OK guys, so just a warning, I skipped the whole "prep for interview day" because A) I want to get to the games, B) you will find out the interview angle and outfits and stuff like that when the interviews are happening and C) I really wasn't inspired to write about issues with high heels or finding one self or anything else that involves that day! Ooh in this chapter, you are going to hear a lot about appearances because I seemed to not be as descriptive as I could have been in earlier chapters! Also, you are going to see a very familiar name/person (hehehe) because it's been a couple hundred years. Caesar is dead. Sorry to break it to you! I already got the alliances down, people's skills down, and the people themselves so LET THE GAMES BEGIN (soon)
Interviews:
Europa's POV:
I came out on the stage with a dazzling white dress. I had silver embroidered into my hair and had changed my eye color to a silver tone this year. I had to keep up with the theme! Ever since Caesar, the interviewer has tried to change their color every year. My mentor, Dixie, changed her skin color every year. I chose a more subtle approach with the eyes. I was all ready for the cameras, and all I had to do was wait for the tributes to come out. I wasn't as good as Caesar or Dixie when it came to helping the tributes shine, but hopefully I was getting there! After a fifteen minute wait, the tributes filled their seats. The camera man gave me the signal and I put on my best smile.
"Hello Panem, and welcome to the Interview portion of the games," I exclaimed, "We are going to start with Sky, the female tribute from District One. Come on up here, Sky!" Sky came prancing up the stage in a floor length green dress. It made her look older. More sophisticated. Her blonde hair was curled so that it was higher up instead of down to her shoulders.
"Hello Europa. I am so honored to be here!"
"And we are honored to have you," I exclaimed, "you seem like such a sweet girl! How did an adorable thing like you volunteer for the Hunger Games?" The truth is I knew the answer. It was because she was an evil, violent little twerp. However that was not the answer she gave the rest of the world.
'Well, I have always admired the spirit that the people of the Capitol provide the Hunger Games. I wanted to meet these wonderful people myself! They are all so kind and considerate!" We then went on talking about things that involved the Capitol and its people. She was trying to charm her way into the peoples' hearts. She was dang good at it too! The buzzer sounded and I dismissed her, politely, of course. Next came up Tyler, her partner. His brown hair was spiked, instead of down as usual, so it was out of his face. His hazel eyes seemed to glisten with because of the color of his dark brown hair.
He seemed well enough, just a little nervous. He was fiddling with his diamond encrusted suit when I said "So, I see that you also volunteered, not a first, was there a reason why?"
"Well, as Sky said before, this city and the people in it are fabulous," he started to open up. He looked like he wanted to say something else, but he just shrugged, "I guess it has always been a dream of mine to win the Hunger Games." I could tell he was lying through his teeth. He seemed to be a deep thinker, so I asked him questions about the people of the Capitol. How they act, why they act that way, what they say, and how they say it. In the end, he probably was just as memorable as Sky.
Next up was Veronica. She was wearing a skimpy little black dress that was accented with gold jewelry. I couldn't figure out if she was going for sexy or high class hooker. Either way, I could feel half the guys start paying attention. Her blonde hair was straightened, but they highlighted it with even more blond so her blue eyes popped. There wasn't much to talk to her about. She was bodily sexy, but her dialogue was a determined competitor. She pretty much spent all three minutes complimenting the Hunger Games and saying why she was going to win. Very good combination in my opinion. The guys she doesn't reel in with her body, she will reel in with her brain and attitude.
Her District partner was up next. He was wearing a maroon dress shirt and black pants. Simple, but it outlined his body very well. His blond hair was swept out of his blue eyes so you could look into them.
"Eric, I'm assuming that the Capitol isn't completely different from back home, but what's the difference, really? What do you like about here more or home?' I gave him the tool and he used it. He talked about how amazing the people were here, but went on to talk about his friends. He even told a hilarious story about how he almost chopped his friends arm off. At the end, he was charming, likeable, funny, but hinted a strong masculine side.
The next girl who came was Taylor, the stunning one. She had a terrific costume and a high score to boot! She was wearing a dark blue strapless dress and her dark brown hair was curled to perfection. The dress seemed to pulse with color, which made her eyes pulse with it. It was excellent.
"Taylor, you look magnificent! I can't believe how beautiful the color of your dress is! I mean, this is the girl who was in jeans and a t-shirt at the Reaping!" I got quite a few chuckles from the audience.
