denouement // 95th hunger games finale
Jan 9, 2024 0:18:40 GMT -5
Post by Cato on Jan 9, 2024 0:18:40 GMT -5
I feel alive, like I can conquer the world, but it's something I can't let distract me. A flame only works once, and I feel as though it has done me good. I cannot back down now. It won't help me any. Backing down, pretending everything is okay, all I can do is focus on my goal. Focus on making it home, on seeing my family again, and I watch it go up in flames. "She killed Roe." It's a bit tough thinking of my district partner, but it doesn't matter. All I can do is nod my head knowing that everything is as it is. Nothing will change what has been done despite it being scary. But in this moment, all that matters is putting on a show. Learning to do what I can. Remembering everything I was taught, and using the guidance from those I've killed.
"You should have killed me." I turn my head and take a step back putting some distance between the two of us. Sparring, I wasn't allowed to kill. Here, I could have, but I chose not to because he wasn't my target. Maybe things would be different, but maybe I would be dead. Changing one thing ruins everything. It makes things difficult and almost impossible to consider. One thing changes, maybe I'm not alive. But I won't let that show. Sometimes things have to be uncomfortable in order to make things right, and nobody can fault either of us for doing what we have to do. We're doing what we can, and I'm trying to live, and I know Vin is too. Unfortunately, only one will survive, and I don't want to let myself feel as though I'm getting too close. "I could say the same to you."
I take a step further back regaining my composure as I remember the words I spoke to Arcadia, and maybe, I can use those same distractions to get myself out of this mess. Maybe I could do that same thing here. "Were you close to Roe?" I ask with a genuine curiosity, but hidden behind the mask is so much more than this. I want to use this information to my advantage, and anything I know can help me succeed. I was never close to him, and while we had some camaraderie since we are from the same district, but at the same time, I refuse to think of anyone any different. Everyone is always a piece in this game, and if I am to win, I must find checkmate. But how? What's my winning move? I start moving forward again. "Having friends here only weighs you down, at least, in my opinion. Going solo, I've been free."
Table Credit: Dars
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