THE THIRTY FIRST ANNUAL HUNGER GAMES
"Heart of Glass"
INTRODUCTION
The nation stood in suspense as it anxiously awaited the announcement of whether or not Estella Whited would return as head gamemaker. The twenty-eighth and twenty-ninth games had both turned out as flops, and Estella's reputation had been severely tarnished. However, the thirtieth games, the games of the year prior, had been a massive success. Many saw this as redemption for Ms. Whited, but Estella herself knew better than to return as head gamemaker. If the thirtieth games had been a flop just like its two predecessors, she certainly would have paid with her life, or worse. However, the popular demand from the Capitol was that she return as head gamemaker, even if it be a single more year. With great hesitation, Estella returned as head gamemaker for the thirty-first annual Hunger Games. Her next arena had better be a good one. If it wasn't, she would most certainly face the severest of penalties. Estella reflected on the success of the games the year prior. A feature of the arena that really made a voice for it was its abstractness. There wasn't a fixed landscape, and there was nowhere in the world that even came close to resembling it. She decided to carry this theme into the thirty-first games' arena. Once the games started, Panem would see what she had cooked up for her final year.
The careers were rather strong this year; they had six members. The District 1 male, Vivaldi Strauss, was the one who really stole the show. He was strong, confident, and sure-of-self. He displayed a wide variety of skills to the gamemakers, especially with daggers and bows. He was from a family that manufactured musical instruments, giving him impeccable dexterity and resourcefulness. The District 1 female scored a nine, just short of her district partner. She displayed her talents with the bow and sword. She actually had a long gash along her forehead that she acquired for unspecified reasons. She refused to let the stylists cover it up, but the long gash earned her the nickname "Scar" among the outlier tributes. District 2 produced the most stellar showing. Their male, a master strongman and sword-wielder, earned a ten with the gamemakers. His district partner displayed the archetype of a "girly-girl". She acted sweet and pretty and cute prior to the games, but she emphasized that she did have a not-so-sparkly streak in her. They would see. The District 4 boy, of impeccable aim and skills with the trident and spear, earned five-to-one odds of winning, tied with the District 2 male. The District 4 girl showed off her talents with the throwing knives and the axe, earning her a nine.
Outside of the careers, the training scores were rather average. The two District 7 tributes earned eights, the only tributes to do so. There was a plethora of sevens in the last four or five districts; sevens were scored by Marin from 8, Anabel from 9, Diego and Hilda from 10, and Jessica from 12. There were no volunteers except for the careers. Here are the tributes:
District 1: Vivaldi Strauss, 17, (10) 4-1 and Amber Giannone, 17, (9) 7-1
District 2: Clavemont Raptor, 15, (10) 5-1 and Calla Donato, 18, (9) 6-1
District 3: Senika Zeller, 17, (5) 22-1 and Ixabel Hinsey, 16, (5) 24-1
District 4: Marlin Coppi, 16, (10) 5-1 and Alexandra Schulte, 16, (9) 6-1
District 5: Adonis Wallans, 15, (3) 50-1 and Arissa Tourney, 17, (5) 22-1
District 6: Luxor Cervera, 18, (6) 18-1 and Jinx Beaconsfield, 18, (5) 19-1
District 7: Lark Castells, 14, (8) 21-1 and Hazel Woodtke, 17, (8) 13-1
District 8: Marin Kelsey, 18, (7) 15-1 and Alyce Anaya, 16, (6) 21-1
District 9: Omer Turk, 16, (6) 21-1 and Anabel Mclendon, 17, (7) 16-1
District 10: Diego Kovach, 16, (7) 17-1 and Hilda Feldman, 18, (7) 15-1
District 11: Drake Tiemann, 15, (6) 24-1 and Bianca Castaldin, 14, (6) 28-1
District 12: Keneth Seidel, 15, (5) 27-1 and Jessica Leger, 17, (7) 16-1
THE GAMES
The arena for the thirty-first games looked like a scene straight out of heaven. A huge glass platform stood in the very center of the arena. This sheet of glass sparkled like water, and it housed the cornucopia. The cornucopia was made from hundreds of different colors of glass, and the cornucopia sparkled with the magnificence of a thousand diamonds. Surrounding the main glass platform were several other platforms of glass, connecting to the main by glass staircases. This created a sort of leveled arena. Waterfalls, their water crystal clear, cascaded down from the higher levels and plummeted either onto the lower levels or into the endless abyss below. Throughout the arena, there were hidden rooms aplenty: nearly ten in total, in fact, although most were never found. Each hidden room was hidden in a different way; each room housed an argosy of valuable and useful supplies. The cornucopia, like last year, contained several different supplies. Opulent were the supplies of knives and swords. In fact, nearly eighty percent of the cornucopia's weapons were blades. Among the knives, there were machetes, daggers, and more, and cutlasses, katanas, and broadswords were among the swords.
