Annabelle Royce,18, District 1 female
I sit up on this high chair with my legs crossed and just marvel the beauty of this room! Very fitting for the queen of district one and the victor of this year's hunger games! The comfy chair is gold plated with a nice comfy leather seat in the middle and the walls are velvet and decorated with various jewels. The floors are marble and well glossed and taken care of. I let this beautiful sight set in but I'm soon interrupted as my fat slob of a father and my bestfriend Marissa enter.
"Look at the victor of the 81st hunger games!" My father greets me.
"That's much better but get out of here! I don't want to see you!" I dismiss him.
"B-but I just want want to see my daughter before she returns as victor…" The slob protests.
"Well you got a good look didn't you? Now get the stepping!" I bark at him and he only holds his head down before leaving the room. Me and Marissa start having our girl talk, talking about make up, the amazing party we're going to throw when I return as victor and how sexy of a model I'm going to be! It all ends too fast as the peacekeepers are banging on the door signaling our time is up but me and Marissa embrace each other again.
"See you soon and take good care of this ok?" Marissa hands me a promise ring and smiles.
"See you soon hun and I'll take real good care of it!" I wave at her before she leaves.
I'm powerful, real powerful, but I just hope I at least had to try. There better be some tough tributes out there!
Teddy Trismegistus,14, District 1 male
I sit in this chair tapping my foot impatiently as I want to see my friends and family already. I know they're going to be upset with me, especially Ryan, but I knew they'd understand. I'm ready to win, and I will win and become the youngest career to ever win the hunger games. I'll be all of the talk! The door opens and it's Ryan with Sarah and Muffy. Muffy starts babling upon seeing me and she opens her arms wide and I smile as I open my arms and Sarah laughs she sits her on my lap
"Hey little one! Who's a good girl! Who's a good girl!?" I speak in a baby voice and Muffy finds it hilarious as she begins giggling. I then look at Ryan who's very quiet.
"You're awfully quiet…" I state.
"Dammit Teddy, why did you have to volunteer?" Ryan almost mumbles.
"It was the right thing to do, besides this is what I've been training for all my life!" I smile.
"Still man, surely someone else would've volunteered, you could've used another year or two to improve." He states.
I take some offense to that, is he implying that I have some glaring flaws?
"Improve on what exactly? I'm pretty much perfect as I am!" I say defensively.
"Yeah you are strong but more training couldn't possibly hurt. Look I just don't want anything to you!" He snaps.
"I'll be fine Ryan! Trust me! I'll be home before you know it!" I assure him and he lets out a long sigh before he nods.
"Yeah man, I believe you." he mumbles and hands me a locket with a picture of Muffy.
"This is for you, the best Godfather Muffy can ask for, I'll aee you soon Teddy!" Ryan gives me an assuring nod and I smile as i give each of them a hug before they leave.
My parents enter soon after and they're pretty upset but at the same time knew I was eventually going to volunteer anyways.
"Well this is what you want right? Just try not to die out there." My father sternly say.
"Just be safe ok Teddy?" My mother say in a concerned tone.
"Ofcourse! I'll see you guys soon when I return as victor!" I smile at them and give them a hug before they leave. I can smell victory, it's coming and I can't wait!
Victoria Aspen,18, District 2 female
I take a deep breath as I sit in this comfortable chair, I still have a bit of a headache but I'll probably just take a nap and sleep it off on the train. I know my parents are very upset with me, but I'll make it right before they see me off. Kayla is my first visitor and she gives me a shy look as she walks up to me.
"Hello Kayla." I greet her.
"Hey Victoria, very fitting name for a victor huh?" she grins.
"Actually, it is pretty nice." I agree with her.
"So yeah, just wanted to see you off, and I'll see you when you get back." Kayla extends her arms and I hug her back.
"Yup see you soon Kayla, let's talk more when I come back." I state and she gives me a sly look before she laughs.
"Yeah, I'd like that, see you soon beautiful." She winks at me before leaving.
