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It’s Reaping day. Everybody dress to impress, it’s required.<br>
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When you arrive to the ceremony you are ID’d and told to stand with the rest of your age group. The District Governer, Town Mayor, and your districts escort are already on stage. The Victors are slowly taking their places. Before long the ceremony begins.<br>
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Your district escort steps up to the microphone.<br>
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“Welcome! Welcome!” Your district escort greets the gathered crowd sounding very upbeat and cheerful. “Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor. Now, before we begin, we have a very special film brought to you all the way from the capital.”<br>
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On a large screen somewhere near the stage a video plays showing pictures of ruins and loss as a faceless male voice delivered a speech to the gathered crowd.<br>
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<i>“War. Terrible war. Widows. Orphans. A motherless child. This was the uprising that rocked our land. Thirteen districts rebelled against the country that fed them, loved them, protected them. Brother turned on brother until nothing remained. And then came the peace. Hard fought, sorely won. The people rose up from the ashes and a new era was born. But peace has a cost. When the traitors were defeated we swore as a nation we would never know this treason again. And so it was decreed, the various districts of Panem would offer up in tribute one young man and woman to fight to the death in a pageant of honor courage and sacrifice. The lone victor, bathed in riches would stand as a reminder of our generosity and our forgiveness this is how we remember our past. This is how we safeguard our future.”</i><br>
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When the video cuts off the escort steps back up to the mic.<br>
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“I just love that part! Now, the time has come to select one courageous young man and woman for the honor of representing your district in the 74th annual Hunger Games. As usual, ladies first.”<br>
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The escort pulls a name out of each the male and the female bowls. Did you get reaped or did you volunteer?</td></tr></tbody></table></div>
				
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Valentine<br>
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Valentine's day started out as usual, with a hair-of-the-dog Bloody Mary in the wee hours of the morning after waking up from another arena nightmare. He gets nightmares every other time he falls asleep still. Before, in the first few years after his game when they came to him every night he got so afraid of falling asleep that he only way he could was to drink himself stupid and the habit stuck. He does stay sober, or rather perpetually hungover during the day, but the only time he doesn't drink at all is during the games so he can keep a clear head for his tributes. He goes to get dressed after watching the sun rise from his kitchen window, putting on simple but undeniably expensive clothes, linen and silks in natural off white colors and leather shoes and jacket.<br>
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When its time to leave he walks out of Victors Village with his wife and youngest son, Farro. Avena, his oldest isn't coming because she's on bedrest with twins on the way and Rye, the middle child, is … well he's been doing his own thing for a while now and doesn't come to visit any more. Val waits with his wife while Farro checks in and then goes to take his place on stage. After the Capital Propaganda is played and the names get called Val is horrified to hear his own son's name on the escort's lips. Before he realizes he's moved he's snatching the paper with his son's name from the escort's hand to verify for himself that its the truth. It is.<br>
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Silverius doesn’t look like he’d amount to much physically at the moment. He was skinny and lanky, all knees and elbows, having just hit puberty. But don’t let that fool you, he’s just as strong as anyone else having worked with heavy wood most of his young life. He had a pretty, freckled face, the bane of his existence because people continually comment on how feminine his features are, and kind of shaggy, straight light red hair. He’s due for a haircut but never got around to it before the reaping, so he did his best with a pair of kitchen scissors in the bathroom mirror to clean up around his face. It ended up being slightly uneven but it was no better than his mother could do for him so he accepted his fate of having perpetually slightly uneven hair. He was dressed in a faded and worn green button down that brought out his eyes, off-white pants, and the best shoes he could find in the house that happened to be tan but showed signs of being darker once. The shoes only kind of fit, being a whole size too big for him it was the best he could do. He would rather have his shoes be too big than too small and make him walk funny. They didn’t have the money with so many mouths to feed to buy brand new shoes, or clothes for that matter, for any of the kids when they would no longer fit the same year because they were all growing so fast, so all he had were hand-me-downs from well meaning neighbors.<br>
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Once dressed and brushed and cleaned to the best of his ability he stopped in the main room of their small house where his sick brother, Peregrine or Pip for short, usually slept on the old couch. The boy was 6 years old and sleeping now. Sil pet through his hair, Pip was his only sibling who had the same red hair as he did-his father’s red hair, and whispered his goodbye knowing that Pip wouldn’t be able to make it to the town square to see him off. He had been talking with Pip in secret on and off while the boy was awake about his plans and today was the first day he could act on it. He wouldn’t get another chance until next year and by then it might be too late.<br>
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He was soon out the door and on his way, walking down to the town square with his mother and some of his siblings, bringing them all would be too much for his mom all by herself. His stepdad couldn't be there because was assigned to work that day. He made sure to hug them each tight before he got his identification verified with a small prick to his finger and a drop of blood on a spreadsheet next to his name. Before he was aware he moved he was standing in amongst the group of other 12 year old boys. He made sure to position himself near the aisle so he could more easily make himself known when the time comes. His palms are sweaty and his shirt collar feels too tight around his neck as he looks around curiously and waits with everyone else for the ceremony to start.<br>
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Before long all the victors are present and kids accounted for. He ends up standing with a group that were lottery picked to represent their town a few miles away. When the escort steps up to the mic everyone goes silent. The escort makes their small speech with overly bright words and the video plays. The crowd stays uncomfortably silent the whole time waiting for the names to be called and this all to be over.<br>
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The girl that gets called is a name he doesn’t recognize, must be a lottery kid. She looks to be around 16 maybe 17 and is built like a house. His name doesn’t get called, instead a boy, a man really by the looks of him so this must have been his last year, silently walks up to the stage sporting a full beard, white shirt and kaki pants. When the escort asks the obligatory question about volunteers Silverius hesitates a moment, the escort about to move on before he raises his hand. Everything stops. Everyone stops. And then an uncomfortable murmur starts up. District 7 doesn’t get volunteers, especially any so young. It takes him another moment to get his voice to cooperate with him-for the most part- and get the words out as loud as he can manage without screaming wordlessly.<br>
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“I volunteer!... I volunteer as tribute!”<br>
<br>
His voice cracks half way through the word volunteer, both times. A camera somewhere zooms in on him and throws his face up on the screen. Immediately he can hear his mother’s crying and  his siblings’ confused  and worried questions over the dull lull of the crowd. No going back now. He doesn’t have to push his way out to the aisle, the other boys part for him in stunned silence as if he were diseased. As soon as he’s in easy reach Peacekeepers flank him and walk him up to the stage. By now most of District 7 has seen and recognized him as his father’s oldest kid, the son of the 54th Hunger Games Victor-Forrester Hamlin, as well as realized his motivation to volunteer. His brother has been sick for over a year. Everyone knew about it but no one was willing to help beyond throwing around hand-me-down clothes. Unbeknown to Sil, the President had told the other victors to shun his family because his fathers death was seen as un-honorable because it was at his own hands. The rest of the district simply followed suit.<br>
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Silverius stared accusingly at every victor that meets his eyes. His father was one of them. They could have helped, should have offered help in honor of one of their own. But his family got nothing but scraps after his father passed. Once on the stage he attempted to shake hands with the boy that got reaped but the other didn’t budge, just stood there in shocked silence looking suspiciously close to tears. The Peacekeepers eventually dragged him away and he stood with the escort who was asking him to introduce himself. He did with much less bravado than when he volunteered. It was like the world slowed down for a while. He did it. He had actually volunteered and it worked. He was in. Now he just had to stay alive. "M-My name is Sil-Silverius Hamlin." And now the whole country knew, or would know as soon as the recap was aired with all the commentary by whats-his-face, the announcer guy that does the interviews.<br>
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The goodbyes were harder than he expected. After being taken to the train station and given a room and ten minutes to get it over with. His mother slapped him as soon as they were alone for being so stupid and immediately hugged him, apologizing profusely. He hugged each of his siblings that came to the reaping and was given a cedar wood beaded bracelet as his token. Cedar was his favorite aromatic wood. Not long after he was being escorted by Peacekeepers to the train.<br>
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Dexterity: 14<br>
Constitution: 12<br>
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Thorn barely listened as the film played and the escort chattered away into the mic. It wasn't like he needed to see it again, they played the same damn film every year, and his mind was already preoccupied. It was such a simple plan but it could still go wrong. Meadow's name could be called and he would be left to take care of their little girl on his own, which also meant going back on his deal with every family in the district. But they couldn't blame him for that, right? Or it could be his name drawn out and no one would need to take in little Maize. Sure some of them would probably help Meadow out, but they wouldn't <i>need</i> to stick around and give her food or fuel.<br>
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The escort took forever to unfold the thin slip of paper, step closer to the mic and read out "Farro Roosa."<br>
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His breath rushed out of him. It wasn't him. He was safe. He could keep quiet and deal with the consequences. But favors were important and he couldn't risk not being able to provide for Maize just for another year of safety. Licking his lips, Thorn stepped out from his age group. "I volunteer." The world went quiet around him.  A Peacekeeper had to prod him forward to get him moving towards the stage. He didn't resist. Once there, he looked through the crowd to find Maize, wearing a little dress with faded flowers on the skirt, sleeping in the arms of a trusted neighbor. Meadow stood with her age group, a hand over her mouth to keep herself from crying. He'd told her his plan, they'd fought about it, and he'd stubbornly stuck to it. Maybe he should have kept quiet.<br>
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Swallowing, he only vaguely realized he'd muttered his name to the escort. He refused to look in the crowd for the boy whose place he'd taken, or to look for the Roosa family. The only thing he could do was focus on Maize who stirred as the reaping came to an end with all its usual fan-fair. They led him away, still in a daze. Maybe all of this was a nightmare and he'd wake up soon. Instead, they put him in a small room to wait.<br>
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Thorn shuddered but tried to force a reassuring smile. "It's going to be okay. The Roosa's are well off; you'll probably get some really good food and some pretty clothes." It all sounded pointless as he said it, but he had to focus on something other than what lay ahead of him. When words failed him, he took Maize in his arms and gently rocked her, kissing the top of her head. "You be good for your mama." He shuddered again. How had everything gone so wrong so quickly? Meadow let him hold her until the ten minutes were nearly up. She took their daughter from him before giving him one final kiss.<br>
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"That's your specialty."<br>
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Animals didn't care what day it was. Once a routine was established, they expected it to be followed. Feed once the sun came up, fresh water, a quick health check, and then out to pasture to graze the day away until supper. Added to the chores was the egg collecting, milking the cows-- it was easier to keep a few dairy cows ever since the games-- and then cleaning the barns. On any normal day, Hazel would be up and out the door just as the sky turned pink from the rising sun. It was a game between her and her father; who would get out there first, who could complete the most chores first, winner got to choose breakfast and loser had to cook all the meals that day. But today was the reaping. The day that Hazel hated more than any other day. She lay in bed well past sunrise, leaving her father to tend to the animals. He understood. He never complained about it or asked her about the nightmares. He'd watched the games, he knew why.<br>
