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Tumble Down {blitz}{emsrocks} Dec 30, 2015 13:46:13 GMT -5

Post by djed carnelian . d8m [kap] on Dec 30, 2015 13:46:13 GMT -5

AMARA KING

Amara had gone out for the day, as she didn't have to work. Her wife, Charity, was staying home, on the other hand. When Amara headed out, she went to the city circle, as she especially liked to go for a walk when she was dressed up nicely. Today, she had on a dress that was designed specifically for her, as a model. She had been walking around, and saw quite a few nicely dressed people. Though, for some reason, she didn't feel that any of them put in as much effort as her. Perhaps that was because her style was a bit different than the rest of the Capitol, and didn't involve flashy wigs or excessive makeup.

Meandering through the crowds of people in the city circle, not too many stood out to her, however, she knew she would stand out with the next thing that happened. Tripping over something in the street, she tumbled down, and tried getting back up, noticing that her dress was ripped at the bottom. She was extremely frustrated at this. Not only had she embarrassed herself, but she had ruined a specially made dress. This was infuriating to her. How many people had noticed? She certainly hoped that it hadn't been all too many.

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Tumble Down {blitz}{emsrocks} Dec 30, 2015 14:38:49 GMT -5

Post by 10th retro gm | paxton hayes on Dec 30, 2015 14:38:49 GMT -5

Carson James

Living in the Capitol had many advantages. One was being able to wonder around without much to worry about. Sure, the thoughts occured of the rogue rebel or something, but that was a far fetched thought. Infiltrating the Capitol walls felt impossible. Another was not having to worry where food came from.

And the outfits were perfect.

But with the ending of the recent games, Carson found himself wandering about peaking into many shops just to find something to keep in honor of his favorite tributes in the games. Harbinger was a figher. A brave man in the games, and it was a slap in the face when he won because Carson hadn't bet on him, but all in all, it was a nice and bloody game.

It was an unventful day, but soon it became interesting as someone tripped. Chuckling to himself, Carson made his way over to her. His intentions weren't to embarrass her. No, he wanted to help her. Placing a small grin on his face, he stopped when he stood next to her.

"Are you alright?"

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Tumble Down {blitz}{emsrocks} Dec 30, 2015 14:56:14 GMT -5

Post by djed carnelian . d8m [kap] on Dec 30, 2015 14:56:14 GMT -5

AMARA KING

As someone approached Amara and stood next to her, asking if she was alright, she rose to her feet again, brushing herself off. She felt embarrassed, and the man that had approached her had a grin on his face. He wasn't trying to make a fool of her, was he? She certainly hoped not. If he were, Amara certainly wasn't going to be the most joyful person in the Capitol. Then again, it's not that she ever really was, but she generally tried to be a bit more upbeat and cheery than some people.

The Capitol was a very populated place, and Amara as glad to live there, however, she wasn't always happy with how people reacted when someone did something embarrassing. They often seemed to try to make it worse. When Amara was on her feet again, she turned to the man that had approached her and gave a smile.

"Yes, I'm alright. Thank you." she said, trying her best to make light of the situation and not seem like she was unhappy to see someone at her side when she was hurt. After all, this man may have actually been concerned for her, and not trying to just make matters worse.

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Tumble Down {blitz}{emsrocks} Dec 30, 2015 15:18:54 GMT -5

Post by 10th retro gm | paxton hayes on Dec 30, 2015 15:18:54 GMT -5

Carson James

Carson wasn't the best person to talk to people, but here he was trying to see if someone needed help. Throughout his entire life all he ever wanted to do was help people. Had his girlfriend at the time not been pregnant with his daughter, he would've joined the peacekeepers. But now he was happily married living the dream together with his family.

He was relieved when he heard she was fine. But he sensed something was off. He senesed it would've been best to just leave.

Slowly the grin fades away leaving his face emotionless. Some people are so ungrateful. He thought to himself. Shrugging his shoulders, he tried to think of something to say because right now he wasn't pleased.

It appeared Carson ruined everything.

"Well, I'm glad you're alright." He mumbled quietly shifting his weight uneasily while looking around at the people scurrying through the city. Sighing to himself, he had nothing to say. Or nothing to do. Carson wished he had just left her alone. Helping people had become a fatal flaw.

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Tumble Down {blitz}{emsrocks} Dec 30, 2015 18:19:47 GMT -5

Post by djed carnelian . d8m [kap] on Dec 30, 2015 18:19:47 GMT -5

AMARA KING

When Amara noticed the smile fade from the man's face, she felt guilty. She hadn't wanted to seem like she was ungrateful for his help. The issue was, she initially thought that he was trying to embarrass her, as many people in the Capitol likely would in such a situation with someone falling down like that. She cleared her throat for a moment and looked at the man.

"My apologies," she said. She hadn't wanted to seem rude. "I didn't mean to come off as ungrateful. I was guess I just didn't realize that you were genuinely being nice. I guess a lot of people just aren't..." she began to trail off. She straightened up her posture and extended her hand to the man.

