Event Log - Malnosso World

[lucetimods]

Who: Everybody!
What: A field trip for the entirety of Luceti!
When: October 27th, until the end of November 2nd
Where: The Happiest Place on the Moon, Malnosso World!
Summary: So you remember all those times Luceti was transformed into Luceti Land? Welcome to Malnosso World, Luceti Land's bigger, cooler brother. Be sure to keep all hands inside the rides at all times, and refer to your map if you get lost. Trust me, you'll get lost.
Rating: F for Fun!

Comments

[stillplaying]

I'd like that.

[The words are genuine, as is the smile on her face. Around Prim, she's more the girl she was in that last shift. The girl engaged to get married to a man who already had a son. Who would do anything for that family she was starting. She'd do anything for Prim, too. Volunteer to die in her place, make open ended deals that might come back to haunt her. But for Prim? It's worth it.]

You'd like her. She's... everything I'm not.

[Everything good. Nothing at all like Katniss.]

[universal_charm]

_{[ He glanced at her, again struck at the dark view Katniss had of herself. Why couldn't she see how amazing she was?}

"Everything she wasn't"? That didn't sound like a person Kirk wanted to get to know at all. ]

Not sure that's really a compliment to her.

[stillplaying]

[She finds herself blushing a little at the veiled compliment. Is it flirtation? Or is he just being nice? She couldn't tell. What had been between them hadn't been real. But every now and then, she still couldn't help but wonder. And feel a little guilty whenever she realized she wouldn't mind.]

Thank you.

[universal_charm]

_{[ He smiled gently at her, nodding his head and not pressing any more on the subject, for her sake of course. ]}

So... do you want to go get on some rides? Or do you need to go check on Prim?

[stillplaying]

[Prim's around here somewhere. She should probably find her sister at some point. Check in on her. But her sister's a grown girl. Not the little twelve year old she once sacrificed everything for. She doesn't need Katniss as much as she once had.

So she gives a small nod.]

I haven't been on any of the rides yet.

[universal_charm]

You've been here all this time and not gone on one ride?

_{[ His voice rose that octave that suggested shocked outrage at the mere idea. ]}

[stillplaying]

[She shrugs, feeling a little silly in admitting this. The rides, in a way, almost intimidate her. There are worse games, she knows. Games that are actually fun. These rides are meant to be fun. But a part of her continues to worry that they may be something more.]

[universal_charm]

_{[ He stops and pauses, considering, his brow knitted together in that tiny way that suggests he is thinking quite hard about something or other. Which to take Katniss to first? From her stories of her world, he doubted she'd really ever been to anything like this or ridden anything like they had here. Also, given the... nature of her world, he doubted Toon World would be any fun with its many "dangers" (regardless of one not being able to die there or not). Bubble world was just creepy so...}

Thrill Land maybe? They would have some smaller coasters and rides he could ease her in with. ]

Let's go to Thrill Land first. We can try some of the small coasters and see how you like that.

[stillplaying]

.[She tilts her head, regarding Jim as he talks. She's walked past most of the rides. Seen others go on them, come off in one piece. But it's hasn't been enough to make her feel brave enough to go on one. That she was willing to play some of the games seemed like enough to Katniss.

But... she finds herself trusting Jim. And afraid that she'd disappoint him if she said no.]

Okay.

[universal_charm]

_{[ Thrill Land was his favorite, so he was happy enough to go there and had explored it as thoroughly as one possibly could given its magnitude. He took her hand and led her from the eatery and towards the shrieks and roars of coasters. ]}

How about we start on the one themed like a mining town? It doesn't have any big dips, it just goes fast.

[stillplaying]

[She doesn't question his hand on hers. If anything, she questions her own reaction. The small smile that appears on her face because of the gesture. The way her fingers almost automatically tighten around his. It's nice holding his hand. A little bit like how she'd sometimes walk with Gale, before their lives were so radically altered. Before the twisted darkness grew up between them.

But when Jim mentions a mining town, her grip on him tightens. Though she doesn't meet his gaze, there's no mistaking the worry. A thrill ride based on a mining town. Does it go underground? Is there a cave in?

A tunnel collapse, like the one that killed her father 8 years ago.]

Is there anything else?

[universal_charm]

_{[ He paused, considering her and the grip she had on him, and then he nodded slowly. ]}

Yeah, there are others. You okay with maybe a water ride? Those aren't bad.

[stillplaying]

[Water rides. She had seen some of them. The giant wave pool had caused her to freeze in her tracks as she back flashed to the clock arena. The giant wave that claimed the life of at least one of the Tributes in the arena. At least she hadn't screamed. She had only stood there, watching. Wondering how anyone could possibly find it fun.]

Okay.

[universal_charm]

Don't sound so enthused.

_{[ But it wasn't an outright objection, so he accepted that they could give it a try. He debated between the ones he knew, and finally chose one with one big drop at the end and not that many in between That should do. ]}

All right, this way. It's a bit of a hike, but I think you'll like it.

[stillplaying]

I'm okay with walking.

[She's used to it. Hours and hours spent within the woods hunting. Trekking around in District 12 when any other form of transportation was too expensive. Even after wining the 74th Hunger Games, when they probably could have afforded a horse or a mule, she continued to walk.

It was a comfort in its own way.]

[universal_charm]

_{[ He smiled, nodding, walking with her and sticking his hands into his pockets. He watched the people go by, a comfortable silence falling between them. The screams and cheers of the people filled the space, and he was happy enough with that. ]}

Oh, it's just down here.

_{[ He pointed to where people were heading for a ride decorated with cartoon animals, delighted cheers coming from the other side. ]}

[stillplaying]

[She liked this, the silence between them. That there even could be silence. It was what made her so comfortable around Gale and Madge once. What made her comfortable around the people she felt closest too, here. She would never be the best talker, the best socializer. That she had so many people she could consider friends here in Luceti still surprised her.

When they approached the ride, she eyed it with suspicion. The cartoon animals made her a little uncomfortable. They reminded her of mutts in their own odd sort of way. She glanced from the ride - seemingly tame - back to Jim.]

This is it?