Personal Training Part One:
Twilight Ross (D1 M 17)
"Twilight Ross, please report to the training room for your private training session." I excuse myself from the conversation between the careers,and I walk into the training room. "Twilight," the Head Gamemaker says. "You have fifteen minutes to impress us. Your time starts now."
I jog over to the knife throwing station. I surprise the Gamemakers by hitting the target nine out of ten times. I decide to throw ten more, and I hit the target eight out of ten times this time. Then I decide to throw some spears. I walk over to the spear station, and hit the target eight times out of ten. I try it again,and get the same results. Next I decide to go over to the sword fighting station handle cut up some dummies. I have just finished obliterating the first one when the buzzer rings and I am dismissed.
I sit on the couch, wondering what my score is. Finally, Chloride Yawnahart, the man who does the tribute interviews, appears on the screen and does a quick introduction. Finally, he starts the scores. "District One, Twilight Ross, with a score of nine." Well, I suppose nine isn't two bad, but I wanted at least a ten.
Diamond Lupis (D1 F 17)
"Diamond Lupis, please report to the training room for your private training session." I wave to the careers, and walk through the double doors and into the training room. "Diamond," the Head Gamemaker says. "You have fifteen minutes to impress us. Your time starts now."
I first walk over to the spear throwing station. I want to show the Gamemakers that girls can throw spears too. I throw the spear at the target fifteen times, and it hits the target twelve times. I suppose that's not too bad for a girl. Next I head over to the bow and arrow station, and shoot twenty arrows at the target. Seventeen arrows hit the target. Then I run over to the weight lifting station, and lift some weights until the buzzer rings and I am dismissed.
I think Twilight's score of nine was a pretty fair representation of him. Now it's time for my score. My face is flashed onto the screen. "Diamond Lupis with a score of nine." I guess that's a pretty good score. I'll take a nine any day.
Venom Tryyne (D2 M 17)
"Venom Tryyne, please report to the training room for your private training session." I walk into the room, and spot the Gamemakers, sitting up on raised platform in the back of the room. "Venom," the Head Gamemaker says, "You have fifteen minutes to impress us. Your time starts now."
I walk over to the wall that holds about fifty different types of knives and swords, with all sorts of lengths and degrees of sharpness. I pick up a particularly long scythe, and start cutting up the dummies. I smile when I imagine them as my fellow tributes. In what feels like no time at all, the Gamemakers dismiss me.
I sit on the couch, awaiting my score. Twilight and Diamond did okay with scores of nine, but I think I did better. Finally, my face is flashed onto the screen. "District Two; Venom Tryyne with a score of ten. Ten? I deserved an eleven or more!
Candy Lux (D2 F 18)
"Candy Lux, please report to the training room for your private training session." I walk into the training room, and see atleast a dozen pairs of eyes staring down on me. I don't care, though. I can get a good score no matter how many people are watching me. "Candy, you have fifteen minutes to impress us. Your time starts now."
I walk over to the weight lifting station and lift up some heavy weights. I'm surprisingly strong for a girl. I throw around a few of the weights and then walk over to the spear throwing station stationing. I throw spears until the buzzer rings, and then the Gamemakers dismiss me.
I wonder what score I got. My allies have done well so far, with their nines and tens. I hope I did as well as them. Finally, it's my turn. "Candy Lux with a score of nine." Well, I guess that's pretty good. It's more than the other tributes will probably get, but I do wish I got a ten.
Devon Carter (D3 M 15)
"Devon Carter, please report to the training room for your private training session." I walk in, still pretty unsure of what I'm going to do. I was okay at knife throwing, yesterday, so I'll probably throw some knives. And I wasn't too bad at poisonous berry identification, so I guess I'll sort some berries too. "Devon Carter, you have fifteen minutes to impress us. Your time starts now."
I decide go to the berry station first. There are fifty berries lying on the table, and there's two boxes I can put them in depending if they're edible or not. There's also a button between the two boxes that I can hit when I'm done, so that I can see how many I got right. I start sorting the berries, and when I'm done I press the button. My score flashes up; a 96%. I only got two mixed up, so I suppose that's pretty good. Then I go to the knife throwing section, and throw knives at the target until I'm told to leave.
I wonder what my score is. I know I can't have done as well as the careers, but I don't think I did super horrible. Finally, the girl from District Two disappears off of the screen, and my face appears. "Devon Carter with a score of six." Well, a six isn't too bad. It might not be a really good score, but it's not a bad score.
Ashleigh Thorpe (D3 F 16)
"Ashleigh Thorpe, please report to the training room for your private training session." I walk in through the doors, still unsure of what I'm going to do. I stunk at weapons, yesterday, so I guess I have to impress the Gamemakers with my survival skills. "Ashleigh," the Head Gamemaker says. "You have fifteen minutes to impress us. Your time starts now."
I head over to the knot tying stations. I have learned many types of knots, so I might be able to impress the Gamemakers with those. I tie about thirty different types of knots and snares. Then, the buzzer rings and I am sent out of the training room.
My score definitely won't be as good as any of the careers' scores, and I don't know if it will be as good as Devon's. My guess is I got about a four. "Ashleigh Thorpe with a score of five." Well, it's better than I expected, but it's still a bad score.
