President Octavius Whitfield was sitting behind his desk. He had a piece of paper laying in front of him, but it was not as if he needed this little cheat sheet — he had memorized the speech long ago.
"Ready, President?" one of the cameramen asked. "We start the transmission in three… two… one," he said, and he gave Octavius a sign to start.
"People of Panem! I am glad to declare the Dark Days are over. The Capitol feels ready to forgive you your ungratefulness and the attempt to destroy the harmony we all built in the past. However, to honor the sacrifice of those who suffered during the Dark Days, from this year onwards The Hunger Games shall take place. All citizens ages twelve to eighteen shall be subjected to a lottery. In this lottery two tributes, one male and one female, shall be chosen from each of the district, and they shall fight to the death. May the odds be ever in your favor."
Note: I'm a non-native English speaker. If you notice any mistakes, don't hesitate to comment on that.
SYOT open — send your submissions (up to three tributes per person + escorts, if you wish) by PM. You can see the form below. Please mind that this is the 1st ever Hunger Games — there are no Careers yet, and everyone has exactly one entry in the pool. I don't really expect to see any volunteers, unless you can justify it very well.
Name, age, gender:
District:
Family, friends & history:
Reaction to being reaped:
Appearance & personality:
Outfits (reaping, parade, interview):
Interview angle:
Token (if any):
Alliances (if any):
Strengths & weaknesses:
Preferred weapon (if any):
Suggested training score:
Suggested death:
Anything else you'd like me to know:
Some of the things you submit may change (e.g. score, parade outfit, death).
For escorts please include: name, age, district, appearance & personality.