voice.

[ex_striking429]

[ katniss is new, or at least, this version of katniss is new, but she's heard people saying that soon the alarms will sound for the "jump". she remembers the last "jump", the one that dumped her here, and she doesn't really want to relive it. ]

Why do we have to get back into those pods?

[ katniss is wary about questioning the way things are here, when she's still not sure this isn't just some kind of arena. but she also doesn't really know how to do one-on-one transmissions, or private lock something, and she's a little slower at texting than she'd really like, so a question she might normally just ask haymitch is addressed to the network as a whole. ]

Some people are still in them from the last time. What happens if even less people wake up?

[ overall, she's against it. ]

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[boogiewoogiebugleboy]

From what I hear, if we don't get in them again, we die.

[ex_striking429]

[ great. ]

Why?

[klutziness]

Then we'll all get a nice, long nap.

[ex_striking429]

How long?

voice.

[braverys]

I was told that we all wake up, eventually. Some people just sleep longer, though we don't know why.

[ A pause, then - ]

I was told that the pods are for our safety, otherwise we get hurt. That's why they put animals in them too.

voice.

[ex_striking429]

Do you believe everything you're told?

voice.

[uncurse]

During the jump I arrived on, somebody was outside of the pods while the ship jumped. Dead doesn't begin to cover what he looked like after the jump was over. Believe me, you want to be inside the pods when it happens.

voice.

[ex_striking429]

So it's a matter of life or death.

That doesn't really make me want it any more.

audio;

[suddenlycaptain]

[ She knows that voice. It takes her a moment to respond, gathering her thoughts -- it's hard to know what to do, in situations like this, whether she should say that she knows Katniss or not. ]

The human body can't stand the force of the jump. You'll be... "crushed" isn't the most accurate way to put it, but it's a good one. And I haven't seen anyone remain asleep in the pods for more than one jump.

That doesn't mean it won't happen, but so far, getting back in is the better option.

[ There's a pause, then- ]

Sometimes people disappear from them. They go home, or at least that's what most people think.

audio;

[ex_striking429]

[ it's useful information, and she appreciates the explanation, she does... but the last thing makes her roll her eyes. ]

I doubt it.

[ in the kind of under her breath tone that would make effie scold her for her poor manners. ]

[deagle]

Considering we can't even get a handle on the thermostat, I don't think anyone can answer that second question.

My guess is that we try to survive.

[ which, to chris, seems to be the theme of this place. ]

[ex_striking429]

I can do that.

[ boy can she ever. ]

There's no use trying to change the temperature. If they want us to be hot, we'll be hot.

text;

[puppydogeyes]

They'll wake up.
You'll wake up.
You get in a gravcouch or you die.

[With this attached, because Taylor gave up on doing this conversation with any attempt at softness months ago.]

voice

[ex_striking429]

Thank you.

[ for the dire-warning-free response, and the link; she appreciates the directness of it all. ]

Voice

[acapriciousthing]

The other option isn't pretty. Believe me.

[She knows what death by g-forces looks like. Not recommended.]

Voice

[ex_striking429]

So I'm hearing.

[ she's unable to summon up a strong reaction to the idea of a gory death, just a kind of weary lack of surprise. ]

[the_other_eight]

[Pepper presses her lips tight together.]

I don't think we have any choice.

[ex_striking429]

There's a choice. I don't know if there's really a third option beyond do it or die.

video;

[allfatherissues]

[Loki's response to this post is brought on by idle curiosity, and little more.]

I suppose at this point you've already been warned against not entering a pod when the ship is preparing for a jump. So the question that remains is whether or not you plan on heeding this advice?

video;

[ex_striking429]

They have a recording of someone dying.

[ that seals the deal for her; she prefers to live. ]

At least the people in the tubes survived.

[untamedantinous]

They do say you will die, should you not enter them. I have not seen the results, but I gather it is somewhat unpleasant.

[ex_striking429]

[ a little dryly: ]

I'm getting that.

text, auggielocked;

[altercate]

You get in or you die.

voice, auggielocked;

[ex_striking429]

That's it? No-one's tried to find out how these things work, or if there's another way?

audio;

[tumbleweeds]

No one's said the third option.

If you can change your shape, into an insect -- then you can stay out. But the amount of time you sit out will depend on the mood of the ship.

[ She takes a deep breath, tries not to let her voice waver. ]

I wouldn't do it again. Not unless I didn't have any other choice.

audio;

[ex_striking429]

[ for a moment, katniss is hopeful, because she'd been hoping for a third option. but that was not it. and she's... unimpressed by it, to say the least. ]

If you can change your shape into an insect.

[ is that like, a metaphor? ]

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[endureandsurvive]

paste happens :,(

but i wouldnt worry about not waking up 4 long smiley just wants 2 fuck w/ppl and he cant do that if were all asleep

voice, encrypted 50%;

[ex_striking429]

Smiley?

[ also she's not illiterate but typing takes her a while, so voice it is. ]

[killarevolution]

Look at you. Making friends, already. [sneer.]

[ex_striking429]

You didn't tell me to make friends.

[ like that's the only reason to do it. like she would even if he did. ]

[a1]

I'm getting that it's a do-or-die-painfully situation. But, I also know if something changes it has mean something.

[ whether it means less people waking up, she's not sure. she's still working on the whole pattern thing. ]

[ex_striking429]

It means they don't want people getting complacent.

( voice. )

[overthought]

These are all very good questions. [she just wishes that she could answer those questions. it poses an interesting ... position that they're all in. where do the people go when they don't wake up?]

I wish I had an answer for you.

( voice. )

[ex_striking429]

I wish you did too. I wish someone did — everyone's been here longer than me but no-one knows anything.

[ which should be good! advantage: katniss. but it makes things hard, and she's kind of frustrated on their behalf. ]