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Get dragged to the reaping, stand there for a few hours, listen as unfamiliar names got called up, go home, blah blah blah, Kanata was bored of the whole process. He just wanted to return to the sea and float without any cares in the world. Letting out a yawn, Kanata nearly missed the solemn announcement of "Shinkai Kanata" that rang throughout the pavilion, hundreds of eyes suddenly trained on him finally snapping him out of his trance like daydreams. Swaying slightly, Kanata yawned and made his way up, leaving a trail of water dripping behind him.


As the girls went first, Natsume fidget and messed with his sleeves trying to stay calm. As the two girls where led up and it was the boy's turn, Natsume began to seriously worry without once breaking his composed mask. A name was called up and the unfortunate boy stepped to stage. It would be okay, there was only one other name that could be called, the chances of Natsu- "Sakasaki Natsume".
... Huh?
It felt like Natsume's knees were going to buckle as he took a step towards the stage, Peacekeepers grabbing him by the elbows to drag him up to stage. This wasn't happening, right? He was only 12, the entry age for the games. The chances of him actually getting reaped where ridiculously low yet his name was still drawn from the bowl. Trembling, he shot a quick look at the other three tributes from his district. There was a scary looking read head girl who seemed more mad than anything and that simple image gave Natsume the courage needed to stand up bravely himself and face the capital with a hint of defiance in his young eyes

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Briar remained silent as the peacekeepers took her to a room. She sits in silence for what feels like a lifetime before she hears something. The peacekeepers are talking about her. "This one will be trouble." one mutters. She feels a stab of savage pleasure. She'd show them, show them that she is truly trouble for the capitol. Over the hour, her parents came in, her siblings, her friends and then, surprisingly, a girl from her class. She gets a silver necklace and an anklet. The anklet sparked with electricity. She slid it up her leg and refused to let the peacekeepers see it.

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Aurora heard her name get called and with shakey legs made her way to the stage, where the other tributes were waiting.

Roxy flinched, from behind her the dismayed cryies of her parents only cromfirmed what she had bearly heard. She went up and not long after Shiloh's name got called and the drama between her and Milo's unwilling parting unfolded. When the Peacekeepers shoved her on stage Roxy gently helped Shiloh back up to her feet, not caring if this made Roxy look weak. "Come on, up you go." Roxy whispered softly.

Eve's eyes widened in alarm as the tears started up. She only had one slip in the bowl! One! The odds were in her favor, but it didn't matter. The child slowly walked up to the stage and stood feeblly hoping someone would voulenteer in her spot, but of course no one did.

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Herded into a room, Natsume sat as primly as he could, back straight and dual toned hair combed perfectly without a single hair out of place as he was taught. His parents entered in much the same way, a prim mask in place for the Sakasaki family. His mother knelt down on the ground, a tarot deck was shuffled and presented to him. Wordlessly, their family each took three cards and displayed them out, a simple three spread read. Reverse Wheel of Fortune, Upright Tower, Upright Death. Breathing out, Natsume's mask began to crack and his mother was quick to sweep her son up in a crushing hug, his father joining soon after. "It's okay, you're going to get through this. We love you no matter what." His mother murmured into his hair and the boy in question nodded, tears streaking down his face. The deck of tarot cards were pressed into his hands as visiting times came to an end

There was no one that Kanata wanted to say goodbye to, and the only person who did visit was his childhood friend. "Kanata." His friend greeted, a tiny smile on his face.
"Rogue." Kanata greeted back, bored and wanting everything to just be done and over with.
"Is that any way to greet an old friend?" Was the reply as his friend sad down beside Kanata. "Well, I guess that's fine. You never really liked me anyways. So you finally got reaped into the games."
"And who's fault do you think it was?" Kanata glared at his friend, turning his head away with a huff. "If you hadn't dragged me here, i still would've been reaped and everything would've been okay."
There was awkward laughter but a comfortable silence fell over them. "Don't die, okay?" Kanata's friend asked, taking his chin to make the other boy look him in the eyes.
"Who do you think I am?" Kanata grumbled, closing his eyes when he felt lips press against his forehead. When those lips retreated, something was stuck to his forehead and Kanata snatched the talisman from his head.
"A protection charm, from yours truely." His friend winked and Kanata made a face before pushing him away.
"Gross." He grumbled.

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Finn was taken into the gray room, and he sat in the chair. He crossed his legs and leaned back, starting to take a nap. He doubted anyone would come to visit.

