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nerding out | kap | blitz Jun 11, 2022 12:57:18 GMT -5

Post by pup on Jun 11, 2022 12:57:18 GMT -5

k a s s i a .

"you are weak
but not foolish
you have learned
how to die."

She observes the plants in front of her, each increasingly more similar to the last. Kassia was starting to understand that the slightest difference in leaf shape could result in wildly different reactions. One that had been specifically engineered for the games to look nearly identical to an edible plant, but if you ate it you would die within an hour.

Despite the confusion, she spent time pouring over each one, taking notes on a little pad in front of her. It was what she did whenever she was working on a new algorithm, if a function wasn't working, she would break it apart piece by piece in a notebook. These sketches weren't too different besides the fact that if she got an algorithm wrong, the algorithm wouldn't stop the oxygen from getting to her brain.

Breaking from her thoughts, she noticed that someone had joined her in taking a break from the sword wielding and axe throwing.

"I swear, after spending all this time in here, if I eat the wrong plant, I'll haunt the gamemakers for fun. It'd be the worst way to go."

She chuckles, trying to be lighthearted. Whoever this was, she likely didn't volunteer to be put here. Kassia on the other hand, decided to take the chance to meet death. And, as she increasingly gets to know some of the other tributes better, the probability of survival appears to be decreasing rapidly.

"Three doesn't really have any wildlife so it feels like this training station is just failing to teach an old tribute new tricks. You have any plants where you're from?"

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nerding out | kap | blitz Jun 12, 2022 5:08:18 GMT -5

Post by kap on Jun 12, 2022 5:08:18 GMT -5

q u i n n . g a r n e r

Quinn had decided that the plants station wasn't a bad choice. She'd spent some time back home studying plants out of books, sure, but she'd never really had the chance to get hands-on experience with any of it. District Six was somewhat lacking when it came to the nature part of things. So, this was really her first chance to see if she'd sufficiently taught herself what she'd been trying to learn.

When Quinn went over to the plants station, there was another tribute there. The girl seemed to be looking over the plants, trying to figure out what was what. Thing was, she seemed to be having trouble with it, and Quinn wasn't exactly sure if she was qualified to help out. When the girl spoke up, Quinn listened to what she had to say.

At first, the other tribute made a comment that sounded like a joke of some sort: she was talking about how she'd haunt the Gamemakers if she died from a plant. Quinn let out a slight chuckle. It was kind-of a funny joke, but also a bit more grim than the humor Quinn typically went for.

The girl mentioned something about being from District Three and not having much wildlife there, asking if Quinn had any plants where she was from.

"Not much, no," Quinn answered. "District Six isn't all that full of nature, so most of what I know about plants and stuff has come from books. I've just never actually tried to use that information outside of my own head. Never really got the chance to see the plants, so I don't really know how much I know."

She gave a small smile to the girl from Three.

"My name's Quinn Garner, by the way," she introduced herself. "It's nice to meet you."

Quinn paused a moment.

"Maybe we can work on learning these plants together, if you're not too frustrated by them already," she suggested. Her smile was soft and her tone kind and gentle. It was always better to make friends than enemies, if you asked her.