Valorie Gray was standing in front of the mirror as she closed her eyes and took a few long deep breaths. She gave herself a little pep talk by saving, "You've got this Val, they gave you the job for a reason. This is what you're meant to do, I mean you're actually pretty good at it."

After the sudden retirement of Panem's previous gamemaker Icarus Kinder, Valorie had been appointed as the head gamemaker. Being involved in government for almost the entirety of her short adulthood, it had always been a job she'd desired, but now that it was actually happening she was unsure of whether or not she was the best fit for the stressful employment option.

After she completed her (useless) pep talk, there was a sharp knocking at the door and a man's voice, "Miss Gray, the president will see you now."

"Coming!" She replied shakily. She smoothed down her pencil skirt and took a few last deep breaths. It was now or never.

She followed the hallway down the the President's headquarters She didn't to even read the plaque inscribed; "Octavius Wolf" to know where she was going, for she was quite familiar with his office.

When she stepped into the room, she was greeted by Octavius''s chuckles, "You look lovely Miss Gray."

She felt her cheeks grow warm and pink, "Oh, thank you Mr. President, sir." He had always had that effect on her since the very first day she met him.

"Please," He motioned for her to take a seat before him, "You know you're welcome to call me Octavius. You've said it many times before," He winked.

Valorie's face had grown from light pink to deep red. When she'd first heard the news of her promotion, she had questioned why she'd gotten the job. It was always in the back of her mind that it might have been that President Wolf had taken an extreme liking to her.

"Hmm," He started, "Panem's first female head game-maker, that must be very pressuring. You do know that you're all over the news?"

She had began to notice her face was everywhere she turned and she almost couldn't walk down the streets without getting any looks, "Yes, I'm aware."

"I know you'll make an excellent gamemaker. I don't have a single doubt in my mind." He stood up to kiss her hand. She wasn't entirely sure that he was right..


Yay! So I've been wanting to write this for months, but since I had school and sports, I didn't have any time.. But summer's finally here and I don't have a job this year (ugh) So i figured now would be the perfect time.

I've written 2 SYOTs before, but i was like 13, so I'm ready this time. ;)

send in your submissions by PM or Review :)

Name:

Age:

Gender:

District:

Appearance: (hair, eyes, body, face, what do they look like?)

Personality: (don't just give me adjectives, be a little detailed)

Family:(parents? siblings?)

History:

Reaped/Volunteered:

Reason for volunteering:

Strengths(3):

Weaknesses(2 or 3):

Reaping or interview outfits? (optional)

Strategy:

open to alliances?:

Romance at home?:

Open to romance in the games?:

Confidence(1-10):

Token:

Anything else? :)

You can submit more than one for a better chance of getting selected btw.

I'm also going to only accept 18-20 tributes to make the story more intimate. I'll just create a few bloodbath characters myself. I'll also explain sponsoring and such in the next chappie.

Happy Hunger Games! Get on with the submitting!

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