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Bronya

I was born strong

Bronya was gleeful. It didn't matter that everyone else was in a panic, it didn't matter that the capital was causing a problem for them. She had her family, and she had her ranch, the last of a few. It was a lot more than most people in district 5, in any district for that matter had.

Bronya, sat on top of her families corral fence. Auburn hair blowing in the breeze, the gross, smog filled breeze.
A sigh escaped her and she sank lower onto the wooden fence. She was disappointed with the fact that her district was going to the dogs, being sold off for oil refineries and losing its cattle and exotics. No one seemed to think about where the food was going to come from once all the ranches were sold.

But at this time, in this place she was going to be happy. Other than the occasional cough from fumes, her family did better than most and she was enjoying the simple things in life.

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This is her when she is living--e3a1d2.
This is her thoughts-- 88e66b.
This is her talking-- 33d4d7.
And this is her conscience-- f2e717.

The day was beautiful, even though District 5 was covered with muddy snow. Alska was going to at least try to take a new perspective on life. Her house was quiet, her parents were either cleaning up somewhere or at their jobs. Looking out the window of her bedroom, Alska saw that even though the walkways were covered with snow, people were scurrying around in a hurry, doing a job, meeting up with friends. She couldn't really resist not going out there. She grabbed her coat, went down stairs, and opened up her door. The sound was crazy, and was louder then expected. She was getting bumped and pushed around. She decided to go to a side-path, something that was less crowded.

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OOC: Sorry for my first crappy post.
BIC:

Bronya sat on the fence, watching the few cattle that were left, watching some of the horses move around. Looking at the factories, the gross, land ruining factories.

Some day, she'd run. Some day soon. As soon as she could find someone to join her. She was tired of this. Tired of everything. At least today was nice, even for winter. The sun warmed her face.


Bronya began to wonder. She thought, how were things like cattle, and horses still around. She had done some research on Panem, and what it was before all this had happened. There was democracy, safety. Cattle and horses were a dominant source of money then. However, the birds, the JabberJays, Mockingjays, bugs,and most wild game were all genetically altered. Lucky cats,dogs and horses had never had to be stuck in a lab.

"Yes, I was thinking about you" she said as a horse walked up to her on the fence, sticking his big broad head under her arm, resting it between her and the fence.


A trip into town sounded good today, so Bronya scratched the brown fuzzy creature's face,and slid down off the wooden fence, trying not to get any splinters.

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ooc- the post was fine :)
Alska could finally relax, but her mind was still thinking about things that were just making her nervous. The Hunger Games were to start soon, and again, District Five seemed to fail; more or less. Alska also kept eying her cut wrists. She couldn't keep doing that, but she did; and she knew it wasn't anything good for her health. Alska decided to look ahead of her, not only in her eyes, but in her memories. She decided she was going to start on a clean slate, if that was even possible now. Alska looked down at her feet, and tried not to trip, she didn't, and she looked forward now. She looked at the trees surrounding her; the sky above her, and the grass beneath her. She wondered how these three different things lived in harmony, when in the real world, people who were different treated each other like they were a paper-bag. Passing people wasn't happening often now, since the rest of the path led to the forest. Alska been there many times before, and wasn't worried when she walked in to the woods.

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Bronya had decided to go for a ride. Why not? She would head into town. She put her hands on the fence, careful not to scrape herself on the beat up wood, and hopped off carefully landing on her feet.

Walking around to the side of the fence, she found the gate, unlatched it, and went to catch her parents' old plow horse. Grabbing a wisp of his mane in her hand, she lead him over the fence, and used it as a boost to get on the tall creature. Bronya would go through town, and maybe stop at the market and pick up some grain. Her leg flew over the horse's back,and she shifted her weight into place.

"Good boy" she said. She put her left leg on his side and squeezed, and the big animal turned right and away from the fence, and then headed to the gate.

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After riding about 10 minutes, the town center was a visible, and so were all the stores. It had been a while since she had made an effort to socialize. Everyone knew her father, and the horse, almost no one knew her.

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Break down the walls,
And let me see you the way you are
When no one's watching you and taking notes.

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Walking away from her house, Alska quickly reached the town center, it was quite busy, which wasn't a surprise. She tried to avoid people, and find a place to eat. She find a quick restaurant that was awfully full, but had prices that were so cheap, it was worth it. The noise was loud, but clear as she walked in. Some lady greeted her, probably a worker, and she found a table. Although Alska was some lonely child, she didn't particularly hate to socialize. So, company for Alska right now wasn't something she needed, but wouldn't mind.

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Bronya saw the outskirts of town. The cold was getting her. She leaned forward, shifting her weight off the hindquarter of the giant plow horse, and dug her heels into the brown flanks of the beast, urging him on. The speed picked up, dirt began to fly, and she knew within a few moments she would enter the town, finally making it to a warm spot to sit down and eat. She definitely needed some socialization, sitting at home talking to the animals wouldn't always work.

"Hyah!" she yelled giving the animal another kick. The enormous size of the draft horse kept her from reaching the speed she would have liked. The weather temperature seemed to drop 10 degrees as she rode, and it began snowing. She was hoping that she could run into town without having her mount slip.

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The hooves hit the pavement and cobblestone upon the edge of the town center. Finally, smoke stacks from small restaurants and factories let out smog and hot air. Staring at them almost made her feel warm. The hickory wood and small shops though and fires, they made her feel warmth physically, when the sweet homey smelt hit her nostrils.

She sat deep and shifted her way, slowing all the way to a walk, and making her way to the small restaurant in the middle of all the merchant shops and food stores. It was a quint and inexpensive restaurant, which made it all the better for her small budget. Pulling up to the building, and swung from the tall horse. A pat on the shoulder and she left. He'd go home or he'd wait, but never leave her and she knew that.

The place was packed, hopefully she could find somewhere to sit. The door opened and the smell of everything so great hit her. Better than smoke smells, better than the farm. Her mouth began to water.

"Hello miss, we really only have one seat left, and the table is occupied by another lady. Would you mind waiting?". Bronya searched the area, and saw the one humble seat, and a young blond sitting across from it.

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Even though Alska had some friends at school, she actually spent a lot of other people. Besides her dad, which doesn't count too much, at least to herself. Maybe even though she pepped herself up to look pretty, she didn't get much attention for her looks, or how she acts, people are just friends with her because she'll try to make your life a living hell if you aren't nice to her. Maybe that wasn't the best approach, but... it worked quite well for Alska. Maybe opening up and talking to people would make her a nicer person? Well, it all depends on the person. Alska examined the place, and saw a girl at the counter, she sort of looked frustrated, and when she noticed that there was no more seats left, and that's why she was mad. Alska walked up to the counter. "I'm sorry there isn't any seats left, you can sit with me, if that's okay? Sure, they had no clue about each other, but, learning about her now was a place to start. At least that's what Alska was hoping...

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--ooc sorry my posts are a bit failing, i has not been gaing any muse, but did not wanna hold up tis thread >00>