All right, everyone, here we are with the reaping recap. This will be a pretty long chapter. As usual, I have a few things to touch on before we start.
1. Sponsor point answer: Take notes on the tributes.
2. I am still wide open to input on alliances. If anyone has anything specific, let me know.
3. TRAINING SCORES! I need from Wobbe, ChainsAndWhipeExciteMe, BloomingRue, Jayfish, TributeSix, keeponrockin'inthefreeworld,and Pordo. Please get those to me as soon as possible.
4. Bios. I am working on them, and, when I finish them, I will post them in place of the tribute list.
That's all! I hope you like the chapter! Some of the district names on the screen were taken from Acereader55's story, 207th Hunger Games. These will be more vague than the actual reapings, but this is just to remind you of each tribute and his/her age and appearance.
Twelve.
Twelve is a very important number.
There are 12 hours in half a day.
There are 12 months in a year.
There were 12 tribes of Israel, from Jacob's 12 sons.
There are 12 inches in a foot.
In mathematics, 12 is a sublime number
There are 12 Olympians and there were 12 labors of Hercules.
A zodiac has 12 signs.
According to the song, there are 12 days of Christmas.
There are 12 districts in Panem.
Twelve trains are rocketing toward the Capitol, the shining star of Panem. All across the country, television sets turn on to see how most of the people on those trains ended up there. The commentators announce, "Hello everyone! Welcome to our recap of the reapings! Since there are so many tributes, we advise you pay close attention to this!"
District 1 appears on the screen in gold cursive handwriting. Then, a shot of D1's reapings stage shows with their 5 mentors. Cashmere, Gloss, and Sparkle, siblings, Vane, and Josan. Lila, the escort, approaches a bowl labeled, "Younger Girls," and announces, "We will start with our younger ladies."
The first name is drawn. "Auden Walters!"
A trembling 5-year-old with dark brown, curly hair and dark green eyes bursts into tears. She tries to run, but to no avail.
The second name is drawn. "Glimmer Lawrence!"
"I volunteer!" comes from the 8-year-old section. A girl with braided blonde hair and blue eyes makes her way to the stage, and says, overly sweetly, "My name is Goldstar McQueen, and I am honored to be a part of the 100th Hunger Games." This makes most of the tributes on all 12 trains want to gag.
Next, Lila announces, "Now, on to our younger male tributes."
The first name is drawn. "Mars Pyrros." An 8-year-old boy with shortish blond hair and blue eyes approaches the stage with his mouth wide open.
The second boy, 11-year-old "Greick Sheedor", looks quite mad as he approaches the stage. He has dirty blond hair and brown eyes.
The older girls are called up. First is "Kayla Lawrence!"
Well, luck of some sort seems to have struck the Lawrence family. Two of the girls were reaped, and two were volunteered for. The volunteer has hair that is nearly black and green eyes. She announces herself as Tyranny Bomber.
Next, Emerald DeFontaine is reaped and Sparkle, her 15-year-old sister, volunteers in her place. Sparkle has blonde hair with copper highlights and blue eyes. Fae Springer from 11 writes in her notebook, "Her name is definitely left open for puns. Maybe for the interviews?"
It is time for the older boys. The first name, "Lapis Lazuli", is drawn, and immediately, an 18-year-old with dark hair and brown eyes volunteers. He says his name is Nyx Heyton.
The final boy from 1, Onyx Lee, is reaped, and is volunteered for by a 17-year-old boy with brown hair and eyes. He announces, "My name is Isaiah Barnabas, and I will be leader of the arena!" Multiple tributes all across the trains are either confused, roll their eyes, or think this is the funniest thing they've ever seen.
District 2 appears on the screen in grey marble and crumbles down. The town square appears. The four mentors, Brutus, Enorbia, Zareth, and Mesa are on stage. Lucy LaMerai picks the first name from the older girls, "Sally Rider!" Naturally, a volunteer approaches from the 18-year-old. She, with white blond hair and dark brown eyes, announces herself as Acacia Andalu.
