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    Astra tilted her head. "I don't suppose they'd confront us in an area with Light easily accessible..." She squinted as her mind shifted through various confrontations. "Yes, let's contact Mare. See how she's doing." "It's been a while," Astra smiled in her odd way.
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    Astra leaned against the wall. "I saw flames. Flames engulfing the beads. I can't see that well anymore. I didn't know where I was." She grimaced and shrugged. "We should always assume something's watching."
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    "They don't know my tricks." Astra swung a satchel over her shoulder and opened the door. "You've changed out of the bloodied clothes. Wonderful." She closed the door behind them and smiled in her odd way of smiling. "Now let's go find this tribute. I haven't seen her in a while... I look forward to the reunion."
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    Astra laughed lightly and began in an old english accent, "Don't be silly, dear, everyone is waiting to put a knife in my back." She dropped the satire and shrugged. Astra had finished her tea by now. Her eyes darkened. Or at least, got cloudier. "Let's visit Marewill's house. I'll take a look at that map, and we can check on her health. We're not dealing with amateurs, clearly. Even if they lack the courage to pull a trigger, at least they do their research on who it is they're attempting to murder."
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    "Screw the police, they'll be useless for this. We'll end up having to protect them. Besides, I don't think they'll like me very much." Astra sipped her tea, set down her cup, and drew the shades. Was it paranoid or clever? "Anyway, do you know where their operating centers are? We'll need to investigate, of course. Like you said, they're probably weak. But we can't assume anything, in case they have any surprises for us. Let's try to stop incidents like this with you and Marewill. The less tributes they attack, the better." She sat down. "But you already know that. So where do we begin?"
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    Astra handed him a cup. "So did you say that this boss is after all the tributes?" She grinned. There were few things that scared people more than the thought of losing blood or money. At the casinos, you often lost both. At the black markets, everything that people are willing to pay for is sold... The revolution was dramatic, and now we see the rise of petty drama queens with guns. This would be fun.
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    "Anyone who isn't a criminal mastermind is a mind wasted." Astra started brewing herself tea. "I don't understand how someone's life could've really been destroyed by the revolution. Losing some money isn't the same as destruction. Losing a child to the games may be. The revolution was progress." She swiped her hair to the side with her hand. "Of course, it's a long way from anarchy, but gamblers will take what they can get in every way, I suppose." She poured boiling water into a cup, and looked over at Mark. "Do you want some tea?" She swirled her tea bag, seemingly hypnotized by her own doing. "Showing mercy-- or pity, whatever it is-- to prisoners... Is weak. Though I'm quite glad they did, else I'd have different problems right now."
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    "Pathetic," Astra rolled her eyes, "No use being a villain if you're indecisive about it." She kicked a chair over, offering Mark an optional place to sit. "Did they try to get information out of you? I don't see the point of capturing you in the first place." She bit the cap of a pen off and wrote something insignificant on a to do list that was pinned on a plant pot.
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    "Ah, darn it, I was excited to cover up a crime scene," Astra shrugged. She was joking, but sometimes, it was hard to tell. Astra gestured with her hand, waving away the clothes Mark had on to acknowledge their terrible condition. "How hurt are you?" Doctors were taking care of Marewill. She smiled. Marewill would be healed. Not just healed enough. In the hunger games, there were no doctors. Astra still hadn't gotten used to people not trying to kill her. Although, working underground, many people still did... Insignificant people who lost bets, that is.
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    guys i love theatre so much. i know you all already know this. but there are so many amazing shows. so many. i've recently (or. you know. for the last few months.) been going through a slightly concerning obsession with the actor christian borle. and more specifically, falsettos the musical. ^^ i recommend this for anyone else equally as obsessed with these somewhat niche musicals YESS this is SO real i completely understand what you mean
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    Astra's eyes seemed absent minded, though behind them she spun with worry. She pressed her hands against his wounds. "Do you need more stormlight? I have stormlight- here-" She pulled gemstones from her pockets and placed them in his palms. "Where is Marewill?" She said, suddenly. "I need to help Marewill. Will the police be after us? Is the automobile retraceable to you?" She brushed her hand over his face, trying to see behind his eyes. "How long has it been since you rested?" She pulled her short hair back with pins and pulled a jacket on. "Are you and Marewill the only ones who are hurt?" "You should change your clothes," she said, glancing down at the dark red cloth, "Although I do love that color, it can't be too comfortable."
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    Astra got up from her chair, quickly looking over Mark's injuries. "Hey, where were you?"
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    as much as i hate losing the game... i'm so glad i still get mentioned on the shard every once in a while @Edema Rue @SmilingPanda19 @Ancient Elantrian the old crew
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    HOW HAVE HUNGER GAMES BEEN ARE THEY STILL GOING ON WHICH RPS ARE BIG NOW

    I NEED TO KNOW ALL THE UPDATES

    I'VE BEEN GONE FOR SO LONG

    1. Through the Living Hope

      Through the Living Hope

      Very slow

      Ummm not trying to be biased but Lab Rats

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    there's no way im still here
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    ALSO IM THE SCADRIAN WAFFLE COOK NOW :D

    1. Edema Rue

      Edema Rue

      Whew almost repped that but saved it last minute

      ALSO HIIII ITS BEEN SO LONG HI HI HI

      …my word i just read your other SU, I feel you on so many levels and I’m so sorry, hold on and I’m always here if you want to yap.

