This was it. I must get a good score in training, it's the only way for me to get sponsors. I am dressed an orange top an red shorts, the colours of fire, as Dinna would say. Speaking of which, I'm starving! I am gonna die of hunger, I can't die before I enter the arena! I have to at least not be forever known as the stupid person who somehow died before they even fought a single person! When will it even be my freaking turn? Does it always have to be district 1 first, disrtict 12 last, because it sucks!
Baito is doing so well, he had a knife and was aiming it at pictures of other tributes, including me, which was just rude! But the judges were impressed! As he walks backstage he gave us a look each as if to say, beat that! And, oh I will, after he just threw a knife at paper-me!
Eventually we came to Coo, she had a tray of many different plants of which I had never heard of and a slingshot. She hit a lot of different plants, clearly aiming at different ones, but why? Then she picks all of the remaining plants and eats them. She hadn't been poisoned. She had hit all the ones which were poisonous or inedible. She should at least get a ten.
Then it came to me! I bring out loads of loads of balloons, each full of confetti and shoot each one, well, I missed a couple, but still! Each one explodes into confetti! Marvellous, but the judges weren't looking, they were looking at their, at their, chicken dinner. I'm so... hungry, I could explode... they can... eat when I... can't. I must hold on... but someone has brought them each a delicious creme brulee, OH THAT IS THE FINAL STRAW! IF I CAN'T EAT DINNER, NEITHER CAN THEY! Without thinking, I shoot their big bowl of creme brûlée, and then straight afterwards an arrow goes through the chicken. Ha lol, that'll teach them a lesson, I stride out of the room, no one eats dinner in front of me when I'm that hungry and gets away with it.
Heybich, Feta, Puffy and I all get together on a couch to watch the scores get given out. I bring popcorn for Feta and I, Effie brings chocolates for herself and Heybich brings a large bottle of chardonnay, what a surprise. I can't even stay mad at him though, as long as I get that twelve I deserve, and am cuddled up with Feta. Life couldn't be more perfect. We wait for a while, but eventually they interrupt us during our episode of Stranger Things. The Scores came out, we all hold our breath.
Baito got a ten
Glove got a nine
Mesh got a ten
Coo got a seven
Feta got an eight
I got a one
"WHAT?" I scream. "A ONE?"
"What could you have done for them to give you a one?" Puffy asks.
"I- I shot their creme brûlée," I splutter.
"WHAT?" Heybich and Puffy shriek.
"That is a shortcut to a one! Were they not paying attention to you?" Heybich sighs.
"No-no I was just really hungry," I admit, and Puffy facepalms.
I notice Feta isn't saying anything, I swear I even see him smirking a bit. I wonder if he admires me a bit, my self esteem is very high, I am sure he's just finding it hilarious that I got a one.
My training score was a zero, my outfit in the parade didn't get noticed whatsoever, how the hell will I get sponsors now?
There's only one more thing that can get me sponsors for the games.
The interview.