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[luckofthedevil]

Who| Alex Rider and OPEN
What| Alex gets caught in a dust storm
Where| Desert Arena
When| Week 4
Warnings/Notes| n/a

It was the wind picking up slightly that warned Alex. Looking over his shoulder, he swore under his breath then yanked up the makeshift scarf that hung around his neck. A quick glance around revealed no means of shelter nearby, which meant he'd have to use his tent for protection. Slipping his pack from his shoulders, Alex hurried to erect the one-man structure before the dust reached him. By this point, he mostly had the whole tent pitching process down rather well, but having a wall of dust quickly moving his direction was always daunting. After snapping the last clips into place, Alex chucked his pack inside and made one last check that everything was tied down securely.

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[luckofthedevil]

Alex was surprised this Marius guy Eponine had mentioned was still out there. There were plenty of Tributes out there who would happy stick a knife in such a charitable back. Alex wasn't about to hand out his supplies so freely though; he intended to make it to the end this time.

Which technically meant that Eponine was right. For him to win, both of them had to die. Just not necessarily by his hand.

"Well, hypothetically more than one person could win, but I don't think that happens often. I've certainly not seen it while I've been here."

[skinlotion]

She looked between the two of them, face slightly fearful and worried; what she thought about, though, was how easily she could take them. Eponine was no question, of course, but Alex seemed like he would be trickier to lull into complacency, and she didn't want to risk a straight fight. Oh, well; something will turn up, and she'll recognize the moment when she sees it.

But that meant playing along, for now, so she glanced back to Alex, seemingly-guarded, wary hope in her eyes. "But it has happened."

[gardienne]

"Once, Madame. Once, with Madame Katniss and Monsieur Peeta."

Eponine twisted her fingers in her palm. Out of those in the tent, she was definitely the easiest target and she knew it. Would they kill her now? Or just open the flap of the tent and shove her out.

"They were in trouble though, I think. I do not know. You are in trouble for everything in the Capitol, even if you try to change it just a little bit."

[luckofthedevil]

"No government likes change, unless they're the ones initiating it. And sometimes not even then. If you want to change things, you have to be smart about it, and careful. But sometimes it's better just to leave the changing to someone else."

Alex certainly didn't care about Panem's problems. He just wanted to get out in one piece. And alive.