Getting the Band Back Together

by PottedCactus

This takes place three years after the events of "Beyond the Fence". Konstance Lowe was welcomed home a champion. Rumors fly through the Capitol about whether or not he deserved the win, but it blows over soon enough as a new games season begins. Konstance is ready to put it all behind him, but finds that he must face the arena one more time or risk losing someone else to it.

1. Introduction

Hello all, character creators and Hunger Games fans alike!

Nanowrimo will officially begin on November 1st, and I'm super stoked for it! As was the case last year, my goal will be to write, revise, and submit a new chapter every single day in November. Last year, it ended up being every day in December as well, but we'll deal with that if it comes to it. I learned a lot the last time I did this, and I'm looking to improve upon many of the things I felt I did poorly in "Beyond the Fence". I plan on using a lot of unique approaches and viewpoints that I don't believe get enough attention, so that should keep it fresh and exciting. Overall, my goal is to keep the plot coherent, yet completely unpredictable, which is kind of my M.O. in life as well. Go figure.

This is meant to be a continuation of "Beyond the Fence", so many of the characters and events mentioned there will carry over to this one. Without giving too much of the plot away, it wouldn't hurt to go back and read through some of Konstance's chapters in particular. He was the victor, after all.

As was the case last time, this year's tribute pool consists of both user submitted tributes as well as those I have submitted myself. Each of you knows which character you personally submitted- if you submitted a character- but I have intentionally left the contributors for each tribute anonymous. While my filler characters last time were fairly random, this time, the filler characters I submitted have a theme. I will be dropping clues throughout the story hinting at this theme and which characters it applies to. I'm curious to find out whether or not any of you will be able to figure out the theme and which characters it applies to before I reveal it all in the end. I think it's also fair to say that if you figure out either the theme or who my filler characters are, the other one will be much easier to figure out. Think of it as a side quest or a mini-game in addition to the story itself.

I hope you guys are as excited as I am, because this is going to be an awesome month! I look forward to our journey together, and to my fellow Nanowrimo participants out there, good luck and happy writing!

~Oddtom