The holidays have officially started! Woooo! This is technically my first day of holiday, but yesterday I had a hospital appointment that only took 30 minutes and my mum didn't make me go to school, so I've got the next chapter typed up for Christmas day. I'm also halfway through the chapter after that so you might get a double update then as well. I just seem to be flying through these chapters. I'm hoping to get the first chapter of the actual games out on New Year's Eve if I keep typing at the pace I'm going at, but I do have family coming over and stuff around Christmas so I'm not sure.
The next chapter has the interviews, but I've done them quite weirdly because I loathe writing interviews so you just see snapshots of a few of the interviews. I've written it in 5 different POVs of various people that knew the tributes before the reaping because I thought it would be interesting for you guys to see what they were thinking about and stuff.
Thank you to everyone who watched the trailer and let me know what you thought I'm glad that you liked it. For some reason it deleted the web address of YouTube when I put it in at the bottom of the chapter, so if you couldn't get it you just need to add that at the start of the link and then it should work.
Another huge thank you to everyone who has reviewed, all your reviews mean so much to me, I can't believe that I've reached 187 reviews and the games haven't even started yet. You guys are amazing.
Disclaimer: I am not Suzanne Collins and I do not own the hunger games, I am merely writing this for my own pleasure, and yours I guess.
~Dreaming of far away
The lighthouse in the night that will safely guide me home: Hearts don't break around here - Ed Sheeran
Chapter 36
Eritrea Elessedil's notes (Game maker)
Finnagen Gold (Sector 1 male)
Good demonstration of spear throwing, pretty accurate. Went on to show good use with a mace and sword. 7, maybe 8.
Finnagen Gold's POV
Receiving training score
"Congratulations Finnagen, you've got an 8." The man in front of me tells me. I am filled with happiness. Even better than I predicted. My odds of winning have just shot up. I should definitely be in the top half with an 8. I'll have a good chance of getting sponsors as well now. As I go back to the lounge, I can't stop grinning. Maybe I will be going home after all.
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Raven Canihi (Sector 1 female)
Showed incredible archery skills at a high level in the simulation room. Really skilled with a bow, however this was all she demonstrated so she may be a lot weaker in other areas. 9, maybe an 8 if we mark her down for only showing one skill.
Raven Canihi's POV
Receiving training score
"Congratulations Raven, 9." I stare at the woman who's just spoken to me in awe. A 9. Is she serious? I didn't even dream of getting a 9. That's an amazing score. I don't think it'll be the highest, but I'm in a lot better position than I was before training. I wouldn't be surprised if my name shoots up the rankings in the betting shops with that score. I might get a couple of sponsors with a score like that as well. At the very least, the other tributes will know to leave me alone.
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Drake Fairlock (Sector 2 male)
Did hand-to-hand combat. Had a shaky start and was floored quickly, but then his performance improved. Might have just been nerves. No more than a 6 though.
Drake Fairlock's POV
Receiving training score
I stare at the guy who has just told me my score. I got a 6! I can hardly believe it. It's not an amazing score, but it's not going to be the lowest score. I think it should be enough to stop me being an easy target, but good enough that the higher scoring tributes won't see me as a threat and hunt me down. I wonder how Lianna's done.
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Arabelle Blake (Sector 2 female)
Went into the simulation room with knives on setting 8. Good agility and fighting skills shown when in the simulation room. Quite impressive, but only showed use of one weapon. A solid 8.
Arabelle Blake's POV
Receiving training score
I'm feeling really nervous now I'm about to actually find out my training score. I thought I did well at the time, but now I've had time to reflect on it, I'm not so sure. This always happens to me though after tests and stuff. It's some psychological thing: your brain goes over the bad things to prepare you for the worst so you're not disappointed.
"Congratulations Arabelle, you've got an 8." The woman tells me. I smile to myself. It's even better than I hoped. I should have a good chance of getting sponsors now.
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Kai Baron (Sector 3 male)
Showed edible bugs and plants. He only achieved 17% on it. However, the instructor on that station reported to us afterwards that he had previously been achieving high percentages on it. Clearly performs badly under pressure. I'd say a 2 as in the arena he will be under pressure.
