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[The face peering out of the screen is confused and just a little bit wary, as if the device she's looking at may very well bite her. It's also likely, again based on the young girls expression, that she may very well bite back.

She's not terribly new, per se. She's been here for a couple days and has spent most of her time skulking around, searching hard for something and hiding from everyone that came too close. And learning about her surroundings. The cart ride only showed so much.

She's the latest resident in the Water Sector. 2C, for anyone that lives near there and would have possibly seen her, despite her best efforts to stay hidden. And she's pretty good at that.

She's also a bit dirty. Her hair's tangled with the withered, faded remnants of a wreath of flowers and there's smudges on her face. Possibly even tear tracks that are a little fresher than she'll care to admit.

There's a cautious look in her eyes, the kind of look seen only on a wild animal that isn't sure if it's been cornered or not.

When she speaks, her sentences are short. There's no young child babble from her.

New girl has a question. Listen up.]

My sister is...['Dead' is the word that goes in the pause, but she opts for something else with a bit of hope in her voice.] missing. She wasn't here when I woke up. She's six and she was wearing a white dress. Her name is Lilly.

[Another pause and a moment where she shakes her head just a bit, as if she feels stupid for asking.]

If you see her, tell her Victoria's looking for her and to stay.

[Not 'wait.' The word 'stay' is important. She knows how to speak to her sister. Stay is a word Lilly knows.

And then the device just shuts off on Victoria's end. She's only been on a few minutes and she's already had enough. For now, it's time to resume her search for Lilly.]

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[Succumb to the creepily adorable, Katniss. It will be epic! And probably kind of odd since she's just not used to other people at all.]

Was she here?

[She doesn't feel ready to believe that other kid yet.]

[They match :'D]

I don't know. I haven't seen her personally, but I don't spend a lot of time on the network. [a pause] Can you describe her better? I know some other people who can keep an eye out for her as well.

[They do.]

Lilly is six. She's smaller than me. Her hair and eyes are brown. [A pause as she thinks this over and really, this is the most natural thing for her to say. Katniss asked for a description so...]

Sometimes she runs around on her hands and feet. And she doesn't like baths.

[So basically, look for a feral kid with questionable hygiene.]

[There's a pause as Katniss absorbs this. But feral children aren't exactly unusual back home, not in Twelve. Or at least, in what Twelve once was.]

That should make her easier to find. [There's a certain dryness to her tone, but she means what she says] I'm Katniss, by the way. Do you have anyone looking after you?

Finding is one thing. Getting her to stay with you is another. She doesn't like strangers.

I can take care of myself.

[Listen, she lived for five years in the woods while a demented ghost with attachment issues took care of her. She's totally got this. Right?]

Neither do I. [That's super helpful Katniss, way to go] If I tell her to stay, will she listen?

[That gets a raised eyebrow from her.] How are you going to feed yourself? [She doesn't actually deny that the little girl can. Katniss did when she wasn't much older, after all.] There's rationing in place, and you still have to buy those. The turtle's illness has affected the plants and the animals, so it's hard to tell what's safe to eat. There are places that will give you food, but I don't know if you consider that taking care of yourself or not.

Maybe. If you tell her I said to stay, Lilly might listen.

[As for the rest of it, there's a shrug.]

It's food. I get it. I eat.

[Simple, really.]

[Katniss absently rubs at one of her scarred hands] Then I'll do that, if I find her. It's true that she might not be here at all, though.

[She pauses for a moment] If you can't get it, go to this place. [She gives an address in the Earth Sector, the community centre set up by Steve Rogers] They'll feed you there.

Okay.

[She'll try to remember that information.]

What's your name?

Katniss Everdeen. [Instinctively, she looks for some form of recognition on the younger girl's face, even though no one from Panem has shown up in months.

There's a further hesitation here, before she just decides to go for it. She doesn't want to examine her motives too closely, though] You can find me in the Fire Sector. FI-2B. If you need help.

[Nope. None. Victoria just files this information away.]

Victoria. Water sector. WA-2C.

[In case Katniss wants to stop by. Though, she'll probably say it's in case Katniss finds Lilly.]

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