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District 2<br>​</div>It was a tradition on reaping day for Philomena to watch the sunrise from her bedroom window. As child it was in pure excitement for what the day would provide, it was barbaric when she really thought back on it but that had been all she knew. Reaping day used to be a day where those in district two would celebrate the brave boy and girl who volunteered their life away for glory. Back then it always seemed like an honor to participate in the games, to celebrate the relative peace the Capitol allows them. Nowadays, she couldn't help but scoff at the idea as she leaned against her window sil. The sunrise no longer meant a day of celebrating the glory that would be brought to the district but mourning the choices that two children who didn't know any better would bring on themselves.<br>
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She had no idea how long she found herself staring before pulling away from the view as she heard voices and laughter downstairs. She smiled to herself as she started to get herself ready, at the very least her children were still blissfully ignorant to the reality.<br>
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It hadn't taken her long enough to shower and brush out her hair, styling her hair in a neat bun as she placed beautiful silver hair comb at the base. She made her way to her closet pulling out the outfit her stylist had sent her a week earlier. She breathed a sigh of relief at the fact that her stylist actually listened to her and finally stopped sending her gowns year after year. It was a bit simpler than normal but it wasn't anything she couldn't make glamorous. She wore a simple yet classy red silk blouse cut in a way that would show off cleavage but not a distracting amount followed by a pair black dress pants and black stiletto heels with red soles. She followed up her look with two silver bracelets on her wrist, a necklace and a pair of earrings. She quickly done her make up before heading down the stairs, finding her children and her husband waiting at base of the steps for her.<br>
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"Took you long enough, I almost started to send Persephone after you," Her husband teased kissing her cheek as she made it down. She couldn't help but chuckle as she brushed past him.<br>
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"Well let's not be late on my account, hm?" Philomena said with a soft smile as she grabbed her daughter's hand and headed out door with her family to the reaping. It took almost no time at all for them to make to district square. She gave both of her children a quick kiss on the cheek, handing Persephone off to her father. She gave them a quick wave as she watched them blend into the crowd with the other spectators.  One day she would have to prepare them for their own reaping, and have them trained for the inevitable. One day they would be in the crowd with the rest of the children their age fighting for a chance for glory. At least right now however, her children were safe with their father and that all she could as for.<br>
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She made her way to stand with the other victors, picking a spot where she could somewhat see her family. She stood as the same old propaganda film played again and again with a her most manufactured smile on her face as she listened halfheartedly, only clapping with the crowd as the video ended and the escort announced it was finally time to send two children to their deaths. Philomena straighten up as she watched the crowd with slight interest, which two idiots were throwing away their lives this year?</li><li class="bbTabContent" id="tab_1736445669" style="display: none;"><br>
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District 1<br>​</div>Sapphire stood there idlly playing with a strand of her hair as the propaganda played. She never understood why they played this film year after year, it wasn't as if everyone didn't already know why each year they much participate in the so called glory that was the Hunger Games.  In all honesty she just wanted to get this whole thing over with, this whole spectical was and would always be pointless. And maybe here in beautiful district 1 she was more than likely in the minority for with that opinion. After all everyone here wants to win and become a victor, whereas she could care less.<br>
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She wanted to care less, but she wasn't the one who got to choose the biggest decision of her life. Her parent's wanted a victor, that much was simple and she understood that fact as soon as she was able walk properly. They had trained her from a young age in how to be the perfect and beautiful fighter so I was only natural they would want a return on their investment. After all everyone thought she had a high chance of winning, her parents, her trainer, and hell even she thought she could win. But just because she could didn't necessarily mean she would. But her parents didn't understand that, all they knew is that she'd win and thats all that mattered to them.<br>
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"First, the ladies." She snapped her attention back to the stage as the escort pulled a name from the bowl and took a deep breath. She knew she didn't have to, she could just let someone else volunteer. After all she still had a year that she could volunteer again, but waiting would make her a coward. "Amber-" Sapphire was a lot of things, but a coward she was not. She made a sprint to the stage shouting before the escort could even get the girl's last name out.<br>
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"I volunteer!" She gave her most eager smile as the crowd cheered at her words. She made her way to the stage waving and smiling to the crowd. She knew how these things worked, the quicker she wooed the crowd easier it would be to woo the Capitol. She kept up her smile as the escort asked for her name.<br>
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"I'm Sapphire Dray!" She smiled again as the crowd cheered.<br>
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It wasn't long until she was ushered off to say her goodbyes and all she could do is look at the ground once she was alone. This the last thing she thought she would do and yet here she was.<br>
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She luckly wasn't alone for too long before both her parents came into the room hugging her tightly. He father kissed the top of her forehead.<br>
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"We are so proud of you." He said, "I know you're going to make us and district proud." She had to resist the urge to roll her eyes as she smiled at her parents. He mother step away from her and grabbed her hand sliding a ring on her finger. It was deep blue sapphire stone, set in what looked like silver. It was beautiful.<br>
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"You don't have to say anything sweetheart. This ring is your promise that you will come home to us. You will do that right?"<br>
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Sapphire smiled again pulling her parents in to a hug. "Of course, that's what I've been training for right?" She chuckled hoping her words came out as light as she meant for them to sound. Luckily it had the affect she wanted as her parents chuckled with her as they finally let go and turned to leave.<br>
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"I love you guys." She said softly as the door closed behind them. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Now it was time for her to focus on the game from now on and win. After all this is the only thing that has meant something in her life and the one thing that her parents wanted. And if they wanted a victor, she going to make sure they got their victor. She was sure of it and tried to keep her confidence with her as she boarded the train with her partner.<br>
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The odds were not in his favour, however. They were rarely in the favour of anybody in District 10. In fact, Buck could hardly even recall the last time they had managed to procure a Victor. Did they even have one present today? The boy began to scan the stage, searching for any signs of their Victor who would soon be doomed to mentor yet two more children to their deaths. It was cruel, but did the Capitol truly put a limit on their cruelty? For most, it was hardly even something that occurred to them at all. Not when it was a reality so ingrained within the daily lives of the average civilian. It was only on Reaping Day when Buck paid it any heed at all himself. The Capitol propaganda hardly helped his case either. It was always the same video, one that left him wondering if anybody actually believed it at all.<br>
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Buck rolled his eyes as the Capitol Escort began to speak. She was a flamboyant woman outfitted in many colours, undoubtedly the latest fashionable pallet back in the Capitol. Rumours suggested they hardly worked at all, leaving it no wonder that they were left with a significant amount of free time to outfit themselves in outrageous fabrics and styles that were not even remotely practical. How the Escort even managed to walk atop the stage in her heels without stumbling was anybody's guess. It certainly left Buck bewildered as he caught sight of her. She approached the first of the transparent glass bowls, the one containing the names of every eligible girl in District 10. <br>
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<i>Murder of other people's children.</i> <br>
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Buck Pitwood. There was simply no mistaking the wretched slip of paper that had been pulled out of the bowl. There was also probably only one Buck Pitwood in all of District 10, possibly in even all of Panem. The sheer realization of what had just happened left the boy frozen in shock and awe. He desperately wished it was little more than a nightmare, but it was all very real. The nudge from a pair of Peacekeepers behind him was all the confirmation he needed that he was, in fact, very much awake. With volunteers so seldom heard of in his District he was left with no other choice but to mount the stage in front of him. He did exactly that, carefully concealing all emotion he could as the Escort came between himself and his new partner in hell.<br>
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To Valour the games entailed so much more than what his fellow citizens saw them as. For many it was a hard pill to swallow, but it was an important one. Sooner or later whoever it was he was stuck with this year would come to realize it. He only hoped that the big revelation would occur sooner rather than later since adding to the already rather large pool of Victors in District 1 was always a nice bonus. Somebody with no sense of morale or motivation simply would not last long in the arena. <br>
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As was routine Valour eagerly took his place atop the stage behind the District's Escort. He stood in anticipation even as the Capitol's usual spiel began. It was a short speech, undoubtedly scripted as the young Victor had long learned, followed by an equally as scripted propaganda video. In most of the Districts it was probably a point of contention, but in District 1 it was eaten up by nearly all the young aspiring volunteers. Just how long did it take to grow out of that childish naïvety? Truth was, the man had not even been sure until he had made it into the arena himself. It had been strenuous, it had been challenging, but most of all it had washed away all that remained of a carefree childhood. Within a matter of weeks the man knew he would be gaining more like-minded company. <br>
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<i>Well this is it. Please let them be good. </i>Valour thought as the moment of truth arrived at last. The Escort stepped forward to draw names as was customary, but sure enough it remained as little more than custom as the District produced yet another pair of eager volunteers. The man couldn't help but to smile as they made their way atop the stage. The girl, Sapphire, was admittedly easy on the eyes, yet she was no Aurum. His beautiful precious Aurum. Oh, how he missed her... <br>
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"I suppose I'll see you two on the train then." Valour finally uttered to the pair of Tributes as the short ceremony wrapped up. It was the final cue for everybody to exit the stage. While the Tributes were escorted off to say their goodbyes he simply set out immediately to the train. There would no doubt be drinks galore and fine dining available for everybody, and if District 1 thought they were spoiled already then they were definitely in for a pleasant surprise...</div>
				
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Lex weaved through the streets of District 2, her feet keeping a quick yet steady rhythm as she passed the numerous tan and grey buildings that surrounded her. The sun was just beginning to rise, casting beams of light that slipped through the cracks and splayed onto the road in front of her. She always took the same route for her early morning run and the streets were still empty enough that she didn't have to think much, instead she let her mind drift. It was hard not to, today being the day Lex had awaited her whole life. Lex turned into a smaller alleyway the buildings casting her back into the shadows. She was eighteen now which made it her last year to be eligible for the games, much to her disdain Lex's parents and trainer forbid her from volunteering until her final year wanting her to receive the most training possible before she went into the arena. As she ran past the open square where they would hold the reaping Lex slowed her pace squinting up at the stage where she would soon stand. She gazed at it a moment longer before continuing home, if she was late her mother would throw a fit. <br>
