Day 1: Twists and Turns
District Three:
Dodger's POV:
"Dodger, hurry up!" my stylist yelled. I sighed as I got up. I didn't want to go, but I had to. I hurriedly got dressed and opened the door. She rushed me upstairs and I went into the Hovercraft. They put the tracker in my arm and I flinch. It didn't hurt that bad but now I had something of theirs in my body. I sat down and almost cried. My false confidence was gone. It had been an act this entire time and I couldn't act anymore. Every time I got rejected by some girl, it hurt more and more. Every time my friends left me, it hurt more and more. Every time I had watched the Hunger Games, it hurt more and more. Now I was in them and had no idea what I was going to do. I wasn't going to win… I wasn't strong like these other people.
I wasn't strong enough to fight. I wasn't strong enough to keep going. I wasn't strong enough to stop myself from slicing the knife across my wrists that night. I wasn't strong enough to try to live through the pain. I was weak, and that day a few years ago I just wanted out. Fate wasn't that kind. After my attempted suicide, my parents secretly had me go to a shrink. He told me to act confident. That's what I did. For two years I had acted confident and now I was done. I was just ready to be done with this whole thing!
WE made it into the Launch Room and we rushed to our room. My stylist handed me my clothes and I looked at them. They were slim, water resistant, and they would reflect heat. What kind of arena were we going to? It could be a swamp of some kind… I went to my platform and my stylist waved good bye. She didn't think I was coming back, and I couldn't blame her. How could a boy like me win these games? The Launch Pad raised and I heard the famous announcer, Jupiter Garden, announce, "Ladies and Gentlemen, let the 223rd Hunger Games begin!"
What I saw shocked me.
An arena had never been underground before! We were in some sort of cave. It was very dark and dank. There were rocks everywhere, and it should have been pitch black. However, gems glowed blue on the ceiling, giving us a blue light. I looked at the ground it was scattered with food. The Cornucopia was in the center of the place we were in right now. However, there were six tunnels leading off deeper into the abyss. I wondered how any life could be here, like plants and animals! How would we see the faces in the sky? How would people get sponsor gifts! We were miles underground! However, I was running out of time and I needed to think of a plan.
I was on the tail end of the Cornucopia, but I could imagine all the treasures within it. I had nothing to lose…I knew what I was going to do. I was one of the fastest tributes! I would run to the Cornucopia, grab a weapon and a backpack, and run for it. I clutched my token. It was my lucky coin and it would give me the edge I needed. I got ready, and waited for the sound saying our sixty seconds were done.
I heard the sound and I sprinted for my life. I ran as fast as I could and ran around the tail of the Cornucopia. I made it to the entrance and froze with shock and horror.
There was only food and supplies in the Cornucopia.
There were no weapons at all.
Those few seconds of shock were my downfall.
I was tackled to the ground by Steele and I heard him yell, "District Two, guard the Cornucopia!" I tried to squirm out from underneath him, but it didn't work. He had a cocky grin on his face. I knew the end was near. He decided the best way to kill me was to just choke me. I felt dizzy and I scratched at his hands. I felt like my eyes would pop out of my head. Finally, I felt the sweet relief of darkness and I welcomed it with open arms…
District Six:
Willisity's POV:
The gong sounded and I ran. I ran straight to the heart of the Cornucopia. Moth and Emmett were collecting things around the edges while I was going to get the good stuff. I was surprised when there were no weapons, but I just shrugged it off. I quickly grabbed a backpack and turned around. I saw the boy from three tackled to the ground and the girl from two coming towards me. I ran in the opposite direction. I had no idea where my alliance was, nor did I care at the moment! I kept running and I was almost free.
Almost.