The second name is picked. "Kyra Willow!" Immediately a girl with shoulder length blond hair with streaks and brown eyes with blue specks volunteers from the 16-year-old section. She says her name is Whisper Willow.
They move on to the older boys. The first name is picked. "Sammy Schlifer!" Immediately, 2 boys volunteer, both from the 16s section. The first introduces himself as Emmet Westercamp. He has blond hair and blue eyes. The other boy has light brown hair that always sticks up and hot chocolate brown eyes. He says his name is Thad Wellington. He looks at Whisper like he loves her. In the D2 train, Thad taps Whisper's hand, and she gingerly holds it.
Now, Lucy moves on to the younger girls. The first girl, Smash Hatch, is selected from the 11s. She has long black hair and dark brown eyes. She looks like she's thinking, that's not supposed to happen!
The second girl, Belle Adore, is picked from the 7s. She looks so sweet and innocent, with her platinum blond hair and blue eyes. She looks shocked and starts to cry.
Finally, it's time for the younger boys. The first name, Scott Marx, is picked, and, immediately, a boy volunteers from the 11s. He has curly black hair and dark brown eyes, and introduces himself as Crash Hatch, obviously Smash's twin. The other two sets of twins in the Games, the Pines and the Adrinas, have very different opinions on them. The Pines want to try to avoid them, and the Adrinas think they may be useful allies.
Secondly, a boy named Barlen Wickeher is selected at age 8. He has red hair and blue eyes.
The words District 3 appear in yellow lights, showing beautiful cursive. The stage appears with the mentors, Bolts Mariner, Wiress, and Beetee. The escort, Gloss Mera, draws the first name, from the younger boys bowl, Darren Catalyst. The boy from the 9-year-old section has black, curly hair and bright blue eyes, making others think that he looks a bit like Crash. He looks like he is about to cry.
Secondly, the name Chip Volts is drawn, and he is immediately volunteered for by another 9-year-old boy. He has brown, floppy hair, and dark brown eyes with gold specks. He announces that his name is Apollo Mariner, and steps back with his friend.
Next, Gloss moves on to the younger girls. The first name picked is Deanna Campbell. An 11-year-old girl with light blond hair and hazel eyes starts sobbing. Secondly, a 5-year-old named Sira Kawerky is selected. She has light brown hair and dark blue eyes, and looks confused.
Gloss moves to the older boys. The first name picked is Danny Robin. An 18-year-old boy with jet-black hair, steel-blue eyes, and glasses approaches the stage in shock. The second one, Wreck Swider, comes from the 17s section. He has short, curly, dark brown hair and green eyes, and looks oddly calm.
Finally, it's time for the older girls. First to be selected is 15-year-old Candella Anders, who has brown hair and dark brown eyes. Last to be selected is 13-year-old Arabella Rae, with her long light brown-ish, dirty blond-ish hair and chocolate brown eyes. She also tries to remain calm.
District 4 appears in a normal handwriting. Thad comments, "That's Comic Sans MS!" Everyone on his train looks at him like he's crazy. Then, a wave comes in and washes it away.
Sam I. Am, the escort, draws a name from the younger ladies bowl: Marynna Breck. The girl from the 11s has copper hair and greenish-blue eyes, and is shaking and bouncing. Secondly, there is a volunteer with long, wavy, platinum blond hair and dark, emerald green eyes. She runs to the stage from the 10s, and announces herself as Bellona Adrina.
Sam moves on to the younger boys. As soon as the name, Soard Fisch, is drawn, a 10-year-old boy volunteers. He has short, curly, platinum blond hair and dark, emerald green eyes. He announces himself as Acestes Adrina, and most of the kids in the audience in 4 gasp for some reason.
The name Toby Darya is drawn next. He has dark brown hair, and sea-green eyes, and looks incredibly scared as he approaches the stage from the 10s.
It is now time for the older girls. First to be selected is 14-year-old Rye-Ann Brooke, the only tribute so far with brown eyes rather than green, as well as brown hair. She looks quite confused. Afterwards, Cassandra Tyme is selected. She has light brown hair and green eyes, and tries to look brave. Cassiopea from 9 can't help but think of her big sister, Cassandra.
