I'm a fighter
A/N: I know it's short but I felt it was necessary to have it be on its own. I hope you liked it! More is to come!
Day 9 pt. 2: 60 Seconds
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Hot. It's hot. I had expected there to be snow EVERYWHERE. A white terrain perhaps, but there isn't. Nothing is white. And I watch as the Career tributes immediately start stripping layers.
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A mountainous jungle surrounds the outskirts of the clearing that is the large circle of tribute platforms around the Cornucopia. Palm trees and other things that I have studied give me relief but the heat is intense. Water is a priority. But where will I stay once I find it?
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A single mountain sticks out high above the others and is shown to be larger than all of the rest but in general the thick trees give no hint to what lies inside of the comprehensive jungle. I begin to think of the horrid amount of mutts that could lie inside but I come back to reality. Weapons. Weapons. I can't just play the survival route. I'm a fighter.
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My eyes rest on the Cornucopia now and sweat beads on my forehead. Knives. A trident. Spears. I count off everything I could potentially use. An olive colored backpack lies only 15 feet in front of me and just a bit farther is a black, sheathed hunting knife. But will that be enough?
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My eyes shoot back to the trident. A TRIDENT. THEY HAVE ONE. I just about scream with delight. I need it. I have to get it. With it I have a chance.
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But it's right in the middle. It's perched at the top of one of the walls of the Cornucopia. Even if I outrun the now scantily clad Careers - who are careful to not carelessly throw their parkas and sweatshirts but rather hold them instead of being blown to bits - they will still be behind me ready for a fight.
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I'd have to A. get there first and B. fight my way out. And that's a risk I'm almost not willing to take.
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But I need it. And Finnick told me so. Finnick told me to get the trident if I could. I can't get food and water and maintain that unless I can fight my attackers in the long run after the Bloodbath.
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Get it and run.
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On your way back get the hunting knife and the backpack.
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I glance at the expressions of intensity of the faces of the Careers. Others are scared. I am not.
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I prep myself to run, puffy parka and all, hoping I don't pass out from overheating. Arno flashes a smile at me. It's dangerous.
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Oh Finnick I need your help.
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GO.