So sorry for the late update, but this chapter was hard. I had to go into characters I didn't know much about. But here are the interviews! Oh and sorry if some parts suck, I wrote this one part at like 11:30 half asleep so I don't know if it's good.
Tyrah Sleet's POV
I hate my job. Some years it's good. Other years it's decent, but most of the time it you know, sucks. I mean I would've quit. But the job really is great. I mean the benefits. I get people to do my hair for me, I get to be on TV that everyone watches. And I get invited to all the parties with all the hot guys. But then there are the bad things.
I have to deal with the remaining tributes families and friends. I have to interview all of them. It sucks. I only like it when there are a lot of Careers. But this year, there aren't many good districts left. I get to see 1(While there I need to pick up some new sapphires, I'm out of shiny ones), 2(Awesome), 3(boring), 6(no comment), 8(I need more fox fur), 9(I think I'll die my hair to match the goldenness of the wheat. I could use a new do. This ones a whole 6 days old.), and 12(I don't see why I have to go there, his dad's already at the Capitol)
"Tyrah, get out here. The list has arrived." That would be Mayo, my all to cheerful boss. Groaning I walk into the living room. If you can call it that. To ensure we do all the interviews in one day I travel by hovercraft to each district, and believe me it's not fun. Anyways this living room only has velvet covers on the couches, not silk. It doesn't have the chairs that give you a foot rub, massage and a manicure. It only has the ones that give you the massage. And the worst part is that the walls are grey. I hate grey. It's ugly. Why can't the walls be pink? Bright hot pink. I love pink, it's so pretty.
"Here's the list, read it and prepare some questions. We'll be in district 1 in half an hour." Why is he so happy?
I read over the list relieved. Usually I have to give a lot, but not this year. Most of the remaining tributes didn't have many family members or friends.
District 1
Dalia Hegrey
Drew Hegrey
Mr. and Mrs. Hegrey
Mace Summer
Jayde Royce
District 2
Nick Afterheart
Angel Afterheart
Mr. and Mrs. Afterheart
District 3 Leigha
Aviva Prist
Milo Marx
Maxx Marx(she works for the Capitol, so might not be available)
District 3 Austin
Mr. Steampuff
Mrs. Steampuff
(He ran away so be nice)
District 6
Isic Kaskill(grandfather)
Justin Kaskill(cousin)
Coral Kaskill(aunt)
Mayan Kaskill(uncle)
District 8
Poly Ester
District 9
Andrea Pimonae
Lorence Pimonae
Leonardo "Leo" Pimonae
Adryann Thisbe
Alula Santana
Vivian Proser
Leah Catrith
Ivy-Anne Jackson
District 12
Virginia Hartsell
Mayor Rice Hartsell
Victor Leonardo Capri(as you probably know Coal and Virginia got their mother's last name.)
Samuel Abrason
Felicia McKey
Overall the list doesn't look too bad. But that 9 girl has a lot of people I need to interview for her. This is gonna be a long day. And I hated how Mayo just left me those notes, like I need them. 25 minutes later I am at the stage in District 1.
"Okay we go live in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1." Mayo's voice cheerily announced.
"Hello Panem. I am Tyrah Sleet and I am currently here in district 1, about to interview the family and friends of young Mr. Silk Hegry!" Try and sound cheery, try and sound happy to be here.
"First we have Silk's twin sisters Dalia and Drew Hegrey!" I watch as two girls step out. They are completely identical. They have the same straight waist length, brown hair. The same piercing green eyes, and black glasses. And let the torture begin.
"So Drew, Dalia do you think your brother will come back a victor?" I ask the two.
"No we-" starts one.
"-don't really think he has a chance." The other finishes. Please stop. Make it be over. Pretty much the interview continues like that, I ask the question they answer in twin speak or whatever you want to call it.
Finally their 15 minutes are up. I call Silk's parents up. All they do is talk about a bunch of junk, like how happy they are for Silk, financial stuff. I tell them that their time's up, before the timer goes off. Next up are his 2 friends.
"Mace, Jayde do you think that if Silk comes back he'll teach you everything he learned?" The two boys look at each other before Jayde answers.
"Dude, yeah he will. Like we made a pack. The three of us. That when one of us goes into the games, we teach the others all we know when we get back. Silk is gonna come home, then next year I'm gonna win, and then Mace is gonna win." Yeah, not happening.
"Well it looks like you boys have your work cut out for you. Why don't you go and practice? Huh." Finally district 1 down. Now for district 2.
I climb aboard the craft and sit down in the massage chair. That was hard. But I still need to figure out to wear to district 2. I can't be seen wearing the same thing twice now, can I? Nope. Sighing I get up and walk over to my wardrobe.
After looking through it for like half an hour, I find the perfect outfit. It's a lime green dress with pink ruffles, add a little pink bow to my red wig and I'll be set. I love how I look. I put the finishing touches on my outfit just as we land in two.
