The Gamemaker – Chapter 2

'Ladies & gentlemen, please welcome the Head Gamemaker for this year's Quarter Quell, Rage!' Rook Wayne, the Hunger Games commentator and Master of Ceremonies, announced.

Rage, a twenty-year-old red headed man, appears on stage waving to the crowd. 'Hello!' He greets.

Rook shakes his hand and motions for him to sit in a white cushioned chair.

'Welcome Rage, how are you this fine morning?'

'Pretty well, how about you Rook?'

'I'm doing splendid, thanks for asking!'

'How are you doing everyone?' Rage asked the crowd

The crowd claps and yells different answers back.

When the crowd settles down Rook asks, 'What is it like to be the new Head Gamemaker for this year?'

'Well it's very exciting, especially since this year is the Quarter Quell.' Rage says

The crowd cheers and claps again.

'Sneak peek!' One member of the crowd says.

'Yes give us an exclusive.'

'What's the arena look like?' Another says

'Now, calm down folks.' Rook says smiling, 'Rage, can you just us an exclusive sneak peek or perhaps a clue to what the Arena looks like?'

Rage frowns and thinks, 'Well I wouldn't want to spoil it for our viewers.'

Rook nods, 'Oh yes, yes of course. But maybe just a tiny clue, the audience can't wait for the Quarter Quell, right?'

The crowd goes wild with cheering and shouting.

'Oh ok then, the Arena has lots of…' Rage pauses and says, 'trees.'

The crowd howls with laughter. Trees? Nearly every arena has lots of trees.

Rook also laughs, 'Anything else you can tell us?'

'Well it has a few twists and traps like the other Arena. We have installed a new holo table for the Gamemakers so that should be interesting.'

'Are there going to be explosions?' Rook asks excitedly

'Oh course.'

Rook nods and says 'What do you think about this year's chosen line up?'

'Well it's very interesting, the Districts could have chosen the child who has the most chance of winning or the child who no one knows so they don't mourn their death.'

Rook nods again. 'Well that should make a really interesting Hunger Games!'

The crowd cheers again.

'Good luck Rage. I wish you all the best.' Rook says shaking Rage's hand.

'Thank you.'

'Please thank Rage everybody!' Rook announced

The crowd cheers wildly and Rage leaves the stage while Rook returns back to his seat.

'Well folks tune in for the Reaping airing shortly.'

Seal of Panem goes up and the screen goes blank.

Author's Note: Hey Guys I hope you enjoyed this little prologue/preview. The Reaping scene will be out as soon as all the spots are filled. It may take a while (a really long time) but thank you for patiently waiting. I might not be updating until the weekend because RL (Real Life) is a bit busy at the moment. I hope you guys understand and I thank you again for waiting. - Rage