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thecapitol2014-11-21 08:36 pm
reassures) wrote in thecapitol2014-11-21 08:36 pm
you wake each day with your thoughts [OPEN]
Who| Nill and YOU
What| A week in the life of Nill. There's like 5 different prompts.
Where| All over!
When| Any time from the 20th up to the arena.
Warnings/Notes| One prompt involves staring at alcohol. Will update as needed.
(a.) rooftop, any night; 6am - 7:30am.
One of the nicer things about being granted a full pass by the Capitol is not only that Nill gets to come and go whenever she pleases, but that when she's on the rooftop at night, there are very few people who actually come to join her. While she's more than happy for company, there's also something very nice about it being dark out, and finding the world mostly quiet save for the background noise of a city that doesn't follow the same constrictive rules that the rest of the tributes need to.
She spends most nights before the end of the curfew up on the roof, matching stars and constellations, smoking quietly with company or without. But lately the days have grown shorter and the nights longer, which has given her more time to spend star gazing before she heads back down to her own district. Long enough that if anyone was awake, they could easily find her there and join her after the curfew had ended.
(b.) various district suites, any night; 11pm - 4am.
With the start of curfew comes Nill making her way to the various suites in the tower. It's been awhile since she began doing this, checking if there was anything anyone needed to help get them through the night, so she doesn't go to every single floor. But chances are if she knows even one person on a floor she'll drop by, stepping off the elevator with a small smile on her face and a knock on the wall to announce her presence before she goes further inside.
Need a junkfood fix? Someone to keep you company if you're awake at some random hour and confined to your floor? Maybe a cigarette? Nill's got your back.
(c.) District 9 suite; throughout any night
As always, Nill never spends a great deal of time in her own suite with her district-mates. Having the curfew forced on everyone so soon after her arrival left her with little desire to remain there for extended periods of time, so she spends as often as she can anywhere but there, but it doesn't mean she's not willing to get things for the people she lives with, or spend time with them if invited. She really should get to know them better. She'll probably wander back for one thing or another every other hour or so, though she does try to be quiet for the sake of the people actually sleeping.
(d.) Day; any time
The daytime hours are much more in contrast with what Nill occupies herself with at night. While the night is spent running arbitrary errands or spending time with whoever seems to be around or in need of it, day time is usually reserved for running errands, finding food, going to the library, the training center. Her days are very routine, and she seems to like it that way, or she wouldn't keep it up, right?
Every day finds her in the training center, trying to learn another simple skill. This week has found her trying to memorize the list of plants that you can eat, and she goes through the options on the screen, trying to match as many as she can. It's obvious when she gets one wrong, because she visibly cringes every time it happens But there are a dozen other stations, and Nill is more than glad to switch it up every few hours, although she almost never goes near the weapons.
(e.) common area, 11/24; 8pm - 9pm. [the alcohol prompt.]
It's not often that Nill can be found at the bar in the tribute tower, but that's where anyone wandering past will spot her today. Granted, she hasn't left herself very visible. She's found a place tucked away in a corner, one of the few booths the place seems to have, and in front of her she's got several things spread out. Two different books, a ringed notebook that she seems to be taking notes in from the books, a pencil or two. Her usual notepad meant for communication is off to the side at the edge of the table, folded and left open. The only words written on the page are a drink order, and a polite thank you below it.
Across from her a glass of something that smells suspiciously like whiskey sits with a lemon wedge, as it has since the bartender brought it over to her. Every so often she glances up from her work to gauge how much of the ice has melted, even though it's all long since gone. Occasionally she stops what she's doing to stretch a little, rub at where the handful of bandages on her fingers are irritating her skin, and watches the drink as if it will do something, before she sets back to her work.
Nill hasn't so much as touched it. She's been sitting there with it for at least an hour. The bartender has been kind enough not to come by again.
(f.) post-arena announcement and "Lonestar's" execution.
It's honestly dumb to be as obvious as she is, but it's hard for her to do much about it. Not only did the Capitol publicly execute a kid, but they just announced that there was going to be an Arena soon, one of the real ones with only one victor and potentially weeks or months of looking over your shoulder waiting for someone to come and kill you.
And that's terrifying, because for as much as Nill has been able to do in the past, for all the things she's survived, her last two experiences with anything like an Arena barely lasted a day, and she only survived one of those because she got lucky.
So Nill has taken it upon herself to smoke at almost every waking second until they haul them off. Anyone that looks closely enough will see her hands shaking slightly whenever she goes to light a new one. Outside of that her day stays mostly the same as far as her schedule goes, errands, busy work to keep her mind from wandering, it's just that she does it with a constant haze of smoke around her, regardless of whether she's inside or outside. The only other time she's smoked indoors was during the Kid Arena.