I felt a pressure on my back and realized someone had thrown a huge rock at me. I crashed to the ground and he was on top of me. Jordan stared down at me with eyes filled with bloodlust. I knew it would be painful. He punched me. He kept on punching me until I couldn't feel anything. I saw his hands covered in my blood. One punch after another. I knew it wasn't going to end soon. I reached out and grabbed a sharp rock. He blocked with his arm, anticipating my strike. However, I wasn't aiming for him. I slit it across my throat and would have laughed at the expression on his face if my throat wasn't slit. I faded off into death, glad I had taken my own life. I didn't die at someone else's hands. My family would be proud. I hoped Oak would understand…
District Ten:
Eva's POV:
The gong sounded and I ran. Jovan was right next to me, so we had plotted our course. We weren't going for any supplies. I grabbed a loaf of bread next to me and we ran for the nearest exit. That's when I heard him yell. I turned around and saw Austin, on the ground, with Ethan standing over him. I screamed and lost it. I grabbed the nearest rock and charged. I threw the rock at Aqua, who was coming towards me, effectively knocking her to the ground. I jumped on top of Ethan's back, gripping his hair and biting his neck. I yanked and I heard him yell. I didn't care about killing anymore. No one would hurt my Austin! I wanted Ethan dead, but it wouldn't come true. I felt a sharp pain go through my spine and fell to the ground. I saw the girl, Zink, mouth sorry to me. I realized she had snapped my neck. I saw Austin's carcass, staring back at me with those incredible eyes. I wanted to cry. I lost my vision. I heard Jovan's cry for mercy, before I heard the snap. I saw Ethan head that way, so I assumed that was his kill. As I faded off into the darkness, I didn't feel bad. I was willing to kill to save my lover's life. Now, hopefully, I would see him after life…
District Two:
Oliver's POV:
Five canon shots rang through the air. Five people were dead and I knew the Capital was content. There wasn't too few that the Capital was bored, and there wasn't too many dead that the Gamemaker's had to intervene and make sure we didn't kill everyone. It was just right and I was very happy with the results. Well, as happy as I could be that five people were dead…
I was mostly happy that I didn't have to kill anyone. Steele had told Vivian and me to guard the Cornucopia and we had. The only people that had gotten away with good supplies were Aria, Ben, Danielle, and the little girl Zoe. Usually a lot more people got things from within the Cornucopia. Four wasn't that big of a number. I was still shocked that there were no weapons. What did the Gamemakers expect us to do?
Apparently the other Careers had thought of that too.
"Well, without weapons we aren't much of a 'pack' are we?" Jordan yelled.
"We can still fight together!" Steele argued.
"Yes, we could fight RIGHT NOW!" Jordan screamed as he advanced towards Steele. Everyone took sides immediately. Ethan went to Jordan's side and I followed. I wanted out of this alliance as soon as possible. The only reason I hadn't left yet was because Vivian would have chased me down and killed me. Vivian, Briton, and Zink backed Steele up. I knew this alliance would never have lasted long!
"Stop it!" Aqua yelled. Everyone froze, "As much as I like any good fight, this is stupid! Have any of you even thought about sponsors! In two seconds they will send us weapons!" What Aqua said was true…wow, first time Aqua had actually stopped a fight! Maybe this girl had really changed.
"She's right," Vivian sighed. She looked up at the ceiling of the cave, "Scythe please?" So that's what she was so good at when she performed for the Gamemakers! We all listed off our weapons and waited. I felt a little bit like an idiot. Then a heard a hum. How would they get them to us? The hum got louder until finally there was a flash of bright light. After I could see again, there were silver weapon caches sitting in front of all of us. I also looked around and the bodies were gone. Well, that was weird…
Steele pulled out a steel sword, Aqua had gotten a silver trident, Ethan had gotten four spears, and Jordan had gotten a simple sword. I had even gotten a fairly simple sword. People really were betting on me! However, when we look at Zink and Vivian, we knew who the Capital's favorites were. Zink had gotten twenty four knives! That was quite a lot! The real thing was Vivian's scythe. It had to be super expensive. It was embedded with gems, and the actual weapons seemed to be made entirely of gold. The handle was also gold, but I bet it was just some lighter metal coated with gold. Overall, it was spectacular and it was to tell us two things. One was that she was the Capital's favorite and that if we messed with her, we would most likely lose all sponsors. It wasn't uncommon for people to bet on more than one person in case their favorite died. However, if someone they were betting on killed their favorite, usually they would sponsor someone different and hope that they would kill the person who killed their favorite.
"Well that's pretty nice," Steele said, admiringly.
"Yeah it is," Vivian mumbled, "So what's the plan, Steele."
"Well, let's split up into groups," he said, "The tributes scattered and who knows how many tunnels branch off of these six. If we split up, we can cover more ground. Zink, you go with Jordan. Aqua and Ethan can go together. Then Vivian, Briton and I can be a group. Oliver, you guard the camp. Ready? Now let's grab some supplies."