The sun shone bright, its beams of brilliant light cascading across the glass arena. The beams of light that hit the cornucopia were scattered every which way, throwing areas of blue or purple or pink light onto each of the tribute pedestals. It really was a show of light, not of landscape. Estella's last arena, though abstract, was a huge success. Would this trend continue into the thirty-first Hunger Games? Time would tell.
When the gong rang, a sizable number of two tributes ran away from the bloodbath. They were Luxor from 6 and Jessica from 12. Back at the cornucopia, Vivaldi lead the onrush. He was easily the fastest tribute, and he was several strides ahead of the others. Vivaldi went for the steadfast classical Hunger Games weapon and swept up a sword that leaned against a suitcase roughly thirty yards from his pedestal. Vivaldi scanned the clearing for easy prey. When he spotted the sinewy boy from District 5 attempting to worm his way past him, it was too easy. The career blocked the boy's path and shoved his sword deep into his stomach. The blade cut through his body and protruded from his back. Malnutrition having reduced him virtually down to bones, it wasn't long before his little gave up fighting.
Adonis Wallans, District 5 Male: 24th, Killed by Vivaldi, Bloodbath
Marlin, another fast runner, picked up a dagger that sat atop an ornate glass countertop inside of the cornucopia. Marlin ran out of the cornucopia and into the chaos of the bloodbath. He raced over to the nearest girl and grabbed her by either side of the torso, throwing her against the ground like a rag doll. She crumpled to the glass floor, weeping as Marlin hacked open her neck and upper torso with his dagger.
Hilda Feldmen, District 10 Female: 23rd, Killed by Marlin, Bloodbath
Clavemont gritted his teeth in frustration as he dueled with the tall, dark-haired boy from District 8. To Clavemont's great surprise, he was actually a fantastic sword-fighter. The career began to grow immensely frustrated at the boy's talents, having expected him to be an easy kill. Finally, Clavemont triumphed, slicing off his head with one clean slice and watching as his blood splattered the glass floor an evil red.
Marin Kelsey, District 8 Male: 22nd, Killed by Clavemont, Bloodbath
Vivaldi, having securely pulled his sword out of Adonis' limp form, swiftly and fluidly attacked his next prey: a nearby girl who was trying to escape the bloodbath with a package of jerky. She had no such luck, for Vivaldi was a faster runner than her. Although the girl tried to run, Vivaldi caught up to her and shoved his sword into her back. At least it was a swift death, her mentor, Woof, would later tell the press.
Alyce Anaya, District 8 Female: 21st, Killed by Vivaldi, Bloodbath
Calla locked her eager fingers around a crossbow that she found on the ground right in front of the cornucopia's yawning mouth. Calla nocked an arrow in the crossbow and aimed it at the back of a nearby boy, who was trying to escape the cornucopia alongside his district partner. The arrow buried itself into the back of his head. His dark-red blood splattered his horrified district partner as he fell to the ground in death.
Senika Zeller, District 3 Male: 20th, Killed by Calla, Bloodbath
Calla was onto the other girls' case, no matter how fast she tried to run. The career nocked an arrow into her crossbow and pulled the lever. The arrow whistled through the air and buried itself into her back. She crumpled to the ground. Clavemont, Calla's very own district partner, ran past to finish him off, gashing open his back with the sharp edge of his broadsword.
