Finneon Flamecrest

The Stylists for District Six, Lindal and Siobhan, joined Finneon at center-stage moments after the women from Five had left. They wore similar, all white outfits with gold accents running up the length of the sleeves.

"Welcome, ladies. Welcome." Finneon hugged them both as they took their seats. "It's an honor to have you back with us."

"An honor to be here once again, Finneon." Siobhan laughed. Finneon remembered her first time styling for the Games, nearly ten years ago, now. She'd come a long way since then.

"A crowd favorite this year, ladies. Top three! How does that feel to you as the stylists?"

"It's so exciting," said Lindal, pushing her hair back over her shoulder. This was her third year as a stylist, and Six had not cracked the top three in seven years. Of course she would be excited. "The job of styling the tributes, when it comes to the Parade, becomes harder every year. No one wants to be that stylist who repeats a look. Each year we have to create something that will stand out and stand on its own, without looking like we've copied a former stylist's work. After 100 year, you have to be clever to create an original."

"Well said, my dear. And very true. I know I wouldn't be able to do your job after 100 years. We have, in the past, had stylists who simply repeated costumes every year, with only slight moderations, and let me tell you, it was a bore. So we thank you, Lindal and Siobhan, for putting in so much hard work to make these tributes shine." The audience cheered, and the bell sounded for them to go.

District Seven's stylists joined Finneon on stage almost immediately. The younger of the two, Lexington, was literally bouncing with excitement. This was her first year as a stylist, so everyone knew she be anticipating meeting Finneon. Laurethyl kept the girl from falling from her chair.

"Aha!" laughed Finneon, "someone seems a bit excited to be here." Lex nodded her head.

"Very excited. My mother and I had a bet going on whose tributes would be favored more. So Finneon, did Seven beat Eight?" The camera whipped around to show Lex's mother, Jorden Wall, who styled for Eight, as she waited in the wings. Finneon smiled.

"My dear, although Seven did rank very high on the charts this year, Eight snuck by with just a tad more fans. You'll have a shot to beat your mother next year, because I can only see your already amazing talent only going up from here." Although Lex was clearly a little downtrodden at her mother's victory over her, she couldn't help but smile at Finneon's compliment. The screen behind them came to life once more to display the designs for District Seven.

When their time was over, the two women said their goodbyes to the audience. Finneon knew they would hope to be back this year, as doing so would mean a tribute from their district had won. District Eight's Jorden Wall and Henston Miles entered from the side of the stage and joined Finneon.

"Well, Miss Wall, I'm sure you heard my previous announcement that Eight beat out district Seven. What I'll let you know, is that Eight made the top Three. Third Place, congratulations. A personally favorite of mine. I would have thrown a rose if I could have." The two stylists were beaming now, clearly impressed by one of Eight's highest rankings ever. "What are your thoughts on your tributes this year? Any stand-outs?"

"I have to say, designing for the boys, that they are all very determined to win. We may be seeing an alliance between Carsander and Guerard. They seem like very close friends." Jorden motioned towards the two tributes at the leftmost side of the screen, where Guerard and Carsander stood side by side.

"And how about the girls?"

"This year is different from any other," started Henston. "Little Sarah Beta is a tribute from Eight, but she is a resident of Seven. She is very determined to make it to the end, although every girl is. Most of the girls are younger this year, and I feel Cicenna, the oldest, is watching out for them all. There should be a lot of surprises from the girls of Eight."

"I'm sure we can expect that. Thank for being with us tonight. Ladies and Gentlemen, the Stylists of District Eight!" The stylists took their leave from the stage, waving to the crowd as they went. As they left, Azealeah and Isata, who styled for Nine, took to the stage.

"Let's give a warm welcome for the Stylists responsible for your crowd favorites this year, the Stylists of District Nine!" The crowd exploded into applause for the two women, and Isata, the younger looking one of the pair, looked elated at the news. Nine hardly ever cracked the top, and this year their costumes were ranked number one.

"Really? Number One?" She seemed in shock. Finneon congratulated the pair again.

"Tell me, what are the costumes made out of, because that is the main question that has been circling around more than any others."

