Gypsy Daniels, District 6
So far, Scott had literally gotten nothing done.
We had a plan, don't show our strengths in training, and keep it pretty simple when the other tributes were there. What we did want to do was find a third person for our alliance. Well, I guess you could technically call it a fourth person.
I had taken the pregnancy test two days before the reaping. IT was negative. But when I had gotten on the train, I still felt absolutely sick to my stomach, so I snuck into the escorts bathroom and found and unused one that she had lying around. This time, it showed me a small blue plus sign, and my heart sank.
I'm not actually that sad to be pregnant: If I wasn't in this mess, I'd be overjoyed. I'm supposed to be getting married in a few months, and it's not like Leo and I were specifically not trying. It's just that the timing is so poor.
"What about him?" Leo is pointing at the boy from eight, who is over at the spear station throwing them around.
"Naw, he looks weak. We need someone that'll be able to help carry food for us." Scott goes back to scanning the room, and I go back to be lost in anxious thoughts. I haven't told anyone about the baby: not even Scott. I do trust him; it's just that I don't really want him to risk his life even more than he already plans to for me. If he knew, I'm sure there really wouldn't be anything stopping him from dying just to protect me.
The one person I do want to know is Leo. God I miss him. We haven't been apart like this ever, at least since we've been going out. And now it's more than likely I'll ever see him. The only way for him to know about our child is me telling the whole country, and then, well, the whole country would know.
"Her?" Now Scott is pointing at the girl from four. I distinctly remember her reaping. She hurried up on stage, expecting someone to volunteer for her, just like everyone else did. But that spot doesn't always have a career, so she ended up here. She does look tough: She throws knives with intensity like none I've seen in another tribute, and she doesn't even stop to put her falling hair back into a tighter pony tail. She might be scary, but I'd trust her.
"Ok. I'm not sure she'll go with us though."
"Whatever. It's worth a shot." With that, Scott stands up and strides over to her. He taps her on the shoulder and motions for her to join me us over on the bench where we were scouting out tributes. She shrugs and walks over.
"Hi. I'm Gypsy." I stick out my hand and she takes it, but still looks into my eyes suspiciously.
"Dawn. Can you fight?" No small talk here. She's getting right to the point.
"Enough. But mostly we're all about strategy. That's the only way to win the games you know."
"Oh, I know all about strategy." She smirks. "I'm good with knives. If you guys think you can keep up, I think we'd make a good alliance."
"Keep up," Scott laughs, "Sweetheart, I have a feeling we're already one step ahead of you." We shake hand, and the deal is done. I've just put my life, and the life of my child, in the hands of an utter stranger. What have I gotten myself into?
Lucinda Elliot, Head Gamemaker
Finally, the private training sessions are done. That's my least favorite part of the games: No blood, no entertainment, just work for me. I look over the score list one last time before I click send and it goes off to every television crew in Panem:
Skye: 5
Jasper: 10
Magenta: 10
Raiden: 9
Talitha: 5
Voltaic: 3
Dawn: 8
Carter: 9
Olivia: 5
Jax: 6
Gypsy: 7
Scott: 8
Nicola: 6
Keaton: 5
Glace: 6
Pendleton: 5
Rebecca: 5
Keegan: 4
Kenna: 7
Michael: 10
Hope: 6
Kindle: 7
Zella: 6
Marcas: 5
Overall the tributes had average scores. But that wasn't to say they were average tributes: I've been secretly watching them in training, and some very interesting alliances have formed.
Of course there are the typical careers. But this year they're doing something different: they're breaking off, making false alliances, and then they plan on killing their fake partner. This should make for an interesting show. I recall how they were paired up: Jasper and Skye, Magenta and Nicola, Raiden and Keegan, Carter and Talitha. It'll be amazing if the careers can pull this off, though I'm not sure if they've entirely fooled one particular target.
Then there are of course other alliances. The two from five have joined together, and it seems as if they've known each other for quite a long time. A romance between them would certainly add to our games, though they do seem a bit young.
The tributes from six are also partners, along with the girl from four. They seem tough. Should make for some entertaining screen time.
Then of course we have the highly disturbing Michael Barnes. I love him. He's constantly watching his tribute partner, Kenna, and she rarely notices. If this continues into the arena, we'll have a classic storyline on our hands that will be talked about for years to come.
The pair from eleven also stands out to me. The boy, Kindle, is very much a loser the kind that Hope, the girl probably constantly makes fun of at school. But these kinds of relationships often come back to haunt people in the arena, and frankly I think that Hope deserves what's coming to her.
Ah, enough obsessing for now. The interviews start in several hours. Until then however, I snooze!
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