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Stephanus "Stephen" Reagan ([personal profile] capitolprivilege) wrote in [community profile] thecapitol2014-03-22 10:48 am

[semi-open]

WHO| Stephen Reagan and the D6 tributes/mentors
WHAT| The former D6 Escort is back at his old job and wants to meet all his new Tributes. The Neverending Quell is so exciting!
WHEN| Saturday and Sunday.
WHERE| Tribute Tower, D6 suite
WARNINGS| Catch-all warning for a guy who's swallowed all of the Capitol's bullshit, plus whatever you bring with you.



For most of March 22 and 23, there was a new figure in the D6 common rooms. It wouldn't be hard to guess that he was a Capitol native -- the too-smooth skin, the lightly applied glittery-blue guyliner, and the precious stones that lined one ear were enough to give that away. He sat comfortably in the D6 common room, dressed in an ice-blue suit, sipping intermittently at something expensive and bubbly. Most of his attention was on the tablet on his lap, but whenever someone came in, his head immediately snapped up. He broke into a broad smile as he stood, crossed the room, and offered his hand (the suit cuff was lined with some kind of sparkly fabric that really shouldn't be able to reflect that much light) to the newcomer.

"Hello, hello! It's so good to meet you in person at last."
sabra: (everything around you is caving in)

[personal profile] sabra 2014-03-25 11:28 pm (UTC)(link)
"He was just concerned for you. It is what an older sibling does, you know." Well. Ziva didn't try to control Tali's life, but she didn't exactly wish to be a role model for her younger sister. Not the way that Ziva had looked up to...well.

Those were thoughts for another time.

"I am fairly sure that all older siblings believe they know best."

She takes the crystalline glass of water brought back by the Avox--perfectly clear, like air, unlike the water (and the air, for that matter) back in her District. And very slightly sweet. Honestly, she preferred the taste of grit.

"But if they were dangerous, well." That was not so new. Plenty of the Mentors were dangerous. Ziva was dangerous. "The security here is very high, just as it has always been."

Her head tilts slightly. "As for your family's reputation, I do not believe that anything these Games could do would sully it."
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[personal profile] sabra 2014-03-26 05:23 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh, nothing of interest that I am aware of. I was just invited back myself, not long ago. There are Tributes doing well, and some not so much." She shrugs--that was nothing new, District 6 was not precisely known for a great number of Victors. And she's not about to assume that Stephen means to talk about District gossip.

"I shall shortly offer my assistance in the training facility. Perhaps some of them can be taught. But this...extended format brings an element of strategy that I am not particularly skilled in."
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[personal profile] sabra 2014-03-27 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
She drums the fingers of one hand against her kneecap thoughtfully.

"There are a few that are skilled. If they actually tried, they might be able to win." She shrugs. "That is my concern. Not much else."

It's...distinctly more callous than before, when Ziva would actually try to interact with them. At least to the point where she'd be able to answer Stephen's question with a greater level of detail. Of course, there were more of them now--but with Ziva's normal attention to detail, keeping track of even the number of Tributes here now shouldn't be difficult.
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[personal profile] sabra 2014-03-27 04:20 pm (UTC)(link)
You have developed a surprising talent for perception, over the years.

"They come back. The people of the Districts are not theirs. Why would they be as...motivated as we were?" Yes, that's a good word. Or at least the best she can think of.
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[personal profile] sabra 2014-03-27 05:19 pm (UTC)(link)
"One may think that, if they have never killed before." She says it gently, for all that Stephen's comment is something that could be taken...incredibly badly, it's said in ignorance. "It is not an easy thing. It is not a clean thing. It leaves a mark on you, that some are far better at dealing with than others. And that does not fade with time. Why else would so many of us be...imbalanced?"

"And anyway, it is not an absolute that they will be brought back, from what I understand. Some of them may not want to take the chance. Or see hope in it, that if they hold out long enough, that their circumstances may change. I suppose. It is what I would think."
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oh darling. /pats head

[personal profile] sabra 2014-03-28 04:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Hardly personal. Ziva didn't expect him to understand--that wasn't his life. It was hers, and Jesse's, that of all the Victors and Tributes. He hadn't been raised to know that his life may be forfeit at any moment.

"You did not." She shrugs. "It is what it is."

She sips at her too-sweet water again, smiling playfully. Well past time to redirect this conversation.

"Surely you did not just waste away in boredom while you were gone. That is not like you, Stephen."