Gale wakes up to light sobs out in the hall, theyre quiet but just loud enough to be heard from inside his room. He thinks its all a figment of his imagination as usually the rooms in district 13 are soundproof, but tonight Gale had left his door open just a smidge so he could hear if anything bad happened as he slept so he'd be able to wake up everyone if an emergency was to happen. To help everyone get to a safe place.

He slowly pulled the sheets from off his legs and climbed out, as his feet poked the icy cold floor below he gasped slightly. He shook it off quickly, the floor feeling like ice beneath him. As he headed to the source of the noise, a sense worry panged in his chest, what if this was all a trick? Like a cat he crept out of his door and scampered down the hall. "Hello?" he whispers, when he recieves no answer he repeats himself, "hello??" he utters louder this time, heading further down in the dark. no