Chapter 3: The Floating Ring
The next morning, I had slept in since I couldn't get any sleep last night. When I walked into the dining car, Ada, Aelius, and Siria were all sitting at the
table, chatting and eating. "Good Morning", I said. "Did you check the time, we are eating lunch, not breakfast, its 2:00" Ada said mockingly. "O- Oh", oh
great, my annoying stutter is starting up again, which happens when I am nervous or embarrassed. I quickly turned around to go and get ready for the
day; we would be arriving in the Capitol today. I decided to take a bath today, so I went to my bathroom and ran the water. Unlike at home where it
takes 10 minutes for the water to heat up, it took this tub a matter of seconds. Unused to this, I went to go read a manual for the engine I will never
finish with my brother.
I checked to see if the water had warmed up yet to find out that it over flowed. I quickly turned off the water; I undressed and got into the soothing
water. Next thing I knew Ada was trying to wake me up saying that we are here. I must have fallen asleep! I was embarrassed the fact that I was naked
right in front of her. I crouched into a ball so she wouldn't get a preview of….ya. I had to quickly dress and put my shoes on. I ran out of the train to
catch
up with the three. I forgot to drain the water! Oh well, some Avoxes will probably take care of it.
All I saw was a vivid assortment of colors flashing and waving. I guess is what they call couture here. People were waving and cheering. We entered a
building that was at least 100 feet tall. It was filled with tributes that were being cleansed and styled. I got to see all the tributes from 12 to 4, since 3
was at the end of the row of 'stalls'. I met my stylist, Eustace who was wearing blue lipstick and had a long blue ponytail; there was nothing that he
was wearing that wasn't blue. Faunus was wearing brown leather jacket, pants, and, shoes, and had 3 white spots on her cheek. And Cai had his skin
tinted a light orange color, and he had white hair. They laid me down and started waxing my eyebrows, which stung. The team had undressed me and
washed me, again, and again and did this about 5 times. They had waxed me on my legs, my arms, and even my face. They had given me a haircut then
polished my glasses.
Afterwards, Cai had put me in a dark gray robe with the number 3 on the right. They had guided me into a room with two chairs and a table, and he
left. About 10 minutes later another had entered the room, she was wearing an oriental dress with her hair in a bun, and wore heavy red and gold
make up. "Hello, I am your stylist Lucretia, I am the designer of your clothes for the tribute parade when all of Panem sees you!" she had exclaimed. I
sat on one of the chairs and waited for her to make her last touches on the costume behind a purple curtain so it would be a surprise. After half an hour
she came out and measured me then ran back behind the curtain. "Done!" she said in a sing-song kind of voice, then asked me if I was ready, "sure" I
said casually. She ran back to the curtain and revealed my outfit.
It was a light blue 'Light suit' with a floating pixelated ring saying District 3. Don't ask me how the ring was floating but it looked pretty amazing. So I
slipped into the suit and Lucretia had guided me to a big room filled with chariots and horses.