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Post by CuteLikeMurder on Apr 4, 2012 14:53:17 GMT -5
Rory Noland: District 7 Female Tribute
Rory glances at Jace and shakes her head. "Probably."
And those where her last words... Rory couldn't help but chuckle. Her? Fight and win against a career?
"Jace, I understand. We've all got homes and families we want-need to come back to. But only one of us can. And these Careers want to make sure it's one of them... wouldn't you rather it be you? Or me or Tank or Femra or anyone else but them? Because if so, you'll need an alliance. I understand if you don't want to ally with me because I've made Silver my special friend. But you need to ally with someone, Jace. At least until the end. It's the only chance you have."
Rory pauses. "It's the only chance any of us have."
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Post by QuinnTalon on Apr 4, 2012 15:07:01 GMT -5
Jace Colton
"I'm planning on it...and I don't think you're the only one he wants to come after. I just stared him down." And ran off at the mouth at him. Can't forget that.
Something to be proud of, maybe? He looked a trained killer in the face and didn't budge. Then again, there was a fine line between 'brave' and 'stupid', and Jace figures he may have just crossed it.
"Between you, me, and Tank, I have the feeling that being allied with us will make anyone 'targets' for those jerks."
Which meant they'd have to be incredibly careful, and his voice lowers--even more than it already was. "Which means we have to play smart. Get our packs and make a break for whatever safety there is. Take off....West or North. Circle around if we have to and learn to move somewhat quietly. Stick together so that we're getting enough sleep and that we're never alone.
"At least, that's how I see it."
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Post by CuteLikeMurder on Apr 4, 2012 15:38:46 GMT -5
Rory Noland: District 7 Female Tribute
Rory grins at Jace and nods. "See, common ground already."
When Jace says the next she glances between Femra and Luci. "That means you might be less protected with us. Not more. Something to keep in mind." She tells them. Fair warning. It is the least she can do.
"It's a good plan, Jace. Sleep in shifts. Have each other's backs until it's only us. Then we go our separate ways. It might not be pretty in the end, but at least it'll be one of us going home." Rory says quietly.
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Post by SheWhoLivesInHerName on Apr 4, 2012 18:00:36 GMT -5
He sits at the table, quiet and feeling a little bit left out. Talk of alliances and getting through this. "Can I join you? I'm not as useless as I look. Promise." Felt it sometimes, but he was pretty sure it wasn't the case. His skills weren't made for the arena. They were made for home. For the life he was starting to carve out.
Maybe another time. Maybe in another world. Maybe eventually he'd figure it all out. Maybe.
It didn't matter in this one though. In this world he was stuck here, and there was only one way out. One door. One person who got to go through it.
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Post by Seryna on Apr 4, 2012 18:26:51 GMT -5
Rowan sits at the opposite corner of the table with another loner, Micha from District 9. She is eating and sneaking glances around the room. Her eyes continue to go towards District 4. Without a word, she stands and moves to sit beside Pearl. Pearl and Rachel immediately stop whispering and regard her for a moment.
Rowan makes a brief statement that you can't quite hear. "...decided to train alone." You hear Pearl say. "Rachel and I are only working with each other right now." The pretty blonde glances over to your table though; as though she's not married to the idea of being alone. Rowan seems to consider this, glancing over to Rory. The district 7 tribute seems to be thinking very carefully, her brow was furrowed and she was quiet for a few moments.
"What do you want to do at Cornucopia?" Cypress asked Rachel and Pearl quietly. "Get out fast." The girls replied in near unison. Cypress nodded and replied. "Give us a few minutes."
The district 7 tribute moved to sit near Rory. "I'm thinking we may get something going with them. They don't appear to be suicidal." She stated, looking around the table at Jace, Femra, Luci and Tank. "Whats going on here?"
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Post by CuteLikeMurder on Apr 4, 2012 18:41:33 GMT -5
Rory Noland: District 7 Female Tribute
Rory nods in reply to Luci's question. "It's okay, Luci. I believe you. I doubt any of us are as useless as we look. That's why it might work. They'll never see us coming."
Her gaze shifts when she notices movement. Rowan. She's talking with other tributes. That is good? Rory doesn't know until Rowan approaches her. Even then she still can't be sure until she includes Rory in a we statement. "Non-suicidal will work."
