Poisoning Pigeons in the Park//Zodiac

Lili Anna
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Poisoning Pigeons in the Park//Zodiac Jun 3, 2012 5:36:37 GMT -5

Post by Lili Anna on Jun 3, 2012 5:36:37 GMT -5

Zylona

I love the park. True, it's not the same as the beach, but it's closer to the library and it has the same sort of breezy pleasantries. Fewer Careers like fighting there; true, they still train, but at least they don't beat each other up that often. Plus, they don't go topless as much so there aren't as many intellectually painful flirts trying to get some action. When the sun's out, there are always people selling fish sandwiches of some kind. And since I'm so minuscule, I end up getting the stuff free anyway.

Now if only it wasn't so friggin hot. My head felt like it was on fire- probably looked like it too given that I'd washed my hair that morning. The rainfall readings hadn't exactly been generous the month prior, and the clouds seemed to have floated out over the ocean and were coming back to Panem the long way round. I was lying in the shade of a large oak tree, surrounded by dead leaves that hd been deprived of water by the brightly hued organisms still clutching to the limbs of the still larger wooden organism.

Shifting around in the undergrowth, I piled my long red hair under my head- it caught too many people's gazes, and I'm not one for being pointed at for being a geek. Yeah, I am a geek, but I don't really need people pointing that out. Giving up, I rolled over onto my side to scan the park. A few metres away was a cluster of long grasses, and hidden among them was a cluster of white flowers. Hemlock. I wasn't completely sure what to do- poison isn't the best thing to be lying around in a public park, even if it is weak. I was about to go pick it and either let it die or burn it, but a pigeon beat me there. Within a minute, half the flowers were gone. I watched the pigeon totter around for a few minutes, pecking at crumbs and so on, before the poison slowly started to take effect. First, it couldn't fly. Then it began to limp. Finally, it collapsed to the floor, dead.

It interested me. Probably too much, but I was perfectly happy watching the effects of the poison. Eventually, I pulled myself up and plucked the flowers, shoving them underneath the root of the tree. I wasn't completely sure what to do with the pigeon; I was staring at it too thoroughly to hear the footsteps approaching me.

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angel4030
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"Just throw 'em the face!"

Poisoning Pigeons in the Park//Zodiac Jun 3, 2012 16:29:07 GMT -5

Post by angel4030 on Jun 3, 2012 16:29:07 GMT -5

Calypso let a groan escape her as she slowly made her way towards the infamous building. While most Careers would be ecstatic for a chance to work on their skills and abilities, Calypso did not have a real interest in training. She only attended training to please her parents. She knew that she was truly lucky to have parents who did not put pressure on her about being a Career, but that did not stop them from occasionally requesting that she attend training so that she would be prepared if the unthinkable should happen: she was reaped.

If only the people at training weren't so serious, she whined to herself, each step she took bringing her closer to the dreaded place. Normally Calypso would not mind a few hours of training, but today was the she had planned to take her younger brothers to explore a small cove she had stumbled upon. The cove itself was not what delighted Calypso, but rather the large number of butterflies that roosted in it's depths on their annual migrations.

Of all the days they could have picked, they had to pick today! she sighed when a flash of familiar red hair caught her attention. Jumping at any opportunity to avoid training practice, Calypso veered off of her usual path to investigate. Rounding the corner, she reached the small park that lay hidden amongst the shade of several large oak trees. I should come here more often, she realized, staring at the many small creatures and plants that thrived in the secluded area. Surveying the park, Calypso once again noted the flash of red hair that had brought her to the fascinating area.

It is Zylona,she realized with a grin. Although she had just recently met the young girl while at the beach, Calypso quickly bounded over to her side. Opening her mouth, she prepared to speak when she noticed how focused the other girl was on something. Following the girl's gaze, Calypso gave a shriek before bending down near the small bird.

"Oh no! What happened to him? Is he going to be okay? What should we do?" the questions tumbled out of her mouth and soon her breaths came out in short, panicked gasps. Since the death of her grandmother, Calypso had developed a fear of death and seeing the helpless bird lying motionless on the ground coaxed a panic attack. Turning her head towards Zylona, Calypso knew the quite girl would not have killed the creature. She wouldn't hurt it, would she? Calypso worried, glancing desperately between Zylona and the silent bird.

