Yay District 1 aka my favorite district!
Allure Beldam, 18, District 1 Female
Dear diary… words of wisdom: Day 100
I am perfect. Everyone knows how beautiful I am, and they wish they were me. Of course nobody can compare to me, because i'm the best. I don't possibly see how anyone could be prettier than I am, I mean it is pretty obvious *chuckles*. Wow , maybe I should burn this diary, it may be prettier than I am… Well today is the reaping, and I cannot wait for the moment I volunteer and strut to the stage and everyone smiles, and waves, and blows kisses to me. Well I better get off to it then! Ugh daddy is forcing me to hang out with Glitter before the reaping, I guess anything to make me look prettier… I mean Glitter is pretty plain, not necessarily beautiful, but then again, having someone constantly trailing around me so clingy shows how desirable I am. I guess pretty soon the whole district will want to be my minion! Well anyways i'll end this now, thanks for listening diary!
The Reaping:
Me and Glitter walk to the square while making fun of the ugly girls at school, and gossiping about the hot guys. Everyone stares at us and I flip my silky raven hair so everyone can see my beauty.
Yes, I know Glitter is just my friend for my money, but then again i'm only her friend because she makes me more pretty. I am wearing my satin purple dress and fur coat, despite it being hot outside. I feel gorgeous until I start to feel sweat, and that makes me feel ugly.
I give Glitter the fur coat and say, "Here, it's yours." Her eyes widen and she smiles brightly, "OMG are you serious! Thank you thank you, thank you!" As I put my designer sunglasses on, I say "Don't mention it." Then I put my diamond collar necklace on which will be my token.
We wait silently in the square, and I wave and smile at everyone. People are already going up to me and congratulating me for being the female volunteer this year. I love all this attention I am getting!
Every time I see a girl who may be prettier than me, I remind myself that I am the most beautiful person in the world, and that everyone cowers below me. I am at the top, and anyone who thinks they are prettier needs to think again.
Some more like of my many friends walk over and begin giving me the spotlight once again. It's hard being the center of attention all the time! Good thing I like being the center of attention though.
Finally after being crowded with so many compliments, it is time for the reaping to begin. The screen shows a girl rising from the ashes and winning the Hunger Games. I immediately think "That's me! Pretty soon i'll be the star of the show and on this screen every year!"
Our escort Lapis Ramos walks up wearing a lavender wig and a white gown dusted with diamonds and other jewels. I would say he is the 2nd prettiest person, after me of course.
He pulls out the female tribute's name, and I yell in my most graceful voice, "I volunteer!" I strut up to the stage and blow kisses while doing poses like i'm on the catwalk. The crowd cheers for me, and I smile big.
"What is your name dear?" Lapis asks. I respond, "My name is Allure Beldam." The male tribute Dionysus volunteers, but I can tell I am the real one people are cheering for. Well I cannot wait for all the fame and luxury I will get from this!
Dionysus Bacchus, 17, District 1 Male
Jk, i'm lazy! LCS gave me permission to copy Dionysus' reaping so… here it is!
It was nice to be at a party for me, even though the reason was kind of sad. I mean, it was exciting that I got picked for the Hunger Games I was riding high off the support and celebration for me. But it was kind of funny I got picked. I trained and all, but I wasn't exactly the greatest thing One had ever seen. I was a good student but not, like, an amazing student. I'd seen better. But then, I'd seen worse. But then, the worse ones all died. But then, most people One sent died, even though we bragged about our statistics. Truth be told it just wasn't that great a year for us. Some years the Academy just doesn't have a very good crop to work with. There were some good ones. I was actually the third pick. Platinum tore a ligament in his knee and then Glitz's mother had a stroke and he dropped out to be her caretaker. That left me.
The official Academy party was already over. It was always a big boring thing where instructors were recognized and given awards and people made long speeches about the importance of the Academy and the bravery of the winners and blah blah. The real party came afterwards, when we gathered at someone's house and did all the things the instructors didn't want us to do even though they did the same thing when they were students. Luxe's parents were at a business conference and they had a ton of alcohol in their basement so he gracefully offered himself as Tribute.
"Shots shots shots shots!"
A dozen riled-up Academy students cheered as I downed another shot of burning liquid. Life is fun without alcohol but it's more fun with alcohol. Careers are pretty much all about short-sighted instant gratification. The instructors can't be mad at us for being exactly like they told us to be. I'd gotten so used to having a few drinks pretty much every day that I felt blah on the days I didn't. And at the party I didn't really have a choice. I was the guest of honor, since Chrysolite wasn't there. She'd been acting weird since a few days before she got picked. Most people thought she was having doubts. Me, I put money on her being pregnant. Why else would she not want all this free alcohol?
It was a good thing Luxe's family had a cleaning woman and he'd already made arrangements with her. Careers like to have fun and parties multiply everything. The house was a wreck and the night wasn't even half-over. But kids will be kids. We're only young once.
A few hours later I realized perhaps there is such a thing as "too much fun". Slumped over a toilet, gross-tasting ooze trailing from my mouth in a thin string, I reflected that I had had enough to drink. Usually I knew my body and caught it before that but sometimes things sneak up on you. You make a mixed drink and pour a little heavily, you don't eat enough before the party… it happens. As long as I wasn't faceup on the floor drowning in my own vomit, it was all good. I'd limp to bed, sleep with my head over the side just in case, and in the morning I'd be fine. I never even got hangovers. I was young and strong.
Allure: Obviously beautiful. 5,10 and slender. Part Japanese part white, flawless pale skin, raven long hair, and artificial purple eyes. Heart shaped lips, long eyelashes. Her parents are really rich so she has a lot of implants and plastic surgery.
Dionysus: Wavy Brown Hair Medium Length, Averagely Built Lavender Eyes.
Author's Note: Yes I know I just made a chapter a few hours ago, but I am proud of this fast pace! I really thought this would be hard to do but it wasn't! I enjoyed it a lot especially because District 1 is my favorite district.
Thank you Lady Cordelia Stuart for submitting Allure and Evan Pengu for submitting Dionysus! I hope everyone enjoyed this chapter!