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~The Lonely Geek and Cct0331

Chapter 26

Tal Morgan's (Game maker) notes from individual training sessions

D1F (Gabrielle Duponte):

Showed great archery skills and almost always hit bullseye, even when targets were moving. Very impressive. Also showed accurate knife throwing skills. Probably a 9.

D1M (Kellan Bronz):

Demonstrated excellent spear throwing. Rarely misses vital organs on the dummy and throws from a reasonable distance. Went on to throw knives with skill as well. The distance is shorter, but just as accurate. 9 or 10.

D2F (Lucina Aquila):

Fought against an instructor using a spear. Very impressive, including acrobatic moves with the fighting which works very well. Very skilled, one to keep an eye on in the arena. Definitely a 10.

D2M (Darius Vaide):

Uses a variety of weapons including katanas and spears. Proves himself to be fairly competent with all of them, however he doesn't have the finesse that his district partner demonstrated. 8 or 9.

D3F (Aileen Kennedy):

Creates a shelter out of wood, leaves and mud. Looks fairly sound and would protect someone from wind and rain but not particularly impressive. 4 at absolute most.

D3M (Nyan Donne):

Hacked with a machete at a dummy. Although the hacking is effective and the dummy is left with a few deep scratches, it's not amazing demonstration of skills, anyone can hack away at a still target. Maybe a 4 or 5.

D4F (Kaitlin Gem):

Showed fighting skills with knives. Fought against an instructor and eventually beat them. Doesn't show any other skills though and made a couple of basic mistakes that could have cost her her life if they had been properly fighting. Maybe a 7.

D4M (Port Tidello):

Threw spears from a distance with good accuracy then fought an instructor with a spear. Good fighting skills, however doesn't show much variety with weapons. 7 or 8.

D5F (Lena Grey):

Started a fire without matches. Not really impressive, but it could be a useful skill. Went on to throw spears from a short distance with reasonable accuracy. Nothing really impressive though as it wasn't over any distance. 5 or 6.

D5M (Damian Andel):

Fought an instructor with knives with competence. Took a while, but he did manage to disarm the instructor and held the knife to his throat. Probably a 7.

D6M (Cabe Bellscape):

Went on the gauntlet. Fast on his feet, though he didn't really show any other skills. Wasn't really impressive. 4.

D6F (Delilah Hester):

Demonstrated several survival skills. Purified water which will be helpful, though had to use matches to start the fire when purifying. Also passed the edible plants test. 5.

D7M (Phytophthora Nelison):

Showed competence when wielding an axe, both with fighting and fairly good accuracy when throwing them. 7.

D7F (Vanisa Tildene):

Showed excellent climbing skills, which is going to be useful in the bloodbath. Also demonstrated quite good hand to hand combat skills. 6 or 7.

D8M (Andre Stitch):

Fights a training instructor with a pair a pair of wire cutting scissors from the snares table. Odd choice of weapon, but it does work as a weapon. He's clearly not a very skilled fighter and the instructor is going easy so he wins. Also shows some camouflage skills which are fairly good, but not a particularly useful skill. 4.

D8F (Vicuna Addens):

Does some swimming and passes the edible bugs test without getting a single one wrong. Doesn't show any form of combat skill though. 2.

D9M (Marcus Thresher):

Builds a fire. Takes him almost the whole time to do it, even using matches. Spends the remainder of his time climbing, but he doesn't get far at all. 3.

D9F (Clover Wellas):

Does the edible plants test. Passes, but spends a lot of time deciding her answers, she'll need to be quicker than that in the arena if she's gonna make it across in time. 2.

D10M (Alphie Rivera):

Goes on the gauntlet, survives for a while but eventually loses balance and falls off. Then goes on to begin purifying water, but runs out of time. Pretty unimpressive. 2.

D10F (Celica Branston):

Demonstrates fighting skills with a knife. Nothing really impressive, but she can hold her ground. Goes on to make a fire without matches. A lot better than some of the stuff we've had today. Probably a 5 or 6.

D11M (Orrick Jamieson):

Swings a mace at a dummy for a while, leaving some deep scratches, but it's obvious he is just swinging around and hoping for the best. Passes the edible plants test. 5 at best.

D11F (Maisie Bismark):

Spends all her time at the camouflage station, turning her arm into a mossy bed of weeds. It looks pretty realistic, but fighting is what's gonna be helpful in the arena. 4 or 5.

D12M (Greyson Rennoll):

Fights with an instructor, showing skills with an axe. Surprisingly it's a lot better than some of the fighting I've seen from District 12 tributes, but it's still not amazing. Maybe a 5.

