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Posted: Thu, 29/04/2021 02:19 (4 Years ago)

Jaxon visibly tenses up, expecting a fight. Even Asher had managed to pick up on his unease. He clenches his jaw and faces Phenix with clenched fists.
Unsurprisingly, it's Maci who ends up calming the two down. She gasps in surprise and pulls Phenix in for a hug. "Phenix? It's good to finally see you again!" She pulls away and beams at him. "It's been forever! How has life been treating you?"
Asher makes a small warning sound in the back of his throat. Both for how loud Maci was, and for what she had said. Maci may trust him, but he certainly did not. Maci ignores this, it felt good to talk to an old friend again. Although she does remind herself that she should avoid drawing unwanted attention.

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Posted: Thu, 29/04/2021 01:49 (4 Years ago)

Things were getting dangerous. Or at least, that's what Asher, Maci, and Jaxon thought as they stood in line waiting to check into the Reaping. Asher looks obviously uncomfortable. This was it, this was proof that he was still alive and that he had attended the Reaping. He considers fleeing, but thinks better of it, he'd rather die than be a coward.

The Peacekeeper fixes the three with an astonished look, the poor girl looks like she is going to faint when she registers that Asher is the one and only Asher Lam, the man who was supposed to be long dead. Asher glares at her and gives her triumphant smile before leading Maci and Jaxon deep into the crowd, far from the Peacekeeper's gaze.

Maci stands next to Angie. At first, she ignores the girl, at least until she realizes that she is alone. She glances around, wondering if her parents might've lost her. Her eyes lift up to glance at the Peacekeeper holding Zoe. An alarmed look crosses over her face and she immediately lowers her head to the ground, trying to act socially invisible.

Jaxon senses her unease and opens his mouth to ask her what was wrong, that's when he notices the Peacekeeper too. He gently grabs her and holds her in front of him, shielding her from his gaze, just in case he happened to look over at them.

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Posted: Wed, 28/04/2021 21:14 (4 Years ago)

The night had dragged on forever. Jaxon had been up all night busy at work. He had taken up a job in night security. It didn't pay much, but it allowed him to avoid being spotted by civilians. Unless of course, on the rare occurrence that some poor soul would want to rob a busted down sandwich shop. This meant that he was up all night fearing the worst- that Maci would be taken away from him again. He had just gotten her back, he couldn't imagine losing her again.
When he woke up the next morning he immediately knew that something was wrong. His suspicions were confirmed when Maci wasn't laying in bed next to him. Had the Capitol tracked her down? Jaxon wanted Maci's fears to be nothing but a delusion, but his sudden paranoia would lead him to believe anything.
Asher had assured them that they couldn't be found if they follow his instructions. Still, what if Asher was wrong?
Jaxon sits up quickly and storms around the trailer. He has only taken a few steps when he spots movement outside of the window. He finds Maci with Asher. Like every morning, the two were busy sparring with each other. Jaxon takes a moment to watch her. He can't help but stare at her with an affectionate look. She had grown in the arena. She was now a force to be reckoned with. She was tougher, braver, and far more affectionate and caring. She had started working in low-end hospitals. He didn't believe her when she said it because she wanted to stay under the radar. He knew that she loved helping those in need.
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Sometimes Maci thought that she had two abilities. She always seemed to know when Jaxon was watching her, it was both something that he admired but also found irritating. Ducking under a jab, she vaults away from Asher and turns around to look back at Jaxon. His hair had grown long, something that he disliked, but she thought that it suited him well. His eyes widen in surprise, then turns to amusement. He steps outside and the two meet in the middle, giving each other a hug as if they haven't seen each other in years.
"You look stressed" she observes.
"Why shouldn't I be?" Jaxon replies honestly.
"Because there aren't any victors in our bloodline" Asher responds as he steps forward to join the two. His expression was calm, it always was. It was very eery, especially when he was enraged, which happened often.
"Then do we really even have to go?" Jaxon asks.
"I'd rather we don't go, it seems a bit counterproductive to hide from the Capitol all year only to return during the one time when we can be easily swarmed by Peacekeepers... but Maci is determined to go" there it was, Asher's enraged tone.
"Come on Asher, the Capitol is changing the rules of the Reaping again. They obviously have something up their sleeve-"
"So that should be why we should avoid going to the reaping" Asher points out.
"Or we could take a chance and possibly find out what the Capitol is planning- if they are planning anything!" Maci sighs, she can tell that Asher isn't totally convinced.
"You can stay behind," Jaxon tells Asher as he wraps an arm around Maci. "But if Maci wants to go then that's a risk I'm willing to take."
"You two are a pain sometimes." Asher grumbles as he pinches the bridge of his nose. His eyes suddenly fluttered open and he meets both of their gazes with an annoyed expression. "Of course I'll be joining you two, but we'll be leaving as soon as the Reaping ends" his tone leaves no room for argument. Not that Maci and Jaxon would want to argue.
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It doesn't take long for the three to get ready for the Reaping. They dress casually, not being able to afford anything fancy. The three try to walk as calmly as possible. But there is tension in their shoulders, and they seem to be looking around, expecting trouble, but trouble never comes.

