euphoria // ggg + dq, day 1
Oct 28, 2018 14:35:38 GMT -5
Post by lance on Oct 28, 2018 14:35:38 GMT -5
When I run, no one dares follow. Auto my vanguard, Larceny and Carter my rear guard, caught right in the middle of a retreat none of us planned.
And yeah, maybe trying to win the wealth and kill people when you're outnumbered almost two to one and outskilled because of local advantage was a stupid idea, I get it. I call myself the responsible twin, not the genius twin.
There's blood leaking into my eyes from a slice on my forehead, pain pulsing from a gash in my arm carved out by the tenacious girl from Seven - why I didn't peg her as a threat given her score and the recent strength of her district is beyond me, honestly - and throughout my body is a world of hurt. But far from submitting to it, I welcome it - pain means I'm still alive, still fighting, still have a chance to return home with my heart still beating within my chest and my skin warm with life instead of cold with stone.
Inwardly, I chuckle. Closer to death than I am to life, and lacking any serious supplies to mend my wounds, I'm left at the mercy of outside sources instead of my own two hands. Anyone who knows an inkling about me know that I fucking hate that - I've always prided myself on being (mostly) self reliant when it comes to getting by, but I've seen more than once that with pride comes the fall, with the refusal to bend because of stubbornness comes the inevitable break - of bone, of will, of life.
And then there's the small matter of a lack of coordination. Larceny and Carter have each other, but unless one of them had a better eye than myself, no one had seen where Auto had disappeared off to - and while I was reasonably certain it wasn't death, as not a single corpse had littered the ground nor a cannon sounded in the air - that still didn't help our situation any.
And then of course, you have me being a dumbass and not signaling to my allies that I was exiting stage right either. But to do so would have attracted unwanted attention like honey would flies, and to be quite honest, my idea of a good time was avoiding having to fight a pair of Careers and their lower district allies while bleeding from half a different places at once.
Scattered to the four winds before the sun had even set on the first day, I'm hardly optimistic of my chances. But still I run, until the signs of urbanization fade into the background and I find myself surrounded by the largest trees I've ever seen in my life.
Eventually, my body cries uncle, and I collapse to the ground, ragged breaths traveling through my lungs and lactic acid pumping through my veins in lieu of blood. For a moment, I recover, as pain gradually recedes to where skin has been broken and my lungs cool from magma to a simple campfire in comparison.
It is only then that I notice how quiet it is. Solitary in the forest, accompanied nothing by flora that stretches to the stars and a cool, pleasant fog, it's an almost serene setting. Perfect to lose yourself in your thoughts, or leave behind your mortal coils as you ascend to whatever lies beyond simple breathing, I decide that as far as potential locations for fleeing, this is hardly the worst one.
Gradually, my breath slows, and I stand once again. Sweat coats my forehead even as I tear the bottom half of the legs off of my slacks - because honestly, fuck slacks - and remove my suit jacket in turn.
Only then is the silence broken, as a muted yet audible HONK echoes through the woods.
Wiping the sweat and blood from my brow, gaze traveling towards the source, my face breaks out into a slow grin as it lands on a fat little bird floating lazily above me, clearly without a care in the world. I recognize them as some of the most harmless of muttations to frequent the arena - called Delivery Words by the Capitolite commentators on screen - and I decide that if I'm going to travel this world devoid of my allies, that at least I'll nab myself a companion of a different sort.
"C'mere you little fucker," I mutter, both hands outstretched in an attempt to capture the little guy for myself.
And yeah, maybe trying to win the wealth and kill people when you're outnumbered almost two to one and outskilled because of local advantage was a stupid idea, I get it. I call myself the responsible twin, not the genius twin.
There's blood leaking into my eyes from a slice on my forehead, pain pulsing from a gash in my arm carved out by the tenacious girl from Seven - why I didn't peg her as a threat given her score and the recent strength of her district is beyond me, honestly - and throughout my body is a world of hurt. But far from submitting to it, I welcome it - pain means I'm still alive, still fighting, still have a chance to return home with my heart still beating within my chest and my skin warm with life instead of cold with stone.
Inwardly, I chuckle. Closer to death than I am to life, and lacking any serious supplies to mend my wounds, I'm left at the mercy of outside sources instead of my own two hands. Anyone who knows an inkling about me know that I fucking hate that - I've always prided myself on being (mostly) self reliant when it comes to getting by, but I've seen more than once that with pride comes the fall, with the refusal to bend because of stubbornness comes the inevitable break - of bone, of will, of life.
And then there's the small matter of a lack of coordination. Larceny and Carter have each other, but unless one of them had a better eye than myself, no one had seen where Auto had disappeared off to - and while I was reasonably certain it wasn't death, as not a single corpse had littered the ground nor a cannon sounded in the air - that still didn't help our situation any.
And then of course, you have me being a dumbass and not signaling to my allies that I was exiting stage right either. But to do so would have attracted unwanted attention like honey would flies, and to be quite honest, my idea of a good time was avoiding having to fight a pair of Careers and their lower district allies while bleeding from half a different places at once.
Scattered to the four winds before the sun had even set on the first day, I'm hardly optimistic of my chances. But still I run, until the signs of urbanization fade into the background and I find myself surrounded by the largest trees I've ever seen in my life.
Eventually, my body cries uncle, and I collapse to the ground, ragged breaths traveling through my lungs and lactic acid pumping through my veins in lieu of blood. For a moment, I recover, as pain gradually recedes to where skin has been broken and my lungs cool from magma to a simple campfire in comparison.
It is only then that I notice how quiet it is. Solitary in the forest, accompanied nothing by flora that stretches to the stars and a cool, pleasant fog, it's an almost serene setting. Perfect to lose yourself in your thoughts, or leave behind your mortal coils as you ascend to whatever lies beyond simple breathing, I decide that as far as potential locations for fleeing, this is hardly the worst one.
Gradually, my breath slows, and I stand once again. Sweat coats my forehead even as I tear the bottom half of the legs off of my slacks - because honestly, fuck slacks - and remove my suit jacket in turn.
Only then is the silence broken, as a muted yet audible HONK echoes through the woods.
Wiping the sweat and blood from my brow, gaze traveling towards the source, my face breaks out into a slow grin as it lands on a fat little bird floating lazily above me, clearly without a care in the world. I recognize them as some of the most harmless of muttations to frequent the arena - called Delivery Words by the Capitolite commentators on screen - and I decide that if I'm going to travel this world devoid of my allies, that at least I'll nab myself a companion of a different sort.
"C'mere you little fucker," I mutter, both hands outstretched in an attempt to capture the little guy for myself.
maxwell uses the post bloodbath f/a on himself for -3
maxwell also tries to yoink a delivery word
YmYsF9fR1-4
it's a rip from me
1-4maxwell also tries to yoink a delivery word
YmYsF9fR1-4
it's a rip from me