Hi guys! I'm trying to keep up with regular posting, but, again, I'm not sure how successful I'll be with that because of homework and studying for finals. As usual, comments, especially constructive criticism, are helpful. No characters or settings belong to me.
Drew's POV
I sit on a comfortable chair, across from a blue-haired man with a too-wide smile. I am wearing a dress that shows a very large amount of skin. He is asking me questions about my home and my family, and I am answering with a cool sweet voice. I'm attempting to be as appealing as possible, this is my time to pick up sponsors after all. I keep my disposition collected, I am certain that victory will come to me.
Octavian's POV
I don't like this man, he is way too happy. Of course, I don't want to let anyone down by not letting them in on my fabulous life, so I put up with it. I am wearing a tight suit, it's mostly black with dark blue seems and I am wearing a blue tie. The fabric glistens in the stagelight. The person interviewing me's smile takes up half his face, it's very displeasing to look at. If someone is to be that happy they might at least be insane, to even it out.
Rachel Elizabeth Dare's POV
I wonder what my dad is thinking, watching me at his home, watching me be interviewed. I wonder what all my friends are thinking. Do they hold out hope that I will survive, or have they already accepted me as dead. I've almost accepted me as dead. I wonder how the man sitting across from me can be so happy, when he's interviewing twenty-four children, all but one about to be sent off to their inevitable deaths. I wish I could be that happy, I wish I could accept my death.
Travis Stoll's POV
I met the other tribute with the last name of Stoll at dinner. He's very nice, we made an ally. The man interviewing me has blue hair, it would be awesome to be able to dye your hair. All the bright colors of the capitol are very overwhelming. But the food is wonderful, I wish everyone could eat like this. I am doing well in enjoying my last few days alive. I have considered jumping off the platform before the games start. At least that would be quick, I wonder if it would hurt.
Annabeth Chase's POV
I inform the man interviewing me that I have all my strategies perfected. But, of course, I refused to tell him any of my strategies. The last thing I want is for the other tributes to know them. Most of the other tributes that I've talked to are annoying and obnoxious. Except that Hazel girl, of course, I might want to consider that I have only talked to her and Percy Jackson. I am almost sure of my chances of winning.
Leo Valdez's POV
I joke around with the man interviewing me and the audience laughs a lot. I suppose none other tributes are trying to be funny. It's not that I'm trying to be funny in order to pick up sponsors, although that is a significant bonus. I have decided to call the man interviewing me "Bluey", on account of his blue hair. He doesn't seem to mind. I've been planning my ultra-weapon, and I know the exact supplies that I'll need to get from the cornucopia. I think I'm pretty prepared.
Katie Gardener's POV
I tell the man interviewing me that I think the best thing about the capitol is probably the food. The audience laughs, but it's really not funny. Let them eat fish every day for their entire lives and see how they like it. I already know most plants in the wild, and I have learned to identify more while I have been here. My ability to find and grow food is probably my biggest advantage in the games. I'll have to rely on sponsors for less. And I have decided on a strategy. In my research, I found that an incredibly poisonous berry grown in every arena. I have also found that to build up an immunity to it, all you have to do is eat a small portion of the berry inside of some sort of grain twice a day for a week.
Percy Jackson's POV
I'm better at fighting than I previously thought I was. And it turns out I'm a natural in hand-to-hand combat. If I can snag a nice sword from the cornucopia, I think I'll be in good shape. I've met a lot of people that I might want to ally with. Jason is nice and skilled. Nico is young, but he's skilled, and I feel a need to protect him. And Annabeth is annoying, but she obviously smart and would be a good ally. I plan on asking all of them.
Thalia Grace's POV
Jason and I have decided to ally. If we're the last people, we decided we would split up and not try to kill each other. Just let whatever the capitol throws at us take care of one of us. But I won't do that. If we are the last two, I will kill myself for him. The man interviewing me is starting to get on my nerves, he keeps asking me questions about my parents. The only family I have is my brother.
Jason Grace's POV
Thalia went before me on the interviews, and I'm surprised she managed to keep it together. She has always had more of a temper than me, and I'm about to scream at the man sitting across from me. He is getting way too personal. I have always been tolerant of questions, but I don't want to talk to this man. I don't want to share my strategy, and I definitely don't want to talk about my life at home.
Millie's POV
The man interviewing me is nice, but he's a little pushy with his questions. I still don't really have a strategy, and I doubt I'll get any sponsors. It's rather obvious how weak I am. I am amazed that Gleeson agreed to ally with me. He's a bit rough around the edges, but I really like him and he's really strong. I'm really scared, I don't think I'll be able to make it.
