When they'd told her she was going back into the arena she's grinned and said she couldn't wait to get back into the fray. Then she went clubbing, got blackout drunk and woke up in the District 1 common room wearing shoes that weren't hers. She figured Giles, if he knew, would appreciate her not going with her first instinct of hunting down the Gamemakers and beating them to death with her stilettos.
10. 9. 8.
If Adelaide was being honest with herself she'd admit the last thing she wanted was to be in the arena again. She was fine with being a mentor. Hell, she enjoyed being a mentor. But Adelaide is rarely honest with herself.
Still, she's uncharacteristically quiet while her stylists dress her and secure her wild hair back with elastic bands. She's struggling to think through strategies, trying to decipher exactly what kind of Hell she'll be entering based on the clothes and coming up empty. By the time she steps onto the pedestal she decides winging it is the best option. It's basically how she won the first time, after all.
6. 5. 4.
The grass is too high for her to see over, something she knows she can use to her advantage. It'll make her sprint to the Cornucopia that much easier, being obscured by the grass.
3.
Her body goes tense.
2.
Breath held.
1.
You can do this again.
0.
Adelaide springs from the pedestal, darting through the grass as fast as her feet can carry her. Briefly, she wonders how disappointed her fans will be if there isn't a repeat performance of her first kill.
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10. 9. 8.
If Adelaide was being honest with herself she'd admit the last thing she wanted was to be in the arena again. She was fine with being a mentor. Hell, she enjoyed being a mentor. But Adelaide is rarely honest with herself.
Still, she's uncharacteristically quiet while her stylists dress her and secure her wild hair back with elastic bands. She's struggling to think through strategies, trying to decipher exactly what kind of Hell she'll be entering based on the clothes and coming up empty. By the time she steps onto the pedestal she decides winging it is the best option. It's basically how she won the first time, after all.
6. 5. 4.
The grass is too high for her to see over, something she knows she can use to her advantage. It'll make her sprint to the Cornucopia that much easier, being obscured by the grass.
3.
Her body goes tense.
2.
Breath held.
1.
You can do this again.
0.
Adelaide springs from the pedestal, darting through the grass as fast as her feet can carry her. Briefly, she wonders how disappointed her fans will be if there isn't a repeat performance of her first kill.