfie that Ollie took of the two of us because he just looks adorable.
Ashlyn: I didn't take any pictures. I hate pictures.
Braelyn: I took a couple pictures of Allegra dancing and of Jacques and Ollie. My favorite is this one of Allegra up on stage. I hate that she looks so angry, but it's such a genuine shot because that's how she felt in that moment.
Allegra: I took a selfie or two with Hoke because I felt cute, but during Phase Two I was too distracted to take very many pictures. I don't really have a favorite because right now I'm still not sure what I'm going to do about him, so... I abstain from this question.
Ambrose: I took a bunch of pictures. I think my favorite, besides the #UVBandFam, is definitely this one, just because look how fabulous I am? (Also, I have this one of Thor's ass that I sniped earlier and it looks amazing. Hell yeah. Also, look at this one I got of him up on stage. He's so adorable. Look how happy he is. He's laughing. This is before he got super drunk but damn, look how cute my doof is.)
Saturday, September 2, 2017
Deleted Scene: Expecting
(During Phase Two)
Joule found himself on the Ferris Wheel.
He hadn't had too much fun at the party so far, he was just too nervous. He could lose Rilah. The reality was very, very real now. The guilt pressed down on his chest like stones, and each and every time her face came up in his mind another stone was added. It was horrible. He hated it. He hated himself. And now, the Games were tomorrow. Yeah, maybe when there was music playing, maybe when Em was smiling and facilitating dancing competitions and couples were getting together it was easy to forget what was going to happen the very next day. Maybe when the Pride flags were waving, when people were dancing, when they rode in limos and let their hair down, it was easy to forget what was going to happen. Joule wasn't so easily fooled, though. He knew exactly what was going to happen the next day. People were going to die. And he could be one of them.
Everyone has that one thing they wish they had never done. And Joule's was in the most critical moment, when his life was on the line. He had a huge target on his back, no allies, and now he was alone, depressed. Maybe dying wouldn't be so bad. Maybe it would be easier than living. But if there was even an ounce of hope that he could somehow mend things with the love of his life, Joule would keep going. He had to. He had no other choice.
Joule wasn't really in the mood to be dragged on the Ferris wheel by his mentor. Somehow, he ended up there. He was in the enclosed pod, looking out the glass wall at the city. They got higher and higher. Joule's eyes scaled the city. The lights, the lights that were glimmering that were powered by his hard work back home, the hard work of his love and... Yes, and Rajai too. The people down below looked so small. In a way that was kind of comforting, honestly. His problems were so small from up there. Chance was the size of an ant that Joule could have stepped on if he wanted to. Somehow it helped. He looked out, into the distance as far as he could see, knowing that somewhere out there, Rilah was at home, and... Who knew what she was doing? The thought that she was crying broke Joule's heart. He jumped when he felt a gentle hand on his shoulder. It was Tim.
"Amazing view, isn't it?" the man asked. Joule swallowed hard and just nodded. For a second he forgot that his mentor was even there.
"Everything looks so small," Joule said quietly.
"Yeah, it does. So, how're you feeling?"
"Sick." That was the only word he could come up with to even start to describe all the feelings that were swirling around in his stomach, the rocks pressing down on his chest.
"You still have a chance," Tim said. Joule winced when he said that last word, associating it with the tribute that was certainly going to target him the very next morning. "Sorry."
"It's fine," Joule breathed quietly. He had no idea that emotions could actually make him physically sick. He always said he wanted to feel everything, but was it really worth it?
"You can still make it out," Tim said. "You're the Underdog."
"That's just the nice way of saying I'm a Bloodbath." Joule's voice wobbled on the last word, as he hadn't really expected to say it out loud. Hearing it out loud was just as horrible as he imagined it would be.
"No, that's not true. You're smart, Joule, and you have a lot of intuition. You can make your way out of this mess."
"I wish I believed it like you did," Joule muttered. His mentor frowned, but Joule was just being completely honest. He really did wish he could believe it. He knew that he would never make it if he kept thinking so negatively, but he couldn't help it. Everything was crashing down and there was nothing he could do about it. He was paying for his mistake, the mistake that was broadcast in front of the entire nation. He would always be that person that fucked everything up.
