Terra Cruze (terraza) wrote in colosseum, @ 2014-02-09 04:54:00 |
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Entry tags: | ! 56th games, - capitol, victor: 38th terraza cruze |
WHO: Terra Cruze
WHAT: Can't sleep
WHEN: Night 3
WHERE: Training Center level 6 - District 6 Apartments
STATUS: Complete
She woke up on the couch. It was well after midnight, the giant video screens in the main room on their floor automatically muted but the Games were still on. The Games were always on. They had been on in her head while she was sleeping and they were on when she woke, prosthetic knee throbbing and hands clenching at the air, looking for a long piece of metal she knew wasn't there. Realizing where she was, Terra reached for Miles first, like she always did, but he must have gone to bed or gone wandering and while she wanted to go find him, something held her back. She shivered. It would be pointless trying to go back to sleep. Nighttime had never really been good for that anyway. The silence was always too loud, she needed the noises of the living to dull the thoughts in her head. Or something else, but she wouldn't let herself think about that. Not today. Just for today. Sunk against the thick padding of the couch, Terra watched the screen for a moment at the image of a girl sleeping curled against a wall. If it was the tribute from her district, the victor couldn't tell. She didn't remember their names even. It was easier that way, the dead blurring together and not even because of morphling. She thought back to other nights similar to this one, staring dead-eyed at the arena. Victory is reserved for those willing to pay its price. She blinked, the words startling her, but they were only in her head. It had been a Career who said them years ago, a boy from District Two, so confident in what he was doing. He died two days later and Terra couldn't help but laugh. It was a joke he hadn't been in on, but she got it. She'd gotten it ages before when every tribute more deserving of winning died before her and she was crowned victor. She hadn't been willing to pay the price then, and she certainly wasn't now. But she still had it. |