In two I am filmed inside town hall.
"Hello, and welcome back. I am Tyrah Sleet here in district 2, with the family and friends of Kevin Firestone!" I first talk to the parents of his friends that he live with. They are kind of weird. Not even related to Kevin, but they are being interviewed. Eventually I get to do his friends.
"Nick, Angel when did you know that Kevin would volunteer?" Nick answers this one.
"Kevin's always wanted to volunteer. But the weird thing was the guy who was supposed to Flash decided to let Kevin volunteer, not him. But I'm cool with that, as long as Kevin's in the games, bringing honor and glory to district 2."
A few more minutes pass with Nick talking about him, Angel and the timer goes off I get up relieved. Believe it or not I don't want to hear about some stomach sickness Kevin, and Nick got when they were both younger.
I once again change my outfit on the craft, this time to a hot pink shirt, black pants, and a purple wig. I am rockin it with my fashion. We land in district 3 and are lead to a makeshift stage where we are going to be filming.
"Hello Panem. I am Tyrah Sleet and am in district 3 with the families and friends of Ms. Leigha Marx and Mr. Austin Steampuff or as I call them the Star Crossed Lovers. Let's start with Maxx Marx."
"So you work for the Capitol, do you think that this may help Leigha at all?"
"I hope it does. Leigha's my only baby, and I don't want her to die. I need her." This was the first pleasant interview of the day we kept chatting and I was almost sad when the timer rang. Almost. Leigha's dad was also funny. He was athletic and seemed to love sports. Then Leigha's friend Aviva came on.
"How would you describe how Leigha looks right now?" I ask her. I can see Aviva thinking. Then she smiles, smirks and answers.
"I would say that even though she looks dead awful, she still looks better than you." Then she starts to laugh. I walk off stage and find a peace keeper. I yell at him to go and whoop that girl for her rudeness. That'll teach that brat.
"Okay, I'm back now let's hear from the male tribute Austin Steampuff's parents." These are the last two then I can leave this hell hole. Austin's parents walk on. I think someone said their names were Lola and Ty. But I can't be sure. The woman Lola has greyish, silverish hair that is tucked behind her ear, she's wearing something from the older days called sweats, and an apron. Unfashionable, but cozy and motherly. Ty has short brown hair with streaks of grey. He's wearing overalls and a tool belt that screams ugly. Let the torture end already. I decide to break the ice a bit.
"So you're Austin's parents Lola and Ty?" I ask. The smiles disappear off their faces. Yay! Pain. This is gonna be fun, it's obvious that there's something about their son that they don't like.
"Well kind of, and it's Lila not Lola." I hate it when they correct me on their names. I don't care what their name is. But I want to know more about this sort of thing.
"What do you mean by sort of?" Digging deeper is fun, torture, torture, torture.
"Well Austin is 18 and he ran away from home." Ty answers. Ooh. A run away, this is interesting.
"So why'd Austin run away? Where you bad parents? Where you abusive? Mean? Stupid? Workaholic?" I can see the guilt rising on their faces with each word. I keep making accusations towards them, and eventually Lola, or Lilly, or Mily or whatever the woman's name is melts down and starts to cry. Yay! I can cross that off my to do list now.
"That information is none of your business. Good bye Tyrah." Ty says in a calm hostile voice. Yes! Score! Now I don't have to pretend to feel sympathetic of these people. I walk down the stage in a very lady like fashion. I then climb aboard the hovercraft and collapse.
I remember Mayo saying that it'll take two hours to get from district 3 to 6, so I take a nap for half an hour. Soon, to soon my alarm goes off. Sighing I get up and go to the shower. I get in and examine it. Rose, strawberry, blueberry, and mint scented shampoo. Augh! I told them to make sure there was raspberry shampoo, I will make sure those avoxes are punished. Nonetheless I take the mint and use it.
After my shower I look for a new outfit again. 6 is transportation, so maybe I should wear this new dress I saw in District Style. That way I am fashionable and fit into the district look. I think the yellow taxi cab dress should work fine. I can't wait to see the look on the faces of the people of district 6 when they see how I blend in with them.
When we land I am escorted to their justice building where the members of Nathaniel's family await. I am surprised that none of the district 6 people are wearing anything fashionable, I mean this is their fashion. Whatever I guess I'll play the role of trendsetter here.
"Hello and welcome back. I am Tyrah Sleet reporting to you live from district 6 with the family of Nathaniel Kaskill. First up we have his grandfather Isic Kaskill." An old man with grey hair, and wrinkled skin takes the stage. I begin to ask him questions.
"So Isic are you proud of Nathaniel so far?" Basic question, let's see the old man's game. He takes a deep breath before replying.