Sasha is then next to enter and we immediately give each other a tight hug.
"Hey my Victor you're looking pretty comfortable in here!" she sits on my lap.
"It is pretty elegant in here, can definitely get used to this." I admit.
"Well get used to it fast, you're gonna be seeing a ton of this elegant stuff when you return as victor!" Sasha states.
"That's true, but don't think I forgot what I told you this morning, I'm whipping you in shape when I return, cause damn girl you're heavier than you look!" I laugh.
"Oh shut up!" She playfully hits me and I only laugh.
"This is for you my victor, she hands me a small box and I open it to see it's a bracelet with marble and gold beads.
"This is beautiful!" I look at it in awe before putting it on my wrist.
"It'll look even better with the crown you'll have over your head after you win this!" and she kisses me on the cheek and we give each other another long embrace before she leaves.
I wait for my parents to show up, but they're not showing up. Are they really this upset with me? Are they not even going to give me a chance to apologize before I leave? I continue waiting but they don't show up. The only brother I have in the district is sick so he can't come, my parents though. This hurts, like it really fucking hurts not being able to see my parents. I feel my eyes begin to swell up and I start to cry in the palm of my hands.
Amos Walton,17, District 2 male
This is quite the nice room they got here. Never expected the justice building to be so fancy. I know I haven't seen anything yet though. I fully expect the capitol to just blow me away. My father enters shortly after and sits next to me.
"Hey dad, how you feeling?" I ask.
"I'm ok, like any parent would be, I'm worried but I know you'll be back." He smiles but it seems he's only trying to convince himself of that. It's only normal though, some of the strongest careers have fell in the arena, but I won't be one of those statistics. I'll be back home soon and put his mind at ease.
"So Cagney didn't want to come?" I question.
"No, I know he means you well, it's just…" He begins.
"Yeah, I get it. I'm going to spend a lot more time with him after I come back." I assure my father and he nods.
"I'm sure he'd like that, take care son and see you soon." Me and my father embrace once more and he leaves shortly after.
Dana, Faith, Rusty and Jessie come to visit me next and I'm happy to see they're all in good spirits. We don't even talk about the hunger games, we just laugh and talk casually like it's a regular day.
"Alright Amos, give em hell and we're gonna have a huge party waiting for you when you return!" Rusty assures me.
"Looking forward to it!" I smile and Dana gives her flower shaped golden barrette that she always kept in her hair and gives me a long kiss on the mouth.
"Don't get this too dirty ok?" She jokes.
"I'll try not to." I laugh and we all give each a long group hug before they have to leave, I'm going to miss them…
Xavarion "Xavi" Odoro,18, District 3 male
As I sit here, everything begins to dawn on me. I was reaped, I'm going into the arena to fight for my life against twenty three other tributes and…I'm probably going to die. My thoughts are interrupted when Milah and Ryder burst through the door. Tears are streaming from her eyes as she's crying and I stand up and try to comfort her.
"Xavi! You have to come back! You have to!" she cries.
"I'll try..." I mumble.
"No! You have to! Use your brains and your brawns! Do whatever you have to do to win! Just don't leave me! Don't leave me!" She criess into my torso and I hug her.
"Ok Milah, I'll do that, I'll do whatever I have to do." I assure her but her crying only gets louder.
"I don't want you to go! I don't want you to die!" she cries.
"Here, come here Milah." Ryder calmy say as he gently pulls her off of me and hugs her as he tries to calm her down.
"Xavi will be fine ok? And he's going to use all the tools in his arsenal to ensure that, so just relax ok? Everything will be alright." He calms her down as her crying turns into sniffs.
"It's ok…" he calmy say as he wipes her eyes and Milah nods as she sniffs again.
"Hey how about you get something to drink? I'll stay in here and give Xavi some last minute fighting tips." Ryder suggests.
"Yeah,yeah…ok." She sniffs and gives me a hug and kiss on the cheek.
"I love you Xavi." She sniffs.
"Love you too Milah, I'll be back." I assure her and she nods before leaving.
