Here is my little prologue of how they come up with the arena. It is told in Septimus Adepti's POV, who is the Head Gamemaker! Scroll down to see the list of avaiable tributes!
"Are we thinking of just settling on a typical forest setting? After all, we haven't done that one in awhile. There can't always be a unique arena and it wouldn't hurt to redo a few," one of the other Gamemaker's stated nervously.
There was a murmur of agreement and the one who had suggested it seemed to have gained confidence.
But the decision came down to me, of course.
Every single one of them seemed to turn their head in silence to look at me, waiting for me to confirm this.
I smiled at the satisfaction of my power.
However my expression turned to a scowl as I prepared my response.
"We are NOT going to take it easy this year or any other year. I will not let us disappoint President Worth and more importantly, Panem," I told them harshly.
The guy who had suggested the idea put his head down in shame, or probably just out of fear.
"Are there any other ideas?" I asked kindly, changing the tone of my voice.
The truth was I didn't have any idea of what we were going to do for the arena. It seemed that any idea I thought of had been used before. So maybe if I were kinder to them, they would be more willing to pitch in an idea.
I had never disappointed Panem before, and I didn't plan on starting to. We needed something new, something truly amazing, and something no one could predict.
Suddenly someone piped up.
"Do any of you remember the year they used the rubble from District 13 as the arena?" A woman named Aureus asked us.
"Yes," I responded simply, wanting to get to the point.
"What if we used the rubble of a city? Like the ones we destroyed back in the first Rebellion. They were moderately high in technology. There were skyscrapers and lots of buildings in the biggest cities. That was until they were bombed…" She explained to us.
I was surprised at her open reference to the First Rebellion. It wasn't a light subject in the Capital. It had never been. Both Rebellions were barely spoken of and we had fairly recently just recovered from the second war.
"So we would use what would be the remains of a broken city?" I asked.
I noticed that most of the other Gamemaker's were surprised I didn't say anything about her mentioning the Rebellion. I could tell by the way they looked towards me in surprise.
She nodded and waited for my reaction.
"That's quite brilliant, Aureus. I am certain it has never been used before. It could also remind those Rebels what could very well happen to them again," I told her.
The whole room seemed to celebrate this idea by smiling and discussing it.
"However, I cannot absolutely confirm this idea without consulting Worth," I added, walking out of the room without warning.
I ventured out and headed to his office.
I stared at the Gold sign on his door displaying his name in large letters just before knocking on the door.
I sighed when there was no response and waited, hoping that he would answer.
To make sure he wasn't there, I opened the door anyways and found him sitting at his desk kissing a young woman with short pink hair and purple eyes.
They both looked up and although the woman looked surprised, Worth showed little to no interest in my presence at all.
"What do you need, Septimus?" He asked, sounding a bit agitated.
"Sorry for the… interruption Sir but I wanted to discuss something about the arena plans with you," I told him, choosing my words carefully.
He sighed and I wondered if I really should have interrupted him.
"I don't care what you plan, just make sure it provides a show," he said while the strange woman remained on his lap.
I nodded, not sure what to do next. He had a wife, but I wouldn't dare go against him by telling her, no one would if they had common sense. After thinking about this, it felt even more awkward.
"I trust you, Septimus. That is why I gave you this position. Do what you want, and don't interrupt me again," he ordered.
I nodded at his instructions and then headed out of the room quickly.
I remembered how I had had mentioned not disappointing Worth. After talking to him, it seemed he didn't care at all about how his Games turned out as long as there wasn't a Rebellion.
I was a bit angered that he didn't seem to care at all but the fact that he trusted me with this filled me with pride.
I entered the room with all the Gamemaker's again and they turned their heads as if to ask, "What did he say?"
"He was fine with it. We will begin our first planning meeting tomorrow," I announced.