D12F (Zable Keenhorn):

Showed her skills with a katana against an instructor. She doesn't have amazing skill, but she is quick on her feet so manages to win. 5 or 6.

Kellan Bronz's POV (District 1 male)

I grin happily, my eyes still on the TV. A 10! That's got to be the highest in the career pack. I was hoping for a 9, but a 10. That's amazing. All the sponsors will have their eyes on me now. I just need to get everyone to love me in the interview, and I've got these games in the bag.

Gabrielle Duponte's POV (District 1 female)

"Also from District 1, Gabrielle Duponte with an impressive 9," Says the presenter on the TV. A small smile comes over my face. That's decent. Lower than Kellan, but sponsors will still be looking at me, especially if I pull my interview off well. I'm happy with a nine, I don't think it'll be the lowest in the career pack which is good as well because I don't want to look like the weakling.

Darius Vaide's POV (District 2 male)

"With an 8, Darius Vaide from District 2," The TV says. I nod my head. It's the lowest career score so far, but with careers, training scores don't matter so long as they aren't abysmal. I'll just have to make sure that I put on a good show at the bloodbath. Then I begin to pay attention as they announce Lucina's score.

Lucina Aquila's POV (District 2 female)

A smile comes across my face as it sinks in. A 10! It's more than I could've hoped for. Only one of the other careers have got a 10 so far. I'm definitely not going to be seen as one of the weaker careers. In fact, I'll probably be seen as one of the strongest, which is really good in terms of sponsors.

Nyan Donne's POV (District 3 male)

"From District 3, Nyan Donne with a score of 4," Disappointment floods through me. I was really aiming for a 7, but clearly they didn't think I was very impressive. I guess I'll really have to work hard for my interview so I can still get sponsors on my side. Besides training scores don't really count for anything, for all anyone knows, I could've been aiming for a low to average score so people overestimate me.

Aileen Kennedy's POV (District 3 female)

"Also from District 3, Aileen Kennedy with a score of 3," A 3 is pretty bad, but I wasn't really aiming for a high score. According to Tessa, they only really give high scores to people who use weapons because that's the skill they view as most important. I just built a shelter, which I guess doesn't seem very impressive now, but when we're in the arena and the careers have no idea how to build a shelter and can't carry all their stuff from the cornucopia along with them, it'll be me in my shelter during a snowstorm having the last laugh.

Port Tidello's POV (District 4 male)

I nod happily at my score. An 8 is decent. From the non career scores we've had so far, it'll be a breeze winning these games. The highest score from District 3 was a 4. I doubt that many of the other districts will have a particularly high score either, maybe that boy from 5, he seemed to look fairly competent with weapons, he's probably had some sort of training, but it won't be as much as us from the career districts so I'm not really concerned about it.

Kaitlin Gem's POV (District 4 female)

"Kaitlin Gem from District 4 with a score of 7," A twinge of regret goes through me. It's a good score, but it's the lowest out of the careers. I don't want any of them thinking that I'm weak and kicking me out of the career pack. Hopefully from training they saw that I was good enough to join them. It's not like my score's really low.

Damian Andel's POV (District 5 male)

"Well done Damian," Reed grins at me, pulling me in for a hug.

"Thanks," I return the smile. A 7. Wow. I can hardly believe it. I have the same score as one of the careers. I thought I might get a 6, but my training must have really paid off. I'm really happy with my score. Sponsors should definitely have their eyes on me now.

Lena Grey's POV (District 5 female)

I can hardly hear my score announcement over the sound of Reed and Damian celebrating Damian's score of 7, but fortunately for me, the score flashes up on the screen as well as a photo of me. It's a 5. I'm reasonably happy with that. It irritates me that Reed doesn't bother congratulating me the way he did with Damian, but then he's always favouring him. I'm used to it now, as long as he doesn't choose to only secure sponsors with Damian and not me, I don't really care too much anymore. He's not really that useful when I'm in the arena, apart from with sponsors.

Cabe Bellscape's POV (District 6 male)

"Cabe Bellscape from District 6 with a score of four," It's slightly lower than I would've liked, but I can't do anything about that. I might not have the best fighting skills, but I've picked up a few survival skills so hopefully I can just use those to make my way across the arena and I might be lucky and not bump into other tributes. It's a long shot, but it's all I've got.

Delilah Hester's POV (District 6 female)

"Also from District 6 with a score of 5 is Delilah Hester," I can work with that. 5 is a pretty average score. Hopefully it will stop me from getting picked on for being weak but also stops me from being targetted because I'm a threat. I wasn't really expecting anything higher because I didn't show any fighting skills. I'm happy with a 5 though. It's certainly not the worst score of these games.