"It's okay," Tim said quietly. "Sometimes the fear of dying is the only motivating factor for tributes in the Games. And tributes like that have won before. Not every Victor had a tremendous number of people to get back to."
"I bet none of them have had zero," Joule said.
"You don't know that."
"I'm pretty damn sure."
"What about your family?"
Joule bit his lip. "I guess. M... My parents didn't know, though. That I... Wasn't straight." He stared out the window through glassy eyes.
"You said you had a brother? What about him?"
"He didn't know either."
"They're probably more accepting than you think."
"I appreciate where you're coming from, Tim, but I'm not really in the mood to be optimistic right now."
Tim paused, then just sighed. "I understand." They stood there in silence, Joule watching the colorful, bright, flashing lights and thinking about the tremendous dams and windmills back home. He would probably never see them again.
"What about me?" Tim asked.
"What about you?"
"Would you consider coming back for me?"
"You're my mentor. You have to invest time into me."
"That's true. My obligation is to invest all of my time and energy into my tributes. But it's not all that often that I become attached to my tributes."
Joule crossed his arms. "All we did was make blankets."
"I was inspired by you."
"How?" Joule glanced over, still not fully believing that his mentor wasn't just pulling things out of his ass to make Joule feel better.
Tim gestured him to sit on the benches in the pod, which Joule did, and Tim sat down across from him. He had that twinkle in his eye that meant they were probably about to have a deep talk. Joule didn't want to. He didn't want to cry again, he was fucking tired of it, not to mention exhausted, physically and emotionally.
Tim reached into his pocket and pulled out some folded up pieces of paper. Paper-clipped to the first sheet was a picture of a little boy with dark, messy hair, a gap between his two front teeth and a big grin. Below the picture, it said, Hi, my name is Joel! I'm 11 years old and I need a loving home!
"Wh... What is this?" Joule asked, flipping through. Just a bunch of information about Tim and Trina. Wait a second... "Wait, I think I know."
Tim grinned. "That's right. Trina and I are adopting."
"Really!? Oh my God, Tim! That's amazing!" Joule, still holding the papers, hugged his mentor tightly. He actually felt... Happy. Yeah, he was excited. Tim was going to be a father! Joule knew he was going to be amazing. It was the first time he'd smiled since the disaster happened. "I'm so... I'm so happy for you!"
"Thanks!" Tim said. His hugs were tight and warm and comforting. "The whole name thing was totally unintentional, if you were wondering," he added, and Joule actually laughed a little bit. For just a second some of that weight and sadness was taken off. Here he was, the amazing view of the city in the background, celebrating a piece of amazing news with someone who deserved the world. In that moment, Joule was able to forget where they were.
"You're going to be a great Dad," Joule said.
"You inspired me," Tim said. "The next morning I called Trina to talk to her about it." He laughed a bit. "She already had this one in mind, you see."
Joule smiled. The sadness started to sink back in, at realizing that he and Rilah will probably never celebrate news like this. He was still happy for them, of course, but at the same time, there was just this little twist in his stomach. This small twinge of sadness.
"No matter what, I'll stand by you," Tim said earnestly, putting a hand on Joule's shoulder. "You can grow and heal and mend whatever needs mended. I know you can, Joule. You're a very observant, intelligent young man with more potential for greatness than you think. So, how about doing it for the three of us, yeah? I'm sure that Joel will want to meet you and thank you for bringing us together."
Joule actually smiled a bit at that. Maybe, just maybe, there was hope somewhere within the grief and misery. Maybe there was still a chance to do some good in the world.
"Yeah," he said, smiling slightly as the pod started to lower. "Yeah, I'll do my best for you guys."
Joule found himself on the Ferris Wheel.
He hadn't had too much fun at the party so far, he was just too nervous. He could lose Rilah. The reality was very, very real now. The guilt pressed down on his chest like stones, and each and every time her face came up in his mind another stone was added. It was horrible. He hated it. He hated himself. And now, the Games were tomorrow. Yeah, maybe when there was music playing, maybe when Em was smiling and facilitating dancing competitions and couples were getting together it was easy to forget what was going to happen the very next day. Maybe when the Pride flags were waving, when people were dancing, when they rode in limos and let their hair down, it was easy to forget what was going to happen. Joule wasn't so easily fooled, though. He knew exactly what was going to happen the next day. People were going to die. And he could be one of them.