Sam finally moves on to the older boys. Two boys volunteer one after the other. The first volunteer, Moss Darya, has dark brown hair and sea-green eyes. He runs to comfort Toby, obviously his brother.
The other volunteer is Kole Devon. He has shaggy dark brown hair and unusual grey eyes for someone from 4. When he volunteers, many of the people start to sigh. Apparently he is quite popular.
A sun starts to rise on screen. Visible in the center of the sun are the words, "District 5," obviously a reference to their work with solar power. Little Sira Kawerky and Holly Brown both think the sun is SO PRETTY!
The first little boy picked by Light Rae, the escort, Len Supin, has spiky blond hair and electric blue eyes that seem gigantic. That probably has something to do with his glasses. He tries to run to his mom from the 7-year-old section, but it doesn't work.
The next boy picked is Grazz Lithman, and is volunteered for by an angelic-looking boy with golden curls and big blue eyes with long eyelashes. He is six, and tells the escort, Light Rae, "My name is Cyei All, sir. That kid was from my orphanage, sir. I couldn't let him go to the Games, sir," accidentally calling the escort sir and not ma'am.
Next up are the younger girls. First to be selected is 9-year-old Lucy Evans. She has pretty hair that looks darkish red in sunlight and auburn in the shade, as well as blue eyes. Second is 10-year-old Andala Chayne. She has blond hair and hazel eyes, and looks like she's in shock.
Next to be reaped are the older boys. First to be picked is 17-year-old Cain Mohen. He has black hair and dark brown eyes. He looks shocked as well. Afterwards, an 18-year-old named Haemon Nightshade volunteers. It is clear where he is, because there is a 3-meter circle around him. He has black hair and unusual violet eyes.
Finally, it is time for the older girls. First to be selected is Glarity Lace, but she is quickly volunteered for by a blue-eyed brunette with blond streaks from the 16-year-old section. She announces herself as Astrid Evans, and Lucy clings to her waist. Lastly, a 16-year-old named Syeira Laviah is reaped. She has midnight black, waist-length hair and black eyes, and she looks quite stony faced.
District 6 appears on screen in yellow-and-black block letters. The stage there appears, with the escort, Seleazen Larker. He gets started with the older girls. The first girl reaped, 16-year-old Janael Smythe, has pale-blonde, shoulder-length, choppily cut hair and green eyes. She has a nervous breakdown and starts screaming and yelling. Secondly, 16-year-old Riley Tour is selected. She has blue eyes and jet black hair with one red streak. Her emotions change from shock to terror to sadness to anger very quickly, and then she tries to hide them, with little luck.
Seleazen moves on to the older boys. First, an unusual volunteer volunteers from the 16-year-old section. He has boring brown hair and brown eyes, but he is hopping around the stage crazily, yelling, "I'm Cage Newton! I get to act on TV!" Many younger tributes start to giggle. Secondly, 16-year-old Fallen Dean is reaped. He has brown hair and brown eyes.
Next, Seleazen has to read a note that is handed to him, as there is only one more reaping ball on stage. "Unfortunately, one reaping ball was broken in transit. As a result, we have all of the slips for the younger kids in here. Pink slips for the girls, and blue slips for the boys." Darren from 3 says, "Well, that's ironic. They're the transportation district!" Everyone on the District 3 train giggles.
First to be selected is a blue slip, "Ty Leowne!" An 11-year-old with pale, dirty-blond hair, sea-green eyes, and glasses that look broken walks to the stage as if he is in a daze. Then a pink slip with the name Renee Leowne is selected. But, then, a voice comes from the 9-year-old section: "...no, no, no, no, NO NO NO! I VOLUNTEER!" A simple girl with brown hair and brown eyes runs up to the stage.
