Ready or Not, Here I Come

by In the Blink of an Eye

The year of traps and betrayal, tricks and deceit. The arena of cliffs and sharp edges, hiding places and hidden dangers. The games ruled by an erratic fruitcake of a Gamemaker. And they wonder why the victor went delirious. Welcome to the 51st Annual Hunger Games - the odds will definitely not be in your favour.

1. Let the Tributes Be Chosen

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Dusk Delusion, Capitol citizen

The day everyone has been waiting for. The day of the reaping. I turn on the screen which smothers a whole wall and keep my eyes peeled for the next budding victor. Dawn sits down next to me, passing me a bowl of fresh pomegranate seeds.

I look at her gratefully and tuck into the snack. This is our favourite time of year, when footage from the Hunger Games streams into our television constantly. It can be hard to tear ourselves away, the nail-biting action keeping us glued to the screen.

The oldest of our children, Penny, comes in, but the younger children are not allowed to see the Hunger Games until a certain age. There will be plenty of time for that! She snuggles in between us and we expectantly watch the screen as the Capitol Anthem sounds and the 51st Hunger Games is declared officially begun.

Amber Gilt, District 9 mentor

Mylo Kingfisher hands me the slip of paper telling me which district I will be escorting. My fingers shake a little. Please not One, not again. A fancy embellished 'nine' is scrawled along the top, along with the names of this year's tributes. Not to bad. All together, another joyful year of death and back-stabbing. I think I shall retire after this.

D1 – Rye Kuna + Charms Penlum

D2 – Domitrius Waess + Priya Pendus

D3 – Kyle 'Animal' Lanyer + Sienna Garcia

D4 – Anumus Titan + Marella Lamia Cobalt

D5 – BBT + Bri Graphite

D6 – BBT + Bronte Pratt

D7 – 'Lash' Frist + Coraline Rige

D8 – Aden "Red-Haired" Hanran + Alyssa "Ace" Berg

D9 – BBT + Emilia Jatos

D10 – Stag Browning + Natalie Dismal

D11 – BBT + Jaysper Pavane Grey

D12 – BBT + BBT

*BBT=Bloodbath Tribute