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@Dartist @Islet @pinglist-14040 It's raining. A completely miserable day. Everyone's stuck under shelter waiting for it to clear up, even a little. The Gamemakers honestly did not expect the remaining tributes, who have been through so much already, to be so fearful of a little rain. Instead of being patient, they want results, here and now. So they trigger a mechanism inside each tribute's tracker, unleashing an irritant into their blood streams. Every single tribute is suddenly overcome with the most agonising, insanity enducing, stinging itch imaginable. Once they have everyone writhing on the floor, they turn it down a little so they'll have enough sanity to here their booming announcement over the loud speakers, "All remaining Tributes are invited to meet at the Cornucopia if they would like some relief." Itchy and sodden, they begrudgingly march to the Cornucopia. [b]Hunger[/b] and [b]Chrysochus[/b] are practically clawing their scales off when their old podiums enter their sights. [b]Petra[/b] and [b]Clay[/b] arrive around the same too, and a tension pr!cks the air as none of them are sure if the Gamemakers want them to fight or not. [b]Laurel[/b] is the last to arrive a few minutes later, but none of them catch a break from their trackers. [b]Laurel[/b] climbs on top of the Cornucopia and yells at the rain clouds, demanding the Gamemakers do something since they're here now. The Gamemakers correct him over the speaker, there's still one tribute unaccounted for, and they [i]all[/i] have to be present. [b]Ichor[/b] is taking the irritants like a champ and remains in her own shelter. She knows how this forced drama is going to end, and she wants no part of it. [b]Laurel[/b]'s pretty furious about this, and tells the Gamemakers to smite her or something, given that they're basically Gods. But the Gamemakers have a better idea, they instead command the tributes at the Cornucopia to hunt down [b]Ichor[/b], and [i]then[/i] they'll dispel the irritants. Of course, [b]Ichor[/b] hears this announcement. Her heart drops and she scrambles to her feet, panicking and trying to rapidly think of a plan. The other tributes moan and groan at how unnecessary this all is, but they hop to it regardless. [b]Laurel[/b] takes up the lead as he actually knows were [b]Ichor[/b] is, followed closely by [b]Hunger[/b] and [b]Petra[/b], while [b]Clay[/b] trails behind, furiously scratching at his tracker, and [b]Chrysochus[/b] brings up the rear so that they don't lose [b]Clay[/b] and have to search for him too. They arrive at [b]Ichor[/b]'s campsite. [b]Laurel[/b] marches into her shelter to strangle her, regretting that he spared her life the previous night. He finds that no one is home. This causes him to fly into a rage and tear down her whole shelter while screaming. [b]Petra[/b] restrains him and [b]Chrysochus[/b] grabs his face so he can look into his eyes. He speaks softly to calm him down, causing [b]Laurel[/b] to break down over how damn itchy he is. [b]Chrysochus[/b] gently reminds him that he's itchy too, They're all itchy, and they're all going to find [b]Ichor[/b], and they'll all find relief. [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/IFAXuoa.jpeg[/img][/center]

i'm getting so invested in this drama i can totally see everything laurel has done in this game being canon

@Storia

I'm glad you like it, I often dread writing things that completely goes against a dragon's character.

@SockPuppet010 i loved all the writing you did! laurel is more of a blank state atm with only rough outline so you are helping me immensely by showing little details i haven't added lol. you are doing a great job [emoji=obelisk love size=1]