I almost jumped for joy. I could just leave once they did! They started to divide up supplies and an argument ensued. Vivian wanted to take as much supplies as possible in case something happened. Steele argued that we had everything we needed back here. Vivian eventually won the argument and they all loaded up on supplies. Everyone one of them took their weapons, two backpacks, four canteens, a lot of food, sleeping bags, and first aid kits. There were also three night vision goggles, so each group took one of those. As they left, Zink gave Vivian, Briton, and Aqua knives, in case something should happen to their main weapons. Wow, that showed who she really cared about! As they left, Vivian gave me that look. She gave me the look that she knew I was going to do something. I shivered and looked away. I was so glad I would finally be rid of that gaze!
I counted to five hundred. Then I grabbed what supplies I wanted. I grabbed two backpacks, my sword, a sleeping bag, necessities for cooking anything, as much food that fit in my pockets, and a first aid kit. I finally looked at my outfit for the first time. It was sleek black pants, black shirt, black boots, and a black jacket with a hood. The jacket went down to my ankles. It was very warm and water resistant, and it also had many pockets. I left, thankful for the opportunity to finally be rid of the Careers. I ran and was glad to finally be free for the time being!
District Twelve:
Amy's POV:
Now was Chase's and my chance! I didn't know why Oliver had left his post, but I wasn't going to waste any time. Chase and I ran to the Cornucopia and grabbed what we could as fast as we could. I grabbed a backpack, sleeping bag, tons of food, and a few canteens that were full of water! I ran back to our hiding spot, and waited for him. He was still rifling through it and I hissed at him,
"Come on, Chase, let's get out of here!"
"Wait, there's something I want to do!" I waited for him, not understanding what he was doing. He had pushed all the supplies into the Cornucopia and had stacked all the food on the outside. He set his new supplies behind him and he just stared at the pile he had created. What was going through that boy's mind? I saw him take something out of his pocket and I gasped. I knew exactly what he was doing. I ran to stop him, but by the time I got there it was too late. He started laughing hysterically, dropping the box of matches to the ground. I watched in horror as the Career's supplies went up in flames. All there food was turning to ashes.
"What did you do? Now they will know for sure we were here!" I grabbed his wrist and dragged him away. I picked up both our supplies and kept walked. He struggled a little bit, but finally stopped when we got out of sight. Stupid Pyromaniacs!
We kept walking down the corridor and he had stopped laughing, thank god. Thankfully, we had gone down one of the corridors the Careers hadn't gone down. It was a labyrinth. I kept taking random directions, just looking for a safe place to rest. Finally, we found a place. It wasn't safe, however. Chase gasped in surprise and ran to his new home. I groaned and chased after him. It was a fire pit of doom. There was lava everywhere and the land that was above it didn't look very stable. He finally stopped and just stared at the lava. I looked around and wanted to leave as soon as possible. I thought for sure I had seen some weird things looking at me. Of course, no animal could live in fire, right?
"Come on, we need to find a camp site!" I tried to drag him away, but he just stood there, amazed. I just rolled my eyes. I walked a ways down and found a little ledge. I climbed up it and it went into a little alcove. I was hidden behind a boulder, so it would be very good protection. However, there was still a crack between the boulder and the wall that I could still see Chase. I went to unpacking and found that we had made quite the steal! In my two backpacks, there were more canteens full of water, some medicine, beef jerky, crackers, and changes of clothes for both us. I was sort of happy there were no weapons in the Cornucopia. What they didn't have in weapons, they made up for in the amount and quality of the supplies! There were never this many canteens so full of water! I put both our sleeping bags down and I lay down.
I started to think of home. I missed my family so much. I counted the cracks in the cavern I was resting in. I thought of Fiyero and his adorable quirkiness. I thought of the amazing Capital and how I actually liked it. It wasn't its fault that the government was so screwed up! I counted the pebbles by my head. When I almost finally fell asleep, I heard her.
"You shouldn't be so close to the fire. You might get burned." I scrambled up and looked out my crack. There they were, Aqua and Ethan, with weapons! I internally cursed the sponsors! Then my eyes flitted the Chase and I was scared. He had to make it out! He just had to!
"Don't worry; I've played with fire before. I won't get burned unless I want to."
