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Tweak says, "Beware...muhahahaha!"

burnedgirl (burnedgirl) wrote in valarnet,
@ 2015-05-01 21:32:00

Entry tags:

gale hawthorne, katniss everdeen, peeta mellark, river tam

I have had the most boring day at work today. We're finishing a project and I've had to move files on the system and type the same note on each one over and over and over again. And of course I can't copy and paste because I need to fill in a spreadsheet of each and every case I work! ARGH!

Randomly, has anyone else woken up from one of the Dreams suffering from some sort of paralysis? I dreamt I fired an arrow with a cable attached to it at a shield encompassing the arena I was competing in, but as I did lighting stuck and electrified it. I was thrown back and that's when I woke up. But for a couple of minutes I was mostly paralysed. All I could do was look up at the ceiling and breathe. It seriously freaked me out!

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	traps 2015-05-01 09:38 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, you're a lot ahead of me. Hey Catnip. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	burnedgirl 2015-05-01 10:06 pm UTC (link)
	Gale? Is that really you? You're really here? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	traps 2015-05-01 10:08 pm UTC (link)
	It's really me. I moved back here a little over a month ago. What are you even up to? You sound like you have a fancy job. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	burnedgirl 2015-05-01 11:31 pm UTC (link)
	Sorry, I've been more than a bit distracted. I'm working at Stark Industries, just part-time. Nothing particularly fancy really, just admin. Needed the money, y'know? What are you doing? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	traps 2015-05-01 11:35 pm UTC (link)
	Stark Industries, huh? That's definitely fancy, but it seems like a good place to work. I just transitioned to Army Reserves from Active Duty and...wow, I just realized how weird it is to already know someone but never have talked to them in, uh, real life. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	burnedgirl 2015-05-02 12:07 am UTC (link)
	It is, really good people and I'm hoping to work my way up somewhat. Pays well even if it is crappy work for now. I know...so weird. I mean, you called me by my nickname but we've never technically met. We should fix that. What do you say? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	traps 2015-05-02 12:12 am UTC (link)
	I guess you have to start somewhere, right? We should definitely fix that. When are you free? I work weird hours, a lot of late nights, so anytime during the day's usually good for me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	burnedgirl 2015-05-02 12:24 am UTC (link)
	Yep, that's what I keep telling myself! I'm free all day Wednesday and Friday afern ons if that works for you? Oh and I don't work the weekend either. Then you can tell me more about this job that has you working odd hours. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	traps 2015-05-02 12:26 am UTC (link)
	It's good advice. You just gotta hang in there. How about this Wednesday afternoon, then? I'll tell you all about my boring job, just let me know where I should meet you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	burnedgirl 2015-05-02 12:31 am UTC (link)
	I now have an image of me draped over a branch like that cat from the meme that says 'Just hang in there' on it lol Sounds great! How about Baxter'S Bakery? You know the place? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	traps 2015-05-02 12:33 am UTC (link)
	Well, you always were good at squirreling up those tree branches? I do, yeah. Never actually been there but now's a good of a time as any. Or Wednesday is, I mean. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	burnedgirl 2015-05-02 12:35 am UTC (link)
	Lol, don't worry, not that much is different Great! See you soon! As in wednesday :D (Reply to this) (Parent)

	double_knot 2015-05-02 10:14 pm UTC (link)
	Oh look, you do exist. Guess you've just been ignoring my posts on the net as well because you're obviously dreaming and know who I am. Really feeling the love from you and Haymitch. At least he bothered to reach out first. My heart stopped from my last Dream, but no paralysis. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	burnedgirl 2015-05-04 12:38 am UTC (link)
	Peeta? Oh my god. You are here. Haymitch said you were but when you didn’t contact me...well I assumed....~~you didn’t want to know me~~ (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	double_knot 2015-05-04 12:45 am UTC (link)
	Well, we've both been foolish in assuming things then. No one told me you were around until Haymitch emerged from the shadows one day. But yes, been around for about five months. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	burnedgirl 2015-05-05 09:20 pm UTC (link)
	Peeta, I've been running from these Dreams for a long time. They terrify me and everytime I meet someone from them here I freak out. Just ask Portia and Haymitch. I just did when you replied and Haymitch had to talk me down. Because if you're here, then what's to stop Snow from being here and that's...too much. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

double_knot
2015-05-06 05:11 pm UTC (link)

That is not the Katniss I know. You shouldn't be running from things because the moment you do then you're letting these Dreams win. They can't run your life. And I can't believe you've be terrified to meet people from the Dreams, that's just ~~pathetic~~ sad. Hiding yourself away isn't going to help your fear. I don't think I'd be able to get through this without being friends with people like Johanna, Gale, Annie, and Finnick.

And Snow would never show his face around here. If he did then he's in for a rude awakening when there is a group of people here who would kill him in an instant and I have no issue being the one to pull the trigger.

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burnedgirl
2015-05-08 10:14 pm UTC (link)

You don't know me Peeta, that's the point. I don't particularly care about letting the Dreams 'win'. I care about being able to sleep through the night, to get through the day without the smell of roses haunting me, to look at Haymitch and Portia and not think about the pressure they're under trying to help us get through that hellish place and the guilt when things went wrong.

I'm glad you've had them all to help you like Haymitch and Portia have helped me, and maybe now that we've all found each other we can move on together, but I'm pretty sure we all cope in different ways. I haven't figured out a coping strategy yet, I Dream, I freak out, Haymitch or Portia calm me down, repeat. I'm sorry if that's not to your liking, but I'm doing the best damn job I can to get by without having a meltdown every other day.

As for Snow, you may think he'll never show his face but I can only go on what's come before. You, me, Gale, Portia, Haymitch, the others...looking at the list...it only seems like a matter of time.

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double_knot
2015-05-09 12:59 am UTC (link)

I know I don't know you, but anyone cowering because of the Dreams is not something I want anyone to go through. And trust me, I know far more about freaking out due to memories, real or not, than you possibly realize. I went a long time where every single day was a struggle to just be myself. ~~So don't act like I'm so rude for not understanding you~~

We're all going through the same thing. And I know people cope in different ways, but you can certainly reach out to the rest of us. I can't reach out to you if I have no idea that you even exist, which didn't happen until Haymitch mentioned it.

Like I said, if he shows up then he's going to die. None of us are going to sit here and let that man be part of this. But honestly, I've got enough going on that I'm not going to waste even a second thinking about that man - he is not worth it.

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