Olympic Fate {Marcasite/Luanna}

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❣ Luanna Xena ❣

"I want to be your favorite hello and your hardest goodbye"

It was only day one of the Panem Olympics, meaning that it wasn't quite my turn to compete. I would be competing in individual archery, as well as the individual javelin throw, which it wasn't quite time for yet. Regardless, I felt that I was ready for them. In the time that I was waiting for my events, I was staying in the Olympic Village in District Four. It was actually quite cool, being able to go to another district. There were people from the career districts, which are One, Two and Four, all gathered there to either witness or compete in the events. I was lucky enough to be one of the competitors, and at the same time, I would be able to meet the other people that were there.

There were a lot of people from District One that I already knew that were competing in the Olympic Games, but there were also many people that I didn't know, from One, as well as other districts. That morning, I decided I would try to socialize while the first day's events were going on and perhaps meet some athletes from other Districts that would be competing later on. A lot of the other athletes were simply wandering around the Olympic Village that morning, so it was the perfect opportunity.

As I wandered like the others, I managed to strike up a few conversations. There was one conversation that stood out to me among the others, however, and certainly went farther than I expected it too. When I first spoke to this boy, I immediately noticed that he seemed a bit different from the other people there. Not only that, his reason for competing seemed a bit different from many others as well. I spoke to him, and he explained things to me that I hadn't expected. I had greeted him kindly, and introduced myself. This was what got us talking, as was one of the most enjoyable parts of the Olympics so far, in my opinion. I loved talking with new people, and this boy was definitely making things enjoyable.

Of course, I had never seen this boy around before. He was slightly younger than me, and I found out he was from District Two. He planned on participating in weightlifting, and I explained to him what events I was going to be in. I could tell by looking at him that there was certainly a chance of him doing rather well in weightlifting. He was well-built and seemed rather muscular. Also, even if this last thing wouldn't help him in the Olympic Games, it was helping him in this conversation- he was rather attractive. When I first saw him, I was attracted to him. I wasn't sure why, as I wasn't normally immediately drawn to people due to their appearance. Perhaps this boy was just a bit different.

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◄ Marcasite Obsidian ►

"My heart wants to stay"

It was quite an interesting experience, visiting another district. Initially, I didn't think I was going to enter the Panem Olympics, however, I decided to for a rather personal reason. After Andy died, I felt that I needed to be strong and accomplish something in honor of him. It wasn't quite the Hunger Games, but it was something that there was a chance I could do well with, and still bring pride to my district, even if it wasn't to the extent of winning the Hunger Games.

While in District Four, I would be competing in weightlifting in the Panem Olympics. It was something that I was confident that I would do well with, as I had rather good strength. Although, it was the first day of the Panem Olympics, meaning that it wasn't time for me to compete yet. That day, I was spending time in the Olympic Village, as I didn't have anything else to do. I conversed with a few people that I came across from various districts, whether I knew them or not, and I wandered around for a while. I'm not normally a very social person, but for some reason, I was that day.

Eventually, as I was standing around, I was approached by a girl. She was stunningly pretty and was around my age. She greeted me and I returned the greeting, as well as gave her a smile. As she introduced herself, she told me that her name was Luanna. I'd never heard the name before, but then again, I didn't have all too common of a name myself. She told me she was from District One, and I introduced myself in return.

"I'm Marcasite, but I generally go by Marc. It's nice to meet you." I told her. Then, I continued, "You said you're from One? I'm from District Two. I think it's cool that we have the opportunity to meet people from other career districts." I told her. I wasn't quite sure what had prompted me to be friendly. After all, I wasn't normally too into talking to a lot of people, at least not in an upbeat and social manner. I didn't like a lot of people, and didn't have all too many friends, at least not since after the seventy-second games, due to how much I changed in the way that I act. When Andy died, I became a lot more irritable and perhaps even a bit violent sometimes.

Luanna and I spoke for a while, back and forth in casual conversation. It was nice to actually have a normal conversation again, as it had been so long since I had a friendly talk with anyone. I began to really like the girl, and her appearance wasn't the only reason. She was surprisingly nice, and she had a great personality that somehow managed not to clash with my own all too much. I'm not sure how long we were talking for, but eventually, we decided to head back to the room in the building where Luanna was staying, just to hang out and chat some more so that we weren't surrounded by everyone else.