"Well, since you don' want to," Aqua said as she approached him, "I guess I'll just have to kill you myself. No, no, no, no! I stared helplessly. There was nothing I could do to save him. Even if I ran out there now and tried to tackle her to the ground, we would both end up dead. I glared at Chase. Why wasn't he running?
"Who said that I didn't want to get burned," He quickly turned around and flashed me a grin that only I could see. Then he started laughing maniacally and did something I never thought anyone would.
He jumped into the lava.
I almost screamed, but I stopped myself. I stuffed my fist into my mouth to keep myself from sobbing. I heard Aqua gasp and I could tell Ethan was surprised. Chase kept laughing. He laughed that he was being killed by his favorite thing. He was laughing because he let it kill him. The master of fire didn't lose control of fire, he became one with it. He kept laughing and I shuffled back to my sleeping back. I sobbed uncontrollably, but kept it muffled with my fist. I heard a canon boom, and I hoped they wouldn't find me. After what seemed life forever, I heard a low hum. Then a blinding light flashed and before me laid a silver canister. I opened it and found water.
It was a message. I already had enough water, but it was a message saying that there was nothing to be gained from staying here. I wouldn't find anything that would prolong my life. I wouldn't find protection here. I wouldn't find sanity. I hurriedly packed and left my alcove. I ran past his spot and quickly glanced at the spot he had died. The only thing left, on the ground next to where he had jumped, was an anklet that had his name on it. I knew he wanted me to have it; otherwise he would have kept it on. I quickly put it on my ankle and looked at my token. It was a silver bracelet with a swallow charm on it. I gulped and kept on running. I had to get away from here. However, I wouldn't ever be able to get away from Chase's laughter. That crazy laughter that bounced through my skull…
District Nine:
Jordan's POV:
"This is getting so boring," I complained to Zink. She gave me an annoyed look.
"Come on, just a little bit longer and then we can go back, okay?" I sighed and we continued walking in silence. You see, we had been walking all day. Sometime during that, we started talking and actually began to like each other. I realized she wasn't a bitch. She was just a bitch around Steele. She realized I wasn't a total creeper. I was only creepy when I was killing someone. So, overall, we liked each other and she proved it by giving me a knife "just in case". She was picking favorites, but I was okay with that. I was just glad I was on her list.
However, we eventually ran out of things to talk about. We talked about our districts, our families, and everything I could think of that wouldn't hurt us later in the game. She was really sweet. So now we had a comfortable silence. Neither of us wanted to go back without finding anyone. Steele would have a cow! I heard a canon earlier and I wondered who had died? Who had killed them? I guess I would find out tonight back at camp.
We both froze and I listened. We heard voices. I couldn't make out who it was, but it was a boy and a girl for sure. They seemed to be setting up for the night and unpacking whatever they had. We were somewhere in the tunnels. Interesting strategy to set up in a tunnel instead of a cavern. Too bad they wouldn't get to see how their plan turned out. I tensed and then looked at the ground. So that's why they set up camp here! I could see some greenery sprouting between cracks in the ground. I had no idea if they were for food or medical uses, but they would be valuable. Perhaps they were going to pick them in the morning.
We looked at each other and readied our weapons. We then dashed around the corner and poised to attack. I heard a gasp and it was from the girl, Aria. She looked frightened and glanced to her right. There was a bow and a sheath of arrows. Wow, the pregnant had some sponsors! Ben didn't have a weapon but he grabbed some sort of rock. God, really! Rock may beat scissors but sword demolishes rock!
I felt a twinge in my gut and stopped myself. I felt the bloodlust coming again. I wanted to torture them…I wanted to kill them… I couldn't! I remembered Willisity. I remembered how I lost control with her and was going to do so many painful things to her. I was grateful when she killed herself. Even if the kill was attributed to me, it was her who did the final blow. I looked at Aria's stomach and flinched. A quick cut. Just one quick one that would kill her instantly. Painless for the baby and her. Hopefully by the time I was done with Aria, Zink would have killed Ben. I didn't want to get a hold of him. There was nothing stopping me from killing him.
"Let's get this over with," I grunted. I took a few step forwards, making it clear that if Aria went for her weapon, it wouldn't' end well for her. I was about to get close enough for striking distance, when I felt a point on my back.
Someone was holding a knife against my back.
"I can't let you do that, Jordan," Zink calmly said. I felt the anger bubbling up inside of me. How dare she betray the Career alliance!
