third birdsong

[fly_little_bird]

[Friends (If you've even had ONE friendly conversation with the girl this applies to you.)]

Um... I'm sorry I haven't really been around lately. I don't know if any of you know Peeta or heard him tell people what's happening but I didn't want you to worry.

[She takes a breath] In my world there's something called The Hunger Games. Every year two kids, a boy and a girl, are picked from each District to go to an arena and fight. [She pauses] There's only one winner... another girl from the Games I was in got here, Clove. She's what we call a Career. They train for years for the Games and volunteer to go.

I don't want her to know I'm here... at least, not yet. I've been staying with friends. I miss all of you, though. How have you been?

[/filter]

[Though she's not about to announce her presence she still misses talking to people. She hesitates a moment before picking up a pencil and writing a question]

What's your favorite flower?

((ooc: Open over the journal. She will be writing forever unless stated otherwise. BLAME CLOVE! /shakey fist. :P.))

Comments

[fly_little_bird]

[Well he diiiiid say he wanted to show her the town...]

I'd like that. [She adds quickly] If you were already going, I mean. You don't have to go out of your way for me.

[atadiscoverer]

Think nothing of it. It's not going out of my way.

Where are you? I'll come and pick you up.

[fly_little_bird]

I'm in [Insert room number for whoever she's staying with, here]

[atadiscoverer]

Give me ten minutes and I'll be there.

[fly_little_bird]

Okay! [And she'll be waiting. Aaaall excited.]

[atadiscoverer]

[And ten minutes later, give or take, comes the knocking on the door.]

It's Dr. Beckett. [He says, by way of making sure she knows it's him]

[fly_little_bird]

[She opens the door with a smile, gesturing him in]

Hi, Dr. Beckett!

[atadiscoverer]

[And Carson follows her inside, looking around.]

Settling in well enough?

[fly_little_bird]

[She nods]

My friends have been taking real good care of me.

[atadiscoverer]

That's good to hear.

[He turns and beams at Rue.]

You ready to go?

[fly_little_bird]

[She nods]

Uh-huh. I told Dairine I was going out so she wouldn't worry.

[atadiscoverer]

That's good to hear. With all that's going on, we wouldn't want anyone without worry.

[fly_little_bird]

[She nods] Yeah. That's why I've been staying with people. I don't want anyone to worry about me being alone.

[atadiscoverer]

Well, if you ever need to stay with me, I'd be happy to let you stay.

[He smiles.] Okay, lets get going.

[fly_little_bird]

Thank you! I'll remember that. [She smiles and nods]

I'm ready.

[atadiscoverer]

[Carson motions for Rue to go first, closing the doors behind her.]

I'll take you down to the City Royale. The walk is quite peaceful, about ten minutes.

[fly_little_bird]

Okay! Are there a lot of places to go in the city?

[Following alongside him, smiling cheerfully]

[atadiscoverer]

There's quite a few places, aye. Some nice cafés, a church that my friends are renovating, an animal sancturary.

Loads of places.

[fly_little_bird]

A church? Wait, do you mean the one Murphy lives in? [She cocks her head at him]

[atadiscoverer]

Aye. That's it. You know them?

[fly_little_bird]

I met Murphy when I met you... He told me he has a brother here but I haven't met him.

[atadiscoverer]

Oh! Aye, of course. It slipped my mind.

Aye, his brother's called Connor. You might meet him one of these days [lolno]

[fly_little_bird]

I'm glad he has family here. It's nice to have someone here you know and who cares about you.

[atadiscoverer]

[A slightly sad smile crosses Carson's face for the briefest of moments.]

Aye, I suppose it is. I wouldn't wish what the castle can do to people on anyone, though.