Co-written with marinawings
Prologue
"Hi, this is Julius Dario, reporting from the Capitol. The 71st annual Hunger Games are about to begin, and all 24 contestants are somewhere in this building behind me, waiting to be interviewed by our very own Caesar Flickerman.
"Their training days are over, their ranks have been given and tomorrow, the Games will begin.
"Back to you, Tali."
Tali Golden cleared her throat and smiled from under layers of extravagant makeup and facial tattoos.
"I believe it will be interesting to see what the contestants have to say this year," she said. "There are so many hopefuls in there, so many I could easily see walking away with this year's victory."
"You're right, Tali." Julius nodded, his striped hair bobbing around his head. "We've got some interesting kids going into the arena this year."
He looked straight at the camera, his pale blue eyes gleaming.
"Prepare to be entertained, people of Panem."