Pik Reynolds- District Eleven male
I smelled the Arena before I saw it. It smelled like home.
Katrina Moonshadow- District Seven female
I could smell the water in the air. The water and the mud. We were in a swamp. All around our platforms there was water. In the center of the ring the Cornucopia was perched on a floating raft. Outside the circle of platforms there was a ring of thick, tall cattails. That at least gave us a chance of cover.
59, 58, 57...
Antonio Gear- District Six male
Arthur was right next to me. I felt an instant of panic as I swept the faces, but then I found Siobhan five platforms away. My heart started pounding. I would never forgive myself if we didn't get to her in time.
51, 50, 49...
Andromeda Dior- District One female
The Cornucopia glittered with weapons. The metallic shine caught everyone's eyes in the matte brown and muted green of the Arena. I tensed to jump and then leaned back in confusion. How deep is the water?
45, 44, 43...
Joy Wincenty- District Twelve male
Camille was on the platform next to me. We flashed nervous smiles at each other, feeling safer with an ally by our side. But our alliance probably wouldn't survive the Bloodbath intact.
38, 37, 36...
Cerise Dupin- District Eight female
You don't win the Games without killing. If I didn't risk my life to get one now, I would certainly die later. I locked my eyes on the pile of sharp metal in the Cornucopia. It wasn't too important what I got, but it was life or death that I got something.
30, 29, 28...
Alsace Cartier- District One male
He was two platforms away. Rigel was ten feet away from me. All I needed to do was grab a weapon and come for him. He couldn't run far enough to get away from me.
22, 21, 20...
Cyrene Longuemare- District Four female
Andromeda was the closest Career to me. I caught her eye and she looked back at me. We looked between us to our obvious target.
14, 13, 12...
Arthur Harrington- District Eleven male
All around between the platforms and the Cornucopia there were supply-filled plastic bags. The bags were valuable on their own as receptacles and waterproofing materials and whatever was inside helped even more. I picked out a bag containing a tiny bottle. Water wasn't a problem, but clean water was.
10, 9, 8...
Switch Larson- District Eleven female
This would be a really really good time for the badass thing. Come on come on turn super badass. Up up and away? Excelsior? SHAZAM? Please please please...
5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Surprise it's not New Orleans it's a swamp. Because New Orleans is swampy. I was gonna call it "Get Outta Mah Swamp" but that was too obvious so I had to go the obtuse route. Technically it's a marsh btw since it lacks trees and is more open, but Katrina didn't know the specific distinction.
