I messed up Floki and Whyte's sponsor. They were supposed to get the polish first and then the weapons, like the sponsor was laughing at the show and then sending something to reward them for it.
Daisy Stem
The pack must have been on the move last night. All those cannons went off, one after another. It happened after the Anthem, so nobody knew who they were yet. Except the ones who died.
I couldn't stay in the water tower forever. I had water, naturally, but I was getting really hungry. I'd have to venture out for food, and I knew I wasn't one of the stronger Tributes in this Arena. I was just turning to open the door when a bunch of bubbles floated up in the water below me.
What's that? I wondered as I looked at the bubbles. The water had always been calm before. Something dark followed the bubbles up and broke the surface. It was a box, with a wet, droopy parachute hanging off one side.
Oh, ha! They couldn't send it down since I'm in here, so they sent it up! I thought as I fished it out. I was hoping for food, and that was what I found. It wasn't the most practical, but it was what I wanted most: ice cream. There was a tall, fluted glass filled with layers of rainbow ice cream covered in sauces and whipped cream. I ate it all and got smudges all over my nose trying to lick every last bit up.
That can last a day if it has to. I can stay safe in here another day. Hopefully some people will die by then. As I was putting the glass back in the box, the water tower shuddered and lurched. I leaned against the wall for balance and the entire tower fell over. Water splashed everywhere and I banged against the walls haphazardly, bruising myself all over. The grating I had been sitting on broke off the side and sank to the bottom, leaving me swimming. The hatch ended up six inches above my head, so I opened it and hauled myself out, shaken but mostly unhurt.
Okay, I guess I can't stay in there for another day.
Glaudius Gold
It sounded like the Gamemakers had knocked both the towers over. I heard the crash and the reverberations through the ground before mine fell. The grating snagged my leg and dragged me under. It almost pinned me to the bottom before I pushed it off and swam back up. I paddled on the surface and looked around. I couldn't see the exit hatch anywhere.
I dove under the water and found it. It landed flat against the ground, barring my way out. There was no way I could move the tower or get out any other way. The walls were solid metal and all I had was a sword. My sword, meanwhile, was on the bottom next to the grate. I could get it if I needed, but it was too heavy to carry.
Right away I could see the danger. Without the grate, there was nothing to hold on to. The walls around me were wet and smooth. I felt around for any sort of hold, but there was nothing. Every time I lifted my arms above the water to reach for a hold, my weight pulled me under and I had to swim back up.
I didn't want to panic. I knew how to swim, since I'd focused on survival during my first time training. I wasn't amazing at it, though, since it was unlikely I'd need to do it for more than a few minutes in almost any Arena. I pulled my shoes off and tread water, trying to expend as little energy as possible. The water was lukewarm, so I stripped off my wet pants next, leaving me swimming in my underwear.
If someone didn't send me something, I knew I would die eventually. The time slipped by, and it got harder and harder to swim. I tried to push up against the side to support some of my weight, and I switched sides to give either arm a break. It went on for hours, and I knew no one was coming. I was only glad I didn't have to face some of the others outside the tower. They enjoyed this. They were fighting to kill, and they were monsters. I was just a boy, fighting a losing battle for my life.
Mist Hastings POV
This was the Hunger Games. I knew that. I was sick, at least I thought I was. Before I turned twelve and started to change into a woman, I wasn't like this. My earliest years were normal, and they reminded me how abnormal I got to be later. It wasn't that I'd lost my memories, really. It was just that they were so strange I thought they must not be true. I remembered thinking ghosts were following me and that there were monsters in my blood that I had to tear out. It seemed so real then, but now I could see how silly it was.
I'd thought I was exaggerating how scary the other Tributes were, but I could see I was right. I didn't know all of them, but all the ones whose names I recognized were Careers. I wasn't a Career, but I came from a Career District, so they must have added me in. If that was the case, I was in deep trouble. It was even worse than a normal Games. I was the only untrained girl in an Arena full of hunters. The first one that ran across me would kill me in a heartbeat.
All I could do was hide and hope they all had bigger fish to fry. I was so woefully untrained and helpless they probably never thought about me. If they thought I was still like I was before, they probably thought I'd wander off and fall off a building or something. If I stayed in my house and hid whenever anyone came near, I might be able to live. It was a horribly long shot, but it was my best one. At least I was good at hiding. All my life, things had been chasing me. This was just the first time they were real.
15th place: Glaudius Gold- Drowned
The Gamemakers don't like Careers hiding and waiting. That was the next target I was talking about. It was just luck that Daisy's hatch landed within reach and Glaudius' didn't. Glaudius wasn't going to win anyway, and this way he didn't get killed by Venus or someone really scary. He did the best he could do and his strategy was the best plan for someone in his scenario. Glaudius' submitter was the only one I didn't write down for some reason, but thanks for Glaudius. You sent in someone from an older Games with realistic skills from that time period, even though that put him at a disadvantage. Good show.
It seems like the Party Alliance has gone a long time without taking damage, but it's really only been two days. Things will happen, but the chapters cover a much shorter time period than in most stories because the Career Games move so much faster.