Everyone has that one thing they wish they had never done. And Joule's was in the most critical moment, when his life was on the line. He had a huge target on his back, no allies, and now he was alone, depressed. Maybe dying wouldn't be so bad. Maybe it would be easier than living. But if there was even an ounce of hope that he could somehow mend things with the love of his life, Joule would keep going. He had to. He had no other choice.
Joule wasn't really in the mood to be dragged on the Ferris wheel by his mentor. Somehow, he ended up there. He was in the enclosed pod, looking out the glass wall at the city. They got higher and higher. Joule's eyes scaled the city. The lights, the lights that were glimmering that were powered by his hard work back home, the hard work of his love and... Yes, and Rajai too. The people down below looked so small. In a way that was kind of comforting, honestly. His problems were so small from up there. Chance was the size of an ant that Joule could have stepped on if he wanted to. Somehow it helped. He looked out, into the distance as far as he could see, knowing that somewhere out there, Rilah was at home, and... Who knew what she was doing? The thought that she was crying broke Joule's heart. He jumped when he felt a gentle hand on his shoulder. It was Tim.
"Amazing view, isn't it?" the man asked. Joule swallowed hard and just nodded. For a second he forgot that his mentor was even there.
"Everything looks so small," Joule said quietly.
"Yeah, it does. So, how're you feeling?"
"Sick." That was the only word he could come up with to even start to describe all the feelings that were swirling around in his stomach, the rocks pressing down on his chest.
"You still have a chance," Tim said. Joule winced when he said that last word, associating it with the tribute that was certainly going to target him the very next morning. "Sorry."
"It's fine," Joule breathed quietly. He had no idea that emotions could actually make him physically sick. He always said he wanted to feel everything, but was it really worth it?
"You can still make it out," Tim said. "You're the Underdog."
"That's just the nice way of saying I'm a Bloodbath." Joule's voice wobbled on the last word, as he hadn't really expected to say it out loud. Hearing it out loud was just as horrible as he imagined it would be.
"No, that's not true. You're smart, Joule, and you have a lot of intuition. You can make your way out of this mess."
"I wish I believed it like you did," Joule muttered. His mentor frowned, but Joule was just being completely honest. He really did wish he could believe it. He knew that he would never make it if he kept thinking so negatively, but he couldn't help it. Everything was crashing down and there was nothing he could do about it. He was paying for his mistake, the mistake that was broadcast in front of the entire nation. He would always be that person that fucked everything up.
"It's okay," Tim said quietly. "Sometimes the fear of dying is the only motivating factor for tributes in the Games. And tributes like that have won before. Not every Victor had a tremendous number of people to get back to."
"I bet none of them have had zero," Joule said.
"You don't know that."
"I'm pretty damn sure."
"What about your family?"
Joule bit his lip. "I guess. M... My parents didn't know, though. That I... Wasn't straight." He stared out the window through glassy eyes.
"You said you had a brother? What about him?"
"He didn't know either."
"They're probably more accepting than you think."
"I appreciate where you're coming from, Tim, but I'm not really in the mood to be optimistic right now."
Tim paused, then just sighed. "I understand." They stood there in silence, Joule watching the colorful, bright, flashing lights and thinking about the tremendous dams and windmills back home. He would probably never see them again.
"What about me?" Tim asked.
"What about you?"
"Would you consider coming back for me?"
"You're my mentor. You have to invest time into me."
"That's true. My obligation is to invest all of my time and energy into my tributes. But it's not all that often that I become attached to my tributes."
Joule crossed his arms. "All we did was make blankets."
"I was inspired by you."
"How?" Joule glanced over, still not fully believing that his mentor wasn't just pulling things out of his ass to make Joule feel better.
Tim gestured him to sit on the benches in the pod, which Joule did, and Tim sat down across from him. He had that twinkle in his eye that meant they were probably about to have a deep talk. Joule didn't want to. He didn't want to cry again, he was fucking tired of it, not to mention exhausted, physically and emotionally.