Next, a blue slip is selected. The selected 6-year-old, Wesley Goode, throws a temper tantrum. He has shaggy brown hair, green eyes, and freckles. Finally, a 10-year-old girl named Shirly Tranner is selected after the accidental drawing of a blue slip. She has black hair and brown eyes, and looks sad.
District 7 appears in brown that looks like bark, and sprouts green leaves that turn red, orange, and yellow, and then fall off, revealing a picture of the stage. The escort, Jonas, with his piercing blue eyes, begins with the younger boys. First to be selected is 11-year-old Colin Villanueva. He has dirty blond hair and sharp blue eyes, like Jonas's, and he is sulking. Second is 5-year-old Xander Briant. He has blond hair and light eyes. He looks... oddly excited, probably because he has no idea what's going on.
Next are the younger girls. First is 11-year-old Lila Flemings. She has golden, curly hair and misty blue eyes. She puts her arm around the little boy. Second is 10-year-old Oakline Sint. She has plain blond hair and blue eyes, but, there is something different about her. Her reaction clearly shows that she's deaf.
Coming up next are the older boys. After the reaping of Aspen Flemings, two boys volunteer in quick succession. The first one, 16-year-old Eagle Sterling, has black hair and green eyes. The second, 18-year-old Creig Donovan, has dirty blond hair and blue eyes.
Moving onto the older girls. First to be reaped is 15-year-old Danica Redmond, who has firetruck red hair and blue eyes. Second is a volunteer in 18-year-old Shine Scott. She has reddish-brown hair and green eyes, and has the look of a Career. Tyranny and Nyx from District 1 vaguely remember her; it is probably obvious that she moved to 7. Fae notes that this is yet another pun worthy name, and groans.
District 8 appears in a wide range of colors and patterns, and then all the scraps fall down, revealing the stage... and the crazy escort. Raina Blue apparently got a concussion on the train last year, and altercated herself to look like a rainbow. She decides to pick all 8 slips, shuffle them, and read them out in a random order.
First selected is 11-year-old Trinity May Belle, making her cousin Marianne from 11 burst into tears. Even though she knew Trinity was reaped, it is still difficult to see in person. Trinity has wavy brown hair and blue eyes, and looks disoriented.
Second is 17-year-old Alex Brown. He has messy blond hair and blue eyes, and looks like he's in shock.
Third is a 5-year-old, Holly Brown, with blond hair and hazel eyes. She looks incredibly confused.
Fourth is yet another 17-year-old, Gretchen Winchester. She has brown hair and hot cocoa-brown eyes. She has a poker face of sorts on.
Fifth is an unusual volunteer in 17-year-old Donnie MacDardo. He has dark brown hair and greenish-blue eyes, making him look more like someone from 4. He looks like, oh, well, I should have seen this coming.
Next is 9-year-old Jamie Wretherly. He has dark blond hair and honey brown eyes, and looks surprised, but shrugs it off.
Seventh is Kendyll Brown. He has messy brown hair and brown eyes., and has a frown on his face, obviously just beginning to recognize what the Games are.
Last is 16-year-old Lisa Brown. She has brown hair and green eyes, and is absolutely sobbing.
District 9 appears in a color like that of grain, and is sawed away by a scythe, showing the stage. The escort Alex Robinson, has hair thatlooks like a basketball and eyes that look like baseballs. He starts with the older girls. First to be selected is Ronette Chambers, but she is volunteered for by 11-year-old Cassiopea Erin Winters. That's a mouthful. She, thankfully, tells us to call her Cassie. Cassie has black hair and green eyes. Second to be reaped is 11-year-old Ivy Ember, who has long, dark brown, curly hair and green eyes. She is scared and shocked, and is literally frozen. A Peacekeeper has to pick her up and take her to the stage.
Alex moves on to the younger boys. Selected first is Sandy Cline, who is volunteered for by 7-year-old Tinny Mince. Nobody understands why he volunteered, as one of his legs is shorter than the other. Other than that, he has golden blond hair and blue eyes, and slowly limps to the stage. Second is 9-year-old Barley Harrison. He has dark brown hair and brown eyes, and looks like, oh, well.