There's also a very ugly bruise taking up most of her forehead and almost making it look like she's got at least one black-and-blue eye. Some of it's been covered up with makeup, but makeup can only do so much for someone that bruises like a peach and tried to break someone's face with her head.
It's been a rough week.
((ooc: this is basically a catch all. Got anything specific you want and I can stick something in here for you. Just let me know! Feel free to tag in whenever you like, and for as many prompts as you like.))
What| A week in the life of Nill. There's like 5 different prompts.
Where| All over!
When| Any time from the 20th up to the arena.
Warnings/Notes| One prompt involves staring at alcohol. Will update as needed.
(a.) rooftop, any night; 6am - 7:30am.
One of the nicer things about being granted a full pass by the Capitol is not only that Nill gets to come and go whenever she pleases, but that when she's on the rooftop at night, there are very few people who actually come to join her. While she's more than happy for company, there's also something very nice about it being dark out, and finding the world mostly quiet save for the background noise of a city that doesn't follow the same constrictive rules that the rest of the tributes need to.
She spends most nights before the end of the curfew up on the roof, matching stars and constellations, smoking quietly with company or without. But lately the days have grown shorter and the nights longer, which has given her more time to spend star gazing before she heads back down to her own district. Long enough that if anyone was awake, they could easily find her there and join her after the curfew had ended.
(b.) various district suites, any night; 11pm - 4am.
With the start of curfew comes Nill making her way to the various suites in the tower. It's been awhile since she began doing this, checking if there was anything anyone needed to help get them through the night, so she doesn't go to every single floor. But chances are if she knows even one person on a floor she'll drop by, stepping off the elevator with a small smile on her face and a knock on the wall to announce her presence before she goes further inside.
Need a junkfood fix? Someone to keep you company if you're awake at some random hour and confined to your floor? Maybe a cigarette? Nill's got your back.
(c.) District 9 suite; throughout any night
As always, Nill never spends a great deal of time in her own suite with her district-mates. Having the curfew forced on everyone so soon after her arrival left her with little desire to remain there for extended periods of time, so she spends as often as she can anywhere but there, but it doesn't mean she's not willing to get things for the people she lives with, or spend time with them if invited. She really should get to know them better. She'll probably wander back for one thing or another every other hour or so, though she does try to be quiet for the sake of the people actually sleeping.
(d.) Day; any time
The daytime hours are much more in contrast with what Nill occupies herself with at night. While the night is spent running arbitrary errands or spending time with whoever seems to be around or in need of it, day time is usually reserved for running errands, finding food, going to the library, the training center. Her days are very routine, and she seems to like it that way, or she wouldn't keep it up, right?
Every day finds her in the training center, trying to learn another simple skill. This week has found her trying to memorize the list of plants that you can eat, and she goes through the options on the screen, trying to match as many as she can. It's obvious when she gets one wrong, because she visibly cringes every time it happens But there are a dozen other stations, and Nill is more than glad to switch it up every few hours, although she almost never goes near the weapons.
(e.) common area, 11/24; 8pm - 9pm. [the alcohol prompt.]
It's not often that Nill can be found at the bar in the tribute tower, but that's where anyone wandering past will spot her today. Granted, she hasn't left herself very visible. She's found a place tucked away in a corner, one of the few booths the place seems to have, and in front of her she's got several things spread out. Two different books, a ringed notebook that she seems to be taking notes in from the books, a pencil or two. Her usual notepad meant for communication is off to the side at the edge of the table, folded and left open. The only words written on the page are a drink order, and a polite thank you below it.
Across from her a glass of something that smells suspiciously like whiskey sits with a lemon wedge, as it has since the bartender brought it over to her. Every so often she glances up from her work to gauge how much of the ice has melted, even though it's all long since gone. Occasionally she stops what she's doing to stretch a little, rub at where the handful of bandages on her fingers are irritating her skin, and watches the drink as if it will do something, before she sets back to her work.
Nill hasn't so much as touched it. She's been sitting there with it for at least an hour. The bartender has been kind enough not to come by again.
(f.) post-arena announcement and "Lonestar's" execution.
It's honestly dumb to be as obvious as she is, but it's hard for her to do much about it. Not only did the Capitol publicly execute a kid, but they just announced that there was going to be an Arena soon, one of the real ones with only one victor and potentially weeks or months of looking over your shoulder waiting for someone to come and kill you.