Tim reached into his pocket and pulled out some folded up pieces of paper. Paper-clipped to the first sheet was a picture of a little boy with dark, messy hair, a gap between his two front teeth and a big grin. Below the picture, it said, Hi, my name is Joel! I'm 11 years old and I need a loving home!
"Wh... What is this?" Joule asked, flipping through. Just a bunch of information about Tim and Trina. Wait a second... "Wait, I think I know."
Tim grinned. "That's right. Trina and I are adopting."
"Really!? Oh my God, Tim! That's amazing!" Joule, still holding the papers, hugged his mentor tightly. He actually felt... Happy. Yeah, he was excited. Tim was going to be a father! Joule knew he was going to be amazing. It was the first time he'd smiled since the disaster happened. "I'm so... I'm so happy for you!"
"Thanks!" Tim said. His hugs were tight and warm and comforting. "The whole name thing was totally unintentional, if you were wondering," he added, and Joule actually laughed a little bit. For just a second some of that weight and sadness was taken off. Here he was, the amazing view of the city in the background, celebrating a piece of amazing news with someone who deserved the world. In that moment, Joule was able to forget where they were.
"You're going to be a great Dad," Joule said.
"You inspired me," Tim said. "The next morning I called Trina to talk to her about it." He laughed a bit. "She already had this one in mind, you see."
Joule smiled. The sadness started to sink back in, at realizing that he and Rilah will probably never celebrate news like this. He was still happy for them, of course, but at the same time, there was just this little twist in his stomach. This small twinge of sadness.
"No matter what, I'll stand by you," Tim said earnestly, putting a hand on Joule's shoulder. "You can grow and heal and mend whatever needs mended. I know you can, Joule. You're a very observant, intelligent young man with more potential for greatness than you think. So, how about doing it for the three of us, yeah? I'm sure that Joel will want to meet you and thank you for bringing us together."
Joule actually smiled a bit at that. Maybe, just maybe, there was hope somewhere within the grief and misery. Maybe there was still a chance to do some good in the world.
"Yeah," he said, smiling slightly as the pod started to lower. "Yeah, I'll do my best for you guys."
Thursday, August 31, 2017
Deleted Scenes: Princess Charming
(During Phase One of the Party)
Dania was glad to have Miya off her chest. Sure, telling her was hard, but at least it wasn't weird between them. That was seriously a testament to Miya's coolness, honestly. Dania was glad that they could keep going on being friends without either of them being weird about it. Well... Maybe allies was a better word than friends. The f word was dangerous, after all. Definitely not as dangerous as the l word, though, which Dania was trying her best to avoid.
She was a romantic at heart, of course, but luckily for her, that part of her was currently at work on a very important project: trying to figure out why her brother would write to Nona and why she was refusing to say what he wrote. Part of Dania was slightly worried that her brother was exposing a weakness or talking down on her, but Dania trusted Carlen more than anyone else in the world and knew he wouldn't do that. Still, though. Why wasn't Nona telling her? Dania imagined all the sappy things Carlen could have said to her. And Nona hadn't reacted negatively. Had his goofy charm actually worked on her!? That was a little unbelievable. After all, they were talking Nona Amatore here. As in, the most beautiful woman to ever come out of the Games alive, maybe even the most beautiful woman to ever step foot into them. Dania was confused, but so, so intrigued.
Even though the thought of her brother writing Nona a love letter moved her heart, though, Dania tried to stay focused on the task at hand. Luna was right in that they all had to talk to the rich people and instill their faith in the Career alliance. Dania wasn't totally sure that she had faith in it staying together, but she was going to do her best. Hopefully if things went sour it'd just be between Ester, Attila, and Luna so that Dania and Miya could just escape together. That was the most likely option at this point, or that was how it seemed.
