Shard wiped a bead of sweat from his brow. His morning session of practice was over. Twice a day, he was allowed to leave the facility and go to town and he used up one of those two times there. He had nothing better to do, really, and all the hard work made him feel like he deserved at least a bun.
Taking a quick shower, Shard slipped into a little nicer clothes to wear around town. Without much further ado, the boy signed out and headed towards the bakery. The town square was always awfully packed but it seemed even worse than normal today. He watched as the children craftily weaved through the mass of adults. He, like them, easily made his way through the crowd but in a more brute way. He walked in any opening he saw, if he happened to plow through someone, it didn't matter. After all, Shard's form was stronger than most and if anyone, the other would be the one to fall.
Apparently, he wasn't the only one with this strategy. Another girl who was in front of him was a little less 'nice' about it. She shoved through the people. Only when she pushed someone right onto Shard's feet did he say something. "Er... excuse me? Get off me." He muttered to the guy on the ground. That got the girl's attention and she turned to look at him - ah - another Career! He should have figured as much. "Are you stupid? That isn't a way to gain sponcers. They might be filthy human beings, but at this point - with you getting older each year - they're craving for publicity. Especially District One where Capitols visit frequently."