I thought I would post twice today to apologize for my lack of updates. Enjoy!
Joel Siva (18) District 9
The images of my brother and sisters faces when I said good bye to them still etched in my mind, Alice and I were led to the train. Our escort was there, and she was smiling at us.
"Hello there, I never properly introduced myself. My name is Breann Prisca," she said.
I look at her, seeing her blue hair with streaks of green in it. Her face painted white with a lot of different colors mixed in. She certainly loved a lot of colors. She led us to a room that had a kitchen and a table that had a lot of food on it. Our mentors walked into the room. I recognized them, and I kind of stiffened. The man was a really strict person from what I've heard. His name is Raul Bryan. The woman is supposedly a lot nicer, but I'm pretty sure she'll mentor Alice. Her name is Mindy Rivera.
"I'll leave you all to get acquainted," Breann said, and she left the train car.
We all just sat there for about 5 minutes after Breann had left. Raul walked over and sat down on the couch that was in the room, and Mindy sat down next to him. Alice and I just stood there watching them. Mindy chuckled, and then she turned towards us.
"What, are you two just going to stand there? Sit down, we need to talk about strategies and such," she said.
I just looked over at Alice, and watched as she sat down on a couch across from Mindy and Raul. I slowly walked over to sit next to her, and I looked at them.
"Let's get started then," Raul murmured.
Alice Samuels (14) District 9
I just looked over at my District partner, and he seems a little nervous. Well, everyone in our district knows about the Siva clan. I heard that the oldest girl Grace just got married to a sort of wealthy family in the District, anyway, Raul was just sitting there, so Mindy took over.
"I guess I'll start off by telling you that Raul will be working with you Joel, and I'll be working with you Alice," she said looking at me.
Joel looked a little put out, guess I wasn't the only one to hear about how strict Raul was. I felt sort of sorry for him, but I turned my focus back to Mindy.
"We are going to train you each separately, so Alice, I'd like you to follow me," Mindy said as she got up.
I got up and followed her out of that car and into one that looked like a lounge, and it even had a bar. Mindy turned to me and smiled.
"Alright Alice, why don't you tell me a little about yourself," she said.
I ended up spilling a lot of things to her. How my parents expected too much from me and favored my older brother Tanner. How my parents argued and I was usually caught in the middle, calming them down. All of this caused me to volunteer, and I even told her that. I felt like I could trust her. She was a nice woman and I felt like I could trust her. She had just won the games two years before, so I knew that she could help me win.
"You seem like a caring person Alice," she said, "And your calm and easy-going personality that has come from your life could help get you sponsors. I also wonder if you have had any experience with any weapons, or anything that could be used as a weapon."
"Well, I have only really used the tools we have in the fields, but someone in the District had a sword of some kind and let me try it out. I liked the feel of it," I said to her.
"Well, that could be useful in training. Anyway, once we get to the Capitol, you will be handed over to the stylists to get ready for the chariot rides. After that, you'll be taken up to your rooms, and we will talk more there," she said with a smile," Now you should get back to the main car and relax until we get to the Capitol."
We got up and left for the central car. Relax is an easy thing for me to do, but I was still a little worried about what was going to happen once we get to the Capitol, Oh well, we'll just have to wait and see.
Joel Siva (18) District 9
Once Alice left with Mindy, I knew I was in trouble. This guy scares most of the tributes he works with, you can see it on their faces during the interviews. He leads me into a train car opposite of the one Alice and Mindy went into. Well, this guy wasn't going to scare me so easily, I didn't get this scar on my face from picking wheat all day. He looked at me, and it looks like he noticed my scar.
"Where'd you get that," he said motioning towards it.
"I got in a fight a few years ago, he pulled a knife and cut me before it got broken up," I replied.
"Well, I need to know more about you before I can help you during the games," He said staring at me.
I told him about my big family, and how a jerk made a pass at my 16 year old sister Joyce, so I fought him off. I mentioned how I get angry easily and how my older sister Grace is the only one who can truly calm me down. As I was talking, he just looked and nodded his head. When I was done, He just looked at me.
"Well, that temper of yours can be useful in the Arena. Are you handy with anything that could be useful in the Arena?" he asked me.
"I'm pretty good with a scythe and sickle, plus my fists," I replied.
He nodded, and he got up, motioning me to follow him back into the main car. Once there, we meet up with Alice and Mindy. We all sit down and relax. The after several hours and a few naps later, we pull into the Capitol. Well, I just have to meet with any challenges that come my way.
