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?

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[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.))

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[zouichi]

They're small, delicate, five-petaled flowers that adorn flowering trees in early spring. Rain or strong wind will pull them down off the trees, so you only have a few weeks at most to enjoy them. As they fall, they often gather in crevices nearby. It's a little like watching snow collect on the ground.

I like the pink ones the best.

[fly_little_bird]

They sound beautiful! Are there any of those, here? I'd love to see that.

[zouichi]

They're very beautiful.

But I'm afraid I have no idea if there are any here or not. I still don't know my way around this... castle, if that's what it is.

[fly_little_bird]

Are you new here? I've only been here a little while, too.

[zouichi]

Yeah. I've only been here for a few days, and it's... different, I guess.

I've never seen a castle like this before. It seems almost like something from a storybook.

[fly_little_bird]

Me, neither. There's nothing like this place where I'm from. It's so big! There are so many nice people here, though. I like it.

[zouichi]

Where you're from?

I've seen larger buildings, but they were modern in construction. I don't know. It's nice enough, I guess, but I should really be getting home...

[fly_little_bird]

[She pauses. Even if she says where she's from, that doesn't say who she is or where she is... there's no harm in that, right?]

A place called Panem.

We can't go home. Not until this place sends us home... I don't want to go home, anyway.

[zouichi]

I'm afraid I've never heard of it. But I'm sorry if it was unpleasant for you.

They say the only thing we can do is wait, yes. But there's something I need to do back there. And it's important. I can't just give up because people tell me it's impossible.

[fly_little_bird]

I think we go back to right when we left... I don't think anyone rose knows we're find at all.

I don't want to go home.

[zouichi]

I guess that's worth something. But I'd rather return as soon as possible. This place is a little... jarring.

Why don't you want to go back?

[fly_little_bird]

[She pauses, unsure what to write. How could she say it without actually saying what happens?]

I don't have anything to go home to.

[zouichi]

I understand.

The same is likely true for me. But I have to return nonetheless.

[fly_little_bird]

I hope you go home soon, then.