Connor Stoll's POV
I allied with the other Stoll, and we get along really well. I think that, together, we might actually have a chance of surviving the first few days. He's trying to get me to ask Katie Gardener from district four to ally with us. He's very stricken with her. We have some good strategies, and he thinks that she may be able to help with them. I don't know, the three of us might be strong together, but I'm afraid he'll forget about me.
Juniper's POV
Of course, I always knew we were going to ally, but Grover and I made it official as soon as we got off the train. I have a lot of strategies for the games, in theory all of them good. But I doubt any of them could work. I've considered jumping off the platform before the games start multiple times, but I couldn't do that to Grover, at this point, everything I do is for Grover
Grover's POV
The man interviewing me asked me if I think having work in livestock will help me with the games, and I think it would have helped anyone else. But, I think my vegetarian lifestyle, no doubt caused by working in livestock, will deteriorate my chances of survival. Even so, I don't want to give up being a vegetarian. I don't want to give anything about me up for the games, especially not Juniper. I don't want to let these stupid games take away everything that is me.
Piper McLean
I allied with the district twelve girl, Hazel. It was hard to convince her to ally at first, but she seems very scared, and I want to help her. In allying with her, I also allied with her brother, Nico. He seems like a nice kid, although a bit scary at times. The dress they at first tried to put me in had over three fourths of the flesh on my body exposed. I turned it down immediately. I don't want to give in to the capitol's games. I know that the beauty on the outside is a mere facade to cover up the corruption.
Dakota's POV
The man interviewing me seems amused that my favorite thing about the capitol is the wine. But it is. It's delicious and soothing, like silk and fire in your throat at the same time. Not like anything they have at home. I've done a good job staying away from all of the people. I intend to keep enjoying my last few days.
Meg's POV
The man interviewing me seems to find me funny. I can't imagine why. When he asked me what my plans were, I simply told him, "to win". But that's the truth. I haven't made any allies, I can survive on my own. I have skill, much more than they know. I will return home to my stepfather. My plans are only to win.
Will Solace's POV
Nico Di Angelo. I met him just the other day. He's so guarded, so skilled, so young, so broken. I can barely stand to be around him, but in every waking moment I ache to be with him. I can't tell that to the man interviewing me, but I wish I could. I shouldn't have to be ashamed of how I feel. Neither should he. I don't care if he loves me, I don't care if I die. Nico Di Angelo will survive.
Reyna Ramirez-Arellano's POV
No, I do not regret volunteering. I don't understand why everyone keeps asking me that. I do not regret giving myself the chance to escape the ghost of my father, nor do I regret giving myself the chance to bring honor and glory to myself and my sister. Numerous people have offered to ally with me, I turned them all down. I will win on my own. Besides, there is no way I could bring myself to kill someone I call a friend.
Frank Zhang's POV
I turn bright red as I wonder why the man interviewing me thought it could possibly be a good idea to ask me if I met anyone special among the other tributes. I have met someone special, I have met someone very special. But of course, I won't tell him. Even if I wanted to, I don't think I could find words to describe Hazel Levesque. I have found many strategies for the games, but I haven't been able to focus. Nor have I been able to work up the courage to talk to her. I don't know what to do, I definitely can't kill her, I can't stand to even think of her dying.
Calypso's POV
It's too easy to tell when someone you love is stricken with another. I don't know weather to hate Percy and hope he dies or to fall over him and beg him to love me. Either way, pining over Percy is not going to help him or me with the games. I remind myself that surviving is all that matters. I remind myself that there is only one way to survive.
Gleeson Hedge's POV
It used to be that surviving is all that matters, now it is protecting Millie. That is what I plan to do, that is all I plan to do. Protect Millie. I tell that to the man interviewing me. I don't care if this gets me any sponsors. I stopped caring about anything be her. And she will survive. That is all that matters.
Hazel Levesque's POV
Well, my plan to make no allies is clearly not working. I try to focus on saying the right things to get the right sponsors, but I can't focus. I think about Nico, he's going after me. He's going to hate this, everyone staring at him. I hate it too. What is the point, the interviews are supposed to be so that the audience can "get to know you". Why would you want to "get to know" someone that you are about to watch get killed for your own entertainment?
Nico Di Angelo's POV
I hate that I can't stop thinking about him. I want to stop thinking about him. But I can't. It's already overwhelming to be worrying about my sister and my own's safety, much less his. I can't do this. The games haven't even started and the capitol is already swallowing me into it's swirling void of chaos.
I just wanted to let you know that, even if it doesn't seem like I'm developing the characters that much now, I'm going to develop them further later after I kill off some other. Please understand that it's difficult and it takes a really long time to fully develop twenty-four different characters. Thank you!