barely breathing {Hal/Marik}
Feb 14, 2024 16:21:30 GMT -5
Post by Malachor Erso D2 (Cato) on Feb 14, 2024 16:21:30 GMT -5
I don't like being back in the Capitol. It brings back all those painful memories, and I can't get away from them. No matter where I go or what I do, I see the arena I was trapped in, and it makes me feel incredibly on edge and anxious. I didn't even consider this before making my way back to the Capitol. I didn't know it would feel like this - at least the other victors aren't stuck inside the arena they survived. It's unfair, yet it serves as a memory, and it's something that will probably haunt me until the end of times. At least it's comfortable on the district twelve floor, and I'm not sure where Juno or Xov are. Hopefully they're training. Hopefully they're fighting to learn how to survive in the arena. I'll be there if they need me, but for now, I'm enjoying some much-needed alone time until the elevator door opens.
It's one of the district seven tributes, and instead of telling him to go away, I find myself just staring at him wondering what he wants. Before I can say anything, though, he's dumping so much onto me, and I can't even really make out all of what he's saying. It's humbling knowing that he admires my strength to fight for my family, and he asks some stupid questions. Of course, it's hard. It's difficult, but knowing they needed me is what kept me going, and then he starts talking about how his own family. I want to tell him to slow down, to breathe, to do something other than bombard me with information that I don't want or need, but I can't right now. Clearly, he needs assistance, and I just hope that maybe he'll go away if I ignore him, but something hits me with what he says.
"First, please don't call me sir." I try to keep my voice as calm as I can. "Second, why aren't you talking toy our mentors about this?" I don't want anyone bothering me other than Xov and Juno, but I'm not going to turn him away. "Third, fighting for your family can get you so far. You have to keep them in mind when you do horrible things such as killing another human being. You have to remember that at the end of the day, everyone here is your enemy." It isn't much information, and I don't feel like giving him anymore, yet I don't have the heart to tell him to leave. "Fourth, I can't give you much information, Seven. I want to make sure that I save information for Xov and Juno, and I'm sure you can understand this. It's nothing against you. But this is what I have to do. Just always remember your family, and that will help you a lot."
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