2022 Update: this is mostly a tribute list chapter and has been updated to accommodate the changes I made before I finished introducing all the tributes.

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY ! Here's the tributes finally, sorry it took so long to get up.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, it's finally time. Time to meet the contestants and Matches of the 75th Hunger Games, the Third Quarter Quell!"

"Let's waste no time in the manner and head straight to our first Match of tributes. As always, we start with District 1, which brings us all the comforts of home.

Akiara Ito, 16

Junia Allaire, 18

"Here we have District 2, which focuses on masonry! Last year, District 2's own Cato just came shy of winning of the Games when he was devoured!

Spartus Aegis, 17

Eris Thames, 17

"District 3, responsible for the best technologies we enjoy here in the Capitol! We haven't really seen any standouts from here except for Beetee Latier so here's hoping they break out of their shell a bit more.

Jericho Gallagher, 16

Rampart Szajkó, 16

"And here's District 4, home of the ever famous Finnick Odair. Let's see if District 4 can rack up another win!"

Tahoe Cuero, 18

Makara Opras, 17

"Ah District 5, responsible for all the power sources in the Capitol. Last year one of their tributes was surprisingly clever and made it to the final days."

Solana Parhelion, 18

Eulalia Lux, 18

"District 6 is looking for a better showing this year as both their tributes died in the Bloodbath last year."

Brent Lutz, 16

Makian "Mako" Lester, 18

"District 7, our exporters of paper and wood! Hopefully Johanna Mason can conjure up some more strategies for her tributes this year."

Ace Kamiya, 18

Haruki Halloran, 18

"And onto District 8, which…uh…has looked better. Anyway, here's the tributes."

Cyan Vanderbilt, 18

Liliana Rolag, 17

"District 9 is often confused with D11 due to their similar exports, so let's see if they can stand out this year."

Rada Krupin, 16

Arys Schmitt, 17

"District 10, the livestock district. No doubt these two have experience with animals."

Maribelle Dakota, 16

Lincoln Everette, 17

"Here's District 11, home of Thresh who did surprisingly well in last year's Games.

Delphine Driscoll, 18

Mirren Frasier, 17

"And finally, the favorite, District 12, home of the first double win in Hunger Games history. We can't get enough of their star-crossed love and we can't wait to see how they mentor the new pair of potential lovers from District 12. They certainly have a lot to live up to!

Madge Undersee, 17

Will Barett, 16

"Well that's all the Matches for this year! I'm sure we'll all look forward to learning more about them! We'll see you all when they made the historic chariot ride! See you then!"

Thanks so much to everyone who submitted! I got so many submissions and honestly I'm so surprised by all the support! Congrats to those who got in.

I tried to be democratic with what tributes I accepted so keep that in mind too.

For those who didn't get in…I'm really sorry. I got some great characters, but I could only accept 24 and because of the nature of this games, some tributes just didn't vibe with the rest of the cast. I hope you all understand and I'm really sorry. I hope you all submit your characters to other stories so they get a chance to shine!

A lot of my tributes have been rejected from other stories too, so I totally understand if you're upset.

If you have any concerns or questions about anything, please PM me. I'll be more than happy to answer any questions you may have.

ANYWAY, we're finally on track to starting this story! I know the submission process took a while, but I'm hoping I can jump into the story really fast! I'll do my best, but college is suddenly heating up out of nowhere, but I promise I will update and will for sure finish this story. I'm not gonna abandon another syot.

THE BLOG IS UP. I worked really hard on it, so I would really REALLY appreciate a blog review if and when you have the time. I spent hours and hours formatting and making it look nice. And the website making software was so slow

So check it out! It has the tributes pictures, quotes and also some extra fun stuff about the side characters! It looks a little wonky on mobile though, so definitely use a computer to look at it if you have access to one.

Thanks again everyone! Let's get started.