The banquet hall was too loud and everybody smelled bad.
What he meant was, everybody was perfumed and dolled up and they wouldn't stop chattering with one another. Copper wasn't opposed to that, really. Not at all! He liked to think he was quite the friendly fellow, but there was such a thing as too much of a good thing. His good ears and nose had won him the Games, and at times like these they only gave him a headache. He had wandered away from the noise with a small smile on his face, eager to explore, looking positively boyish. There was a spring to his step and that would sometimes slow when he'd pass one of those new other-world Tributes.
He finds the ice rink and makes a move to give the experience a try, but stops himself. No, no, no use making himself look like a fool without a friend to share the misery with. He stays watching, happy to see everyone else seemingly enjoying themselves.
"So why aren't you out there?" Copper asks whoever comes up next to him, turning to them with a lopsided grin. He wouldn't even mind it if they didn't recognize him- he just liked the new company.
Copper | The Fox and The Hound | Victor AU
What he meant was, everybody was perfumed and dolled up and they wouldn't stop chattering with one another. Copper wasn't opposed to that, really. Not at all! He liked to think he was quite the friendly fellow, but there was such a thing as too much of a good thing. His good ears and nose had won him the Games, and at times like these they only gave him a headache. He had wandered away from the noise with a small smile on his face, eager to explore, looking positively boyish. There was a spring to his step and that would sometimes slow when he'd pass one of those new other-world Tributes.
He finds the ice rink and makes a move to give the experience a try, but stops himself. No, no, no use making himself look like a fool without a friend to share the misery with. He stays watching, happy to see everyone else seemingly enjoying themselves.
"So why aren't you out there?" Copper asks whoever comes up next to him, turning to them with a lopsided grin. He wouldn't even mind it if they didn't recognize him- he just liked the new company.