And that's terrifying, because for as much as Nill has been able to do in the past, for all the things she's survived, her last two experiences with anything like an Arena barely lasted a day, and she only survived one of those because she got lucky.
So Nill has taken it upon herself to smoke at almost every waking second until they haul them off. Anyone that looks closely enough will see her hands shaking slightly whenever she goes to light a new one. Outside of that her day stays mostly the same as far as her schedule goes, errands, busy work to keep her mind from wandering, it's just that she does it with a constant haze of smoke around her, regardless of whether she's inside or outside. The only other time she's smoked indoors was during the Kid Arena.
There's also a very ugly bruise taking up most of her forehead and almost making it look like she's got at least one black-and-blue eye. Some of it's been covered up with makeup, but makeup can only do so much for someone that bruises like a peach and tried to break someone's face with her head.
It's been a rough week.
((ooc: this is basically a catch all. Got anything specific you want and I can stick something in here for you. Just let me know! Feel free to tag in whenever you like, and for as many prompts as you like.))
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He stubs out his cigarette before it's down to the filter. It's a rare show of moderation, and though it's a stretch, maybe it could even be interpreted as a grasp at self-preservation, an attempt to be even that much healthier so as to fulfill his duties that much better.
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She actually looks a little stunned, just for a moment, before a wide, warm grin spreads across her face. If one had to go by looks again they would probably guess that he just made her day, which he kind of did. Thanks Linden.
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"I'm going to have to talk to some sponsors. It can be difficult to convince them that children are capable enough to win, not to mention sufficiently cutthroat."
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Clementine is from a world with zombies.
survival in a place like that for a child is very difficult.
she's good at staying alive.
Karkat is from a troll world. They're supposed to kill each other.
They both have survived a lot. If sponsors help them they can survive their games too.
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He turns the unfinished cigarette in his fingers.
"For whatever people say about me, I try really hard to be the best Mentor I can be."
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While her smile morphs into another one of the smaller, gentler ones, it's not because she's sad or that the topic has taken a turn of some kind - in this case, it's just what happens when she regards someone with as much warmth as she does Linden at that moment.
I decide what to think of someone for myself.
I believe in you.
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"What you think of me? I have it on good authority that you think I'm 'odd but mean well,' so... not too shabby, I guess."
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While she doesn't seem embarrassed that Karkat shared what she said, she does giggle.
I'm odd too.
I thought he should form his own opinion of you.
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"I think he certainly did that. Honestly I'm pretty sure I creep him out, but I didn't have a lot of very good things to say about humans. Some of it was hard for him to hear, perhaps."
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I don't think you creeped him out.
Karkat comes from a very cruel world. many trolls are cruel too.
he doesn't understand how other races can be just as unkind.
While Linden is odd, Nill doesn't find him particularly creepy. Mostly she chalks it up to what Linden had to say about people.
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he's much nicer than he wants people to realize. he cares a lot.
It was a lot harder for the people that cared a lot, and who generally tried to view something in a positive light. It had been terrible for her, and she knew people were cruel her entire life. Her belief in them was the only way she could really deal with the world she was born into. It wasn't like that for Karkat. He didn't think poorly of humans because he had never seen their cruelty. It would be so much harder for him.
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That is so dangerous here.
"As long as you're up here with your cigarettes and your patience, though, he'll at least have someone to talk to about it. You have that way about you... you put people at ease, even those prone to resisting such efforts."
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I'll look out for him.
By which she means "make sure he doesn't do or get himself involved with anything incredibly stupid". She can't do much with how limited their resources for private conversation are here, but she can at least make sure his mouth doesn't get him carted off. She's already needed to break up a fight that nearly got him and the Initiate both carted off by Peacekeepers (though that at least wasn't really his fault).
Nill doesn't look surprised that he thinks she puts people at ease, but it's obvious that it's not something she's thought about before. Sure, she certainly tried to, but it was hard to tell if she actually accomplished much without her telepathy. But that's what she gets for having relied on it as long as she did.
if I can help then I'm glad.
She's not really sure what else to write.
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"That's kind. I'm sure you will, and I'm sure he'll appreciate your kindness. And I hope for his sake that he finds a way to express it, because there's nothing quite like being grateful and falling short in that area."
He stands.
"As always, thank you for smoking with me. It gives me something to look forward to, you know."
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Not that it matters much. She smiles at him again, though she doesn't stand. There are a few more things she's got to take care of before she can head back down to her room, mostly of the star-watching and note-taking variety.
I look forward to it too.
I'll see you later.