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Travis Rodgers (1 male)
Antoinette doesn't like me.
I can tell this by the way she and the district 2 girl are turning their heads and laughing at my pathetic attempt to use an axe.
She has been glaring at me since she saw my chariot outfit. She looked ridiculous and uncomfortable but I was perfectly fine in fitted black armour.
Finally I give up at trying to get better and I go over to the swords. The weapons here are similar to the ones in One and it doesn't take long to find one I am comfortable with. It reminds me of the sword I got for my ninth birthday, Dragonblade. A cool nickname I guess, but to me just a reminder of the prank gone wrong.
I swing it across the dummy a few times and am rewarded with a steady flow of fake blood.
The two male comes and smiles at me. "Do you want a fight?" I am momentarily confused but then see the sword in his hand and agree.
I get into the stance and right away notice he isn't a natural sword fighter. I easily disarm him but then smile. "You're standing wrong." I say bluntly, showing him the right stance. I give him a few pointers and then lunge at him again. I manage to disarm him but with none of the ease from before and I am almost certain he'll be better than the non-careers.
Maybe I'm not as bad at making friends as I thought.
Isolde Prescot (4 female)
I look around the training centre. Many of the 12 year olds seem to be making alliances. They are laughing and joking like they won't be dead in less than a few weeks.
Only one 12 year old has ever won the games and soon after, she disappeared. The president at the time said it was a suicide but there was a lot of suspicious questions around four.
It was part of the reason we got a new president. Not that she has done anything good.
I am standing next to Ian who is tapping his foot restlessly, getting annoyed. We haven't officially been told to stay together but the other Careers seem to be locked in some kind of boys vs girls battle and it is recommended for Careers to train in groups.
Finally, I am done observing and we walk over to where the bows are lying. I pick one up and fire into the targets. My missing fingers make it harder but I am stillgood at it even if I've always preferred throwing knives.
After that we walk over to the tridents, the one weapon I've never liked. Ian turns out to be a master, spearing anything in his sight.
Soon it is time for lunch. The others seem to have stopped their dispatch though it seems that the two One tributes dislike each other immensely.
Maybe they'll kill each other and I'll be one step closer to Carter.
Hopefully.
Amber Blacksmith (6 female)
I am torn between not training as a fuck you to the gamemakers or pretending to be fearless to show that I don't care.
In the end I go for the fearless route. The other way would only be destructive to myself and I'm not an idiot.
I try a bow for the first time in my life but my missing eye makes it much harder and I miss the target completely the first few times. Eventually I begin hitting the target, once or twice almost getting a bullseye.
After lunch I move onto the more practical side of things. I am not so good at that. My knots unknot themselves with the slightest of pulls and I only score 20 on the plants test.
Soon I get annoyed and walk over to the punching bags. I may not be the smartest but I am strong. With a couple of strikes the bag starts swinging so violently it hits the girl from 7.
I curse loudly and help her up.
She must be around my age but she is thin and jumpy. I smile at her, something quite uncharacteristic for me and make sure she is ok.
"I saw you having troubles on the edible plants section." She says. "I might be able to help."
I stare at her distrustfully. She doesn't seem the type to be that nice without an alterior motive.
As if able to read my thoughts she sighs. "We're both more likely to get further with an Alliance. You can provide the strength and I can provide the survival knowledge."
I consider this. Whilst true it would be nice to have an ally I know I can't trust this girl at all. I guess I can kill her if she tries anything funny.
She may have knowledge but she still looks like wind could knock her over.
Maya Klein (8 female)
Me and Hershal have made the decision to ally with the other younger kids.
Even if they aren't strong, I can still use them as human shields. Overall we have 4 members. Me, Hershal, the 5 girl and the 10 girl. Both 12 kids are under 14 but the girl isn't doing anything and the boy wasn't interested in a big alliance. There's also the kid from 11 but he isn't right in the head.
The 5 girl, Ava or whatever her name is, is good at tree climbing. I don't think this could be useful to me in any way but I'll keep on thinking before I rule it out as a talent. Cow girl as I remember her is quite quick so hopefully she can go into the bloodbath. Hershal doesn't really have anything going for him. He's fast but not as fast as Cow girl and the only weapon he can use are knives, which he'll never get. He's fairly good with camouflage but no master and that'll never help us.
I look around to see anyone else that I can manipulate into joining and I see the girl from 3, Rosie I think. I smile sweetly at her and ask if she wants to join. She says yes and she seems nice but there's something about her that makes me slightly uneasy, a way no one's ever made me feel.
I can tell she might not be quite so easy to manipulate.
Jacob Perkret (11 male)
I climb the ropes in the corner and look in amazement at the training centre.
Nuts would love this!
I run around trying almost every weapon I can find, trying not to let my missing leg bother me.
I'll probably get it back later anyway. People can't be that mean.
Right?
I go over to the survival station and stare in delight when I see the berries. I pick a random one up and am about to eat it when the trainer slaps it out of my hand.
Maybe they're her berries.
Alliances:
Careers
Travis, Antoinette, Ulrich, Sieria, Isolde, Ian
Maya's 'shields'
Rosa, Avy-Anne, Maya, Hershal, Madhi
We have it all(Except a good name. Send better suggestions please)
Amber and Natalia