Ouch…Ouch… Ouch! All pleasantness from the dream I was having was suddenly washed away by the excessive pecking brought forth by Henrietta, one of the hens from our farm. I know what you're thinking, why would we name the animals we're preparing for slaughter? Well… you can thank my obnoxious little sisters to thank. Lilly just turned ten years old and Jordyn is the baby of the family at seven. They are also responsible for the ever-so intelligent names for the chickens and three of our horses.

I tousle Henri's feathers and she flutters away screeching. Perfect. I love messing with that thing, serves her right. She over-reacts to every little thing just like my mother. My mom and dad are the owners for this decent sized farm we live on. We have five cows (which my sisters surprisingly have not named), four horses, a bunch of chickens and hens, and three dogs.

Compared to the majority of District 10ers, we are fairly well off. Along with raising the animals on the farm, my family is responsible for hunting animals and sending them along to the butcher. That's where I come into play.

I feel very comfortable with my hunting equipment: my handy-dandy bow and arrows and a nice little knife. I'm not a perfect shot like the ever-famous Katniss Everdeen, but I do my job well. When I get in my kills, I'm also responsible for taking the carcasses to the butcher's house. This is potentially my favorite part of the hunting experience because I get to see one of my closest friends Violette Lester, the butcher's daughter.

With five older brothers, Vi is a tough-minded girl with dark brown hair and blue eyes. With her brutally honest personality and her dry sense of humor, she can bring out the worst in anybody. Most people overlook her due to her short structure, but seeing her clean and gut out a dead deer will make you wet yourself. She can get pretty intense. I think she's just putting on a show to be funny, but still, some of it she can't fake.

Closing out our circle of friends is the brother-sister pair of Dania and Damien Trexler. Dani is our age with Damien being a year younger. Their parents are the healers in our town and both Dani and Damien are very familiar with herbs and remedies used for healing. Dani is fairly tall for a girl with a pretty good build. With her brown hair and green eyes, she isn't a bad sight for the eyes. If she didn't spend all her time with medicines, she could put her strength to good use on my family's farm. She isn't afraid to speak whatever is on her mind and has a dark sense of humor.

Damien helps out on our farm as an assistant. I sometimes take him to help me hunt when I need an extra set of hands. He tends to be on the quite side, but can really open up and be very funny and outgoing. He's pretty powerful, too, being able to haul a dead deer over his back and transport it to Vi's house. Greatly resembling his sister's looks in a male body, he isn't a bad looker either.

All three of our families our very close and we came together in one setting to watch the playing for the reading of the card the day the Quarter Quell was announced. We were in awe and disbelief when we heard the reading. Although we weren't too affected with the results, it was still surprising. Like I said, compared to most people, my family was fairly well off and the other two follow closely behind. Our names were only in the bowl the very minimum number of times.

Oh yeah, time for my introduction. My name is Mathias Hampton. I'm your average 17 year old male at 5'11" and a fairly well build. I have dirty blonde hair with brown eyes. I'm very energetic, easy-going, and VERY sarcastic. My family and friends mean the world to me. We'd do anything for each other. (And that is not sarcasm.)