Countermeasures // [Sacrifice&Mac]

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Countermeasures // [Sacrifice&Mac] Oct 5, 2023 13:26:10 GMT -5

Post by admin kay on Oct 5, 2023 13:26:10 GMT -5

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He'd eaten too much at lunch. Again. Part of that stemmed from the genuine wonder at having unlimited access to food. He'd never starved in Eight but it was rare that he'd been allowed, or even encouraged, to eat his fill. And though he still couldn't remember the recommended ratio of calories : work load, he could tell that his body wanted more fuel if he was going to keep pushing it in the gym.

Too heavy to consider picking up a weapon, Mac turned to the self defense station which, in this early part of the afternoon, was largely deserted. He strapped on wrist guards and knee pads. For a split second he considered trying out some of the armor. But having seen most of the other tributes, he wasn't worried about most of them overpowering him. Jackson could but Mac had mostly solved for that by befriending him. Javier Macedo could be a problem. But the one time Mac had tried to approach him he'd lost the ability to talk and just walked right on by.

So outfitted Mac dipped between the lines into the self defense ring. On the far side of the square he spotted another tribute. "District One, right?" he asked with a knowing smile. "Are you a Career? Am I about to get my ass handed to me?"

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Countermeasures // [Sacrifice&Mac] Oct 5, 2023 16:10:54 GMT -5

Post by Jorg on Oct 5, 2023 16:10:54 GMT -5

S A C R I F I C E

Sacrifice is figuring out how much she needs to eat for training. Too much, and she starts to feel bloated, yet too little, and she feels light-headed at the end of her training sessions. Eating to fuel her body is a different experience than just eating because she is hungry, and it serves as a reminder of what she is training to do. Like her mother expected, though, she has to come home.

Sacrifice figures that the first way of getting home is to ensure she knows how to defend herself. Only nine girls reaped this year, so she knows she's at a disadvantage strength-wise. She's trying to figure out how to bring the girls together, to form a truce that they get as many boys killed before they turn on each other, but that is proving more difficult than expected. So, for now, she focuses on the Self-Defense training station. Sacrifice is the first one there, so it stretches and limbers up, considering whether she should wear the protective armor. Hopefully, people are already going pretty easy, yet that could also be their goal, to injure the others before they even take their first step in the Arena. She forgoes the armor, though, not wanting to appear weak or soft. One of the boys steps in on the far side of the ring.

"District One right?" He asked, even though it is clear that he already knew the answer with that smile. "Are you a Career? Am I about to get my ass handed to me?"It takes her a minute to place where he's from, but it becomes clear once she studies his face.

"You're right about being District One. It's safe to assume that you're the one who volunteered in Eight. The one who almost threatened the other boy they called. If you're so confident, let's see how you can hold up against someone from a Career District."

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