Ixabel Hinsey, District 3 Female: 19th, Killed by Calla and Clavemont, Bloodbath
Meanwhile, Alexandra closed her grasp around a spear. The dexterous girl tossed the spear toward the nearest boy. The weapon sank into his calf as he slumped like a stone, screaming with pain. Alexandra ran in closer to her prey, finishing him off by ripping out the spear and driving it into his torso, piercing his heart.
Keneth Seidel, District 12 Male: 18th, Killed by Alexandra, Bloodbath
Alexandra pulled her spear out of Keneth's limp form. She turned sharply on her heel and threw the weapon into the abdomen of a tall blonde girl that was running across her field of vision. Alexandra's aim was perfect, as the spear landed perfectly between the girl's shoulder blades. The spear blocked the canal responsible for respiration. The blood flow to the girl's brain promptly ceased, killing her and marking Alexandra's second bloodbath kill.
Bianca Castaldin, District 11 Female: 17th, Killed by Alexandra, Bloodbath
District 7's Lark gracefully swept up a belt of throwing knives that he found deep within the cornucopia's darkness. Lark exited the cornucopia and began throwing as soon as the belt was securely clipped around his waist. He pulled out the first knife, a kukri, and threw it at the nearest girl. Lark's kukri knife flipped end-over-end before lodging itself into her skull. It was only until after her cries of agony ceased abruptly that Lark realized he had killed his very own district partner.
Hazel Woodtke, District 7 Female: 16th, Killed by Lark, Bloodbath
Amber, the only career yet to make a kill, picked up a baton that sat humbly on the ground about one-hundred yards from her pedestal. She used the bar of metal to smash in the head of the nearest boy. His head's insides were reduced to a pulp, and his skull had been bashed in at several places. His grievous wounds were too severe for his body to keep fighting.
Omer Turk, District 9 Male: 15th, Killed by Amber, Bloodbath
Marlin made the bloodbath's closing kill. He used his dagger to slice a deep gash into the forehead of a girl with a training score of only five. This was enough to knock her off of her senses and her logical thinking, and so the girl screamed as she clambered around and clutched her forehead. Marlin finished her off by slashing his dagger across her chest. Her body put up a good fight, but in the end the amount of blood spouting from her wounds was far too much to leave any hope of recovery. She slipped away from the world in death. As her blood-lathered form went completely limp, eleven cannon shoots boomed across the arena.
Arissa Tourney, District 5 Female: 14th, Killed by Marlin, Bloodbath
Estella was rather pleased with eleven bloodbath kills. In her experience as head gamemaker, she had learned that too many bloodbath kills could be just as bad as too few. Lots of bloodbath deaths meant a short and boring games, whereas few bloodbath deaths made for a pathetic start. Eleven was right in the middle, right in the limbo between thrilling and excessive that pleased Estella immensely. At the conclusion of the bloodbath, the careers immediately assembled themselves. After a few minutes of reconciliation, the careers began hunting immediately. They returned to the cornucopia that night, their efforts fruitless. This year's tributes were certainly some of the best hiders that the Hunger Games had ever seen. They were stealthy and swift as well, something that would make the career's lives difficult in the weeks to come.