It is now time for the older girls. Alex draws the name Maybell Flince first and foremost. The 15-year-old has copper-ish brown hair and dark blue eyes, and keeps a blank look on her face, not acknowledging anyone. Second is another volunteer in 16-year-old Poise Caesurea. She has dark brown hair that is nearly black and grey eyes.
Finally, it is time for the older boys. First is yet another volunteer in 17-year-old Conall Carteiar. He has blond hair and abnormal eyes which are green with red, yellow, and blue flecks in them. He takes the place of his younger brother. Second is 14-year-old Sen Arylian, with thick, straight, black hair and olive eyes, he looks like he could be from the seam in 12. Andala Chayne from 5 notes the abnormal number of volunteers from District 9, and gets a tiny bit worried.
District 10 appears in a black and white cow pattern in block letters, and then literally runs off of the screen like a cow. This reveals the stage with the mentor, Olympia Washington. She starts with the younger girls. 9-year-old Alain Fennor has black hair and brown eyes, and tries to look strong for the cameras. Second is 5-year-old Lambell Rose, daughter of one of District 10's victors and granddaughter of the mayor. She has pale blond hair and pale blue eyes.
Olympia moves onto the younger boys, but her heel gets caught in between two of the slits on stage, and the piece of paper falls through. A few tributes laugh at this. Finally, the paper is retrieved. 6-year-old Dek Farland makes his way to the stage, looking confused. he has big brown eyes and auburn hair. Then, Zach Ryans is reaped. The 11-year-old has brown hair and brown eyes, and starts to cry when he heats his name.
Next, it is time for the older boys. First selected is a shaking 14-year-old named Farley Pastle. He has dirty blond hair and grey eyes. Second is Wolf Wayland, but he is volunteered for by his brother, 18-year-old Viktor. He has shaggy, light brown hair and green eyes.
Finally, the older girls are reaped. Selected first is 16-year-old Rowena Wayland, obviously Viktor's sister. She looks quite shocked, and she has dark brown hair and dark blue eyes that appear almost indigo.
A huge apple appears on the screen, hanging from a tree branch. Carved into it are the words "District 11", and it falls off, revealing the stage there. The escort, Goliath McKenny, makes most of the tributes really scared, due to his piercing blue eyes and army buzz cut. Goliath gets right down to business with the younger girls. The first girl picked, 9-year-old Marianne Belle, has blond hair and brown eyes. Many tributes have realized by now that she is related to Trinity. Trinity has burst into tears.
Second to be selected is 11-year-old Fae Springer. She has curly, strawberry-blond hair and unusual golden, honey colored-eyes. She is in shock.
As the girls are escorted backstage, Goliath swiftly moves onto the younger boys. First to be reaped is 11-year-old Hallin Crow, who has brown hair and black eyes, and is holding is head down. Second is 10-year-old Jaren Combler, who has brown hair and grey eyes, and looks scared and shocked.
As the boys are escorted backstage, Goliath keeps going, and moves on to the older girls. First is 14-year-old Aileen Mellows, who has straw-berry blond hair and blue eyes. She looks upset and shocked. After her, 13-year-old Akizah Whisper volunteers. She has scraggly dark brown hair in braids and green eyes. She looks brave, but also a bit scared.
Finally, Goliath selects the older boys. First is 17-year-old Quiinn Jones, who has bronze hair and warm brown eyes. He looks shocked and scared, but is trying to smile through it. Finally is 17-year-old Asa Benedict, who has scruffy black hair, and is violently signing things. This means he is either deaf or mute.
District 12 appears in a coal-like pattern, and then is lit on fire and burns away to ashes. This is obviously to honor Katniss Everdeen, the Girl on Fire.
The new District 12 escort, Ellessa Trinket, has a lot to live up to in her mother's legacy, but she is proud to be doing it. Ellessa follows in her mother's footsteps and starts with a group of ladies, the older ones. 17-year-old Brandi Hahn volunteers for the first girl reaped. She has long, dirty-blond hair and vibrant green eyes. Second, 15-year-old Alava Devlin is reaped. She has black hair and caramel-brown eyes, and look scared, but, for some reason, prepared at the same time.
