made stronger by time . d3 train blitz
Oct 6, 2020 17:20:09 GMT -5
Post by mat on Oct 6, 2020 17:20:09 GMT -5
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Each time he falls into his seat upon the stage, Atticus Manor sinks in a little easier. The first few times he felt rigid in the chair. He was told that standing on the stage got easier by the year. He didn't believe it at first. Growing numb to a death sentence did not seem natural for someone whose own penalty got removed moments before his time. Yet his shoulders loosen up this year, and he slouches a little further.
His mind roams elsewhere, and the motions of the Reaping are more of the same until one girl, not even the one reaped, tries to force her way through the crowd to take back Yuki, the boy tribute from the District. She's unsuccessful though, and a Peacekeeper strikes her. Atticus looks away for a moment, hating the sight of violence as a response to anger. If the triplets were reaped, he can't say he would not do the same. Try with tooth and nail, paired with a few acrobatic tricks, to grab their arm and pull them away. He's considered a few times, especially since the Thefts discussed breaking out on the train, but the risk of losing everything stands out like a sore thumb.
It's a Catch Twenty-Two. Defiance is a killing blow, but compliance is being left to bleed out.
The transition from the stage to the train is relatively swift, especially given the girl's events. Atticus watches Vervain and Yuki as they're guided through the Justice Building's corridors and prepared to make their final goodbyes. One, a girl whose legacy is more long lasting than his tenure as a victor, and the other a boy he'd never heard of until his name boomed on the microphones. Both appear somber and timid, but that might not be what they need from a guiding voice of a victor.
The train's leather booths have softened up over time, and Atticus leans on the wall of the traincar, legs kicked up and crossed on the seat.
Being a grown man now, and a father, he prays that he can produce another victor, a stronger one. Missing out on five years of his children's lives only makes him weaker.
Atticus Manor
Each time he falls into his seat upon the stage, Atticus Manor sinks in a little easier. The first few times he felt rigid in the chair. He was told that standing on the stage got easier by the year. He didn't believe it at first. Growing numb to a death sentence did not seem natural for someone whose own penalty got removed moments before his time. Yet his shoulders loosen up this year, and he slouches a little further.
His mind roams elsewhere, and the motions of the Reaping are more of the same until one girl, not even the one reaped, tries to force her way through the crowd to take back Yuki, the boy tribute from the District. She's unsuccessful though, and a Peacekeeper strikes her. Atticus looks away for a moment, hating the sight of violence as a response to anger. If the triplets were reaped, he can't say he would not do the same. Try with tooth and nail, paired with a few acrobatic tricks, to grab their arm and pull them away. He's considered a few times, especially since the Thefts discussed breaking out on the train, but the risk of losing everything stands out like a sore thumb.
It's a Catch Twenty-Two. Defiance is a killing blow, but compliance is being left to bleed out.
The transition from the stage to the train is relatively swift, especially given the girl's events. Atticus watches Vervain and Yuki as they're guided through the Justice Building's corridors and prepared to make their final goodbyes. One, a girl whose legacy is more long lasting than his tenure as a victor, and the other a boy he'd never heard of until his name boomed on the microphones. Both appear somber and timid, but that might not be what they need from a guiding voice of a victor.
The train's leather booths have softened up over time, and Atticus leans on the wall of the traincar, legs kicked up and crossed on the seat.
Being a grown man now, and a father, he prays that he can produce another victor, a stronger one. Missing out on five years of his children's lives only makes him weaker.
