When we finally reach the Tribute Hotel, Elaine and I run to pick our stuff up. We decide to go to our room. When we reach it, we notice the air conditioning, futuristic furniture, and beauty that we could never have in District Eight.
I fall asleep immediately. I then wake up to Elaine whispering,"James, James, get up. We must meet at the rooftop to discuss our strategy. Remember, please, that tomorrow is Training Day, so we can pick allies."
Elaine succeeds, and ten minutes later we are standing on the roof. I have discovered a way to not compete in the Games, but I should try. We discuss our approach on the bloodbath, and decide to run into the thick of things. If we don't, we won't get weapons.
Second, we decide to meet in a wooded area as soon as possible to pool supplies with our allies. There, we can get ready in case the Careers or somebody comes up. We'll have to have a way to defend ourselves.
Lastly, we decide that once we reach the final five, we need to disband. Otherwise, other tributes in our alliance could kill us to take us off their list of tributes to beat.
The next morning, we turn up at 10 AM to start training. First, Elaine and I go to the edible plants station. There we see the tributes from District 10 and District 11. They seem to know what they're doing.
I do fine, but Elaine fails. I am not sure how long we'll last in the Games, but I can help Elaine find the right plants.
Next, obstacle courses. I step up, jump onto the first padded block, and jump from block to block across a pretend cliff. Then I see a rope, jump, grab on, then swing to a big block. Then, I run across a runway, pull myself up the wall, and start hanging on to monkey bars. In the end I make it through the course.
Elaine is proving to have a harder time than I am. In both archery and knife throwing, she is terrible and the only thing she can do is hold a sword. When we move on to fighting moving targets, she fails, and I question how long she'll make it through.
However, she is very intelligent, and might be useful to me. I decide to wait and see how she does. So I don't pay attention when she lifts weights, but when it comes to camoflauge, she is truly a master. She can do things that I can't do despite being one of the strongest boys in the country. I guess that I need to learn more about camoflauge.