#chat:everett

[jade-byrd]

"Apparently I'm to take a break from training" Ezra grumbled as he bumped into Everett in the lobby of the tower. One of the other trainers had told him to take a walk after he'd smashed up one of the dummies so hard the head had come off.

"What do you people do for fun around here?"

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[luca--acero]

Luca wasn't in the best. He'd left Luna with Hestia, but it had felt so wrong to leave and come back to the shiny Capitol after being in twelve. He had done his best to help out where he could, under the table so as not to cause any further trouble, but with peacekeepers lurking at almost every corner, it was difficult to say the least.

He was glad for the distraction when Everett had phoned looking for company that evening, and so here they were, cooped up in a booth in one of the bars near his apartment, nursing beers and eating peanuts.

"The destruction in twelve is--" he paused, taking another sip from his bottle so he could try to find the right word. There wasn't one though, so he just shook his head.

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[abel--evans]

Metal bars. Cages. Fucking prison cells. Abel wanted to vomit. It was just a little too close to home, and he didn't know why he'd decided to watch the launch in a viewing room rather than the confines of his own bedroom. He thought the company would be good, distracting, but now he felt like everyone was looking at him, because the similarities, although probably just in his own head-- they were traumatising.

"S-Sorry" he huffed as he tried to find a way out of this crowded room. "S'cuse me" he felt like his throat was closing over, pushing past the seemingly endless bodies in-between him and the door. "Please move"

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[dale-winter]

“Does it ever feel weird to know that someone created you in a lab? Especially when all of these real children show up each cycle, do you wish you were a real boy, Everett?” Dale asked, because he needed someone to take his anger out on, and what better than a clone?

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[luca-acero]

“Welcome back” Luca said with a smile when he entered the lobby of the tower only to find Everett standing in one of the corners. “Must be weird, to be back, in a completely different context this time” he said, because Everett had been here twice before, but he’d been a tribute, now, he was a mentor?

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[abel-evans]

It was hard to juggle a baby, and suitcase, and a baby bag, and knock on a door, so Abel used his foot to bang against the door, hoping that he’d gotten the address right because if anybody other than Everett opened up the door, he’d probably invite himself in anyway, just to set down the bags and give his arms a little rest.

“Everett?” He called through the door, voice a little strained. “I’m gonna need you to hurry up and answer the door before I drop everything, including my child”

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[vix-holt]

Tommy was skipping, actually skipping through the forest, because he’d somehow made it to the final six and he felt amazing. “Not much longer now Ma” he said, clad in his baseball cap and sunglasses, his personalised bandaid spread across his cheek, a full belly and his thirst quenched. People always talked about how hard it was, and yes, there were trying times, but, this right now, this didn’t feel hard at all. 

He stopped his skipping when he heard some leaves crack a little louder than an animal might cause, and realised with a smile that his instincts were getting better. Poppy would be proud, wouldn’t she? He decided this time, it was best to hide until he could see who it was, so he slipped behind a tree until he watched Everett walk by. 

He jumped out from behind the tree then, shouting “boo” before he burst into a fit of laughter, and Poppy wouldn’t be so proud now, but maybe she’d be smiling, even for a split second. 

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[abel--evans]

Abel was wearing a stupid cap which he’d absolutely never wear usually, but the gash on his forehead was visible even with his hair swooped over it, so this was really the only option.

The other downside of the hat was that it impacted his sight, so he kept bumping into things, and that’s what happened as he accidentally shouldered into Everett in the corridor leading up to the training centre. “Shit— sorry, silly me”

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