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[redwinekindofgirl]

[Julie looks tired, and grouchy, and she sounds grouchy too.]

So, is this normal? I mean, it's not normal, obviously, but should I be expecting more of this crap while I'm stuck here?

[She rubs under one of her eyes, where lack of sleep is already making shadows.]

Give me a zombie apocalypse any day.

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[64th]

[ Cashmere is not expecting to see - herself? not much catches her off guard anymore but seeing Julie is one of those things. she's confused, angry, and afraid all at once. after taking a second to recover from the shock, her expression hardens into a glare. ]

Who are you? [ MAYBE SHE WAS RIGHT AND THIS WAS AN ARENA ALL ALONG, HAPPY HUNGER GAMES!!! ]

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[redwinekindofgirl]

[Julie doesn't look shocked so much as... really confused. This girl looks a hell of a lot like her - close enough to even be her twin - but she's pretty damn sure she never had a sister.]

I could ask you the same thing. [She replies carefully, frowning a little as she gets over the surprise.]

[64th]

[ that's a fair point. she tosses her hair back over her shoulder. ]

I’m Cashmere. I’ve been here a long time.

[redwinekindofgirl]

Uh... good for you? [Is she meant to be impressed? She's not sure.]

I'm Julie.

['I thought cashmere was what sweaters were made of.']

[64th]

[ usually people come right and say her name is weird, so props to Julie for just thinking it. ]

Hi Julie.

Did someone send you here? Are you from Panem? [ the answer is going to be no, obviously. but she has to ask anyway so she can kill her suspicions and feel a little bit more sane. ]

[redwinekindofgirl]

Nnnno? [Where the hell is Panem? Sounds like something from Star Wars.]

Why am I getting the third degree, here? Are you expecting someone to come after you?

[64th]

People don’t usually show up here looking like me. It’s weird. And I’m not expecting them to not come after me, and then here you are.

To answer your question it’s all normal for here except for this. [ she gestures to Julie and herself. ]

[redwinekindofgirl]

If someone sent a person to look for you, I bet they'd be a bit more subtle than sending someone who looks just like you.

[I mean, that feels logical to her. If you're trying to hunt someone down, you don't do things that will draw attention.]

[64th]

[ she scowls but knows that it’s a good point. Cashmere huffs. ]

That’s what they’d want me to think!

[ she still feels tense and kinda weirded out. for her own sanity, she is going to try and let that go. ] But I guess if you were going to do anything you’d have done it already.

[redwinekindofgirl]

Maybe that's what they want you to think.

[Her eyebrows go up. It's probably too early to be making jokes like that, but she couldn't help herself.]

But, really, being out to get anyone is the last thing on my mind.

[64th]

[ she mirrors the raised eyebrows and laughs. okay, Julie. she thinks she might grow to like you. ]

Busy with the nightmare turned reality that your life has become? Me too.

[redwinekindofgirl]

Yeah, something like that.

[There's an easy camaraderie here, even with the strangeness of looking at a girl identical to herself. She feels like she could get to like Cashmere too.

Then, with forced joviality--] It's one hell of a crash course on the weirdness of this place, though!

[64th]

It really is.

How are you settling in otherwise? Do you have everything you need?

[redwinekindofgirl]

[A nod.]

I think so. Don't eat the meat, right?

[64th]

Exactly. [ she nods. ] Better safe than sorry.

Who told you about the meat uh - situation?

[redwinekindofgirl]

I read the guide.

[You know, the one on the phone...]

Do people not usually do that?

[64th]

[ she laughs. ] I forgot about that. Some do, some don't. It didn't exist when I got here.

[redwinekindofgirl]

I think 'the meat might be people' is a great selling point to get people to read the rest of it.

[She purses her lips for a moment.]

You know, just a thought.

[64th]

Maybe we should suggest for that to be moved to the very top. In all capital letters, of course.

[redwinekindofgirl]

You should pitch it. You've been here longer. Imagine not knowing that the meat could be people.

[Shudder.]