#chat:river

[jade-byrd]

He held the painkillers in a tight fist has he ran. He could see the back of River’s head, a sight he knew well from watching her sneak around the forest floor looking for something to steal. Usually, he was chasing her away, but now, he was following, trying to catch up so that they could find somewhere safe to hide while the chaos continued.

“River” Fitz shouted when he felt they were far enough away from the others. “We shouldn’t go too far” he said while he caught his breath. “Maybe we can go back, grab some weapons later”

@rivermallory

[lcnnens]

@rvered.

fingers twirled a cigarette as lennon carelessly stuffed the pack of smoke into her back pocket, each click of her leather boots echoing down the hall of the large lecture building. it was a usual sight, the small brunette stepping out of class for a short break. academics weren’t her strong suite, especially math. irritable and frustrated, her body longed for solace. stepping past the emergency exit door, lenny jumped back slightly, not expecting to see someone had already claimed her typical spot behind the building. unaware others frequented the spot, a small oh fell from her lips when she realized who it was. r i v e r, the handsome boy she knew little about, but wanted to know much more of-- despite her best efforts to ignore him. unwilling to compromise her break time, she decided the only way to make this not awkward was to talk to him. “ hey, ” she said casually, trying not to stare. “ got a light ? ”

[jade-byrd]

Fitz had been hanging in the nets towards the ceiling of training centre for a while, watching the other tributes, trying to find their weaknesses, and their strengths. He'd been watching River for a little too long though, he knew her better than any of the rest of them, he didn't need to study her, yet here he was, eyes fixated as she built one of her traps.

He took an elastic band from his wrist, one he kept to tie his hair back when it got in the way, and he aimed it, pulled it back between two fingers and let it spring right down onto her forehead. He didn't know why he'd done it, he only usually fought with her when there was a reason to fight, mostly theft, but now, she hadn't stolen anything, she' been minding her own business, but he couldn't help it, and he couldn't run, nowhere to hide, he just hung there waiting for her to look up, waiting for a reaction he seemed a little desperate to get.

@rivermallory

[jade-byrd]

They had found a spot to hide for at least tonight, the pit just under the stage in the theater was a perfect place to rest, enough coverage so that they could hear someone enter the building before they might be spotted.

Fitz was laying with his legs crossed on one side of the pit, peeling the wrapper from the granola bar Alder had sent him. He broke it in half, pushing the slightly bigger piece over towards River. "You'd just steal it anyway" he covered his act of kindness with a quip, because it'd be weird if he didn't. "We're still alive" he pointed out then, as he nibbled on the bar, trying to savour it even though all he wanted to do was stuff the whole thing into his mouth.

@rivermallory