A/N: Hi everyone! We're now onto the private sessions, told through the POV of the Head Gamemaker. Enjoy!
Caligula Montgomery – Head Gamemaker
"Lysander MacNeal – District 1!" My colleague Augustus calls through the microphone.
I watch as a tall boy walks into the Hall, an air of confidence about him. I lean back in my chair, wondering what kind of talent he has. District 1 is always good.
Lysander turns to face us, his eyes gleaming with excitement. "First, I'm going to show you my sword skills," he says. Picking a sword off the rack, he begins to attack one of the dummies. I glance around at the others. This is definitely good enough already for a high score.
Next, Lysander shows us his strength with some of the weights. Not as impressive as his sword fighting, but still worthy of a number above 7.
He leaves afterwards and the girl is called in – Hypatia Diamond, her name is. She shows us her talents with climbing and a selection of weapons such as a bow, knives and a sword. Impressive, again. I was expecting a good show anyway.
After Hypatia we have the boy from District 2, Johnathan Victor. With a last name like his, he should be from a rich family, but his skills aren't as wide as the two from 1 and he obviously hasn't had proper training. That much is clear. However, his sword skills are very good and he demonstrates some climbing and running too.
Next up we have Shailene Swift from 2. The only skill she shows is knife-throwing, in which she hits the bullseye every time. Extraordinary, but if she had more to offer we could have thought of a higher score.
After the pair from 2, we have Jai Zenon from 3. He does some shelter-building work, along with some more quick survival skills. Then, surprisingly, he shows us his skills with knives, swords and even spears. Very good. I certainly didn't expect a more technical tribute to be so good with weapons.
Next is his sister, Tierney. She is obviously lost and has no idea what to show us, so she does a few survival stations such as fire-lighting, shelter-building and tool-making. Not as impressive as Jai.
After 3, we have Scyllas Oceans from 4. He looks pretty strong, but doesn't go for the weights. Instead he shows off his extraordinary skills with a trident. Very impressive and worthy of a good score. However, he doesn't show anything else, which is slightly disappointing.
His District partner, Pavati, is a whole other story. She manages to do trident-work, a few survival stations and the knife-throwing station, along with a little sword practice. Much more diverse.
District 5 comes next, with Zachary Hillman first. He throws some spears, but they aren't well-aimed or well-thrown, so that's disappointing. He also does some climbing, but it doesn't impress me.
His partner, Camelia Jordan, also works with the spears and is a natural with them. Definitely getting a higher score than Zachary. However, her clumsiness in the fire-lighting station sets her back, and her shelter falls down at the shelter-building unit.
Next we have District 6. Jason Dodge, the male, is very good with weights and manages to throw a few too. He also does some running on the track, showing a variety of different speeds and exercises. Good, but not amazing.
His District partner, Kiva Briks, is a huge disappointment. She manages to do a simple quiz at the plant-identification station, which is a good sign, but then bursts into tears half-way through and sits down on the floor crying for the rest of the session. I shake my head. Who knows what will happen to her in the arena.
District 7 next. The boy, Charlie Burns, shows good skill with an axe, but misses the dummy twice and doesn't do much damage. Even though he also manages to lift some weights, I can tell he's holding back for some reason.
The girl, Quinn Heartwood, does a trickier plant quiz and gets top marks for it. Useful for her time in the arena for sure. She also spends some time at the fire-lighting station, and manages to light a fire in only five minutes' time, which is impressive. However, she doesn't use any weapons.
The pair from 8 are next in. The boy, Robin Weaver, doesn't do well. He manages some running and sprinting, but when he tries to use a sword it's obvious he hasn't made much effort to train well. The only other activity he does is fire-lighting, which fails. He doesn't manage to light it before his time is up.
The girl, Wilhelmina Forbes, is just as weak as her partner. She does do some climbing on the frame, but falls near the very top, which takes marks off. However, like Robin, she's a fast runner on the track, and does well there. Unfortunately she doesn't show any other talents.
With the pair from 9, we have Corren Faleaf first. He impresses us all with his wide knowledge of plants, and then with his strength in the weight-lifting station. He also does some practice with a sword, but it doesn't go too well, which is disappointing.
His partner, Vita Sairne, is certainly unorthodox. Despite being from a lower District, she is very skilled with all types of weapons. She completes a difficult plant quiz and manages to squeeze some climbing into her session too. Definitely getting a high score.
Next up are the District 10 twins. The boy, Orion Adams, goes first, though we can hear him making a fuss about not being with his twin. He manages to show some archery, which is impressive, but he seems a little zoned-out and unattentive to what he's doing, which could be a problem in the arena. He also shows off some of his other skills such as climbing, tracking and running. Impressive for a Lower-District tribute.
His sister Scarlet is just as skilled, showing the exact same talents as her twin. However, she also visits the fire-lighting station and stays there for the rest of her session, playing with the fire she's made. Looks like we may have a bit of a pyromaniac on our hands here.
Now we have the two from 11: Diego Durian goes first. He seems very nervous and doesn't do much, except practicing with the various survival stations. He also uses the tracking station, but even the whole performance isn't very impressive.
Henrietta Joseph, his partner, is slightly better, showing off her strength and her wide array of survival skills. However, she doesn't have enough time to finish lighting her fire at the very end, which is unfortunate.
Last but not least, District 12 enter. The boy, Corbin Latter, seems to have given up already and barely tries in his session, doing some running and some spear-throwing practice. But by the end of his session, we are not impressed with his few skills. He'll have to work much harder if he wants to survive.
The girl, Annabella Reed, is the youngest tribute but still tries harder than her eighteen year-old partner. She completes a difficult plant identification test in record time and also has enough time to make some complicated traps that she has obviously learnt how to do in training previously. Good, for her age.
When all the tributes have finished, we tally up their marks and decide on scores. This will certainly take the rest of the day to complete, but once we're finished, they can be aired on tonight's episode of the Hunger Games.
So, we've seen the private sessions of all the tributes! I tried to work in their strengths, so hopefully everyone's happy.
I've decided not to have questions for this chapter.
Next up, the scores!
~Sky~
