Guess who's back!

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Who| De and/or Effie and/or Lottie and/or Katniss and/or other NPCS AND YOU.
What| Them around the city, doing things, meeting people.
Where| Mainly the Training Center, but any setting is good!
When| Around this week.
Warnings/Notes|

I made a thread with a tag for each character, so just tag in there! if you'd like any of my other NPCs besides Katniss, just PM or private plurk me so we can hash it out real quick.

Let me know if I can add anything, and I am down for minor assumptions/handwaving some things!

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[69problems]

"You have seats specifically for your feet," he said, not incredulous so much as just terribly amused. Now that was luxury. That was decadence!

Experimentally, he set his bare feet up on the ottoman. It was, admittedly, really comfortable.

"Amazing. I'll remember these. Do they have a particular name?"

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"That is an ottoman. They usually have storage inside as well, but I don't think these particular ones do."

She hadn't checked. But she doubted hidden compartments abounded in the suites.

"Something have foot rests as well. But tables are not foot rests."

[69problems]

"Right. Tables are only for food. And the floor is not for eating on?"

He'd been eating on the floor of his room the first time he met Peeta, and the young man had given him the strangest look, like eating in a blanket nest on the floor was definitely not something you were supposed to do.

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"That's right." She said, with a genuine smile. She was always pleased when her lessons seemed to catch. And although Signless was old enough he should know these things, he really wasn't unlike the children from 12 in that manner.

In fact, some of them were far worse.

"I suppose in some casual settings...but don't complicated yourself with that. Just stick with tables."

[69problems]

"It's probably best if we stick to basics, for now," he agreed. "Things that I'm likely to have to deal with. Party etiquette, maybe? There's always food at those, but it's meant to be shared by everyone so I'm never sure how much is appropriate to take."

That and he just hadn't been to many parties, yet.

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Oh, this Effie could do. This was Effie's territory, and she settled on the couch next to him, clearly ready to tackle this issue with relish.

"Well, if there are plates, never take more than comfortably fits on your plate. Not over loaded, not hanging of. It should never look like a messy mountain of food. There is always more to come back to."

She held her hands up, apparently to indicate the proper level of food piled on a plate.

"If there are no plates, let the food follow the flow of the conversation. Follow the lead of others. And always error on less. Less is more."