Vail Room 221, Saturday Evening
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wesleynotponcyWesley was on the phone with his father when he received an offer.
"Field experience? What do you mean by that? Outside of school, you mean?"
A pause.
"And then the Council might consider having me back?"
As if anything else could motivate him.
He switched the phone to his other ear, scrambling for time. It was an offer he'd have jumped at months ago, when getting back to the Council was all he could think about, but now he had to give it pause.
Still, though...
"I'll do it," he said firmly after a pause. "Where would you like me to start? ...Los Angeles?" He wrinkled his nose, but reluctantly said, "Fine."
With that, he started putting his stuff together. Most of his things were back at Fandom, but he could always have them shipped to wherever he'd be staying, he supposed. In the meantime, he packed his bags full of his things, then sat down on the bed, head in his hands, and thought about the people he'd have to say goodbye to.
[door's open and wes'd be happy to say some awkward goodbyes to people if you wanna send them over, but this is it for him this term, unfortunately. it's been so much fun being in fandom these past few months and the time i've spent here has really meant a lot to me. hopefully wes'll be able to come back the next app period. in the meantime, thank all of you guys who've helped make this experience so amazing.]
"Field experience? What do you mean by that? Outside of school, you mean?"
A pause.
"And then the Council might consider having me back?"
As if anything else could motivate him.
He switched the phone to his other ear, scrambling for time. It was an offer he'd have jumped at months ago, when getting back to the Council was all he could think about, but now he had to give it pause.
Still, though...
"I'll do it," he said firmly after a pause. "Where would you like me to start? ...Los Angeles?" He wrinkled his nose, but reluctantly said, "Fine."
With that, he started putting his stuff together. Most of his things were back at Fandom, but he could always have them shipped to wherever he'd be staying, he supposed. In the meantime, he packed his bags full of his things, then sat down on the bed, head in his hands, and thought about the people he'd have to say goodbye to.
[door's open and wes'd be happy to say some awkward goodbyes to people if you wanna send them over, but this is it for him this term, unfortunately. it's been so much fun being in fandom these past few months and the time i've spent here has really meant a lot to me. hopefully wes'll be able to come back the next app period. in the meantime, thank all of you guys who've helped make this experience so amazing.]
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Date: 2010-10-16 06:49 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-10-16 07:07 pm (UTC)"My father wants me to leave school," he said dully. "Rather an inopportunte time to leave, in my opinion, but I suppose it can't be helped."
Or something.
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Date: 2010-10-16 11:55 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-10-16 11:58 pm (UTC)And hey, it wasn't like he was going to be a social butterfly at Homecoming, even though he'd been kind of looking forward to it a little bit.
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Date: 2010-10-17 12:16 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-10-17 12:26 am (UTC)Pompous Wes was pompous.
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Date: 2010-10-17 12:35 am (UTC)Then, after she'd weighed what she was going to say: "Don't ... you know. Get yourself killed. Or anything."
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Date: 2010-10-17 12:43 am (UTC)"Thank you," he said sincerely to that last bit. "I'll do my best. And... the same to you."
Though he'd always kind of had a theory that cheerleaders would survive the apocalypse, so he wasn't too worried.
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Date: 2010-10-17 12:56 am (UTC)"Thanks," she said, with a tiny smile. "I know you'll be an awesome rogue demon hunter guy." Or at least, she was willing to say it.
"So is this a hug thing, or is touching weird?"
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Date: 2010-10-17 12:59 am (UTC)"Thank you," he said, smiling. "And you'll be - you'll be fine in your singing club," he added in kind. "We can hug, if you'd like."
Weird, yes, but manageable.
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Date: 2010-10-17 01:34 am (UTC)"I know I'll be okay," she said, reaching out. "As long as nobody locks me on the roof."
... her nice moments were sometimes fleeting.
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Date: 2010-10-17 01:52 am (UTC)Not to mention that he was about to head out to LA, where he'd be with the queen bitch of being nice sometimes."That roof incident was entirely your fault!" he laughed. "You came out after me, if you recall."
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Date: 2010-10-17 02:30 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-10-17 02:33 am (UTC)Mishaps that would be entirely her fault.
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Date: 2010-10-17 02:58 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-10-17 03:00 am (UTC)Which kind of blew his mind in and of itself because he'd kind of always thought Quinn couldn't stand him.
"Have - have a good rest of term, then."
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Date: 2010-10-17 03:14 am (UTC)"And have a good time in L.A.," Quinn answered. "Tan. Stalk celebrities. Do fun stuff, too."
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Date: 2010-10-16 06:59 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-10-16 07:15 pm (UTC)"I... my father called," he said quietly. "He wants me to go to Los Angeles and... get some field experience."
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Date: 2010-10-16 07:21 pm (UTC)It was a futile effort, she knew, but she had to try.
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Date: 2010-10-16 07:37 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-10-16 07:50 pm (UTC)On the other, she made friends so unwillingly that to see one leave hurt her more deeply than she'd let on. And Wesley was special -- she, perhaps, hadn't been willing to admit how much he actually meant due how...tangled her situation was, but at the moment, the way her stomach had dropped to her ankles and how numb she suddenly felt made that internal confrontation a touch unavoidable.
"But you'll come back?" It was all she could hope for, and she didn't like how vulnerable the request sounded.
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Date: 2010-10-16 08:25 pm (UTC)He so wasn't as sure about leaving as he'd been before Katniss came in. Now he just felt conflicted, and more attached to Fandom than he'd ever expected to be. And, you know. Katniss.
"I'll write letters," he added, his voice trembling a little.
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Date: 2010-10-16 08:36 pm (UTC)She looked down at her hands, trying to think of what to say. "At home, before they send tributes into the arena, and before they do the Reaping, the official thing to say is 'May the odds be ever in your favor.' I've never actually wanted to say it to someone sincerely before."
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Date: 2010-10-16 08:48 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-10-16 09:08 pm (UTC)Katniss was not, and never would be, a touching sort of person. She had always been awkward when Peeta took her hand, or when she had to curl up on him during interviews with Caesar. Even a hug from Prim usually earned her a careful pat on the back from her older sister.
But during those rare moments when she really was drawn to act and touch someone, simply because she wanted to, Katniss tried to listen to her impulses. Without cameras watching, she had begun to loosen her actions a little. This, however, would be considered treason if she was ever caught.
And right then, she didn't care.
And so, without much preamble, or forethought, or thought at all, Katniss stepped forward and reached up to draw on Wesley's collar a bit, and pull his face down closer to hers so she could kiss him.
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Date: 2010-10-16 11:44 pm (UTC)And this was nothing like when he kissed Cordelia anyway, because his hands didn't fly all over the place, they just settled on Katniss' waist, and he left his glasses where they were, thank you very much, and all in all he would call it a success.
Not to mention that this was the most amazing girl ever, kissing him, and yeah, he was going to come back next term for sure. And possibly send her a card. Would that be too presumptuous? It's just that he didn't know how to handle these matters, having only had the one kiss before, and that was not a situation that called for nice notes afterward whatsoever.
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Date: 2010-10-18 12:17 am (UTC)But she wasn't thinking about that now. She pushed that all away, clearing her throat. "Well. Come back, please," she said, softly, smiling a little. "I think I've made my feelings on the subject known."
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Date: 2010-10-18 12:35 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-10-18 01:16 am (UTC)