Most of these were death reflections, but Lyra and Austin got more so I could get development in in case either of them died.
Chimera Ilium
Why did they have to go and die? And in the Bloodbath, too, both of them? I wanted them to be safe and come back here with me. How does the Capitol expect us to be so chipper all the time if we keep seeing our Tributes die? It must be awful to live in the Districts.
District Nine
The mills ground slower without one of our best workers. The fields were quieter without our loveliest songbird. Harmony used to sing in time with the churning of the grain elevator. Her parents let us pluck one of the strands from her beautiful rainbow scarf, and we tied it to her station. She'll bring beauty to Nine forever.
Lyra Axelle
I couldn't stop looking at Calista's face in the sky. I didn't understand how anyone could do that. I never really thought she was my friend, and I thought she felt the same about why. So why did she get in Victory's way? She could have run away and been safe, but she saved me and now she was dead. I thought she was just another pretty face. Now that I knew who she really was, it was too late.
The ground was hard underneath me and I was chilly and hungry. All I had from the cornucopia was a rain poncho, which I'd laid out underneath me like a thin, lumpy mattress. I'd always hated being pampered at home, but now I realized how good I had it. I was just a spoiled brat in the end. I wasted my first real friend and now I was going to die in a miserable Arena far from home. I could have made something of myself with the wealth and power I had in Five. I could try now, but I had so little time left. Chances were, Calista died saving something who wasn't worth her time.
Ash Smith- Mary Ellen POV
One of my tougher competitors gone already. I had to stay even more alert now that the others knew what I was like. No one wanted to be the first to start a fight, but we couldn't stay peaceful for long with feelings the way they were.
Moddi Pex- Alinta POV
The Careers killed Moddi. She didn't do anything to them. They were just monsters. They were worse than any of the bullies back home. I wished I was strong enough to kill them. But I was smart, and I started to think.
Byke Sainz- Ree POV
My District partner was dead. I never liked Byke- none of us did- but I was still sad he died. I wished he was still at home being obnoxious. It was weird to think of him silent in a coffin. Byke was never quiet.
Buckwheat Mager- Arden POV
Buckwheat wasn't as strong as he thought he was. I wasn't surprised. He was always so hotheaded and impulsive. Sometimes it's better to be a coward. Sometimes dogs live longer than lions.
Harmony Griffith- Delilah POV
I should have gotten to know Harmony better. She could have been our ally and we could have sung a duet. Now there was no Harmony in the world. But then, there never was in Panem.
Austin Dallas
For a minute, I saw a reflection of my own face in the sky. I knew it wasn't real, but it stirred up something within me. Something seemed wrong about the Arena. It felt like the plants weren't right and something different should have been there. I had dreamlike memories of a four-sided pyramid and winged monsters. For an instant, I thought I smelled rotting garbage. It was like I was someone else, and I was just now discovering who I was.
Sponsoring stuff since I forgot to post that:
You get ten points for Tribute in the Games and a point for each round you vote. It's always hard to list everything, but here are some options:
Food- 1 point per meal. Content of the meal doesn't matter. I consider all meals to be 700 calories.
Water- 2 points for a day's worth, 7 points for a filter or something so they can use Arena water
Weapons- 5-20 points. 5 points being something simple like a wooden spear and 20 being a compound bow with a dozen arrows
Survival stuff- generally cheap since the Gamemakers don't want to watch Tributes die boringly. Options include 3 points for a firemaking kit all the way up to 15 for a tent
Medicine- medicine is priced based on the severity of the illness. It's possible for an illness to progress too far to treat, but I'll tell you if that happens so you don't waste points
Anything else- Tell me what you want to send all I'll figure out what it's worth
You can sponsor anyone you want, and if all your Tributes die you become a rich Capitolite with 20 bonus points plus whatever you had left that you can use to grace whatever Tribute catches your fancy
Notes are free and they can contain general advice but not specific things like "Hey man don't eat them green berries you'll die"