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[Tohru is broadcasting from the diner. It's all set up very deliberately, as this is an on-purpose post and not an accidental one or anything like that, and Tohru is standing behind the counter, wearing her little pink polaroid camera around.]

Hello everyone! I hope you're all doing well.

[And she gives a very tiny little wave.]

Ah, I had two things I wanted to say. I'll try to be quick though. Um, first...I've been practicing a little more at baking, and I wanted to try decorating cookies, so...I have a lot left over here in the diner, if anyone would like some.

[She reaches out and tilts the camera down so everyone can see two platters of cookies on the counter, in fruit and flower shapes. They actually turned out very well! After everyone's gotten a good look, she tilts the camera back up to where it was and smiles. She pulls a photo album out from under the counter and holds it up so it can be seen. ]

And the other thing I wanted to say was that, well. A lot of new people have come to Wonderland recently, it seems! Ah, hello, by the way - my name is Tohru Honda and it's nice to meet you, if you're watching. But, since people come and go very often, I've been trying to keep a photo album so we'll have something to remember people by when they do leave Wonderland. I only started it a couple of months ago, but I would like to try and take everyone's picture at some point, if that's okay. Um, it's also good for seeing who else has been here in the past, or at least I hope it will be when it's been here long enough. I know it isn't much but...its something I can do to help, so I'd like to keep it going as long as I possibly can!

[By the end of that, she looks very determined! She's not much of a fighter or anything like that. She isn't very strong physically, but she can take pictures and keep a record and make cute cookies! And everyone should be doing everything they can, right?]

So, um. If you'd like to have your picture taken, or if you'd like any cookies, please stop by the diner. It's in the first room on the eighth floor. Thank you very much and have a nice day!

[She gives another little wave, and the camera clicks off.]

[ooc: Hey guys! If you want to be in the Photo Album but would rather handwave it please comment over here and I'll add your character to the post! Tohru is in the diner really often, and she isn't shy about asking people she doesn't know very well, so you do NOT have to have CR with Tohru in order to be in the photo album!]

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[Tohru shakes her head, though she looks sympathetic.]

I'm sorry. A lot of us want to leave very badly, but...everyone who has left so far has vanished as suddenly as they came. Nobody knows how to leave on their own yet, I'm afraid.

[Leaving Wonderland is exactly like arriving in Wonderland, as far as Tohru understands. It's very sudden and no one has any control over it.]

Does that mean you've arrived here recently? Um, I know the circumstances aren't the best, but it's nice to meet you. I'm Tohru Honda.

[ to finnick, it simply sounds like another arena. they never have control over their comings and goings — the only way out is to simply play by the gamemakers' rules. finnick's still trying to figure out wonderland's. ]

A few days ago. [ it beats meeting in an arena where his trident has to spear her. finnick will take the little he can get — and meeting in a strange and foreign world where things are backwards and up is down isn't as bad as the alternative. he smiles. ] Finnick Odair. How long have you been here, Tohru?

It's been just about a year for me, as of this month! But, um...I'm sure that must not be very comforting to hear. I'm sorry about that.

[She's officially been in Wonderland long enough to feel bad when she tells people just how long she's been in Wonderland - as though her having been here for a year means that they will think they'll be here that long themselves, or maybe even longer. She doesn't like to give off the wrong impression. She smiles to match his, and gives a determined look.]

Ah, I don't always understand why things are the way they are in Wonderland, but if there's ever anything I can help you with Mr. Odair, please don't hesitate to ask! I wouldn't call myself an expert or an authority or anything like that, but I've been here a long time now so if there's anything I can do, I'll do my best.

[ mr odair. the only time he's heard that is when he's being reprimanded and spoken down to. ] It's just Finnick. [ he laughs a little. to be shown respect when it's not exactly due is different. many think finnick to be above them, almost untouchable on the pedestal they place him on, but he knows that he is lower than that of the common citizen of panem. objects may be worth more than an arm and a leg, but even they decrease in value over time. ]

[ but she's been here a year. the games only last a few days, two weeks if the tributes are unfortunate enough. to think he will be stuck playing this game for an entire year … finnick's spent ten years playing a game that only a few are aware of. what's another twelve months on top of a lifetime? but he's uncertain if she's proud of that feat, or upset by it; a year spent in wonderland. how does anyone view that? ] Do people usually say happy anniversary here?

[Proud isn't really the right word. It's more that she's genuinely surprised that so much time has passed (but really, no time has passed at all. Wonderland is very complicated that way). She never once thought that she might be someone that others could look to when they arrived, and she's still not terribly confident in her ability to help, but...she really has been in Wonderland a long time now.

She's a little shocked when he makes mention of wishing happy anniversary though, and then flustered when she realizes that he means her Wonderland anniversary.]

O-Oh! Um, I don't think I've...ever heard anyone mention it? Everyone is trying to go home so, I'm not sure people might think of it as something to celebrate...but, uh, thank you! I appreciate the thought anyway.

[ not unkindly: ] Who cares what other people think? [ seriously. despite finnick building an image based on exactly that — on what people think — he seriously wonders why anyone would take into consideration the thoughts of people who may not matter. especially when it concerns something like an anniversary ... he knows many would frown upon him remembering the day he first met annie cresta, as it involves the games and life and death, but finnick cares very little of the opinions of people who don't understand the impact that day would soon have on his life. he's a hypocrite at heart, this kid. ] Do you think it's something to celebrate?

[She's a little taken aback. He'd originally asked her if people say happy anniversary, and she's not sure she can really speak for everyone. But now he wants to know her opinion and it leaves her a little flustered for a moment.]

W-Well, I...I think...

[She takes a breath and steels her resolve. She does have thoughts on it after all, and they aren't invalid. It's just hard for Tohru to say because he doesn't really like bragging. She would never call attention to this, but she's been thinking about it a little bit lately.]

I don't think being here for a year is something to celebrate, but a few weeks after I arrived, a friend of mine and I made this diner. Her name is Ruby, and she isn't in Wonderland anymore, but I've tried my hardest to keep the diner running in her place. So um, while I would have liked to go home sooner, and while being here isn't a good thing...I think having had the diner open for a year is something to celebrate!

[Tohru had never even worked in a diner at home, much less owned one. But she can cook and she can clean and they don't have to worry about money here, so it's been something she's been able to manage and...well, it surprised her that she was able to manage it! In a good way.]

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