Dania knew how to carry herself like a lady, of course, and stood tall (well, as tall as she could) and walked gracefully, her ballgown swirling around with her wherever she went. There was a good number of famous people at the party too, and Dania wanted to talk to as many of them as could bet on her. She talked to a bunch of Symphony members when they were on their break, and greeted Pluto, but the 122nd Victor didn't seem intent on doing much dancing. She was just taking a break and getting some punch when she saw her. One of the prettiest girls Dania's ever laid eyes on. And she was coming this way!! Ahem, she was a Capitolite. Dania knew she would have to be charming. To get the money. That was why. Of course. Dania put on her most confident, dazzling smile, which the girl returned immediately. Her lips were a dark purple, skin pale, hair dyed gray and pulled back in some elaborate style that rivaled Dania's in elegance. Dania noticed a pendant around her neck colored pink, purple, and blue, and at that she couldn't help but grin. The other girl was wearing a blue-violet ballgown with a corset top and a huge skirt that bounced slightly as she walked. She was skinny but had a lot of cleavage, almost a perfect hourglass figure.
"Hi there," Dania said. Everything about this girl's appearance was stunning and perfectly done, not a single thing out of place.
"Hi!" the other girl said brightly. "Dania, right?"
"Yeah, that's me." Dania felt slightly awkward when she got a whiff of the other girl's perfume, a flowery, delicate, pleasant smell (God, why were girls just so perfect?! she thought), but kept her cool. "You are...?"
The other girl seemed caught by surprise, but Dania couldn't remember ever seeing her anywhere... "Maggie!" she said. "Nice to meet you." Maggie put out her hand, showing perfectly manicured nails, and Dania shook it. "You look great by the way!" she added quickly.
Dania smiled. "Thanks, but the credit doesn't go to me, it goes to my prep team, as always."
"Ah, I see."
The symphony started to play a very lively dance in three, and Dania saw the spark in Maggie's lavender eyes before she asked, "Will you dance with me?"
Dania couldn't help but grin. "Sure." There were no rules against it, of course. Just an innocent little dance. Luckily for Dania, Maggie was all that much taller than her, which made the dancing a lot easier than dancing with someone really tall like Acacia.
Maggie took the lead, as she was probably a classically-trained dancer as many people from the Capitol were, and Dania followed. The girls swept gracefully across the floor.
"I like that little pendant," Dania said. She left it open for Maggie to explain what it was if she wanted to. That was, if that was what Dania hoped- ahem, thought, what she thought it was.
"Oh, thank you!" Maggie said. "My twin brother got it for me, actually. Since I probably won't be allowed to actually do pride later on."
"Pride?"
Maggie squeaked. It was an adorable little noise. "Um, I don't think I was supposed to tell you that. I think it was gonna be a surprise."
Dania just laughed. "No problem. I can keep a secret."
"Thanks. I don't want to get into more trouble..."
"Don't worry. I'm a great actress," Dania said, as the girls spun around and their skirts swept around with them. Dania could feel eyes watching and couldn't help but hope they could get the whole room to watch them. Dania bet they looked pretty damn graceful together. Dania continued, overdramatically widening her eyes and saying, "Wow, Pride, I had no idea this was going to happen!"
Maggie laughed so hard she snorted, and immediately a blush broke through her heavy foundation.
Dania couldn't help but grin. Her laugh was really infectious.
The song ended far too soon, and both girls were panting and grinning at each other. That ended pretty quickly when a posh-sounding voice was calling, "Anna Magdalena!"
"Oh, shit," Maggie said, quickly reaching the necklace pendant and turning it around so all that showed was an engraved silver design. "That's my fiance," she said.
Dania couldn't help but feel slightly disappointed. Of course this girl had a fiance. "Oh..."
"Arranged marriage," she says quickly, "Hate the guy, but have no choice. I'm... I'm really sorry, I should go! Thanks for the dance though! It was really fun!"
She quickly looked around and scurried off into the crowd, leaving just as quickly as she arrived.
Dania sighed a bit. That truly sucked. It didn't take long thinking about it for it to click, though. Anna Magdalena. As in... The President's Niece. That would explain why she was surprised I didn't know her... And the whole arranged marriage thing... Dania's heart sank slightly.