Ryder looks at me for a moment and I look back at him before he walks up to me and begins kissing me on the mouth. I'm receptive at first as we begin grabbing each other while kissing and things are quickly starting to get intense as he starts to unbutton my shirt but I suddenly pull away from him.
"No, no Ryder, this is not ok. It's not! We can't do this! My sister loves you, I know you love her too and the both of you need to take care of each other!" I sternly say.
"Yeah…yeah you're right, but Xavi I just look at you and…my love for you just goes beyond anything I've ever felt." He admits and I only take a deep breath as I'm at a loss of words trying to process all of this.
"Look let's just act like this didn't happen ok?" I quickly ask.
"Ok...ok Xavi. Uh look, this was supposed to be for Milah but you need it more at this time. I'll see you soon…" Ryder walks up to me and hands me a black threaded bracelet and gives me another look before leaving. I then sit back down on the chair and look at the bracelet before my emotions begin to overwhelm me.
Zananova "Zan" Pixa,13, District 3 female
I hum a tune as I flip through my human's anatomy book and kick my small legs repeatedly as I try to adjust to this chair, but it's rather uncomfortable. So many different tributes are going to be in that arena, so many different body types, personalities and genetic make up. Wondering how long it'd take for each of them to fall to my toxins intrigues me and it makes me even more excited. I might start with my district partner first, let's see how well that large muscular body can withstand my experiments. Tyvon walks in and he gives me a serious look as he sits down across from me and I close my book and fold my hands before looking over at him.
"Salutations Tyvon." I greet him and he only lets out a small grunt.
"Zan, those two boys who were found in the forest dead, I know you killed them." He suddenly say as he looks me in the eyes.
"Interesting, what lead you to this theory?" I curiously ask as I keep my hands folded.
"I was responsible for examining their bodies and the techniques used on them were similar to mines. Your overall technique is still a bit sloppy though, so that's something you need to work on before you go into the arena." Tyvon sternly answers me.
"I see, I don't find it even remotely surprising you figured that out, you did inspire me afterall." I admit and he gives a slight nod.
"Zan there's no limits or boundaries in the arena, no right or wrong. Just people trying to survive. You do whatever you need to do to survive. Everything you've learnt from me, everything you've learnt yourself, improve upon it and apply it into the arena." He sternly say as he stands up.
"Understood, thank you for your advice." I thank him and he nods before walking towards the exit but suddenly stops.
"Zan…me and you are more alike than you think, do you remember when my daughter Delphine went missing?" Tyvon asks in a more sinister tone.
"Yes I do Tyvon." I calmy say.
"I put her through experiments, experiments similar to the ones you put your subjects through and she didn't survive. You don't need to hide who you are, embrace yourself, embrace that power and use it to forge a path home." He states.
"I plan on, thank you Tyvon." I calmy say and he nods once more before leaving.
So you and me are alike huh Tyvon? In that case I don't plan on disappointing you! I grin to myself as my small hands begin to shake in excitement before bursting out in a maniacal laughter.
Vendetta McClain,18, District 4 female
Knowing that she's so close, knowing that's she's finally in my reach, it's just so hard to control myself! It is so hard to resist tearing each limb from her body one by one! I continue pacing around the room refusing to sit down, refusing to relax. I'm not going to be ok until this woman is dead, until her blood is on my hands and nothing or no one was going to save her from what I have planned. I hear a ghostly cackle behind me however and ball my fists before turning around and seeing my father.
"Hehehehe! You thought you'd get away from me that easily little man!" he laughs.
"You're not real…you're not real…" I mumble to myself.
"That's what you wanna tell yourself huh? I see you got a limb out for Maria though since she killed your gay boyfriend, she did the right thing though. Oh she is my god damn hero! One less filthy faggot roaming this world!" He cackles.
"Shut the fuck up!" I yell as I throw a punch but it goes through him and lands on the hard surface instead as pain shoots through my fist.