Marshal was visited by his family, after an exchange of hugs and tears they left. He sighed and looked at his suit. It was encrusted with fine gems. His family decorated the suit for him, he hated it. The only reason that they were able to make such an expensive suit was from his power.

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Adelaide was not a person given to sentimentalities, for sure, nor was she one for eloquence or expression of her feelings. In fact, her cool mask was impenetratable, yet it gave away everything that one would hope to know about the fae. After following the Peacekeepers into a air-conditioned, grey-walled room, she was more than inclined to just wait in silence. No more crowds. No more screaming. Her hands were folded neatly on her

Peace at last.

WIP

Shiloh barley registered the fact that she was helped out by Roxy until the two were forced to split apart so that they could say goodbye to their families. Shiloh's goodbye with her parents was quick and disheartening. "You deserve this" her mother had spat, but the tears in her eyes confirmed her heartbreak. Milo appears in the room when her parents leave. He doesn't hesitate. He rushes forward to hug Shiloh.
"I'm sorry that I ruined the dress" Shiloh tells Milo with a sniff.
"I think your priorities are in the wrong place" Milo tells Shiloh with a chuckle. The two draw apart, but only enough to look each other in the eyes. Both of them are tempted to voice their feelings for each other. Shiloh refuses to do so. It's selfish... if she dies, then Milo will be even more heartbroken. Milo opens and closes his mouth. "Here" he takes a feather out of his pocket. It is tied onto a bobby-pin which he slips into her hair. "I'll always be with you Shiloh. When you miss me, then you have this as a reminder" he strokes the feather and cups her face. This was his chance to tell her how he felt, but fear got the best of him yet again. "Stay safe Shiloh. Come back to me" Milo says instead. He glances up sharply when he hears footsteps. Shiloh is roughly dragged away from Milo, who watches her go with a sad look. "I love you!" He calls out desperately. But he doesn't get to see her reaction. His words lift Shiloh's spirits up, a small smile appears on her face. It quickly disappears as she is hauled onto the train.

Eve was ushered into a lush room full of expensive things, but the child couldn't focus, she was too distraught to even begin to admire them.

Roxy bid heart wrenching goodbyes to her family and her cat Snowbell, now she just had to wait.

Aurora bid goodbye to her sister and mother, finally she was alone and watched out teh widow as she waited to be taken to the train

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-=Derek; 76=-

He stood alone in a bland room for some time, rather enjoying the peace. His family didn't come, and nobody else realized who exactly he was. "Just a well dressed mystery. That's what you're supposed to stand as, boy." His mother. He hated her. He paced around the room a few times, then simply stood at the door waiting to be let out. Tapping on the door, he asked, to nothing in particular, "Are you really going to keep me in here for an hour? Nobody's coming to visit me!" His voice was smooth, like silk as a sound. He liked it that way. It let him talk people into something they wouldn't usually do. He smiled, behind his mask, thinking about the poor man he'd convinced to open the door. It was only a broken arm, Derek. He was fine.


-=Chakti=-


Chakti sat in the room for a while, occasionally hearing a sound and looking up. The only person that came to visit was an old friend of his. They had come to ask if he'd be alright, and how soon he planned on coming back. Chakti had smiled, hugging the little boy. "I'll be back soon, don't worry." The boy was like a little brother to him, and he couldn't bear the thought of the poor little man without Chakti to help him out through the troubles of life.

The tributes were ushered onto the luxerous train. Platinum door knobs. Satin curtains. Lush carpets. And the food, there was so much and it was all the fancy Capital dishes. All of it, just for them.

Roxy glanced around at all the fancy items scattered around the train.

Eve held tightly to her plush, at this point it was the only thing she could take with her that gave the child a small form of comfort.

(Every can now interact with each other (peacefully) have fun.)

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Shiloh releases a shaky breath. She stands by the window, trying to ignore everyone. She should be strong right now, showing weakness would make her a target. But she can't control her feelings. I love you... Milo's confession rings into her head. A flock of birds follow the train. It could be a conscience, but Shiloh wonders if it's Milo. Of course, they cannot keep up with the train, within seconds the birds are lost from sight. Shiloh blinks away some tears and removes the feather. A sob escapes her throat when she realizes what it is. A grey falcon feather, her favorite type of bird. "Milo" Shiloh whispers. She suddenly feels more alone than ever. She puts the feather back into her air and rubs her face, desperately trying to maintain her composure. "I'll always be with you Shiloh. When you miss me, then you have this as a reminder." Milo's words make her stronger. She slowly feels more ready to throw herself to the wolves.

