thearena | By default, Frozen spoilers are possible

Who| Elsa and whoever stumbles upon her
What| Elsa has just arrived and is exploring
Where| The second floor
When| Week 2
Warnings/Notes| Nothing I can think of

Everything was a blur. Elsa still didn't know what was going on or how any of this was even possible- but despite that? Despite her fear and confusion? She was... relieved. For the first time in forever, her powers weren't going crazy. In fact, they weren't even there. After her meeting with Anna, she'd been so afraid and so worried about what would happen, that suddenly being powerless felt good. For once, no one was in danger of getting hurt.

It was strange- no matter how afraid she felt, nothing happened. That realization was oddly calming and after the first hour, she'd pretty much calmed down completely, save for the obvious confusion she felt at being sent into this strange, foreign place. Despite her calm, she still tried avoiding everyone she could. When you live your life under the fear of hurting people, it was hard to convince yourself that you wouldn't hurt them even if your powers were gone.

Despite that, curiosity was overwhelming. All of this stuff around her were things she'd never seen- all her life she had been sheltered mainly in the one room of the castle and suddenly there was so much to explore, so many strange things to be seen. At the moment, clad in her icy blue pajamas with snowflakes all over them, she could be found walking cautiously through the wax replicas. They were so lifelike, it was almost scary and after a few moments of perusing them, Elsa could feel the edge creeping up on her.

When she turned to face one in particular, she couldn't help but let out a gasp. He was tall, with grey skin and long, jagged shaped horns. It was a creature unlike anything Elsa had seen before and she brought a hand up to stifle her gasp, eyes widening in alarm, despite realizing it was fake after a few moments. The creature was just so... alien. After a few seconds of nervous staring, she tentatively reached out to touch the life-like statue of the creature, only to stop as she caught movement out of the corner of her eye-

"Who's there?" she asked, hand paused in mid-air as she turned her head in the direction of the disturbance.

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Elsa took it all back, not seeing him was far better than the reality of the situation. She'd thought the statue of the troll had been alarming, but when the large green turtle appeared out of the shadows and next to her, she really wished she hadn't asked it to come out.

With a gasp, Elsa stumbled back- only there wasn't far to go as she found herself pressed against the wax statue she had been looking at only moments ago. Luckily it seemed fairly sturdy and didn't fall over.

"Wh-what are you?" she asked, eyes wide as she flattened herself against the statue, as if hoping she might pass right through it so she could run away. It wasn't like anything she had ever seen before- yes she'd seen turtles, of course, but never one so... so big.

And talking.

"A turtle--" Don's eyes widened slightly as she pushed against the statue, and he held a hand up. "I'm not going to hurt you. But...also...you might not want to do that. It might come to life and...attack you."

'Attack you' was about that he realized that what he was saying sounded - among other things - utterly ridiculous. At least it probably did to this poor woman. Especially coming from him. But in contrast, Don wouldn't put it past the Gamemakers to decide to have the statue come to life, just to put her in a chokehold. Either to force him to save her, or simply to make the crowd think he was in love with her or something--

...Shell, I must sound like a lunatic to her! I can't imagine how crazy I'd sound if I said that too!

--then again, he wasn't that far away from a time when he had been one. Maybe it wouldn't be such a stretch for her.

He very much did sound like a lunatic to her. A turtle. A walking, talking turtle- a talking turtle telling her a statue could come to life and kill her. Despite how crazy it sounded, she let out a gasp and sidestepped away from the statue, moving away from them and moving several steps back away from the turtle as well.

"Just... just stay back." He might have told her that he wouldn't hurt her, but the fact of the matter is that he was a talking turtle and turtles just do not talk. "How are you doing that? Are you magic?"

"...No," Don replied, shaking his head. "I'm not magic. I'm real....I'm just a mutant. That's all."

If he thought that curling up in a fetal position would calm her down, he would do it. He didn't think it would, though. Looking as small and harmless as possible was probably not going to work when it was clear that this woman thought he was some kind of mythical illusion.

His response made her feel a little guilty. The more she talked to him, the less of a threat he seemed. She didn't know what a mutant was, but it didn't seem like a bad thing.

"Well... I don't know what that is, but I guess you aren't so bad, are you?" She gave him a tentative smile, though she still didn't move to get any closer. "But you know what? Even if you were magic, that wouldn't mean you aren't real. I... made a snowman, once. He was magical and still very real."

That wouldn't mean you aren't real.

No, he wasn't made of magic. Science was his progenitor, in nearly all respects. In terms of his 'realness'...

Don felt his voice nearly get stuck in his throat. He'd been dealing with that, but that moment wasn't the best time.

"...Yeah. No, that's..." He nodded, quickly changing the subject. "Listen, I'm not sure what they told you about the Hunger Games...what do you remember?"

Edited 2014-02-10 22:28 (UTC)

Elsa was a little confused by the sudden change of subject, though unaware that what she had said was causing him such difficulty. "Er..." She knew plenty, but she wasn't sure where to even begin. "I know we all apparently have to kill each other. That's... all, really."

"...Basically. Its for the Capitol of Panem," Don replied quietly. "Do..you have any experience in fighting?"

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