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make_my_mark ([personal profile] make_my_mark) wrote in [community profile] thecapitol2013-03-11 07:17 am

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WHO| Lara Croft and you?
WHERE| District 6 Suites and beyond
WHAT| Newbie is new
WHEN| About now - a week or so before the new arena.
WARNINGS/NOTES| She's gonna start in the the District 6 suites and will move on after she gets a bit more adjusted to all the wierdness. Just let me know where you want her.

The cot was just as hard as the one she'd fallen asleep on, but that was where the similarities ended.

Gone was the cabin, the exhausted snores and sleepy whispers of Sam and Reyes, the rocking of the ship upon the waves, the smell of brine and sea... all of it. Gone.

As if it had been the dream, as if she'd simply forgotten the strange room she'd fallen asleep in, the men in white that came in just as she was pinching the inside of her forearm.



She tried to reason with herself, told herself it was silly, impossible, and tried desperately to rouse herself the further they lead her - the more they said.

Games? Fights to the death? Panem?

It wouldn't have been the first, or strangest, history-tinted dream she'd ever had.

But not matter what she said, or how she willed herself to wake, the madness remained in the bizarre faces they passed in the halls, in the gleaming city rising up beyond the windows.

Then, just as a churning pain was beginning in the pit of her stomach, her "escorts" were leaving - having brought her to her floor, having given her her very own communicator and credit card - and she was alone, an island in the sea of a grand sitting room.

Panic lurched up the back of her throat and her shoulders trembled involuntarily.

Quickly, she squeezed her eyes shut and forced herself to take a long, slow breath, counting to ten in her head, then to ten more.

Easy, Lara. Steady. You can do this.
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[personal profile] morethathityou 2013-03-14 10:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Callista is brought to her suite and let in. She looked around at her surroundings, the opulence made the entire situation so much more horrible. Here in this world that forced a death match upon innocent people, there was such beauty contained in this room.

When she saw Lara she didn't the Force to tell her that this woman was troubled. Stuck in the same situation as her, she couldn't blame her.

"Are you all right?" she asked quietly, not wishing to disturb someone who didn't want to be disturbed. Her gray eyes were calm, as it took drawing on all of her teachings to not be overcome with rage and anger.
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[personal profile] morethathityou 2013-03-14 10:59 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'd say," Callista said. "But if you still feel queasy I could go get a bucket?" There was a slight note of hopeless humor in her tone, as she wanted to put this other woman at ease.

"I'm Callista. I've just arrived. It looks like you and I might be in the same Y-Wing?"
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[personal profile] morethathityou 2013-03-17 01:02 am (UTC)(link)
She nodded. "Me too," she admitted. "I guess they're gearing up for their game." Her jaw tightened a bit as she held her anger at bay, relying on years of training to prevent her emotions from getting out of hand.

"At least the food is good, from what I've heard."
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[personal profile] morethathityou 2013-03-17 05:15 pm (UTC)(link)
"That fact does tend to bring the mood down," Callista agreed, his jaw tight with contained and controlled anger.
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[personal profile] morethathityou 2013-03-17 06:06 pm (UTC)(link)
"Not much from the way they're talking." She wasn't sure how long a 'week' was because she hadn't accumulated to the way that time flowed on this planet.
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[personal profile] morethathityou 2013-03-20 06:02 pm (UTC)(link)
"Come on," Callista said after a moment. "We can go down together and see about getting more answers, if you want to?" She wasn't trying to push Lara out of the room too soon if she wasn't ready for that idea, but it would be easier to go exploring with someone there to watch your back.
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[personal profile] morethathityou 2013-03-21 05:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Callista smiled a bit, encouraging Lara. After a moment she pulled back to give Lara space to walk with her. "Observation is always a good skill to practice," she pointed out needlessly. "That and getting an layout of the building won't hurt either. But I think the most important thing for me is to stretch my legs."
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[personal profile] morethathityou 2013-03-23 11:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"I think it might be a way they show their power," Callista said softly. "The illusion of freedom has been used by tyrants before."
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[personal profile] morethathityou 2013-03-27 03:12 am (UTC)(link)
Callista nodded just a bit. "Or until the illusion no longer is tolerated and the people crave real freedom."