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Lex bounded up the stairs to her front porch her chest heaving, after taking a second to catch her breathe she pushed through the door. Heading straight for the bath she smiled as she felt hot water run over her finger. Lex's family was better off than most, her father works making weapons for the Capitol which provides them with a solid income. Of course they spent most of that income on getting Lex the best training possible, an investment, they had always called it. After washing up Lex let herself relax in the tub, the moment being cut short by her mother calling for her. She wrapped herself in a towel and pushed into her room where her mother sat accompanied by a gown.<br>
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"Oh Honey! You are going to make us so proud today, I'm just so excited!" Lex's mother exclaimed holding the soft dress out for her to change into. <br>
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"I haven't won yet, mom." Lex replied a smug grin tugging at her lips as she looked at the reflection of herself in the dress. A knock came from her door followed by her fathers gruff voice.<br>
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"Let's get a move on, don't wanna be late!" he called through the door earning a shared look between Lex and her mother. By the time Lex got to the reaping ceremony she could barely contain her excitement she only half listened through the speech and propaganda video as her mind raced. <br>
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"Ladies first." She heard the Escort announce as she reached her bedazzled hand into the glass bowl containing the females names. Lex watched as she pulled a single slip of paper out and unfolded it squinting down at the small writing.<br>
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"Wait!" Lex called out suddenly, not bothering to wait for the Escort to begin reading the paper. "I volunteer!" she shouted a confident smile sitting on her lips. Lex jogged up to the stage and stopped at the microphone giving the camera a small wave. <br>
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Axel woke up the bleeping of his alarm clock, blaring out <i>beep beep beep</i>. If he didn't know any better, he would have thought that anyone within a few hundred yards could hear that blasted thing. He slammed his hand on the snooze button and laid his head back onto the pillow. Axel let his eyes closed and was about to drift back off to sleep before his mother, Berta, call out from the bottom of the stairs "Axel, get ready! You'll be late for the Reaping!" Her voice had a slight accent to it that Axel could never place on what it sounded similar too. But the Reaping, he was far too familiar with that concept.<br>
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The Reaping was an annual pig slaughter, where two tributes from the 12 Districts were chosen and where nothing was ever coincidental. Every year, 23 pigs were slaughtered before all of Panem, 23 that would never see their families again, <i>23</i> that would never get past the chopping block. And by pigs, which Axel would commonly refer to the tributes as they were teenagers much like him. From the time you were twelve until you reached 18, you were Reaped out of a crowd of hundreds of children to be slaughtered by other children. <i>Hundreds, </i>Axel thought,<i> more like thousands</i>. Every year for decades, they had to watch that same stinking propaganda film, and every year, that dumb escort drew names from two clear balls.<br>
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"Axel!" His mother called once more. Axel could hear her starting to walk up the steps.<br>
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"I'm up! God, I'm up, Ma," Axel huffed. He waited for a few seconds before he heard his mother continue back downstairs to wait.<br>
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Axel pulled the bedsheets from his body and went into the upstairs bathroom. He was about average height and weight, and eyes that looked to be the muddy green end of a pool. His hair was dark, a trait he got from his mother, and his features were round, something from his father's side. His mother had already laid out an outfit- a beautiful red shirt and a worn pair of black dress slacks. Beneath them were several undergarments and a couple of slightly worn black dress shoes. The shirt, looking as if it was never worn at all, once belonged to Axel's brother, August. August never liked the shirt, only wearing it to Reaping and putting it in the back of his closet. Axel took a shower that was hot enough to melt anyone's face off and quickly changed into the dress clothes to avoid getting chilly. He dried his hair and would brush his teeth. As he came down the stairs, his mother, once she saw his hair, said "Axel, your hair is a complete mess! Couldn't you at least attempt to fix it?"<br>
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Axel ran a hand through his hair and looked back at his mother before getting a small nod of approval. "Would you like something to eat before we go?" Berta asked, thoughtfully. Axel shook his head no, and with that, the pair left. Axel's father, Louis, was out of the picture, as he died during a factory incident when Axel was 15. The only advice that Louis would have given him regardless of being in the grave would have been "Chin up, at least a frown could look like you have your eyes set on a prize." But there was a chance that they wouldn't get a prize. Louis, Berta, Axel, and even August all worked in a factory. August had moved out once he hit 19, but Axel was required to stay. He worked in an electronics factory to help the family, but after Louis died, Axel needed to take out tessera. Tessera came monthly, but at a cost- Axel's name was put into the Reaping ball more. He didn't have the odds in his favor.<br>
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The day was fair, with sun beating down on everyone's face. The buildings were a slate gray color with no sign of life. Once they made it to the town center, Axel went up to the booth while Berta went to the crowd. Axel's name was taken, as well as a prick of blood to ID him with, and he moved to a group of children in his age group. Many of them looked at him; several were past friends. Those friends had stopped communicating with Axel on the basis that he was blunt. Many of his comments were seen as rude, so who he once called friends turned away after they became of Reaping age- they saw things as getting more serious. Axel didn't care, several of them that were chosen for the games died within the first few days.<br>
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The Escort, a snob middle-aged woman in what can only be described as a colorful dress of many colors, came up to the microphone. Several victors stood behind her in a few rows. District 3 had winners of the slaughter, but compared to Districts 1 and 2, the numbers dwarfed in comparison. "Welcome, welcome!" She started and would go on for several minutes until the propaganda film started. It was the same every year, talking about the uprising from years past and briefed everyone on how the Hunger Games came to be. Everyone knew the film by heart, but it didn't matter. Once the film ended, there were a few cheers. Axel never paid attention, instead looked around at the crowds of people in the back, making bets with who was going to get reaped. Axel's expression scowled as they passed wagers back and forth like these were horses instead of children, and the whole Games was like some race. But nothing was worse than the Escort and the people from the Capitol. They didn't even need to say anything as their clothes screamed that they were richer than any of them. The whole idea of them putting children through this made Axel's cheeks flush for one brief second. The Escort went to the girl's bowl to retrieve a name- "Tamera Steele!"<br>
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A girl with olive skin and pitch black hair started to walk to the stage. She seemed younger than Axel, but he couldn't tell. She had a small frame and looked to have completely worn out clothes. As she neared the stage, Tamera began to weep softly. She stood by the Escort, silently crying as the camera showed her red, puffy eyes. The Escort coughed politely and continued. "Now, for the boys!" She sang with a wide smile. Her heels tapped the stage as she snatched a name from the boy's bowl. She neared the microphone and unfolded the paper. "Axel Zuckerman!" She sang.<br>
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Axel's heart dropped. He stood there wondering and praying that someone would jump up and scream <i>"I volunteer!" </i>but no one did. There was a parting between the boys as they cleared a space for Axel to go through, and Axel pushed through the parting out of spite for what the Capitol was putting these innocent children through. The system had flaws, and he was going to show that even if the Capitol hid them, he was going to act like he didn't care. So, there he stood while District 3 cheered for two more pigs to be slain.<br>
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They took Axel and Tamera to different rooms to say their goodbyes. Axel’s mother came and hugged him, saying how sorry she was that he was chosen. Axel didn’t say anything at first but after she let him go, he said “I’ll give them everything I got.”<br>
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Berta pinned a small cog that was turned into a pin onto his shirt breast. “Your fathers,” she simply said. And with that, she was ushered away. Now Axel was alone and felt like even more like an animal now that he was in a cage.<br>
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<b> <u>Ronan O'Brien, District 7</u></b><br>
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Ronan walked around the living area of the house while also opening up the paper bag of caramels he had bought from the store the day before. It was very early in the morning, and he didn't sleep well the day before. His insomnia grew worse as the days neared for the annual Reaping. He hated the Reaping, the Games, and the Capitol, not to mention what they put him through. The endless nights of unrest, the nightmares, the struggles with coping. Ronan couldn't stand the thought of the Capitol punishing these young batch of tributes. This was complete and udder madness, and though Ronan was quiet with his beliefs, he would let them rot underneath until he couldn't take it anymore.  And today was one of those days. He paced around in the living area, his feet stomping around the room. He guessed his stomping was loud enough, because his nephew, Oakland, came down the stairs still half-asleep in his blue pajamas.<br>
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"Uncle Ro?" He asked in a hushed voice, rubbing his eye. Oakland looked exactly like his mother, with light blonde hair and fair features. Unlike Ronan, who had slightly tanned skin and brown hair that was starting to gray.<br>
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Ronan jumped at the sound and then sighed. "Oakland, what're-what're you doing up?" He asked, sitting the bag of candies on a coffee table.<br>
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"I heard you walking around down here and thought that something," Oakland yawned, "might be wrong." <i>Everything is pretty much shit</i>, Ronan thought but didn't say that. But it was the truth, the truth that someday Ronan hoped he would never experience. There was a chance that his nieces and nephews would have to become tributes, but Ronan would pray that that wouldn't become a reality.<br>
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Ronan picked the child up -Oakland was only seven and barely sixty pounds- and replied as he took him back to his room. "No, nothing's wrong. I just had a, uh, bad dream, that's all." Ronan knew that with the child as young as he was would never understand, but at the same time, knew he would learn in the future.<br>
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They topped the stairs and Oakland asked again, "What kind of bad dream?" The boy was starting to fall back asleep before he even got back into his room.<br>
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Ronan hesitated and answered, "A big ole scary monster was chasing after me, but you know what? You swooped in and saved the day." Ronan gave a faint smile to the child as they neared his room. He laid Oakland back down to sleep, and gently closed the door.<br>
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As he sucked on the hard candies, Ronan decided to continue to get ready for the day. Though he hated everything about the Games, he was still expected to show up. His mother and sisters stirred awake as he got dressed. Ronan had told his stylist to essentially screw himself, as he didn't care what he looked like. His stylist had to put up with him regularly and why he stayed, Ronan would never know. What he saw in his closet was a yellow, almost golden blazer, with black trim and matching black pants, turtleneck shirt, and shoes. For once, Ronan thought, he didn't look like a total ass.<br>
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His family prepared for the day as well; his sisters and mother dressed in yellow dresses as well, with the dress that Ronan's mother was wearing being more modest; Ronan's nieces -aged 9 and 11 respectively- dressed in black shirts and yellow skirts, and Oakland dressed in the opposite with a yellow shirt and black pants. Ronan continued to think of the nature of the Games on the way to the town center. It was ridiculous for the whole set up, how only one child won the many riches that the Capitol could provide. Instead, it should have been divided up among the citizens, but it was given to a soul winner. Ronan tried his best to help those in need but secretly. A family would get a few loaves of bread here, and another would get a few hundred dollars. What hurt was when the Hamlin family was forced to move out after their father (who was at one point a victor) had died, and Ronan couldn't help. The other victors were told to ignore the needs of their own, but Ronan saw to it that he would watch from afar and see what would happen. Up until now, nothing much had happened, but that may change today.<br>
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Ronan's family found their place in the crowd as he took his stance on stage. He saw the young faces of the children in the crowd, wondering on who it would that would be picked. He saw a young man, almost built like a tank, stand among the older teens or a more fox-faced man who was about 15. As the presentation started and continued, with the Escort talking about picking the names, Ronan continued to wonder. He wanted to make sure that these tributes made it through the games, and made it safely through to the end of the line. He may hate the Capitol but the tributes, that was another story.<br>
