President Snow sat, impatiently, in his office. The Capitol was growing hungry. Last year, the second Quarter Quell had brought a much-needed excitement as 48 tributes battled to the death and concluded with the surprise victory of District 12s Haymitch Abernathy.

An unfortunate surprise, President Snow thinks.

Not long after his victory Snow had his family executed for making a mockery of the Capitol by using the arenas forcefield as a weapon. But that minor detail aside, the brutal fight that took place between twice as many tributes as usual left high expectations for this years Hunger Games. The President had already fired last years Head Gamemaker for failing to inspire anything creative into this years Games and despite all the interviews he had given, no one had come close to being able to promise anything exceptional. That was until Aelia arrived.

A promising, young, Capitol resident, Aelia had only been a gamemaker for two years. Heck, if she lived in one of the Districts her name wouldn't have been long gone from the reaping bowl. Perhaps that's what gave her that little spark President Snow was looking for.

"If I'm honest" Aelia starts "I think you're expecting just a tad too much."

The President is taking slightly aback by this. No one had ever been bold enough to tell the tyrannical leader of Panem that he was expecting too much, especially not when it concerned the Games. But surprisingly it intrigued him rather than angered him.

"I think, especially after last years special games, that we need to take it back to basics" Aelia continues "Remind the Districts why we have the games in the first place, remind them why we're sending their children to die, remind them why we have victors."

This was something President Snow had never thought of. Frankly he always saw the games as wasteful, he always thought it'd be much more efficient to just take 24 of the Districts children and shoot them each year, leaving no survivors. He always thought the spectacle that was the Hunger Games only existed because the Capitol had grown to love it so much. He never truly thought as to why there was the need for victors. This left him confused, and silent.

Luckily Aelia had a degree in the History of Panem as well as a masters in Panems politics. The Hunger Games was literally her expertise. And she noticed the confusion on the Presidents face.

"Hope" Aelia smiles "It is the only thing stronger than fear. Fear keeps the Districts in line, hope makes them believe that there is a possibility for a better tomorrow."

Snow grins at her. Finally, some honesty, no bullshitting about how this year's games "will be the greatest in Panem history". Finally, someone who understands the importance of these games.

"I expect great things from you" President Snow announces "Head Gamemaker"

The two shake hands. Sadly, although neither one of the two knew it at this time, this was an alliance that would end in the murder of one and the fall from power for the other.

Anyone can submit up to three characters. Please just make sure they're all realistic. The tributes I find the easiest to write for will be the ones accepted.

SYOT form (form can also be found on my profile)

Name:

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Reaping outfit:

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So…I haven't done a SYOT for years now but I thought "hey, I'm a much better writer than I was back then and I used to really enjoy doing them, plus I've kind of just gotten back into The Hunger Games fandom so why not?"

Also, that statement about murder and the fall from power will be explained, just not for a while.

So feel free to submit any tributes! The form will be on my profile and send it to me through DMs or in a review. It's not a first come, first serve basis and acceptance will be based on whether I think I can easily write for your character.

Hope you all have a great day and hope to see your tributes!