There was a knock on my door and I quickly stood to greet it.
"Good afternoon, sir. Please come inside," I said opening the door.
"Thank You. You told me you came up with some new ideas for the Hunger Games arena," he said walking into the living room.
"Yes, I did," I said as I headed towards my desk. There were some erase marks and pencils on top of the plans that I quickly brushed off before handing to him. "These are some of my ideas for the next Hunger Games arena."
The Head Gamemaker sat down and began examining my rough drafts. He didn't say much, just nodded every once in a while. After sifting through a couple pages, his eyebrows lifted when he came to a particular arena. "Could you explain this one to me?" he asked.
"Oh yes, the Changing Arena. It will expose the tributes to different climates and terrain."
"What's so special about that? There have been many arenas with different terrain."
"Yes, but this one is unique. As you can see, after a certain number of tribute deaths, the arena will change completely. What you're looking at is the first stage of the arena."
I walked over to the pile of papers on the table and began searching through them. Finally, I found the one I was looking for.
"And this is the second stage," I said, showing him the other page. "See how the next arena is completely changed from the first? The arena will keep changing every night until a victor has been decided. That way, the tributes will have to keep readjusting and struggle throughout the whole games."
"I see, but what about the cornucopia?"
"The cornucopia will be set here," I said pointing to a clearing. "The cornucopia will stay in the same place in all the different stages. It'll allow tributes more chances to steal supplies, if needed."
"It's good but... it's missing something."
"Like what?" I asked. I really had hoped to get this job. I've always wanted to be an arena designer.
"I don't know. It needs to have something more. Why don't we go down to the control room and discuss the plans together?"
"Does that mean I got the job?"
"Yes, you got the job. We'd better get started constructing the arena if we're going to have it done in time for the games."
"So when do we start?"
"Immediately."
(Author's Note: Okay, thank you for reading this far. This is just the prologue for the games, but I wanted to set the story before the reapings. I've wanted to write a Hunger Games story for a while now. Unfortunately, I have a very low muse for creating characters. So to fix this problem, I'm doing an open Hunger Games! The form is on my profile page. So just send me a PM with the form. Thanks! I can't wait to start. Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor…)