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One young woman was picked, and she seemed like she was well built. As a young man was picked and was about to walk up the steps, a young boy volunteered. His hair was red, and his face seemed to have many freckles splattered on his face. Ronan held his breath as he remembered that little boy from years back and from watching. That was the eldest Hamlin boy, and he volunteered. Ronan sighed as he neared the microphone and squeaked Silverius Hamlin. Ronan knew right then that even if he couldn't save the girl, he needed to save the Hamlin boy out of spite.</div>
				
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Tech blearily opened his eyes, the sound of a knock at the door that echoed throughout his house pulling him from his slumber. Rubbing his eyes he rolled over to squint at the alarm clock on his bedside table. "Shit." He muttered pushing himself up off the bed and running his fingers through his messy hair, he had overslept. He fetched the dark suit that his stylist had made for him and hastily got changed. The suit was nothing exciting, in Capitol standards at least, it was black and boring yet still displayed his wealth. Another knock came from the entrance this time louder. Tech sighed and made him way to the door rubbing the last bit of sleep from his eyes before swinging it open.<br>
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"You look like shit!" Valora exclaimed pushing past Tech into the house. Tech rolled his eyes shutting the door behind his younger sister.<br>
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"Gee, thanks Val." He replied his voice dripping with sarcasm."You nervous for today?" Valora was 18 which made it her last year to be reaped into the games, though with her name only being in seven times the chances were pretty low.<br>
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"Not really, more excited for it to be over with." she explained as she raided Tech's kitchen for food. She bit into a piece of bread watching as her older brother attempted to fix his hair in the mirror. She stopped chewing for a moment to point the piece of bread at him, "What about you? Excited to see what kids you're going to have to prepare for their death?"<br>
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The question earned another eye roll from Tech. "Who knows, maybe I'll turn one of those kids into a victor, if anyone in this District can, its me." Tech shot a glance over to the clock and swore he gave his reflection one last glance before sighing and turning back towards his sister. "Come on let's get going."<br>
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Tech refused to listen to the irritating speeches or propaganda video, he had heard enough of the Capitols bullshit as far as he was concerned. Sure he would be playing a part in this years games but he wasn't happy about it. That being said Tech planned on putting in his best effort to give District 3 another victor, he just hoped he would have something to work with. As the Escort read out the girls name Tech scanned the crowd his gaze landing on the small frame of the weeping girl. Not off to the best start he thought to himself. The Escort then read out the male tributes name her overly enthusiastic smile not faltering once. Watching as the male tribute walked towards the stage Tech tilted his head to the side, this one may be promising, at least he isn''t sobbing yet, Tech considered that a win. The reaping ceremony was soon over and the tributes ushered off to say their goodbyes, Tech was eager to meet them and see what he would be working with, but he would have plenty of time for that later, for now he let them say their goodbyes. For at least one of them it would be their last.</div>
				
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" Hello and welcome to the 74th annual Hunger Games Recap here on the Caesar Flikerman Show. I am your host, Caesar Flikerman, and with me today is Head Gamemaker Seneca Crane, here to get the first look at this years tributes with us. Sencea, tell me, what are you hoping to see out of this batch for this year's game?"<br>
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<i>"Well Caesar, more than anything I'm looking for diversity. I'd like to see what kind of strengths these kids have and how well they stand up under pressure."</i><br>
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"Right, well with that in mind lets start with District 1, Shall we?"<br>
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-The screen behind the pair lights up with the District 1 town square and the escort announcing its time to pick names. Before the Escort can even read out the full name of Amber Harmen another female volunteers and saunters up to the stage introducing herself as Sapphire Dray. The girl is all smiles and waves. The escort makes their way to the bowl of boys names. This time the whole name gets read out with out interruption before Marvel Burke volunteers and just as enthusiastically  makes his way up the stairs as well and introduces himself oozing a macho 'i'm the best of the best' attitude.-<br>
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The pair take a moment to reflect and comment on District 1's tributes with Caesar doing most on the talking and Seneca barely getting a word in edgewise, a 'yes I agree' or half a critique before getting cut off by Caesar was all he could manage. The more Seneca got interrupted the more tense his posture became and the more aggravated he looked. District 2 goes much the same way, introducing Lex Cronin and Cato Stark and touching on their strength and beauty.<br>
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General highlights of the reel up until District 7 include a female volunteer in 4 followed by a 13 year old boy with no one to volunteer for him. A set of older tributes from 5 and from 6 a 15 and 16 year old.<br>
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When they reach 7 and the female name is called, Willow Carver, Caesar wonders if carving willow is the profession her parents wanted for her, making a joke out of it, even though she was built like a lumberjack. Then there was an actual moment of stunned silence from Caesar when Silverius Hamlin volunteered. Seneca, however couldn't help but smile unable to believe his luck.<br>
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"Ladies and Gentlemen, it seems we have a second generation tribute in District 7!"<br>
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The pair (Caesar) goes on to remind the audience of Forrester Hamlin's games, how he won by killing the district 2 female in single combat-they even played the clip of the event-and his untimely death in a freak woodsman accident. As well as how eager Silverius must be about the games, how he must have grown up to idolize the event  to have volunteered so young.<br>
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Tangent over, District 8 went over without much fan fair in comparison, but they (Caesar) were soon frenzied again when Farro's name was called, thinking they were going to have a battle of Titians on their hands only to be disappointed when Thorn volunteered. To his credit Seneca pointed out some strong attributes on the boy but with Caesar acting down right defeated with disappointment Thorn's favor in the capitol wasn't looking good.<br>
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Seneca made a fuss over Buck Pitwood of District 10 and how he thought the boy would be a strong player. Then they wrapped the lineup with 11 and 12 having a 12 year old girl each and a male volunteer in 12.<br>
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D1M Marvel Burke 17 (Pearl Klein 15)<br>
D2F Lex Cronin 18 (Rosa Briggs 14)<br>
D2M Cato Stark18 (Mason Norman14)<br>
D3F Tamera Steele 15<br>
D3M Axel Zuckerman 16<br>
D4F Lauren Reilly18 (Mabel Golden 14)<br>
D4M Russel Bentley 13<br>
D5F Foxface Chapman 15<br>
D5M Myles Sharp 18<br>
D6F Gabrielle Phillips 16<br>
D6M Tommy Chavez 15<br>
D7F Willow Carver 16<br>
D7M Silverius Hamlin 12 (Jacob Hodge 18)<br>
D8F Lena Mayer 14<br>
D8M Jeremy Winter 16<br>
D9F Bailey Beck 17<br>
D9M Thorn Commonhill 17 (Farro Roosa 18)<br>
D10F Eva Bright 14<br>
D10M Buck Pitwood 18<br>
D11F Rue Blackburn 12<br>
D11M Thresh Hall 18<br>
D12F Primrose Everdeen 12<br>
D12M Gale Hawthorn 17 (Peta Malark 16)</span></span></span></div>
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"You saw it here first folks, the official line up of the 74th annual Hunger Games. May the odds be ever in their favor. Caesar Flickerman and Seneca Crane signing off with a Happy Hunger Games to you all"<br>
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<span style="color: #7FFF00">Username: 942.2<br>
Password:*************<br>
&gt;logging in<br>
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942.2&gt; has entered chat<br>
465&gt; has entered chat<br>
1049&gt;has entered chat<br>
C3P0&gt; has entered chat<br>
837&gt;has entered chat<br>
339&gt; has entered chat<br>
465&gt; I feel for 4M<br>
942.2&gt;you would<br>
339&gt;easy boys<br>
339&gt;bigger fish<br>
C3P0&gt;prospects? <br>
465&gt;7M <br>
942.2&gt;too young<br>
942.2&gt;9M<br>
465&gt;biased much?<br>
942.2&gt;very much<br>
C3P0&gt;BOYS<br>
837&gt;10M<br>
1049&gt;agreed<br>
339&gt;3M<br>
942.2&gt;still think its too early for this<br>
C3P0&gt;they pretend too much in the interviews<br>
C3P0&gt;watching while they are off guard is better<br>
C3P0&gt;trust me<br>
942.2&gt;how can we trust you if we've never met you?<br>
C3P0&gt;YOU have never met me<br>
C3P0&gt; and you wont<br>
C3P0&gt;you cant come to the capitol<br>
C3P0&gt;unless you would rather be an avox?<br>
C3P0&gt;it can be arranged<br>
942.2&gt;youd have to find me first.<br>
339&gt;enough<br>
339&gt; the both of you<br>
C3P0&gt;is that all?<br>
339&gt;yes<br>
942.2&gt;yes<br>
1049&gt;yes<br>
837&gt;yes<br>
465&gt;12M<br>
C3P0&gt; ok<br>
C3P0&gt;you all know the drill<br>
C3P0&gt; ill take the list to the boss<br>
C3P0&gt;logged off</span><br>
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Thorn. Thorn Commonhill. The boy saved Valentine's son from the games. He owes Thorn a life debt and he will do everything in his power to pay the boy back. It wasn't until Val reunited with his wife and son as the crowd dispersed that he was made aware of the deal that Thorn had made with the town. His life for his daughter's well being. Fair enough, Val would have done that anyway. It is after all the least he could do for the boy who saved his son's life. He loves Farro to death but he wouldn't survive one day in the arena. He's glad to not watch his son die for all the world to see, however physically or metaphorically that it could have happened. Farro, if he returned at all, would not have returned the same. With a parting kiss to his wife and bone crushing hug that was returned just as enthusiastically to his kid, Val left for the train station to wait for his tributes to say their goodbyes.<br>
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When the escort... escorted the pair into the dinning car where he was waiting he already had two heaping plates of food prepared for them, his own plate had much less food on it, and urged them to sit across from them and eat their fill while he introduced himself. "I'm sure you both know who I am so I'm not going to waste time with a formal introduction. Just call me Val. Now, I'm not here to be your friend. I'm not going to hold your hands. I'm here to tell you the ugly truth about what it takes to survive the Game. The first truth; 24 go in but only one comes out. I have to choose which one of you I'm going to support. I will help the both of you in training but I can only help one in the arena. I have one account for sponsor money for the both of you and the more I use on one, the less the both of you have. Its the smarter move to pick the one with the better chance of survival. Any questions?"<br>
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Val sighs and moves the food on his plate around with a fork thinking over his next words. "I think its pretty clear who my choice is but I want to give both of you a fair chance. You need to convince the capitol that you are worth the expense to their funds. If the people of the capitol doesn't like you there is nothing I can do for you. Your first opportunity to do that was your reaping. The Capitol loves a volunteer so Thorn, you already have a leg up. The recap will be on soon and I suggest we watch it to begin to get to know your competition. I want you both to watch carefully and point out to me who you think your biggest threats are." He instructed. Val has noticed over the years giving out tasks in small increments seems to help most tributes learn and stay focused under this new and large stress factor that is their very likely impending death.<br>
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HP: 120<br>
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Silverius had managed to keep his cool all the way up until the train doors closed behind him. This really was<i> it</i>, wasn't it? He's in the game, he rolled the snowball down the mountain that will quickly become the avalanche that drowns him. Cause and effect. His mother had been trying to scare him about the Games from the time she overheard him talking to Pip about his plans and strategies. It must have worked at least a little because now he is terrified and can no longer hold it back.  He had never thought seriously about having to kill someone in order to win, it was always a fact he glossed over so as not to scare Pip. And while he is a little familiar with basic survival skills thanks to his dad and the work load that 7 is under most of the time (sometimes forcing workers to be away from home for days depending on how far out of town they go. All the Reaping ages kids that go with are told not to bring anything with and forced to live off the land. its the closest the district comes to training their children.) he is only familiar with his climate. what if the arena is a desert? or treeless? He's not sure how well he would do in those situations.<br>
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He doesn't hide the hand full of tears that occasionally roll down his face, his expression never changed from one of determination, but he just couldn't stop the tears. Instead he focused on keeping his chin up as he watched out the train window as they started moving. He can use his emotions to his favor he knows, he has seen other tributes in the games archive do it with varying levels of success. When he felt the presence of his mentor behind him he only looked up long enough to recognize the man. After a long moment of silence Sil cleared his throat, pulling his thoughts together and addressed the older man with a soft sniffle.<br>
