Squidward's House:: BIKINI BOTTOM:: 2012

After some tea, Squidward's clock chimes and he sighs.

"What's up?" asks Katniss, lounging back on the chair.

"I have to go now to my deadbeat job," Squidward growls, standing up.

"Really? I bet it can't be that bad!"

"It's the worst job in the world," he says.

"Actually, I live in a place with no food in which we have to hunt to survive and my dad got blown to bits in a mine explosion," Katniss says plainly.

"W-what?"

Katniss shrugs, "How about I come along and we can see just how awful this job is?"

Squidward shrugs, "If you want to waste an afternoon of your life!"

She sighs and shrugs, "I have to find my sister Prim. So… Fine. I'll go with you."

Squidward grabs his hat and grumbles, "Let's hope we don't see the imbeciles, Spongebob and Patrick."

But just as they exit the house, Patrick waves, "Hi Squidward!"

Squidward grumbles, and Rue is suddenly in front of him, "Wow! A sea-squid!"

"Who are you?" Katniss asks.

"I'm Rue," she says.

"I'm Katniss."

"I'm Patrick!"

Rue looks to Katniss, "You here for a marine biology project, too?"

"What?"

"Please tell me you understand what I mean by District 11!"

Katniss nods, "Yeah! I'm District 12."

Rue smiles, "Oh! Cool!"

"Well, I have to go to some deadbeat job, but I guess, for the while that we end up here, we're neighbors."

Rue giggles, "Kay! See ya!"

Katniss goes running after Squidward.

"Wh-what now?" Rue asks.

"Well 1-5 is my standing time. I wait for Spongebob!"

"1-5?" Rue shrugs, "I guess if there's nothing better to do…"

The Krusty Krab:: BIKINI BOTTOM:: 2012

Katniss is surprised when she walks into the Krusty Krab and the first thing she sees is another guy.

"Um… Hi?"

"Who the barnacles is that?" Squidward asks.

"Welcome to the Krusty Krab," he mutters.

"Are you from 11 too?"

Thresh immediately looks up and nods eagerly.

Katniss smiles, "I saw a little girl from 11 earlier, too… What was her name… Rue?"

Thresh nods, "Yeah. Rue."

Meanwhile, Mr. Krabs bursts out the door and says, "Mr. Squidward! Thank Neptune yer here!"

Squidward sighs, "This place is the source of my misery."

"I've been makin' Krabby Patties all day!"

"But what about my job at the cash register?"

"Squidward, meet Thresh, yer new coworker!"

"Where's Spongebob?" Squidward asks hopefully.

"He'll be back tomorrow!"

Squidward sighs, "I hate my life."

Katniss and Thresh, meanwhile, are having a long conversation about the Hunger Games.

"You ready for the reaping tomorrow?"

"No. You?"

"Absolutely not. It's my sister Prim's first year."

Thresh nods, "It's Rue's first year, too."

"She's 12? I thought she was 10!"

Thresh shakes his head, "I wish she was 10. Just the thought of it..."

"I ain't payin' you to stand around, Thresh! Get back ta' work!"

Thresh smiles slightly, "I'll talk to you later."

He hands her a Krabby Patty.

"All this food for me?"

Thresh shrugs, "Guess so."

Katniss smiles, "Guess I can sit and stay a while…"