A small minority of the tributes travelled south. In fact, only two tributes headed in this direction: Luxor from 6 and Diego from 10. Luxor was one of the few tributes to head away from the bloodbath, and so he had a substantial head-start over Diego. Despite being eighteen, Luxor was a graceful and elegant runner. He was also rather quiet in his movements, and the way he leapt soundlessly and slid across the glass attracted the attention of many a sponsor. He had the looks to match, too; by the end of the day, his total sponsor loot included a canteen of water, a package of dried peach slices, a knife, and more. The gamemakers, curious to see what Luxor was capable off, sent a creature after him around three o'clock in the evening. The creature was a unicorn, but its horn was made of periwinkle glass that seemed to sparkle with the brilliance that a thousand diamonds could not match. The creature was fast, and the encounter terrified Luxor out of his skin. It seemed hopeless, but then he thought back to Marisa Isaac's strategy during the first Quarter Quell. Marisa had taken advantage of the fact that muttations were bad at changing direction quickly. A spark of hope was lit inside of Luxor. With all of the power he could muster up, Luxor got as far ahead of the unicorn as possible. Then, he stood in front of a cube of sparkling silver glass. The unicorn charged toward him. At the last second, Luxor dove out of the way. The unicorn crashed into the glass cube. It was trapped under the collapsing structure. Luxor had triumphed. Yet, that was the least of his problems. The crashing sound had attracted the attention of the careers, and so Luxor had to be on the lookout for the entire day. Fortunately for him, the careers never found him.
The other tribute that travelled south, Diego, actually had a supply of spoils from the bloodbath. Diego had gotten into several duels at the horn, all of which he had one. His hoard included lots of food and water as well as a trident. Diego had no idea how to use a trident, and so he spent the rest of Day 1 practicing. He remained as quiet as possible throughout his endeavors. By the time the sun dipped below the horizon, the boy had learned all the ins and outs of his three-pronged weapon. His skills with the trident would be tested the next day. He would see.
It was a much more popular approach to head north, higher in elevation. Five tributes took this route: Jinx from 6, Lark from 7, Anabel from 9, Drake from 11, and Jessica from 12. Jessica, having turned away from the bloodbath, had a substantial head-start over the four others. Nothing much stood out about Jessica except for maybe her beautiful misty-grey eyes, but those weren't enough to earn her sponsors. To earn sponsors, you had to impress them. And everybody knew that there was only one way to do that.
Jessica, although from District 12, didn't seem to mind killing. In fact, she even seemed to be looking forward to it if it meant seeing her friends and family again. The colored glass that produced the arena was tough, and it took every ounce of Jessica's strength to break off a chunk of glass capable of doing any serious injury. When Jessica heard light snoring from around the corner of a small cove she was in, her plan was falling perfectly into place.
Anabel, the snorer that Jessica had heard, woke up mere moments later to the horrible sensation of Jessica's glass shard raking across her calf. Anabel bolted to her senses and fumbled for her weapons, but could not find them. Jessica had confiscated them and placed them outside of the cave, where they were beyond Anabel's reach. Seemingly unfazed by Anabel's screams of pain, Jessica raked her glass shard across the back of Anabel's left heel. Anabel lunged forward and tried to grab Jessica, but the swift and clever District 12 girl had already scurried away with her supplies and Anabel's. Anabel tried to chase after her, but her vision and hearing were already becoming foggy. It was only a matter of time before Anabel died from loss of blood. Now, only half of the tributes remained.
Anabel Mclendon, District 9 Female: 13th, Killed by Jessica, Day 1
Jessica's efforts to gain sponsors had worked, and within the next hour she had received many weapons and other supplies from sponsors that liked her willingness to kill.
Lark was evidently the strongest tribute outside of the careers. He even had a kill under his belt. It was no surprise that he went out with hopes of killing that evening. He made no kills. The sound of Anabel's cannon meant that there was a killer on the loose, and that was enough to scare Lark into settling in for the night. He decided to go behind one of the waterfalls that cascaded from the higher levels. The stream of water wasn't that strong, so Lark reasoned that he'd probably be able to get to the other side of the waterfall unharmed. He held his breath and ran forward, through the waterfall. What Lark expected to see was the face of some column behind the waterfall. That was not what he saw. He emerged in a sort of cave. Intrigued, Lark delved deeper. The walls, ceiling, and floor were stone brick, and Larke's flashlight helped him to make out the fact that the room was spotless of mold. That was strange, since mold should have flourished in the dark and damp room. Abruptly, Lark reached the dead-end of the hallway.
