[MINGLE] Great Shakes

[sixthiteration]

WHO: EVERYBODY
WHERE: EVERYWHERE
WHEN: 13 July (afternoon, main quake) - 14 July (morning, last aftershocks)
OPEN TO: ALL - MINGLE
WARNINGS: Potential injuries, PTSD, and anxiety

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The sun is still high when the earth begins its initial, almost benign sway, but seasoned villagers know well enough that what follows will be far from gentle. Vibrations ramp up swiftly, exponentially, until within the space of a few seconds, the whole world is shaking — Dishes pinging down from shelves, young trees sifting free of the earth, shingles dislodging and tumbling like rain.

After 20 seconds, the worst is done, and after 30 the shaking has ebbed completely. Some will have escaped relatively unscathed, but others will not have been so lucky...

...and the aftershocks are still to come.

Comments

[burn_with_us]

Katniss associates earthquakes with mine implosions and the arena, neither of which are good memories, so when the ground starts shaking it's all she can do not to throw herself down and just try to hide until it's over. She can't, though. There's people here who depend on her already and she has to be the strong one. She's still the Mockingjay even if there's not a Rebellion here and she's got to look like she has it together.

Still, she's afraid. She runs toward Finnick's house to try and check on him and that's when she sees the geese scattering and Annie on the ground in the midst of them. Oh, of course. Annie's arena had flooded after an earthquake, no wonder she's afraid. Katniss hasn't talked to her since coming here but the least she can do is try and get the birds back together.

"Come on," she calls out, making little noises to herd the geese back together. "Annie, I'm getting them. I'm getting them back for you, okay?"