#nova.task

[novaemmanuel]

Task 011: Training Prompts

1. talk with a tribute from a district other than your own (xerxes)

2. visit your character’s favorite place in the capitol (the roof, with cricket)

3. talk with a tribute about the capitol (cricket)

4. speculate training scores with another character (xerxes)

5. speculate about the arena with another character (cricket)

[novaemmanuel]

Task 007: Identifiers 

(original gifs made by @maurawrites​)

nova;

new

a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity

chases butterfly

eliana; 

light, moon

“my god has answered me”

gryffindor;

the gryffindor house emphasizes the traits of courage as well as "daring, nerve, and chivalry," and thus its members are generally regarded as brave, though sometimes to the point of recklessness. they can also be short-tempered. 

gryffindors are associated with daring, bravery, nerve and chivalry. they can be cocky and reckless, and are more prone to saying something or getting into a hairy situation before thinking it through than other hogwarts houses.

estj (the executive);

estjs are representatives of tradition and order, utilizing their understanding of what is right, wrong and socially acceptable to bring families and communities together. embracing the values of honesty, dedication and dignity, people with the estj personality type are valued for their clear advice and guidance, and they happily lead the way on difficult paths. taking pride in bringing people together, estjs often take on roles as community organizers, working hard to bring everyone together in celebration of cherished local events, or in defense of the traditional values that hold families and communities together.

choleric;

choleric people are the proud, extroverted 'alphas' of our species.

cholerics people are leaders and directors. they seek to be in control of situations, to be on top, to be the best. this doesn't necessarily mean that they are all driven to reach the top of the corporate ladder or anything, or that they all want to have leadership roles, but in day-to-day interactions with other people, they have a tendency towards one-upsmanship. their confidence and demanding natures make them natural leaders, though this doesn't mean that they would necessarily enjoy leadership positions; they're just more likely to take charge if necessary rather than fumbling around worrying.

chaotic good;

a chaotic good character acts as his conscience directs him with little regard for what others expect of him. he makes his own way, but he's kind and benevolent. he believes in goodness and right but has little use for laws and regulations. he hates it when people try to intimidate others and tell them what to do. he follows his own moral compass, which, although good, may not agree with that of society.  

while creatures of this alignment view freedom and the randomness of actions as ultimate truths, they likewise place value on life and the welfare of each individual. respect for individualism is also great. by promoting the philosophy of chaotic good, characters of this alignments seek to spread their values throughout the world. to the chaotic good individual, freedom and independence are as important to life and happiness. the ethos views this freedom as the only means by which each creature can achieve true satisfaction and happiness. law, order, social forms, and anything else which tends to restrict or abridge individual freedom is wrong, and each individual is capable of achieving self-realization and prosperity through himself, herself, or itself.

scorpio;

strengths: resourceful, brave, passionate, stubborn, a true friend

weaknesses: distrusting, jealous, secretive, violent

scorpio likes: truth, facts, being right, longtime friends, teasing, a grand passion

scorpio dislikes: Dishonesty, revealing secrets, passive people

type one (the reformer);

ones are conscientious and ethical, with a strong sense of right and wrong. they are teachers, crusaders, and advocates for change: always striving to improve things, but afraid of making a mistake. well-organized, orderly, and fastidious, they try to maintain high standards, but can slip into being critical and perfectionistic. they typically have problems with resentment and impatience. 

at their best: wise, discerning, realistic, and noble. can be morally heroic.

basic fear: of being corrupt/evil, defective

basic desire: to be good, to have integrity, to be balanced

emmanuel;

surname derived from the biblical hebrew name immanuel עִמָּנוּאֵל‬, meaning "god with us."

bolt;

the anglo-saxon name bolt comes from the family having resided on a small farm, from the anglo saxon word bold, which means, small farm. 

[novaemmanuel]

❝ i took a deep breath and listened to the old bray of my heart. i am. i am. i am. ❞ - sylvia plath → nova emmanuel, task 005: hakuna matata (that’s our motto)

[novaemmanuel]

Task 008: Heavenly Bodies

Zadkiel,  the archangel of freedom, benevolence and mercy, and the Patron Angel of all who forgive

[novaemmanuel]

Task 003: Gotta Get Down On

It’s hard to pinpoint one day that’s better than every other, but if she had to pick one, she’d pick Thursday. Thursday is the day that she takes a different route to work in the morning, the one that passes through the park with the man selling roses. She buys one every morning and hands it to someone who looks lonely while on her way to work. Thursdays are always the day she gets the most work done, they’re the day she suddenly realizes how close to the end of the week she is, the day she got adopted was a Thursday. Every day is pretty great, though, it’s hard to pick just one.

[novaemmanuel]

Task 001: Stronger Than Yesterday

Sometimes, it takes strength to be able to do something, but in other situations, it takes strength to force yourself to be quiet, to stay in line, to not make a mistake.

Nova ran into this during the 119th games.

Most of the programming was done by the time they had gotten to launch day, and she could leave the remaining smaller tasks to subordinates. She was the head of programming, there was no need for her to be running last minute and day of fixes to the code she had spent hundreds of hours working on.

The meant she got to have fun, controlling things in the arena, doing surveillance in creative ways, like through the eyes of a little dinosaur in the fifth sector, a dinosaur that two siblings happened to run into early on.

At the beginning, it was all fun and games, using the mutt to nibble at Magnolia’s clothing or give weird looks to Axel, “leading them” around the arena (she was just having Charlie walk around the sector to no specific destination, they were bound to stumble upon food at one point or another). But Nova found herself getting attached to the young girl through the dinosaur she was controlling. Every time the girl checked back in with the mutt by her side, it made Nova smile.

And when her brother died, Nova wanted to hold the poor girl close to her chest, to stroke her hair, to offer her a tissue and companionship. But she couldn’t, she had to do so through the dinosaur, through head nudges and nibbles and just letting the poor girl hold him while she cried.

She wasn’t allowed to have favorites or bet on people, but if she was allowed to, she would have bet on Nolie.

That was a dangerous thought, that was the closest she had gotten to a tribute since she started working as a gamemaker, and it was something that Nova knew could easily get her caught.

She couldn’t risk it, couldn’t take the chance that she would do something that got her fired, so when it was time for the big T-Rex in the fifth sector to be released, Nova did what she had to do through teary eyes, “saving” the girl’s life by sacrificing the life of the tiny dinosaur.

There is not a moment that goes by when she does not regret this decision, knowing that she could have saved the girl’s life for real if she had let the dinosaur travel with her to the end. However, that is where her strength lies, in stopping herself from making decisions based on emotion instead of reason.

What a stupid strength to have, she wishes she could lift cars or something tnstead.