He found himself in a room filled with marvelous things. A gallon jug of water sat on a table that looked to be made out of gold and jade. Next to it was an entire cart of knives. A bed, comforter, pillows and all, stood nestled into a corner. An electric lantern stood, ready for the lighting, on a desk. Countless supplies littered the room, things that could last Lark nearly a week if he managed them properly. By the bed's side was a book. Curious, Lark picked up the book. The book was a record book, chronicling every single sponsor gift ever given. Lark began to read the book. The first page in the book detailed the first sponsor gift ever given, a jar of wound sealer and disinfectant cream given to Molly Toliday on Day 10 of the third annual Hunger Games. This place was a miracle in and of itself, but the District 7 boy still took precautions to make sure that he kept as silent as possible. At last, when he deemed it time for bed, Lark took off his belt of throwing knives. He left it on his bedside just in case and read through the book until he was tired. The bed was comfortable; soon, Lark found himself drifting off into sleep.
Drake from 11 had certainly been luckier than most in many different ways. For one, he was one of District 11's wealthiest citizens. But, that was irrelevant. Drake had run into the bloodbath and had escaped unscathed, with a rather decent collection of spoils. He slept for the night right beside a waterfall, hoping that the rushing of the waterfall would block out the sounds of whatever noises Drake would make in his sleep. Little did Drake know that he was sleeping right outside of the cave in which Lark resided.
Lark rose up bright and early the next morning. It came as a great shock to him when he saw Drake snoozing away right outside of the cave. Lark had left his throwing knives inside of the cornucopia, but now that he knew about Drake he was too paranoid to go back inside the cave and turn his back to the entrance. Quickly and without equivocation, Lark reached forward and pushed Drake into the waterfall. Drake fell into the cool water, liquid pouring directly into his lungs and throat. Drake couldn't swim; he slowly sank down into the shallow pool and drowned as Lark watched with earnest.
Drake Tiemann, District 11 Male: 12th, Killed by Lark, Day 2
The rest of Day 2 passed empty of conflict among the tributes. This was understandable, as the second day in each arena is typically utilized by the tributes to sort out their game plan and organize their spoils from Day 1. Therefore, they typically rarely emerge from their hiding places and there are very few deaths. This rang true of Day 2, as the few tributes that remained rarely exited their hiding places. It was much too early for muttations with any capability to kill or injure. Typically, the gamemakers would spice days up like these by sending mutts after the stronger tributes. But, they had done that already on Day 1.
Day 3 was similarly deathless. Around noon, the gamemakers sent a hoard of sphinx muttations after Lark. But, he was able to outsmart them by tricking them into running into a waterfall, where they melted.
On the morning of Day 4, the gamemakers realized that the all six of the careers still remained. This would make for a rather boring finale, as the careers would all rat out the weaker tributes and then they would be the only ones surviving. They wanted some outliers to be in the finale, to give the Capitolites a few underdogs to root for. As such, the gamemakers sent a black panther to pursue the six careers.
The careers heard the sound of the creature's claws scraping over the glass floor before they saw it. They sprang to their feet and grabbed their weapons. When the saw the monster that was pursuing them, they knew that they would have to kill it or die trying. The careers began haphazardly shouting commands to each other, and in the mass of confusion the only tributes to charge forth and attack the creature were Vivaldi and Calla. Calla, who had a sickle, swung the blade into the panther's torso. This didn't do much damage, but angered the creature. Calla ducked out of the way when the panther tried to smack her away with its paw.
The six careers all ran toward the creature in a strange show of unison that the games hadn't really seen before. Taking down the panther was hard work, and they even suffered a loss: Alexandra, whose stomach was hacked open the panther's talons while she was trying to stab it in the side.
Alexandra Schulte, District 4 Female: 11th, Killed by Panther Muttation, Day 4
The careers went out hunting immediately after they had finished sufficiently nursing their wounds dealt to them by the black panther muttation. They didn't find any kills until about six o'clock that evening, when Marlin turned around a corner and found himself face-to-face with Lark, who was sharpening his axe against a metal sponsor parachute carriage.