TFW literally the entire rest of the dragons are trying to hunt down yours

WHAT is this alliance omg

OH THE DRAMA /popcorn.gif

@Dartist @Islet @pinglist-14040 The rain clouds persist and the is sky getting darker. [b]Petra[/b] spots [b]Ichor[/b]'s tracks in the mud and they follow them with her in the lead and [b]Laurel[/b] close behind. The tracks lead them through the forest, around some rocks, through a thicket, and down to the river, which is now bursting it's banks. This is where the trail goes cold as the tracks get swallowed by the water without any evidence of reentry onto land. [b]Petra[/b]'s stumped here, and passes the torch onto the others. [b]Laurel[/b] wants to jump into the river, but [b]Chrysochus[/b] suggests they look extra closely for any disturbed sediment or plants where [b]Ichor[/b] could be hiding. [b]Hunger[/b] calls him stupid, citing that there is absolutely nothing that hints that [b]Ichor[/b] is still around. Instead, they need to head downstream. [b]Clay[/b] suggests there's no recovering her. A fight breaks out. With no one to tell him not to, [b]Laurel[/b] jumps into the river. The others notice him thrashing around as he gets swept away by the muddy torrents and chase him downstream. They do not know how far the Gamemaker's will move the goal posts if they lose him. His head begins to dip under the waves and the other tributes tear up the river banks trying to keep pace. they're all too focused on [b]Laurel[/b] to see where they're going, when [b]Clay[/b] trips over [b]Ichor[/b] hiding in some reeds. At least they've found her. She's hurt by the collision and limps to her feet, fleeing up the slope into the forest. [b]Clay, Petra[/b] and [b]Hunger[/b] want to sink their claws into [b]Ichor[/b], while [b]Chrysochus[/b] can see the unfairness in the Gamemakers forcing absolutely everyone else to gang up on her for merely trying to do exactly what she was supposed to; survive. He butts through the mob chasing her and runs with [b]Ichor[/b] to help her escape. As for [b]Laurel[/b], luckily he's able to catch himself on a large fallen tree, but he gets left behind. The Gamemakers turn off the irritant dispensers and announce that the tributes have completed their task and are free to go. [b]Laurel[/b] hauls himself onto stable ground and feels ripped off. What was even the point of all this? Meanwhile, [b]Chrysochus[/b] has helped [b]Ichor[/b] hide in a cave from the others. [b]Hunger[/b] finds them and he pleads with her not to hurt [b]Ichor[/b] or tell the others, since he firmly believes the Gamemakers forcefully pitting [b]Ichor[/b] at a disadvantage against five blood-thirsty dragons defeats the core value of the Hunger Games, and [b]Ichor[/b] deserves better. [b]Hunger[/b] looks at him funny, as she know that the core values of the games are control, division and fearmongering, but she just rolls with it because it really doesn't matter at this stage. Later, [b]Clay[/b] manages to find them too. Finally, he gets to use his scimitar. [b]Ichor[/b] was sitting at the mouth of the cave to have a moment to herself, when [b]Clay[/b] charges in. He strikes at her, not noticing [b]Hunger[/b] and [b]Chrysochus[/b] deeper in the cave. [b]Ichor[/b] yelps in shock and [b]Hunger[/b] comes running to her defense. She punches [b]Clay[/b] to the ground, causing him to snap his neck on some jagged rocks. However, he's still alive and paralyzed. [b]Hunger[/b] pities him while she picks up his scimitar and puts him out of his misery. [b]Hunger[/b] and [b]Ichor[/b] head to the back of the cave where they huddle for warmth with [b]Chrysochus[/b]. Elsewhere, [b]Petra[/b] has built a new camp for herself impressively quickly. She has even lit a fire despite everything being soaked through by the rain. [b]Laurel[/b] is left all alone. He coldly trudges through the forest to find shelter, and he spots the light of [b]Petra[/b]'s fire in the distance. He considers approaching and asking for shelter, but he assumes that everyone is back to wanting everyone else dead now that their temporary team up has come to an end. [b]Laurel[/b] trudges on. [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/RlVxqdV.jpeg[/img][/center]

*fervently eats popcorn* this is exciting.

@Dartist @Islet @pinglist-14040 The sun rises on the next day. The rain has stopped, but the clouds are still hanging around. [b]Hunger, Ichor[/b] and [b]Chrysochus[/b] decide to continue their alliance as long at they can. [b]Ichor[/b] suggest they return to her old camp where she abandoned her tools and shelter, and the others agree to do so. They pass [b]Petra[/b]'s came on the way, and a decision is made. Since the Games are getting tight, it's best that [b]Petra[/b] is dealt with as soon as possible. [b]Hunger[/b] is designated to do it, so she takes the scimitar, enters [b]Petra[/b]'s shelter and slices her throat while she sleeps. [b]Petra[/b] wakes up in shock, just in time to watch the blood pour from her neck with [b]Hunger[/b] standing over her. She tries to scream, but can only manage a small gurgle. Later, they make it to [b]Ichor[/b]'s old camp and rebuild her shelter, this time with enough room to fit all of them. [b]Ichor[/b] digs her trident out of a pile of leaves and going back to fishing. With not much else around to do, [b]Chrysochus[/b] climbs a tree to see where they are. He spots a column of smoke rising not too far away. He makes sure to tell [b]Hunger[/b] and [b]Ichor[/b], but none of them go to investigate. The smoke is coming from [b]Laurel[/b]'s fire. He had scrapped together just enough dry wood to start it, and now he is crafting spears. [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/cZZMjvU.jpeg[/img][/center]