Chapter 28: Marina Calamari

Big, Blonde and Beautiful – District 4's Third Victor Shines at Capitol Victory Banquet!

Byline: Tatiana Lothstream, Fashion and Entertainment

Here at Games Gossip, we pride on keeping you, our dear readers, abreast of all the latest happenings from your favorite champions of the Hunger Games!

This year has been no exception, as the brightest starlets came out to grace the Rose Garden with its presence. We are sure that the Presidential Mansion has never seen better times.

And of course, everyone is abuzz this year, as District 4 has notched its third Victor at last! Our only regret is that it didn't happen sooner, though we have been plenty entertained over the last decade or so. Mags Flanagan has ingratiated herself so exquisitely into the elite circles at Gamemakers Headquarters, Santa Anita racetrack, and Rolling Dreams casino that we are beginning to forget she is not Capitol-born. I have it on good authority that she was seen at the Victory Banquet just WERKING the latest design from Madame Lucia's boutique! As we understand it, the 11th Victor has quite the talent for cosmetic design herself – check out our website and mobile app for an inside look at Mags' darling woven area rugs and outerwear! Just swipe the QR code.

And let's not forget Poseidon Waverunner showing off his INSANE, mad skills on a jet ski while riding shirtless into a cameo (and all our hearts) on Baywatch 2089. There is only one word on everybody's tongues, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, and that word is abs, ABS, AAAAAAAABBBBBBSSSSS!

From the looks of things, the latest Victor to come out of the Seaside District, the lovely Marina Calamari, will be keeping us on the edge of our seats for hopefully decades to come!

Games Gossip got a chance to catch up with the 28th Victor and ask her what talents she might be showing off, her thoughts on her truly impressive Victory, and of course, the absolute deal-breaker of an inquiry: does she have a boyfriend?

TL: Marina! Marina! Word has it you have quite the lovely singing voice. Would you care to give us a sample, or perhaps there will be a concert in the near future?

MC: No comment.

TL: There have been reports that many Victors over the last few years have taken to devoting themselves to a talent following their service in the arena. Do you think this has the makings of a trend, or even a tradition? And if so, why?

MC: They probably do it to try and forget gutting and shanking little kids like they're tuna.

TL: [awkward pause] Well… that is one way of looking at it.. Coping mechanisms are always good. We must…. support our veterans! And… all that…

MC: Sure.

TL: What do you think about reports that President Ravinstill is looking to step down?

MC: I think it's great. In fact, I think he should go fuck himself!

TL: ….. All righty, then….

MC: Mags! MAGS! Get this snooty [expletive not fit to print] away from me!

[end of interview]

For more information on who was the best dressed, who was the worst dressed, and who was caught in a VERY compromising position while covered in strawberries and cream (fetishes – we all have them, kids!), go to page 16.

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(As usual, your favorite Games Gossip reporter tried to wheedle out of Miss Bukater information about her relationship with a certain Victor that has been the talk of our sister publication, Tawdry Underground and other tabloids - cough! Beauty Devereaux! cough! - but alas, the pretty little lady who took a meteoric rise from Twenty-First Arena tour guide and character actor to the youngest CEO of a Fortune 500 Capitol company EVER remained tight-lipped.

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Feel your heart strings tug at the tragedy of witnessing all over again three of the tributes' diving suits malfunction within the Games' opening minutes, just some of the truly moving fifteen deaths that made up the bloodiest Bloodbath since the 2ndGames!

Step into our luxurious class of submarines to journey deep off the sea shelf and into the darkness, where the boy from 10 fought off three whole schools of sharks! You can even enter a shark cage and be suspended out from the sub to interact with these sharks up close and personal. Recommended for kids ages 12 and up.

Peer into the sea caves where the Career alliance (which included our future Victor and her district partner in a first this year) corner and taunt the girls from 5 and 11, and feel the ink on your skin just like they did when that octopus mutt attacked them, and the alliance was forced to flee while their poor targets were gobbled up.

And finally, surface and wade out onto the beach where the Career alliance rumbled against each other in a Superb Six battle for the ages! Feel the pebbles beneath your toes as you stand where Marina stood while she made the winning kill, plunging her harpoon into her ally, the girl from 1.

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