President Snow sat in his office, his authoritative aura hanging in the air. Hua Jian, a Capitol citizen seeking Gamemaker status, was also present. His chair was positioned just in front of the large mahogany desk, facing the infamous leader.
"What do you propose Mr. Jian?" Snow asked with a slight grimace.
"The last games, the 22nd, were very lackluster. I mean, just the year before it, we had a huge quarry with explosives and very close battles. Suddenly, Oshea lost his spark. His work as gamemaker fell flat last year. A forest arena? How many more of those do we need? Infections and thirst kill half the tributes."
"Again, I ask, what do you propose?"
"I propose an original idea that will show the districts that we mean business," Hua continued. "My mother used to tell me these folktales when I was a boy. This was during the dark days. She told me of our history, our heritage. And what I found out, is that my ancestors used animals to count the years. I have kept track of this ever since then, and this year is the year of the rat. There were many rats in the dark days, traitors and snitches. We can show the districts just what a rat can do."
"I see. I agree that Oshea has failed us as gamemaker. I heard that he was actually resigning this year... And I would love to see you fill his seat. Get to work, Mr. Jian," Snow said with a smirk.
This is a Submit Your Own Tribute fan fiction. I assure you the arena will be original and amazing, and I have a couple tricks up my sleeve. The signup sheet will be on my profile. Please PM me before you make a sheet to reserve a slot in the fan fiction. I will only be taking 14 to 18 sheets, so that characters that people worked hard on don't die immediately. I will write about the Reapings, Training Center, Tribute Parade, and of course the Arena. If your character dies, it's nothing personal. I'm going to be realistic. You can review chapters, but reviews will not give me bias towards certain tributes.
This will be really fun, hope to get a lot of signups :D