Lacey Evans (16) D8F
I ran into the fray immediately when the gong rang, headed straight for the crossbow. It was my only real skill, the thing I could use most to win the Games. My hands locked around it and I picked it up, headed immediately to load it. The bolts were heavy in my hands, ready to be fired once everything was clear, and I reached down to grab the baton before I left when I felt a heavy weight against my back.
Arkane Erransaw (16) D11M
Nobody had to get hurt. I didn't want to kill anyone right away. But there was nothing to be done when Lacey reached for my baton. It was in there for me. I knew the Gamemakers wanted me to have it. So I had immediately ran for it, having no choice but to wrestle it from Lacey's arms when she tried to grab it. I hit her with the baton once, then again when I saw her reaching for the bolts she had. I kept going until I knew she wasn't going to get back up. I just didn't have a choice.
Rio Ryine (15) D4M
I didn't have to kill anyone. Indie ran the second the gong went off, and Arkane was taking care of Lacey. I ran directly into the Center of the Cornucopia where I could grab a beautiful trident right in the center. The second I had it in my hands, I looked for any nearby targets. I didn't want to kill someone right away, but if anyone went for the Cornucopia, I wouldn't have a choice.
One person seemed to go in. He was big and tall, but I wasn't going to let that scare me. I threw my trident at him just before he got up to run away, watching as it landed in his knee instead of his back. He could have run, but something stopped him.
Nyle van Buren (17) D12M
I didn't have time to really react to whatever lodged itself in my leg. I was running away from the fray, cringing with every scream I heard. I had my sword, and I wasn't going to be stopped. Not until some kid got right in my way. I almost tripped over him, so I quickly pulled out my sword and ran it through him. I couldn't let myself be stopped when I was already injured. I had to do everything I could to keep on going.
Isaac Carder (14) D8M
All right, you got this. Just gotta get to Theodore. No one's even in your way. You're so close. You're going to make this. I was running as fast as I could, figuring I could really make it. There was a good chance for someone like me in an Arena with so many hiding spots. A better chance than any other, at least. I was almost to Theo when I saw someone right next to me.
"Oh, sorry!" I began to say, jumping back from the man with a limp. He stabbed me right in the chest before running off, and I fell down with the impact. I didn't want to run into you. I was just running.
Amelia Gomez (17) D11F
I ran. There was no point in me heading into the Bloodbath, not with Prosper so close to me. I was lucky when he didn't even seem to notice me, instead running right to the center of the fray. I saw Arkane kill someone and pretended not to. Each death was going to hurt, but no more than it had to. I wouldn't let it get to me. I just had to get to the huge stash of groceries I saw right in front of me and make a camp for our alliance.
Cecilia Q. (16) D5F
I ran in just a step. I had to grab the beautiful knives that were stocked in the Cornucopia, beautiful and glittering in the light. They had jewel-encrusted handles. The Capitol was just being overdramatic, but I ignored that. They were gorgeous and perfect, leaving me with the ability to make kills and be fashionable while I did it. I reached them and turned to see that I had to use one right away. Such a shame, I thought, sad to break up the set while I threw my first knife.
Prosper Mallister (18) D1M
Excuse me what the frick? I understood that the Bloodbath was a fray, but I was a Career. I was big and strong and dangerous, and most people would have avoided me. I had just run towards the center to protect supplies when I felt a knife land squarely in my shoulder. Turning to see who had thrown it, I saw a small, younger-looking outer-District kid.
There was only one reasonable response to that. I tackled the girl, not giving her a chance to throw another knife. She tried to stab me, but I easily pinned her. I had to weigh twice as much as she did. Then I wrestled her knife from her hands and stabbed her in the neck, leaving the blood to flow around her hair while her face was untouched. One work of art.
Lumara Hansen (17) D10F
The first thing I grabbed in the Bloodbath was a knife. It was big and long, and it looked totally wicked. I would have preferred poisons, but those were across the whole Cornucopia from me. That wasn't something I wanted to deal with. I was going to run from the fray the second I had a backpack, but I felt something dig in deeply to my leg. I turned, looking for who threw it, and saw a girl staring at me in awe. I could have given her time to recoup, but that would have been a terrible idea. Instead, I flicked a spear on the ground her way, nodding when she fell.
Indie Rayne (15) D12F
I ran. I ran as fast as I could, knowing there was no chance for me in the Bloodbath. The supplies would have been nice, but they were everywhere. I couldn't risk my life trying to grab them. Instead, I ran straight for the huge stocks of clothing, not really caring where I ended up. I had to get to immediate safety first. I would worry about permanent safety once the Bloodbath was over.
Argentina "Tina" Hudson (18) D4F
The sponsor gift had been a trident. It was exactly what I needed to immediately make a mark on the Careers, making sure I stayed important and granting a quick, easy kill for whoever my victim was. My trident flew quite well, hitting the person I was aiming for square in the... leg? No. That's impossible. You don't miss. You never, ever miss.
Never in my life had I missed a shot with a trident. It was a talent as much as it was a skill for me. Yet here I had missed, right when it mattered most. I stared at the wound, unable to move, until I felt a spear go all the way through my chest. I could have pulled it out, but my cannon was coming. It didn't matter what I did.
22nd Place: Lacey Evans - Beaten by Arkane
Lacey wasn't really submitted as a Bloodbath, and I didn't originally intend for her to die here at first. However, I couldn't really see her winning, and my Bloodbath looked like it was going to be pitifully small, so I really had to take what I could get (and trust me, I was reaching). She was still awesome, though, and she definitely left a mark on Arkane. Thank you to TheNoobyBoy for Lacey, who will be forever remembered.
21st Place: Isaac Carder - Stabbed through by Nyle
Again, Isaac wasn't really supposed to die. I was going to keep him around for a bit, but LCS said it was okay if I killed him in the Bloodbath, and I really needed more people. Isaac was a kickbutt dude who wasn't supposed to win, but was supposed to be interesting until then. He did awesome, and I'm sure his death will matter. Thank you to LCS for Isaac who was full of rickets and destined to die.
20th Place: Cecilia Q. - Fistfight with Prosper
Wow, three in a row. Nobody was really submitted as a Bloodbath this year. Others could have been picked, but Cecilia got the bad draw (literally, I drew names out of hats for where people were and she just didn't get a nice spot). I didn't see her winning, but she sure did leave a mark - Prosper's shoulder really hurts :( Thank you to NotYou21 for Cecilia, who could have been kickbutt if she handed landed right next to a threat.
19th Place: Argentina Hudson - Speared by Lumara
A'ight, peeps. A secret long (and barely) in the keeping, Argentina was a Sue. She got the best score, the best Parade outfit, the best interview. She was totally perfect in personality and never ever ticked anyone off. She knew exactly what she was doing at all times, except for the time she messed up. Thank you to Pi for Argentina, who was submitted as a totally awesome Bloodbath. She was lit, yo.
So here we have it. A Wal-Mart Arena. Yes, I'm using this all the way. Yes, it's totally dumb and going to be ridiculous. But it'll be reasonably ridiculous, not ridiculously so.
TWO IMPORTANT NOTES: This is my SECOND TIME updating today. I'm releasing this chapter rapid-fire once I put up the Countdown (literally wrote the Countdown then this and am now updating this).
SECOND: These POVs don't count towards overall count because they're short. I random number generated a few (basically the ones that weren't deaths/kills), and others were deaths or kills, so they don't really matter yet. After this, though, all POVs will be counted as needed.
Even if your tribute is dead, you're 100% allowed to sponsor and mess everything up for tributes!