Second Floor Common Room [Tuesday evening]

[thegirl-onfire.livejournal.com]

Katniss was not fond of the television. The ones here were, at least, far more primitive than the ones at home, but she still associated them strongly with bad news, and mandatory viewing for all districts.

However, the common room was a place that she knew had food. It wasn't as convenient as her quarters at the Training Center had been, when she could press a button and receive food, but she knew she could find something she hadn't tasted before here. And now that she was beginning to grow more comfortable in this environment -- even if she was conscious of the ever-watching eye of the Capitol -- she figured that selecting a box of crackers from one of the cupboards and curling up on one of the couches was safe enough. After a few moments of silence (and unbearable curiosity), she set to work figuring out how to turn on the television.

What she discovered was not replays of old Hunger Games, or footage of the destroyed District 13. No, she found a program of simplistic figures made out of basic shapes, in bright colors. The figures seemed to be small children who screamed at one another in horrible voices, often using coarse language. It was easy enough to follow, even if she didn't quite understand why it was playing. And yet she couldn't look away.

[yeah, Katniss discovered South Park because I'm watching it on Comedy Central. Open!]

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[kestrelswolf.livejournal.com]

"One who solve crimes, like murder," Firekeeper explained, pleased to actually be able to explain something not directly related to her world for a change.

[thegirl-onfire.livejournal.com]

"Like a Peacekeeper?" she asked, frowning.

[kestrelswolf.livejournal.com]

"I am not sure what is," Firekeeper admitted. "Explain?"

[thegirl-onfire.livejournal.com]

"They keep people from breaking the law." Or at least they were supposed to; they tended to turn a blind eye to a lot of crimes in District 12, including poaching. "Stop fights, keep people safe, maintain order."

[kestrelswolf.livejournal.com]

"Then yes, I think is like this," Firekeeper admitted.

[thegirl-onfire.livejournal.com]

She pursed her lips, thinking that she wouldn't want to watch Darius do his job all day for entertainment. "But vampires are bad?" she said tentatively, having only learned about them earlier that day. "So how can they be doing good things?"

[kestrelswolf.livejournal.com]

The flashbacks made it much more entertaining, honestly. "Some is good!" Firekeeper said enthusiastically. "And they try to make up for doing bad things in the past by helping humans now."

[thegirl-onfire.livejournal.com]

"That...makes sense. Like they're trying to redeem themselves?" she suggested.