Thread: The Tribute From District  1 (Snake Plissken & Touch Of Temperament)

Zoe was still feeling annoyed with herself to have challenged the Careers like that. Her plan and strategy had been steer clear of everyone as much as she could. A pack of Career tributes hunting her would make it a lot harder. The confrontation between Ryan and the girl Careers confused her, a frown falling over her face. What was he doing? He flatout threatened them, very successfully too, but partly on her behalf. The frown deepened as she tried to figure out his angle. Why? For her strategy, it was exactly what she didn't need. He nodded towards as he walked passed and she gripped the little piece of paper tightly. There was no way she could read it right now without anybody else noticing. So she waited for all the tributes to have left for the training area again. Slowly she opened the note. It was good she was alone right now, the shock registering on her face as her mouth fell open. He wanted her as an ally? After he'd blown off the other Careers, after his interview. She couldn't trust this at all and choosing him as an ally might prove very dangerous to her. Whatever he was planning, he'd just pulled her in. Zoe crumpled up the piece of paper, but pushed it into a pocket of her pants anyway. It was hard to admit to herself that she was curious. Also more rationally she knew she had to be careful with this. After a deep breath, she also returned to the training area, calm and collected. Her guard was up even more than it had been. For the rest of the afternoon she quickly alternated between stations to keep herself occupied. Oh she longed for that beautiful bow, one thing she liked about archery was how it stilled and focused the mind. All that mattered was the target. She'd get her chance though, later as they would have to show their skill to the gamemakers. All the tributes were taken to a hallway with a door at both ends, where they each waited for their turn. One door would lead to the area where the Gamemakers awaited. The other to the way out. Most people were sitting, but she lingered at the last door. There she feigned restlessness, moving around, but staying near the door. As Ryan emerged from his time with the Gamekeepers, he needed to pass her. Grabbing his hand roughly as he went by, her eyes were trained on his face. She nodded once and then let go, a note of hers pressed into his hand. This note told him to come to the roof that night. It had been the only place she could think off where they could meet without someone else. As it was finally her turn, she completely ignored the Gamemakers. Just her and the bow and whatever target she could find in the room. Afterwards she retreated to her room again. Later their scores would be announced on the screen on the tv, but it was the meeting with Ryan that had her distracted. When she joined Sander and the mentors in the main room, there was tension in the air. The scores would be an important indicator to potential sponsors. Sander approached her immediately, asking her what was going with that boy from 1. She hadn't even realized that he'd seen it. It surprised pretty much everyone when she explained about Ryan confronting the girl Careers, leaving out the bit about the note. Somehow she felt she needed to keep it to herself. Katniss mused that if Zoe were willing to change her strategy, that there would be possibilities in making an alliance with the boy. Zoe was only glad that the screen switched on with Claudius Templesmith ready to announce their scores. Everyone was glued to the screen and Zoe stared as Ryan's picture was of course the first up. His score barely registered, as she found herself considering the possible angles for his actions. Hopefully she'd find out more tonight on the roof, if he decided to show up. They watched all the different tributes and scores pass by. The girl from 4 scored a 9, which didn't surprise Zoe at all. Then it was her face they showed on the screen and she inhaled sharply, holding her breath until they showed her score. A 9? The same as the girl from 4.. The highest score they had given for a girl in this Games. Her score would reinforce Ryan's words that afternoon. Zoe was quite sure if it work to her advantage. After receiving compliments all around, she and Sander both went to their rooms. He was quiet, having received a lower score than she had. There was nothing she could say that would help though. In her room she paced, waiting until it grew quiet on their floor. That was her moment, to sneak up to the roof. There she was greeted by the wind and the night sky. Even if the boy from 1 didn't show up, she felt a little better coming here.