Avelie Opal
Time is ticking as I wait for Viegia. President Coral is announcing the Quarter Quell for this year. Hopefully, this one would be as explosive and entertaining to watch as the last four. I hadn't been alive personally, but Our school had done a Quarter Quell special, letting us watch the tapes, and visit the historical sites themselves; the arenas. I had seen the place where the rebellion had broken out, visited the dead bodies of some of the most famous people in Panem.
Viegia finally appears in the thick of the crowd, "Took you long enough." I say, and grab her arm as we run down the packed street to get to the Presidential Palace-the place where he always says his speeches.
Its not exactly easy to get there, because the rest of the Capitol population is pushing to get there too. But when we do, i'm not dissapointed. There are stands set up around the Presidential Podium, multicoloured lights sweep the place, creating even more pandemonium. Camera crews are everywhere-getting images of the people barely containing their exitement, the podium itself, and the overall scene.
"Ladies and gentlemen!" the velvety voice of Claudius Templesmith Minor erupts from hidden speakers somewhere, "I present to you, President Prudentius Coral!" and the crowd goes insane, myself included, as the President waltses onto to the podium.
"As most of you know, this is a special year." He says expertly, "Because this year-the 125th Hunger Games- is a Quarter Quell!"
Pause for the crowd to go wild which makes the camera men start running around, trying to take in it all.
Somebody had brought the President a box. He takes out an envelope, and opens it.
"To remind the districts that even united they fall, this Quarter Quell will include a family member or close friend to accompany the tribute to the capitol and then into the arena"
This is an interesting twist, and I belive that it'll have great entertainment factor! I hope that these tributes will be good, drama makes everthing more interesting.
"Furthermore, district partners will be teamed up, and not allowed to seperate from eachother. To enforce this, tributes shall be wearing electric collars that emit an electric shock when they seperate more than 10 yards from the other."
I laugh. These people will be like dogs.
"This year's Arena shall be situated in a city from before the fall. No other human life will in this city besides the 24 tributes, and the 24 loved ones. "
A city? with no people? Is that even possible? I wonder if it'll be a city that I learned about maybe, New York, Los Angeles, London, or Paris. This could be one of the most exiting games yet!
"The Reapings start tomorrow." President Coral finishes, and we start screaming agin, because we all know that this will be hard. Which makes for interesting television.
How was that? I bet you can't guess which city I chose! ;)
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Hey, if you do manage to guess the city right, i'll give you an extra sponsor point!
Alrighty, you'll see how the reapings go tomorrow, or the next day, or next saturday!
-TheIndigoPenguin
DAILY QUESTION: Maysliee Donner, Haymitch's ally in the 50th hunger games, what else was she?
