you'll be alright, no one can hurt you now

[flagitate]

[ After a hell of a trial, Katniss needs to focus her energy into something. So, the afterparty it is. Since she's not good at this kind of stuff, she's had some help. She'll pass out invitations to anyone she passes by, or she'll slip them under the door. ]



[ There is some food set up, but it's very much in sealed containers. Cookies, specifically, along with anything else she could scrounge up. There are very tightly sealed bottles of drinks, too. After that whole thing, she figures it'd be best to tread with caution. She won't blame anyone who brings their own food, of course.

There are fixings for smoothies, just in case someone's feeling it. Katniss has set up a couple of blenders around the game room. There's also some surf 'n' turf food, to honor Mack, too.

There are some decorations--courtesy of the guys, of course, because how the heck do you decorate for anything. ]

Comments

[flagitate]

You're doing a great job.

[ You burn the shit out of that book, Aligula.

... Huh. Katniss does pull up a chair, and she takes a seat next to Aligula. ]

I just did what I wanted to do since he opened his mouth. Nothing cool about that.

[innocentloveholic]

Still totally cool. Especially since it was possible he still had the murder weapon on him.

[ ...in his hat is a new place but anyway— ]

You totally could've gotten yourself killed in the name of reckless.... recklessness! [ she honestly has no idea what to call Katniss's everything there. ] But you didn't care. Is that how you lead a rebellion back in your world?

[ (did you know that was also pretty cool to hear. like damn, katniss.) ]

[flagitate]

I didn't really care if he had the weapon on him.

[ ... That probably explains a lot. ]

I-- yeah, maybe. I don't really remember how it all started. How I became-- a symbol, I guess. [ She shrugs. ] I just hate when people get away with doing terrible things.

[ ... Which is why she shot Coin through the heart. Lovely. ]

[innocentloveholic]

A place like this is perfect for you then, huh? Since no one gets away with what they do. [ Take responsibility, and all. ] You're like a little heroine, or something.

[flagitate]

....

[ She's not exactly sure what to say to that. Perfect for her... it feels like a slap in the face. Her face falls, and she turns her attention to the burning book. ]

Wouldn't call myself a heroine.

[innocentloveholic]

[ ...did she say something wrong?

... ]

It doesn't really matter what you would or wouldn't call yourself. [ she's gonna look back to the book too. ] People are gonna call you whatever they want, and it won't matter what you want. It matters how you act. If you go around making sure people get their comeuppance, people are gonna call you a hero. Or an annoyance, depending on which side they're on. [ heh. ] But it doesn't matter what people about you anyway, or what they call you!
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If you don't want it, you don't have to pay any attention to it or even care about it. I mean, tons of people call me crazy [ like can you believe that??? why would they ever ] but I don't let it get me down! Mostly because there's nothing wrong with a little craziness in your life, and like, plenty of people totally love me because of that too? ...and I like me because of it, too. It's never boring when you're exciting!

[ she's uh. trying, for the record, in her own way. ]

[flagitate]

[ Aligula, did you say something that isn't just words coming out of your mouth... wow. Katniss is impressed. It's funny; both she and Ferid are making her actually think. ]

I'm pretty good at not caring what people think of me. Just as long as I do what I can. [ Really, she doesn't give a single fuck. If people hate her, whatever. If people like her, she doesn't quite get it, but. It's kind of... nice, in a way? That people care about her here. ]

For the record, I think you're pretty crazy. [ Katniss cracks the smallest of smiles. ] But it's not a bad thing. At least you fit in here.

[ ... Now that she thinks about it-- huh. Aligula reminds her a lot of Effie. ]

[innocentloveholic]

[ ALIGULA IS... sometimes crazy and aggressively herself in the right direction, that's a good way to describe it. ]

I'm gonna take it that you mean that in a great way and that you'd totally hate it if I wasn't here. [ That's not what she said at all, but— ]

[flagitate]

It'd be way different if you weren't here, yeah.

[ nailed it. ]

[innocentloveholic]

You too. Who else would I make comparisons to?

[ nailed...... it? ]

[flagitate]

... Wait, what?

[innocentloveholic]

Whenever someone's all grumpy about something, I tell them they're being Katnissy.

[ THIS IS FUCKING LEGIT AS SHIT, ACTUALLY, ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS SHE HAS POINTED OUT BEING GRUMPY AND SAD AND SERIOUS IS KATNISS' THING TO OTHER PEOPLE

...AND ALSO MAY HAVE ACTUALLY USED THE PHRASE "IT MAKES YOU ALL SAD AND GRUMPY AND KATNISSY", AHEM.

look if you can't drag your friends who Can you drag. ]

It's like, all in good fun!

[flagitate]

[ ..........

what does she say to that oh my god ]

You're welcome, I guess?

[ SHE'S TOTALLY LIKE EFFIE, MY GOD. ]

[innocentloveholic]

[ ... ]

You're irreplaceable, Katniss, that's all I'm sayin'.

[flagitate]

[ ... Wow. ]

That's a weird way of saying it. But. [ .... ] Thanks.