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Who| Sam Wilson and YOU! All of you!
What| Sleep issues and trying to settle post-arena
Where| Various spots in the Tribute Tower/over the Capitol
When| After the end of the arena and through the first week after, mostly before Panem Nightly
Warnings/Notes| Prompts for specific locations under the cut! Nightmare and PTSD-talk likely, probably mentions of violence and death
Late Nights in District 5
It’s probably not a secret that Sam hasn’t slept much since getting back from the arena, the same way that he can pick up the signs that he’s not the only one with sleeping problems in District Five. Some nights, he doesn’t even try - he either doesn’t return back to the floor at all, or when he does, he heads straight for the couch or the kitchen.
The nights he is there, he can be found in the common areas at all hours of the night, watching bad Capitol TV with the volume on low, in the kitchen making snacks, or even occasionally catching a few minutes of sleep on the couch before he jerks awake again.
In the Training Center
He’d been in the training room a lot before the arena, sure, but it’s even worse now. Whenever he has downtime that he can’t fill up by something else, Sam ends up here, going through a workout, practicing with whatever weapons are available, or just attacking the punching bags.
When he’s alone, he goes all out, sets up a playlist full of fast-paced, heavy workout songs and just loses himself in them.
When there’s other people there, though, he goes slower, reduces the pace so he can maintain a conversation, if they’re the type that will put up with him when he attempts to strike up one.
Out and About in the Capitol
Now that the curfew’s gone, most mornings he goes outside for his run. He hasn’t found a path he likes enough yet to make it a regular one, so he alternates routes through the parks and on the sidewalks.
When he’s done, sometimes he lingers in the Capitol, going shopping or just wandering around to get a better feel for the city, keeping an eye out for anyone he knows. Or anyone who looks like they might be a Tribute, instead of another… interestingly dressed Capitol citizen.
For Close CR
Some nights, he just can’t stand the thought of being alone. All right, a lot of nights, and he’s not too proud to seek out company when he needs someone else’s presence to pull him out of the thoughts that get stuck in his head.
Even if he does feel a little guilty at the late hour, but he figures they could tell him to get lost if they actually are sleeping, and don’t want to be disturbed.
So he when he can’t sleep, he makes his way to rooms that aren’t his, knocks quiet but firm on the doors of the people he considers himself lucky to call his friends.
(Starter prompts for specific threads in the comments!)
What| Sleep issues and trying to settle post-arena
Where| Various spots in the Tribute Tower/over the Capitol
When| After the end of the arena and through the first week after, mostly before Panem Nightly
Warnings/Notes| Prompts for specific locations under the cut! Nightmare and PTSD-talk likely, probably mentions of violence and death
Late Nights in District 5
It’s probably not a secret that Sam hasn’t slept much since getting back from the arena, the same way that he can pick up the signs that he’s not the only one with sleeping problems in District Five. Some nights, he doesn’t even try - he either doesn’t return back to the floor at all, or when he does, he heads straight for the couch or the kitchen.
The nights he is there, he can be found in the common areas at all hours of the night, watching bad Capitol TV with the volume on low, in the kitchen making snacks, or even occasionally catching a few minutes of sleep on the couch before he jerks awake again.
In the Training Center
He’d been in the training room a lot before the arena, sure, but it’s even worse now. Whenever he has downtime that he can’t fill up by something else, Sam ends up here, going through a workout, practicing with whatever weapons are available, or just attacking the punching bags.
When he’s alone, he goes all out, sets up a playlist full of fast-paced, heavy workout songs and just loses himself in them.
When there’s other people there, though, he goes slower, reduces the pace so he can maintain a conversation, if they’re the type that will put up with him when he attempts to strike up one.
Out and About in the Capitol
Now that the curfew’s gone, most mornings he goes outside for his run. He hasn’t found a path he likes enough yet to make it a regular one, so he alternates routes through the parks and on the sidewalks.
When he’s done, sometimes he lingers in the Capitol, going shopping or just wandering around to get a better feel for the city, keeping an eye out for anyone he knows. Or anyone who looks like they might be a Tribute, instead of another… interestingly dressed Capitol citizen.
For Close CR
Some nights, he just can’t stand the thought of being alone. All right, a lot of nights, and he’s not too proud to seek out company when he needs someone else’s presence to pull him out of the thoughts that get stuck in his head.
Even if he does feel a little guilty at the late hour, but he figures they could tell him to get lost if they actually are sleeping, and don’t want to be disturbed.
So he when he can’t sleep, he makes his way to rooms that aren’t his, knocks quiet but firm on the doors of the people he considers himself lucky to call his friends.
(Starter prompts for specific threads in the comments!)
That training center is so popular ;)
He feels like he should stretch his limbs and maybe attempt to train. Perhaps also use this time to people watch and get a glimpse of other tributes. He needed to know who he was competing against, after all. New people had appeared recently, so he would make a point of keeping his eyes open for them.
Even without his powers, Loki's still fast and strong. He is running around the edge of everything - keeping his pace quick, not shy about showing some of what he has to offer, but careful not to give away too much. He stops when he sees someone going at a punching bag.
This guy is familiar, though. He goes through a mental list of tributes. Sam - he thinks. He takes a few steps towards him, and lifts his hand up in a sign of greeting. He's always cautious when approaching people.
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So when someone approaches him, he pauses to turn towards them, and smiles at the greeting.
“Hey,” he says, lifting his own hand in response. The kid looks familiar, so Sam knows he isn’t new, but he can’t place his name. “I’ve seen you around before, haven’t I? I’m Sam.”
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"Loki. Thor's brother," he says, particularly cautious with his words and taking in every movement of Sam's.
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This isn't him. Or if it is, it's a really good illusion, and their powers aren't supposed to be active in the Capitol. He might wonder about that a little more, if he didn't already know about alternate versions of people.
He relaxes, just a little, still cautious, but not quite as tense.
"I'm guessing not the Loki I know."
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"I'm the good guy one. Not a fan of that other one. Not sure there's many people who are."
He didn't even sound like he was trying to be convincing - partially because it was the truth.
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He gives a soft snort when Loki says no one's a fan of the Loki Sam knows. "No, probably not. Guess that's what happens when you bring an army of aliens in and try to take over the world. People tend to hold a grudge for a little while." Although honestly, for Thor's sake, Sam had been willing to treat the other Loki not like a pariah. He was a little more skeptical now that Loki'd attacked him and Venus.
"I won't hold him against you, then."
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"So consider this a start from scratch. A 'you don't mess with one of mine, I have no reason to mess with one of yours' - sort of truce."
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He's got nothing against the proposal, though, so he nods, holding out a hand. "Deal, man. I don't go looking for reasons to mess with people."
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Loki often looked for reasons to mess with people. "I will continue to mess with Thor, of course, brotherly affection," he waved his hand around, "I mean, but nothing fatal."
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Or at least, he’s assuming Loki’s the younger brother, anyway. He’s never actually thought to check. Part of him wonders if he should be mildly concerned that Loki felt that he had to specify that it would be nothing fatal - but considering where they are, and the fact that Sam’s already aware that Thor and Loki operate on some very different planes that what Sam’s used to, it doesn’t bother him as much as it might.
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"It'd be disappointing. It also makes good for the cameras," he looks up and around the walls of the room. "Good for the cameras is good for us."
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“So I’ve heard.” And seen for himself, lately, considering just how much mail and encouragement he came back to after some of the shit in the arena. Sam pauses for a moment, considering. “How long’ve you been here?”