It's home but it isn't my home. Not one I could have but rather one given to me. A home with long halls and many rooms, providing many corners for the dark to hide. Sneering as I walk past, whispering dreadful truths in my ear. Reaching out to me with their icy hands that cause bumps on my skin and my spine to shiver.

"You killed him."

"A mother is mourning."

"Someone grew up without their sister."

Despite these reminders, I continue to walk. I continue to smile. I continue to live.

It's at night when the house is silent and black that these thoughts grow stronger. In the midst of dreams and slumber they play. Showing blood and pain behind my eyelids. Screams and pleads in my ears. Sweat beads on my skin as muscles tense around my bones.

I wake up each night screaming and crying. Remembering those who no longer breathe. The monsters that snarled, bred by the makers of the games.

I hear the voice of a child. "Mom, you alright?"

I answer yes because still, I continue to breathe. I continue to smile. I continue to live.

I am brought back to the people of different tones who gleam at death. The city that worships glory and gore. The circular plot of land that only one will escape from.

I smile as dazzling lights shine brightly on my scarred skin. Laughing at jokes I no longer find funny. Talking about memories I wish to forget. Sharing my life with people who have no need for that knowledge.

Then there are the eyes. The scared four eyes of two people I'll never see alive again. Who look to me for hope and courage. The eyes I will see widen with pain as someone stronger wins.

Despite the tears I shed, I continue to walk. I continue to smile. I continue to live.

I am hollow. My dreams are pain. My skin is distorted. My brain no longer functions like it used to. My eyes puffed with fresh tears. My cheeks sore from forced smiles. But twenty-three others do not have life because of me. They have been stripped of that luxury.

So I continue...

Hey!

So I tried to do a massive SYOT of about 75ish people but couldn't get enough people submitting so then I tried to do a random selection but then no one was interested so that crashed and burned. So back to regular sized SYOT's.

Please PM the form below. PLEASE be realistic. No 12-year-old is going to have the strength of an ox, a blind person isn't going to be a secret Jedi, etc. That also being said, don't be afraid to make them interesting. Like I just mentioned, in an SYOT I did on another site the person submitted a blind tribute and it was really interesting to write and see how that tribute played out.

Please supply 3 districts in order of what you want most. So say I REALLY want District 8 and 10, 12 are my runner-ups. I'd submit it like "District 8, 12, 10" this is just so if the district you want gets taken I have other options to place you

Form:

Name: (First and last, possibly middle)

Age:

District:

Physical Appearance: (Please be more specific than "Normal skin, brown hair, blue eyes.")

Strengths: (3)

Weaknesses: (3)

Personality:

Volunteered: (This will max out at 3, excluding careers)

Reaction to Reaping:

Family/Relationship with them: (Please keep brief)

Act around district partner:

What do you do during training:

During training scores do you aim high or go low:

Interview angel: (Sexy, funny, dangerous, so on)

Token:

Would you accept alliances:

What do you do with the bloodbath:

Strategy:

Level of survivalist: (1 – 10. 1 = you don't know the direction the sun rises in. 5 = you know how to hunt. 10 = You could easily obtain water in a dessert)

Attend Feast: (*There will be many and they will have items that are of GREAT value*)

Finale strategy: