Raining Fire (Noah/Georgie)
Oct 6, 2024 3:31:36 GMT -5
Post by Noah Vau - D2 (Cato) on Oct 6, 2024 3:31:36 GMT -5
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One of my favorite things to do is to watch fire and see what it's capable of doing. It's powerful and something that isn't to be messed with. I have to respect it which is why I sit at the fire starting station learning about the best types of wood to use, how to keep the fire going. Fire represents life, and as long as it will help me, it'll keep me going even when all other hope is lost. Right now the only thing on my mind is doing what I can in order to make the best chance of survival, and I know I need to stay warm and cook food, and anything else I might need to do. It's easy enough in theory, but I know it's hard and unreliable. I have to focus on myself, and right now, that means learning as much as I can so I can stay alive for as long as I can.
I sit down and cross my legs and build a tiny bonfire. I watch it burn, and I smile when I successfully keep the flame going. It wasn't easy. I've made so many mistakes, so many errors. Many times it toppled over. Sometimes the flame didn't last long. Other times I took forever to strike the flint properly. I hate it, yet I spend as much time as I can trying to understand everything that's needed. I watch it grow, I nurture it, and one wrong move toppled it over and everything I had worked for is all for nothing. A heavy sigh leaves my chest, and I start picking my stuff back up. I want it to work. I want it to be easy, but nothing is ever easy in the hunger games.
I sit off to the side for a moment and watch everyone else. It seems easy to pretend to be busy while actually spying on people. I slowly stack my wood back up, but I make sure to focus on what everyone else around me is doing. It's important, and easy, and I know it can make a difference. I ask the trainer some questions, and then I get my fire going again. I stare at it. It's completely mesmerizing, and I wish I could make things last forever. I know it seems impossible, but there has to be a way. I keep my flame going and watch someone else. Maybe she knows what's she's doing. Maybe she doesn't. I don't know; but I sit there and watch her without looking like a creep. She seems like she has a plan, and I want to watch and see and maybe become part of it.
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