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Posted: Wed, 28/04/2021 03:55 (4 Years ago)

She gently reaches an arm over to half hug Shiloh while also leading the way back to camp. She had to admit, she was scared. Scared for herself, scared for Shiloh, for everyone else, whenever or not they were in her alliance. Still, she found it came easy to put on a brave face, especially seeing how affected Shiloh was by this attack.
Her eyes widen when she spots the damage around camp, but to her relief, it didn't appear that anyone was injured.

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Posted: Wed, 28/04/2021 03:40 (4 Years ago)

(No worries, it happens)
Of course, Maci has no way of fully understanding the turmoil of emotions tearing through Shiloh. Still, she has a feeling that something isn't right with Shiloh, and she offers her a desperate look. Maci wanted nothing more than to help Shiloh, but she didn't know how. "Come on" she tells Shiloh softly. "We should get going back to camp and check on the others."

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Posted: Wed, 28/04/2021 03:36 (4 Years ago)

Maci Lam

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----- "Sooner or later, everyone sits down to a banquet of consequences- {Robert Louis Stevenson}" -----

Age: 20
Gender: Female
Status: Alive
Power: The ability to cancel out powers
Was your character picked or volunteered?: Picked
What did your character do for a living before the Hunger Games?: After the previous games, she spent her time hiding in the shadows with Jaxon. She had grown weary of the Capitol's intentions now that her power had returned. Both her and Jaxon survived by going from job to job, doing whatever possible to make some sort of living while also staying hidden.
To their luck, they had managed to find Maci's lost cousin, or more, he found her. Asher had become an expert at evading the Capitol. While they reconnected, he had given both of them an opportunity to flee the Capitol's grasp, which they refused, out of guilt for leaving everyone else behind.
Anything extra: To her horror, her great-grandma had been a Hunger Games victor, making her qualified for the Games and once again tearing her away from Jaxon. Just like the last Games, a made-up rule forces Jaxon to stay behind.
This time, the Capitol made a mistake by allowing Maci to return, especially right at the heart of their power. She'll be returning with a vengeance

Asher Lam (NPC)

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------- "It is always better to avenge dear ones than to indulge in mourning. For every one of us, living in this world means awaiting our end. Let whoever can win glory before death. When a warrior is gone, that will be his best and only bulwark- {Seamus Heaney}-------

Age: 22
Gender: Male
Status: Alive
Power: None. Unlike Maci, his power is gone for good. But he learned to adapt in a world where having an ability is critical.
Anything Extra: (unexplained refresher) after Maci had been forced to take away his power, he had been sent back to the Capitol with his father. The two were supposed to be assassinated to silence them from ever telling Maci the truth- with her power, she is supposed to be a weapon for the Capitol. The Capitol decided to suppress Maci, hoping that she would die of natural causes. Unaware of Jaxon, who fought to keep her alive. Eventually, they decided to take matters into their own hands and forced her into the Hunger Games in hopes that she would die there, which failed.
Thanks to Maci's stylist, he escaped the Capitol and learned how to live and fight on his own. At first, he resented Maci, but as he grew older, he realized that the Capitol was to blame. He decided to try to find Maci and explain to her everything that the Capitol tried to silence. Fortunately, that job was easy, since she found most of this information out herself. After the Games, he managed to easily track her down.
Now that they are reunited, he is now at a cross road. He wants to stay hidden, but he also wants to fight the Capitol and finally get his revenge for what they have done to him.

Jaxon Lam (NPC)

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------- "Love is commitment to protecting another person's heart with the same passion you use to guard your own- {Unknown}" -------

Age: 20
Gender: Male
Status: Alive
Power: Energy manipulation. He can steal someone's energy or give some of his energy to someone else. This could act as a boost in physical strength and/or boost in ability. But, if the person he is giving his energy to dies, he will as well. He can also talk telepathically with whoever he shares his connection with, although he doesn't do it often because it takes a lot of energy.
Anything Extra: He decided to break tradition and take on Maci's last name when they got married.

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Posted: Wed, 28/04/2021 03:18 (4 Years ago)

Upon hearing more blasts, Maci shuts her eyes, expecting the worst. When she isn't immediately blown to pieces, she opens her eyes, not knowing what to expect. To her surprise, the babies seemed to be retreating, although a few seemed to have exploded by random. Fortunately, both her and Shiloh seemed to be out of the blast radius.
Maci releases a breath, not realizing she was holding it. She glances at Shiloh's face, trying her best to make her's calm. "Are you okay?" She asks.

