Black Sheep

Erebus Lush - 22- Escort for 5

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* Task 01. New Year’s Resolution (In July): $0 
 * Task 02. The Reaping: $0
 * Task 03. In A Galaxy Far, Far Away: $0 
 * Task 04. Skills: $0
 * Task 05. A Moment Like This: $0
 * Task 06. What a Strange New Place: $0
 * Task 07. Moral Alignment: $0
 * Task 08. Family Tree: $0
 * Task 09. Chariots: $0
 * Task 010 Part 1 Rule and Recap: $0 OR Part 2 ABC, Easy As 1, 2, 3: $0
 * Task 011. Training Prompts: 5 x $100 = $500
 * Task 012. Learn Skills: $0
 * Task 013. Skills Presentation (Score of 5): 0 x $100 = $0 
 * Task 014. Julia Tribute Interview: $0
 * Big Sponsor Funds:  $0 * 116th Victor’s Ball Posts: 46 x $10 + 100 = $560

Presidential Ball Posts: 6  x 10 + 100 = $160

* TOTAL: 1220

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huntedhunter:

‘‘I look fine. It’s this whole melancholic, sensitive, vintage air I’m trying now,’‘ Hunter was quick to explain, sighing as he pointed to himself and the sunset scenery, as if it were some artistic movie. He was going to take a cigarette, until all the man had to offer was a sandwich. Then, he crinkled his nose and shook his head. ‘‘I’ll have to pass. Eating is not very Chanel,’‘ he quoted a famous, problematic model phrase, replacing the fashion brand with whatever fashion house was popular at the time in the Capitol. 

Nodding his head, not exactly following the mentor, but also not questioning him, and just going with what he said he was trying to do. “Sounds dope man.” Nodding when the food was turned down, Erebus shrugged, more then happy with that answer. “Look I have no idea who Chanel is, think I knew one in school, but whatever, dude. More for me.” Biting into the sandwich, and chewing. When he was finished swallowing, he turned back to the mentor. “So are we like the my kids died in two seconds club? Cause listen it’s bullshit that we’re locked in here, when we have nothing to do anymore.” 

[huntedhunter]

The sun was bleeding its way out of the sky already, and somehow, glasses of champagne at day made Hunter much more tired than their version in the dark. Somehow, it was more exhausting to smile in the sunlight and, for the first time in many years of his glory period, he felt drained too soon into the party. Like sold-out tickets, he felt there was nothing more left inside him. Lighter versions of this mood would have been easily solved in moments, but he couldn’t leave the party and he couldn’t stay. He slid down the railing of the balcony, looking blankly into the distance. 

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Erebus was happily, and easily on Cloud Nine from having gotten baked in his room, wandering back down to the ball, still in an unbuttoned dress shirt and boxers, he had grabbed the entire plate of sandwiches and wandered out onto the balcony, seeing Hunter there, he just smiled, and slid down to sit on the ground a nice distance from him. “Man, not to be like a bummer but you don’t look all that good for once. You uhh need a cigarette or like a sandwich, or you wanna pass a blunt? I still got here in my jack-” Realizing he didn’t have his jacket, he laughed a little. “Shit, ok I uhh just have sandwiches to offer.” 

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xsatine:

Satine peeped through her fingers and then immediately closed them back over her eyes. “Yes, but- I mean no! But you’re half-dressed and I’m… mostly here to make sure that you don’t get crazily high and smash your head open or something. Which I can do with my hand over my eyes.” She wasn’t sure how, exactly, and she was hoping that she wouldn’t have to find out. “Once I’m sure you’re settled, I will disappear. Maybe come back in an hour with some sandwiches or something. Are you planning on staying up here for the full eight hours?”

“Satine babe, there’s no such thing as too high, and I can’t smash my head open if I’m going to be laying on a bed with a bag of chips.” Pulling off his pants, he jumped onto the bed supplied by the Capitol. “Who said you had to put your hands over your eyes?” Grinning a little. “Yeah I am planning on staying up here the whole eight hours. I hate social interactions, and being locked in a ball is a big social interaction. No thanks.” Thinking about it. “Why do you want me to come down to the ball stoned outta my mind?”

