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. ]

a u d i o][

[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---

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[threadthefire.livejournal.com]

No, it certainly isn't. I'm sorry you had to see that. I was compelled to write something, but I didn't intend...

...of course what we intend, generally isn't what we get.

[But then again, sometimes it is.]

a u d i o][

[aimandfire.livejournal.com]

[Here's a longer pause. She doesn't want to ask especially but she feels like she has to, or spend the rest of the time just wondering and then not being able to ask at all later. ]

It doesn't...you think it's ridiculous too, don't you?

a u d i o][

[threadthefire.livejournal.com]

It is rather over-dramatic. Having the City write the words that they'll be remembered by? Not very subtle.

[Sometimes accurate, but not very subtle.]

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[aimandfire.livejournal.com]

[ There is a very slight breath of relief though she still has misgivings about it all, despises the City for those uncertainties all the more. ]

Guess not. The curses are always stupid anyway.

[ pause ]

The only thing good - well, kind of good, was the barrier and now that's not even working.

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[threadthefire.livejournal.com]

Hopefully today's curse isn't a sign. I've already been killed once here, I'd rather not repeat the experience.

[He's forcing the the humor, but hoping she won't notice. Today's curse bumps up against far too many things he'd rather not discuss with his young friend.]