A Visitor (Benson, Erinyes and Canus) @dee @meerclar
Feb 10, 2016 22:56:51 GMT -5
Post by meerclar on Feb 10, 2016 22:56:51 GMT -5
"Well," Erin said consideringly, "As you said before, the games have a dual purpose, do they not? They serve to entertain, and they clearly do that. The whole city stops to watch. It's every word on every lip, every thought it turned towards them. But I was wondering about the OTHER purpose. The true one, as you say. It's so easy to forget, isn't it, when you are looking at the glittering outfits, and exotic tributes, and watching their exciting battles to survive. After all, the games aren't there to remind US of their betrayal." She shook her head sadly, as though the memory of a betrayal so distant, and well before her parents were even born, still weighed heavily on her heart. In truth she hadn't given the matter much thought before. Of course she knew her history, knew the treachery of the districts, but it was an abstract concept and wasn't of nearly as much interest to her as the glitz and glamour of the reality of the games.
She continued, caught in her own train of thought now as she considered all that she had learned in such a short time from this great man, "And as you said, if we are going to be forced to so harshly keep the districts in line and keep their betrayal fresh in their minds, then we might as well have it be entertaining as well. Otherwise we could just, I don't know...quickly execute the tributes? but that would be such a terrible WASTE, and probably wouldn't stick quite so well in the minds of anyone but their parents, I suppose."
She suddenly realised that she was sitting there practically ignoring her guest as she spoke, and smiled sheepishly, getting back to the point, "So in the districts, they still serve their purpose, after all these years? The people are reminded of the terrible wrong they did us? They know that this is the penance they pay for the crimes of their ancestors? As well as a reminder to their children not to disrupt the delicate balance of peace? Well, the children who survive, of course. I would HATE to think that even with such a price that they pay, they are still willing to throw away the peace we all share."
She continued, caught in her own train of thought now as she considered all that she had learned in such a short time from this great man, "And as you said, if we are going to be forced to so harshly keep the districts in line and keep their betrayal fresh in their minds, then we might as well have it be entertaining as well. Otherwise we could just, I don't know...quickly execute the tributes? but that would be such a terrible WASTE, and probably wouldn't stick quite so well in the minds of anyone but their parents, I suppose."
She suddenly realised that she was sitting there practically ignoring her guest as she spoke, and smiled sheepishly, getting back to the point, "So in the districts, they still serve their purpose, after all these years? The people are reminded of the terrible wrong they did us? They know that this is the penance they pay for the crimes of their ancestors? As well as a reminder to their children not to disrupt the delicate balance of peace? Well, the children who survive, of course. I would HATE to think that even with such a price that they pay, they are still willing to throw away the peace we all share."