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xsatine:

Satine wasn’t expecting to have her hand taken or to be whisked away so quickly, but anywhere quieter than this was welcome. “The month, stupid,” she said fondly, rolling her eyes. “They’ll be having another one of these things in six months, you know. They do them twice a year now, remember? You can have me for ten minutes, only, and then I’m going to find some sponsors to dazzle.” She had no idea how yet, but she’d figure it out she was sure.

“Ohhh yeah, trust me no sponsors are going to bet on kids they haven’t even met yet. Sure they may promise you they will but they won’t if the kids aren’t appealing.” Laughing a little. “I mean my kids are dead so I should be allowed to go home.” Getting to the floor assigned to him, he walked in. “So this is where I’ll be getting high. Ya know I give the Madame President credit, she knows her interior design. House looks fly as fuck.” Pulling off his tie and jacket he undid the top buttons of his shirt. “Ten minutes? Is that all our friendship is worth to you? That hurts my feelings.”

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xsatine:

“Cupcake princess,” she repeated with a little laugh. His offer was tempting, if only because she hated crowds, and parties. It should be less busy upstairs. Resolved, she nodded, “okay. Just for a little bit. I might still be able to make some friends here ready to help December’s kids.”

“Yep, that’s your nickname now. Or do you prefer cooking mama?” When she nodded he gripped her hand and instantly began pulling her to five’s floor. “Who the hell is December? She a mentor or something? What district she with? Certainly not mine, cause I don’t know where the hell my team is.”

[xsatine]

“Excuse me, do you know where I can find a pen and something to write on?” She hadn’t expected Eight’s tributes to die so soon, but she was determined to hold it together until she could leave, and find a phone, and call her dad. “I suppose I have a couple of apology cards to draft out.”

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“No I don’t do autographs.” Looking over he saw it was Satine smiling, when he realized it. “Oh hey, it’s cupcake princess.” Shrugging. “Nope, sorry no idea.” Frowning. “Yours die too? I was just heading to my floor, if you wanna come with, see if they have anything there. I plan on taking my pants off and getting high as a kite though once we get there, if you don’t mind.”

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Erebus’s outfit for the 118th Hunger Games.

*He was wearing pants and shoes but once he was locked in and his kids died in the blood bath, he went to 5′s floor took his pants off and plans on getting high

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joy-trovato:

“It gets fuller.” She admitted with a tilt of her head. “Oh I am sure there will be some people wanting to watch it.” Pausing for a moment: “And that sounded scaringly creepy I am sorry.”

“Yeah, I guess it does, I mean there’s twenty-six tributes one week, and then the next week they’re all in the arena. Guess that does make a big difference.” Laughing when she said how some people would want to watch that. A light pink color forming in his cheeks. “You uhh confusing to a crush there, Joy? Didn’t know I was so charming.” Looking down at the dog. “So uhh what are you going to call this guy, or girl?”

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xsatine:

She laughed. “If I really wanted to learn that, I’m sure Hunter would teach me.” She was unable to keep the slight hint of admiration from her voice, although she thought she was getting better at hiding it. “How about you cook me dinner some day? That way I’ll know if you’ve been paying attention.”

“Hunter is your mentor guy, right? I think I drank with him once at one of the balls, don’t even remember which one.” Laughing, Erebus looked at his feet before looking back up at her. “Look even if I do pay attention it’s probably going to come out awful and you’ll die of food poisoning. I just don’t wanna be pinned for murder. Cause look at my face, I wouldn’t survive prison, too pretty.”

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xsatine:

Satine stared at him in disbelief. How in the world had he made it this far in life with no knowledge of cookery at all? “No. Microwave meals do not count as cooking.” She glanced at the clock on the wall, and then back to Erebus with half a scheme on her mind. “It’s almost time for dinner. Do you want me to teach you? Just something simple,” she added hastily, afraid of scaring him off.