Lark jumped to his feet and tried to back away from Marlin, hoping to outrun the career. It was foolish to think that such a thing would be possible, but perhaps he was too terrified to form comprehensive thoughts at the time. Once he realized that he needed to face Marlin head-on, he turned around and charged toward the approaching career.
Their duel was surprisingly long; they were both battered down, tired, and covered with cuts and scrapes within fifteen minutes. However, after nearly twenty minutes of teeth-grinding and dueling, Marlin triumphed over Lark, plunging his trident deep into his abdomen. Lark collapsed to the ground, heaving himself dry as his stomach tried to recover from the grievous wound that it had sustained. The boy was strong, and it was nearly five minutes before his body gave up fighting.
Lark Castells, District 7 Male: 10th, Killed by Marlin, Day 4
Days 5 and 6 passed in the arena, deathless and void of interaction or conflict among the nine living tributes. Day 7 saw the death of Jinx, who fell at the hands of Vivaldi. Vivaldi was out hunting when he heard shuffling around the corner of a large sheet of glass. Vivaldi zipped around the corner and found a completely defenseless Jinx cowering beside it. Vivaldi speared her torso with his sword. She slid off of the sword as her form went completely limp.
Jinx Beaconsfield, District 5 Female: 9th, Killed by Vivaldi, Day 7
That left the final eight: Vivaldi Strauss and Amber Giannone from District 1, Clavemont Raptor and Calla Donato from District 2, Marlin Coppi from District 4, Luxor Cervera from District 6, Diego Kovach from District 10, and Jessica Leger from District 12.
Day 8 passed, deathless. On Day 9, the gamemakers herded Luxor and Diego together via unicorn muttations. Luxor certainly had the advantage, having faced the unicorns before on Day 1. Diego, though unexperienced with the magical creatures, could still outrun them if he dropped his backpack and kept only his weapon. The two tributes spotted each other over the horizon. They would either have to kill each other or both be killed by the unicorns. They both silently agreed that, if they had to choose between dying from a knife wound or being mauled apart by a unicorn, the knife would be much faster.
Their duel was long, and each boy took turns trying to outrun the other. Nearly an hour later, Luxor triumphed over his opponent, throwing several shards of glass into Diego's face to distract him and then throwing one of his knives squarely into his shoulder.
Diego Kovach, District 10 Male: 8th, Killed by Luxor, Day 9
Days 10 and 11 passed deathless. On Day 12, another hiding passageway like Lark's was discovered by Marlin. He instantly ran back to the cornucopia to alert his fellow careers, and they all took out toward the place that burst at the seams with valuable supplies.
On Day 13, the gamemakers sent the skeleton muttations from the twenty-eighth games after the careers, which were out hunting in one big pack at the time. The master archer skeletons killed two of the tributes, one with an arrow to the skull and the other with an arrow to the shoulder.
Amber Giannone, District 1 Female: 7th, Killed by Archer Skeleton Muttations, Day 13
Calla Donato, District 2 Female: 6th, Killed by Archer Skeleton Muttations, Day 13
Day 14 passed, deathless. Jessica was the next to fall, dying at the hands of Vivaldi's broadsword on Day 15. Her blood splattered the glass floor an evil red. She had discovered the third hidden room earlier that day; the careers were immensely pleased to pillage her of the valuable supplies that she was carrying.
Jessica Leger, District 12 Female: 5th, Killed by Vivaldi, Day 15
On Day 16, the gamemakers herded the tributes toward the cornucopia via viper snake muttations. Luxor was running away from the snakes when he felt a chorus of needle-sharp fangs sinking into his ankle. He fell to the ground with panic and agony. The other snakes easily caught up to heaving Luxor; their teeth sank into every region of his body. At least it was a swift death, his mentor remarked back in the Capitol.
Luxor Cervera, District 6 Male: 4th, Killed by Viper Snake Muttations, Day 16
The only three tributes remaining were the three male careers. They met up at the cornucopia. Clavemont was the first to fall, his head sliced off in one clean sweep of Vivaldi's broadsword.
