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Who: Azula and anyone in the Capitol
What: After a "Noble" death in the arena Azula is indulging herself.
Where: The Training Center, The Spa, A restaurant and a bar.
When: Week 6 of the Arena, a day after her death.
Notes: Pill popping, some alcohol, and it's Azula so she'll probably be terrible in one way or another.

It was...an honorable death.

That was what she was spinning it as anyway. The escort was under threat of pain and suffering that she was to ensure that the Capitol citizens understood that Azula's sacrifice had been out of the goodness of her heart.

And because of it, Diana would survive at least another day in the arena. Now alone with all their supplies and the ocean at her back.

And what of her other tributes? Some remained. Azula wasn't surprised to see Shepherd was still putting up a good fight, but it amazed her how Enjolras was still alive.

Well that was the nature of the games wasn't it? All the skill in the world and sometimes it all came down to luck.

Either way she was free of it now, and bitter at the game makers who would dare to put her there. But that bitterness was easier to swallow once she was reunited with her precious Morphling pills.

And so the "Princess" from district five returned to life in the Capitol as if it was all part of the games. She appeared for interviews. She expressed excitement that her tributes were still fighting on.

And she smiled quietly to herself when she saw other tributes still suffering and dieing.

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"Well, I can go there whenever I like. There are rules about transporting active tributes however. You may be needed."

At least that's what she had been told.

Mindy looked incredulous. "Need me for what? I died. Shouldn't that wait until the next games start?"

Azula shook her head in dismay "Just what do they teach you tributes when they bring you here? Clearly your mentor hasn't had time enough with you."

Toweling off Azula decided she wouldn't be getting anymore serious training done with Mindy around unless they were going to spar. And that would be giving Mindy what she wanted.

"From the moment you die you are preparing for the next arena. That means training your body, mind and charming those in positions of power so that you will have the tools and supplies you need in the arena."

"I had zero time to meet my mentor," Mindy reminded Azula. "I was just thrust into this. Hell, I think she's actually still IN the games as we speak."

Which made her wonder exactly what Eva would actually do to stay IN the games. She ignored Azula's toweling off though: this was not the kind of girl who was going to show all her cards, even if she could fight. She knew well enough that Mindy wanted revenge. Hell, she even vaguely respected being smart enough to know that even as it pissed her off.

"Oh right. Sponsors. So you have to do that to get you ready for the next one. And charming...gah."

She could pull that off. Probably.

"That's right." Tossing her towel to an attendant Azula folded her arms to continue her mini lecture.

"And anyone can be a sponsor if they have enough money. Which means that it wouldn't hurt to show a little respect. You may not have died the way you wanted but would you rather have died of starvation? Or infection? There are many less noble ways to die then being caught in a trap."

"I didn't die of that," she said. No, that was how she expected it to go, and was fully prepared for it too. She could still feel it in her nightmares: the feeling of smashed bone, of sinew barely hanging on as she dragged herself on, feeling the minutes bleed like eternity after pain filled eternity until Guy came,kept her company, and killed her by mutual respect.

"Someone killed me honorably. I would have died alone and painfully, but I was fortunate. Even I know that might never happen again. But if I do die again, I want it bloody and violent. Only way to go out, as far as I'm concerned. Not sure what sponsors will think of that."

She waved a hand dismissively. Mindy was splitting hairs and they both knew it. Either way she died in a more honorable and interesting way then starvation or suicide.

"They love it. The more of a show you put on the more likely you are to gain sponsors. Support in the arena for yourself and your allies."

"However, upset those sponsors out of the arena? And more tributes like me will be granted all the toys and food."

What she thought about her death, particularly involving Guy, she was going to keep to herself. She was certainly not going to reveal what she thought about it to the person that caused the dying to begin with.

"Well, I can put on a show, you know that yourself. That's not gonna be a thing."

Upset them outside the arena? Why would she have done that?

And that it seemed...was that.

"I look forward to what entertainment you can provide." Azula remarked passively and turned to depart. She'd done her part and even offered some advice. If the little monster chose to hold a grudge and waste time and energy hating a target she couldn't touch that was her issue.

Azula had much bigger things to keep herself busy with.

Mindy nodded. No, they weren't done yet, and it was fine that Azula's arrogance in being a mentor meant she was "safe." She found that funny, since Azula spent most of her talking telling her to shrug off her old perception of things.

But what did she expect? That was typical of what privileged people did: they strove for importance, got it, then thought that they didn't need to do it again, that no one could touch them. True, she was at least keeping herself sharp, but thinking she was safe?

If there was one thing Mindy learned from the criminal fucks she shut down, it was how many ways they could get to you even when they thought you couldn't. And Azula had already made a few noticeable mistakes that could be exploited.

"Won't let you down," she said, turning to find something else to keep her occupied.

We'll have you, washed and dried.

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