Aubree Lune wanted to take a bit of weight off of her shoulders. Sure, she loved her temporary cottage in the Capitol, but she was nervous and had no idea how to be a mentor. She'd never done it, as the year after her Games, the two Victors who were to take part in the Quell mentored the tributes, Randall and Finch.
The year after, nobody trusted her to mentor two Victors, so the job was handed over to another living Victor, Rex. He was much better at it than her, but he was in the Rebellion plot. He died soon after the Games.
Aubree sat down at her desk, took out a leather-bound notebook, and opened it to where she had left off. She began to write.
Dear Diary,
Being in the Capitol for pleasure is actually nice. I can never seem to find the pot of gold at the end of the never-ending rainbow beneath my feet. It's an oddly pleasing sensation.
Katniss and I have actually become close over the past few days. She and I both had to be taught how to mentor by Beetee, Annie, Johanna, and Haymitch, so it was nice to have someone else to be with. I also adore her younger sister, Primrose. Katniss, at 19, is a year older than me, while Prim is 15. Prim and Amanda, my younger sister, are the same age, and they are now really good friends.
The past few years since I was reaped have been wild. I remember buying you right after I won, because I had a bad feeling, and I wanted comfort. You've been with me ever since.
I'm getting really nervous about mentoring. First off, mentoring 10 tributes alone is a death wish. Plus, these kids are all probably going to hate me. I really don't want to do this; actually, I didn't hear about the rebellion until I came back to 5. I hope this isn't too bad.
I have to go to a meeting now, but I'll be back soon. Hopefully I'll bring good news for a change!
Yours,
Aubree.
Aubree signed her name with a flourish. She was starting to feel better. She closed the notebook and headed to the meeting.
Eight-year-old Amelia snuck into Aubree's room. She giggled, and opened the book.
As you can probably tell, this chapter doesn't really pertain to the story at hand. Allow me to explain.
This is what I call an interlude chapter. Generally, interludes don't have any direct relation to the story at hand - they'll indirectly relate to the story, or maybe introduce a subplot. But, they'll sometimes have important information in the author's note. Also, they'll serve as BUMP chapters (BUMP means bring up my post).
This specific interlude is more of a BUMP post than anything else, but I guess I should talk about submissions because I kinda messed up. I forgot to outline submission rules in the last chapter. Each person can submit at most 4 tributes, but if you submit three or more, at least one must be a bloodbath tribute. I am noting who submitted and their author URLs on a list. I will hold reservations for two weeks, and if you don't get your tributes in, you lose the reservation.
Also, in terms of reviews. If you submitted a tribute, you will be tracked in reviews. That will only start once we hit the reaping chapter, at which point submitters will have to review 7 of the 9 pregame chapters. If you don't review, your tributes die earlier. You don't have to review these interludes, but it will get you bonus points if you do!
That'll do for now. In the next chapter, I'll touch on any mistakes inside of the story that I made. See you then!
-goldie031
