The (Hopeful) Spring Test Drive Meme!

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The Test Drive Meme
A chance to test out character voices in an in-game setting before playing with them!

Who: Campers from all pantheons!
What: Spring is here, and shenanigans must be had!
When: Let's just say March. And pretend snow isn't still coming down on the East Coast.
Where: Camp grounds.

This meme is open to anyone thinking of checking out the game, whether you've apped in or not! Feel free to tag in under one of the prompts or create your own thread. Have fun! :)

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Katniss Everdeen / The Hunger Games / Daughter of Apollo

[catpiss]

[The problem with being 'that' kid growing up in school, the one with the too-big shoes with holes in the toes, is that it doesn't exactly make you well-suited to like the company of other people who are probably just going to make fun of you.

That's why Katniss prefers the woods. She's settled along the edge of the trees today, watching a set of rabbit snares that she's laid out along the nearby bushes. She rarely catches anything, with the exception of another camper's annoyance ... but it calms her down, being out here alone.]

[thestarspangledman]

[Steve is well-accustomed to people making fun of him. He puts up with it with relatively good humor, at least, unless they're deliberately being a jerk.

He should really know better than to be in the woods by himself -- asthma, wolves, giant immortal-ish monsters, but he's armed with a dagger and shield, at least. In any case, he's settled down in a spot not too far away from Katniss, sketching and looking thoughtful.]

[catpiss]

[It isn't like she can really claim the woods as her own, so there's no reason that she should be annoyed at Steve's presence -- he's being quiet, at the very least, once he gets himself settled in. She wonders if he's even seen her, or if she blends in with the foliage in her neutral-toned jacket and heavy scarf.

She picks up a small rock from near her feet and tosses it so that it lands a little in front of Steve, eyebrow raised at him.]

[thestarspangledman]

[Well, he does have bad eyes, but they're not quite that bad. He probably has noticed her, just figured she'd like to be left alone -- until that rock lands, and he looks up and gives her a grin.]

Hey. Am I interrupting?

[catpiss]

Not unless you made a ton of noise on your way in here.

[Which he ...didn't, because she was already watching him the moment she noticed he was headed into the forest.

Is that creepy? Does she care?]

[thestarspangledman]

It's kinda hard for me to do that unless I fall over something. [One of the bonuses of being tiny! Yay?]

[catpiss]

[She can't help the way her lips twitch into a small smile. She's got a weakness for 'littles', okay?]

...yeah, that's true. So no, you're not interrupting.

[findthisdistracting]

[Finnick tends to go for walks in the woods sometimes, to clear his head. Today, though, he's on a mission looking for one Katniss Everdeen -- and hey, there she is, so he's leaning up against a tree and giving her a grin.]

Hey, Everdeen.

[catpiss]

[Great, one of the few people here who actually knew her before her life got slightly less pathetic.]

What do you want, Odair?

[She's pretty sure the only reason he comes out here is to bother her, sometimes.]

[findthisdistracting]

[That's definitely the reason today, anyway!]

The pleasure of your amazing company, of course.

[catpiss]

In what universe would I buy that?

[She sighs, shifting to face him more fully. Sometimes if she gives him attention in a timely manner, he'll get bored and go find one of his ladies (or men).]

[findthisdistracting]

One where you actually like me? [There's a bit of a teasing grin, there.]

I'm bored.

[catpiss]

I'd say you could teach yourself to read, but that might be more effort than it's worth.

[Okay, see, she can tease back. A little.]

[annieisntokay]

[Katniss may prefer the woods, but Annie prefers the beach. Which was exactly where she was, wandering where the sand meets the grass, near the trees, when she spotted some movement, and what looked like... a snare?

Carefully, she approached, trying to get a better look at the snare. It wasn't one of Gale's, she recognized that immediately. Cautiously, she called out:] Hello? Is anyone there?

[catpiss]

[Apparently she did blend in with the trees, at least to a certain extent. She furrowed her brows, debating whether she wanted to answer. It was better than having someone fire some warning shots in her direction, though, right?]

Yeah.

[Her voice wasn't much above regular speaking, but she was getting up as Annie approached.]

I'm here. You saw the snare?

[annieisntokay]

[Annie gasped, taking a few steps back towards the ocean when someone does speak. She's easily spooked, sorry, Katniss.]

The wire caught the light- sorry, if I wasn't supposed to see it. I, ah, a friend of mine is good with them. He gave me some pointers... Sorry.

[catpiss]

[Katniss knows enough about people to not try and get closer to Annie once the girl backs up. She shrugs her shoulders.]

I'm just surprised. Most people walk right over it, and then get pissy when it gets caught on their shoe.

[annieisntokay]

Oh. No.

I guess, ah, I have good eye-sight. Or something. [She shrugs, always quick to get rid of any sort of praise being shouldered on her. She never did well with it. Even before everything that happened.]

[catpiss]

[Modesty is a good trait to have -- Katniss will assume you've got more talent than you're letting on. She nods.]

Must be it. I didn't think I'd catch much this close to the shore, anyway.

[Other than a few annoyed campers, but she can't say that wasn't part of the point.]

[cavalrys]

[Hazel had been minding her own business in the woods, as she tended to. Walking, thinking, trying to figure out what was going on with this Leo/Sammy business. And, of course, what to do about Nico. That was until she heard a snap and turned towards the sound.

There, dangling off the ground, was a terrified looking rabbit.] Oh, you poor thing! [Hazel dropped to the ground next to it.] C'mon. I'm going to get you out of there. Poor boy. [Gale must have left a snare lying around.]

[catpiss]

[She hadn't been expecting someone to get to the snare before her, and in fact she's only a few steps behind Hazel when she starts trying to disentangle the rabbit from her snare.]

...I was going to eat that, you know.

[It isn't that she doesn't like the camp food, it's just habit.]

[cavalrys]

[Hazel reaches for her sword to cut the line, dropping the rabbit into her lap. With quick hands, she works to untangle it.]

Why would you do that? He's so cute.

There's food here.

[catpiss]

Right, but it doesn't taste like what I'm used to.

[What she's used to isn't exactly gourmet, but rabbit is definitely on the menu.]

Besides, it's satisfying to catch things yourself.

[cavalrys]

It doesn't taste like what I'm used to, either.

[She's got the rabbit free now, and he merrily hops out of her lap as quick as he can. Hazel looks up at the older girl.]

I know it is. But I always try to let them go.

[catpiss]

Sometimes you can't, though.

[Broken legs and things like that. What do you do in that situation, strange little girl?]

What're you used to?