Luca Vermillion, Head Gamemaker
Another year, another games.
It's my fourth year as head gamemaker. I still get the same thrill as I did from my first games, where the boy from District one put on a glorious display of strength and skill and killed his final opponent with an sword to the head. The desert mountain arena with its quicksand traps and vulture mutts was a hit, and propelled me into stardom. I don't think I slept after attending the after party and Caesar was suspicious about my sunglasses at the interview the next morning.
Of course it's a tiring job. It never really stops. I get about a month of rest after the final interview before I go back into meetings to draft up a new arena and new twists. Prepping for the Victory Tour with all the interviews and countless questions about the next year. People in the Capitol are so impatient. But I love all of the teasing. The anticipation never gets old.
There's only a few days before the reapings and I'm out at the arena going through my final walkthrough. I use my tablet to test the cameras in the arena, making sure I can control them at ease and get good shots of every inch of the place. One of my staff shows me an area that tributes can use for shelter, and another points out an area that would be a great place for a battle.
I look out over the arena, which is just the perfect size. I learned from my first year that an arena too big means a lot of tributes get lost and end up avoiding each other. And from my studies back when I was a new gamemaker, a small arena means a shorter games, and we can't have that. I give a nod to the building team, appreciating their hard work.
They've done a good job. The audience will surely love it, as long as we stay on our toes and execute everything perfectly. Now all we need are the tributes. I can relax until then, knowing the arena is set. Once the first name is drawn at the first reaping, that's when the real work begins.
Hello! This is my first SYOT, so please bear with me haha. The form, info, and rules are all in my profile. Please PM me if you have any questions. This first chapter is short and sweet, and Luca isn't a really big character, he's just here to introduce the story. I'll post another chapter as characters start to be submitted. Thanks!