Skye Rim settled down in their favourite lounge chair, armed with a chai latte and a tablet for taking notes. The Reaping ceremonies should have just concluded in the districts and the tributes would soon be stationed onto the trains headed for the Capitol.
Skye turned on the TV in front of them and began watching the Reaping recap. Time to see this year's tributes.
In District 1, two 13 year-olds were both Reaped, but immediately each were replaced with a volunteer. The female volunteer was named Lila Walsh, and the district clapped loudly for her. The male volunteer was named Jerky McJerkface, surprisingly, and the applause he got was more of a polite smatter. It appeared District 1 had a clear favourite.
The same event repeated in District 2: the chosen tributes were once again replaced by two volunteers. The audience whooped and hollered for both. Saxum Stone was a large and hulking brute who flexed his muscles as a show. In comparison, Kendra Clover was smaller and slender, but appeared to be quite sly.
In District 3, a girl named Eugene Kang was Reaped. She walked up to the stage quietly, though tears had pooled in her eyes and her lip was trembling, likely from the shock. A younger boy named Bolt Volt was also chosen. He stomped up to the stage and glared at the escort who had the audacity to call his name.
In District 4, a 12 year-old girl and 16 year-old boy were called. At the same time, two voices rang out and announced they volunteered. They introduced themselves as Conrad Jenkins and Kimberly Danse. The crowd proceeded to cheer loudly as the two new tributes took to the stage.
In District 5, two tributes were Reaped. The first was an 18 year-old boy named Gabriel Newl, who let out a nervous laugh as he climbed the stage, and then his face went slack. A slightly younger girl named Falcona Boris was also called, and she was scowling the whole time.
Next up was District 6, where a younger tribute named Vehicula Pylup Skidmark was chosen. "It's Vee," they told the very confused looking escort once they got to the stage. After Vee's name was called, a 12 year-old boy named Tyre Jones was Reaped. Immediately, the boy burst into tears and had to be dragged out from the crowd by a Peacekeeper.
In District 7, Oak Tre and Finn James were Reaped. Both tributes approached the stage apprehensively, Finn glancing around nervously for a potential volunteer while Oak just stared at his feet the whole time. But the district Reaping was relatively quiet.
District 8: the first tribute called was a girl named Cady Lordelia. Her face had gone completely blank as she tried to take in the situation around her and comprehend her fate, but she made it up to the stage without any fuss. A 12 year-old was called, but was soon replaced by a volunteer named Starknight Victryweave. "But please," he said. "Just call me Knight."
In District 9, two 18 year-olds were Reaped. The first was America Pickford, who shyly stumbled her way towards the stage, her shaking hands wrung together with pure nerves. Wheatley Wheaterson, on the other hand, didn't go silently. He had to be dragged up by Peacekeepers as he talked the whole time. "Hey, I can go by myself! I just don't want to! Get your hands off me!"
Next up came District 10. Dell Conagher was the first tribute chosen and he just silently walked up to the stage all by himself. There was no reaction to be seen on his face. Skylar Rapaport was also chosen, and while she remained silent as well, tears were slowly streaming from her watery eyes down her cheeks.
In District 11, two younger tributes ended up getting chosen, which emitted a round of shocked and sad whispers from the crowd. Primrose Rue was too shocked to do anything as she numbly walked through the crowd and fiddled with the hem of her shirt. But Dyll Pickyl was an absolute mess, loudly sobbing as a Peacekeeper took pity on him and guided him to the stage.
And then it was time for District 12. Skye half expected the coal mining district to be as boring as it was every other year. But instead, they were pleasantly surprised.
Not with the girl, no; Beth Esda was as plain and unmemorable as could be. The real excitement came when a 12 year-old boy named Rodney Howard was chosen. Before he could move, a hand shot out and a voice announced that they volunteered in the boy's place. The volunteer introduced himself as Todd Howard, Rodney's older brother. The whole district burst into applause as they took him in.
And Skye? Well…Skye was impressed. This was certainly shaping up to be a hell of a Games indeed. They were excited for this brand new batch of tributes to see what they had in store for the arena.
69th Games tribute list:
D1M: Jerky McJerkface, 18
D1F: Lila Walsh, 18
D2M: Saxum Stone, 18
D2F: Kendra Clover, 17
D3M: Bolt Volt, 15
D3F: Eugene Kang, 18
D4M: Conrad Jenkins, 18
D4F: Kimberly Danse, 18
D5M: Gabriel Newl, 18
D5F: Falcona Boris, 17
D6M: Tyre Jones, 12
D6F: Vehicula "Vee" Pylup Skidmark, 14
D7M: Oak Tre, 15
D7F: Finn "Fi" James, 16
D8M: Starknight "Knight" Victryweave, 16
D8F: Cady Lordelia, 18
D9M: Wheatley Wheaterson, 18
D9F: America Pickford, 18
D10M: Dell Conagher, 18
D10F: Skylar Rapaport, 17
D11M: Dyll Pickyl, 13
D11F: Primrose Rue, 12
D12M: Todd Howard, 18
D12F: Beth Esda, 17
So there you have it! Those are your tributes for the 69th Games! Those with underlines will be the ones getting POVs througout the story while the rest are just filler.
Things are gonna be a bit slower from here on out as I hunker down for exam season, especially on DoaS. So in the meantime, check out my friend Kittygirl235! She has a few stories going to update more frequently!
See you all in the train rides with Cady and Skylar,
-Vr
