At War With The World - D11 Suite (Marik/Arlo Day 4)
Nov 21, 2023 12:49:21 GMT -5
Post by Noah Vau - D2 (Cato) on Nov 21, 2023 12:49:21 GMT -5
It's hard to rest, hard to focus when all I can think about are the events that took place today. I became a murderer. I knew it was always a possibility, and I knew that if I wanted to make it out of the arena alive, I would have to kill at least one person, but I never anticipated it would happen this early. As the anthem plays, I see Tavi's face, and it haunts me. It's hard to think of anything else, and all I do is replay him falling over and over. I hear his cannon on repeat in my mind, and nothing seems to help it. I try to close my eyes. I try to get some much-needed sleep, but it never comes to me. Instead, I roll around. I toss and turn, and it's hard not to scream. Every time I close my eyes, I see his face, and it's something I wish would just go away. I didn't ask for this to happen. I didn't ask to be reaped for these games. I didn't want to kill someone, but at the end of the day, I want to make myself believe I didn't have a choice. Truth is, though, I did have a choice. I could have stayed hidden, but I chose to make my presence known. I chose to enter the battle. All because I wanted to help someone who probably could've have saved herself.
"Good afternoon tributes." It's one of the first things I hear that isn't my own thoughts, but it brings me to my feet before I can do anything else. One moment I was resting, and now I feel like everything is about to come crashing down around me. "I'll make this brief-" And then suddenly things change. The things from earlier, the things from the start of the games are locked and loaded, and I don't move a muscle. "It would be a good idea to get to one of the district suites, now. I'll be nice and let you all choose. Just don't be late." I run towards the elevators as fast as I can go. It's all I can do in the moment, and then I take the elevator to the eleventh floor. I'm comfortable here. It's here I've spent so much time so far in these games, and I may be able to find some hidden locations that can help keep me safe.
I'm not sure what to do. I rest my hands on my knees, and I try to keep myself from falling over. Something bad is about to happen, I can feel it, and maybe it'll be the death of me. I don't know. I just have to hope it's something. And then as the timer reaches zero, I look around, and it feels as though something has changed. Something isn't right anymore. I hear voices calling out to me, and I don't know what they are, but I try to block them out. I see shadows bouncing back and forth, and I want to scream at the top of my lungs, but I know it won't be good enough. And then it roars, and it echoes across all the walls, and they're darting towards me, and I don't know what they are. I catch Tavi's ally, Arlo out of the corner of my eye. I hope he'll take a truce. "Arlo! Run!" I hope he doesn't try to kill me, but if he does, I understand. I just hope for the best as I move as quickly as I can.
Table Credit: Dars
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