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Ichor’s just been fishing this whole time LOL, great set up though. I wouldn’t be surprised if they won, seeing as they have food, water, and a whole trident.

Poor Laurel though, genuinely going insane all on his own after Glacier died

@Dartist @Islet @pinglist-14040 The sun sets on another day and stars fill the sky once more. [b]Clay[/b] takes a minute to look up at them in awe. A small glimpse of beauty while he's locked in a death match. After having lost [b]Murasaki[/b], [b]Blizzard[/b] elects to stalk through the forest with a mean look on her face. A twig snaps, alerting her to [b]Petra[/b]'s presence, neither of them have the energy to fight, so they decide to truce for the night. [b]Hunger[/b] and [b]Chrysochus[/b] have built a camp and obtained a decent stockpile of food. They're about to begin sleeping in shifts, when they hear an agonising scream echo amongst the trees. [b]Chrysochus[/b] stays behind while [b]Hunger[/b] goes to investigate. She finds [b]Hiraeth[/b], rolling in the leaves, grappling with the pressure and stress of having to fend for himself with the threat of death looming over his head at all times. He sees [b]Hunger[/b], crawls up to her, grabs her by the arms and begs her to put him out of his misery. This just makes her really uncomfortable, so [b]Hunger[/b] refuses. She shakes him off and leaves, unable to take the sight of him any longer. She returns to [b]Chrysochus[/b], who gets up to greet her and learn what it was, leaving the supplies unattended in the process. this split moment of inattentiveness allows [b]Laurel[/b] to come and smash up all their food with a big rock before making a getaway. [b]Hunger[/b] and [b]Chrysochus[/b] both witness this, they yell and chase after him, demanding him to stop, but it's too late. As quickly as he appeared, [b]Laurel[/b] was gone. They drop to their knees in despair and mourn the loss of their hard-gathered food. Meanwhile, [b]Murasaki[/b] is all alone, but at least she successfully builds a campfire. [b]Ichor[/b] proudly sits next to the pile of fish she'd caught through the day and notices her leg is bleeding. Fortunately for her, one of the fish she had caught has antibacterial properties, so she harvests it's oil and uses that to disinfect her wound. [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/TCE219n.jpeg[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/bnhEI9b.jpeg[/img][/center]

Hiraeth has lost his mind or something [emoji=skull size=1]

@Dartist @Islet @pinglist-14040 All the remaining tributes are rudely awoken by a booming announcement that the Cornucopia has been restocked and everyone is invited for a Feast! At this point everyone knows that it's just a ruse to get more deaths, so one wants to go. Except for [b]Murasaki[/b] and [b]Clay[/b]. [b]Murasaki[/b] expects there to be most of the remaining tributes at this Feast, so she spends an hour preparing wooden spears before heading off. But no more than eight minutes into her forty-five minute walk to the Cornucopia, she falls into a concealed pit and dies. [b]Clay[/b] spent a lot longer preparing than [b]Murasaki[/b], most of his energy put into calculating how many other tributes are likely to show up. He knows that everyone knows the Feast will be a bloodbath, so they won't go, except it's very likely that the others will expect no one to go, so they'll go to take everything for themselves. But then again, maybe everyone else also thinks that, so they know that everyone will actually go, so they won't go. This is giving [b]Clay[/b] a headache. He gathers his tools, and begins the trek. He arrives at the Cornucopia and finds it completely silent. Perhaps he was right, no ones is coming. But just to be safe, he rushes in, collects the memoirs from his District and family, shoves as much food into a bag and gets away from the Cornucopia as quickly as possible. But before he leaves, [b]Clay[/b]'s eye is caught on an ornately engraved scimitar. Having no weapons of his own this late into the Games is a death sentence, so he takes the blade with him. Meanwhile, [b]Petra[/b] is sleeping in and [b]Blizzard[/b] notifies her that she's leaving now. [b]Petra[/b] gives the go-ahead, and [b]Blizzard[/b] sets off. She considers going to the Feast later in the afternoon to pickup the leftovers. So lost in thought, she doesn't notice how the ground ahead looks... uncanny... somehow. She walks straight into it, learning too late that it was actually a thick mat of forest detritus floating on a very still lake. She falls through the ground and into the water. A layer of branches, leaves, roots, dirt and other debris keeps her from resurfacing, so [b]Blizzard[/b] drowns. [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/sSkPXDt.jpeg[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/AgJDsdo.jpeg[/img][/center]

It's rather ironic that Blizzard falls into a frozen lake. RIP Blizzard and Murasaki. I'm glad that Clay was able to gather some supplies, though!

noo Blizzard

it is ironic. huh.

RIP to Blizzard and Murasaki!

@Dartist @Islet @pinglist-14040 Excited to try out his now scimitar, [b]Clay[/b] goes hunting for other tributes. He doesn't find anyone. [b]Hunger[/b] and [b]Chrysochus[/b] get to discussing their tactics for winning the Games. [b]Chrysochus[/b] laments that he is too clumsy and unskilled to win, and is shocked that he's even made it this far. [b]Hunger[/b] comforts him and offers to teach him a few tricks. He brightens up and happily agrees. [b]Hunger[/b] even conducts a few practical lessons, using herself as a test dummy to see how well [b]Chrysochus[/b] can hide from and stalk another dragon. [b]Chrysochus[/b] genuinely improves his skills and comes out of the lesson feeling much more confident in his chances. He just dreads having to confront [b]Hunger[/b] as competition if they both make it to the finals tributes. [b]Petra[/b] awakens, still tired and with a sore back. She misses having an actual bed. [b]Laurel[/b] wanders around, trying to get his bearings, when a heavenly chiming can be hear from above. A gift from a sponsor floats down to his feet, and he excitedly opens it. The canister consists of various medicines, which he gladly stockpiles. [b]Ichor[/b] notices that fat, grey storm clouds have formed over the mountains far upstream and the river water is rising. This could only mean that a flood was immanent, so she packs up her camp and heads for higher ground. Without [b]Ichor[/b] patrolling the banks, [b]Hiraeth[/b] was able to follow the river without being harassed. He was feeling much better after his episode last night, and had a renewed sense of hope that was only strengthen when he stumbled across the bomb kit that [b]Bolcando[/b] had left behind the day before last. It still contained enough materials for another pipe bomb and the instructions were still inside. He eagerly follows the steps and builds a bomb for himself, but does something wrong by accident and blows himself up. [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/oMPgNY2.jpeg[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/5XHVhIE.jpeg[/img]

honestly ichor has been doing so well

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