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"I remember you. I used to play with your nieces. There was a boy too wasn't there? Oak...something. He was cute. Made be excited about the baby my mom was pregnant with."<br>
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Willow, sensing the moment, made herself scarce at the other end of the car.<br>
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<div class="bbcode-side bbcode-side-right">Strength: 17<br>
Dexterity: 14<br>
Constitution: 12<br>
Intelligence: 13<br>
Wisdom: 13<br>
Charisma: 13</div>(20+13-33 TOTAL)</div>
				
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Thorn listened to Val and nodded as he shoveled food into his mouth. It was unlike anything he'd ever tasted or would likely taste again. Plus, he would need the calories if he was going to survive in the Games. He knew some common plants and he could fish, so as long as the arena was designed like his district, he could forge for food and take care of himself. Maybe. Mill work didn't always translate well to wilderness survival, probably another thing he should think about during training. He glanced up at the girl, Bailey, when Val mentioned only being able to support one of them. It made sense; the Games were a gamble and you needed a good hand in order to win, but he also felt bad about trying to argue for his own safety. He touched the strip from Maize's dress tied around his wrist.<br>
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Bailey ate in silence for a few minutes before shrugging. "He was going to help you either way. Might as well put our efforts into one person."<br>
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Int: 8<br>
Wis:14<br>
Str: 9<br>
Con: 13<br>
Dex: 10<br>
Chr: 17<br>
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Hazel sat on the train, the food placed on the table though she hadn't touched it yet. She'd let the tributes eat first. It was a little kindness she could show them, especially since they weren't likely to make it out alive. Though they also had a tendency to over eat and make themselves sick, but it was a lesson they learned quickly. <br>
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The escort ushered the two tributes in, Eva's eyes still puffy from crying while Buck seemed steeled for what was coming. Hazel watched them for a moment before motioning for them to take a seat. "Welcome to hell." She ignored the escort's disapproving frown. Part one of her mentoring was scaring the tributes into realizing exactly what they were in for. "You are going to push yourself to an emotional and physical breaking point-- you might even break-- and you're never going to be the same again. You are going to slaughter twenty three kids your own age, possibly even each other. Realistically, neither of you are going to survive this; there's a reason District 10 doesn't have a lot of victors." She paused to let everything sink in. Eva was too young and looked like she might cry again.<br>
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"Another harsh reality is I'm now supposed to choose between you two who is most likely to survive, the most likely to entertain the people." Her nose wrinkled and her eyes darted to the escort. "From there I get you what you need. I prefer to play it fair and equal but that would mean you will have to work harder if you intend to win. I was young when I won. I made everyone think I was weak. But you'll find I can be ruthless and I do not have time for anyone who isn't willing or able to shut themselves down and do what needs to be done. And I especially do not have time for hotshots who think they're miraculously superior to anyone else entering the Games only to get themselves killed for their stupidity. If either of you think you're capable of winning, show me."</div>
				
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Axel stepped onto the train with Tamera trailing behind. Her sniffled as she tried to stop crying. Axel noticed that it looked like she had been crying more profusely since her name was drawn. But as Axel's attention was brought to the train car, he noticed how magnificent the train was: it was decorated with the most elegant crystal ornaments and dark colored velvet seating, and the cool gray color complemented the decorum. The trains that came through District 3 were fancy enough, Axel guessed, but they were mainly for transporting computers or electronics and parts for electronics. Axel walked to a seat and touched the velvet padding on the back of the chair. It was the softest thing that he had ever felt, and probably would ever feel, in his lifetime. And the smell! The smell of the food was intoxicating, better than the tessera bread that his mother fixed. That shit could knock out a cow, the tessera bread, Axel thought.<br>
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As Axel and Tamera sat down, their mentor -Axel believed his name was Tech- switched on the television so they could see what they were up against. The Careers, the tributes from District 1, 2, and 4, looked absolute killers, and Tech even commented on it. They looked like the perfect little children that the Capitol love to eat up, always ruthless while wearing their perfect little smiles on their faces. Axel scowled as he watched as the tributes from 1 and 2 were replaced by volunteers- an honor to the respective districts and something that happened every year. Tech commented on the male tributes from 9, 10, and 11, who the male from 11 looked like he could chop down a tree with his bare hands, or at least that's what Axel thought. And the Victor's child from District 7, he looked small and tiny, so Axel initially felt that he wasn't much of a fight.<br>
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Tech offered them food, and Axel complied, as the scent of the food was too rich to pass up. Axel tried some of the soup -it seemed like some chicken soup with chunks of the chicken meat swimming around the bowl and playing catch with the spices and some vegetable- and picked the end of a loaf of bread. Axel felt his stomach growl as he ate some of the soup. In a way, he was glad he skipped breakfast as this was the best meal he had ever eaten.<br>
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Tech asked who they thought was competition. Tamera breathed a wavered breath before saying, "The girl from 7 looks deadly, so th-there's that."<br>
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"She's built like a freakin' house," Axel commented offhandedly as he swallowed his food, "she could lift me with one arm." He finished what was left of his bread before he said anything more. "... I don't know about you, but the guy from 11 looks pretty badass, I'd hate to see him mad. And I'd hate to get in front of the girl from 1."<br>
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<div style="text-align: right">Int 16<br>
Wis 15<br>
Str 14<br>
Con 15<br>
Dex 14<br>
Chr 8<br>
Chr [8+11] 19<br>
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Ronan walked onto the train just after the tributes and Escort did. His family had stopped him to give their last goodbyes as well, and Oakland had given him a small wooden pendant "for good dreams." Ronan put it in his inside breast pocket and told Oakland that he would always keep it with him no matter what. The train was the standard of Capitol quality: gray everywhere with everything either being cushioned by that awful velvet stuff or not at all against the cold gray metal. Ronan hated velvet for some reason, why it never grew on him, who will know.<br>
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He moved to the other side of the table, where Silverius addressed him. He mentioned that he used to play with Ronan's nieces and how Oakland made him excited for his new sibling. Ronan nodded, and made some brief small talk with, "Rowan and Ashly wished you the best of luck..." He pulled a chair at the table, and Willow had moved to the other end of the car.<br>
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"For lack of a better introduction," he glanced between the pair of tributes, "I am your mentor, Ronan O'Brien. I am required to help one of you when you're in the arena when it comes to sponsors, but I'm calling bullshit on that. I'm going to try everything in my power to try and help both of you. You may be here due to odds -or by your own risk- but I assure you, I'll try and get everything you need. Other mentors aren't that forgiving, but know this-" he leaned against the table as he continued to share his attention to both Silberius and Willow, "the Games aren't pretty. The other tributes will do everything in their power to stop you. We're going to watch the recap, and I want to help you guys figure out a strategy with surviving and getting an idea of who you're up against. I'm going to train with the both of you as well unless you want otherwise."<br>
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Many of the other Tributes appeared strong, particularly in the outlying Districts. Buck's eyes lit up. Potential allies perhaps? Granted, no alliance could last forever in the Hunger Games, but there did appear to be a trend of allied Tributes propelling far often. It was a point the boy opted to tuck into the back of his mind for later as the footage finally wrapped up.<br>
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Lex was pulled from her thoughts as the food arrived, the smell alone made her grin. Back home she didn't have it as bad as most in terms of food, she never went hungry and her family always had a meal on their plate everyday but it was nothing compared to this. She took a small sip of the soup in front of her and hummed in delight, she could get used to this. Her mind wavered for a moment dreaming of what her life would look like after she won, it would definitely have this meal in it that was for sure. Finishing up her food Lex prepared to watch the recap, she was looking forward to seeing her competition, if their was any.<br>
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Wis: 11<br>
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"That's a brilliant idea, don't get me wrong your execution needs a lot of work, but using your daughter to your defense is a very good strategy. Use that in your interview, I'll help you with your delivery later." He stated and then watched the rest of their interaction with interest. When Thorn gave his verdict on the other tributes Valentine nodded along, waiting until he was finished to add his two cents. "All good points, Thorn, especially about Bailey. She stands to gain the most from your death because I don't care enough to hide that I am playing favorites here. Bailey," he started, addressing the girl directly, "I will help you in the training period just as mush as I will Thorn, but when it comes time to chose between the two of you, because Thorn volunteered for Farro, I will choose him. I owe him that. However, if I come across sponsors that want to give money to you specifically I have to honor that lest I incur their wrath, which Thorn will suffer for in the arena. So when your interview comes up you have to schmoose the hell out of the capitol. You will need the fans." After getting confirmation from the girl that she understood Val went back to addressing the both of them together. "Like I said, all good points but I think you missed a few. District 3. They are wicked smart and if the girl can get her shit together it will be double trouble. If they can get their hands of any form of power source you both need to go the other way. Let the Brawn take care of the Brain. District 4 are known careers  also. They may not produce volunteers as reliably as 1 and 2 but they are usually gifted with a net and spear regardless because that is part of their livelihood. Same goes for District 5 and 6 as I mentioned with 3. These people work with power sources and mechanics for a living. District 7 isn't to be ignored either. Especially the boy because of his lineage. 7's are built like most outlier districts, they need that strength for their work. Do not dismiss the boy simply because he's lanky after a growth spurt, that is a typical age for that.... Am I overwhelming you guys? My point is they are all threats, especially when given the tools of their trade. With the right weapons and strategy any one of them could win. The odds are more balanced than you think. Its all about knowing what works for you and what your opponent cant handle. just like they all have strengths, they each have weaknesses too. sometimes it is their strengths that makes them weak if you can exploit it. Like the careers. They're trained so they have that to support them but like you said, Thorn, they are cocky<i> because</i> they're trained. Their strength is their weakness. "<br>
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Val let that sink in for a moment as he finally took his first bite and washed it down with a glass of water. "Be careful with alliances. They don't typically last long and will only work for you until you are the biggest threat. And don't ever be the leader of a group, it will only put a bigger target on your back. A healthy dose of paranoia could get you a long way in this game."<br>
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"step two? Keep eating. Try not to make yourself sick, if you cant recognize it I would suggest leaving it alone lest you have an adverse reaction to something. But eat as much and as often as you can stand. Every bite you take now could mean one more hour in the arena where your stomach isn't eating itself to keep you alive because you cant find food. or there is no food. there were a few years where the only edible food was in the cornucopia or a sponsor gift. There was one year where there was no food at all. So eat what you can while you can."</div>
				
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Silverius managed a small smile at the mention of his old friends wishing him luck, he was certainly going to need it, but as soon as the recap was mentioned his mood sobered again into something somber and resigned. He nodded along with Ronan as the older man spoke and scrunched his face up in concentration at the screen, only looking away when the clip of his father was played. He had seen it before in the game archives but he couldn't stomach it then either. <br>
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Dexterity: 14<br>
