Interviews: District Four

Sisco Perry's POV

"What do you think? Should we invite Alacia up?" The crowd cheers with enthusiasm. "Okay, Alacia, you better get on up here!" She lightly kisses each of the District Four boys before bouncing up to the seat.

"Well, well, Alacia…Odair, is it?"

"Yes, Sisco…Perry, right?"

"Yes, very good. Now, Alacia, I couldn't help but notice your last name….it's the same as a victor from District Four that won ooh about…hmm, how long ago did Finnick win?"

I hear numerous shouts from the audience, but they're all wild guesses. Those who actually do the math shout the right answer a minute later.

"That's right, one-hundred and ten years ago, wasn't it? Finnick Odair won when he was only fourteen. How old are you Alacia?"

"Seventeen."

"Ah, yes. Tell me, are you related to Finnick by any chance?"

"Hmm, Finnick….Finnick…uh, yes, I believe he is my great-great-grandfather, or was, since he's dead now..."

"Well, that I can believe. You've definitely inherited his stunning good looks."

"Oh, Sisco, stop it! You're just embarrassing yourself!"

"Well, I have to admit, I do get nervous when in the presence of a beautiful…woman." Me calling her a woman instead of girl must have flattered her a lot, because her blush is almost a violet color. It's true, though, she is very beautiful. Golden hair, perfect, slender tan body with amazing muscle tone from her years of training, intriguing, exotic blue green eyes. She's breathtaking. I have no doubt in my mind that she'll be getting sponsors by the ton. To add to her beauty, she's in a very low cut floor length dress with a thigh-high slit made of clear rods of diamond that move and sparkle as she walks. It's almost transparent, but not quite. I find myself gluing my eyes on my hands to keep from staring.

"Oh, and did I tell you both my parents and grandparents are victors as well?"

"No, but, yes, now I remember. You sure have a lot to live up to, Alacia."

"Oh, I'm not worried, Sisco. I won't let them down. I'm Alacia Odair for crying out loud! It's in my blood!"

"Oh, yes, of course." Her buzzer rings and she gets up, but before she sits down, she leans over and gives me a quick peck on the cheek. I cringe as I can't hide my blush.

"Alright, who's next? Skye Wilder, come on up!"

"Why, hello." She's talking in a seductive voice. Oh, crap. They should really choose a girl to be the interviewer. I get stuck with this problem every year with at least one girl, but I've never seen any guys try to be sexy.

Her dress is a tight, short, sparkly blue dress that hugs her curves and reveals a lot of her legs. She wears a gold butterfly hair pin, which must be her token. I sort of space out for her interview, and when I snap out of it her buzzer is ringing. I'm confused when I see another girls walking back instead of Skye. Hmm, must have zoned right through her interview, too. I call up the first boy.

"Blake Walters. Get up here, come on!"

He walks up to the stage, a solemn expression plastered on his face.

"Tell us about your history, Blake."

He clears his throat. "Well, I'm an orphan. My parents died when I was little so I lived in the Community Home, but I didn't like it there, so my friend Eric and his family took me in."

"Oh…" I don't know what to say. There isn't really any way to branch off of "orphan." The rest of his interview flies by and before I know it I'm having a conversation with Corey Vandergriff.

"Well, Corey, how'd you get that shark-tooth?" He had one tied on a rope that he wore as a necklace.

"I killed a shark and knocked one of its teeth out…duh!" I'm taken aback. There's not usually an arrogant tribute that pisses me off. I can usually work with them easier than the others, since they're more confident. Corey goes off telling his story about how easy it was and he got a bite on his arm and you can still see the scar, blah, blah, blah. He's still talking when his buzzer sounds and I kick him off the stage.

So, that's it for Four. Sorry, but I realized I forgot to add another way to earn sponsor points, so here it is: Other players can PM me/review that they want to sponsor your tribute. If they do, you receive 20 points. That player can use your points to buy gifts. If you decide to sponsor a player, you have to tell me what you want to send that tribute, and I'll check with the "creator," to see if the gift is too expensive.