forum The Elemental Games (Stalkers welcome)

Started December 14, 2018 by @PrettyLittlePyro

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Killian plopped into the dorm and sighed, this was bit what he pictured his life to be.

Era-Lee nervously paced back in forth in her room, pulling at the edge of her shirt the way she always did when she was nervous. She was going to meet the other tributes today, and she was terrified. What if they didn't like her? What if she totally embarrassed herself in front of them? What if she was the youngest there, and everyone treated her like she was a child?

Piro opened the door to his 'dorm' quietly. Hopefully his partner wouldn't be there - but she was. The girl from before. Also, the wall appeared to be iced over.
Diren gritted his teeth and twisted the handle to the Earth dorm. You will do this. He strolled through the doorway and glanced around. Another tribute - Yeah, his partner - was pacing. He tried a smile. "Hey."

Ara looked up at the sound of a door opening. Her teammate walked in. It was the boy from earlier, the one who had seen the murder. She stood up. "Hey."

Era-Lee looked up and saw that a guy was standing there, looking at her. "H-hi," she stuttered. Inwardly, she cringed. She was already failing it.

Peipe shuffled around anxiously. She was definitely the youngest, and she would probably die. But mentally coming to terms with her imminent death was terrifying for her. "I'm going to die. I'm going to die… I don't want to die," she whined to herself, worriedly walking around and trying to give herself something to do. "I don't want to die. I don't want to die… but I'm going to. I'm going to die. I'm going to die…"

Caya's eyes took in the training center. Since she had "ins", as she called them, in the government, she got to see the training room early as long as she didn't tell anyone. Her fingers ran over the knives. She longed to pick one up and throw it. To have the ability to kill with the flick of her wrist. It was the very thing that drove her. But she was only allowed to see the training room, not allowed to train yet.

Brix waited for Caya in their room. He was so bored, and he assumed she wasn't coming for a while. So he went into his room and opened his closet to change into something less flamboyant than what his stylist had made him wear for the Ceremony. Eventually, he put on a simple white top and black pants, then went back into the dining room to wait for Caya. A sleek woman walked in and stood across from where he sat, her arms crossed over her narrow chest and her sharp, silver eyes examining him. He grinned. "So… are you Teala?"
"I am," she replied quickly. "Brix, I assume?"
"Yup. Caya's… off somewhere being Caya."
"I am aware. I know where she is. However, since she is not currently here, I will be speaking to you, is that clear?"

"Good, thanks." Piro stared for a second, then sat down on the table.
Diren held out his hand, tilting his head. "I'm Diren."

Ara grinned at the boy and sat down as well. "Why did you enter?" Then she laughed. "I'm Ara, by the way. Or Frostbite. Call me whatever."

Era-Lee almost smiled in relief when the boy didn't laugh at her. He shook his hand, slightly more confident now. "Era-Lee."

Killian sighed and grabbed Peipes arm "you aren't going to die, not on my watch." He grumbled

Peipe jumped at the sudden gesture and winced. "I don't want you to die trying to protect me, Killian," she said quietly. "If it comes down to you or me dying from someone, don't die for me."

"Sure," Brix said, sitting up and being much more serious.
"Sorry I'm late," Caya said, walking into the room and looking between the two of them. "What are you doing here Teala?" she asked sharply.
"Giving you life-saving advice," the woman snarled. "So I suggest that you take it."
Brix stood quickly. "Woah, hold on. Calm down, both of you."
Caya glanced over at him and sighed. "Fine." She walked over beside him and they both sat again. Brix gave her a brief, meaningful glance.
"Well, now that we're all here," Teala muttered. "As I was going to say, you two are a powerful pair. There is really only one other threat that is posed to you that I know about. Brooklyn was telling me about the female from Water. They call her Frostbite, and she's a very powerful opponent. You need to kill her as soon as you can, because the longer she's left alone, the more dangerous she becomes."
"Great," Caya mumbled. She'd heard of the girl, and she was pretty sure they'd met before.
"So? She doesn't sound like anything we can't handle," Brix pointed out, trying to get Caya to lighten up. In fact, he did the exact opposite.
Caya slammed her palm on the table. "If you think like that, you might as well be dead already. We go in underestimating no one."
Brix looked her up and down. "Even each other?"
Caya deadpanned and stormed off to her room.
Brix glanced over at Teala. "Was it something I said?"

Ara stood up and paced around. All this waiting was grating at her nerves. She wanted action. "When can we go meet the others?" She whined. She paced back and forth and then sighed. She summoned an ice dagger and threw it at the wall. It lodged in it, and she melted it, so there was a gaping hole in the wall. She flopped onto the couch again and groaned. "I need to kill someone right now…"
(Should there be alliances with other districts or not?)

(I think that would be cool)

Killian smiled (are they dating?), "peipe, nothing will happen to us. Neither of us will be dying anytime soon."

(I feel Air and Water are enemies. Also, I was kinda thinking it was more "big brother-little sister" relationship with Peipe and Killian, but they can be dating if you want, Stark.)

She looked up at him with her wide eyes. "Do you really promise that?"

(Sure, I can do that. I was just confused as to their relationship)

Killian looked at her and crossed his fingers in his pocket before smiling at her "I do."

(Okay, sorry!)

Peipe smiled and threw her arms around him in a hug. "I trust you, Killian," she said quietly.

"I trust me too." He said under his breath

Peipe looked up at him with wide eyes. "What?"

(Okay.)

Ara followed a woman to the training room. There were people there already. She was pretty sure that she recognized the Air girl, but she wasn't sure.

Caya kept her chin lifted and surveyed the other trainees. When the girl from the Water District walked in, she narrowed her eyes and subtly elbowed Brix.
"What?" he muttered.
"Watch her," Caya replied under her breath, giving no physical show of talking or looking at the girl.

Peipe's eyes darted around nervously. I'm going to die… one of these people is going to kill me. She trembled slightly with fear and anxiety.

Era-Lee nervously walked over to a corner and sat down, trying to make herself invisible.

Ara spotted the Air girl again, and examined her closely. After a moment, she grinned. "Hey, Your Highness!" She called.