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[empowers]

[ The tone in her voice can only be described as empty. Her face is splotchy and red; it's easy to see that she may have been crying at one point, but she isn't any longer. She sounds and looks hollow, all over. ]

Gale Hawthorne's gone.

[ That's it. That's all she says. Because it's all she can say. ]

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[audio]

[nukeoleptic]

[ She doesn't know her, but - she's hurting, and it makes Jade's chest ache in turn. That's her biggest nightmare here, isn't it? Someone she cares about just disappearing without warning? Maybe made more frightening by the simple fact that it seems to happen all the time. ]

I'm sorry.

[audio]

[empowers]

[ She isn't sure how to respond at first, so it's delayed... quite a bit. ]

... Thank you.

[audio]

[nukeoleptic]

Were you two close?

[ Softly. Katniss might not necessarily WANT to talk about it, but.. she might as well give her the chance. ]

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[empowers]

As close as two people can be. [ She's never really... verbalized it. But it's true. They were each other's survival and solace, best friends, partners. ]

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[nukeoleptic]

Then hopefully he'll find his way here again soon.

[ Softly, earnestly. ]

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[empowers]

He won't remember if he does. I'm not that lucky.

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[nukeoleptic]

.. you can't rule that out. Not for sure.

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[swedge]

[ she knew it. she knew the minute she walked into her bar and saw it untouched. knew it the minute she knocked on his door and didn't get an answer, and before she even looked at her bracelet. she knew it, and yet hearing it through the network like this. from some girl she doesn't even know? it breaks something in her chest. leaves it open. ]

Shit-

[ it's another few moments before Jo's able to calm herself down. this girl knew gale, obviously. probably had a much deeper connection to him than just his boss. ]

He- [ doesn't make this any easier. ] He left some things. Traps. Do you want them?

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[empowers]

[ Katniss doesn't know this girl. But the distress in her voice sets Katniss on a jealous edge, and she has to swallow down to keep the knot in her stomach from jumping up her throat. She has things of Gale's. Why does she have things of Gale's? ]

Yes, I do. In case he comes back. I'll keep them safe for him.

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[swedge]

They're at the bar- [ and then it hits her that she might not have even known about that. she didn't ask about the whole home situation, had just taken him in when he showed up. ] The Roadhouse. He was staying there for a bit.

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[empowers]

I'll come pick them up in an hour. [ She doesn't even care if that works for you, she doesn't know you, she doesn't care all that much, she just wants Gale's things. ]

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[swedge]

I'll be here.

[ after she goes in and searches through his things and picks out what she wants to keep. sorry katniss, jo doesn't know you either. ]

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[empowers]

Thanks. He'd want me to have them.

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[swedge]

Yeah.

[ ouch, jo, you gotta quit saying things like that. ]

He'll probably want them back if he ever shows back up again.

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[tradingsecrets]

[So he's back to being the only man again? Finnick sighs for a second before turning on his feed and looking to Katniss. His lips don't turn upward, and he doesn't speak for a second.]

Hey you. How are you holding up?

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[empowers]

Does it matter?

[ It doesn't to her. ]

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[tradingsecrets]

Of course it matters. It matters to Annie, Rue, and I. It would matter to Gale and Peeta.

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[empowers]

[ ... what.

what?

what


what what what what



her heart just

stops

and her face registers nothing but sheer, utter, complete terror. ]

Peeta's gone?!

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[tradingsecrets]

I had my suspicions, but I checked earlier this morning. I thought that's why you were making this post.

I didn't know that you-

[He just sighs and runs his hands through his hair.]

Video | Private - you can have him chase her down and we can action if you want

[empowers]

I didn't see, I didn't know -- I was too busy looking for -- [ for Gale, oh god -- Katniss's already swollen eyes well with fresh tears; they burn, but nothing like her lungs, which seem to refuse to take air in. She just stares for a few seconds, completely in shock, dumbstruck, and... Blank. She just goes blank. ]

Well, I didn't.

[ Then rips her bracelet off and throws it across the room - clearly her bedroom - and the sounds following are muffled but clearly distressed, as she scrambles her way into her closet and slams the door. ]

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[tradingsecrets]

[He's in the room with Annie, but when she throws off the bracelet he springs into action. He moves down the hall, flinging her door open. He turns, shutting the door, and moves towards the closet opening it up and sitting at the front.]

Katniss...

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[brokennotmad]

[Annie's quiet for a few long seconds. She knows what Katniss is going through. Knows that no matter what people say, the hurt doesn't go away. It might dull over time, but... It's always there.]

Katniss... I, I'm so sorry.

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[empowers]

[ The reply from Katniss is short, shorter than she usually is with Annie, because she is starting to lose herself in anguish. She just looks at her friend through the projection on her bracelet with eyes full of rage and fear and hatred and sorrow, then smacks it. She can't deal with anyone else through the network right now. Annie, however, is welcome to come find her. ]

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[brokennotmad]

[Annie knows those looks well. She had felt every single one of them when she'd found out that Finnick had been killed. It had truly felt as though a part of her had died... And for a long time, something had. It had only been when her son had arrived that she had truly started to heal.

And with Katniss... She knew that the rage, fear, hatred and sorrow were nothing compared to what she would face once she returned home. And even though Annie knew that, she didn't have it in her to tell Katniss what she had to go home to. Couldn't tell her what happened to many of the people she loved.

Even though Annie hadn't been able to be there at home for Katniss, she could in this place. Quietly she moved though the house, peeking in the various rooms trying to find her. Finally she did and not saying a word, she sank down next to the dark haired girl and reached over, grasping onto her hand. She squeezed, silently letting Katniss know that she was there if she wanted to talk, and she'd be there even if she didn't.]

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[empowers]

[ Katniss felt Annie's hand close around hers. It was her first registration of the fact that she was no longer alone in her room. Katniss didn't look at the other girl, didn't lean toward her, but she squeezed back. Her eyes remained fixed ahead of her, expression deadened. The world around her was a numbing blur. ]

I want to go back. I want to go back, and get them, and bring them back here.