thirteenth snare

[fanstheflame]

[so, his girlfriend got knocked unconscious with a cake pan by his best friend's boyfriend - who, by the way, kind of stole her from him back home.

clearly, this is not exactly Happy Time for Gale. he's been spending most of his time at Ino's bedside, even though she's clearly not getting any closer to being conscious. now that people seem to be sane again, and Crowley's awake, and things are slowly edging toward as normal as house life gets, however, he figures he might be able to leave for a little while]

[House Filter]

Could someone please just ... keep an eye on Ino for me, today? I need to get out and grab some air. But I don't want her to be left alone too long, in case she wakes up ....

[/House Filter]

[with that, he'll bundle up against the cold and start a trek up to the castle, to see what's going on now that everything is back to normal, dictating into the journal as he goes]

I'm coming up to the castle ... since I figured I should maybe try to meet some of the new faces, or see if anyone needs my help with anything. Also, it's been a while since I played anything in the game room ... so if you want to come say hello, I'll probably be up there. My name's Gale - I'll be the tall guy with the dark hair wearing the green hunting vest.

[yes, that IS a brand new vest, it is his Christmas present from Ino, and he kind of wears it a lot. pardon him while he puts it to practical use by hunting down Pac-Man ghosts and Dig-Dug baddies. badly. arcade games are one of his Paradisa guilty pleasures, okay, and he can just pretend every little clump of pixels is Peeta Mellark's stupid clumsy dumb oaf face]

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[the_effect_she_has]

[She relaxed a little, before her voice went a little more quiet.]

There's nothing to worry about then, with him. He was just ... being utterly himself. [She loves her baker boy, but he is a horrible clutz.] Besides, we both know -- if he was like that - the only person he would try to hurt would be me.

[fanstheflame]

[back home, that would be the case, yes. but the castle ... no. Katniss doesn't need his paranoia]

Well, either way, I - I've been keeping an eye on her, most of the time.

[the_effect_she_has]

[The way he's putting this -- this wasn't a small accident.]

...how badly is Ino hurt?

[This must be a lot worse than a simple bump on the head.]

[fanstheflame]

Allen - he's a friend of ours who helped get her to the clinic. He said that people who get knocked out like she did can stay unconscious for as long as a week.

[the_effect_she_has]

[Oh. Hell.]

Gale ... is there anything I can do?

[Besides make sure her boyfriend watches out that her boyfriend doesn't toss around cake pans and injuring innocent people. Namely, her best friend's girlfriend.]

[fanstheflame]

Not.... Not right now. [he sighs. he can't do anything himself, and the concept is steadily eating at him, just as it did when she went to the Games. before the cameras caught them kissing. before the lie began, the one that changed them all. and he knows she must hate feeling helpless as much ad he does. maybe at least one of them can feel a little better.]

Once there is, you'll be the first to know.

[the_effect_she_has]

All right ...

[She folded her arms over her chest, breathing out sharply. She really hated not being able to change anything - do anything.]

Okay. I'll do what I can. You .. you just let me know.