Anakin's office [early Monday morning, before classes]

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Anakin, who had been running on the power of coffee for the last week, hadn't stopped watching the Games since the last shipment of bread had been delivered. There had been interviews with the survivors' families: Anakin was looking only to see Katniss's sister and to check that she still had all of her fingers attached.

He rubbed at his eyes blearily as the games began again, steeling himself for another day of devious, horrifying death. They were down to eight. Things were going to get even uglier.

[OOC: Up suuuuper early for the Hunger Games crew. NFB for character death.]

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Wake up/Arrive Again!

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If you stayed over again, or not.

Break from the pack, KatPee!

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Or...not.

[OOC: ERIN MADE ME WRITE THAT PART.]

Beetee's Plan! I think I get it!

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Please explain to the crowd!

Johanna and Katniss are BFFs!

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Except for the STABBING.

Katniss's epiphany

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Remember who the enemy is.

Kaboom.

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...uh oh.

Katniss

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Shit.

Leave Taking

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Stay as long as you like. Anakin's pretty sure your teachers will understand skipping class today, and if they aren't, he'll punch them write you a note.

OOC

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Up early so I don't forget, but feel free to ignore until tomorrow.

Re: Wake up/Arrive Again!

[solo_sword]

Jaina had commed out early last night because she had to, and by the time she called again, she was traveling again. (If Zekk hadn't known how important this was to her before, he got the point when she let him set their course and fly to call.) It also meant she was running on no sleep still, but she'd be shocked if anyone wasn't.

Re: Wake up/Arrive Again!

[sith_happened]

"Hey," Anakin said. "Tell me you're drinking real caf."

Someone was perhaps a little anxious for a distraction.

Re: Wake up/Arrive Again!

[wesleynotponcy.livejournal.com]

Once again, Wesley had spent the night, and he was entering an increasing state of panic with every moment that passed. And no, he still hadn't slept, although he'd stolen brief naps while other tributes were receiving camera attention here and there.

Re: Katniss

[wesleynotponcy.livejournal.com]

Wesley watched, every nerve in his body on edge as he held his breath and waited for what would happen. And he saw it.

And everything came crashing down.

Re: Leave Taking

[wesleynotponcy.livejournal.com]

For a long time, Wesley couldn't even imagine leaving. His limbs felt numb and he wanted to disappear.

No. Using his legs didn't seem possible. Not for a long time.

Re: Wake up/Arrive Again!

[solo_sword]

"I have caf available," she said, "but I haven't had time to actually get any. I know you're jealous."

The words were teasing, the tone not so much.

Re: Leave Taking

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Anakin watched him surreptitiously, not wanting the boy to feel crowded or hovered over.

If Wesley wanted to camp out in Anakin's office for days, Anakin wouldn't mind. After all, he'd felt the uniquely horrible trauma of losing someone you loved like that.

Finally, he offered, "I was going to get something new to drink. Do you need tea?"

Wesley was British, and Anakin was kind of bad at this.

Re: Wake up/Arrive Again!

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"Very," Anakin said, quirking her a smile he was sure she wouldn't buy for a second.

Re: Wake up/Arrive Again!

[solo_sword]

She really didn't. "Do you at least have coffee there, or are you working off Jedi techniques?" She also didn't think he'd been even attempting sleep.

Re: Wake up/Arrive Again!

[ancientbschamp.livejournal.com]

Gabrielle had, again, spent the night bent over her scrolls -- not sleeping, just dozing for a few minutes at a time when the words weren't coming to her easily enough and frustration set in.

She looked haggard and miserable and ink-stained, like she couldn't handle any more of this -- but she wasn't going anywhere.

Re: Leave Taking

[wesleynotponcy.livejournal.com]

What he needed was some of that wine of Karla's, or the scotch he had buried in his trunk. But his brain was fuzzy and accessing either of those things would be difficult, so he just numbly shook his head.

Re: Wake up/Arrive Again!

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"Mostly the second," Anakin admitted. "The coffee is old. Rory wouldn't approve."

Re: Break from the pack, KatPee!

[solo_sword]

As soon as Katniss suggested breaking off, Jaina started to shake her head. That quickly turned to nodding when Peeta told her to wait. The way she figured, if they still had others outside their alliance to worry about, they'd stand a higher chance of getting attacked again if it was just the two of them. Pick off the others first, then break off and it'd be everyone for themselves.

Jaina really didn't like thinking this way.

Re: Leave Taking

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Anakin wouldn't tell him trite, untrue things like it would get better, or he'd forget, or he'd move on.

Instead he knelt down and tried to look Wesley in the eyes. "I'll be gone for just a few minutes," he said softly. "Cry if you need to. If you'd rather hit something...there's nothing in this room that's irreplaceable."

Re: Wake up/Arrive Again!

[solo_sword]

"I won't tell her if you won't," Jaina promised.

Re: Leave Taking

[wesleynotponcy.livejournal.com]

Wesley blinked disoriented blue eyes up at Anakin and nodded again, mutely. He wouldn't break anything, but crying...

Before he knew it, he was already doing that. Crying. Silently and messily. This ached.