She looks at her table than meets Rowan's gaze. "I'm talking with other people who don't appear to be suicidal either. Seems we've got a good thing starting here. Do you want to sit in?"
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Post by Seryna on Apr 4, 2012 18:45:29 GMT -5
"We picking up the short ones? Rowan wondered, glancing at Luci and Femra. Her tone is slightly challenging. She's looking between Luci and Femra, seeming to study them. "Not that I have a problem with that...but... whats the plan? "
She speaks to Rory, but she is giving long looks to every one at the table, with the exception of Rory and Tank. Her expression is guarded.
(Empathy attempts can be made to feel her out if you wish and you can try and hide your emotions with empathy)
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Post by CuteLikeMurder on Apr 4, 2012 18:51:10 GMT -5
Rory Noland: District 7 Female Tribute
"It's still forming." Rory tells Rowan. "Right now, I think we're thinking we make a move for useful gear and run like hell. Jace Colton," Rory points him out. "Suggested that we circle North and West and meet up."
Rory meets Rowan's gaze and then looks over at the Career Alliance and then back at Rowan. "After that... We try to turn the tables on the Careers. Pick them off before they get us."
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Post by QuinnTalon on Apr 4, 2012 18:53:35 GMT -5
When Rowan's eyes turned on him, he met them without flinching, offering a sweet half-smile in response.
"Short and little can be useful. I have an eleven year old brother who can fold himself to hide anywhere, and mostly because he's a bit tiny for his age. We lost him for three hours last Reaping because he was afraid one of us would be picked and he didn't want to see it.
"He can also get higher in a tree than anyone I know, because he can get to those tiny branches that bigger people would break. Sounds good for a lookout to me."
At that, he offered a hand. "Jace Colton: District 9."
2012-04-05 01:47:10 Jace Colton rolled 4 dice to "Feeling Out Rowan (Wits + Empathy)" 9,3,4,8 (2 successes)
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Post by SheWhoLivesInHerName on Apr 4, 2012 18:57:21 GMT -5
"Luci Scarlett." He shakes back. He looks almost fragile and he knows it. "Yes, I'm short and pretty. But I don't want them to win." That's his whole motivation. He doesn't have much faith in himself winning, but if he can make the careers lose before he goes? Well, that's something to laugh about at least.
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Post by Seryna on Apr 4, 2012 19:01:45 GMT -5
"Yeah, I'm all for that. Rowan replied to Rory. The brunnette turns to face Jace as he speaks; wacthing his eyes as he makes a statement. "I have to agree with you there. Especially if they get bulky armor like Chisel and Buckley did last year."
Rowan accepts Jace's hand. "Rowan." She stated simply. Rowan shakes Luci's hand, giving a small smile. "I can work with pretty. "She surveys the table, speaking quietly.
"We get enough of us together; I think we can counter all of the advantage the Career always gets. More eyes to see; more hands make lighter work..." She scrunches up her face. "I got that wrong. But hey, more the merrier. Now what are we actually going to do at Cornucopia? A lot of kids freak out when the blood flows..."
Her eyes flick towards Femra, the youngest.
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Post by CuteLikeMurder on Apr 4, 2012 19:13:32 GMT -5
Rory Noland: District 7 Female Tribute
"Pretty is good. Predatory and unscrupulous is where I draw the line." Rory tells the group. Its a bad joke. But Rory makes it nonetheless. She shakes her head. Gable's humor apparently rubbed off on her. "There are 6 of us right now. 8 if we get Pearl and Rachel. Ferma's running for the forest as soon as it starts. Tank'll probably grab his gear and hers. The rest of us can handle our own packs. We'll need to be quick. In and out. Don't look back and don't stop. Not for anything or anyone. Even one of us... After that we regroup and circle back."
Rory leans forward, elbows on the table, whispering, "We all know that the careers always take the Cornucopia. What we need to do is control the area around it. Then phase two of the plan is called into play."
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Post by QuinnTalon on Apr 4, 2012 19:18:39 GMT -5
"If they're with us? We tell them to scatter. Attempt to grab their pack, but if they don't think they can or they get too scared? Run to the woods. Hide somewhere if they can't find one of us. " It's a lot to ask of someone so young and terrified. To trust one of them--someone bigger who could easily take them out and kill them to not do so. To find them and shelter them from someone who would kill them because they were an easy mark.