"Thank you!" she said sweetly.
"Now, I seem to recall that when I watched the Reapings, there were quite a few reactions from the audience. Care to tell us about them?" She seemed to go off into her own little world. She talked about her family. About why she was in jeans and a t-shirt and the funny story about her friend falling off a roof. She then started to talk about Justice. Her eyes lit up with hope. She talked about him for the rest of the time and when she got up to leave, I heard a sigh from the audience. They loved it when someone with a boyfriend or girlfriend came to the games. They always hoped they could make it back home. The perfect love story. Too bad it usually didn't end that way.
Next up was Keaton, who had a pulsing green suit that complimented his green eyes and lit up his brown hair. Getting him to open up was hard. I did, eventually, bringing up how he passed out. He laughed and we cracked jokes at his own expenses until his time as up. Poor kid, he wasn't getting any sponsors.
Then came Sofia, the girl from District Four. She was wearing a beautiful blue gown that made her eyes look gorgeous. The dress was meant to resemble the ocean and it succeeded. Her mid-back black hair was left natural, just like the ocean. Her baby blue highlight she had in her hair seemed to go with her dress as well. I saw her angle the minute she started talking. Smart, deadly, but likeable. She pulled it off marvelously by talking about the people she liked and the people she thought of as weak. The sad thing is that everyone knew who the weak ones were so they couldn't help but agree with her. She would get the sponsors that voted on skill, that's for sure.
Up next was Seel. He was wearing an ocean blue shirt with a black suit. He seemed very uncomfortable. I noticed that Sky blew him a kiss and he perked right up. All of the sudden he was Mr. Confident, cracking jokes, being endearing, and I fell in love with him. There was something innocent and honest to him, it wasn't fake like some of the other Careers.
Up next came Memory. She was wearing an elegant red dress with her bright red hair pulled up. It was so beautiful. She looked as if she some super model. The stylists certainly made up for the Chariots! I also noticed she had a wedding ring around her neck, so that was my first question.
"This was actually given to me by my best friend, Kyliee. She is the one I volunteered with. It is kind of our inside joke."
"Tell me, Memory, why did you react in such a way when Kyliee as picked for the Hunger Games?" Memory then talked. It wasn't an act, it was just her talking about the one thing that mattered most to her. Her best friend. She talked about how she was too nice for these games, she also talked about her sister and how she missed both people back home dearly. She also told us some random facts about human relationships that I made into more of a joke so the audience wouldn't be bored to death. In the end, she was dazzling. Her outfit, her personality, and her friendship. It was all just so dazzling.
Up next came Aaron and, he was just ugly. He had on great clothes but no makeup could hide his terrible skin or his hair. I shook hands with him and wiped it on my dress. He didn't have an angle either, which didn't help him. All he talked about was how he was a Career now and how much he liked girls. It wasn't cute, or anything. This guy was just a lost cause. Then when he put his hand on my leg, well, I couldn't wait for a spear to go through his neck!
Up next came the mystery girl, Misty. She was wearing a long black dress and had her long black hair up in a bun. The only thing that really popped were her green eyes and that was because of all the emeralds she was wearing. I tried to get her to open up about her score, or her newfound Career alliance. The whole time she was aloof. This was good. Everybody wanted to know her better and would pay special attention to her in the games. Whether she was going to get any sponsors is yet to be seen.
Her partner, Wesley, was up before I invited him. He had on a tuxedo, with an emerald green bow tie. It complimented his green eyes, fair complexion, and light brown hair. He was full of energy and expressed it with the crowd. He got everyone riled up and everyone was cheering for him at the end, when he went to sit back down.
Jessie, the girl from District Seven, was next. She was wearing a long sleeved, red dress that had sequins along the neckline. Not to mention she had red pumps that highlighted her legs. However, they did nothing to cover her scar. In fact, they defined it by sweeping her light brown curls to one side so you could clearly see it, along with her brown-green eyes. Her angle was sexy, but dangerous. She talked about how she would wrestle people to the ground and rough up boys and girls back home, but she had a seductive tone to her voice. It was a complete act, but the men in Panem wouldn't see that!