Lili Anna
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Poisoning Pigeons in the Park//Zodiac Jun 7, 2012 17:23:04 GMT -5

Post by Lili Anna on Jun 7, 2012 17:23:04 GMT -5

Zylona

I jumped back with a weird yelp, but it didn't take me long to recognise the blonde head bobbing next to me, only slightly above my eye level.

"Calypso! What the hell!" It wasn't a question, just an expression of my severe shock. God, the girl has an inability to make a quiet entrance. It wasn't that I disliked Calypso- I thought she was a really nice person and it was fun to know her. But it annoyed me that she could express her emotions so easily and not care. Furthermore, other people didn't care, they just nodded and went Along with it. Yeah, I can't do that. It's not that I'm too smart- though that is part of it- it's that when your parents dump you on your aunt as a baby and then have another kid it makes you a little bit insecure.

"Oh no! What happened to him? Is he going to be okay? What should we do?" Calypso sounded pretty panicked given that it was just a dead bird. Was she a vegetarian or something? Dead fish are everywhere in District Four, it's kinda impossible to not see animal cadavers. I said, slightly bluntly, "Well, she's dead if that's what your asking. Poison." I paused, my face frozen for a moment. That kinda made it sound like I killed it. "There was a hemlock plant growing there," I explained, but Calypso looked too distressed. It was making me slightly uncomfortable. "Hey... are you alright?" I asked, bending down next to her. Her breathing was abnormally fast.

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OOC: Sorry for the short post, I was supposed to be revising when I wrote it :3

Last Edit: Jun 10, 2012 8:32:26 GMT -5 by Lili Anna

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Guilietta
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changed from xjuulthemockingjay in Guilietta^^

Poisoning Pigeons in the Park//Zodiac Jun 11, 2012 9:46:22 GMT -5

Post by Guilietta on Jun 11, 2012 9:46:22 GMT -5

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Ashlinn once again looked at the big hat in her hands. She sure wasn't going to wear that, though her father wanted her very badly. He probably had his reasons, but as Ashlinn had just braided her hair with a blue ribbon, she didn't like wearing that thing. With a last quick sigh she threw the hat on the floor. "I'm leaving!" she screamed upstairs while running towards the door. She heard her father scream something, but though she didn't hear it, Ashlinn knew what he would say. Instead of listening, Ashlinn opened the door, and stepped outside.

Immediately she regretted her choice. It was so hot, not to speak about the lazy, dead attitude the streets seemed to be wearing today. There was not even a breeze, not the familiar see breeze, who always seemed to play with her hair. Some, but very few people, were outside and dragged themselves to their homes or a place under the shadows.

For the first time Ashlinn thought about how fish must feel when they get fried. Just like her at the moment, the hot sun burning her pale, freckled cheeks. Like everyone else, Ashlinn dragged herself to the shadows, meaning the park. She hoped it would be cooler there, well at least, cool enough to walk normally. And Ashlinn got her wish. It was cooler in the park, due to the shadows, though the difference was not so big.

Slowly, she walked over the small path, simply enjoying the shadows, when she heard someone scream. How can you scream on such a warm day? Ashlinn thought lazily. It took a few seconds for her brains to realise what the person had screamed. Calypso? And that voice... also familiar. Calypso and Zylona! They were also here, in the park. But all that she heared, did absolutely not sound good.

Worried she followed her ears and discovered the two girls, sitting with their backs towards her. "Hey... are you alright?" she heared Zylona say. Calypso was breathing to fast to be normal. Still worried, she sat down next to the girls. "Hey, what's going...." she was beginning to ask when she saw it. A dead bird. It was a sad sight how he lied there, but peacefull at the same time, as if he was asleep.

Ashlinn frowned her eyebrows and wondered what to do. Calypso seemed really upset. Trying to comfort her, she put an arm around her shoulders, hoping that that would calm her down a bit. She wondered how long the bird was dead, because his body was already smelling a slight bit. The smell of death.

They really had to burry this bird or something. It was too sad to leave it lying there, and also, soon the bird would really be stinking. "What should we do with it?" Ashlinn then asked worried, still watching Calypso and the bird closely.

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Note: I'm not sure if they know eachother though, I just thought so^^

Last Edit: Jun 12, 2012 9:47:29 GMT -5 by Guilietta