"Anger, Anger, Anger. So much of it and for what? All that's gonna do is get you killed. Revenge, that's your only driving force and you know what they say about revenge, always be ready to dig two graves!" He cackles.
I keep my fists balled and my breathing gets heavier and heavier until I start hyperventilating.
"Vendetta?" I hear my mom's soft voice and I turn around to see my mom standing in the doorway with a concerned look on her face.
"Mom, mom…" I quickly walk up to her and hug her.
"I heard you screaming, are you ok?" She cradles me in her arms as I fight back tears.
"I'm ok…" I lie to her and she only hugs me tighter.
"Be safe and alert ok? Don't be reckless and remember that everything will be ok." My mom calmy tells me and I nod.
"Thank you mom…" I thank her and she gives me a kiss on the cheek and hugs me once more before leaving. Herman enters almost right after and he smiles and I do a small smile back.
"Hey, you ok?" he asks as he hugs me and I hug him back.
"Yeah…" I mumble, this hug is so warm and comfortable, I don't want to let go but he does.
"Well…just came to see you and don't worry, I'll have a nice big tasty burger waiting for you when you return!" he assures me.
"Thank you Herman, thank you for everything." I thank him.
"Hey why you speaking like this is the last time we're going to see each other?" He smirks.
"No, I know I'm coming back, it's just…it's going to be a few weeks and I'm going to miss you." I admit and he nods.
"I'm going to miss you too buddy, but we'll see each other soon enough!" we hug again before we look each other in the eye's for a moment.
"Vendetta…" he suddenly say still looking at me.
"Yes?" I calmy answer.
"I uh...i lo- i mean I'll see you soon ok?" He stammers and I nod before he pats my shoulder, leaves the room and I'm here alone again...
Barbel Beacher,18, District 4 male
I calmy sit down in this chair and relax myself as I think of my plan going forward. I'm not going to make it any secret that my aim is to be the leader of the careers this year, and I will be leader. I'm also not going to have any fucking kids in the alliance either. Anyone under the age of sixteen is a definite no and if they got a problem with that, well they can try doing something about it in the arena.
My family steps in suddenly, my mother, father, sister Hera who's twenty five, her spouse JoJo and their adopted eight year old son Roder.
For the most part they're all proud of me and are already talking about the huge plans they have for me when I return as victor. I only carelessly agree with all of their ideas. Hera seems a little worried, but that's only normal. I have a task at hand though. once I'm standing in the arena being announced as victor then by all means lets celebrate after, but for now my only aim is going out there and winning. Partying and all of that other shit, that's something that can be discussed later.
"Alright Barbel, make your dad even more proud!" my father gives me a hug and I hug the rest of my family before they leave.
Only moments later Augustus enters and he gives me a fearful look. Augustus, my once bestfriend that I nearly killed and despite all of that he just continues trying to be my friend, it is fucking annoying.
I grit my teeth as my hands begin trembling in anger and fear.
"Leave…" I warn him in a dark tone.
"Barbel, look I don't want you to blame yourself for what happened…it's not your fault, I just want you to know that." he shakes in fear.
"You have one last chance." I stand up from my chair as my body starts shaking more, I'm losing control of myself. He needs to fucking leave! I don't want to hurt him…not again.
"ok…ok I'm leaving, good luck in the arena ok?" He quickly stammers before leaving the room and I try to return my breathing to normal and take a seat as I look at my trembling hands. They slowly return to normal. The door opens shortly afterwards and it's Fernando.
"Fernando…" I mumble as I stand up from my chair.
"Hey, just wanted to come and hang out with you!" He smiles and I walk towards him, put my arms around his waist and he looks at me before we both close in and begin kissing each other reluctantly. You wanted me Fernando, well here I am, this is all of me…
Here's part 1 of the goodbyes and I'm keeping things moving along. I'll be getting the goodbyes out of the way pretty quickly and likely slow down to my normal pace(Which is still pretty fast honestly) for the train rides and so on. Anyways just wanted to get this out quickly! Till next time!