"You think you can stop me," I spat.
"If she can't, then I can," Aria yelled as she notched an arrow in her bow. Ben poised his rock to throw it if necessary. Three against one. The odds weren't in my favor.
"Just go and I won't kill you," Zink replied. "Please, go. I don't want to kill you." My anger melted a bit and I heard the sincerity in her voice. Zink was a lot of things, but a killer wasn't one of them.
"All right," I said. "I'm going." I turned around and kept walking. I kept walking until I knew they would be out of sight. Then I ran. I needed to get back to the alliance. I didn't want to run into someone out here. I kept running and was thankful Zink had spared me. However, I knew that if we ever met again we wouldn't hold back. She couldn't stab me in the back and I wouldn't stab her in the back either.
I finally made it back and Aqua and Ethan were sitting, fuming.
"Where the hell is Zink!" Aqua spat. Great, the bitch is back.
"Where's Oliver," I spat back.
"I have no clue, but look what the little traitor did!" I finally noticed that there were ashes everywhere. Oliver had burned our supplies and made a run for it!
"That rat!" I yelled. If I ever saw him again…I saw that Aqua and Ethan and already salvaged any supplies that they could. Anything in a metal case was fine. We still had a bunch of first aid supplies, water canteens, tents, and even some sleeping bags. However, all our food was gone. It was ashes and I was so happy with Vivian right now. She told us to take everything we could, so I listened. I stuffed my pockets full of food and my backpack had plenty of food and water. I was set for at least a week. The only person who hadn't listened was Steele, so he was a little screwed. Serves him right.
"Where is Zink," Ethan asked, "We didn't hear a canon."
"Rockslide," I blurted out, "She was ahead of me and a tunnel collapsed. It cut us off and now she is Panem knows where! It was probably the Gamemakers…they are trying to make us weaker! For all we know they might have started the fire!"
"Then where is Oliver!" Aqua yelled.
"Well, if the Gamemaker's burned down the supplies you were supposed to be guarding, would you stick around to see all the other Career's reactions? I don't think so!" Aqua stopped arguing and plopped down. She was fuming and Ethan sat next to her and put his hand on her shoulder. I felt a pang of jealousy that they had someone, but it soon left. I went to reorganizing my backpack. I found bit of solace in having something in my life organized…
District Eight:
Aria's POV:
"Why did you do it," I asked as I stared into the fire. We had found some wood lying around in the middle of one of the tunnels. There seemed to be random caches of stuff we needed, such as wood, edible plants, medical plants, ECT.
"It was the right thing to do," Zink murmured. I pounded my fist on the ground.
"No! Why did you do any of this! Why did you save me during training? Why, during the bloodbath, did you ignore me and go straight for the girl from ten! Why did you stop that boy from killing me!"I was getting so upset right now! Why was she doing all these things for me!
"You have a child!" she said, "You are carrying a little, innocent child! Not only that, but you are genuinely kind! I don't think a lot of other people here can say that! You don't deserve to die! You deserve to go home and be with you family and raise that unborn child! Plus, I once had an aunt…she died seven months pregnant…it was terrible and I don't want to see that happen to anyone…" Zink started to tear up and Ben went over to her and wrapped his arms around her. She cried a little, but stayed strong. Maybe I pushed a little too hard… I didn't know…
"I assume that means we are all allies now," Ben said. Wow, Ben, way to state the obvious as always
"No, Ben, she's going to take us to the Careers and we are going to have another bloodbath. Of course we are allies now!" I rolled my eyes and sat back down. However, I didn't aim right and missed the rock I was sitting on. I fell flat on my butt and my feet went out and kicked Ben really hard in the ankle. He started to yowl in pain, but quickly put his hand over his mouth to stop any loud noises. We all were silent for a few seconds before we started laughing. We laughed so hard we all cried. For the first time since that gong sounded, I felt safe and happy…
District Nine:
Ella's POV:
"Are you almost done carving that log? I have the poison ready!" Zoe nodded and I went over to her. I poured the poison on it and quickly stepped back. Later I would tie it up and make sure to put the trip wire a few meter away. Zoe went and started carving another spear thing and I went back to making poison. We had found a nice area that led off one of the tunnels. It reminded me of a forest, except it was made entirely of stone. The stone had a green twinge to it and it was covered in different plants. There was enough space between "trees" to move and make traps, but small enough space to easily hide and make a quick getaway. It was perfect for two twelve year olds like us!