It was time to show those bloodthirsty Careers that they weren't the only one's who could pull off an alliance.
"No one should be alone in this. Even if we can't all meet up again, we can at least agree that if we until we see District 1 and District 2's Tributes are gone? We have a truce."
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Post by Seryna on Apr 4, 2012 19:25:58 GMT -5
"So we're going to the woods?" Rowan glanced to Rory & Jace. "I'd feel a lot better there. We can make a shelter and take shifts at night."
She leans forward. "Now I want to broach something that every one may not like... but hear me out. I want to go tell District 4 girls about the alliance; get them to affirm and get them on board with the plan. Now..." She clears her throat. "They're the last ones in. You've all been sitting here getting to know each other and we don't know them yet. It might be a good idea to keep them at arm's length. We share the plan, we watch their back- but they are tied to each other. We may have to accept that if there is a situation; they're going to protect each other first. '
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Post by CuteLikeMurder on Apr 4, 2012 19:43:26 GMT -5
Rory Noland: District 7 Female Tribute
"I can agree to that. But let's work on the assumption we all make it to day two as a team." Rory tells Jace with a smile.
Her gaze drifts back to Rowan and she nods. "They wouldn't know the forest like we would. We could set traps, I could keep watch from the trees or scout ahead."
When Rowan discusses the next part of the plan, Rory looks down at her hands. This is the part of the game she hates. The eventually backstabbing and killing each other part.
Still, Rory nods. "If they're in, they never have the same shift on watch. But don't treat them any differently. We'll just be careful."
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Post by QuinnTalon on Apr 5, 2012 8:59:55 GMT -5
Jace Colton; District 9[/b]
"I might have Abby. Not sure about Micha, but I'm pretty sure I'll have Abby." Abigail. The 'Tribute Relative' who had come with them and who was young enough that she reminded him of his younger sister.
"I can talk to them tonight."
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Post by Seryna on Apr 5, 2012 13:24:00 GMT -5
"Yes, we shouldn't let them have too much time alone on watch." Rowan agreed with Rory. She continues to speak quietly, leaned into the center of the table so that only those at the table could hear. "I think its important that we remember that this right here is our first alliance." The district 7 glanced over to the District 4 table. Pearl and Rachel were leaned into each other, whispering animatedly. Pearl was watching your table.
"I'll go talk to the District 4 tributes." Rowan stated. "Anything else I should mention to them?"
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Post by mrbrightside on Apr 5, 2012 15:50:01 GMT -5
Lallek walked in right as the career is repelled by the newly formed District 7 alliance. He really envied them for their closeness. Immediately his thoughts are drawn to Pearl and Amy. He wasn't about to try and be that close to them. There were others surely that he could form alliances with other than those from his own district. Still he finds a seat at a table near the careers and the District 4 kids and eats in silence.
Lallek's eyes float around the room what he hopes is unobtrusively. He was easy to overlook, but he doubted it would stay that way for long.
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Post by seanman1224 on Apr 5, 2012 16:53:55 GMT -5
Femra: District 8 Female
I'm so glad that commotion is over. Urgh, I can't handle enemies. Not here, not today. I looked at Rory. Then back at Jace, Tank, and Lucy. Then over to the table with the careers. Alliances. Everywhere. No man is for himself.
I stared at the girl, Rowan, as she spoke to my friends. My allies.
"What was that about?" I asked my table.
I wasn't listening. I was too busy staring at her. I know it's bad, but I was thinking of how she would die. I know it's not normal, but we ARE in the games...right? I don't know. I just want this experience to be over.
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Post by Kulvar on Apr 5, 2012 17:13:29 GMT -5
Jasmine Coverfield, District 11 Female[/u]
Jasmine looked around the lunchroom. Cluster here, cluster there. The careers, she thought, studied her and her partner like they were hunks of meat waiting to be snatched up and tossed into the grinder that was the Games. She frowned at the thought. She had family back in District 11 and wanted to see them again. If it were everyone against her, she wasn't likely to last long enough to have a good chance. She looked at her partner.
"Gonna go see what the non-career cluster's all about," she said and got up. She didn't bother to bring her lunch tray. She was still mostly full from the massive breakfast, and had nibbled enough of her lunch to return herself to stuffed status. She crossed the room, moving around tables and a couple other tributes until she came to the semi-crowded table.
