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[airborn]

Um! [Maybe it's weird that Rue looks so surprised when the bracelet turns on, since she was the one who turned it on in the first place. But it just turns out she's nervous and not really as ready to start as she'd thought. Oops. Might as well get it over with.]

Everybody's back now. From Thrym--Thrymahigh. [She frowns. That's how you say it, right?]

In District 11, we have songs for a lot of things. There's one we're supposed to sing to welcome a Victor home. They teach it to us really early, but I haven't sang it before because...because... [Well, the other Panem kids would guess right the reason right away. District 11 isn't exactly known for their chances in the Games, and the last District 11 Victors won years before Rue was born.]

I don't want to sing that song right now. [There's a stubborn set to her mouth.] I'm going to sing a new one that I wrote because the fighting here isn't like the fighting in the Games. Asgard has a bunch of Districts like Panem does, but we're all fighting together, not against each other. It's...different. Better.

[Now Rue just looks a little embarrassed at speaking up like this and rushes on to finish.] So...we're going to sing for you now.

[By "we" she means her mockingjays as well, which becomes obvious when she adjusts the bracelet's screen to include the birds perched around her. Rue's singing starts off soft, but gains strength along the way, especially when the mockingjays join in and pick up her tune. As people listen to her sing, her Bardic Influence will kick in and draw up feelings of loss, bittersweet victory, the coziness of returning home to friends and family, and also the relief at loved ones being safe.

She finishes with a beam, pleased that her little performance went without a hitch.]

Welcome back, everybody!

Comments

[intelligently]

That wasn't bad. [ That was a compliment really. She enjoyed it. Minus some of the feelings what are you doing small child? ]

Where'd you find the birds? [ And train them so good ]

[airborn]

Thank you! [She giggles shyly. It's her first public performance! Sort of.]

The mockingjays? Someone drew them for me!

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[comeonthensexy]

[ Fighting together... Something people need to do more often. ]

That was brilliant.

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[airborn]

Doctor! [Amy and Rory's husband! She scrunches her nose.]

What's brilliant? Is something shiny?

[How does I britspeak]

[Voice]

[hadbadays]

[ Oh, you precious little thing. ]

Thank you.

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[airborn]

You're very welcome. [She says it oh so proper and politely.

And of course that means she drops it quick enough and goes back to her bouncy self.]

Did you like it?

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[ghani]

[ Ouch, little girl, right in the feels. Loss and bittersweet victory is pretty much Ghanima all day every day so she didn't need that extra boost when it comes to those particular feelings.

She would weep if the instinct to preserve her body's water wasn't so strong, but as it is her eyes are still dry when she contacts Rue, and she even manages to smile a little. ]

You're very talented, that was a lovely song.

[ A little soul-destroying for someone who is desperately missing her home and her beloved brother, but lovely nonetheless. ]

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[airborn]

[She shifts around in her seat in excitement.]

I hope other people like it. It's the first time I sang something I wrote.

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[thehedgehogsdilemma]

[ A song is a song, whether sung or played on an instrument (and Shinji would know that one. He's quite handy with the cello.). Whether it's a song made by yourself or by someone else.

So Shinji still listened intently. Though he had no part in battle (and probably has little intention to be) or had anyone to wait for/welcome back from it, he was moved just the same. Partially due to Rue's power, but his interest was still genuine.

Maybe. Just maybe he's not alone, after all? To be in this together and not against...

So you're getting the slightest smile (and approval) from Shinji.]

I am sure they really appreciate it. [ He knows he would.]

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[airborn]

[I guess you survived Rue's cooking after all, Shinji.]

Are you realllllyyyy sure? [Like 100% sure?] Did you go fight, too?

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[digophelia]

That's very kind of you to grace them with your lovely voice.

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[airborn]

Oh. [She shifts around shyly at the compliment.]

I just wanted to do something, too. Katniss and the others don't want me to fight.

[beforethewar]

[His smile is a little sad, thanks to the thoughts of loss brought on by the song, but it's a smile nonetheless.]

That was beautiful. Thank you.

You have quite the talent.

[airborn]

[All these compliments about her singing! They make her pleased and shy at the same time.]

You're welcome. We practiced a lot.

[Behind her, one of the mockingjays chirps a few notes from the melody while it preens itself.]

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[2cool4guardian]

[Jack doesn't like the kind of situation Rue is describing (what kind of place did she grew up in?) but all that is forgotten when she starts to sing. BAWW.]

Thanks, kiddo. That was incredible - you sure know how to start a welcome party.

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[airborn]

[It's the snowball guy! Time for a little teasing?]

Would you still like my singing if the song is about spring or summer?

[She grins.]