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Ronan listened as Silverius talked, and he did bring up a few good points that Ronan also needed to bring up. But what struck out to Ronan was how Sil played himself down. He seemed like he was sure at the Reaping, but now he was drawing back. "As for your weapons," Ronan started, preparing to answer the first of Silverius's questions, "the reason I mention training with different weapons is that you two will be training for four days, and at the end, you will have to show off your skills to the Gamemaker and his goons. This will help you get your ax- if you show that your great with an ax, there's a chance that it's going to be in that damn Cornucopia. The guys behind the game give the weapons to the people that have proved themselves. Of course, there will be other weapons as well, and that's why I said train with them. If you end up not getting an ax, you'll have a backup.<br>
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And who cares about you being young?" Ronan continued. He's seen some of the victors win at young ages, Finnick Odair came to mind. It wasn't about necessarily about the age on some occasions, it was about how skilled the tribute was regardless. And, of course, who the mentor is. Sometimes the right mentor could change everything- they supplied the tribute with some things while they're inside the games, and this could mean life or death. "You can use that to your advantage too. You're smaller and lighter than most of the tributes out there and more than likely if they have trees, you'll be able to climb them better than anyone! Use that to your advantage as well. You too, Willow." Ronan glanced over to Willow and she gave a small nod.<br>
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"The Cornucopia is as dangerous as you say," Ronan thought briefly, "and what you could do is -and I've seen this in several games- they usually have packs scattered around the opening, varying in size. They have an-an assortment of things in them, some good and some worthless. If you grab a pack and maybe a weapon quick enough, you might be good." Then there was the problem with the alliance.<br>
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Tech nodded along to the comments made from his tributes trying to ignore the hiccup in Tamera's voice as she held back tears. In a perfect world both of the kids that sat in front of him would make it out alive, but that wasn't possible and Tech knew he had to focus his energy on just one of them to even stand a chance. He shifted his gaze from Tamera over to Axel who was shoving a piece of bread into his mouth. Axel was interesting, while he wasn't going to win any points for his bubbly personality ,his sarcasm and quick witted responses may interest the Capitol. Tech leaned back in his seat drumming his fingers against the table. <br>
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Nodding, Thorn added a bit more to his plate.  Playing the concerned, young father shouldn't be too difficult; it was the whole reason he was on this train in the first place. But the idea of using his daughter for his own gain wasn't too appealing, maybe he'd keep most of the details to himself. "So besides gaining the Capitol's favor, what should we expect in there? Anything they don't show the spectators?" With some coaching, he suspected he could win a few sponsors, it was the arena he was worried about. <br>
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Every year he'd been forced to watch the games, he'd wondered what he would do in the arenas.  Hiding and letting the others do most of the killing sounded like a good idea, but now that he had to live it, he wasn't so sure waiting for the strongest to hunt him down was ideal. People talked about the safety in numbers but if Val thought an alliance was more dangerous than useful, then that wouldn't be an option for him. Though a pack of Careers versus a pack of outliers would be interesting to see. He'd just wait and see what the others were like before making any final judgements on that idea. And if an alliance did form, he'd just need to leave before people started turning on each other. <br>
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"And is there any specific training we should focus on, like any specific weapons or survival things? And is there anything we should just ignore?" The more he talked the sicker he felt. Sure the odds might be balanced but if a Career got a hold of a weapon, which they always did, then his rate of survival would just drop. He stirred the food on his plate, some kind of noodle and creamy sauce he wasn't familiar with but tasted amazing. He didn't like how many 'maybes' were running through his head. Back home, he would plan, he would talk with the neighbors and find what they wanted in exchange for what he needed. Deals, favors, trades, that was the world he was better suited for, not acting or smiling or going Grim Reaper on someone with a sickle. And other than caring Dad, what angle did he have that no one else would use? Maybe keeping quiet and getting a lower score was a better idea, at least then the Careers were less likely to target him right away. "So parade, training, interview, and arena. Do we have a plan besides don't die in the blood bath?"</div>
				
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Tech started to talk to the tributes about the ceremony and the interview. What Axel had seen of the interviews and heard of the ceremonies, they were where sponsors got to see and hear from the tributes themselves, though being prompted by the interview's host, Caesar Flickerman. Axel thought that the host was always a little bit too excited for the games, but he guessed that that's just a host's job. But parading around the stage and at the ceremony wasn't Axel's idea of a good time. They were even more like meat parades, like window shopping for your next meal. And Tamera was one, that was more than certain. But Axel thought he had a very slim chance, at best, to get a sponsor, even if it was just one. In the Games, he was more worried about the other tributes coming at him with swords and knives, so knowing that there was someone who was going to send gifts to aid him was comforting. <br>
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Then their mentor started talking about how they should act while they were at the Capitol and that they weren't going to get anything on how they were acting. "I thought I had a pretty warm personality. After I got finished with factory work, I was going to be the next game show host. Turn the tables around, y'know." Axel added bluntly. And that was his whole personality- he was blunt and tried to be straightforward. But hearing as Tech suggested that he should use that for his advantage was a bit surprising. Axel remembered how many found his personality rather unpleasant to be around, so getting told to use it and use humor, would pique the Capitol's interest. <br>
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Axel thought about this. He was happy that he just had to add to his personality instead of changing it, but having to show off was going to take getting used to. The whole idea was sour to him and he knew that if he didn't show off, there was no way he could survive. If Axel got past the Cornucopia, he might be able to devise some traps, but with what? Everything that he probably will need was in the Cornucopia and he wasn't even sure if he could grab a pack. He needed to think quickly when he was in the arena and surely he could do that, right? But then came the next thought: if it came down to it, would he be able to kill someone? Axel pushed that thought aside- that would be a question when he got to training, or even in the arena, but now wasn't the time. <br>
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Tech asked if they had any questions, and Axel looked up to him. "What do we need to do in training- do we go for survival skills or weapons? What can we even expect going into the arena? Because I'm not about to learn how to swim and wield a trident and find out there's no water." Going into the arena without knowing what to expect was another part of the Games. You never knew what environment they were going to put you in, and they had a whole array of them up their sleeves. "And what do you think we should do about allies? Tamera here will need all the help she can get if the sponsors don't send her gifts." Axel thumbed at Tamera, and she let out a small sigh. <br>
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"We've already established that the Careers are going to be ruthless, and there will be some from the outlying districts that will have nothing but brute strength, but what should we look for when we're thinking about alliances?" Axel asked. He had learned long ago that friends will always leave you so he was sure he could do the same if he had to. <br>
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Hazel listened to Buck while picking at her own food. "It's good to start desensatizing but it's not a garuntee you'll be prepared for your first kill. If you've never done it before, it's not an easy thing to do. Think of it as sending a calf to the butcher. I watched a lot of the reruns of the previous games when I was preparing, but it's still not the same as seeing it up close and feeling the moment it happens."<br>
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"First," she held up a single finger, "you'll need to create an image for yourself. That's what the parade and interview is for. What do you want people to see or suspect of you? Buck, you're right, your big and strong so the weakling image won't work for you. Eva, that might work better for you but remember there are also some twelve-year-olds in there. Do you want to seem weaker and less of a target or do you want people to think you have a trick up your sleeve? Either aim for a high number so people are hesitant about getting close to you or go for a low number and surprise them in the arena. The interviews gets you sponsors so turn on the charm but make it work with your persona. If you're a bad-ass, act cocky or aloof, if you're shy and terrified, keep quiet. Got it?"<br>
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She held up a second finger. "Second, during training you should focus first on survival, then on weapons. You've got a couple of days so pick one or two things and stick to it. I recommend knives or axes. They're the most likely to appear in the arena. Even if you don't get a weapon right away, your survival skills will keep you alive for most of the days in the game. Remember, water, food, and defensive shelter. Training is also the time to figure out who your biggest threats are. If you go with an ally, kill them off as soon as your common enemy is dead. If you go solo, play for the long game and be defensive, keep away from others and wait to hunt anyone down until there are only a few tributes left. And never think some is your friend; even between the two of you."<br>
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Tech let out a curt laugh at his tributes sarcastic response his smile resting as Axel listed off his questions. Excusing himself to refill his glass before he answered, he slid back into the seat with a pensive look and took a sip before speaking. "All good questions Axel," he praised nodding towards the boy. "We don't have much time to train you two so we need to use the time we have wisely. Survival skills are equally, if not more important than being skilled with a weapon. If you can't survive out there on your own you won't even make it into a fight, plus even if we were to spend the whole time focusing on weapons the careers have trained their whole lives for this so they will still have the upper-hand. That being said I'm not going to send you in there defenceless, you will each pick one weapon that you feel most comfortable with and we will work from there.  Your training time will be spent first on survival skills and then on perfecting a weapon, hopefully that will give you guys a chance. Remember, you may not be the strongest tribute, or the most skilled but you guys can use your brains as your weapon."<br>
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Sapphire was pulled out of her thoughts as she heard her mentor, Valor, speak as he turned on the recap of the reaping. She leaned against the arm of a couch as she twirled a piece of hair between her fingers as she looked at the screen. As normal there were volunteers from 2 and one from 4, nothing really surprising. As long as they didn't slow her down there was nothing for her to worry about as long as she smart about it. But the one thing that did surprise her was how many volunteers their were this year from the outlying districts. A boy from 7, a boy from 9 and and a boy from 12 and with the exception of the boy from 7, 9 and 12 looked strong enough to stand a chance. Quite frankly a lot of the tributes from the outer districts looked strong enough to fend for themselves this year especially that boy from 10, and she sure that wasn't a great thing. Years of training or not, she rather avoid coming in direct contact with anyone built like a building.<br>
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"I think there's more volunteers than normal from the outer districts which means they have something to live for and won't die easily, especially the boy from 7 since his dad's a victor. They all might get more attention from capitol cause their different from the norm right?" Sapphire said, twirling her hair looking over at Valor. "I wanna know how do I stand out? I know they've seen pretty girl from 1 before, and I know they've seen bloodthirsty too I just want to make sure they remember me one way or another. And on top of that what should we do about the stronger guys like the dude from 10 this year? I mean kill them before they kill me but I don't think thats gonna be that easy."<br>
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As Thorn added more to his plate Valentine pushed his away, unable to make himself stomach the smell of food in light of his next answer. "Well... the first thing that comes to mind is that smell-a-vision doesn't exist for a reason. Death is foul. Stomach wounds in particular smell almost immediately of rot, they are also the longest and most painful way to die. So if you incapacitate someone with a stomach wound a mercy killing is common courtesy so long as you can get close enough. If you cant don't risk getting hurt.... The dead piss and shit themselves. There aren't many tributes that can get their first kill without a physical reaction after. The gamemakers don't show that. The gamemakers are also pretty twisted. They can and will manipulate the arena and mutts to target individual tributes or bring you all together to force a fight if you aren't entertaining enough."<br>