Kai Baron's POV
Receiving training score
I'm not really surprised about my score. I only got a 2. It'll probably be the lowest. I think I just let the pressure get to me. I have picked up a lot of survival skills over the past couple of days though, so even if I don't get any sponsors, I may still have a chance. Only a small one, but a chance is a chance. I really hope Jaimie did well though.
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Jaimie Baron (Sector 3 female)
Showed incredible fighting skills. Used sword and mace in simulation room which was on the highest setting. Despite being disarmed towards the end, she still carried on, using her enemies weapons against them. If I was allowed to bet, I'd definitely put my money on her. 11, only not a 12 because the holograms in the simulation room did manage to disarm her.
Jaimie Baron's POV
Receiving training score
Wow. I'm definitely going to have the highest training score. I'm gonna get so many sponsors. I was hoping for a 10. 11 though. I must have really impressed the game makers. I should get quite a few sponsors with an 11. I hear Kai going back into the lounge. I wonder how he's done. I also go to the lounge to ask.
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Icarus Behring (Sector 4 male)
Threw axes for the entire session. He wasn't very far away from the dummy and wasn't very accurate. If he had been throwing the axes at a real person he would have been killed easily. Did always hit the target though. 3 at most.
Icarus Behring's POV
Receiving training score.
"Congratulations Icarus you got a 3!" The perky woman standing in front of me tells me. It was no worse than I was expecting but I still feel disappointed. I guess if I want sponsors, I'll have to show the audience what I can do when I'm in the arena and hope I can survive on the pack I get until then.
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Ariela Fox (Sector 4 female)
Demonstrated a wide variety of skills. Very accurate at knife throwing. Also good with spears and archery. Only demonstrated skills on still targets though, so not quite as impressive. Still very good, among the best so far. At least a 9.
Ariela Fox's POV
Receiving training score
10. That's amazing. I'm really happy with that. It should definitely be enough to secure me some sponsors which will help as I don't really want to spend much time at the cornucopia. I'll just grab what I want and run. Especially as I've overheard Jamie Baron and her allies discussing taking it over so they get the majority of the gear there. I bet Jamie's going to make it her mission to kill me because of our argument on the first day of training. I wonder what she got. I've probably done better. At least I hope I have.
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Rantipol Snow (Sector 5 male)
Showed good use of a whip. Particularly impressive as it is one of the harder weapons to get the hang of, however he did only demonstrate this so he's probably not as competent with other skills. Still a good 7 I'd say.
Rantipol Snow's POV
Receiving training score
I can't hep but grin when I am told my score. 7. Obviously I don't know any of the other tribute's scores, but I still think it's quite good. It's not a amazing, but it's slightly higher than mediocre. It'll probably have got me sponsors as well, which may well save my life. I think it should be enough that other tributes leave me alone, I may be seen as a threat though so I'll have to be careful.
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Lilith Teacup (Sector 5 female)
Showed us that she could start a fire without using matches. Not particularly impressive considering that everyone knows starting a fire in the arena is like screaming at the top of the voice 'I'm here, come and kill me'. I don't think she's going to last long. 3 at most.
Lilith Teacup's POV
Receiving training score
"Congratulations Lilith, 3." The woman tells me. I sigh loudly. I guess the game makers didn't think survival skills were important. I won't be getting any sponsors. I'll just have to survive on my own. It'll make it more difficult in the arena, but now the game makers have scored me low, I have no other option. I'll just hope that I can get some good gear at the cornucopia.
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Yarro Skytide (Sector 6 male)
Made snares. The first one was quite a simple one, and worked well. Then tried a more complicated one and when he tried to demonstrate it, it didn't work and he looked pretty stupid. He should've just stuck with the simpler ones. 3, 4 at most.
Yarro Skytide's POV
Receiving training score
I suppose it was expected. I bet Turbo will laugh. A 3, he'll think it's completely pathetic. He'll be starting bets on how quickly I'll be killed. I don't care what he thinks though. I'm doing this for Nutmeg. If I die in the arena, she'll commit suicide. I hope I can survive without sponsors. Her life depends on it.
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Magnolia Bell (Sector 6 female)
Started off by stabbing a dummy with a knife. Nothing particularly impressive. She was holding the knife in a good position though. The number of idiots who jab a knife into a dummy at an awkward angle and can't pull it out again because of the angle they're trying to pull it out at. Went on to show that she was fairly skilled at martial arts. Nothing special, but she stood her ground. I'd say a 6.