But at the same time, she couldn't help but imagine a future for them anyways. Dania would win the Games and come back home. She'd go find Maggie and save her from her arranged marriage. It'd be true love. Or at least, better than that asshole she hates. It'd be like... A fairytale. Dania could be a knight in shining armor. She took some punch and took a seat with the Two mentors. Acacia was talking to Vesperus about Pride that was coming up.
"I thought we weren't supposed to know about that," Dania said.
"Yeah, Pluto told me by mistake," Acacia said. "Wait, how did you know?"
"I..." Dania wasn't sure what to say so she just smiled. "I didn't."
Nona raised an eyebrow at her as Acacia went to find Wicke and keep talking to people.
"Saw you with the President's niece," Nona said, giving her a smirk. "You looked like you were having fun."
Dania was flustered immediately, crossing her arms and puffing out air. "Oh, shut up."
Nona laughed, but before long Dania felt a shit-eating grin spread across her lips. "So, what'd Carlen's letter say?"
"Good try. Not telling."
"Not even if it's my dying wish?" Dania asked.
Nona's face became more serious. "Not even then. Because you're not dying."
Dania grinned. "Rule of Three. I'm going to win. That's a promise.
I'm going to win, she thought. I'm going to win and be a knight in shining armor. Some princesses love other princesses. I'm going to get back to save her from the dragon.
Dania was glad to have Miya off her chest. Sure, telling her was hard, but at least it wasn't weird between them. That was seriously a testament to Miya's coolness, honestly. Dania was glad that they could keep going on being friends without either of them being weird about it. Well... Maybe allies was a better word than friends. The f word was dangerous, after all. Definitely not as dangerous as the l word, though, which Dania was trying her best to avoid.
She was a romantic at heart, of course, but luckily for her, that part of her was currently at work on a very important project: trying to figure out why her brother would write to Nona and why she was refusing to say what he wrote. Part of Dania was slightly worried that her brother was exposing a weakness or talking down on her, but Dania trusted Carlen more than anyone else in the world and knew he wouldn't do that. Still, though. Why wasn't Nona telling her? Dania imagined all the sappy things Carlen could have said to her. And Nona hadn't reacted negatively. Had his goofy charm actually worked on her!? That was a little unbelievable. After all, they were talking Nona Amatore here. As in, the most beautiful woman to ever come out of the Games alive, maybe even the most beautiful woman to ever step foot into them. Dania was confused, but so, so intrigued.
Even though the thought of her brother writing Nona a love letter moved her heart, though, Dania tried to stay focused on the task at hand. Luna was right in that they all had to talk to the rich people and instill their faith in the Career alliance. Dania wasn't totally sure that she had faith in it staying together, but she was going to do her best. Hopefully if things went sour it'd just be between Ester, Attila, and Luna so that Dania and Miya could just escape together. That was the most likely option at this point, or that was how it seemed.
Dania knew how to carry herself like a lady, of course, and stood tall (well, as tall as she could) and walked gracefully, her ballgown swirling around with her wherever she went. There was a good number of famous people at the party too, and Dania wanted to talk to as many of them as could bet on her. She talked to a bunch of Symphony members when they were on their break, and greeted Pluto, but the 122nd Victor didn't seem intent on doing much dancing. She was just taking a break and getting some punch when she saw her. One of the prettiest girls Dania's ever laid eyes on. And she was coming this way!! Ahem, she was a Capitolite. Dania knew she would have to be charming. To get the money. That was why. Of course. Dania put on her most confident, dazzling smile, which the girl returned immediately. Her lips were a dark purple, skin pale, hair dyed gray and pulled back in some elaborate style that rivaled Dania's in elegance. Dania noticed a pendant around her neck colored pink, purple, and blue, and at that she couldn't help but grin. The other girl was wearing a blue-violet ballgown with a corset top and a huge skirt that bounced slightly as she walked. She was skinny but had a lot of cleavage, almost a perfect hourglass figure.
"Hi there," Dania said. Everything about this girl's appearance was stunning and perfectly done, not a single thing out of place.
"Hi!" the other girl said brightly. "Dania, right?"
"Yeah, that's me." Dania felt slightly awkward when she got a whiff of the other girl's perfume, a flowery, delicate, pleasant smell (God, why were girls just so perfect?! she thought), but kept her cool. "You are...?"
