Day 2

~~Spark Costan District 5 Female~~

I had no luck with allies yesterday. I tried the career girls, Manny, and even my District Partner. I suddenly saw the girl from 3 at the throwing knife station. I grabbed a knife, and stood beside her. I threw a few, which landed in the arm.

"Spark, right?" The girl asked.

I was shocked, since I figured I would start the conversation.

"Uh, yeah," I told her. "And you are...?"

"Velvet," She responded, throwing a knife which stuck out of the heart. "Velvet Mettlaic."

I nodded, and we threw a few more knives.

"You're good at this," I told her. Velvet nodded.

"I was born to use a throwing knife."

"So, Velvet," I began, hand shaking. "Do you want to be an alliance?"

~~Rusty Shoman District 5 Male~~

What would Rugby do?

That's my main question as I walk around the Training Center. I only have three days here, and I wasted most of the time yesterday trying to tell Spark I didn't want to be her ally.

Okay. So. Rugby knows his way around the wilderness, so do I. So, maybe weapons? Which weapon would Rugby pick? I decided on trying a single-sided knife since knivs are common in the arena, and single sided looked easiest.

I glanced over at the dummy. The District 2 girl was already there, slicing in various places with a dagger.

"Hi," I told her.

She whipped around, and placed the point of her dagger right on the underside of my chin.

"Don't you dare talk to me," she hissed. "Or you will be my first target in the arena!"

"Okay," I told her.

She glared at me with her bright blue eyes, fury in her expression. She whipped around, but not before cutting me.

~~Raven Slillo District 6 Female~~

"C'mon, C'mon," I whispered, creating more friction that a champion roller skater.

Why won't this fire start! I perfected edible bugs and tree climbing yesterday, but I still had fire starting and knots. I was about to shout at the Trainer when I saw a spark.

Yes! Yes! Yes!

Suddenly, standing before me was a blazing fire. I started cheering to myself, and walked over to knots.

~~Bucket Leech District 6 Male~~

I laughed as Trainer Ezikiel spun around, trying to get the slime off of his back. I turned to highfive Axle, but then remembered, Oh yeah, I'm in this alone.

That only made this occasion more joyous! I did a prank myself! Well, I did a few yesterday, but that was yesterday. Today is today!

I walked over to the throwing knives, about to do something insane.

~~Woodley Forrester District 7 Male~~

Swirls.

Calm, black and brown swirls. Just add a few green fuzzes and...done!

"Hey, Aurora!" I call. She looks up from her own creation.

"Yeah, Wood?" She asks.

"You're going to want to watch this."

I backed up, then placed my arm against the dark oak. Aurora's eyes widened, and tried her own pattern on the birch tree next to me.

"That looks horrible!" She laughed, looking at the black smears against yellow paint.

"Maybe next time," I suggested. "Use white."

She washed her arm off in the sink, then turned to me.

"I'm going to go try out a bow and arrow," she told me.

"Alright!" I yelled as she started sprinting away.

~Aurora Mae Flemmen District7 Female~

I tugged on the string, so far so good. I never used a bow before, so this was new. I grabbed a wooden arrow, and turned to the cardboard cutouts

I pulled back, aimed, and let go.

Swoosh

Twack!

I opened my eyes, and jumped up and down, shrieking. Right in the heart.

~~Bera Mether District 8 Female~~

Reach.

I put my right foot on a steady brach, and reached higher.

"You're doing great!" Trainer Eclipse shouted from the ground. I think Eclipse is the nicest here.

I was several feet off of the ground, about three fourths of the way up the tree.

I reached with my left arm, then an ear piercing shriek filled the training center.

"NO!" I screamed as my right hand slipped.

I fell, falling on branches and thorns on the way down. I landed, scratched, onto the mat.

~~Hades Underwood District 8 Male~~

I twist the thick rope, following the directions the Trainer is giving me. Scowling, I pull.

The knot undoes itself immediately, and I cross my arms.

"This danged rope just won't tie!" I cried.

"Try simpler," Trainer Jackson tells me. "Try a thinner rope, and make a four-in-hand-knot."

Like I'll need to know how to tie knots anyways.