Magnolia Bell's POV
Receiving training score
A 6! I'm happy with that. It's not going to be the highest, but that doesn't matter. I don't need it to be. I just needed it to be high enough that I'm not seen as an easy target. I should be able to run to the cornucopia and grab a few bits of gear and run without being attacked.
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Calix Pasko (Sector 7 male)
Demonstrated a variety of survival skills. Started a fire quickly, but he did use matches. Then went on to purify water, using the fire he had made. Finished by creating a shelter. He seemed pretty competent at all of them. Didn't demonstrate any weapons though. 5.
Calix Pasko's POV
Receiving training score
"Congratulations Calix, you got a 5." The man tells me. That's okay. I can work with a 5. It's not atrocious, but it's not amazing. It's just below mediocre. Well, normally it would be, I'm not sure whether the average score for us is going to be similar to usual or not this year. is normally around the average. I wonder what everyone else has got though.
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Lianna Bragg (Sector 7 female)
Started off by throwing a spear at a target. Was approximately 10 feet away, and wasn't amazing at it. She never missed the target, but her throws were always nearer the outside than the bullseye. Then went to knot tying station and showed that she could make a fish net. Not very good with weapons, but the knot tying looked strong. 4, possibly a 5.
Lianna Bragg's POV
Receiving training score
4. I thought I deserved a bit better than that. I know my spear throwing wasn't amazing, but it's not like I wasn't hitting the target. The knot tying was quite complicated too. I was hoping for maybe a 6. I guess they wanted fighters. They just want gory games as usual. I don't really know why I'm surprised.
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Thanatos Vanderbilt (Sector 8 male)
Did knife throwing, but wasn't amazing. Never hit the centre of the target, but he never missed either. Pretty average. I'd say 5, but Heinz, may want it higher as he is his son.
Thanatos Vanderbilt's POV
Receiving training score
5. I smile to myself and nod. That's good. People won't see me as a threat now. They know I'm allying with Jaimie who'll be getting one of the highest training scores, but they won't see me as a threat. When I go into the arena, they are going to have the shock of their lives. And it'll end their lives. I was slightly worried that my dad as head game maker would try and boost my score to get me sponsors, but it appears not. That's good. Now I just have to prepare to be the charming Thanatos Vanderbilt that people know me to be for the interview.
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Eris Montgomery (Sector 8 female)
Went on the gauntlet and demonstrated great agility and showed us that she was quick on her feet. Good for grabbing stuff at the cornucopia. 6.
Eris Montgomery's POV
Receiving training score
"Congratulations Eris, you got a 6." The woman smiles at me. I can hardly believe it. A 6! I might have some sponsors with that. I thought that my chances of being sponsored had died when I found out that my family couldn't sponsor me, but with a 6. Maybe I will get a couple. I wonder how Than did. I bet he was amazing.
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Adam Carter (Sector 9 male)
Used a whip on a dummy for the whole time. Pretty average. He only demonstrated one skill which doesn't show flexibility or variety. 4, maybe 5.
Adam Carter's POV
Receiving training score
5. Is that it? I was hoping for a 7. I'm going to look like an easy target now, especially being one of the youngest tributes. A whip was my strongest weapon. Am I really this bad at fighting? Maybe the game makers are just rigging these games. I mean, there are still some of the old game makers and they may want a typical person from the capitol to win. Not someone like me who hated the games before. They may not be able to send mutts into the arena to kill me, but they can try and influence the events of the arena with the training scores.
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Nessi Byron (Sector 9 female)
Demonstrated good skills with a trident. Clearly very agile and has done some sort of training to be that skilled and graceful, possibly dancing. Showed good skills on the rope course as well. I'd say it's a good 8, possibly 9.
Nessi Byron's POV
Receiving training score
I'm so nervous about getting my training score. I think I did okay, but I can't be sure. Raven will have done well, she's amazing with a bow.
"Congratulations Nessi, you got an 8!" I don't think I've heard her properly at first. An 8! That's... I don't believe it.
"Pardon?" I say.
"You got an 8." She repeats. Okay. It's official. It's a really good score though. I'm really happy with it.
