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Gene has vague recollections from the latter part of last night, and certainly remembers walking in here. He's not sure from exactly what point along his wanderings through Manchester circa. 2011, but it hardly matters, does it? He's here, he's passed out and woken up again, he's had a fry-up for breakfast dinner.  And now he's sitting in a booth, ( Read more... )

Today, Milliways has caught Katniss walking in the door from a hunting trip. She's still in her hunting clothes and jacket, with her game bag slung over her shoulder ( Read more... )

Ray still isn't sure about this place, even on its good days. It's just not natural, birds in pubs; and everything else is a bit strange as well. So, when he walks in to see the whole place looking like it was decorated with what was at the bottom of Jon Pertwee's cupboards, he almost turns right around and walks back out. Except there's no door ( Read more... )

Since the conversation with Peeta, Katniss has been dodging doors to Milliways; each time one turns up she thinks of the possibility of seeing Rue, and it puts knots in her stomach ( Read more... )

[OOM: After Rue's Arrival:

With all of the strength
And all of the courage
Come and lift me from this place

Tiny!Victor Tag: Katniss Everdeen & Peeta Mellark
]

It's been a funny old day.

And like he just said, elsewhere, you never know how far you're going to be from a boozer. These days, this particular one seems to stay close at hand and he's glad of it. If ever there was a day to be happy you're alive to have a drink, this would be it.

So he is happy and, unsurprisingly, propping up the bar. There's a ( Read more... )

Today is a Sunday in his world.

That would ordinarily have meant nothing to Gale in the past, but he's nineteen now and he works in the mines. His free time has been shortened significantly, making Sundays the only time of the week he has to do anything he wants (in a general definition of the word, anyway ( Read more... )

Have you ever noticed that being home alone makes the cold feel colder ( Read more... )

Largescreen plasma TV? Check.

Brand new Blu-ray player? Check.

Stack of classic and recent horror films and TV shows? Check.

Awesome outfit for Halloween? Most definitely check.

"Hey, everyone, who wants to watch something scary?"

[ooc: sleep now but open for tags all day Sunday]