They say you don't really wanna fall in love

[lucetimods]

Who: The people of Luceti!
What: Love love love love
When: From the 11th to the 16th
Where: Within the walls of Luceti. There is no escape.
Summary: Suddenly you're in love with things you never noticed were so important to you before. Feelings, welled up inside you, are now bound to come out.
Rating: M for MUSHY

You folks know the deal. Event information is here. When people meet, they may just start falling in love when they see a trait that perks their interest. How you play it and how long it lasts is at player discretion.

Don't forget to add your tag to the log in this format: [fandom] character name

Note: A separate log will go up on the 17th for the hot springs/hotel portion of the event.

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[stillplaying]

She shakes her head, too. This is ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous. Does he hear himself at all? Hear any of the words that are coming out of his mouth?

Katniss reaches for the helmet. "I am not."

[markofthewise]

Sokka paid no mind to the element. He could see that Katniss needed reassuring. He placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Yes, you are. Have a little faith in yourself."

[stillplaying]

She turned sharply, ducking enough to move her shoulder away from his hand. She doesn't want to hear this. Doesn't want words or touches of comfort. Not when she's aware that it's all fake. That it doesn't mean anything.

It's just another game.

Seconds later, Katniss shoved the helmet against his chest with as much force as she can muster. "Snap out of it, Sokka. Put this thing back on."

[markofthewise]

Sokka set the helmet aside, not interested in it. He was upset that she was churning his attempts to get closer. He stepped closer to her.

"No. Then I wouldn't be able to see you anymore."

[stillplaying]

As he stepped closer, she took a step back. Her fingers itched to reach back for an arrow, for something she could use to defend herself. But she didn't want to hurt Sokka. She just wanted him to realize what she already knew.

This was all fake. Nothing more than another game.

"Stop being so stupid."

[markofthewise]

"Caring about you isn't stupid, Katniss. You can't ask me to stop doing that."

She was upset. Maybe he was moving too fast, but he had to make her understand. Realize it was okay. He reached out for her hand, so he could try and calm her down.

[stillplaying]

She wanted so much to think that he had meant that as a friend would. Because that's what friends did, right? Among everything else, they cared for each other. Even if she didn't deserve it, didn't deserve any of these friendships.

But she'd be equally stupid to think that this was how he meant those words now. And when he reached for her hand, she recoiled away. "Damn it, Sokka!"

[markofthewise]

She was driving him crazy with how strange she was behaving. Did she really not feel the same way he did? From experience he only knew one way to be sure. So after a half second to ready himself, he moved in for a sudden kiss.

[stillplaying]

She hadn't expected that. Hadn't expected it in the slightest. It was a lot like when Chaff had kissed her after the parade. She had shoved the Victor from District 11 away then, shocked, embarrassed, and angry.

But this kiss wasn't like Chaff's. Chaff's had been friendly, a strange but well meant way of congratulating her for one upping President Snow. The way Sokka's lips pressed against her own reminded her much more of a kiss from Peeta, from Gale.

She's so surprised that she stands there for a few moments too long, letting the boy kiss her before remembering. Remembering that this wasn't Peeta. That she didn't want this. She places her palms on his chest and shoves him again.

Stupid, stupid experiment.

[markofthewise]

For the few moments she didn't resist, he thought they had something. That this was it. He'd convinced her and now they could be together.

But then she pushed him away and he stumbled back, surprised and hurt.

"... Katniss? Why?"

[stillplaying]

She hated seeing that look on his face. She hated hurting a friend like this. Because whether she liked it or not, Sokka was a friend. But it was what she did, wasn't it? Hurt those she cared for, whether she meant to or not.

"Because it's not real," she answered, a tinge of sadness in her voice. "The hijacking will stop and you'll regret this. We're friends, Sokka. You love Suki."

And she loved Peeta, missed him so, so much that it hurt.

"And I'm better off alone."

[markofthewise]

"No one is better off alone. How can you say that wasn't real? It felt real to me."

[stillplaying]

Just how thick was his skull? How could he not get it? The signs were all around him. He had even taken precautions against them. Precautions she had been too stupid not to recognize for what they were.

Idiots. The both of them.

"Hi-jacking," she stressed. "Experiment. Shift. Whatever you call it here. You're not acting yourself."

[markofthewise]

He stared at her, feeling helpless and lost. How many times had he been in this place before? He tightened his hands into fists.

"You really think that, don't you? I mean. That's what happening. They've got me."

[stillplaying]

She nodded. What else would she think? That Sokka actually loved her? The idea was ridiculous.

"Give it a week." That was how long these shifts usually lasted, right? "You'll see."

[markofthewise]

He sighed. This hurt, because he knew she was right. How could he be so stupid?

"... you should go. I still want to be with you. And I probably will as long as you're here."

[stillplaying]

Sighing, she placed her hand against her forehead. She hated this, hated hurting him in any way. It's all she ever seemed to do in the end, wasn't it? Hurt the people that actually mattered to her.

"Sorry," she mumbled. Then, doing exactly what he suggested, she turned around and began to walk away.

[markofthewise]

He watched her leave and wished he could go after her. But eventually she was gone, so he sighed and collapsed on the couch. He was heartbroken. He put the helmet back on with the knowledge that he would never love anyone more than he did Katniss. Until he took it off again.