23rd Throw - [ voice ]

[shenevermisses]

[After two days of the girl not showing up for lessons and not giving her any warning, Clove went looking. A brief discussion with Twelve, and, well, that was enough.

Of the things left behind, she'd claimed the stiletto she'd helped Rue pick out.

Maybe, in the long run, it was better this way. She'd never had to really use it. She'd never had to put the training Clove had tried to give her to use.

Later in the afternoon, Clove addresses the journal.]

Looks like the Little Bird has gone back to the nest. [A nickname for everyone. Something to make them less than human in the Arena.] The kid, Rue, she's not here with us anymore.

["She went home" would be a lie. For Rue, for her, for Cato... There's no home to go to. There's only death.]

This place really has its moods, doesn't it? Sometimes just sends a lot of 'em away at once.

Comments

[voice]

[girlverine]

[Well. Laura wasn't expecting that...]

...I see.

Thank you for telling us.

[withoutdoubt]

[Oh... this is actually sad news for Jude.]

I don't suppose there's more than one person by the name "Rue" here, is there?

Video

[the_dead_pool2]

[That actually was a little sad]

Huh, shitty deal.

[He's a poet truly]

voice

[axed]

At least in the arena we got the cannon fire and the faces in the sky, right?

[dangerouswind]

It does that. Sorry to hear it.

[Voice]

[savedtheworld]

I'm sad to hear that. But... Hopefully she'll find happiness back at her home.

[voice]

[stillplaying]

[They had talked earlier, Katniss informing Clove that the little girl had gone missing. Presumed to return home, just like Peeta and Effie. And Richard. Or to nothingness, in Rue's case. Because what was there really after dying in the arena?

Nothing. Absolutely nothing.

She had failed in protecting Rue. Hadn't even had much of a chance to rekindle things with Peeta. Lost the first father like figure she had truly had in her life since age eleven. Even Effie's loss hurt, a reminder of all those who had come and gone as she forever remained stuck here in Luceti. It had hurt too much to announce to the network that Rue, too, was no gone.

So when she sees this, there's a slight look of relief that crosses her face. And gratitude. She hadn't expect Clove to say anything. And that Rue's absence is noted...]

Thank you.

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

Oh... thank you for letting us know.

You're right, sometimes we go a long time without many people going home, and then sometimes it seems like everyone gets sent home at once. I've been here for more than five years and I'm still not really sure why that happens.