"Hi. Jasmine Coverfield, District 11. Y'all seem rather absorbed and conspiratorial and stuff. Mind if I sit an' have a listen? Maybe offer a word o' my own?" No reason to be rude and possibly make enemies, well... cause people to gun for her on the first day... of those at the table. She even put on her winning smile that her father said was so pretty on her lips.
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Post by seanman1224 on Apr 5, 2012 17:27:45 GMT -5
Femra: District 8 Female
I watch as, Jasmine, the girl from 11, comes over.
"Hi Jasmine, I'm Femra. District 8, little, terrified. Come, take a seat." I say.
I go over to the unused table and pull a chair and put it between Jace and I. I start to reminisce about how thankful I am that I got the guts to come over and sit here with these tributes. Otherwise, I'd be screwed, for lack of a better term.
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Post by Aeon The Phoenix on Apr 5, 2012 17:29:37 GMT -5
As yet another person joined the throng Tank commented:
"Tank think we need to ask for bigger table."
The male was starting to feel a bit uneasy with all the people crowding around him. Getting up Tank took the opportunity to get rid of his tray, taking his time in returning to the group as he looked around the room on his way back over to them.
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Post by Kulvar on Apr 5, 2012 17:45:15 GMT -5
Jasemine Coverfield, District 11 Female
Jasmine smiled at Femra, hid the frown that cropped up on her mind as Tank got up. He was big, a mountain in boy form. Maybe chunking apples would come in handy sometime? ...No, Don't think that way yet, she thought to herself and took the chair that Femra offered.
She needed allies, not killing strategies. Well, she needed those too, but right now she needed the allies more and talking about how to kill each other was not the way to go about it, though it would undoubtedly come to that. 24 tributes entered the Arena every year and only 1 got to leave.
"Thanks fer inviting me to the table. Don't be too terrified, everything'll be okay." Okay, that was a blatant lie given the situation. "So, tell me, if you can, what's going on at this table, secret plans to escape the Arena?" Jasmine said it with a smile. "Or merely an alliance? I think we'd all like tuh see the Careers undercut some."
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Post by seanman1224 on Apr 5, 2012 17:57:26 GMT -5
Femra: District 8 Female
As the girl from 11 sat down, I watched Tank get up. Obviously something was wrong. Was he ok? I hope so.
I turn my head to Jasmine.
"Hey, anytime! We're just chatting. Secret ways to overcome the careers is our main point of conversation." I said with a laugh. Hopefully the other tributes didn't disagree with me saying what I just said.
"And you say not to be terrified. Aren't you? I mean, isn't everyone? I mean, only 1 person comes out." I state pessimistically.
"Where is your other tribute from 11, Jasmine? You ditch him?" I say with a chuckle. I think I'm coming out of my shell. I can't make too good of friends, though, because within 2 weeks most of them will be dead.
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Post by CuteLikeMurder on Apr 5, 2012 19:06:09 GMT -5
Rory Noland: District 7 Female Tribute
Rory looks at Rowan. What goes unsaid between them is that the District 7 alliance is our first one. Granted Rory doubts any of them are the backstabby types still, Rory had told them she would do anything to make sure District 7 won again. And she means it.
“I can’t think of anything else, Ro.” Rory tells her. She glances at Femra and offers a weak smile. “Rowan’s cousin died in the games last year who volunteered for the same cousin Rowan volunteered for this year. We have all have a lot to lose. Our families have a lot to lose. But Cedar’ll lose two family members in two years.”
She stifles a sigh. More people. More causalities. More heartache. Rory plans to at least finish in the top 10. But hopefully she is getting Rowan home. So top three. Maybe. As she muses, Rory allows the conversation to unfold.
“Aurora… Rory Noland, District 7.” Rory says more than a little distracted. “Excuse me, one second.”
She gets up and to clear her half-eaten plate. As she passes Tank, Rory puts a hand on his arm. “Tank, you don’t like large groups, do you? If you want you can sit alone. I’ll make sure we’re taken care of.”
Rory takes the opportunity to venture a glance at the careers again. She doesn’t know how the next few weeks are going to happen. But one thing is certain; it is going to be one hell of a ride.
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