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thecapitol2015-03-20 09:50 am
ka_sera_sera) wrote in thecapitol2015-03-20 09:50 am
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Who | Roland and Karkat
What | Roland follows up on their conversation in the arena
Where | central commons
When | soon after the arena (a dayish after?)
Warnings | none I know of
Some loose ends never do get tied up, especially after these arenas. Probably a good thing, given what happens in them. But there are two in particular he means to see to here and now, and they both lead to the same person. Explaining his relationship to the boy's ancestor really ought to be the more important one, but the moment he starts on that he knows he's going to lose any hope of getting enough of Karkat's attention to accomplish anything else - say, making sure the boy won't earn himself a slow, painful death next arena eating (or, in some rare cases, touching) the wrong plant.
He realizes too late that he did not ask Karkat's district when he had the chance. Unless he wants to barge into every floor's rooms asking, this means one thing: stay in the central commons, potentially for the whole day. Do this without attracting the attention of fans or reporters.
Probably impossible. Knitting helps. He's found a seat near the entrance of the bar - sitting in the commons itself would be like asking to be mobbed by toadying and stupid questions - and sat himself there, watching, nursing his drink, and absently knitting at a small, brown and orange mound of lumps and stray yarn. Currently, he's pretending to be more focused on that than on the Capitolite cutting her way across the room toward him. She isn't careful about it and barges in front of several others trying to cross the room, even tripping a couple of them up.
With luck, one of the enemies she makes that way will stop her before she becomes Roland's problem. That, or he'll finally spot Karkat and have a good excuse to get up and leave. He does have enough patience to deal with her, though. An interview so soon after the arena might even be good for his image. God help him.
What | Roland follows up on their conversation in the arena
Where | central commons
When | soon after the arena (a dayish after?)
Warnings | none I know of
Some loose ends never do get tied up, especially after these arenas. Probably a good thing, given what happens in them. But there are two in particular he means to see to here and now, and they both lead to the same person. Explaining his relationship to the boy's ancestor really ought to be the more important one, but the moment he starts on that he knows he's going to lose any hope of getting enough of Karkat's attention to accomplish anything else - say, making sure the boy won't earn himself a slow, painful death next arena eating (or, in some rare cases, touching) the wrong plant.
He realizes too late that he did not ask Karkat's district when he had the chance. Unless he wants to barge into every floor's rooms asking, this means one thing: stay in the central commons, potentially for the whole day. Do this without attracting the attention of fans or reporters.
Probably impossible. Knitting helps. He's found a seat near the entrance of the bar - sitting in the commons itself would be like asking to be mobbed by toadying and stupid questions - and sat himself there, watching, nursing his drink, and absently knitting at a small, brown and orange mound of lumps and stray yarn. Currently, he's pretending to be more focused on that than on the Capitolite cutting her way across the room toward him. She isn't careful about it and barges in front of several others trying to cross the room, even tripping a couple of them up.
With luck, one of the enemies she makes that way will stop her before she becomes Roland's problem. That, or he'll finally spot Karkat and have a good excuse to get up and leave. He does have enough patience to deal with her, though. An interview so soon after the arena might even be good for his image. God help him.