the meaning of life - 89th Ball!
Oct 2, 2021 2:32:45 GMT -5
Post by pearl mcclain d4 [ryan] on Oct 2, 2021 2:32:45 GMT -5
d a n n y .
"come on skinny love
just last the year
pour a little salt
you were never here."
Danny took a sip of the bubbly that he had plucked for an avox’s serving tray. It was cold to the touch, refreshing, and made him think about how weird it was that his parents were even privy to something like this. Sure, he knew that they were excited that his parents were keen on the idea, but he was even more curious to see what they play was. Obviously this wasn’t done out of the kindness of their hearts, but more out of some stunt. He couldn’t figure out what it was exactly, but he really didn’t have the time anyway to inquire. He had a games to prepare, and he had tributes that he needed to see out in the wild.
Danny was quite surprised that something like this wasn’t done before. Danny had always wondered why the capitol had never given the tributes more chances to just live. After all, at this point, it seemed like common courtesy? Right? Like, giving the tributes a chance to just be humans for another night wasn’t too much of an ask. At least, not in Danny’s mind. It was explained to him very clearly that his parents had used quite a few favors to get this party going, and honestly, Danny knew it probably pained his father to use them. After all, it wasn’t for his favorite child.
It made the bubbly taste that much sweeter.
Danny had walked down the stairs after noticing that some of the victors were starting to arrive. They were surrounded by groups of peace keepers, probably just to make sure that no one tried any funny business. Good. Many of their guests, the capitol citizens, had already arrived, knowing well that this party would probably be a raging success based off the tribute parade. Danny had a feeling that this would go down in history, and quite honestly, he was excited to see what exactly was going to happen on a night like this.
Danny was at the crossroads of humanity, and he felt like he was choosing the path least traveled by.
More and more people poured in, each one seemed more eager to meet the tributes as they joined the festivities. Danny had made sure that each tribute had at least one additional bit of security on top of their mentor being with them through the evening. After all, the victors were more than welcome to indulge, though Danny didn’t think it would be too advantageous if they did so. The last thing any tribute needed was their mentor ruining their chances to get something the desperately needed in the arena.
Danny’s parents waited for everyone to arrive before making a speech about how excited they were to have everyone here in their home. Danny thought they were just blowing it out of their ass, but also, he was thankful that they now had an opportunity to make some sort of history.
Time passed, and Danny had found himself in the middle of the floor. He was more than excited for anything to happen.
PAT: 484