"I've been asked that a few times," said Azealeah. "The costumes are woven out of thin stands of metal wire and fabric, so that they give off that metal look without being too heavy for the tributes to wear. It was difficult to make each one, but it got easier towards the last few outfits." Finneon continued to question them on their costume designs and their opinion of the tributes. They left the stage when the bell chimed, and District Ten came on next.

"Every says that District Ten is the hardest district to style for. Would you agree, Carcuss?" Carcuss nodded.

"It is a difficult thing to style for the Livestock district. It's not like Seven, where the forest provides the inspiration. We have to draw our designs from pigs and cows. Not an easy thing to do."

"I wouldn't imagine it to be easy. Nevertheless, you two have down a marvelous job." Finneon asked them about their tributes. The stylists said that they were all very quiet around Capitol people. Finneon mentioned that he hoped they would lighten up a bit for his interviews. The audience laughed.

Only one stylist appeared for District Eleven. Aurelio told Finneon that Aramella was in an appointment, as her baby was due any day now. Finneon offered his congratulations, and wished the best for Aramella.

"Now, which tribute do you feel looked the best in the costumes you designed this year?"

"Probably Miss Tawny and Miss Juniper. They had a more grown figure that fit the design better." When Aurelio's time ran out, he bid the audience farewell and made room for Mazey and Tula, who designed for Twelve.

"My dears, never before have I seen the tributes of twelve wearing color. This was a spectacular change of pace." They talked about canaries, the inspiration for the costumes, and how Tula actually had a canary delivered to her home. The bell chimed at the end of their interview, and Finneon reintroduced each stylist before ending the show.

Here are your tribute scores:

District One:

Shine: 9. Cubic: 9. Alpha: 9. Star: 8.

Cassio: 10. Bronze: 8. Glint: 9. Luxe: 9.

District Two:

Helena: 10. Luna: 9. Galinda: 4. Elle: 7.

Paxton: 10. Peter: 11. Kai: 9. Brinden: 9.

District Three:

Tinkra: 6. Danice: 6. Emmia: 6. Alyssandra: 7.

Warner: 4. Guier: 5. Veris: 7. Aaron: 8.

District Four:

Thalassa: 9. Lunara: 8. Nenna: 7. Mayra: 8.

Ember: 11. Ruben: 10. Leon: 8. Ronan: 9.

District Five:

Seairra: 7. Ganch: 6. Fiona: 6. Iris: 4.

Zane: 8. Gustin: 6 Alarzin: 7. Bridgely: 8.

District Six:

Kariette: 5. Eticari: 8. Jovane: 7. Ilenia: 6.

Dunston: 8. Maxwell: 8. Marshall: 5. Kieran: 7.

District Seven:

Mykal: 6. Mariposa: 5. Rachel: 6. Alaine: 7.

Jansen: 9. Carson: 8. Brantley: 5. Reyes: 10.

District Eight:

Marcell: 5. Cicenna: 8. Sarah: 3. Laurel: 4.

Alaric: 7. Carsander: 8. Guerard: 8. Ellias: 7.

District N ine

Sloan: 7. Aleah: 9. Giana: 5. Amber: 3.

Damien: 11. Galvin: 9. Bren: 7. Jones: 7.

District Ten

Yvaine: 4. Valeria: 7. Aurelie: 7. Marien: 6.

Casson: 8. Dahl: 5. Vincent: 7. Nolan: 8.

District Eleven:

Aprila: 6. Tawny: 9. Juniper: 6. Tessa: 7.

Macen: 9. Jasper: 10. Niko: 7. Anton: 4

District Twelve:

Ula: 7. Haelle: 7. Minnia: 8. Evie-Elle: 6.

Parker: 9. Haden: 10. Lawson: 8. Whytt: 7.

The scores eded up cramped together by fault of my own. If you refer to chapter 3 it'll tell you what district each on is from. Column 1 has D1, D4, D7, and D10. Column 2 has D2, D5, D8, D11. Column 3 has D3, D6, D9, and D12. Lemme know what you think of the scores. Review, please. (I'll eaten up the scores later on tonight.)