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never felt like home // Kaplan // Train Blitz Jan 30, 2016 22:29:17 GMT -5

Post by ali on Jan 30, 2016 22:29:17 GMT -5

Astrid Shaw
{district two tribute}

.:: You're dripping like a saturated sunrise
You're spilling like an overflowing sink
You're ripped at every edge but you're a masterpiece
And now you're tearing through the pages and the ink ::.

Astird had fallen quiet soon after she was ushered off stage, away from prying eyes and into the Justice Building. Tears had still streamed down her face but the sobbing had stopped and her face had reatreated to that blank, emotionless gaze she so often wore. All the feelings she had felt, fell away from her and before her hands could snatch them up from the dark, they were gone; she had wanted to smile when her father came to say his goodbye, but it was as if someone had deleted that part of her code and her lips remained pursed. Expressionless.

Before their parting, her father had placed within her hand a beautiful locket. Golden, shiny, glistening in the light of the sun which casted its rays through those long windows of the Justice Building. A little bird, was engraved on the front of the locket and the sight of it made Astrid feel a little happy, or some emotion that made her feel good; she knew she should have said thank you but her mind drew a blank when the moment arrised and the next thing she knew, her father was gone and it was too late.

"Thank you..." the blonde said absently, sat on the train as it sped from the District. She had been staring so intently at the locket, that she had forgotten she was no longer stood in the dusty old justice building. The girl blinked, breaking the long and drawing gaze she had on the golden locket in her palm.

“It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.”

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never felt like home // Kaplan // Train Blitz Jan 31, 2016 9:20:58 GMT -5

Post by kap on Jan 31, 2016 9:20:58 GMT -5

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When Andy had left the Justice Building after talking to Flynn, he had been rushed to the train. the young boy was still ecstatic over being picked for the games, and the fact that Flynn had been so initially proud of him for being chosen. When he entered the train, he sat down, seeing that the girl who had been picked alongside him was there. From what he remembered, her name was Astrid. He couldn't think of her last name, despite the reaping being so recent, due to how excited he had been and was in that moment.

Andy noticed that Astrid was holding something in her hand. It was a golden locket, glimmering in the sunlight that shone through the windows of the train. He assumed that that must have been her token that she was taking with her from the district. She seemed like she had been looking at it intently, and likely hadn't even noticed Andy yet at this point. Deciding to speak up, Andy assumed that perhaps she didn't want to be here, so he should likely not mention how excited he was, yet.

"That's a very pretty locket." he said to her, "I like it. Is that your token?

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never felt like home // Kaplan // Train Blitz Jan 31, 2016 14:37:14 GMT -5

Post by ali on Jan 31, 2016 14:37:14 GMT -5

Astrid Shaw
{district two tribute}

.:: You're dripping like a saturated sunrise
You're spilling like an overflowing sink
You're ripped at every edge but you're a masterpiece
And now you're tearing through the pages and the ink ::.

The voice startled Astrid. In her own little world, she had believed she were alone as the train rattled along the never ending set of tracks, passing trees and feilds, speeding through the mountains towards the mystical capitol. She had been watching herself, connected by only strings, as she stared at the locket in her palm; despite being a ghost of herself, watching herself, she had failed to notice the blonde boy take a seat beside her.

The girl turned, staring at the boy blankly for a moment, closing her fingers around her locket, a wary emotion began to bubble inside her head. Sending thought after thought, spiraling out of control, tumbling through the sky above her, feathers flittering in the wind as those thoughts fell to the ground with a sickening thud. The girl blinked as the first thought grounded to a sudden and abrupt halt at her feet.

"You are not going to steal it are you?" she asked her voice was taut for a moment before she slipped and the next thought came to front "Yes," she chirped holding the locket closer to her with a proud grin slowly spreading across her face "It is, Papa told me that it is. Papa tells me lots of things, Papa told me to be brave, lions are brave, I've read about lions, do you like reading?" her mouth trailed off as one topic lead her down another path, as she watched her thoughts soar over head. Her blue eyes finally blinked as she tilted her head to the side, watching the boy closely.

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never felt like home // Kaplan // Train Blitz Jan 31, 2016 17:07:04 GMT -5

Post by kap on Jan 31, 2016 17:07:04 GMT -5

Andesite Obsidian

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Okay, so it's more than blitz length. Sorry about that!

Andy noticed that at first, all that stared back at him was a rather expressionless face. The girl closed her hand on what the boy had assumed was her token, and she took a moment before she spoke. She seemed concerned, asking if he was going to steal it. Did this girl know who he was back in the district? Did she know that he was a part of a thieving, pick-pocket gang run by Flynn? He wasn't going to steal anything from her, of course, as he had no reason to at this point. Had he been back in the district, he may have done it to try to make Flynn happy. Though, Flynn was already happy enough with Andy at this point, with him having been chosen to go into the games. After all, if Andy won, he'd be making Flynn rich.

Not only that, but Andy had his own token to take into the arena, and he wouldn't have been allowed two, anyway. He wore on his finger a silver ring with an obsidian stone set into it. He had had it for as long as he could remember, and apparently, it was from the family he never knew.

"I won't steal it, don't worry." the male tribute of District Two assured his district partner. She told him that it was her token, according to her father. She was starting to smile at this point, and Andy had smiled back when she brought up the topic of being brave like a lion. Then, he was asked a question he didn't get very often. The girl had inquired as to if he was someone who liked to read.

"I do read sometimes, yeah. I just never had much time to do it frequently back in District Two." he explained with an honest answer and a smile. Then, he looked at the girl more directly. He realized how pretty she was, with her blue eyes and blonde hair. Not only was she pretty, she was beautiful. He tried his best not to stare. He hadn't seen someone so attractive since that boy in his history class a few years ago.

"You're really pretty, you know that? Darn gorgeous I might add." Andy added with a flirtatious smile. Okay, so this girl was definitely older than him, but that wasn't going to stop him from trying.

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