cat eye sharp [svet+mirage]

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the mutt station had probably been the most visited by most of the tributes, however, svet felt like she was getting on a first name basis with the usual trainers watching over it. it was clear to them that the girl knew her way around animals. however, they always gave her a disclaimer. the mutts she would see here were not the same mutts that she would see in the arena.

she was always willing to take that chance.

she had just ate something, because she knew well that she couldnt run on an empty stomach when she was trying to figure her way through the many stations that she still hadnt gone through. however, she had gone back to the mutt station again. this time she was in the mood to burn off the sluggishness that she had felt after taking a piece of cake that she probably shouldnt have grabbed.

when she got there though, she realized there had been a girl that she hadnt seen before. the nine had been plastered on the side of her uniform and it looked like she was in the middle of a simulation. from the cuts and bruises, it looked like she had been going at this for a while. svet observed from the sidelines for a moment, watching the girl scatter around as mutts that looked like cats had been running around her, hissing.

svet had dealt with wild cats from time to time in seven. they werent too common, but she did know them to be territorial if you werent careful where you stepped. she knew exactly what to do in this moment, but it was clear that the tribute from nine did not. svet to tell by her body language that she was too tense, and if she was going to be facing cats, even small ones, being tense was going to get you scratched up. being limber and quick on the trigger was always the best way to approach them. show them that you arent afraid to fight back and they wouldnt know what to do.

svet had the scars to prove that from back home.

the cats had started to close in on the girl, and before they could swarm her, svet had realized that the trainers had ended the simulation. thats when svet took her queue to step into the ring. she couldnt sit by and watch someone struggle this much. "if you dont move around, you are just gonna be a sitting duck for any mutt... you know that right?" svet had been pointed in her words, she knew that. there was no use in mincing them when it came to other tributes. "want to try the duck simulation with me?" svet offered. it was another chance for her to practice and well, show off her skills.

plus ducks were a slower target anyway.