Free States of the Crescent

[Scars of Hathsin he/him]

Dougella glances at Lee, her gaze full of love. She grabs his hand under the table. "When do you want to tell them?" she whispers to him. 

@J. Magi

Edited October 7, 2024 by Scars of Hathsin

[The Stormfather He/Him]

19 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

 

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It's 6 pm. Bit early to go to sleep.

 

[Through the Living Hope]

1 minute ago, The Stormfather said:

 

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I mean a good amount of sleep. 

“Mare.”

She finally looked away from Mark.

[The Stormfather He/Him]

1 minute ago, Spark of Hope said:

“Mare.”

She finally looked away from Mark.

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Ah. That's simply impossible.

 

[Through the Living Hope]

Just now, The Stormfather said:

 

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*love slap*

 

[The Stormfather He/Him]

4 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

 

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sigh

 

[Through the Living Hope]

Just now, The Stormfather said:

 

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Come on, dude. Take care of yourself 

 

[The Stormfather He/Him]

52 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

 

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It's not like I'm not trying. It was just particularly bad the last two nights.

 

[Through the Living Elan He/Him]

3 hours ago, The Stormfather said:

 

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Hey bro

Coming from the king of fomo and bedtime procrastination

SLEEP

 

4 hours ago, Spark of Hope said:

“Mare.”

She finally looked away from Mark.

Emma watched all these interactions back and forth, trying (and failing) to keep a straight face.

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@Ancient Elantrian watched @Spark of Hope and @The Stormfather's interactions back and forth, trying (and failing) to keep a straight face.

 

[Through the Living Hope]

8 hours ago, Ancient Elantrian said:

 

Emma watched all these interactions back and forth, trying (and failing) to keep a straight face.

 

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She/you found Marewill being aggressive and argumentative funny?

Not looking at Mark, she and Meron started getting their food. 

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So a couple days things I decided last night- Marewill becomes a vegetarian after the Games (except she still eats fish) and works as a seamstress 

 

[Through the Living Elan He/Him]

1 hour ago, Spark of Hope said:

Not looking at Mark, she and Meron started getting their food. 

 

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Yeah it’s kinda funny

 

[The Bookwyrm he/him]

Rashi came down the stairs at that point.

"Oh, Emma, you didn't need to cook," she said kindly. "This is my house, after all. I-"

She hesitated, seeing the sliced roll on the floor. She looked around the room.

"Am I interrupting something?"

@Spark of Hope @Ancient Elantrian @The Stormfather @Scars of Hathsin

***

Tinker stood in the living room, overhearing the conversation coming from downstairs. He smiled.

That's what we fought for, those two years.

A wave of sorrow overcame him as the notice appeared for the third tribute death on the TV. And what we might have to fight for again...is my Dad right?

Do I need to lead us?

At that point, Milay walked through the front door.

"Someone's looking contemplative."

Tinker smirked. "You know me. I'm the one to get swallowed up in the past whenever I'm reminded of it."

Milay snorted. "Only because you met your fiancée in that arena. And don't put on the grizzled veteran act. I'm the one who actually fought in the war."

Tinker laughed. "I know. Thanks for that, by the way."

She smiled. "No problem."

Milay the war had definitely had an effect on Milay. She was stronger now, more sturdy, and had a small scar on her face, near her cheekbone. Despite being only in her mid-twenties, a year or two behind Tinker, she had an air of experience and wisdom about her. The entire country knew her name, along with Tinker's, and the names of their parents. Tinker wondered often if he lived up to that, but never doubted that Milay did.

Still, she was happy. And, if rumors were to be believed...

"How's Josef doing?"

Milay hesitated. "He's fine. But that's none of your business."

Yep. They're dating.

She turned and looked around the house, heard the voices from downstairs. She smiled fondly.

"You think Iara would have been proud of us?"

Tinker smiled. "I'm sure she would have been, yes."

[Through the Living Hope]

30 minutes ago, The Bookwyrm said:

Rashi came down the stairs at that point.

"Oh, Emma, you didn't need to cook," she said kindly. "This is my house, after all. I-"

She hesitated, seeing the sliced roll on the floor. She looked around the room.

"Am I interrupting something?"

@Spark of Hope @Ancient Elantrian @The Stormfather @Scars of Hathsin

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Emma had already made a ton of food and brought it over so it didn't go to waste

"Nope. Absolutely nothing."

[Ookla de los Cuervos he/him]

Just now, Spark of Hope said:

"Nope. Absolutely nothing."

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can i drop sweets in here?

 

[Through the Living Hope]

1 minute ago, TheRavenHasLanded said:

 

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You can if you want to...

This is Tinker's parents' house, it's them, the living tributes, and a couple siblings

 

[Ookla de los Cuervos he/him]

Just now, Spark of Hope said:

 

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mmmmm... ok. 

Theres a knocking at the door.

[Through the Living Hope]

Just now, TheRavenHasLanded said:

Theres a knocking at the door.

Marewill stood up, walking over and cracking the door open. "Hello?"

[Ookla de los Cuervos he/him]

4 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

Marewill stood up, walking over and cracking the door open. "Hello?"

Sweets pokes her head in. "Hey"

[Through the Living Hope]

7 minutes ago, TheRavenHasLanded said:

Sweets pokes her head in. "Hey"

"Why are you..."

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"Why are you here"

 

[Ookla de los Cuervos he/him]

Just now, Spark of Hope said:

"Why are you..."

 

"Boredom, and the last bar in the area finally threw me out."

[Through the Living Hope]

1 minute ago, TheRavenHasLanded said:

"Boredom, and the last bar in the area finally threw me out."

"So what, you just went to a random house and knocked?"

[Ookla de los Cuervos he/him]

Just now, Spark of Hope said:

"So what, you just went to a random house and knocked?"

"No, i knew which house i wanted to go to"

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thats literally EXACTLY how it happened. She knocked on a random house and it just happened to be Tinker's.

 

[Through the Living Hope]

Just now, TheRavenHasLanded said:

"No, i knew which house i wanted to go to"

 

She narrowed her eyes and closed the door.

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Yeah, Mare's not letting her in. 

Crocus might tho

 

[Ookla de los Cuervos he/him]

Just now, Spark of Hope said:

She narrowed her eyes and closed the door.

 

she knocks at the door again.

[Through the Living Hope]

1 minute ago, TheRavenHasLanded said:

she knocks at the door again.

No answer came.