Ulrich Lockwood (D2 male)

I am not sure how much longer the career alliance will last. Whilst Travis and Antoinette are now being civil with each other you can still see the ring of bruises around her neck.

The two from Four are nice but they seem to have grouped off on their own. They are still careers but I wouldn't be surprised if they left us after the bloodbath.

I wouldn't blame them.

None of us are anything to laugh at in terms of power but from day 1 we have argued relentlessly. We must be the shittiest career pack ever.

After training is over me and Sierra are fine with each other but we both have to go off with the tributes from One to stop them killing each other.

I hate to say it but maybe it would be better if one of them were killed in the bloodbath.

It is the Hunger Games after all.

Only the strong survive and the chances of one of us winning whilst separated like this goes down considerably.

I walk over to the tracking station, a very unpopular one due to the way it is tucked right behind racks of weapons. The way it works is quite simple, you get one item from an animal such as footprints or faeces and I have to correctly identify it.

It's strange for a career to like something as meaningless as this but I do.

I guess I'm strange all over.

Natalia Bonheaur (D7 female)

I am proud to be part of what seems like the most stable alliance going into the games.

The careers are an absolute joke, none of them seem to like the others and they look ready to shove their chosen weapons in the others back at any time. I find myself being surprised that these were the academy's best offerings.

I enjoy the company of both Carolyn and Amber though if I would have to pick my favourite I'd say Amber.

It's nothing personal, just the way Carolyn goes off on a daydream sometimes and we have to snap her back to reality.

I love... or at least like her but it can get a bit weird.

One thing I've noticed is how each of these tributes have something in their personality to make them their own: The boy from 11 seems transfixed with berries and the girl from 1 is both stunning and cruel.

I may have an 'interesting' past, but do I know what makes me me?

I shake these thoughts away and turn to Amber and Carolyn. We agreed that today we would go completely out of our comfort zones.

We go to the Archery station. Surprisingly we are all quite good. We aren't quite getting bullseyes but almost every time we hit the targets.

In this time I begin to properly get to know Carolyn and Amber. When Carolyn tells us she volunteered for her girlfriend my respect went up for her immensely.

Would I be able to do that?

Madhi Quick

Me and Avy-Anna begin to make small talk. We are climbing up the ropes, which she is amazing at when I begin to notice things. Things that I'd been trying to avoid noticing. The way her dark hair has an almost shine to it. The way her nose scrunches up whenever she laughs. The way her eyes sparkle.

I try to shake the thoughts out of my head. I've only known her for a few days, I'm a year younger than her and... oh yeah. We're about to go into a death match.

Brilliant timing Madhi, this is why cows are your only friends.

I try not to look at her but that just makes me hyper aware of the way my hands tingle whenever I touch her.

Finally I can't stand it anymore and whilst she is talking I press my lips against hers.

I can taste the raspberries she had for lunch.

For a minute she is unresponsive and I begin to worry that I just lost my ally when she begins to kiss me back.

Nearly dying makes people hyper aware of their emotions I guess.

Suddenly I notice a large amount of the room looking at us. Some of them are smiling but one or two are scowling with such anger I begin to feel scared.

I am happy I did it, ecstatic even.

I think there are others that aren't though.

Shaft Grey (D12 male)

For the first few days of training I was worried about Anette not doing anything. She is my District partner after all.

Then I came to a realisation. If she dies, I'm one step closer to winning. I don't think I could kill her myself but if she gets killed at the hands of someone else I'm one step closer to winning.

Sad but true I guess.

Each day I train with a different weapon. I think about learning survival skills but I'll do that on the last day.

Tributes are more likely to kill me than berries as long as I know which are safe and that won't take long to work out.

After a disasterous afternoon with a bow and arrow I hear laughter and I look up to see Madhi Quick and Avy-Anna Greene kissing in a net. I feel a stab of jealousy which is weird for me but I know why. Back in 12 I was always too hungry to care about something as trivial as my sexuality and to see two people, the same age as me being so sure hurts.

I swallow down any feelings of resentment, if that's all they care about, they'll be dead soon.

I pick up the bow but it is slippery in my hands and my shot goes no where near the target. So far the only weapon that's been worse than this were spears.

I don't think that trainer will ever forgive me for how close it came to her foot.

I am soooo sorry if you dislike romance. It definitely won't be a big factor. I was toying with the idea since I created both these characters but I nearly changed my mind in the end. I tried to make Madhi's thought process realistic but I don't know if I did it well or not. Please tell me what you think.

We are now half way done with training and after that it's just private sessions and interviews. Getting excited?

I am, lol.

Ughh I am never saying lol again.

Let me go wash my mouth out with bleach.

See ya!