Today Day Z Winkle  had the honor of choosing the winners from among the slips of paper in the large golden fish bowls. The drugs didn't hold at bay the excited horror of choosing. Until last year, she had been as overjoyed at the next girl in Panem to be involved in a Reaping day. From television, at home in her comfortable home, this day had looked like sooooooooo much fun. Girls and boys in Panem didn't have much real excitement or challenges and they could live through the tributes. Anyway, they deserved the Hunger Games because of what their great great great grandparents did in rebelling against the Capitol. But now, after Dyson, she wasn't so sure.<br/><br/>After the formal preliminary announcements and video of the old days, the time had come for the Reaping.  With mincing steps, Day Z approached the stand, throwing a wide smile toward the Tributes,<br/><br/>"What a big, big, big, big day! I know you must be so excited to be chosen, to take the train to Panem, to see the lovely lights and eat food that you could not dare imagine! Let's see who the lucky ones are."<br/><br/>She scrunched up her eyes, making the officials around her chuckle and reached into to snag a paper. Two papers had been folded together so she made a showy effort to untangle them without peeking, causing more chuckling. Finally she opened her eyes and smoothed her pink hair,<br/>The first tribute is a lady, Miss Janiel Kips, a thirteen year old. Janiel, oh, Janiel, don''t be shy, sugar, Come on up.<br/><br/>The small girl crept out and leaned on the arm of the Peacekeeper who escorted her.<br/><br/>'Why she looks like me,' Day Z thought as the guilt overrode the drugs.<br/><br/>Tearing her eyes away, she plastered her brilliant smile back on her face and chose the male tribute,<br/><br/>"Rye Cievers!" her voice rang out and she struggled to not throw up.<br/><br/>He walked defiantly to the front and stood looking over the heads of those on the platform.<br/><br/>Day Z fumbled in her pocket for another capsule. She hoped she didn't overdose before this day was over.