"I appreciate it." Amara told him. "I'm Amara King, by the way." she said with a smile. She hoped this would help the situation. She certainly didn't want to make things worse, as she realized she was probably the one who had messed it up in the first place by assuming that the man was not trying to be genuinely helpful and friendly. She was often overly-confident in her analysis of situations, as well as just over-confident in herself in general. This was one of the times where that was quite a downfall for her.

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Tumble Down {blitz}{emsrocks} Dec 30, 2015 18:52:53 GMT -5

Post by 10th retro gm | paxton hayes on Dec 30, 2015 18:52:53 GMT -5

Carson James

Carson wasn't sure what to think anymore. Maybe the plan was to figure out a way to ruin him. To turn his life upside down. Even if that was the case, Carson wasn't going down without a fight. Yet hearing her apologize stung worse than it should've. He didn't want to make her feel bad, and he definitely didn't want anyone to pity him. The life he lived was brought on by himself. Not anyone else.

Her words weren't surprising. Not many people imagined a grumpy man to be a genuine one. Carson enjoyed helping people every single day of his life. His family came first, and if anyone tried to hurt them, the genuine nice guy would turn on them before they could snap their fingers.

"I'm Amara King, by the way."

Turning towards her, Carson realized she was smiling. He wanted to turn around and walk away. To leave the situation where it was, but he didn't have the heart to.

"It's nice to meet you Amara." He said quietly rubbing one of his hands through his scruffy facial hair. "I'm Carson James." Lifting the other hand, he held out it hoping she would shake. Maybe it was a friendship forming. Anything was possible, but right now Carson didn't feel that way. Something was up, and he would surely get to the bottom of it.

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Tumble Down {blitz}{emsrocks} Dec 30, 2015 19:04:54 GMT -5

Post by djed carnelian . d8m [kap] on Dec 30, 2015 19:04:54 GMT -5

AMARA KING

The man proceeded to introduce himself, and Amara wasn't entirely sure what was going on at this point. He seemed to have changed his look on the situation rather quickly. Had he? Amara wasn't entirely sure, though it did seem that way to her. Perhaps now he was appreciative of Amara's apology. Though, perhaps he wasn't. Maybe he thought that she was actually just being rude. She couldn't be certain at this point, that was for sure.

He introduced himself as Carson James, and extended his hand out in greeting, as if asking for a handshake. Amara did just such, and took his hand, giving it a friendly shake.

"Nice to meet you, sir." she told the man. Had it been right to call him sir? She hoped so. Though, she was confident that she was doing the right thing at this point. "Whereabouts are you from? Near the city circle?" asked Amara, trying to make conversation. She wasn't sure why that was the question that came out, but she had asked it, regardless. Hopefully Carson wouldn't find it to be too odd or invasive of a question.

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Tumble Down {blitz}{emsrocks} Jan 9, 2016 12:58:54 GMT -5

Post by 10th retro gm | paxton hayes on Jan 9, 2016 12:58:54 GMT -5

For a moment, he thought she would leave him standing there with his hand extended in the air, but she didn't. A small grin twisted across his face spreading from ear to ear especially when she said it was nice to meet him. Carson wasn't used to people talking to him in such a manner, yet being from the Capitol didn't make it a surprise. Lowering his hand to his side, he tucked them inside his jacket pocket. Wintery chills blasted around him, and the days were turning shorter and shorter. Yet not once did he even begin to realize how close the snow actually was. When she asked where he was from, Carson felt ecstatic knowing he wouldn't have to lie.

One time he met a wanderer roaming through the city circle. He could tell by looking at him that he wasn't from the Capitol. It made him weary knowing such people could break in like it was nothing. Yet it never crossed his mind again. "Yeah. Just close by." He answered while looking around nodding in the general direction of his house. He didn't want to give it all away because he was happily married with a family - wouldn't want his wife getting upset. "Such a wonderful place here. Do you come often?" Carson asked. "Usually my family is all with me, but my daughter is sick right now."

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Tumble Down {blitz}{emsrocks} Jan 29, 2016 9:39:30 GMT -5

Post by djed carnelian . d8m [kap] on Jan 29, 2016 9:39:30 GMT -5

AMARA KING

When a small grin made its way onto Carson's face, Amara returned a small smile. The man continued, explaining that he lived close by, and seemed to be making somewhat of a gesture with his head in the direction of where Amara assumed he meant his home was located. He also explained that his family was usually with him when he was out and about, but that his daughter was sick. For some reason, Amara felt it reassuring that the man had a family. Perhaps it was because she knew that he would not be flirting with her. She hated when anyone tried to make comments that were like flirting with her, aside from her own wife, Charity King.

"Ah, okay. I'm not too far from here either." she explained. "I was actually headed back to home from work." she said. The cool winter air was mixing with that of the evening in general, as it was about five o'clock in the afternoon. This was a normal time for people to be heading home from work. That would explain why the City Circle was busier than usual.

"I hope your daughter is alright." said Amara in an attempt to sound sympathetic. She liked to be nice to people, but was always worried that she wouldn't come off as such. She was being sincere in saying this, but she wondered if she sounded that way as well. It was hard for her to tell when she spoke, and it always made her paranoid.

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