8th Design [accidental voice]

[threadthefire]

[There's the sound of slight chaos as Cinna's voice, slightly strained, comes over the Network.]

No, madam, I assure you it isn't ninety, eighty, seventy, sixty, fifty, forty, thirty, twenty, ten or even five percent off. And it most certainly isn't two for one.

Don't you know what day this is?

I believe it's Saturday, madam.

You're a right perfect Grinch aren't you?

Madam, I-

A horrible, terrible, awful, anti-Christmas, Grinch!

Madam, please, calm-

[SMACK!] GRINCH!

[There's the sound of someone stomping off and a pause before Cinna speaks again. You can almost hear him rubbing his wounded cheek.]

What kind of curse is this?


[ooc: Cinna, completely uncursed has been overrun today with people asking about sales, deals and giveaways and he is CONFUSED. Also, I couldn't resist - what hiatus?]

Comments

[protects-her.livejournal.com]

Just thought I'd warn you. You okay?

[threadthefire.livejournal.com]

Ten minutes ago would have been nice, but I'm alright.

[protects-her.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear it. Did someone fill you in on this Black Friday thing?

[threadthefire.livejournal.com]

Yes, in brief. Ladies, please don't pull on that.

[protects-her.livejournal.com]

I was thinking I'd come by when you close up, walk you home.

[threadthefire.livejournal.com]

If you're available, I wouldn't say no, but I do have a small cot here that I can sleep on.

...I decided it would be best to be prepared for these things.

[protects-her.livejournal.com]

You don't have to stay if you don't want. I can come get you.

Better safe than sorry, though, huh?

[threadthefire.livejournal.com]

Indeed. The break room as enough supplies for three days of food and water for five people.

But it isn't my own bed, so if you don't mind..?

[protects-her.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear you're well stocked.

It wouldn't be the first time I walked you home through chaos, remember? Just let me know when you're ready to go and I'm there.

[threadthefire.livejournal.com]

No, it wouldn't. And I think I'll be closing early today.

[protects-her.livejournal.com]

So within the hour or so? A few hours from now? I'll go check in on Peeta, too, if there's time for it.

[threadthefire.livejournal.com]

Hour and a half, I need to clean up some of this... mess.

[protects-her.livejournal.com]

That's enough time to swing by the bakery and back, even with the crowds.

[threadthefire.livejournal.com]

Check on Rue, will you? I asked her not to leave the apartment today, but it wouldn't hurt to have someone reinforce the idea.

[protects-her.livejournal.com]

I talked to her earlier today, but I'll check in again, sure. Hopefully she's staying home eating Thanksgiving leftovers like she said she would.

[threadthefire.livejournal.com]

Good. I worry about her days like this.

...have you seen Katniss today?

[protects-her.livejournal.com]

No. She's got enough sense to keep away from the crowds, but...no, I haven't heard anything out of her all day.

[threadthefire.livejournal.com]

That's probably a good thing.

[protects-her.livejournal.com]

Peeta might know better than I would.

[threadthefire.livejournal.com]

If she's gone anywhere, it's out to the forest and I doubt the shopping hordes have gone out there.

[protects-her.livejournal.com]

Yeah. She's not the one I'm most worried about, today.

[threadthefire.livejournal.com]

It's a madhouse, it really is.

[protects-her.livejournal.com]

Hopefully it'll only be until midnight. I can get us through until then.

[threadthefire.livejournal.com]

I dearly hope this isn't a full weekend curse.

[protects-her.livejournal.com]

Apparently things usually stay busy until Christmas, at the end of next month. Not as bad as this, but busy.