85th tracker — eurydice le roux. (one)

Qibby was beyond terrified that this man—”he is entering our ssspace,” said indigo—had approached her. She had been working on her contact with humans, but she was still unable to overcome the anxiety that came with being approached by strange people, despite that she herself had been guilty of this. There was a correct way to answer this question and as her fingernails ran over her skin, she tried to piece together the words she knew.

“She,,,seems like a strong…candidate. Someone who can…change things for…this district.”

But the bubble of true thought kept rising in her chest. All she had said were parroted words, words that she had been taught to say and not those that were her own.

“She—“ and without warning, she blurted out the rest. “Well, green said she would make a good companion for silver and none of the other colors disagreed. Even purple said yes and we know purple is never satisfied. I would say maroon put up the biggest fight but maroon has its off days so I don’t know if it was influenced by that. But what I’m trying to say is green said she’s good and I follow green’s advice.”