Training day three during lunch
District four's Evaline "Eva" Ellery's POV
"So what are you guys going to show the gamemakers?" I asked my allies. We were at day three of training, the last day to do anything that we missed or wanted to polish up on before the games. Now we were in the lunch room eating and discussing what we were going to show the gamemakers, or how we were going to show them. There was a lot of pressure on us careers to preform well.
"I'm going to shoot arrows," Lynsa told us proud of herself "lots and lots of arrows." Bows and arrows, that was her weapon of choice. She could shoot arrows really fast and very accurately, I wouldn't want to be in front of her if I was an enemy.
"And?" A little girl's voice asked curiously, like she expected something more.
"And? What do you mean and?" Lynsa asked "I told you what I'm doing, it's not like I can use every weapon that they have to offer." I'd hate to see a tribute be able to use every weapon at their disposal.
"Arn't you going to make it interesting?" Howl asked "I mean, shooting arrows? That's it? Why don't you do a bunch of combat rolls and attack the targets while doing back flips or something?" Great plan, if you could actually do it.
"I'll think about it." Lynsa answered. I then turned to her district partner before asking him
"What are you going to do Griffin?" He was probably going to show off how strong he was with a mace, that seemed to be his best weapon, bludgeoning objects. That and his strength.
"Stuff." Griffin answered simply. Ok, that gave me a clear picture.
"What kind of stuff?" Lucifer asked also wondering what he was going to do
"Good stuff." Griffin answered simply again. Well that just made the picture clearer I thought sarcastically.
"Well I'm doing good stuff too Griff, but at least I'm still going to say it to the group."
"So what are you doing?" I asked.
"I'm going to show them my skills with knives and speed." He answered proudly.
"Boy," I heard Howl say to Lucifer "I've got more skills with knives in my pinky fingernail that you have in your entire body."
"So you throw knives," Lucifer said back not really insulting her but not exactly being nice either "big deal."
"Bet you I can get a higher score then you." Howl challenged with her trademark arrogant smirk.
"Your on." Lucifer quickly accepted. Two knife users, one close range, one long range, both district two. But one was the youngest you could be while the other was the oldest you could be.
"What are you going to do Shoney?" I asked my district partner, who seemed to have his mind wondering someplace else.
"What do you think would happen if I shoot a dart at a gamemaker?" He asked. The rest of us looked at him like he was crazy. Why would he even think of that?
"You'd die." Lynsa told him bluntly. That seemed to be the truth, attack a gamemaker, pay the price. They'd make your life a living hell in the arena.
"Just wondering." Shoney answered like it was nothing. He then turned to us and asked "so, what were we talking about?" I sighed. He wasn't even paying attention.
"What are you going to show the gamemakers?" I asked before seriously telling him "don't even think about shooting something at the gamemakers."
"What's wrong with thinking it?" He asked almost emotionlessly "It's not like I'm going to do it."
"So in other words, you haven't thought of something good to show them." Lucifer said
"Guess not." Shoney answered
"Well anyone that gets a seven or lower gets kicked out of the career pack." Howl announced "eight is the minimum to stay in." Eight, the lowest a career could get to stay with the career pack. I had never seen a career get anything lower then an eight on purpose. You'd know if a career was doing it on purpose because they'd get a one or two. Those years were interesting to me, I wondered what had gone through those careers heads. Why didn't they want to join the careers? They had everything they needed, and more. Were they like me? They just didn't want to be around people like that? Or was it something else? But that hardly ever happened.
I looked at Shoney, who didn't seem worried at all. I saw him talking to another group, the one with the two district elevens and the orange haired girl Sami, did he have a plan with them?
"You hear that reaped career?" Lucifer's voice announced to me "eight or higher."
"Yeah yeah I hear you." I told him "I'll think of something to impress you guys."
"See that you do." Lucifer told me before turning to the multi-coloured eyes of Arrowe. "What are you going to do?" He asked.
"Probably show them my agility." Arrowe answered
"No weapons?"
"I don't know, maybe." I then felt all heads look towards our newest recruit.
"All that leaves is him." I said looking at the biggest, strongest looking, most insane tribute here. He wasn't even looking at us, in fact, he didn't even seem to be paying attention to anything we were saying.
"Don't ask him," a young peacekeeper told us "he isn't listening, he's in that fucked up world of his right now." What world was that? "And a word to all of you, you all made a big mistake bringing him into the group, especially you little girl." I looked back and Howl, and she didn't seem to be too happy to be called little girl.
"There's seven of us and one of him." Lucifer told the young peacekeeper "how much trouble could it be?"
"You have no idea." The young peacekeeper answered.
District seven's Bo Heatherfield's POV
Sitting alone wasn't that big of a deal to me, in fact, I preferred it that way. I mean, what did people really talk about? How was your day? How are you? I didn't like talking about my day, and people didn't need to know how I was. I mean, I talked to Jimmy sometimes, but that was rarely. Very rare. And when that happened, only a couple of words were exchanged. And the only people that really kind of know me are Luke and Floopy, but that's because their my cousins or something. I don't say anything because, what do people want to hear? I looked around at all the other tributes, most alone, some in groups. Loners silent, alliances not.
They were probably talking about what to show the gamemakers. How well can you kill? How well can you murder another kid? That was my worst fear, killing someone. And I just couldn't see how kids could kill other kids, or how anyone could kill anyone. I wouldn't let them see that I was a weak kid that they could pick off though, even though I wasn't going to kill them, I was going to scare them. Or at least try too. District seven, the home of ax wielders. I was going to show people to be scared of me, so that they would stay away from me, so that I wouldn't have to kill them. I'll hide in the arena and not be spotted by anyone. After all, that's what I'm good at, hiding. I try not to make myself noticed, but then those district two jerks started to harass me, then that girl from district ten came into the picture, Life she said she was, and made us the center of attention by picking a fight with district two. I didn't fight back for a reason, they'd leave eventually. But then you had to help me. When that district two guy put you in a headlock, I couldn't just let him do that, so I helped you, and that got me choked.
But that fully, your ally came for us, but she then got attacked as well. Allies, it would be good to have allies. But at the same time, not. I looked at the bread from my home district and sighed. I missed home, back when life was easier, all I did was hide, work, school, and not draw attention to myself. That's what I planned to do here, hide, work, learn, and not draw attention to myself, but already, things were not going that way. But if I played it right in the arena, I could win without killing a single person.
A/N: Sorry for the short chapter, but I think that's all that was needed for lunch. Ok, up next, private sessions.
Nobody figured out why I choose bears? Anyone?
Alliances:
Career pack: Griffin, Lynsa, Lucifer, Helena/Howl, Shoney, Evaline/Eva, Arrowe, Zap/Tharizdun
Tribute pack 1: Sami, Angel, Aerin
Tribute pack 2: Nessa, Max
Tribute pack 3: Rayne, Life
Loners: Alexander, Valerie, Ricky, Bo, Dav, December/Ember, Talliana, Colin, Evanlyn/Eve.