Close Watch on This Heart // [D10 Tributes]
Jun 30, 2013 22:39:26 GMT -5
Post by Baby Wessex d9b [earthling] on Jun 30, 2013 22:39:26 GMT -5
for what it's worth, I have a slow disease that sucked me dry... I always aim to please
but I nearly died
Mace had abandoned his tributes at the Mayor's house to their sad goodbyes. Or their happy goodbyes, in Motel's case. He couldn't get the image of the boy smiling like a lunatic out of his head. Who the fuck was happy to be going into the arena? Someone with an ego more massive than his own, or someone deeply damaged. Already he felt himself tensing, the muscles that Julian had coaxed out of endless lifting sessions coiling. He still wasn't any good with weapons when it came down to it, but he could brawl with the best of them. He made a mental note to check that each of the dinner knives had dull blades before the tributes boarded.
Technically he was supposed to wait to escort them to the train, but Olive could handle that, before he locked her in one of the sleeping cars. He had hoped the walk along would soothe his nerves, but it only served to aggravate him. By the time he arrived at the train, his fists were balled and his shoulders were in knots. Instead of checking the knives, he gathered them all up and threw them out the window. They clattered against the pebbles. He hoped some orphan would find them and be able to exchange them for something useful, like bread or sugar. That made him feel better enough to slump into an armchair, thumb pressed between his lips. He chewed at the edge of it, his mind working circles around his duties to the tributes.
The tributes. Bae and Motel, he reminded himself.
The quiet was briefly lived. Olive's obnoxious voice rang out, like a gong. He moved to the closest window, staring at the two tributes. The girl was passingly pretty, but it wouldn't be enough to win her sponsorship, he wagered. That would be a discussion once he'd had a chance to review the other reapings. The boy was lanky, his dark hair longer than it should be. And there was something about him...
Mace groaned. A psycho and a beauty contestant. This just got better and better. Motel Hunt. How had he forgotten that name? So distinctive. It would sound good in the arenain the anthem. His heart skipped a beat as he turned towards the door. He'd never been very good at controlling his features. Asshole Resting Face was a pretty apt description. He managed a flat line for his lips instead of a frown, and folded his arms over his chest. His eyes remained the same as ever, a lifeless grey, like the sea before a storm. "You two are going to have dinner with me. Now." He looked from Motel to Bae, trying to catch their gazes. He didn't bother to acknowledge Olive. After a second's hesitation, she scampered off into the recesses of the train. Mace let his gaze linger on Motel before adding, "we might all be staying in this car, so make yourselves comfortable."
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