We were trying to make this safe for us to live in by making traps. She would make the weapon part of the trap, I would make poison to coat it with, and then we would both set up the trap. It was perfect. Plus it helped that Zoe ran in during the bloodbath and totally scored! She got an alchemy kit, flint, water, and food! Plus, I managed to grab one sleeping bag and rope! I grabbed a lot of rope! It was perfect for making traps!
We continued to make and set traps for awhile. When we finally finished our quota for the day, we were both pleased. We both squealed and gave each other a huge hug. Then we climbed one of the big "trees" and unpacked the sleeping bag. I set it up and noticed she was somewhere else. I motioned for her to join me. We could both fit easily into it! We got inside and both soon fell asleep. Maybe I had a chance after all, sponsors or no sponsors!
District Five:
Danielle's POV:
I found a nice, cozy indent in the rocky landscape and settled down. It was perfect. At the end of one of the tunnels, I found a landscape that was purple. The rock was purple and very sturdy. However, there were different levels and it went as far as the eye could see. Also, over the edges was white mist and it looked like you could fall forever. One time I did fall and thought it was the end, to only find out there was another level. If you jumped, you never knew if there was ground below you or an abyss that would never end.
I searched my backpack for the extra pair of clothes and put them on over my original clothes. I didn't snag a sleeping bag, so I needed to keep as warm as possible. I kept my backpack behind me, because it was bright green. I had eaten a little of the precious food and hadn't drank any of the water I had yet. I looked out the cave and was glad I had found this area. I didn't like the blue twinge the tunnels had. This place was very bright because of the white mist. It felt more like real life in this place. As I settled down, I thought out my plan for tomorrow. I would go exploring for edible plants and water. There had to be somewhere in one of the tunnels! I wasn't looking forward to going back in there, but I had to do it. As I drifted off, I laughed at the Capital. They thought I was a complete ditz and now they knew different. I was smart, resourceful, and quick. Everyone knew it now, except the actual competition. Things were going my way for right now…
District One:
Steele's POV:
"Let's settle here for the night," I ordered. Vivian and Briton didn't argue. We sat down and began to unpack sleeping bags. A stupid rockslide had blocked off a tunnel, so now we had to find a new route back to camp! It was completely unbearable! That, and the fact that Vivian still wouldn't warm up to me! All I wanted was this girl to like me again, and nothing! She gave me the cold shoulder and only talked to me when absolutely necessary. Stupid Zink ruined everything!
We settled down and the anthem played. It was interesting. The bright light happened again and all of the sudden a floating projector was in front of us. It projected the pictures on the opposite wall. First it showed the boy from three. What an idiot he was! He was such an easy kill! Then the girl from six, along with the boy. Both from ten. Finally, it showed the sixth death. Chase, the boy from twelve. I was surprised he had died. I thought he had so much potential. I remember seeing him at the fire station. He knew how to build a fire. I settled down into slumber, looking forward to my next kill, whenever it would be.
So that was day 1! Review please! Sorry if your tribute died, but its part of the game. Now, time for a few parting words for the deceased.
Dodger Fagin, you were a ladies' man. Sadly, the ladies hated you. I'm sorry you had such a sad life and I hope your afterlife is better.
Willisity, it was so hard killing you after your romance with Oak. I kind of wanted you to win, but I decided you needed to die. Nothing personal, but you were one of the few people that would have actually slit their own throats haha I loved you smarts and your guts.
Austin Olson. You were always there, no one can deny that. You may have never gotten any depth, but you were there and that okay. You were forgettable and easily replaced, and I loved you for that because it made choosing the characters for the bloodbath that much easier haha
Eva, You really bugged me sometimes, but I hope you have a nice afterlife. Seriously, learn to kill sometimes! I'm glad I made you (doesn't that sound terrible) try to kill for your lover.
Jovan: I freaking hated you. Glad your dead. That's why you didn't get a POV. Sorry that you were really badly created. SEE YA don't let the Grim Reaper hit you on the way out!
Chase, you were the hardest to kill this chapter. I really liked you, but I thought it would be perfect for you to die by the thing you loved, fire. I'm glad you became one with it. My poor pyromaniac. I loved you!
