Gaia Chambers, District 12 Female, 16 -

Gaia wasn't very well-liked in District 12, so the twist worried her. The population in District 12 was small, unfortunate, which heightened her chances of being selected. She had made a lot of enemies.

Gaia had always longed for adventure and an escape from her monotone life in the Seam. Her family, while kind, was a little dull and not people Gaia had very much fun around. So she spent most of her time running around the District, messing with people.

She had a love for art, which translated into her painting graffiti on the sides of shops. At first, no one knew who it was, so she was fine. But when people started admiring her artwork, Gaia couldn't help but want a bit more credit. So she started signing the artwork, "GC".

Since the population was so small, and Gaia was already a well-known troublemaker, it didn't take a genius to figure out who was behind the graffiti.

Luckily, none of the law enforcers gave a crap about some teenage girl defacing buildings. Even though they were perfectly aware Gaia was the culprit, they didn't bother arresting her. However, she did get a few merchants on her bad side…

Gaia crouched in the alley between the bakery and butcher's, her paints ready. She used to wear a hooded jacket for concealment, but now that everyone knew who it was, she didn't see much of a point.

Gaia dipped her finger into the red paint jar and began drawing on the brick side of the bakery. She had decided to paint something in honor of the first Quarter Quell…

"In honor" - more like "in rebellion". Gaia hated the Hunger Games, and the fact that many of the merchants likely voted for her didn't make her like it any more. Gaia figured that if the Peacekeepers saw this painting, they'd likely stop ignoring her. But she might be going into the Hunger Games today, and she may as well go out with a bang, right?

Kurt Aladance, District 12 Male, 17 -

Kurt yawned as he woke up, stretching his back. It was the Reaping day, and while he didn't enjoy the bloodshed, he was glad the Districts were getting a punishment for their rebellion. Kurt believed it was important that people had consequences for their actions, and the Hunger Games was just a big consequence for a big action.

Kurt quickly got out of his bed, tucking in the sheets neatly. He kept his room tidy and organized. Quickly popping over to the mirror, he began to check his reflection. As usual, his curly dark hair was all over the place. He would need a lot of hair product to fix that mess.

Suddenly, a crashing came from the alley outside. Kurt rushed over to his window. His room, luckily, had a good view of the alley between his family's butcher shop and the bakery next door.

Kurt glared when he saw the culprit. Gaia Chambers. She was painting on the Yancys' bakery again. Kurt hated how she hadn't gotten punished for vandalism yet. He was the first one to report her to the Peacekeepers. He reports a lot of law offenders because he believed bad actions had to be corrected. He didn't care how unpopular that made him - he needed to be done.

Kurt raced down the stairs and ran out into the alleyway, where Gaia was finishing her painting.

"Gaia Chambers! Stop right there!" Kurt ordered.

"Hello, Kurt," Gaia nodded at him. To his surprise, she did stop painting. However, before he could lecture her on the issues of vandalism, she had packed up her painted and rush past him.

Gaia slammed into Kurt, knocking him out of the way as she rushed away from the crime scene. Kurt sighed and shook his head. One day, she'd receive consequences for her actions. Hopefully, that would be today at the Reapings.

Roxie Berenstein, District 12 Escort -

This was Roxie's first year as an escort, and she was thrilled. She had spent years applying to be a Hunger Games escort, and it finally paid off. She had grown up watching and adoring the Hunger Games, and now, she got to be a part of it!

The only downside was that she got stuck with District 12, who had never produced a Victor and was the slum Panem, but at least she was there! Besides, Roxie was certain that she could make her way to District 1 in no time!

The mayor was making his speech, but Roxie listened to every word. She sensed most people tuning out since it was the same as every year, but Roxie knew she needed to look enthusiastic. Otherwise, she'd never be promoted.

When he finally finished, she stood up and politely nodded at him. She walked over to the microphone in her brand new shoes and smiled at the crowd. The audience was filled with children with grimy faces.

"Hello, District 12! Let's start with the girls, shall we?" Roxie said. No one responded, so she just continued on. "The girl who was select by you guys was Gaia Chambers!"

A bit of rustling came from the sixteen-year-olds section and a girl with raven hair and elvish features emerged, looking disappointed but not very surprised. She walked up to the stage with a calm demeanor and stood next to Roxie.

"Now the boy who was selected is Kurt Aladance!"

The crowd immediately parted to reveal a shocked boy in the seventeen-year-olds section. He had carefully styled dark hair and a prominent chin.

"What? This must be a mistake. I'm a good kid!" Kurt insisted. But after a moment, he speed-walked up to the stage. As he did so, Roxie noticed tears rolling down her cheeks. Immediately, she preferred Gaia, who at least had some pride.

"Shake hands," Roxie urged. Kurt stiffly stuck out his hand and Gaia shook it reluctantly. Gaia smiled at the cameras, ready to say the line she had rehearsed for hours; "District 12, I introduce you your tributes; Kurt Aladance and Gaia Chambers!"

There are only four spots left, so get to submitting! Thank you to OddPotato for both of these beautiful tributes.

1. What did you think of Gaia?

2. What did you think of Kurt?

3. Who do you prefer?

4. Who do you think will make it farther?

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- Logan