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"And as far as survival skills are concerned. " Val started after finishing down the rest of his water, talking as if this were a normal everyday conversation-For him it kind of was, mentoring is the most interaction he gets with people outside of his family or even victors village as he prefers to keep to himself. "Traps finding water should be your priority, and then  plant identification, first aid, and fire in that order. If you know what plants you can and cant eat then you can make it on berries if there are any. As a whole, you can live without a fire. You should only use it to cook any game you find and only during the day. The human eye can see a single candle light in the dark from five miles away, imagine how easy it would be to spot a campfire."<br>
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"But I'm not great with an axe. When I have the time to do apprenticeships I work in the wood shops with the carvers and furniture makers because I can stay close to home instead of out in the woods for days at a time like my stepdad. The most experience I have with an axe is chopping firewood and even then its not much. Most of the cutoffs we get to burn are already a good size for our fireplace." Sil informed his mentor on the flaw in that plan, at least in regards to him specifically. No amount of training would make a lanky 12 year old proficient with an axe, or any other weapon for that matter, in less than a week. But then he supposes that's not the point. The point is getting in the experience. But if Ronan is going to actually help him at all he should know of the plans that Sil already has... He's just reluctant to share them in front of Willow. He knows only one of them can make it out and any major information they have on each other is a chink in their armor. On the other hand he doesn't entirely trust Ronan either.<br>
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"<i>I</i> care about me being young. My <i>mother</i> cares about me being young. My step-loser probably doesn't give a damn, but my siblings sure as hell do." he started, getting berated by the escort about language be he just scoffed. This 'game' is life and death, he's allowed to be stressed and scared and to have a moment. "The youngest tribute to ever win was Finnick Odair at 14, two (hyperventilating) whole (hyperventilating)<i> years </i>older than I am now. And he's from 4, he might not have volunteered or even trained, but 4 is a capital favorite! 7 is not. When Tim is working in the woods and mom in the workshops<i> I'm</i> the one that stays home to look after Pip and the littles that are too young for school because we can't afford daycare for 5 kids even on two and a half people's salaries let alone Pip's medical bills and still have food on the table at night! I can't count how many days of school I've missed. I don't even know what<i> grade</i> I'm in anymore because I've been held back so many times! All because I'm the one that looks after my family while mom and Tim are working, which is <i>all the time</i> just to keep up with what we need and its <i>still </i>not enough! We were close to <i>starving</i> before I was old enough to take out Tesserae. I had my name in so many times that I'm<i> surprised</i> my name wasn't called, that I had to volunteer!" By the end he was obviously mad at the world and nearly shouting but he lost his steam just as quickly as his rant had started with a quite "I<i> had</i> to volunteer..." And then Ronan had the floor again and Sil answered the mentors next words with a half hearted and bitten out "I guess." Willow, to her credit didn't comment on how personal Sil was getting despite being visibly uncomfortable by his words and anger.<br>
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"If the cornucopia is that bad then why risk it at all?" He asked, annoyed by this confirmation and then direction from his mentor to get closer to this dangerous thing. "Especially me? So much could go wrong and if I can't be guaranteed I would get something useful from it I don't want to take the risk. Isn't that<i> your</i> job anyway? The reason the mentors stick around after we go in is to help us and get us sponsors, right? Or at least one of us." And just like that Silverius was on a roll again.<br>
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"But let's face it, you'll pick Willow.<i> I'd</i> pick Willow. She is the better bet after all. No twelve year old has won the games before, <i>ever</i>. The odds aren't exactly in my favor, they are stacked towards the capitols favorite districts, but at least<i> Willow</i> has a better chance than I do. And I know you will pick Willow because you had no problem<i> abandoning</i> me before!" He all but screamed, his pubescent voice cracking every few words in his anger. Silverius didn't stick around to hear Ronan's advice on alliances or even defend himself. Sil slammed his fists down on the mahogany table, he vaguely took in the fact that the escort gasped in surprise-if they had said anything he didn't hear it, and then he ran. Like the child he is. He didn't know where he was going other than away. He ran, Jumping cars, until he ran out of train and found himself in the caboose surrounded by storage. He found himself a nice hole in a stack of creates and crawled in to hide, tucking his knees to his chest. Finally realizing his mother was right. He made a mistake. He didn't want to do this anymore. He wanted to go <i>home.</i><br>
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"Of course you will and that's exactly what I mean. Thinking you can and will kill every and anything is a weakness and it makes you cocky and cockiness gets you killed. Let's hope you don't come across someone smarter than you who uses that against you." She said bluntly as she looked at Lex. This was sure going to be a long week wasn't it? Of course she couldn't blame the girl with her way of thinking. She was just like her at that age and so was every other tribute from 2 before her. She sighed as she finished her second glass, deciding that a third would be a bad idea at this point. Philomena barely poked at any of the food on her plate before heading to the next car for the recap.<br>
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Tech said to train in survival. If the tributes got past the bloodbath, there were only three things that would kill them within the arena: other tributes, mutts, and the setting. You could freeze to death or even starve, but you needed to learn about how to deal with the elements to survive. Starvation and infections could easily be a life and death situation, and Axel agreed with Tech- he needed to learn how to make it on his own. He couldn't rely on the game makers to put everything that he needed in front of him: if he needed fresh water, Axel needed to get it; if he needed food, he needed to trap it. Then Tech suggested that they try and focus their attention onto one weapon. Axel couldn't even imagine the different kinds and the sheer amount of weapons that the game makers had. From previous games, if Axel remembered correctly, they had tens of different knives and swords at the tributes disposal ranging from throwing to hacking; they had "district exclusives" if you wanted to call them that, like sickles and scythes.<br>
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Ronan needed to see Silverius make it out, he needed too. He wanted to see the little boy wear that stupid crown that President Snow puts on the victor's head. He wanted to see the Hamlin family move back into Victors' Village and get an honest meal. He wanted to see them make it. <br></li></ul>
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As much as Buck hated to admit it he knew that Hazel was probably correct. Certainly he could say one thing, but the actual reality of it all was much darker. He would have to kill and unless he could do so without hesitation the likeliness of being slain himself was quite high. He may have wrestled cattle back home, but the prospect of actually killing them had rarely even occurred to him. No, that had been left up to the District's butchers who excelled in the art, even going as far as creating specialized cutlets especially for the Capitol citizens who demanded them. They definitely knew a thing or two about killing a living, breathing creature. Suddenly the boy wished it was knowledge he also possessed. Somehow, it would make the entire process of what he was about to be thrust into much easier. <br>
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It took a good few minutes of Silverius quietly humming to himself a half forgotten song from before Panem was an established country, to self-sooth and calm himself enough to leave his hiding spot. When he did come out he chose to linger in the last few cars of the train, finding himself settling in the bar car at a corner table shredding a napkin into small pieces, a small glass of water in front of hm. He wasn't avoiding Ronan per say, he just didn't want to create another scene in front of Willow, and thus was giving Ronan and Willow what ever time they thought they needed to get the basics of the game sorted out. Also, Sil didn’t really want anyone who didn't have to , specifically anyone outside this train, to know that he was just a scared little boy making a last ditch effort to save his brother, the being scared bit in particular would be best kept under wraps. He volunteered for this and he had every intention of keeping up that character when they got to the capitol, that brave, head-strong, and willful little boy willing to take on the world in apparent honor of his dead father.... or at least that was Caesar's first impression and he could more than roll with it and make it work for him. He could keep his plight for his brother to a minimum if it meant gaining the capital's favor. Ronan hadn't had the time to explain a lot about the games and the Capital to him before Sil blew up in the other's face but everything his mother had told him, the things his father had told her, in the months leading up to him volunteering more than makes up the loss of information. He had a pretty good idea of how things were supposed to work, and though any help Ronan gave him would be welcomed he wasn't expecting much from the man.<br>
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 "I'd like one of you to live but doing that and how much you decide to listen to me is your business I guess. After all district 2 wants a victor not two body bags. Is there anything else you'd like to talk about with me or do you want go back talking about how much more you both know about surviving the games than I do?"</div>
				
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“Hear that? We should stick together.” A playful grin danced across her face and she turned her gaze back towards Philomena. “Cause yknow how important it is that we take our mentor’s advice, probably the only thing that will keep us alive.” She blinked innocently turning back towards the blonde boy sitting beside her. She let her hand trail down his arm before pulling it away. Lex had never had anything close to a relationship, she wasn’t even sure if she was capable of those types of feelings, but flirting could be a weapon, she had been taught that much. If she wanted to win these games she would have to use Cato to do it.<br>
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Shooting Cato a wink she turned back towards Philomena, her flirtatious gaze soon replaced by her usual smirk. “We get it, being cocky can get us killed, but I think you worry too much. Every single day of our lives has been spent preparing us for this and what are we up against? Some twelve year old kids that are in tears right now and a few jacked guys?” She scoffed leaning back in her seat. “I’ve taken down guys five times my size I’m not afraid of them. Plus I know everything there is to know about the games.”<br>
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“It was the same for me before my game. I worked in the mills throwing wheat grass into the machine that separated out the chaff then threw the unwanted bits into another machine that bailed the straw for 10 to use for their animals. I never did any heavy lifting and was much smaller than you are now going into my game. I’ll tell you this right now, if I can survive this shit storm then so can you. But you have to want it more than the others do, have to be able to show that by doing whatever is necessary to see your little girl again.” <br>
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Val stood from the table, his old knees cracking; stiff from sitting too long, and poured himself another glass of water wishing it was something stronger. “The careers are always a threat, as is every other tribute you cross paths with, but the careers will cause the most trouble when they get bored. That’s typically when they start to actively hunt and look for other tributes. As for how to beat them... luck will play a part. There will be a lot of things you can’t control. But the best way I’ve seen it done is to play their game, but better. Beat them using their own tactics, without of course ruining yourself in the eye of the capital.” <br>
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Philomena felt her body stiffen at the mention of her nickname, as she looked up slowly noticing that the girl looked pretty damn pleased with herself. It wasn't the first time someone had the gall to use the name to her face like that but it is the first time someone looked so smug in doing so. Philomena instinctively kept her face calm as she straighten up, a pleasant well practiced smile on her face while her eyes said murder.<br>
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Lex watched her mentor closely gauging her reaction, she wasn't too sure what to expect, some yelling maybe? Noticing Philomena stiffen only grew the smirk that Lex held but as the older girl looked up Lex's smile slowly dimmed. The look in Philomena's eyes was enough to silence anyone, Lex chewed her lip nervously but refused to break eye contact, the murderous look the other was giving was intimidating but Lex was too stubborn to back down. As Philomena began her reply in a calm and condescending tone Lex clenched her jaw, she hated being talked down to, hated being treated like she was stupid. Though Lex would never admit it what Philomena was saying made sense, and she truly had messed up trying to poke at her mentor, the one person tasked with keeping her alive. It was a shame Lex would never apologize, she just didn't have it in her even if it meant a greater chance of survival. <br>
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He moved away from the table, giving Bailey space to come to her own decision. Taking a window seat, he watched the land speeding by. Trees and hills, the occasional house, as a mountain range loomed in the distance. <br>
