Disclaimer: I do not own The Hunger Games.
A/n: This is a series of oneshots. Each oneshot features, in order, a person from the character list on this site as well as a few i felt should be there (Boggs, Coin, Caesar, Cashmere, Gloss, and Marvel) each with a randomly picked prompt (or as random as i could manage without throwing actual darts at my poor old dictionary!). Updates will be one a day (hopefully) though when i go back to uni, this might change. Anyway, i hope you enjoy! As always, any criticism, just shout it out. Any advice on law, shout it out louder!
A oneshot of questionable quality...
10) Cinna – Equation
His hands work swiftly, eyes flickering back and forth from the dress to the sketch. The sketch portrays a girl in several different poses: standing, sitting, getting up and twirling. Everything about the dress is included. Much as he tries, he can't stop his gaze from constantly flickering to the final sketches – where the girl is no longer a bride but a bird. A mockingjay.
He forces his eyes back to his work. This may well be his greatest creation yet. It's certainly the one he's put the most effort into and that may explain why it could be his last creation too. He takes his emotions and puts them into his work. And this dress ... well, it's simple: President Snow and the Quarter Quell and hurting Katniss is equal to rebellion on Cinna's part. Maybe there are more complex aspects to it but when he lays these thoughts in his head, he puts them simply. Like equations. Complicated is for his work where it can really shine through. Otherwise, things just need to be seen plainly.
He finishes a set of stitching and sits back to admire it. Perfect. But there's still more to do. His eyes flicker again to the sketch. She will look beautiful in this dress. And as the mockingjay, there will not be a single person in the country who will not be tempted to follow her. If only for a second.
Katniss + Cinna's work = Capitol adoration = X
X + interview + unrest = rebellion.
Simple.
He can't deny that part of him is scared. Because everyone will know that Cinna engineered this and he will be in the Capitol. Unless District 13 can rescue him quickly, he will be killed.
He forces himself to begin the next set of stitching. Fear can go into this. Fear is an emotion everyone has when they think of President Snow. And defiance of death can be used because that is something all the rebels will need.
Dress + Snow = Cinna's death.
Placing it so simply makes it seem almost trivial. Another advantage to considering it in this way. And another emotion for the dress – how worthless the Capitol really is.
His eyes keep flicking back and forth as his hands move on. Filling the dress with more emotions and his mind with more equations.