Phytophthora "Phyto" Neilson's POV (District 7 male)

I feel the sides of my lips tugging up into a faint smile as I stare at the TV. I hadn't thought I was good enough with axes to get a 7. Clearly I was wrong though. I have the same score as one of the careers. People definitely won't be counting me out now. The only problem now is that the careers may target me.

Vanisa Tildene's POV (District 7 female)

"From District 7, Vanisa Tildene with a score of 6," I nod my approval. A 6 is decent. It's not as high as Phyto, but that doesn't really matter. A six is about average so people will overlook me which is always a good thing. I hope Cel does okay as well. It'll be annoying if she does badly and so is seen as an easy target because of it.

Andre Stitch's POV (District 8 male)

"Now onto District 8. Andre Stitch with a score of 4," I'm slightly disappointed with that. I guess it's because I didn't used scissors as a weapon instead of one of the more conventional weapons like a sword or spear. I thought my camouflage was decent as well, I guess they don't see survival skills as important. I'll just have to hope that I win over the Capitol in my interview.

Vicuna Addens' POV (District 8 female)

"Vicuna Addens with a score of 2," I sigh slightly, but it doesn't really surprise me. I didn't show any fighting skills after all and that's all they really care about. They just want good fighters to put on a good game. I'm terrified at the thought of having to kill, but I want to see my family again so I'm going to have to put my own feelings aside. I may not be a fighter, but that 2 doesn't define me. Maybe I can outsmart the other tributes.

Marcus Thresher's POV (District 9 male)

"From District 9, Marcus Thresher with a score of 3," I was expecting a low training score. In fact I was aiming for a low one. Three is what I wanted. I'll go under the radar and people will underestimate me. That's my strategy anyway.

Clover Wellas' POV (District 9 female)

"Clover Wellas with a score of 2," It annoys me slightly. I didn't make any mistakes on the edible plants test. I know that it wasn't really impressive, but I was hoping for at least a 3. Knowing edible plants in the arena is vital for surviving. At least I'm easily forgettable now though. The 12 year old girl from District 9 with a training score of 2. No one's gonna think I'm a threat. I'll have to use that to my advantage.

Alphie Rivera's POV (District 10 male)

"Alphie Rivera with a score of 2," My face burns bright red with embarrassment. I storm out of the dining room where we're watching the training recaps and to my room. A 2! Only the girls from 8 and 9 have managed that low. I wasn't that bad in my individual training. Okay, I did fall off the gauntlet, but I did manage to stay on for quite a while. This whole thing is rigged.

Celica "Cel" Branston's POV (District 10 female)

"Also from District 10 with a score of 6 is Celica Branston," A smile comes across my face as my escort squeals.

"That's amazing," She says in such a high pitched voice that I'm surprised my ear drums haven't broken. I'm too happy to care though. A 6 is good. It shows I'm a fighter. Vanisa got a 6 as well, so I think between us, we're going to be a pretty strong alliance.

Orrick "Ric" Jamieson's POV (District 11 male)

"Onto District 11. First off Orrick Jamieson with a score of 5," A nod my head in approval. I would have liked a 6, but a 5 is still good. It's about average. I guess making sure that I showed some fighting skills definitely paid off. It's no secret that they give people that show fighting skills higher training scores.

Maisie Bismarck's POV (District 11 female)

"Maisie Bismarck with a score of 4," I am pleasantly surprised by this. My mentor told me that if a tribute doesn't do fighting skills they rarely get over a 3. A four is good though. It's not so bad that I'll be seen as any easy target but hopefully I won't be counted out by the sponsors.

Greyson Rennoll's POV (District 12 male)

"Greyson Rennoll with a score of 5," A 5 is an alright score. I wasn't expecting anything like the careers, they've been training for these games their whole lives, though there have been a couple of tributes from non-career districts that have got high scores. A five tells the sponsors that I'm not really weak though which is what I needed.

Zable Keenhorn's POV (District 12 female)

"And last but not least is Zable Keenhorn with a score of 5," I sigh with relief. It's been nerve racking having to wait through all the other training scores before finally hearing mine. A 5 is okay. It's pretty average which hopefully mean I will get overlooked by the careers and other stronger tributes.

Training Score overview:

D1M - 10

D1F - 9

D2M - 8

D2F - 10

D3M - 4

D3F - 3

D4M - 8

D4F - 7

D5M - 7

D5F - 5

D6M - 4

D6F - 5

D7M - 7

D7F - 6

D8M - 4

D8F - 2

D9M - 3

D9F - 2

D10M - 2

D10F - 6

D11M - 5

D11F - 4

D12M - 5

D12F - 5