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Posted: Sun, 25/04/2021 14:06 (4 Years ago)

After cleaning the acid off of her, Zahara returns to Echo and Lifei. "Get out?" She asks herself softly. "I suppose we could wait until it rains? Or if we get desperate we can pour water over the acid? Find a new way to get out?" She shuts up quickly when another robot baby races towards her. She swings her ax like a baseball bat, her muscles ache slightly afterwards- an ax was pretty heavy. It makes the robot baby slam into a tree, safely being destroyed away from them. "Tak tsk, so rude, I was talking!" Zahara whines.
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Maci is careful to keep her distance. She analyzes the baby carefully, not finding the danger of it. "That's odd... This is obviously set up by the Capitol... But what's dangerous about this?" She asks herself. The robot baby tries to wrap it's arms around her leg and she lightly pushes it away with her foot. A stab of guilt hits her after doing that. She knows that this baby is obviously fake. But it looks so real...
That's when she hears it. A faint ticking. Alarm bells rage through Maci, she quickly grabs Shiloh's hand and races away from the baby. The blast goes off behind them but fortunately, they had managed to escape the blast radius.
She doesn't have time to feel relieved, because more babies were pouring out of the bushes. Maci curses to herself, immediately regretting not grabbing any weapons. What do we do?

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Posted: Sat, 24/04/2021 13:35 (4 Years ago)

Zahara mumbles in agreement. She also wasn't a fan of children, although she wouldn't go as far as to murder one. Still, it was very suspicious that there would be live babies heading towards them. She couldn't even pull an emotion off of them. "I say we destroy them, it's obviously a trick by the Capitol to deceive the kindest of souls" she offers the two a wicked smile. "Fortunately for us, we aren't that kind."
Zahara walks outside and towards the first one. Her suspicions of them being a trick are confirmed, when they all look oddly similar. She brings her ax down on the closest one, only to meet metal and wire instead of flesh and bone. Zahara sighs in relief. "Alright Lifei, let's have some fun!" She calls. She brings down her ax on the same one again and yelps in surprise when droplets of liquid splatter on her. Fake blood maybe? She hisses in pain and steps away from the destroyed robot. "Houston we have a problem!" She calls. "Their blood is toxic, it freaking burns!"
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A shrill cry awakes Maci from the daze she was in. She holds a hand up, signalling for Shiloh to stop. Her eyes narrow and she catches a flash of hair. Suddenly, a toddler rushes out of some bushes towards her. She takes a catious step back and turns to Shiloh. "What do you make of this?" She asks nervously.

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RaRaRasputin OFFLINE Forum Posts: 259	Posted: Thu, 22/04/2021 21:05 (4 Years ago)
	Maci patiently waits, her eyes were encouraging because she noticed the caution in her movements. She never once spoke against Shiloh for accepting her help. (Oof short) [Read more]

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Posted: Tue, 20/04/2021 13:17 (4 Years ago)

Uneasiness seems to hang thick in the air. Maci glances over at Shiloh and Meya and catches both their distraught looks. "Shiloh, Meya, why don't you two come with me and help me get more water?" She asks. She didn't need the help, the creek where they got water wasn't far, it was really a one man job. But she wanted to include the both of them. With everything that was going on today, she seemed to forget about them.

She mentally slaps herself, randomly remembering her promise. She curses to herself, realizing that she forgot. She had promised to find a way to communicate with Shiloh. Maybe she could write in the sand at the beach? Or maybe she could write with the charcoal from the fire on a stone? She shakes her head, realizing that both those ideas most likely wouldn't work.

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Posted: Mon, 19/04/2021 17:25 (4 Years ago)

"She's doing fine. I'm sure she'll be fine tomorrow, although I'd advise her to take it easy for the time being. She woke up not too long ago and was looking for you" she explains. She turns to Iro, "by the way, your ankle doesn't appear to be broken or sprained. But it's definitely going to hurt until the swelling goes down. You should rest and keep the ankle propped up" she sighs. "If only I had access to ice packs." She stands up, but sticks close to Iro so that she won't need to put pressure on her ankle.
"I'm glad you got revenge for you and your sister" she tells Phenix. "That's one of many less evils that we'll have to deal with in this cruel world."

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Posted: Mon, 19/04/2021 17:14 (4 Years ago)

Phenix's words jolt her out of her trance. For a second, she is irritated, she was so close to a breakthrough. But the irritation disappears. "You're alive!" She stands up with a smile and places a hand on his shoulder. "How did everything go? Are you feeling better?" She asks softly.
She catches movement and turns her head to look down at Iro. "Who's this?" She asks, as she gives Iro a kind smile. It falters when she notices her slight limp. "What happened?" She asks both of them as she kneels down to access the state of her ankle.

