#hashxslinger

❝ It’s exactly like we’re walking into a haunted house, worse even. Because ghosts can’t typically yell at you or kill you. I’d prefer a haunted house. ❞ 

The arena is big, terrifying, and no matter how well trained she is for this she can’t help jumping at little sounds and wishing her aim was better in the case of arrows or blades. Why on earth did she have to decide to use her chemistry skills here? Wandering around for the right ingredients is far from the ideal use of her time, after all, and even if she finds what she needs, she has to wonder if it’s a trap.

The same stands for the food, her instincts — her intelligence — assure her that it’s entirely fine, but her knowledge of the tricks they pull says differently. So sure, she knows logically what won’t poison her, but what about the entertainment values? Surely they wouldn’t actively try to off a district one favorite, right? Hell, is she even a favorite to begin with, she doesn’t know. At least if she dies she won’t have to face her parents’ scolding disappointment.

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Quite nice of the boy not to flee in terror. That does tend to get old quickly. As a matter of fact, he seemed quite composed, though that might be from the shock.

     He even offered to cook the beast something to eat back at the diner - on the house. Wonderfully kind. There wasn’t much wealth left from its hoarding and pillaging days.

[ end this oh my gOD. ]

[ THERE’S NO WORLD IN HUNGER GAMES SIM WHERE OUR NERDS ARE HAPPY.

❝ You have coffee here, right? ❞

Ellington isn’t sure why exactly she’s chosen to go to Hungry’s this morning to get coffee, rather than her usual stop of Black Cat Coffee. Perhaps it’s a need for human interaction, since all she ever does these days is hide out and sneak around, only ever really associating with Lemony Snicket, of all people.

❝ That’s an exaggeration and you know it. ❞ She can’t help a smile as she extends her hand to him. 

As usual, Cleo can always count on Jake to worry about her enough for the both of them. She knows well enough that the smart thing to do in the situation is see a doctor, but trusting the doctors in town isn’t exactly an easy thing.