The other girl seemed caught by surprise, but Dania couldn't remember ever seeing her anywhere... "Maggie!" she said. "Nice to meet you." Maggie put out her hand, showing perfectly manicured nails, and Dania shook it. "You look great by the way!" she added quickly.
Dania smiled. "Thanks, but the credit doesn't go to me, it goes to my prep team, as always."
"Ah, I see."
The symphony started to play a very lively dance in three, and Dania saw the spark in Maggie's lavender eyes before she asked, "Will you dance with me?"
Dania couldn't help but grin. "Sure." There were no rules against it, of course. Just an innocent little dance. Luckily for Dania, Maggie was all that much taller than her, which made the dancing a lot easier than dancing with someone really tall like Acacia.
Maggie took the lead, as she was probably a classically-trained dancer as many people from the Capitol were, and Dania followed. The girls swept gracefully across the floor.
"I like that little pendant," Dania said. She left it open for Maggie to explain what it was if she wanted to. That was, if that was what Dania hoped- ahem, thought, what she thought it was.
"Oh, thank you!" Maggie said. "My twin brother got it for me, actually. Since I probably won't be allowed to actually do pride later on."
"Pride?"
Maggie squeaked. It was an adorable little noise. "Um, I don't think I was supposed to tell you that. I think it was gonna be a surprise."
Dania just laughed. "No problem. I can keep a secret."
"Thanks. I don't want to get into more trouble..."
"Don't worry. I'm a great actress," Dania said, as the girls spun around and their skirts swept around with them. Dania could feel eyes watching and couldn't help but hope they could get the whole room to watch them. Dania bet they looked pretty damn graceful together. Dania continued, overdramatically widening her eyes and saying, "Wow, Pride, I had no idea this was going to happen!"
Maggie laughed so hard she snorted, and immediately a blush broke through her heavy foundation.
Dania couldn't help but grin. Her laugh was really infectious.
The song ended far too soon, and both girls were panting and grinning at each other. That ended pretty quickly when a posh-sounding voice was calling, "Anna Magdalena!"
"Oh, shit," Maggie said, quickly reaching the necklace pendant and turning it around so all that showed was an engraved silver design. "That's my fiance," she said.
Dania couldn't help but feel slightly disappointed. Of course this girl had a fiance. "Oh..."
"Arranged marriage," she says quickly, "Hate the guy, but have no choice. I'm... I'm really sorry, I should go! Thanks for the dance though! It was really fun!"
She quickly looked around and scurried off into the crowd, leaving just as quickly as she arrived.
Dania sighed a bit. That truly sucked. It didn't take long thinking about it for it to click, though. Anna Magdalena. As in... The President's Niece. That would explain why she was surprised I didn't know her... And the whole arranged marriage thing... Dania's heart sank slightly.
But at the same time, she couldn't help but imagine a future for them anyways. Dania would win the Games and come back home. She'd go find Maggie and save her from her arranged marriage. It'd be true love. Or at least, better than that asshole she hates. It'd be like... A fairytale. Dania could be a knight in shining armor. She took some punch and took a seat with the Two mentors. Acacia was talking to Vesperus about Pride that was coming up.
"I thought we weren't supposed to know about that," Dania said.
"Yeah, Pluto told me by mistake," Acacia said. "Wait, how did you know?"
"I..." Dania wasn't sure what to say so she just smiled. "I didn't."
Nona raised an eyebrow at her as Acacia went to find Wicke and keep talking to people.
"Saw you with the President's niece," Nona said, giving her a smirk. "You looked like you were having fun."
Dania was flustered immediately, crossing her arms and puffing out air. "Oh, shut up."
Nona laughed, but before long Dania felt a shit-eating grin spread across her lips. "So, what'd Carlen's letter say?"
"Good try. Not telling."
"Not even if it's my dying wish?" Dania asked.
Nona's face became more serious. "Not even then. Because you're not dying."
Dania grinned. "Rule of Three. I'm going to win. That's a promise.
I'm going to win, she thought. I'm going to win and be a knight in shining armor. Some princesses love other princesses. I'm going to get back to save her from the dragon.
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