Thryll Fier grins smugly and rubs his hands together. This will be his last year as head gamemaker before the post is passed onto one of his co-workers. He will go out with a bang, and put fear into the hearts of every person in every District. The twist is positively perfect. The President herself, daughter of the previous President, whom Thryll had worked with for the Eighth and Ninth Quells, allowed Thryll to help develop her idea for this year's Hunger Games.
He watches large computer screens with images of the arena for the 250th Hunger Games. They tick over on a circuit, showing him the amazing arena he has designed. Every Gamemaker has agreed it's his best work yet. Teamed with the gamemaker's mutt and trap designs, it'll be absolutely terrifying.
His lips prick up into a sly smirk as the pictures continue. The pictures feature some traps designed by a young gamemaker, who could perhaps take Thryll's place once he leaves this year. The traps aren't designed to kill; just severely injure so that the Capitol may watch the District Scum suffer.
The Quell twist runs through his mind as various images flash up for a few seconds before fading and being replaced seamlessly with another. It is designed to affect everyone this year. If everyone is affected, the rebelling shall stop.
He glances to the clock. Ten minutes until the reading of the card. He shuts off the electricity to the room, shrugs on his black jacket and locks the door. He has to stop himself from skipping gleefully down the corridor. This is going to be the best games ever!
Thryll finds his seat at the side of the stage just before the cameras begin rolling. President Youth, in all her beauty and glamour, walks out onto the stage, waving royally to her beloved citizens. Her golden hair shines under the lights, and she begins the mundane speech her father used to read. It's the same speech every Quell. If one were to watch the first quarter quell they'd find the speech differs very little to the one read out now in the 250th Hunger Games.
Eventually the dull speech ends, and a young Capitol child presents the box of Quell twists on a plump cushion, the corners embellished with golden tassels. We tell the Districts that the Quell twists were written back when the Hunger Games began. That's a lie, obviously. We need the quell twists to relate to current on goings in Panem. If they don't relate, then they're completely useless in keeping control.
President Youth grins as the plucks the envelope she sealed yesterday from the box. It is titled with 'Tenth Quarter Quell' in gold writing. She breaks the seal and reads the card over in her head before presenting it to the nation holding its breath.
"To show the Districts that family had to fight alongside each other during the dark days, two tributes from each district will be reaped, and then have to choose a member of their family to enter the arena alongside them. However, there can only be one victor."
There is a moment of silence across the whole of Panem, before the Capitol citizens begin to cheer, and the District citizens weep.
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What do you think of the twist?
I was so happy to bring Thryll Fier back into this games, as he didn't feature too heavily in the 200th Games. How are you guys liking him? :)