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'Alright, idiot. What's the play. You gambled, you know the cards in your hand, so what do you do now?' Thorn glanced around the car again. Bailey was watching the reaping again, a dark frown on her face. 'First off, keep away from Bailey. I'm not going home with her blood on my hands.' He could already imagine her family coming after him if he harmed her in the arena. Better to avoid that if at all possible. 'Second, I'm not killing any twelve or thirteen year olds unless they attack first. Feels too much like cheating otherwise.' An image of twelve year old Maize standing in the middle of a blood bath raced through his head. Thorn shook the thought from his head. That was far in the future. He couldn't worry about that yet. 'And finally, stay away from Careers and let everyone else kill each other for as long as possible.'<br>
<br>
"Easy enough, right?" he muttered to himself. The biggest part of being a charming deal-maker was being able to read situations and manipulate the other party which required a flexible plan and a few rules. The question of allies or going solo was still up in the air; he'd need to feel out the other tributes during training before making any decision on that. <br>
<br>
The train entered a tunnel, everything outside going dark. Thorn sighed and leaned back into his seat, closing his eyes. 'I'm a young dad just trying to get home to my daughter. I came into these games for her and I'll make it out of this game for her. All I have to do is charm an entire freaking city and survive twenty-two others trying to kill me. Not a problem.'<br>
<br>
He didn't open his eyes until the train reached the end of the tunnel. Looking outside, he gasped at the sight. The Capitol was huge and shinning, buildings rising high into the sky all with different colors and shapes. Some were entirely made from windows while others looked like steel and concrete. Thorn had seen images from the other games he'd been forced to watch but he always thought what the Capitol showed of the city was some kind of stage, something to trick the districts into thinking it was bigger and grander than it really was. If anything, the television clips undersold it. For a brief moment, Thorn forgot to be mad about his situation and just stared in awe. It wasn't until the train began to slow and pull into a large station with other trains, the sidewalks packed with people in the most colorful, impractical, and outrageous outfits he'd ever seen that the anger and fear returned. How the hell was he supposed to make it through this?<br>
<br>
Bailey joined him at the window, watching the crowd cheer and wave as the train came to a stop.  "They're disgusting."<br>
<br>
"Val told us not to let them know what we think." Thorn hesitated before offering a tentative smile and wave to the crowd. The cheering outside increased.<br>
<br>
"You can kiss their ass if you want to. I'll handle things my own way." Straightening, she turned from the window and walked away.<br>
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<div style="text-align: right">Stats:<br>
Int: 8<br>
Wis:14<br>
Str: 9<br>
Con: 13<br>
Dex: 10<br>
Chr: 17<br>
HP: 130 <br>
Capitol Favor: 28​</div></div>
				
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Hazel shuddered as the train slowed to a stop. She'd already drawn the shades so the prying eyes of the Capitol would be off of her for just a few more minutes. Hiding in the corner of her room, she counted each breath. <br>
One . . . Two . . . Three . . .<br>
The tributes would be loading off soon. They'd be cleaned up, decorated like a cake, and paraded around the city like dogs at a dog show before being trained to fight. <br>
Four . . . Five . . .<br>
Training was good. That's what they needed, especially Buck. He could do well with a little fine tuning. And she was ruthless; she had an image to keep up.<br>
Six . . . Seven . . . Eight . . .<br>
She stood and combed back her hair. Survival at all costs. Looking in the mirror she willed her face back to the cold and blank mask she presented to the Capitol every year. "Nine. Ten." Hazel strode from her room and through the train, not bothering to look out the windows at the city or the people. She'd oggled at it once before. Now she wished she could burn the whole place to the ground. <br>
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Philomena finished off her glass as she stood as felt the train come to a halt. She took a deep breath as she walked out toward the exit. It was time once again. It was time become the capitol's darling girl for better or worse. It was time to smile and nod as if she liked talking about the (rather high) odds that her tributes would survive. Simply put it was time to become someone else, who they wanted her to be, and pretend.<br>
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Philomena made an effort to get off the train first to avoid interacting with her tributes. At this point another sour interaction with Lex more than likely would throw off her entire facade and that would be the last thing she needed before being surrounded by the ignorance of the capitol. After all there would be plenty of time to talk between now and the parade tonight. She exited the train with a practiced amount of poise and grace as she flashed an award winning smile waving to the crowd of spectators and fans as she was surrounded by throngs of reporters.<br>
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"Philomena! Do you think we'll have another victor from  2 this year?"<br>
"Mrs. Stal! Can expect a great show from 2?"</i><br>​</div>She let out a well practiced laughed biting back annoyance, as she continued to walk slowing down to look at the reporters. "You all know I can't give away information about my tributes!" She kept her voice light and playful as if she was toying with them. "But I can say I have a group of ferocious tributes this year who I'm sure will satisfy the need for a good show. Who knows, we might just have another black widow on are hands." She laughs again making an effort not cringe. However the only thing this statement did was excite the reporters more. She simply smiled again waving to them as she walked off with the escort.<br>
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She and the escort made their way to the tunnel where the parade would take place later tonight after they had all the tributes dolled up for the night. It was the parade she was most curious about, especially with this group of tributes. The parade is your first impression to the capitol, fuck that up and you're pretty much fucked. Of course there are ways to improve that with training scores and interviews but this is the first shot at sponsor and sponsor are normally a first glance type of deal. This year would have to be one of the few years she watches the whole thing to see how hard she's going to need to work, if at all, to get those eyes on her tributes.<br>
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Philomena walked around the room mingling with who ever she saw. If there was one thing she truly liked about being a mentor was for the fact that there were others like her. It was like a makeshift family in her opinion where each person understood. Almost everyone laughed a bit too loud, smiled a bit too wide, drank a little too much in order to hide. It was the price that was paid to be paraded around like the broken little dolls they were, and everyone understood their place. Well mostly everyone. She couldn't help but notice the young 16 year old from 5 that had won the year before who looked as if a single gust of wind could knock her over. And how she jumped at even the slightest noise. She wanted to go to the girl and tell her it'll get easier with time but she couldn't get the courage to tell her such a bold face lie. Especially when she knew her tributes would probably die this year and the next and the year after. Instead she made her way over to girl lightly touching the girl's shoulder, not missing the way she flinched before straightening up once again. She put her arm on the girl's shoulder posing next to her as camera's flash, whispering in her ear. "Straighten up sweetheart. If there was one thing the capitol hates its a shrinking violet. You already won so the rest of the battle is a game of pretend. Good luck."<br>
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She pulled herself away from the girl waving, as she made her way around the room again smiling and hugging other familiar faces. Another thing she can't help but notice are the other mentors who made no effort to interact with anyone. They were normally the type that made it known through body language that they hated everyone and everything having to do with this silly farce. She recognized a few similar faces who had a habit of doing this. One such face was Hazel Locktree the victor of the 68(?)th games, who had habit of seemingly avoiding people since she won until she had to interact with someone. Philomena grabbed two glasses of champinge from the drink cart and made to the younger girl as she offered a glass to Hazel with a soft, almost sincere simle. "With they way you're standing people might think you're avoiding the group of us. Don't you want join us in this lovely facade of excitement and pleasantries?" She laughed softly, teasing.</div>
				
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Hazel eyed Philomena as she approached. She kept her distance from most of the mentors for a reason, especially the Careers, but she also knew opportunity when it knocked. Taking the glass, she used it to motion to the others. "They know I don't play nice with others; maybe they're the ones avoiding me." She sipped the champigne-- the carbonation tickled her throat and it tasted alright but far from the wines she and her father made every summer-- "But i think you're smarter than that, Philomena."<br>
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There was a commotion as some of the designers arrived with their assistants.<br>
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Hazel held back a wince. She remembered the struggle of not giving away her secret while the designers waxed, plucked, and stuffed her into the most ridiculous thing she'd ever worn. Just another reason why she never wore the outfits they made for her now. Nodding in the direction of the designers, she decided to shift topics. "What do you think they'll be this year? Cows seems to be a popular one for Ten, though I think they tried to make me look like a little shepherd girl. What about you?" Sometimes leaving a few lines in the water was the best way to get a good catch.<br>
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She studied the woman they called the black widow. Such a ridiculous name. Anyone who entered that arena needed to be prepared to do anything to survive. It was the only way to go home, the only way to stay sane once they got back. Those that felt guilty turned to methods to forget. Hazel wasn't guilty. She didn't apologize for her actions; she just wished the faces would stop. Philomena seemed to use her nickname like a shield. Perhaps there was a weakness there that could help Buck survive in the arena. <br>
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"You have some good tributes, but I think there may be a few contenders this year."<br>
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Thorn Commonhill<br>
District 9<br>
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Thorn wished they'd just hurry up an throw him in the arena. The trip from the train was pleasant enough, even though Bailey completely ignored him and the city.<br>
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Once in the prep room, however, Thorn found himself scrubbed until his skin was red,  then he was sat in a chair while three strangers with the most impractical and outrageous colored hair, impossibly long nails, and cooing like the mourning doves that roosted in his rafters back home. They shaved his chin closer than he'd ever experienced, combed his hair and put make-up all over his face.  Thorn struggled not to snap at them.<br>
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<i>They're just doing their job. Just doing their job. Be charming.<br>
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"</i>So . . . What do you do . . . when you aren't helping with the games?"<br>
<br>
That set off a series of long stories and gossip being passed back and forth. Thorn struggled to keep up, committing names to memory. The one named Cress, eyelashes with pink feathers glued to the edges, was studying fashion design under Kousha, while Curio, whose hair looked like a peacock's tail, was seeing someone working under the Game Makers. Thorn picked a spot on the wall and listened, nodding or making a <i>hmm</i> sound whenever was appropriate.<br>
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Finally, they left him alone. Thorn felt like any movement and they might swoop down on him again. <i>Breathe. </i> Slowly, he touched the fabric still around his wrist. The door opened and a man dressed in silver and gold stepped in.<br>
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Thorn sat up straight and eyed him.<br>
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"I'm Torrac," he studied Thorn for a moment before moving to a closet to the side of the room. "I've already spoken with your fellow tribute. You'll be wearing these." He pulled out an outfit. Shiny, silver material with giant gold buttons in rows all over the shirt and pants. "It's not one of my best designs, I'll admit, but you're district nine." He shrugged.<br>
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Fighting the urge to snap, Thorn forced one of his poker smiles. "So . . . what inspired this one?"<br>
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"Grain mills."<br>
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"District Nine. I get it."<br>
<br>
He slowly stood and let the man dress him, cringing at the idea of Meadow and Maize seeing him like that. Torrac messed with his hair a bit, trying to get it just right. "What is that?"<br>
<br>
Thorn put his hand over the strip of fabric. "A gift from my daughter."<br>
<br>
"It clashes."<br>
<br>
"It stays." He met Torrac's gaze. "I'll tuck it under the sleeve where no one can see, but I'm not taking it off until I get home."<br>
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They stared down for a minute before Torrac relented. "Do not let anyone see it." He turned and motioned for Thorn to follow him out. "Let's get you out there."<br>
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