Clavemont Raptor, District 2 Male: 3rd, Killed by Vivaldi, Day 16
That left Vivaldi Strauss of District 1 and Marlin Coppi of District 4 to vie for the crown. They were two of the most beloved tributes that year. Their duel was certainly a thrilling one, for it was filled with twists and turns of all kinds; the playing field had been almost perfectly leveled by the fact that Vivaldi had a gash in his leg dealt by Clavemont a few minutes prior. Marlin fought with his trident whereas Vivaldi's broadsword cut soundlessly through the air. After nearly an hour, Marlin triumphed, shoving his four-pronged trident deep into Vivaldi's chest.
Vivaldi Strauss, District 1 Male: 2nd, Killed by Marlin, Day 16
"Marlin Coppi of District 4, you are the victor of the thirty-first annual Hunger Games!" Estella proclaimed, her voice accompanied by a symphony of trumpets that trilled in grand congratulation of Marlin's victory.
Marlin raised his bloodstained fists into the air, roaring proudly and celebrating his first moments as Panem's newest victor.
Marlin Coppi, District 4 Male: Victor of the Thirty First Hunger Games, Day 16
AFTERMATH
District 4 was pleasantly surprised by Marlin's victory; after a two decade gap between their second and third victors they were not expecting to get their fourth victor merely three years later. Marlin received a hero's welcome by District 4, hailed as their fourth victor. The Capitol loved Marlin, for career victors were always loyal to the Capitol and were always confident and sure-of-self.
He settled into the Victor's Village of District 4, the fourth victor to do so.
Marlin's victory tour went rather well in every district except for District 1. There, Vivaldi's father attempted to assassinate Marlin. Marlin barely survived, but with a bullet wound between his shoulder blades that would stay there for the rest of his life. The killer was easily identified, and he was hanged for his crime.
Marlin would live to the milestone age of one-hundred, dying on his one-hundredth birthday from a respiratory infection. He would marry his high-school sweetheart the year after his victory, who he would stay married to until her death about seventy years later. Marlin's entire lifetime passed without him bearing or adopting any children.
NEWS
Marlin moves into the Victor's Village of District 4, the fourth victor to do so.
Mags Flanagan adopts her second child, a six year-old homeless girl named Samantha.
Odius Ruttler's second son, Maximus, is born.
Gold Carson bears his first child with his wife, a baby boy named Jasper.
LIST OF VICTORS
1HG: Cordin Frey (#1, District 3)
2HG: Sapphire Waber (#1, District 1)
3HG: Molly Toliday (#1, District 4)
4HG: Amelia Spangler (#1, District 2)
5HG: Misty Sablone (#1, District 12)
6HG: Olivia Seager (#2, District 2)
7HG: Flux Stafford (#2, District 3)
8HG: Brandi Coyne (#2, District 1)
9HG: Isaac Crandall (#1, District 5)
10HG: Velvet Farrow (#3, District 1)
11HG: Mags Flanagan (#2, District 4)
12HG: Slate Ogston (#3, District 2)
13HG: Woof Dozier (#1, District 8)
14HG: Blaze Skalnik (#4, District 2)
15HG: Dina Wilmarth (#2, District 5)
16HG: Beatrice Toland (#1, District 6)
17HG: Amelia Bankston (#5, District 2)
18HG: Markus Gardd (#2, District 6)
19HG: Odius Ruttler (#6, District 2)
20HG: Seeder Kaiser (#1, District 11)
21HG: Freya Digard (#7, District 2)
22HG: Gold Carson (#4, District 1)
23HG: Ashlyn Breston (#3, District 6)
24HG: Dayta Albrand (#3, District 3)
25HG: Diamond Griego (#5, District 1)
26HG: Thor Rosner (#8, District 2)
27HG: Magnet Lisagor (#4, District 3)
28HG: Maria Dutra (#3, District 4)
29HG: Discordia Komine (#9, District 2)
30HG: Barley Chisolm (#1, District 9)
31HG: Marlin Coppi (#4, District 4)
