16th Design [curse post]

[threadthefire]

Cinna
Designer of a revolution.
Visionary and friend.

He gave life to the fire that burned within us all.

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[aimandfire.livejournal.com]

[ Katniss thinks this curse is ridiculous. She's sure she's not alone in that, but additionally there are the other feelings: resentment she only has when the notion of being strung like a puppet is pushed more squarely in their faces. This is a fine example of that in her opinion, because as dumb as some of the epitaphs have been, this one is among those that ring more sincere.

And it scares her.

She hates being scared, can't stand it.

It takes her a while to reply at all, and this with the background noise of the outdoors snipping into her pauses. ]

It's just a curse.

[ Though it was meant more as a general obvious statement, it's hard to avoid that glaring need - the one to reassure herself, to know this isn't prophetic because who believes in that anyway? Not her. No. ]

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[threadthefire.livejournal.com]

Hmmm? What's just a curse, Katniss?

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[aimandfire.livejournal.com]

[ She thinks a thousand different things silently, stupid loudest among them about herself. He didn't know. And she drew his attention to---

Sometimes she really wishes she would think before she acts but it's not her forte, not in the least. Everyone knows that by now. ]

The network...you...should check it.

I'm sorr-

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[threadthefire.livejournal.com]

[There's a scrambling sound as he picks up the device, followed by a pause. And a slightly longer one. When the silence breaks, there's a false amusement in his tone.]

I wonder when I was compelled to post that? Bit morbid, isn't it?

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[aimandfire.livejournal.com]

It's just a curse.

[ Her voice is a little rigid as she adds, tightly... ] But it's not funny.

I don't want---

Do you think they---

Are you---

[fallenbrownbird.livejournal.com]

Cinna...

[threadthefire.livejournal.com]

Yes, Rue?

[He's not yet realized he posted this.]

[fallenbrownbird.livejournal.com]

...check your network device...

[threadthefire.livejournal.com]

Ah... I hadn't realized that it was going to post. Morbid curse, isn't it?

[fallenbrownbird.livejournal.com]

It's okay.

And it is rather morbid...I'm glad I don't have one. Though seeing that you do...it sort of scares me. I dunno why though.

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[thenormalsquint]

[The first few of these posts were business as usual, but considering that discussion they had the other day? Even Angela finds this part of the curse beyond annoying.]

This is just ridiculous now.

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[threadthefire.livejournal.com]

What's ridiculous?

[He's unaware that the epitaph he was compelled to write actually posted.]

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[thenormalsquint]

This curse that has people posting what's supposed to be written on their tombstone like they're already dead when they're not. It's disturbing.

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[threadthefire.livejournal.com]

...ah. It posted.

[Of course it did.]

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[thenormalsquint]

...Youwrote it yourself?

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[protects-her.livejournal.com]

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[protects-her.livejournal.com]

We're going to have some explaining to do.

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[threadthefire.livejournal.com]

[The longest pause of long pauses. He'd been compelled to write, but he hadn't meant to post anything.]

It's a curse, what's to explain?

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[protects-her.livejournal.com]

Everyone knows you're a revolutionary designer. But that's a little different than being the designer of a revolution.

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[threadthefire.livejournal.com]

I don't know, in this place I've noticed magazines and books from other worlds talking about design revolutions. When new styles sweep through a society.

Perhaps the City's just feeding my ego.

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[7thborn.livejournal.com]

[It's a wonder she has time to be on the network with all she's throwing herself into doing, but today's curse isn't something she can entirely ignore. Not only because of friendships, but because revolutions are something she knows intimately well.]

How does someone become the designer of a revolution?

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[threadthefire.livejournal.com]

Inadvertently perhaps. Enjoying my cursed handiwork, Ginny?

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[7thborn.livejournal.com]

I don't know if enjoying is the right word for this sort of curse.

But it's definitely the, erm... most inspiring one I've read today.

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[threadthefire.livejournal.com]

Is it? I hadn't noticed.

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[7thborn.livejournal.com]

I'd rather not look at the network at all, it's honestly a bit depressing.

[Pause.]

But it's the best way for me to keep an eye on everyone, too.