Joshua Colquhoun, Doctor or Menace? (Open)

"Thanks, Isadora..." I wink at her, but I know there will be ramifications for all this. I feel like I should go after her, even just to keep an eye out... I don't want her to get hurt. Jonathan's heading for the door now. "I'll see you later, Jonathan. As for me... I'll scope out that hole Isadora mentioned."

It's a half-truth. I do intend to check out that gap, but I can't help but wonder if it was a message from Isadora. I walk Jonathan to the door, bid him farewell, lock my door, and head in the direction of the general store.

I left his house with my head hung low. This wont end well for me, I should just give up right now but i cant, its what i was born to do. As i round the first corner a strong hand grabs my shoulder and i dont even look up. Who ever it is guides me to the Training arena where i will have to face my punishment for failure. When I do finally look up in in a room with all the career big shots. "You failed." one of them says. "You know what the punishment for failing is when your in the games? Its death. Do you want to die." I look at them but say nothing. "Why dont you just quit, give up and quit?" Another one asks.
"I cant, Its what i have to do. I cant quit." I say.
"Exactly, there is no quitting. None of us can quit so your stuck with us." he says
I pause for a moment as an idea pops into my head. Hes right, i cant quit but maybe. Just maybe...
"Your right, we cant quit but......" My voice trails off and i take a quick step forward and punch him in the jaw knocking him out almost instantly. A brief fight with the others insures but 1 on 7 are hopeless odds.
By the time I wake up i'm on a street corner so where, beaten badly. It was true I can never quit being a career, but i can get kicked out and after that little stunt i pulled i'm pretty sure thats exactly what happened.

Its getting dark and I suddenly remember my subtle hint to Joshua about the hole in the fence. I run as fast as my bruised legs will take me to that spot and slip through the hole in the woods. "Joshua, you there." I say in a sort of hushed yell.

"Oh good your here. I was kinda worrying you wouldn't show up." I say revealed right before my legs give out and i fall down hurting my tail bone. I groan a bit. "Good news." I say. "I'm not a career any more. I could never quit so i got myself fired... so to speak. I think it was much funner to do it that way aswell. although more painful." I started laughing but this time it wasn't an angry, confused or insane laugh. It was just happy.