the hushed sound of chattering fills astrid’s ears as she stands in line, it would be a while before district 8 was called and astra would be permitted into the room where they would show off ver skills. who knows what response she would receive? the response to their words at the parade was…overwhelmingly positive, so who knows. after what felt like ages, ve finally heard district 8 being summoned and her being nudged into a vast white room, their claws clicking on the marble floor. the first thing that azzy noticed was a tolerable amount of wind, pushing a sheep-looking balloon up higher and towards the wind. ve was probably supposed to catch it, considering the capitol cat nearly nibbling on a shrimp pointing towards the balloon, looking disinterested. astrid’ll teach him. ri-ri hooked a claw around a column and hauled herself up it, the wind felt like it was getting a little stronger the closer they got to the balloon..ve didn’t think much of it, just grabbed onto the balloon. the wind was definitely picking up. she felt like they were getting blown farther from the ground, and ve was. she watched the floor get smaller and more distance being put between it and them. astra felt like ve was getting thrown directly into a hurricane, wind battering her in every direction. they clung to the balloon and squeezed ver eyes shut, panic etching it’s way into her stomach. after what felt too long, but probably was only a pawful of minutes, the wind died down and she was gently delivered back the floor. astrid had wide eyes and bristling fur as they walked out of the room. gosh, that balloon just carried vem up, up, and away!
short and a tad bit late. whoopsies.