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Ethan Wallops (Sector 10 male)
Showed basic first aid knowledge. It was better than most tributes' whose first aid skills I've seen, but it still wasn't enough to get an amazing score. It might come in handy to prevent an infection, but it wouldn't really help with a major injury. 4.
Ethan Wallops' POV
After receiving training score
"How did you do then?" Plutarch asks me when the two people who came to tell Azura and I our scores. Azura has already gone back to her room. I think she did okay though, she didn't seem upset.
"I got a 4." I tell him. It's not amazing, but then I wasn't expecting it to be. I don't think training scores are going to be as important this year. There aren't going to be as many sponsors so I think I still have a chance.
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Azura Bailey (Sector 10 female)
She demonstrated camouflage on weapons. Pretty impressive, they did really look like a forest floor. Camouflage isn't really impressive, but she was amazing at it. Threw a few knives too and they were fairly accurate. 6 or 7.
Azura Bailey's POV
Receiving training score
"You got a 7." The woman says, smiling at me. A wide smile comes over my face. A 7! Woah. I was not expecting that. I thought that I'd have a 5 maybe. A 7 is good though. Not a top score compared to what some of the careers got in the past. In the 74th games Glimmer only got an 8, so I'm only one below that and she had been training for the games her whole life.
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Cherry Paxus (Sector 11 male)
Demonstrated his skills with a trident. Only did it on a dummy which isn't a good representation of his skills as it is a target that neither moves or fights back. Didn't go far particular places on the dummy, just slashed everywhere. Wouldn't be effective when killing someone. 3.
Cherry Paxus' POV
Receiving training score
I'm dead. I am so dead in the arena. Even more dead than I was before. With 3 for my training score, I'm going to be an easy target for the highest scoring tributes. I did my best, but I've definitely put a target on my back. I don't even want to know what scores the other tributes got. I bet people like Jaimie and Ariela got 9s and 10s.
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Gineva Rockmaple (Sector 11 female)
Went on the rope course, but took several throwing knives and threw them at targets around the room at various points on it. None of the knives were particularly accurate, but the targets were at awkward angles and far away. If she was hiding somewhere and had a knife she could definitely hit an unsuspecting tribute with it. 7.
Gineva Rockmaple's POV
Receiving training score
Butterflies start buzzing around my stomach as I am led to my room to be told my training score. The woman who is telling me it seems really serious. I didn't do that badly, did I?
"Congratulations Gineva Rockmaple, you got a 7." She says. A small smile comes across my face. I'm happy with a 7. Maybe I will be able to get back to my family. Maybe they won't starve after all.
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Halliton Franso (Sector 12 male)
He swam for the entire time. Shocked us a bit at first. I mean who jumps into a swimming pool fully clothed. Not particularly impressive, but I suppose after doing nothing but swimming for 3 days on end, he's going to be the best swimmer. Not that he'll need it in this year's arena. 2, only not a 1 because they're reserved for people who don't do anything.
Halliton Franso's POV
Receiving training score
"Congratulations Halltion, you got a 2!" The man tells me, smiling weakly at me. To be honest it was better than I was expecting, I wouldn't have been surprised if I got a 1. I guess they must have felt sorry for me. It doesn't matter what I got, even if I had got a 12, I'd still have virtually no hope of coming out of the arena alive.
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Victoria Lashley (Sector 12 female)
Went on the climbing wall for the whole session. She was quite good, but didn't show any other skills. Although she was good, climbing isn't a very impressive skill. 4.
Victoria Lashley's POV
Receiving training score
I was hoping for a slightly higher training score than a 4, but it's not that bad. I'll definitely be one of the lower tributes, but then again training scores don't always matter in the games. I mean one year someone won the games without even killing someone. I hope I become the second ever tribute to do that. I don't want to kill, but I do want to live. I just hope I can survive.
Training score summary:
1M- 8
1F-9
2M – 6
2F – 8
3M – 2
3F- 11
4M – 3
4F-10
5M – 7
5F – 3
6M – 3
6F – 6
7M – 5
7F – 4
8M – 5
8F – 6
9M – 5
9F – 8
10M – 4
10F – 7
11M – 3
11F – 7
12M – 2
12F – 4
( The number refers to what sector and the letter to which gender)
What do you guys think? Anything surprise you? Who do you think's gonna win based on the scores?