This is what I've been waiting for all my life!
The Hunger Games!
The countdown's going to start any second now, after this tube I'm in sends me up to finally take part! Obviously, I know what I'm going to do, find Clove, Glimmer, Marvel, Loofa and Goby. We can start this Career pack off with a bang! I'm practically hopping up and down in my tube; pretty glad no-one can see me, because that would ruin my image.
Cato, killing machine from District 2, hopping with excitement like a 6 year old girl.
And then, finally, the tube begins to rise.
As I was hoping, the scenery is full of trees, just like we trained for.
And then the countdown begins.
60… I'm here! I'm finally here!
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57…Marvel, Loofa and Goby are near my left.
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53… I glance round the circle, seeing Clove standing opposite.
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52… She has the same expression of suppressed glee on her face.
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48… The hulk from 11 looks even bigger next to the weedy boy from District 7, and they both know it.
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44… Goby's eyeing up the girl from 11, and I give him a nod.
43…
42… The nod means 'your kill'
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39… Near me is a lake, which is good. We'll set up camp near the Cornucopia, and we'll be near water too.
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35… Now to put my mind to the actual bloodbath.
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31… I can see a sword nearby, and I'll grab that first. We Careers don't grab and go.
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29… We pick up a weapon and decimatethe others, sorting through the supplies later.
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24… Nearby is the highest scorer of these games, the girl on fire.
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22… She seems to be looking at a bow and arrow, though I doubt whether she'd know how to use one.
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19… The bastard who stole my knife on the first day is looking at me nervously.
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17… I put a hand against my neck and drag it across slowly.
16… He looks ready to faint, the wimp.
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14… I'll get him after I've got my sword, and he'll regret taking myknife.
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11… I catch Clove's eye, and give her a grin, before she fixes her eyes upon the knives in front of her.
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9… Less than 10 seconds to go! I position myself to run, careful not to fall off the platform though.
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7… My heart's pumping like a drum, and I feel myself begin to sweat with the excitement of it all.
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4… For one, short second, I wonder why I did this, and whether I'm going to die.
3… The feelings quashed a single second later.
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1… A wild smile breaks across my face, mirrored by Marvel, Glimmer, Loofa, Goby and Clove.
0… I run, heart filling with adrenalin and excitement.
Let the games begin.