Fusion Sanders (D4 F 16)
"Fusion Sanders, please report to the training room for your private training session." Crimson wishes me good luck, and I walk into the training room. "Fusion," the Head Gamemaker says. "You have fifteen minutes to impress us. Your time starts now."
First I walk over to the knife throwing station. I throw ten knives, and all ten hit the target. That's pretty good, I guess, so I throw ten more. Nine of them hit the target. Then I head over to the spear throwing section. Nine out of the ten spears hit the target. Then the buzzer rings, and I am dismissed.
I sit on the couch, awaiting my score. I hope I got atleast a ten. Finally, my face flashes onto the screen. "District Four, Fusion Sanders with a score of ten." Well, ten isn't too bad. I guess that's a pretty solid score. It's better than most of the scores.
Lydia Alcove (D4 F 16)
"Lydia Alcove, please report to the training room for your private training session." Finally! Crimson is driving me crazy! I walk through the double doors, and into the training room. "Lydia," the Head Gamemaker says. "You have fifteen minutes to impress us. Your time starts now."
I walk over to the bow and arrow section. I pick up a sheath of a dozen arrows. Ten of the arrows hit the target. Then I pick up another sheath. Eleven of them hit the target. I don't really have any other talents, so I just shoot arrows until the buzzer rings, and Head Gamemaker dismisses me.
I sit on the couch, anxious to see my score. There's no way I did as well as Fusion or Venom, but maybe I scraped a nine. Finally, my face flashes onto the screen. "Lydia Alcove with a score of eight." Oh no! I hope Venom doesn't kick me out of the career alliance!
Griffin Synchez (D5 M 14)
"Griffin Synchez, please report to the training room for your private training session." I walk into the training room, hoping that my hard work at training has paid off. "Griffin," the Head Gamemaker says, "You have fifteen minutes to impress us. Your time starts now."
I walk over to the spear throwing station. I have worked on a lot of spear throwing over the past few days. I throw ten spears, and seven of them hit the target. Then I head over to the poisonous berry station, and take the berry identification test. I get a 100% on it. Then the buzzer rings, and I am sent out.
I wonder what score I got. I'm pretty happy with my performance. I think I did well enough to get about a six. Finally, I see my face on the television screen. "District Five; Griffin Synchez with a score of seven." Wow, seven's not bad at all; especially for a fourteen-year-old! Everyone in the room applauds me, but I feel bad, because I doubt Evanna Rae's score is going to be this high.
Evanna Rae Lynn (D5 F 12)
"Evanna Rae Lynn, please report to the training room for your private training session." I walk in, not nervous at all about what I'm going to do. Who cares if I get a bad training score? No matter what score I get, no one will sponsor me because I'm so young. "Evanna Rae, you have fifteen minutes to impress us. Your time starts now."
I first walk over to the knot tying station and tie a few knots. They're pretty basic knots, but I don't care. Then I walk over to the camouflage station and try to transform my body into a pile of brush and leaves. It doesn't work out very well, but I don't care. Then the buzzer rings, and I am sent out.
I'm not really that nervous about getting my score. I already know I stunk, so why does it matter how badly I stunk? Finally it's time for my score. "Evanna Rae Lynn with a score of four." Well, it's the worst score of the night, but I don't care. I already know I won't win, so why does it matter how many sponsors I get?
Crimson Barley (D6 M 18)
"Crimson Barley, please report to the training room for your private training session." I walk in, wondering if the Gamemakers know that I'm allied with the careers. If they do, that will help me out a lot. The careers are favorites of the Gamemakers, so I can be a favorite too if they know. "Crimson Barley, you have fifteen minutes to impress us. Your time starts now."
I walk over to the knife throwing station, and chuck a few knives at the target. I hit the target about 75% of the time. I next go over to the spear throwing section. I hit the target here about 85% of the time. I guess that's pretty good. The buzzer rings and I am dismissed.
I am so nervous to see what I got. I hope I did as well as most of the careers. I hope I got a ten, but I'll be happy with a nine too. I hope I don't get an eight like Lydia did. I don't know why she volunteered. Compared to a normal tribute, she's good, but compared to the careers, she's not that good. Finally I see my face on the screen. "Crimson Barley with a score of nine." Well, I'll take a nine.
Catherine Mayberry (D6 F 16)
"Catherine Mayberry, please report to the training training room for your private training session." Simone wishes me good luck, and I walk into the training room. I'm really nervous, but I already know what I'm going to do. "Catherine Mayberry, you have fifteen minutes to impress us. Your time starts now."
I walk over to the berry identification station. I have been working a lot with these. I quickly sort all of the berries into the right categories. I hit the button and my score pops up; a 100%. Then I walk over to the knot tying station, and tie knots until the buzzer rings.
I sit on the couch, awaiting my score. My guess is I got about a five. Finally, my face pops up on the screen. "Catherine Mayberry with a score of six." Well, it might not be as good as Crimson's score, but it's a solid score for me.
Okay, well there's Districts One through Six. I'll do Seven through Twelve next, and then move on to the interviews. :-)