Derek, the sexy lumberjack, came up next. He was wearing a simple tuxedo, but it made him look classy with his short black hair, brown eyes, and tanned skin. We poked fun at his Chariot costume and then he went into how sexy he thought I was. Apparently, I didn't even compare to Jessie, though. He went off about how beautiful and sexy she was. She looked shocked and I couldn't blame her. All of Panem now thought they were lovers, which I could tell they weren't. He went to go sit back down.
Avery, the girl from Eight, was up next. She had on a brown dress that came to her knees, but it seemed to remind me of a doe. I could tell what she was going for. Innocent. Her dark blue eyes had no makeup around them, her blonde hair had a brown bow in it, and she looked virtually pure. She was fifteen and looked so innocent. She talked about how much she loved this place, and how she loved everyone in it. It was all an act, and I knew it. She was innocent, but she didn't like the Capitol at all. It was a given.
Her partner, Aidan, was up before I knew it. He had a simple suit, but it was made out of nice materials that were appealing to the eye. His brown hair was left natural, and his blue eyes sparkled with…something I couldn't put my finger on. His angle was funny and nice. He talked about how much he liked this place, but he still missed home. He told a funny story about how he almost dropped a box of textiles on a cat, but it scurried up his pants to get away from the falling box. In the end, he was funny, but not someone I would remember very well compared to others.
Next came the girl named Cherry. She was flying completely under the radar. The only thing I noticed different about her is that her red hair was cut very short. Must be for the games. Her green-blue eyes sparkled, but her outfit was horribly boring. Just a black dress that was floor length. We talked about how she had gotten such a bad score, but she was going to try harder. She said she thought she was going to die, but she was going to try as hard as she could not to. Wow, a tad bit depressing.
The next tribute was twenty times more depressing. He walked up and didn't talk to me AT ALL! Just yes or no answers. I tried every angle! This wasn't aloof, either. This was just borderline depression and I wasn't sure if this kid was even trying!
Iris, the girl from District Ten, was the next tribute and got the audience excited again. She wore a chiffon evening dress that reached the floor. She had her silvery blonde hair up in a bun, but that left her face open so you could see it perfectly. Her stylists spent a lot of time making her icy, blue eyes shine. Her angle was sexy, but caring. She didn't look nor act like a hooker. She talked about home. How she loved her sheep and missed her friends.
Her district partner, Tallen, was up. His angle was energy all the way. Now, you may wonder what I mean. Let's just say he crowd surfed. The audience loved him. He made many jokes, got the people to relate to him, and was cute to boot! He was wearing a nice white dress shirt with black pants, but his brown hair and brown eyes gave him a mischievous look. I don't know why, they just did!
The girl from District Eleven, Amy, was up. She wore a simple brown dress, but had her brown hair down so it made her look like a friendly woodland creature. Also, she had an emerald necklace, which I assume was her district token, and it made her green eyes pop! Her angle was innocent. She just wanted to go home. To see her family again. To play with her little siblings again. It was all she wanted out of life. People seemed to sympathize with her. She might get some sponsors!
Now it was time for Darren, the huge man. His angle, or maybe personality, was dangerous, mean, and ruthless. He made it sound like it was easy to get an eleven and deserved a twelve! He also talked about how everyone was dead meat and how he had to win. It was simple, but straight to the point. I think he gained even more respect.
Finally, the last District! This was getting tiring! Aspen, the twelve year old girl, came flying up the stairs. I thought she was absolutely precious! She had her black hair down and was wearing a cutsie little black dress. I just wanted to hug her to death. Her angle was just plain adorable! She reeked of rainbows and puppies, but no one could smell that way out in the audience. I think everyone gave her a little place in their hearts, all over Panem.
After her was Meli. He was wearing a simple black tuxedo that looked good with his short black hair and grey eyes. His angle was likeable, funny, and an all around good guy. He talked about how awesome everyone was. Then when we got to his family it got really quiet. He talked about how much he loved them and wanted to see them. He also brought up that he was going to protect Aspen as best he could. I could feel everyone tearing up, including Aspen. His time as up and I said good bye to Panem. I waved at the tributes and headed back stage. I washed off my makeup and looked at myself in the mirror. Perhaps we will do red next year…
What do you guys think? Like how I did it from the interviewers POV? Please review and tell me! Also, hope I didn't ruin some of your characters or anything. Anyway, have a good week and tell me how this story was!