Amethyst walked on stage in the auditorium in the Gamemakers' Complex. She was facing a very excited audience of the selected stylists and escorts for the Games. However, because of the complex nature of the Games, the number of both was more than doubled. Meaning that none of them were actually interested in listening to her, because they wanted to get to know the new people taking part in the Games.
"OK, friends, I know you're all excited, but please listen up to me. We have a lot of little details to discuss, and it is of the utmost importance for you all to pay attention."
The room quieted down as a screen lowered behind Amethyst. The Head Gamemaker took a deep breath and began.
"As you probably know, the nature of these Games increases the number of people involved with them, not just in competition, but outside of it. We have more than doubled the number of both escorts and stylists in these Games, so please pay attention to me so that everyone understands the logistics here.
"Each district, including the Capitol, will be assigned four stylists and two mentors. When a stylist is assigned a tribute, they will stick with her for the whole time that they are in the game. Meaning, if your tribute lasts to the end of the Selection, you will work with them for that whole time. What that means in turn is that it is possible that, depending on how long Garnet takes to choose, you could be with your tribute through next year's Games.
"If you would like any specific district or stylist partner, please let me know. I can't guarantee that you'll obtain that district, but I can certainly try.
"Escorts, you will also be paired up, with one of you selected as the primary escort. That primary escort will be the one of you with more experience, and will be responsible for most of the standard things – landing sponsors, drawing names, et cetera. The job of the secondary escort is much more simple – you'll be forming a relationship with the tributes, because if they are selected by Garnet, you'll be staying on their floor and being a friend to them. This means that you also may not be able to participate in next year's Games.
"For the extra Capitol escort and two extra stylists, your role will still be important in these Games. We are going to be selecting two backup tributes to in order to cover our numbers; if Garnet selects 25 or 26 tributes from the Districts, we'll have fewer than 24 going into the Games. The two backup tributes will each have a stylist and they will have one escort, and they will be training with the other tributes; unlike the others, however, they won't have any access to Garnet during the course of the pre-Games, and will not have an interview or ride on the chariots, though we will need stylists in the event that they make it to the end of the Games. The escort for the two backup tributes will serve as their escort in the event that they go into the Games.
"That was a lot of information. Are there any questions?"
The room was silent.
"If anyone else has any questions, please let me know. We will allow you to start designing outfits within the next week or two. Good luck!"