πππ: aphrodite saltshore & @lochdreadnought ππππ: train bonding hours πππππ: the train tf
aphrodite was shaken after the reaping, no doubt. who wouldn't be? her goodbyes to her parents were brief and she refused to shed tears. should that be the last time she saw them, she didn't want to be remembered that way. aphrodite wanted to be remembered by her smile, and that she tried her best, and to be adored by the entirety of panem. all were achievable goals, but only if she masked how deeply impacted she was when her name was pulled out of the bowl with fluttering eyelashes and polite jokes. the one who was reaped with her, loch, was well known around four. virtually every ship in the district bore the dreadnought name. when she was little, aphrodite dreamed of boarding one of those beautiful vessels, sails and all. while she knew him, he didn't seem to know her. but the last thing she wanted to do was make an enemy out of anyone. the more allies, the better. following their first pushed around dinner, she slipped out of her room and across to loch's, rapping on the door. when he answered, she comfortably propped herself in the door frame and informed him, "you know, i know you."