Prologue Pt. 3

"Good morning, Mr. Till. I appreciate you taking my call this morning. I assure you the matter is quite important."

"Not a problem at all, President Clarith," Sirco responded to the woman who face appeared on his large television, "May I ask what the problem is?"

Even from the screen one could tell the smile etched on the woman's face was nothing less than a false pleseantry. The truth lay in her eyes; fear was apparent in her gold and silver orbs which peered at Sirco through the screen. "I need you to address your district with a new speech at the reaping this afternoon. My assistant, Imperia, will send you the revisions. I ask that you do not stray away from what our writers have written or I will have to order you an appointment at The Room. I would prefer to avoid that, so are we understood, Sirco?"

"Yes, ma'am," he nodded, although it was clear he was slightly taken aback by the sudden request. Typically he was given days to prepare for a speech, not hours.

"I appreciate your cooperation, Sirco. I promise it will be greatly rewarded," she replied, her voice of the same emotionless tone it typically carried.

Taking a step towards the screen, unable to contain his curosity, a question slipped past the boy's lips, "May I ask why? Why the sudden changes I mean?"

"Sirco, my young boy, you will soon realize that your curiousity will harm you more than it will ever help you," she began, as her perfectly manicured hands folded neatly in her lap, "but seeing as your cooperation is so valuable to the peace and prosperity of Panem, to answer your question, my sources have informed us of a small rebellion buidling over in District 11. Apparently, they plan on causing some trouble over the games. Now, to be clear, I'm trusting you to calm your districts and explain to them how the games are only an opportunity to make one's life better, not something to riot over. Can you do that for us, Sirco?"

Sirco frowned. A rebellion? Surely he would have caught wind of a rebellion in District 11, especially with all the time he had been spending at the mayor's house due to his mother's new relationship. It wasn't adding up, yet nonetheless he gave a curt gesture of acknoledgement, "Of course ma'am. I will do my best and please send your husband my regards as well. I heard he is the new Head Gamemaker."

The woman pursed her lips, "I will most certainly do so, however, my husband will not be the Head Gamemaker this year. He decided to take the year off from the Gamemaker's chair all together. I believe the new Head Gamemaker is Redford...Rollins...ah! Yes, Edward Rollo will be this year's Head Gamemaker. I'm not too familiar with the man, but my husband trusts him, so I have all the faith that he will produce nothing short of a stellar game. As for you, Sirco, how do you feel about mentoring? I already know many exciting opportunties are awaiting you at the Capitol."

"I am slightly nervous but I do hope it means district 11 fares a better shot at winning this year," he responded genuinely, "I just hope I do not let my district down."

The woman looked as if she were about to reply, but a booming knock was heard in the background, "I wish you luck, Sirco and I along with all of Panem appreciate your cooperation, but I must leave now. I look forward to watching your reaping speech, this afternoon."

"Thank you, President Clarith," he bid, with a nod as the screen turned off.

A heavy sigh of both relief and tension exhaled out of his lungs as he seated himself on the couch, burrying his face in hands. His hands were sweat-drenched but he did not care as he muttered to himself, "When does it all end?"

Needless to say, he knew the answer.

Never.

a/n: So we finally got to see parts 1 & 2 come together! I hope you enjoyed the end of the prologues. Next chapter will be a full list of all the mentors, and after that will be the tribute reveal. Thanks for all the tributes so far! All the info is still on my profile and the due date for tributes is still November 20th. I hope you enjoyed this edition to Bloodshot and as always, reviews are greatly appreciated (not to mention, reviews also boost your chance of your tribute suriving). REMINDER: PLEASE ONLY SEND TRIBUTES THROUGH THE PM SYSTEM! Anyways, all my love to those who send in tributes and any reviewers! - Cass