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i will go the distance // D5 train thread Jan 30, 2018 13:16:13 GMT -5

Post by ali on Jan 30, 2018 13:16:13 GMT -5

Sat by the window, Demelza watched as District Five faded away like a river rushing downstream- the dense city, smokestacks and smog slowly disepated into sparser houses and factories until they had left the District behind all together and they were riding through dense forests. With every passing moment as she watched with tearful eyes as her home disappear behind her, as she hurtled with uncertainty towards her future, she tried to let the memories go that made her heart ache with grief but there was just the one that refused to let go.

Paxton was her tether and every which way she looked she saw him in the world around her as it unfolded before her very eyes as the train rolled along its tracks. They passed medows upon medows of wildflowers, nestled in the cacoon of the forests, bright splashes of colour in the otherwise dark and dangerous landscape of the wilderness. The meadows themselves reminded her of the one they would frequent back home together- ever since she was little he would take her there after the war had become too much for them both.

Now she was leaving him behind to fight all by himself.

She was dragged back to the reality that she was going somewhere very different from home by the constant droning tone of the escort whose bright, fluorescent hair gave Demelza a headache just glancing at it. She rubbed her fingers against her furrowing brow, resting her head against the window, groaning as the escort launched into another tale of the Capitol and the apparently extensive Pocket Whale collection. With each nattering word, Demelza could feel her temper thinning, quickly.

With a sigh, she looked over towards her District partner- Johannes. She didn't really recognise him but wondered if Paxton had known him. She stopped her thoughts short of telling herself she would ask him when she got home- chewing her lip, Demelza shuffled along the sofa towards the boy. "Do ya reckon he ever shuts up?" she asked him in a low whisper as she looked over to the Escort "or he just loves the sound of his own voice?"

“It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.”

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i will go the distance // D5 train thread Jan 31, 2018 4:15:28 GMT -5

Post by arx on Jan 31, 2018 4:15:28 GMT -5

j.j. zedler

I saw them carrying my sister away from the crowd before the doors to the Justice Building had even closed. She was coughing, screaming. But there wasn't much she could do to fight off the Peacekeepers or the hospital staff. All I managed was a rushed—"I love you!"—through the closing doors. And now that I'm on the train, all I keep wondering is if she heard me or not. I hope she did.

THe District passes by, buildings turning into forest, forest turning to meadows, meadows turning into mountains. All I can think about is Estelle. All I can see is her bright smile and knitted blueberry hat. I don't ever want to see her in pain again. I just want them to fix her. I know if I win they will fix her. It's obvious the Capitol has the means—the escort is wearing a diamond encrusted tie for god's sake and lipstick that looks like real gold.

I think about asking him how much it's all worth, but decide against it. I'd be too tempted to rip the tie from his neck and jump from the train right this instant. The quicker I can win this, the quicker my sister gets every bit of chemotherapy—or whatever special cancer pills that she needs. I can save her. Just have to figure out how to stomach killing twenty-three--

"Do ya reckon he ever shuts up?"

A whisper break my thoughts, even startles me enough that I flinch. But it's hard not to laugh. My eyes trained on the escort, his lips moving and his voice droning on and on about absolutely nothing. I try not to chuckle too loudly—"Or he just loves the sound of his own voice?"—as she comes up with a conclusion I can agree with.

I can't recall a first name. My blood was pounding to furiously in my ears. But I do remember hearing 'Shim.' Pretty infamous within the District, even if only for their terrible luck when it comes to Reapings. I may have lost my brothers and my parents all within a few years, but at least it wasn't made out to be entertainment and broadcast to all of Panem.

I try not to make any grand movements as I lean back in the sofa, crossing my arms and whispering a response in her direction with a small grin.

"I doubt he'd even notice if we left for the dining car," I say. Glancing up at her briefly. "Wanna make a break for it?"

"Older brother, restless soul, lie down. Lie for a while with your ear against the earth."

Last Edit: Jan 31, 2018 4:16:22 GMT -5 by arx

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i will go the distance // D5 train thread Feb 3, 2018 13:24:58 GMT -5 via mobile

Post by ali on Feb 3, 2018 13:24:58 GMT -5

Demelza wondered briefly if all Capitolee’s were just as irksim as their escort but immediately she thought it a silly question and almost groaned at the thought of being surrounded by dozens of people who never stopped talking about their dozen pocket whales who they solely missed. She'd be lucky if she didn't try to kill someone before they even reached the arena as currently she felt as if she were about to burst with all the emotion coursing through her.

Turning her attention back to her District partner, she couldn't help but allow the corners of her lips to twitch upwards in a half hearted expression of a small smile and even had to disguise a snort as a cough at his comment. The boy she didn't recognize from her classes and so wondered if he was in the class above- perhaps with her brother. Paxton, Thinking again of her brother caused her heart to hitch, skipping a broken beat and the small brave smile to faulter as she felt his tether tug against her soul, willing for her to come home. It threatened tears to begin spilling down her cheeks- as a distraction from her heart break she quickly nodded in agreement.

“C’mon” she whispered jerking her head towards the exit of the dining car towards the back of the train where- as Demelza understood from their escorts brief run down of the trains layout- was a viewing platform where they'd be far enough away to enjoy some silence. Demelza didn't want to admit it was where she wanted to go in hopes of seeing home against the horizon.

Carefully, the blonde slid off the sofa as quietly as she could. Delicateness had never been her fortey, standing at 5 foot 8, sneaking out of the carriage was tricky but she tiptoed across to the door with ease, glancing behind her for JD. As she stepped through the threshold, she froze, the hairs on the back of her neck standing on end, tickling her as she heard their escort call out “Hey, where are you-”

Demelza cut him short, turning to her partner as the excitement of being caught bubbled through her as if she were a small child again. “Run!” Demelza exclaimed, a huge grin spreading across her face as she turned and sprinted down the corridor of the train as quickly as she could.

“It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.”