15th Throw - [ written ]

[shenevermisses]

[It's a question that's been on Clove's mind.

Okay, she's had a lot of questions lately. Valentine's Day and that whole week... It wasn't unkind, but it made her think too much. There were too many uncertainies. The ones with Cato... She didn't feel like thinking about.

But Katniss. She can talk about some of that.]

What do you all do for a living, where you're from? Or what were you going to do? Does everyone in your area do it?

In Panem... your district says a lot about what your job will be. Not always, but probably. Like me... If I hadn't gone to the Games? I'd probably have been the foreman in a factory. Or an overseer of a quarry.

And what you do... When did you learn to do it? And from who?

Comments

[abjurer]

Magic research. I like improving my skills. And I find rare items for people occasionally.

[shenevermisses]

[To a girl trained to fight, research and finding things sounds pretty dull.

Still.]

Good that you like it.

[abjurer]

It is, yeah. Keeps me from getting bored. A bored mage is something that no-one wants.

[shenevermisses]

I don't really think a bored anyone is good.

[Not that she really knows what a mage is. Way she sees it, it doesn't really change facts.]

[abjurer]

True, but bored humans don't usually lead to explosions and demon summonings.

[shenevermisses]

[She's heard of demons, but those are out of her knowledge. She can't comment there.]

People are capable of explosions.

[The stockpile of food. The landmines made by the Capitol. Even bored idiots she's heard of playing with sparks near flammable material from the mines.]

[abjurer]

True, but humans normally require a few more factors than skill and intention. Like something actually explosive.

[shenevermisses]

Something explosive isn't really hard to come by. Not where I'm from, at least.

[abjurer]

Ah well, that does help.

Not that I'm particularly in the habit of blowing things up. My talents lie elsewhere.