thrive {Hal Day 1}

[d9 kristof parks {ems}]

He pats the creature as it bows his head, and Hal climbs upon it holding on ever so gently. It's still cold, but now he doesn't have to walk anymore, but before he can take off, another creature stands before him. He nods his head, motioning for the creature to follow him. A friend that isn't human. It's all that he desires, and maybe this is his chance to prove he's not alone, to prove everything makes sense when nothing makes sense.

This is far from normal. Far from being apart of everything else, and now that he's this far away, Hal wants to rest, to take a break, to do what he can in order to succeed. Going home is important, but right now, this is his chance to live his life, to make things better, to do what he has to do. Everything is collapsing around him, and the weight is heavy, but staying alive is what will always keep him going.

"Hello, friends."

A smile spreads across his face as he journeys throughout the arena only stopping when he sees many bones lying on the ground before him. It is so strange, so scary, so impossible to understand, yet he hops off the mount and moves towards the generator. Fear crawls through his veins as he looks around in every direction. Maybe this is a chance to help him, or maybe this is where everything will fall. Something will give him something, and hopefully it is helpful.

Credit to Pogue <3

Hal scavenges
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3. Bone Shiv (Knife)1-7

[d9 kristof parks {ems}]

Nothing is ever as it seems, and his mind is racing as he grips the knife in his hand. At least, it'll offer some protection, something to keep him alive, something that will assist him, yet Hal doesn't want anything to do with it. Training with blades, it's haunting, it brings back the many memories, and now that he's here, Hal wants to run. To get away from this madness. It all seems to stumble, to struggle, to do everything wrong - why? Why is this happening?

His mind, it's frantic. A lump is resting in the back of his throat, and it won't go away no matter what happens. Nothing will fix anything, and maybe that's the purpose of this all, yet nothing will ever cease to exist. Now, his mind is racing frantically as he searches around wondering if anyone else is here. All that matters is figuring out where to go from here, but his new friends are watching his back, making sure that everything is okay. Yet it's more than it seems.

Getting away from this place is all that he desires, to escape, to figure out something that doesn't work so he can run his way back home.

I stand no chance, but making the gamemakers miserable will make this all worth it.

The smile becomes even bigger. Losing sight of his family makes it all difficult, but knowing there's other reasons to keep going gives him the courage he needs. It's all that he needs no matter what. All that matters is trying to prove himself, to do what he can when everything else seems to crumble.

Credit to Pogue <3

Hal scavenges
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