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Posted: Mon, 19/04/2021 14:41 (4 Years ago)

Again Maci silently drills. She meditates again, feeling stronger this time. She focuses on the powers around her, focuses on her own. It was quite a surprise, finding that her powers were actually there. But, like her stylist pointed out, she could feel that her powers were almost trapped. It was an odd feeling.
She felt like she was underwater, desperately trying to kick to the surface. But seaweed was curling around her foot and stopping her. The harder she tried to kick free, the more trapped she became. She was so close to freedom, all she had to do was free herself...

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Posted: Mon, 19/04/2021 13:57 (4 Years ago)

Once all the work was done, the day seemed to drag on. Maci no longer had anything to distract herself with. She found herself pacing anxiously around the cave. All she could think about was horrible things happening to Phenix.
Stop worrying Jaxon's voice appears in her head again. She winces, her heart wrenching in pain. Why did this keep happening? Jaxon couldn't do this, or could he? Was this just the Gamemakers messing with her? She sighs and sits down on the ground, deciding that she wants to spend this time meditating. Now was a better time than ever to get her powers back. Especially with most of the group injured. One ambush could be deadly.
She tries to relax, tries to put away her worries for Phenix. She tries to look inward. For a moment, she can almost feel her powers, but the feeling disappears quickly and is replaced by something new.
She could feel the powers around her. Since nobody close to her was currently using them, they were all dormant. The feeling felt so strange, yet so familiar.... She gasps in surprise and opens her eyes, which breaks the spell.

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Posted: Mon, 19/04/2021 03:10 (4 Years ago)

Zahara crosses her arms and pouts. "Who says I care about you? I simply don't want to lose my human shield" she lies. She quiets down after that rude comment to listen to the rest. "That's... Smart. I'm glad you found a way to cope with your emotions" she says sincerely, although her rage doesn't dwindle. "Be sure to tell me next time you decide to leave (so that I don't have to worry.)" She doesn't say the final part.

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RaRaRasputin OFFLINE Forum Posts: 259	Posted: Sun, 18/04/2021 18:39 (4 Years ago)
	Maci's eyes furrow slightly as she struggles to understand Lucky. Finally she nods, understanding what Lucky meant. She grabs some food and eagerly eats it. She didn't realize how hungry she was until now. [Read more]

RaRaRasputin OFFLINE Forum Posts: 259	Posted: Sun, 18/04/2021 17:41 (4 Years ago)
	"That's understandable" Maci assures Alana. "Let me know if you have any pain later." She moves back over to the fire and adds some more kindling to it. She glances over at Lucky when she talks to her. "I'm sorry, I don't understand" she tells Lucky. [Read more]

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Posted: Sun, 18/04/2021 16:51 (4 Years ago)

There was no use lying. "Yes," Maci replies softly. "But you'll be okay. You just need to relax for now" she assures. Her eyes soften as she glances down at Alana. "Are you feeling alright? Any pain?" She asks. She tries to stay calm for Alana's sake. But she couldn't help but feel distracted. There were too many things to do. They needed food and water, but Maci wouldn't dare leave Alana's side just yet. Not only that, she was worried for Phenix. He was strong and smart, but sometimes rage could drive someone to do something stupid. She couldn't afford no, she didn't think of anyone in her alliance like that, she didn't want for him to be injured, or worse.

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Posted: Sun, 18/04/2021 13:13 (4 Years ago)

Zahara relaxes once she realizes that she wasn't about to be attacked. She allows Lifei to lead her back. Her eyed narrow as she silently listens to her speak. "So they aren't a threat then? That's really good to know" she stops suddenly and turns around to face Lifei. "Where did you go?" She snaps. "You could've gotten hurt! Killed!" She bares her teeth at her, suddenly feeling enraged.
She felt herself slipping. Felt the familiar warm feeling of darkness slip around her. It made her thoughts simple, irrational. It made her feral. Was that blood she could smell in the air? Or was that her imagination? "If anything would've happened to you" she continues darkly "then I would have no other choice but to destroy every living soul in this arena. Is that really a response you want to gamble?" Zahara asks.
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Maci had brought Alana back to the cave. She had urged but didn't force Meya, Lucky, and Shiloh to follow. She had been trying to make a fire when she heard movement behind her. "Hey, hey, hey, don't do that" Maci tells Alana soothingly. She gently helps Alana lay back down. "You can't afford to tear a stich and lose more blood" she explains. "Phenix will be back, he just had to leave to-" she pauses. "Hunt" she lies.

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