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

[wizard_redfive]

[Ino, heeeeey, now that's a familiar name.] Oh, hi! I think Mark mentioned you before.

Should I set up a protective spell, or are you guys good? [Not that she thinks Ino can't handle Clove. But better safe than sorry, yes?]

[fly_little_bird]

[Geez, all of her friends seem to already know each other in some way. This makes things easy. She looks up at Ino, questioningly]

Um... I know Ino's pretty strong. What do you think?

[ino]

Mm, Mark and I are friends.

[she'll smile at Rue] You don't have to worry; I've got it covered. Thanks, though.

[wizard_redfive]

So I've heard. It's nice to meet you.

[Dairine nods. Ino seems capable enough, so she's not going to push it.]

Take care, then.

[fly_little_bird]

[She smiles at Dairine] bye! I'll be back later.

Come on, Ino! [Excited 12 year old. Wat do?!]

[ino]

You, too. Bye!

[something awesome, is what do! she'll wave to dairine and shut the door behind them before grinning]

So, how about we take a shortcut outside?

[fly_little_bird]

[She tilts her head at her]

Shortcut?

[ino]

Mm-hmm. Here, I'll show you.

[she'll lead her over to the window on the way down the steps of the tower, and peer out momentarily. ehh, only seven floors up, no big deal]

[fly_little_bird]

[You're just getting stared at, Ino. What are you doing? She peeks out the window. Heights don't frighten her but this girl can't possibly be thinking...]

[ino]

[she'll just be hopping up on the windowsill and stepping over the edge, walking down the outside wall a few steps as if it was ... well, horizontal. she'll turn to offer a hand to rue, now :3]

Coming?

[fly_little_bird]

[Her eyes get WIDE]

Wh-- How are you doing that?

[ino]

It's pretty simple, really. [she'll grin] You can do it, too, as long as you hold on to me.

[fly_little_bird]

[She bites her lip thinking about it for a second. Seriously. The girl is standing on the WALL. But... THAT'S SO COOL! She nods and reaches out to take Ino's hand]

Okay! I climb really well but I don't think I could ever do that.

[ino]

[she'll help Rue out onto the wall carefully, holding on to her tightly ... and she might feel a little rush of something -- energy? adrenaline??]

You can -- just step onto the wall like it's the ground.

[fly_little_bird]

[She nods and takes an experimental step... on the wall... she's walking on the wall.... THIS IS SO COOL!

She grins at Ino]

How did you learn to do this?

[ino]

There you go.

[she'll start walking backwards down the wall slowly, still holding on to her hand, so Rue can get used to it]

It's something we learn in school, where I come from. [well, kind of. it's a little easier to explain it that way than delve into the student-teacher group system for genin ... ]

[fly_little_bird]

[She's getting a little more confident with the walking on the wall thing. She looks curiously at Ino]

You learned it in school? What kind of school was that?

[ino]

We go to school to learn to fight. I'm ... a soldier, kind of. A warrior.

[she knows that probably has to be a touchy subject for her, considering everything she's heard from the Panem crew ... so she'll clarify]

But we fight to protect the people we love, and the village we call home.

[fly_little_bird]

[She's quiet for a moment as she takes this in] is it what you want to do? Did you choose to become a warrior?

[ino]

Yeah, it was my choice. Well, I guess it would have been a little weird if I hadn't, since everyone in my family is ... but if I didn't want to, then I wouldn't have.

[fly_little_bird]

[She smiles] As long as it's what you wanted to do. If it makes you happy, then I'm glad.

[ino]

I can't imagine my life being any other way.

[and she'll move to hop down off the wall, now, landing carefully with Rue in tow]

Much more fun than the hallways, anyways~

[fly_little_bird]

[She grins as her feet touch the ground again]

It is! It must make it easy to climb trees and things too.

[ino]

Mm, we end up having to do that a lot, too. [she'll let go of Rue now, gesturing for her to follow] Jumping between trees ends up being a much faster way to travel.

[fly_little_bird]

[She grins] I can do that! I worked in the orchards back home so I can climb trees and jump between them without shaking the fruit down.