Icy Smooth (Capitolite Parade-Goer)

Year after year, Berree, Creamy and I went to the parade. Usually it was just us three, but this time Berree insisted that we bring along Unimportanta and Stupidita. I didn't mind that, except that it was a bit of a break from what I was used to. I would express my concerns later, once I was done enjoying the parade for all that it was worth. I had priorities, after all.

District One rolled out, and I tapped Berree and Creamy to get them to stop talking and pay attention. It was the first time they had been distracted during a parade, and it was because of the other two Berree dragged along. Hm. I shifted my focus from them to Jack and Tourmaline, since it wasn't really worth the bother. If they wanted to miss out on the parade, our only plans we always agreed on, every year, that was entirely their choice.

Jack was less than impressive. His outfit was a simple tux, except it was bedazzled. Honestly, it was a bit of an eyesore. I yawned when it went by, despite Creamy throwing him a rose. Tourmaline I expected more from, and I got more. I recognized the jewel she was named after, and I didn't expect her stylists to be able to play with it well. It was a multicolored gem. However, her stylists did a good job. Tourmalines dress faded between yellows, greens, and reds, and managed not to be hideous. She had a matching crown, and I noticed a ring on her hand. I recognized the ring from Tourmaline's various photoshoots, and I threw her a rose for that. Her stylists slipping that in there was fantastic.

Two rolled out, and again I found myself less than impressed by the outfit. Wolf was wearing a chainmail suit, which looked uncomfortable and practically useless. We had better armor than that these days. Still, I appreciated the accuracy of the past. Valerie was dressed as Aphrodite, which didn't make much sense. Two wasn't the goddess District. She was very pretty in her outfit, though, which was particularly impressive, because it wasn't too revealing. Her dress went all the way to the ground, actually, and mostly draped like a potato sack. I threw her a rose.

When Three rolled out, my eyes were immediately drawn to the male. His outfit was bright and shiny, but that was pretty much all there was to it. I could see how it represented Three, but I had seen better. Scorcha's outfit bored me entirely, since it was just a black dress with some wires. I could see her fiddling with the wires, and I hoped she didn't break anything. Suddenly she connected two of the wires and her dress lit up, throwing some sparks behind her. I threw her two roses, and I saw a flurry more fall afterward.

District Four followed the trend of a failure for the males. Mahi was a simple fisherman. I got to see a lot of tattoos, which was cool, but it was still a disappointment. Even he looked sad in his simple outfit, so I threw him a rose and smiled at him. He deserved better than that. Halona was covered in multicolored scales, from red to blue to purple. Some of them were even silver and glittery. I could see a thin layer of fabric beneath the scales, and I was sure Halona was grateful for that. I threw her a rose.

District Five broke the trend of crummy male, great female. They had a crummy outfit for both. Rotor and Nacelle were dressed in matching outfits, both as mad scientists. Their goggles were a little cool, but past that, they were boring. Almost nobody threw roses their way, and I sighed and threw one of mine. They looked so disappointed in their outfits. Some of these stylists needed to be fired.

Rodney's outfit was lame, which didn't quite surprise me. He was wearing a grey muscle shirt, suspenders, and a striped conductor's hat. I had seen that done before and I would see it again. Kenzie was just a car, so I practically ignored her. That wasn't worth my attention. About halfway down the path, though, Kenzie pressed a button on her car and stood up, suddenly looking like a robot. I squeaked a little when I saw that, and I threw her a rose. That was actually impressive.

Sparrow was dressed as a lumberjack. I hoped that Ashley wasn't dressed as a tree. Sparrow looked pretty cute in his outfit, but more of puppy-dog cute than actually attractive. No sixteen-year-old should look puppy-dog cute. Ashley, thankfully, wasn't a tree. She was wearing a short white dress that was entirely covered in leaves. I was guessing that were weren't supposed to be able to see the dress, but I didn't mind. It made a nice focal point, since just leaves would have been even more boring.

District Eight was boring, just like it almost always was. Noil was dressed as a machine, which definitely wasn't fabric, but it was pumping out fabric as the chariot went along. I commended the stylist for not just doing fabric, but it still could have been a lot more impressive. Jeanette was just a ball of faded blue yarn, with only her head and hands sticking out. She looked terrified, which was probably because she had no way to keep herself upright. Noil held her up, and I threw them both a rose, one for pity and one for recognition.

I hoped that District Nine would be something exciting. We had only had about three good outfits so far, and none of them were for males. Culic did not break that pattern. He was wearing a hideous brown tux, which he only made more hideous. I didn't throw him a rose, despite his disappointment. Screw him. Avena was wearing a brown fur dress, which she actually pulled off, that went down to mid-thigh. She had horns and a light dusting of gold powder on, creating quite the magical look. I threw her a rose, which was only one of many.

District Ten was a bore. I didn't understand how they did that, year after year. They had tons of animals and foods to work with, as well as trees and a general homey aesthetic. What did they give us? Cowboys and cowgirls. Equius looked entirely done with his outfit; he didn't bother smiling or waving. He just glared at the bottom of his chariot. Nepeta was dancing around in her cowgirl outfit, and after a while, she lassoed Equius. He smiled then, and I grinned. I threw them a rose for making something dumb into something decent.

Darren I knew would pull off anything he was given. He was so bright all the time. Even he had a hard time pulling off being dressed as an eggplant, but he tried. Sarah was dressed as a gorgeous goddess. She had purple makeup around her eyes and her hair was tied up. Her dress was varying shades of purple, and she somehow had wisps of light flowing around her. She kept making motions with her hands while Darren danced around to them. Creative. I threw them a rose.

I had low expectations for Twelve. Zeke did not exceed them. He was a big lump of coal, with dust sprinkled on his face. I was pretty confident that that was super bad for you, but so was going into the Hunger Games, so I didn't really judge. Scorpia was prettier, and she was actually pretty good for Twelve. Her dress was a bright yellow ballgown, plastered in yellow feathers. She had big, fake yellow wings and a yellow crown. I laughed a bit when I saw it, but Scorpia didn't seem to mind. She was smiling and trying to flap her wings. She got two roses from me.

There we have it! Now the entire trio has been introduced. Creamy, the complete ditz, Berree, the slightly-smarter-than-a-ditz (with sass), and Icy, who actually has a brain.

But I have a question. Do y'all want me just to focus on the Games, or should I actually develop the Capitolites?