    2. Lotus Blossom

      Lotus Blossom

      EDDIE HI

      I MISSED YOU SM

      i might take you up on that (if i have time to do so... my SU was posted at 1:00am)
      new update as of this morning... our technical director / fight choreographer is out sick now

    3. Edema Rue

      Edema Rue

      oh my scud

      that’s so scary

      im so sorry

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    HEY EVERYONE! it's been a WHILE (and i have so many excuses). but first, here's my brief vent to the endless echo chamber that are my status updates.

    so i'm in this high school theatre production and it opens a week from now (next thursday). we started working on it the last week of february, missed all of march (due to exam period followed by spring break) and were basically forced to do everything in april. this was already a stressful enough situation.

    then we fell completely behind schedule (not at the fault of the director, just because it was an unrealistic expectation anyway and there were many cast absences from rehearsal that made it difficult to make much progress), and a lot of things were put off for later. we JUST worked through 30 pages of the script for the first time this afternoon and our show is next week. (i had to miss read-through bc of some other theatre commitment, so this was actually my first time reading that major part of the show with the cast)

    we still haven't cleaned/fixed/reviewed Act 2, and Act 1 is really chaotic because everyone is on stage all the time. on top of that-- we're not off-book. at all. basically everyone had scripts in their hands today. our off book date is supposedly tomorrow but few people in the cast are actually memorized (this is not the fault of the people who aren't off book... it's been a stressful process and it's hard to memorize lines for something we've never blocked).

    tomorrow, during rehearsal, we'll be choreographing two songs that we've never figured out the staging for, ever. again, the show is next week. 

    the series of unfortunate events continue. a pretty crucial member of the cast dropped out (unforeseen circumstances-- not their fault) and we don't have time to bring in a completely new person. this morning, one actor (who already has a pretty large role) was asked to double roles. she said yes, of course, because it's an emergency and she was in the position to do so, even though it means she'll have to memorize a whole character's worth of lines and blocking over the course of the next five days.

    to make matters worse, our director was injured over the weekend, and couldn't come in yesterday :( 

    this is only for me, but over the course of the next week-- the week of the show (tech week rehearsals go until 9pmish every day and 10:30pm on performance days)-- i have a math test, latin test, history essay, science test, a cappella performance, 2 competition due dates, 5 elections/appliation due dates for various leadership positions, an AP exam, and a research project.

    all in the next 2 weeks.

    and we haven't finished staging the show.

    the show opens next thursday.

    of course, i have complete trust in the cast, the crew, and the director of the show. i'm less worried about that, but more about all of the other things that happen to fall upon the week of the show. as far as the show goes, i truly believe we'll pull it off. we definitely will.

    but you can imagine the stress i'm under.

    a lot.

    a lot.

    of stress.

    and thus concludes the end of my vent into the void.

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    2. Bird Furious

      Bird Furious

      Oh good freaking gracious...

      Good freaking luck. You got this. 

    3. Lotus Blossom

      Lotus Blossom

      thanks guys ❤️

      stressing here is so helpful bc i don't want to stress out the cast anymore than they alr are

    4. Through The Living Glass

      Through The Living Glass

      *squeezes tighter*

      yeah makes sense

      *sigh*

      yay life 

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    and now. now i have returned. *phantom of the opera starts playing *lights flash *my silhouette appears from the shadows
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    New poem I wrote for a seminar I'm part of... Thought I'd share it with you guys :D 

    Spoiler

    FOOL’S GOLD

    My own eyes cannot reach
    Where I fumble 
    with the clasp.
    And so, watching my frosted
    Reflection in the vanity I
    Battle to clip the fragile chain.

    The metal, fool’s gold, 
    I’ve been told,
    Is cold on my skin, rubbing red
    Against my neck until it hurts.
    Constantly slipping from my nails
    Where the clasp digs underneath.

    Closing my eyes, it clips,
    Too tight, too tight. As if a
    Chain to keep a wild jaguar 
    at bay.
    Rolling the delicate pendant
    Between my finger and my thumb.

    Wearing the prize jewels of great queens,
    I release the pendant 
    and cast a witch’s spell.
    Someone gave this to me. Perhaps a friend,
    Probably my mother. She may have gotten it
    From her mother too.

    The rusting chain rests heavy over my skin.
    And the fog lifts from the glass and I brush away
    my hair. And I cannot decide 
    if this chain
    Brands me docile or strong.

    Thoughts? Feedback? Feelings? Emotions?

    1. Through The Living Glass

      Through The Living Glass

      oo

      I like that a lot

      There's like . . . a very powerful feeling to her questions

      Not sure how to describe it

      But it's really cool

      Good job :D

    2. Lotus Blossom

      Lotus Blossom

      THANK YOU 🥰

      i have my own annotations/interpretations behind it ofc but it really helps to see how other ppl see it bc at least what the seminar instructor told us was that in the end poems don't matter if the only person who appreciates/understands them is you :P 

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    ive been checking here every other day even though im not as active anymore :P 

    anyway. i have exams this week and next week. i need all of the luck and prayers and good vibes and thoughts and manifestations you can send me. 😭🙏

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    2. Bird Furious

      Bird Furious

      GOOD LUCK LOTUS :sylheart:

    3. Silver Phantom

      Silver Phantom

      Good luck

    4. Lotus Blossom

      Lotus Blossom

      THANKS GUYS <33 GREATLY APPRECIATED

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    i feel like this thread is my second home now
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