Kerry Selmosa- Titus Gein
The boy in the sky looked so big, but why was he only a head? There wouldn't be as much meat that way.
Hoban Tam- Ventrix Webb
I didn't know what to feel first. I thought of the future I wouldn't have with Hoban and the pain I felt when I watched him die. I relived moments with him, before and during the Games. Some Tributes would have wanted revenge, but that was useless. It wouldn't bring him back.
Sky Levings
Nothing like this had ever happened before. We never thought something in the Games could shock even the Gamemakers. No one would ever forget this year.
I wasn't surprised Quiola died early. She didn't have the cruelty to win. Kerry didn't either, but he might have won on skills alone. But luck chooses Victors more often than we want to admit.
District Five
When Quiola died, we mourned quietly. We'd known it was coming. Kerry was another story. The Arena was made for him. Everything stopped when we watched him fall. What happened next set the District ablaze. People were rioting in the streets and demanding justice. But there's no justice in Panem.
Desiree Redwood
She shouldn't be so light. It was like carrying a baby. I held Electra in my arms as I desperately stumbled through the Arena. She needed more. The cactus wasn't enough. We couldn't live off of a handful of leaves. She was blowing away like sand in my arms.
"It's okay. I'm going to find us food," I said. I didn't want to panic again. I had to come through for her. It was all on me. I'd tried begging. Acee and Sequioa either didn't hear or didn't have any money left. There was nothing to do. There was nowhere to go.
I'll go to the Cornucopia. There was food there. I'd take Electra to the Cornucopia and we'd hide just out of sight. We'd wait for them to go hunting and I'd take some of their food. They'd have tons of it. Everything would be all right again.
Her breath shouldn't rattle like that. She shouldn't be so still when I was running over rocks and potholes and jostling her. I'd been trying to keep her steady, but there wasn't time. I was sprinting towards the Cornucopia, hoping I hadn't gotten myself lost or turned around. It didn't matter if they were there. She needed food.
Electra Magenta
It was funny how Des was carrying me. I was like a baby. I didn't mind it, though. It was better than sleeping on the hard ground.
I wasn't going back to my family. That was good. This would have happened eventually anyway. She would have hit me too hard or I would have decided to stop the hurt the only way I could. It was better here with someone who cared about me.
"Des," I said. I could hardly get the word out. Des gasped.
"You're okay!" she said. She slowed to a walk. "We're going to get food."
"That's good. Thank you for being a friend," I said. Des stopped and clutched me closer to her. She dropped to her knees and her arms shook. Her tears dropped onto my face.
"No, you just need some food," she said. She was so strong. After I was gone, she'd get back up and keep walking.
"Hug my sister for me if you win," I said. I'd never felt safer. Her arms were strong around me. She'd give Synthi a good hug, just like she was giving me.
12th place: Electra Magneta- Starvation and malnutrition
I thought about killing Electra in the Bloodbath, but I liked her and Des together. If they'd come across the Careers, Electra may have been able to defend the pair with her inventions, but you can't make water out of steel. Her form noted she was malnourished, and with her tiny frame it didn't take long for her to burn all her reserves. Sad as it is, her life in the Arena was probably better than back home. The only thing she'd miss was Synthi. She made a friend and at least didn't get eaten by Titus. Thanks tinks for filling in a slot with Electra and making her good. Des is still going strong and now really has a better chance, much as she'd prefer to have Electra instead.