[charmandchant]

( It takes Hermione some moments to speak; she's swallowing back feelings. But when she does, she's offering a smile. Collect all the small children! )

That was beautiful! You must have worked really hard.

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[airborn]

Mmmm. [She sways from side to side in her seat.]

A liiiiiittle.

[Basically she's been practicing every day yep.]

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[necrowmantic]

Woow~ how'd ya do that? It was like, whoosh!- feelings! Really weird!

But good! And you have a really sweet voice. So do the birds- how'd you get them to know when to pipe up?

[He has birds all around him too, but they're just wild crows- though they seem to have kept quiet during the singing. There's only the occasional subdued 'caw'.]

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[airborn]

Whoosh, feelings! [Rue giggles. She likes the way he described her powers.] It's the power I got from my house. They call it ummm something influence. Bard Influence?

[The mockingjays around her responds to the caws with a few bird calls of their own.]

Oh them? They're mockingjays. We have them in Panem, and they like repeating songs they hear. Someone here drew them for me so I think they understand more than the ones back in District 11.

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[bonnypiperlad]

[Jamie may not have been to that Thrymahigh place (and really, that's just about how he'd say it too), but the feelings her song brings up are a potent reminder of the past few days. Enough so that he finds he has to clear his throat before he can manage to speak properly.]

Say, that's quite good. Does everyone have birds that sing along with ye in that Pan...Panem place, though?

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[airborn]

Noooo they normally just stay reallllyyy high up in the trees. I know how to handle them because I join them up there! [This is totally normal. Just a little girl climbing trees to dangerous distances, no biggie.]

The ones here like to follow me around because someone made them for me!

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[brokennotmad]

Rue... That... that was beautiful. I didn't know there were any here.

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[airborn]

There aren't! [One of them ruffles its feathers and preens.]

Someone drew them for me and they became real!

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[dreamspinning]

[only half of ushahin's face is visible on the video, smiling. there's a bird on his shoulder, but it's a raven, large and glossy with an errant tuft of feathers on the crest of his head. he also seems to be listening intently]

That was lovely, child. Your little brothers and sisters also did well.

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[airborn]

[Oh she's never heard of the birds called that before. She looks thoughtful for a second.]

Is your bird a brother or sister, too?

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[integrous]

... Woah.. you can sing really well! [ Her amazement seems pretty genuine - because it is, mostly. Asahi's too honest to fake it. Maybe she's exaggerating it a little since it's just a little girl, but still.. ]

I didn't expect that at all, you're better at it than I am!

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[airborn]

Thanks!

[Said with a smile and some tugging at her curly hair.]

Do you like singing, too?

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[toldastory]

That was beautiful!

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[airborn]

Thank you! [Now she's beginning to look very shy.]

I was hoping it would sound okay.

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[quibbling]

You're very talented. What kind of birds are those?

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[airborn]

They're mockingjays! We have them in Panem.

You really think I'm talented?

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[whitechocolate]

[ Sam remembers you, little girl. And he feels like he's just witnessed something very special. ]

Wow, that was really moving. How did you get the birds to harmonize with you?

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[airborn]

[She squints at him speculatively for a second, like she's trying to remember where she's seen him.]

Oh, it's you! We painted together!

[Now that she's figured it out, she happily answers his question.]

They're mockingjays. They like copying songs if they like it enough.

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[empowers]

[ Katniss didn't know about the mockingjays. She's been so preoccupied with everything, with Peeta and with Gale, that she's hardly spent any time with anyone else but herself. She's either at the restaurant or in the woods, and when she's home, she's usually kept to herself. So she starts toward Rue's singing, but stops dead in her tracks when she hears the chorus join in. She steps around the corner and peers at the girl with her mockingjays, breath taken away. Her lips form a smile. ]

That was beautiful, Rue.

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[airborn]

[Most of the mockingjays fly out the open window to pick at the bread pieces Rue's just scattered on the ground outside, but a couple of them stay on the back of the chair to preen at themselves.]

Katniss!!

[She beams up at her.]

Did you like it? We spent a lot of time practicing.

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[horlogerie]

That was.. [awkward hesitation for boy who doesn't know how to compliment other children] ...that was really nice.

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[airborn]

[Wow you sure know how to compliment a girl.]

You don't sound very sure.

[Accompanied by a move she's seen her mom do when she's trying to look disapproving: the scary hands on hips.]

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[hairgels]

[Clapping immediately.] That was amazing! It was like— It was almost as if I could really feel it!

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[airborn]

You're supposed to! It's...part of the Bard Influence power.

[She stares at him kind of speculatively.]

Your voice sounds familiar.

[But she doesn't recognize you.]