tampered | LOG: ONGOING [The Ark]

LOG: ONGOING [The Ark]

When; Sept. 29, all day and night!
Rating; PG-13 at most?
Characters; OPEN
Summary; The biggest storm you've ever seen has just broken out across the City. Water everywhere. But don't worry, if you were at the construction site chances are you're on the boat so it's time to get cozy with your neighbors in your new home. Who's 'in charge' you wonder? Well [Bad username or site: tharheblows title= @ livejournal.com] is--as your arkmaster, captain, and host. He's steering that ship into safety for all of you and has only one thing to say to those who've chosen to stay behind in the City: SUCKAS
Log;

[ooc: Here is the log taking place on the ark for all participating characters! Feel free to log whatever you'd like while the ship is at sea weathering the storm. Label threads accordingly for open interaction, group interaction, what have you. And remember, the City is not being washed away (although the view from the ark would be unclear) and network devices will work the same as they always do. Further information on the ark curse can be found here. We hope you all have fun ♥

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[It's not easy, keeping tabs on six other people on a boat this big and this crowded; in the end, Finnick's opted to settle for watching three. Cinna and Haymitch, he trusts to take care of themselves. The same goes for Gale, mostly because Finnick has a feeling that Gale wouldn't accept help from him even if he tried. Katniss is a concern because Katniss is always a concern, whether the arena is a jungle in Panem or an ark on the ocean in another dimension, but she's more than proven that she can handle herself, too. More importantly, he knows she knows how to swim if she has to.

Which leaves Peeta and Rue to track down. And after a while of wandering the ship, Finnick finally spots him on deck and heads over. He's not carrying his trident with him--that's hidden away somewhere below decks at the moment--but he does have a knife secured inside his coat. Better to be prepared.]

Hey, there you are.

[Finnick's the first person from home that Peeta's seen on this boat, and it's a relief to know that he's there and safe, even though Peeta still hasn't found Katniss. Rue is a concern too, but honestly less of one: there's only one priority for Peeta in any situation of emergency]

Finnick. I'm glad to see a familiar face.

[Truth be told he was about to go out and start looking for the Mockingjay]

[He nods a little, watching Peeta closely. It's not hard to guess that his demeanor has something to do with his separation from Katniss. Bad enough when they were only separated by a hallway, safely back in the apartments; it must be a dozen times worse for him, being apart like this on a boat in the middle of a storm.]

Same here. Good to see you made it on okay. Can I sit down?

[Peeta nods]

I was about to go find Katniss. I've been trying all day.

[And so he takes a seat, tipping his head back to watch the horizon.]

She's around here somewhere. This place is packed, but I'm pretty sure everyone made it on.

[There is a definite sound of frustration]

She better not have stayed behind looking for me.

I'm surprised you didn't come on in a pair. Victors from District 12.

Then it's equally likely she'd end up with Haymitch.

Sober Victors from District 12, then?

[It's an attempt at making the situation a bit lighter, at least.]

Not that the pairs have to make a whole lot of sense, though. I came on with a doctor, myself.

[Peeta is shifting and he pauses]

So did I.

What did you have in common with a doctor?

We're both ridiculously handsome? [A shrug.] He was so busy loading patients on that he forgot to make a pair for himself, and it turned out we both like the beach. I guess no one's being too picky about what you have to have in common in order to get on.

[Just a stare]

I can't believe I lost sight of her.

...Do you want some help with looking?

[Peeta gets up and offers Finnick a hand]

I'd offer you something to eat but all I have in my apron is frosting.

[He takes it, easily pulling himself back to his feet.]

You mean that apron doesn't come with a neverending supply of bread in its pockets? I'm kind of disappointed, Peeta.

[Normally Peeta is totally willing to joke. Today is not a normal day]

We can find you something to eat once we find Katniss.

[The lack of humor does not go unnoticed, either.]

I'm fine. You'd know her better than I would, though, so what do you think? Do we start on deck or below?

Above. She hates being confined.

Sounds good to me. Above it is.

[ Katniss stands nearest to one of the windows--if it can be called that, which she guesses it can because what else would you call it? The shutter that covers it with an angle of space between it and the sill is getting rattled under the temperamental conditions but holding. She watches it, breathing in the fresh cold of the storm that so fast turns to a mugginess in the well-constructed confines of the ark. Rue is on board. Cinna. Haymitch she hasn't seen but gave up looking for after the first eight runs through what must have been the ship's entirety. It took her long enough. Her hair sticks in tangled straggles at the back of her neck and the rest loose but damp down her back. Gale is somewhere in here too.

She grips the square cut of wood hard enough that she is fortunate it's well sanded; there would surely be splinters otherwise, not that she hasn't had worse of course. Peeta surely made it on board. She saw him in the mess that was getting everyone on but couldn't locate him once the stupid thing had gone fully adrift. Finnick she did not spy but she somehow thinks he is too survivalist to not have fixed his way on.

Unless this is a trap.

This has only occurred to her now, but thinking on it makes her feel more and more inept by the second. Stupid. Stupid. Shouldn't she remember to think like this?

Months of City habitation might have softened her in ways she wasn't aware of until now, which is both disconcerting and somehow invasive.

Again she scowls before neutralizing her face and taking a deep breath, preparing to turn around, head back into the fray, and find Peeta. The last thing she needs is for him to mysteriously end up overboard. She doubts swimming lessons with Finnick have gone that well. ]

[Peeta is looking, knowing that Finnick is following and at this point is probably annoyed.

When he finally spots her, it's because he zeroes in on her scowl, and the relief lifts the burden of worry off his chest. Her face is almost funny as she turns, and he moves quickly enough, forgetting Finnick behind him]

Katniss!

[Though Finnick can't profess to be quite as ecstatic as Peeta is when he spots Katniss--but, by the same token, he's not in love with her, so it's only to be expected--he is relieved to catch sight of her. So when Peeta breaks away and hurries over, Finnick lets him go, following behind at a more relaxed pace. Might as well give the two of them a minute before he walks in on it and risks setting off Katniss's distrust with his presence.]

[ Her scowl, already thinned to a less telling line actually softens at the sound of Peeta's voice, not out of affection as far as she's concerned but certainly from relief. He has to be okay; this is a rule she made some time ago without meaning to, back in the arena when leaving alone seemed as bad as death, possibly worse. The release of a breath would be audible but for the storm outside raging on.

She meets him though, not quite halfway. Part of her wants to reach out to him, but as has become habit lately more than before, part of her now holds back too; the latter wins out, an awkward half-intent in the air between them. ]

I saw you, before...during the boarding.

[ Naturally she spots Finnick not far behind the blond and arches a brow. ]

But I didn't see him. You weren't both---?

[ They seem an unlikely pair, despite both being Victors, both being of Panem, both...

Okay not so unlikely. But still, even Katniss will admit Finnick is hard to miss. They can't have boarded together or she would have seen the District 4 Victor when she spotted Peeta before. ]

[She might not be into reaching out, but Peeta's not restraining himself. He moves towards her and puts his arms around her shoulders - it feels amazingly good, after all that, after all that worry, and then he lets go a moment later, knowing that she's probably not all that comfortable]

I tried to find you. I got lost in the shuffle but...I found someone to board with, not Finnick, he found me later.

Are you here alone? With Haymitch? Rue? Gale?

[And now at last Finnick makes his way over, maintaining a comfortable but friendly distance and offering Katniss a slight nod in greeting.]

Well, that's three of us, now. Hi, Katniss. Enjoying the ride?

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