First Mockingjay ➶ Action

[ofarrowhead]

[This place. This wasn't the Twelfth District. It wasn't the Seam. Her heart had nearly stopped when she heard it. The Seventy Fifth Hunger Games and she was going back in. She found herself on the ground, trying to breathe, and it wasn't home.

She stands slowly. What was this? She didn't hear a hovercraft. Did the Capitol take her early? Was this some game? She's on edge in a moment.

She wouldn't ask for help. No, she stood and looked around the town. It looked like one of the places in some of the other districts. Katniss moves slowly, wary of everything and wishing she had her bow with her. Just for safety's sake.

So this is what she would do. Take in this place, find out what the Capitol wanted her.]

ooc: open to finding her creeping.

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[treadingwater]

[Alester is walking along in the way of someone who has absolutely nowhere in particular to be, but feels driven to keep moving. Every now and then he'll step into a shop to inquire about prices, but it's largely an excuse to talk to people and learn a little more about the place.

He smiles and nods at the girl as he passes, because it's polite and also oh hey a girl, even if she looks a little younger. He turns back for a second because she looks a little out of place and it's a small enough town to make him wonder if she'd new.]

[ofarrowhead]

[She'd kept to herself, quiet and waiting. Katniss had tread carefully, making sure her own tracks were unrecognizable. Then she saw him, a disarmed person. Nothing suspicious about it. Except this place was new and she still had no idea where she was.]

Hi. [Maybe he knew.]

[treadingwater]

Hello. Have you been here long?

[She doesn't look quite as...weird? twee? as many of the actual residents did and he'd met a fair amount of the other trapped visitors.]

Burby, I mean, not this particular spot.

[ofarrowhead]

[She doesn't know that name. Katniss stares at him. No weapons. He isn't after her. He's just... standing there.]

What's Barby? [She looks around. Was this Barby?]

[treadingwater]

[Unarmed and not particularly threatening. There's not much of note about his appearance except his waistcoat and the fact that he's looks a bit tired and worn at the edges.]

This. [He waves vaguely around.] The town, which is...somewhere or other, supposedly in Faery.

[justhairy]

[So far, there haven't been any evil villains for Tommy to wolf out on, which is really irritating. And Merton hasn't figured a way out yet, so he has no idea how long they're going to be stuck here. He never thought that he would miss school, but he kinda does.

But hey, you gotta keep occupied, right? So he patrols the streets - sometimes with Merton tagging along, sometimes leaving the genius to do his geniusy things - and looks out for other fresh faces.

And boy, does this girl have a fresh face. Well, a pretty face. Whatever.

He grins and reaches out to tap her on the shoulder.]

Hey there.


[ooc: Being a werewolf, he can move pretty silently, but she is free to grab his arm and enact violence on his person.]

[ofarrowhead]

[She hadn't heard him, but the second she's touched, she's whirling around and crooking his arm behind his back. Or at least trying, too. This place hasn't offered any answers, yet, and the more she's here, the more she's becoming panicked.]

Who are you? [She demands, not asks. He didn't look like a Peacekeeper or anyone from the Capitol for that matter. He looked plain and ordinary, actually.]

[justhairy]

OW OW OW OW OW OW OW!

[He may be a werewolf and a fighter, but she really takes him by surprise. He suddenly gets VERY hairy and his ears become pointy as the pain makes him wolf out.]

My name is Tommy Dawkins!

[He manages to break himself out of her grip and rubs his bruised arm.]

[ofarrowhead]

[She wasn't expecting that and immediately lets him go, making to run. A muttation. Just like the ones in the Games. But he was human. She swears he was human and now he was-- that thing. What had Snow done to him?

She's more than frantic now. If the Capitol could do that, what would they do to her?]

[justhairy]

[A sensible person would have just let her go, but Tommy has delusions of heroism. Also he can be a bit of a worrywart. Especially with cute girls. Judging by her reaction, something was definitely wrong.

So he chases after her.]

Hey! Wait! I'm not gonna hurt you! You're safe here!

[overactiveimagination]

[Merton has had his head buried in a book for about a week solid since arriving. In fact, he's only left the book store right now because a man has to eat sometime. Which is why he is currently trying to walk and read and runs directly into Katniss from behind.]

[ofarrowhead]

[Normally she's capable of catching stuff like this, being on edge would only enhance this, but the way things are going around here, it's not surprising.

Katniss nearly gets knocked down before she turns to look back at the kid.]

Watch where you're going. [Her people skills are unmatched.]

[overactiveimagination]

Watch where you're going!

[And then Merton looks up and OH SHIT hot lady who looks pissed, this rarely ends well for him.]

I mean-

[ofarrowhead]

I know where I'm going. [Okay, so she doesn't, but he bumped into her.]

[overactiveimagination]

Oh, yes. Now I see it was entirely my mistake. Always bumping into things me!

[tenacious_stray]

[After getting his wounds taken care of, Gabranth's first and most immediate order of business had been to do as was expected upon finding himself in a strange, foreign land, possibly behind hostile lines: gather as much information as possible and work to find a way out. Of course, he hasn't exactly been successful on the second part of that, and so far he hasn't gotten as much headway on the first as he would have liked. He's learned enough to know the name of this place, the fact that supposedly faeries are involved, but very little else, despite his years of serving as head of the intelligence bureau under the emperor himself.

So it is with some surprise and mild apprehension that he notices a young girl appearing to do the same. After following and watching her movements just long enough to decide that this must be the case, he spares only a moment before he speaks up.]

You've the look of one recently spirited here.

[Which he doesn't entirely share himself, despite that being the case; with his plainclothes and cloak rather than armor and swords, he might easily blend in with the rest of the town, were it not for the fact that he's been skulking around much like her.]

[ofarrowhead]

[She was trying to figure this place out. It was-- well different. The town reminded her of 12, but this was nothing like Panem. Katniss still tries to stay away from most people, but that doesn't mean most people are staying away from her.

When he approaches, she's still pretty wary, but acknowledges his words.]

New here.

[tenacious_stray]

[He nods to her, arms folding across his chest.] As are many of us, I've come to find.

Have you yet learned much of this place?

[ofarrowhead]

[She keeps her eyes on him, not exactly trusting.] If you want information, you can go to the hotel.

[tenacious_stray]

I prefer to trust my own eyes over what information they might choose to give us.

[He nods again.] And I would know what you've learned with your own.

[lawbender]

You've got quiet feet.

[ This is a compliment from the harsh-eyed woman in black armor, although it might not sound like one. She nods a terse greeting. ] I'm guessing you're also a new arrival.

[ofarrowhead]

[She halts before looking up at the woman.]

You know this place? [Because no one else seems to have answers except something about Berby, Barby... something.]

[lawbender]

[ Lin shakes her head, crossing her arms. ] I've been to tea. [ Her lips are pursed. Clearly she didn't enjoy it. ] I'm a new arrival as well.

[ofarrowhead]

You've had tea here? [That is oddly relaxing.]

Are there many of us? Why are we here?

[lawbender]

There's a hotel offering temporary lodging, and yes, tea. As for numbers... [ She considers. ] There are enough natives to make a town. And perhaps twenty guests? [ Her tone is dry. ] At least, that's what they're calling us.