"Nathaniel is a good boy. He stays out of trouble mostly. He loves his family more than anything. But the boy still lacks control. He needs to be able to control his anger. I taught him everything I knew. Yes, Nathaniel is a good boy. He learns self defense. Not offense. If he wins this I will welcome him back with open arms, but I will not hurt if he loses. Because I know that he is with us all. The boy has much to learn, and that's what makes him strong." Wow long speech. The guy sounds sort of like this guy from a tv show my kids watch. I think it's called. Avatar: The last Airbender or something like that.(I couldn't resist throwing that in there. My brothers use to watch that show and so I modeled Nathaniel's grandfather to be kind of like Iro from that tv show if any of you have seen it.) I continue asking him questions, and he keeps talking about Nathaniel. I can tell the old man loves him. Eventually Nathaniel's Aunt and Uncle are up, then lastly his cousin Justin.
"So Justin how do you feel about your cousin volunteering for you?" I can't help asking this.
"I feel glad. Honestly I don't want to die and with my crippled legs I would've stood no chance." I actually began to like Nathaniel's family, it was too bad that I had to go.
I again changed my outfit this time to a blue silk dress. No point in doing anything fancy I'll just be there for a few minutes. The girl from 8 Willow, is an orphan and has only one friend. Poly Ester. When we land I am delivered to the district's Theater. I actually didn't know that they had one but I guess with textiles they have costumes and get to put on plays. In the room is a girl.
The girl who I assume is Poly Ester has an ashen face, looks like she hasn't slept in nights, and pale blonde hair. I say my usual opening and get to the questioning.
"So you're Willow's best friend?"
"Is Willow gonna be okay?"
"I don't know she has to win."
"No I mean, if she wins. She'll be mad. Mad I tell you. Will she still be able to do her gymnastics still? No she won't. Because she'll be mad, afraid, and she'll never be the same again! I want her to win, but I don't want her to be insane." All I have to say is okay to this, then we are gone.
Next district is 9 with the feisty, crafty Kasi Pimonae. And man she has a list. But I'll work on that later. Right now I need a new outfit. I think that I'll wear a hot pink blouse, a pair of black skinny jeans, and an electric blue wig. I look stylish. It's only a half hour to nine from eight, so we got there pretty fast.
As always I say my signature welcome and then begin the interviews. First I do Kasi's parents Andrea and Lorence.
"How do you think Kasi is doing right now? Are you proud of her?" Lorence answers this one.
"We are proud of Kasi, not for her having killed someone but because she has survived. Like any parents we want our daughter to survive. But we also want her to have her weapon of choice. A knife isn't her best weapon. She needs a spear." Hmm. A spear. I did not know that. I get what they are doing now.
Next is her little brother Leonardo. I think he's six or something.
"So Leo how do you feel about what your big sis is doing?"
"Where Kasi?" He needs to speak properly.
"I said where Kasi? I want Kasi. Where is she?" He's kind of cute. That's pretty much how his interview goes. Then her friend Adryann is up.
"Now are you and Kasi in any kind of special relationship?"
"Well I don't know. I like her, I mean I like like her. I was gonna ask her out the day after the reaping, but that failed. And then when I said goodbye I was gonna tell her that I loved her, but I had to go before I could. I also don't know if she feels the same." Interesting. Lastly I do her 3 friends Ivy-Anne, Vivian, Leah, and Alula.
"How long have you girls known Kasi?" They each answer this question.
"I've known her since the first day of kindergarten. We sat next to each other and instantly became friends." Alula I think.
"We use to be enemies but now we're friends." Vivian and Ivy-Anne.
"Since we started work in the fields together" Leah.
This was kind of interesting. Lastly though is 12. And thankfully not too many people. Then I have to go back to the Capitol to interview Coal's dad. Yep that's my life. I'm Tyrah Sleet Capitol Woman. And I hate it, but love it. For district 12 though I think I'll wear something white. After all if you put enough pressure on coal it turns to pearls. When we arrive at district 12 I get off and look at the stage.
I go over to it and begin my welcome talk. I first get to interview the mayor Coal's mom.
"Let me get this straight, you're the mayor, and your husband is a victor? Amazing. Just amazing."
"Yeah it's kind of fun." I like her, she's fashionable.
Then I interview Coal's sister Virginia. She is kind of shy but eager to volunteer when she's older. That way she can be a winner too. Next is Sam Coal's best friend. He is kind of your average guy. Average looks, average everything. Then his girlfriend Felecia is pretty, but not very smart. Overall it was short.
Later Back at the Capitol
"Do you think Coal will win?"
"I think Coal has a good chance. He's smarter than the other career remaining. And I think he could beat anyone in a fight." And of course he kept bragging about his son. When the timer went off signalling the end I sighed in relief and got into bed for the night. That's it for another year.
So sorry for the wait, but I tried to be descriptive and stuff. But what did you think of the interviews? Do you get some characters better now? In a few chapters there will be a feast so in your review tell me what item you want your tribute to get and a note from a family member. HpHgPj out. This chapter was a total of 3,221 words long. Oh and who's family did you think was the most interesting?