Clara Marony, Cassio's Mother

"What do you think is going through your son's mind right now? He seems to be in a struggle, of sorts, in the arena as we speak."

Clara swallowed hard. She didn't want the sponsors to lose faith in her son should they see this interview. "He's probably in a difficult place, after losing Star. She was a good friend to him. He's in mourning, but I know that he can pull through it, and he'll come back. He'll come back. He isn't the type to let a loss keep him from doing what he has to do."

"His relationship with Tribute Star Cyrus. Were they together, at one point?"

"No. No." Clara shook her head. "They were friends. Just friends. My son has a girlfriend back in our district. Leyla. I obviously haven't spoken to her since we came here as mentors for the games, but I am sure that she is worried sick about Cassio. She'll be so happy when he returns home."

Christo Marony, Cassio's Father

"Of the three remaining tributes from your district, your son seems to be the outsider. Are you worried for him?"

"No. He may not be as close with Luxe and Cubic, but they are a team, and none of them would betray the others. They need each other. The games are not over, and numbers will be a key factor in survival."

"You seem to be speaking as more of a mentor than a parent."

"I am a mentor, and I have been for a while. I know what to expect from tributes in the games, and I know that they aren't the type to betray each other. And I know, as a father, that I don't have a reason to worry about my son."

Kari Marony, Cassio's Sister

""You won the Hunger Games just last year. You have the freshest eyes of any Victor."

"What does that have to do with my brother?"

"I'm only wondering. If you had not won, or had not gone to the games in the first place, do you think your little brother would be in the games right now?"

"That doesn't have anything to do with me. Both of our parents were Victors. We grew up surrounded by the games. We grew up in a life of luxury, only to be given the news that when we grow up, we'll have to leave the Village. Our lives, just gone. The only way to keep the continuation would be to go out rand win the Games for ourselves. So that's what we all planned to do. My sister, Marcel, failed in her attempt, but I succeeded, and so will my brother."

Leyla Devoux, Cassio's Girlfriend

"How long have you been with Cassio?"

Leyla could see that the reporter wasn't happy. He must have thought, that with all of Cassio's family in the mentor's building, he wouldn't have to leave the Capitol to get his interview. Wrong. Leyla might not be a Victor, or even a career, but she was just as important to Cassio. "Almost two years, now. I grew up just outside the Village. We were together a lot when we were kids."

"And what will you do, should Cassio win, when you seem him arrive back home?"

"I'll run to him. Hug him. Maybe even kiss him for your cameras, but that's mine and his business. Not really yours."

Ana Cressa, Luxe's Mother

"Ana, your son has proven one of the strongest competitors. Where did he get his strength?"

"He started working at an early age. Fourteen, I think. He worked with his father, in the diamond mine near our area." Ana knew this was a lie, but District One would cover for her. They wanted One to win more than they wanted to expose her son's illegal training. The Academy was district funded, after all.

Zoren Cressa, Luxe's Father

"What do you think of your son's relationship with Tribute Cubic Zirconia?"

"I think they'd make a fine pair of Victors. It's a gracious thing, the Capitol has done this year, in allowing two victors. It's given my son the strength to get through for Cubic. She's become his motivation, I believe."

Coral Cressa, Luxe's Sister

"Do you have anything you'd want to say to your older brother, right now?"

"You can win this, Luxe. We're all rooting for you at my school. Yay, Luxe!" The young girl bounced around in her seat excitedly as she cheered on her older brother.


Hey guys, I know this chapter isn't as long and didn't include as many tributes as I promised, but I wanted to give an update before I left for work today. I may lengthen the next chapter, or just add another, but anyways, what did you think of these interviews?

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P.S. Guys! Chapter 80!