Ellessa shifts over to the older boys. The two boys selected look very similar. Both Bolden Tain and Neil Xaroff have black hair and grey eyes, and both are 14 years old. The main difference between the two are that Bolden has pale skin and Neil has dark skin. Bolden isn't looking at anyone, while Neil looks scared.
It is now time for the younger girls. Ellessa first selects 11-year-old Sadie Wood, who has short red hair and misty grey eyes. She looks really scared, and starts frantically looking around, but once she gets to the stage, Brandi calms her down. Afterwards, 8-year-old Song Pine is selected. She has sandy brown hair and grey eyes, and is frozen in fear.
Ellessa finally moves on to the younger boys. First is 5-year-old Mason Samuel Kent, who has curly dark brown hair and light, clear blue eyes. He starts crying and attaches himself to his dad, but the Peacekeepers take him to the stage. Finally, Ellessa draws a name, but a volunteer shoots his hand up from the 8-year-old section. He has sandy brown hair and grey eyes, and announces himself as Robin Pine.
Boy, was that a way to end with a bang, thinks Sparkle from 1. And with that end, the TV sets all across Panem turn off. The tributes on the trains are herded off to bed.
Xander Briant of District 7 is confused. When his sister comes in to say goodnight, he asks her, "Lila, where are we going?"
Lila gently answers, "We are going to a place called the Hunger Games. We will have to fight to the death."
Xander bursts into tears. Lila rubs his back until he falls asleep.
On the Disrtict 8 train, Trinity is worried. Will Marianne remember her? Will she be willing to ally? She worries for a while, and settles into a dreamless sleep.
Follow the train back to where it came from, District 8. In a house near the Mayor's, 6-year-old Elodie Kelck is getting ready for bed with he help of her big brother, 6-year-old Aaron. He brushes out her light brown, curly hair, making it fall right past her shoulders, and helps her into her light blue nightgown. He looks into her huge hazel eyes, and his heart melts. He adores her.
Aaron tucks her into her bed, and her parents come in to say goodnight. Elodie quickly falls asleep, and dreams about the Capitol, with the candy-colored buildings and the funny-looking people.
In that place, the Emerald sisters are each tucking their 6-year-old daughters into bed. Ruby turns of Cerise's light and closes the door. Cerise waits until she hears three quick knocks on the wall, and sits down beside the air duct. "Hey, Vi."
"Hiya."
The two sit and talk for about half an hour. Then, Cerise says, "Are you excited for tomorrow?"
"Yeah! I mean, we get to meet a new friend. And we have no school."
"I just hope I like her."
"Why wouldn't we?"
"True." Cerise yawns. "I'm tired. I need to go to sleep. Goodnight, Vi."
"Goodnight."
Cerise climbs into her bed and lays down, and almost immediately falls asleep.
And slowly but surely, the whole country follows suit.
Here you go! It's interesting that I could summarize 12 reaping chapters into around 4,000 words. Anyway, I hope you liked it.
I have two important things for you. The first is that I have started to work on teams for the Games! I will PM you once I figure out where your tributes are and/or when I figure out who their allies are. If you find out that I didn't PM you, let me know.
Second, sponsor points. I will be having both a sponsor point contest and a sponsor point question. First, the question.
Category: Last Chapter
Number of Points: 30
Question: What are the names of Ruby and Amethyst's husbands, what do they do, and what is so funny/ironic about that?
Now, the contest. I have 12 tributes that were sent to me specifically as bloodbaths. And, I didn't tell you who they are. Contest! Everyone will have 12 guesses as to who the bloodbaths are. For each correct tribute, you'll get 10 points. BUT. If you guess your own tribute that you sent in as a Bloodbath, it will not count, because you know who you sent in as a bloodbath.
I guess that's all for now. Keep your eyes open for Team PMs. The subject will say Teams. See you soon!
-goldie031