-Interview with Gold Sisters, Head Gamemakers-
"Hello, Panem!" The host for the Hunger Games, Zacarias Kingston said enthusiastically. "I am here with our loved Head Gamemakers, Lili and Sherri Gold. They are going to tell us a bit about the wonderful Games they have in store for us!"
Sherri spoke first, "This is my third year as Gamemaker with my twin sister Lili. We have figured out that we will not survive as Heads long if our Games don't pull something interesting. The 116th and 117th Games will pale compared to this, we promise you that. Besides, we'll probably die anyways if we don't put on a good show. So what do we have to lose?"
"The Gold twins are going all out, no holding back on the 118th Games."
"Our plan for this arena is creepy, intentionally, of course. We're not revealing any details, but tributes, prepare for a scare. And do not take everything at face value, that is our advice to you. There will be illusions, scares, and plenty of frights." Lili giggled, "It's gonna be great!"
"We wish the future tributes all the best! May the odds be ever in your favor!" The twins called, waving and blowing kisses to the audience.
President Cardinal watched the interview with slight interest. Hm, maybe these idiots won't disappoint this year. The last two years have been... lacking. I do hope they live up to their promises.
He ate some mini orange slices off of a crystal platter, contemplating.
"Bring me the Gamemakers," He ordered an Avox.
The Avox nodded, leaving at once.
A few minutes later, the twins entered wearing identical royal purple gowns. President Cardinal motioned for them to sit. They stared at him warily, sitting.
"I watched your interview," He stated. "I hope you can keep your promises."
They stared back at him, "Of course." Lili stated delicately.
"It will be nothing less than perfect," Sherri followed.
"Hm, I certainly hope so," President Cardinal waved his hand, a clear dismissal.
The girls exited the room. Lili breathed out once she was a clear 5 feet from the room.
"I thought he was gonna execute us or something." She said, relieved.
Sherri smiled, "Of course not, who else could continue our fabulously perfect plans?"
"No one," Lili said, breaking out in a smile of her own.
The twins skipped back to their living quarters, ecstatic with their Games plans.
The day soon came. Reaping Day, dreaded by most, loved by the Capitol. Lili Gold woke up later than usual and went into the dining room. She grabbed a cup of coffee and various pastries.
"Morning, Princess," she said to Sherri, who nodded.
"So, I believe the Reapings start at eleven." Sherri stated.
"Well, it's only like ten-thirty right now." Lili pointed out.
"So…" Sherri said a little awkwardly. "What do we do?"
"Uh," Lili said even more awkwardly. They sat in an awkward silence for about a minute before the phone abruptly rang.
"I'll get it!" Sherri half-shouted as she jumped up from her seat and ran over to the phone.
"Yes? This is Sherri Gold, one of the Head Gamemakers, what can I do for you?" This was the usual thing that they said when they picked up the phone. Only this time she was surprised by who answered.
"Sherri, I want you and your sister to watch the Reapings at my house; special invitation," President Cardinal said curtly. "Be at the presidential manor in twenty minutes. And bring a notebook-you'll need to take notes on the tributes."
"Yes, sir, goodbye," Sherri said as she put down the phone.
Sherri turned to her sister who lazily asked, "Who was it?"
"It was Cardinal!" Sherri cried out. "We have to be at his house in twenty minutes! We have to pick the perfect outfits, get ready and be at the manor in only twenty minutes! Let's go!"
The twins ran upstairs and picked identical outfits - a gold one-shoulder sparkly shirt with the words "May the Odds be Ever in Our Favor," comfortable black skinny jeans with gold studs, and black pumps- then quickly got ready. Lili grabbed her keys as Sherri grabbed a notebook and the girls half-ran to their sleek black car parked in the garage. Sherri pressed a button to open the garage door, the girls got in the car and Lili pulled out into the street.
As they were driving, they discussed what they thought the tributes would be like.
"So obviously, the Careers are going to be Careers, although it'll be interesting to see if there's any oddballs,"Sherri said.
"And the outer districts will probably be as boring as ever, but who knows, maybe we'll get someone with talent this year," Lili added.
Sherri shrugged, "Maybe. I guess we won't know until we see the Reapings."
"Agreed," Lily said as she pulled up to the guard's booth.
"And you are?" the guard said looking them over.
"Lili and Sherri Gold, of course," Sherri said. "We're here on special invitation."
The guard look the twins over again and then turned to open the gate. "Go ahead."
"Thank you," Lili said politely.
Within a few minutes, they pulled into Cardinal's driveway, parked, and got out of the car. They walked straight past all the guards in front of the manor to the front door. Sherri rang the doorbell and within seconds, they heard a voice say "Enter."
The manor was everything you could expect for a president's house - huge, fancy, and very expensive looking. The girls spotted Cardinal waving them over and walked over to him and sat down on couches directly across.
"You're exactly on time," he said, evidently impressed.
"Perfect timing is key to success," the girls said in unison. Mother loved that quote, they both thought. They omitted from that thought that Mother also frequently switched out "Perfect timing" with things like "Critical thinking," "Flawless makeup" and "Thorough research."
"Well then," Cardinal said, satisfied, "let's not chat. We have a Reaping to watch." He waved his hand and the tv turned on.
"Welcome to the reapings for the 118th annual HUNGER GAMES!" Zacharias Kington said.
Cardinal smiled rather evilly and turned to the twins. "Let the Games, begin, girls."
A/N: So... How was that? A little simple, I know, but all SYOT's start out like this, right?
Let me explain. We are calling this an SYOT, but we already have all our tributes, submitted by our buddies. This means there won't be that annoying wait while we gather tributes and accept them and all that.
Another note, this story is co-written by me and shadowprincess121. So don't think I'm that fabulous, she's fabulous too.
Another note, we do plan on finishing this. It's a goal we have in mind. So, no matter how long the update time wait is, we will be back.
District 1 should be coming soon! Thanks for reading!
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