Main Campfire [evening]

[thegirl-onfire.livejournal.com]

After trying marshmallows the day prior, Katniss was drawn to the main campfire again tonight -- this time, with food of her own in tow.

She had made a stop in town, using a small chunk of the money she'd brought with her to purchase as many different kinds of food as she could. So, while she had several bags of marshmallows and even a box of Twinkies (they were growing on her), Katniss had bought quite a few moddable things that one might not normally see at a campfire.

While roasting marshmallows proved easy, she soon regretted the decision to try to roast a cupcake. As well as the piece of pizza she tried to hold out over the flames on the end of her stick.

Katniss had never really had enough food to experiment with cooking before. She dutifully ate everything she put out into the fire -- even if it was charred -- but she was well aware there was far too much for her to eat alone.

[open like a campfire!]

Comments

[theotherpeter.livejournal.com]

"When there's so much," Peter mused, "color can get a foodstuff to jump out at a buyer. It attracts the eye. Kind of like fashion, in a way. The better dressed food will get noticed."

[thegirl-onfire.livejournal.com]

That did get a smile out of her, albeit a rueful one. "Or at least the more attention-grabbing," she corrected, having some experience with what passed for fashion in the Capitol.

[theotherpeter.livejournal.com]

"True," Peter said. "There's a big difference between well dressed and getting attention. Like, you could wear pink underwear on your head and everyone will see, but that'd just make you clinical."

[thegirl-onfire.livejournal.com]

She thought of her prep team. "I know people who would do that," she admitted, "and consider it the height of fashion. I'm thankful that most people here seem to be a bit more...practical."

[theotherpeter.livejournal.com]

"Practical is important," Peter said. "Because more often than not, not being noticed can be a lot more useful than getting every one's attention."