Emerson embraced her family, and they whispered good buys. She still hadn't got her voice back. Her little sister started to shake and cry. Her little sister whsipers something in Emerson's ear. "It will never die. Like you." and gave her a vine bracelet. Her little sister, Fern, had the ability to lengthen the lives of plants. Not people, or else Emerson would never die. A moment passes and her family left. In stepped Luanra Helketeen. The two girls hugged. "Please Em, you can't go!" Lunara cried, losing it. "Please!" she said as a peace keeper stepped in and tried to shove Luanra away. The girl clung to Emerson, still crying. With a loud bang and some smoke. Luanra falls to the ground. Dead. They then shove Emerson onto the train. Tears actively flow down her face, and her sobs echo throughout the compartment.

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taking the train with slight trepidation but confidence, Natsume immediately wandered off, looking at various things. None of his usual alchemical experiments could be done in a time such as this where he couldn't even get his hands on his regular chemicals and components. Groaning, the child plopped himself down on the nearest couch and gripped his deck of tarot cards. Its okay, the cards said that this would be a period of growth, he'd be fine. He'd be fine. Breathing out, he shuffled the deck absentmindedly.

Kanata hated this. He wanted to just soak in the water and not care. Ah, it was so dry in the train it felt like he was going to shrivel up and dry up if he didn't find any water to soak in soon. Stumbling through the carts, he finally found the bathroom and threw open the door, immediately locating a suitable tub to soak in and began filling the procaline bowl with water. It was taking too long for his liking through so Kanata used his powers to flood the tub before jumping in, clothes and all, with a happy sigh.

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Roxy sat across from Shiloh, but she looked out the window rather then the tribute in front of her. "How you holding up?"

Eve sat on a chair and cuddled the plush as she watched the crystals on the chanddeliers lightly clink against eachother.

Aurora's eyes flicked to a TV that had been left on by someone, at the moment it was showing a girl killing another tribute. Aurora quickly turned it off, she didn't want to think aobut killing her tributes already.

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-=Derek; 76=-


Derek was right at home in the luxurious passenger cars. He brushed himself off, then stood off to the side, never even glancing at the food or drink. It seemed he had no interest in removing his mask. He glanced around warily at the other tributes. He didn't seem like he was going to go straight up and talk to somebody either. He was scoping people out first, he was waiting for them to come talk to him.


-=Chakti=-


Chakti sat down and immediately started to dig in to a dish. He grabbed a drink and chugged it, then began to eat again. He caught a few odd glances, but they didn't know he hadn't eaten at all that day. He glanced around again, then spotted a statue. Then it moved. He almost choked, then realized it was a person. They were wearing very clean, very fancy white tuxedo, and a light grey mask. The red knife stained on the temple was a little disturbing. "Food first, socialization second."

Briar decided to explore the train, make some friends. Her pretty red hair swooshing in the air behind her as she walked through the train. She looks for more people, to introduce herself to them. (srry 4 short post will add later!)

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Shiloh's eyes go downcast to the floor. "Not well at all" Shiloh replies. She assumes she can trust Roxy enough to be honest with her. They were from the same district after all. "I- I've loved him for years... he just shared his feelings with me" she rubs her arms and sighs, trying to fight hard not to cry. "Only for me to be sentenced to death"

Looking up from his deck of cards, Natsume watched a curtain of beautiful red hair sweep past him and he stared as if mesmerized by the sight. That was a girl from his district right? Right, he should probably make allies to survive in the arena and a good place to start would be those from his own district. The cards said that this would be a learning experience so did that mean that he'd have to learn how to speak with clients? Swallowing down his nervousness, he clutched his deck close to his chest and walked up to Briar. "Um, excuSE me. Sorry, heLLO." He smiled, nerves showing with his odd manner of speech. "You're from District 5, rigHT?"

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-=Derek; 76

Derek listened to quite a few things, then started to wander. He stopped, hearing an especially interesting conversation. "-just shared his feelings with me.. Only for me to be sentenced to death." He stated to approach Shiloh, his eyes holding a shocking amount of sorrow for her. He stayed a respectful distance away, waiting for her to give him permission to approach and join the conversation.






(Chakti later)

Roxy smiled a bit and put a hand oh Shiloh's shoulder for comfort. "When you win this you can tell him." Shiloh looked at Roxy and saw a bit of a saddened look in her eyes. "I might be strong, but I dont think I'll be making a round trip back home." Roxy admitted ruely.

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