Shrugging, “Sure I guess, I mean I have nothing better to do and I mean it probably beats pizza again.”  Looking around a bit. “Just uh, don’t expect me to really help with anything, I’m more of a sit back and watch and learn type of guy. And I mean hey, in return I guess I can show you how to roll a blunt or something like that.” 

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joy-trovato:

“Well- that’s good then. I mean not that u are grumpy, but that nothing has been bothering you.” She chuckled shoulders shrugging a little: “I will remember to do that. As long as you remember that there are still numerous cameras on your floor.”

“Yeah I guess so, though I won’t lie I think I need a little fresh air, cause is it just me or does it feel like this tower gets smaller every year?” Chuckling a little when she talked about the floor having cameras, he waved a hand of nonchalance. “Eh, I mean really who’d be focusing on my skinny pale legs in boxers when they have guys like Zephyr and Kai running around on your floor. Or even that Head Gamemaker. They’re all better looking.” 

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xsatine:

She laughed. “Take as many as you like. I can always make more.” She picked up the open bag of chocolate chips on the counter and started picking at them, bored of the taste of cake for the moment. “What do you mean you can’t cook? Like, anything?” Satine had learnt from an early age so that her father had one less thing to worry about when he returned from work in the evening. “Not even soup or… or baked potatoes?”

“Oh don’t worry, I plan on taking a shit ton.” Shrugging. “I mean I can’t cook, like yeah anything. My parents and my grandparents didn’t cook either, we always ordered stuff from restaurants and shit like that. They thought we were above cooking.” Shaking his head. “Nope, not even soup or baked potatoes. Sucks I know. Well I actually know how to microwave shit if that counts as cooking.”

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xsatine:

“She did what? In public?” Satine let out a slow breath between her teeth. This new world was definitely very different to the one she was used to. Her face lit up as he complimented her cooking. “Really? Thank you! I get to use much nicer ingredients now that I, you know, have money. I’m still getting used to them, though, so that is… so nice of you.” She cleared some space on the counter, “You can wait here for Scarlett, if you want.”

“She yanked my pants down to my ankles. Thought I was hitting on her and shit.” Shaking his head. “No, thank god not in public. It was in some garden outside the ball.” Nodding his head though as he stuffed the cupcake into his mouth. “Yeah really I do think so. I may grab a few more like ten or so. Ya know since I can’t cook or shit, and these can be my dinner.” Nodding his head, “Yeah thanks. Though I’m not minding your company right now.”

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joy-trovato:

“Oh that’s too bad. I am sorry about that.” She tilted her head into the dog’s fur with a content smile: “Well-I like animals that are fluffy. They are so cute. But-I am surethat no one would mind if ou wear no pantsaslong as you wear some underwear.”

“No worries, I don’t you need to be sorry for me. I’m just naturally grump anyways.” Laughing ever so slightly. “You seem like the type who likes fluffy animals. I mean look once the kids are launched into the arena I’m the only person on my floor, so I can do whatever I like.” Grinning. “So I’d advise knocking before you walk in.”

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joy-trovato:

“What about hairless cats?” Joy asked honestly interested in the answer. “You seem a little grumpy today Though. What happened?”

“Fuck no, those things are weird.” Shrugging. “Probably am grumpy. I mean I’m stuck here doing this again. Being forced to wear pants, so yeah life is pretty awful right now. Although your hair is making it a little brighter.” 

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xsatine:

“You must have some personality for Scarlet to like you. She’s my friend, too.” Satine had been keeping an eye open since she’d returned to the Capitol for ice-cream places that they could try together. Scarlet had promised, after all, that if Satine won then she would treat her. “I haven’t seen her yet, although she could easily have crept past me while I was baking.” She shook her head and laughed, “There are worse ways to go.”

“I actually have no personality, I think it’s partly because she pulled off my pants at a ball one year. No clue though.” Shrugging a little at the mentor it didn’t really matter to Erebus if he found her or not. “Yeah, like you coulda been killed in your games, and then you wouldn’t have even gotten to make all these cupcakes.” Picking one up, he bit into it. “They’re good.” Taking another bite. “They’re actually really fucking good.”