dramadramaduck | ⚒ 007

I am the female tribute for District 2 in the 74th Hunger Games.

[And she sounds so, so pleased at that-- almost giddy, but she's reigning herself in to sound more poised. She has her constructed, public face that she'll put on for the TV interview before the Games, and she's practicing it here.]

We arrived in the Capitol this morning. It's amazing-- seeing it on TV doesn't even come close to preparing you for the real thing. I can't describe it. We rode in chariots through cheering crowds... and District 2's outfits were excellent; we were dressed in gold armor. Everyone cheered the hardest for District 12 because their stylists did some fancy trick with fire, but we looked the most powerful.

I didn't think I'd be able to come here again, because my computer is at home-- but the community followed me. I found this small phone in my pocket, and no one else seemed to notice that I have it. I'll leave it behind when I go into the arena, but it might appear again.

We'll go in in five days. I hope you'll all wish me well.

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I hope you find happiness and success in whatever you're doing.

[Forgive his ignorance.]

[She gives him a winning, camera-ready smile.]

Thank you. I plan to.

Don't forget about us!

I don't think the community will let me.

Heehee! It's watching out for you, it looks like.

It can't do anything for me in the arena.

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Good luck.

Thank you. I hope I won't need too much of it.

I hope so too.

May I ask what 'tribute' means in this context?

I'm going to fight in the Hunger Games. It's a contest that takes place every year, and two kids from each of our twelve districts are entered. The one who survives the longest is declared the winner.

How fascinating! Is there a reward for the winner?

Of course there is. Riches, a new house, a job as a mentor... and fame and prestige, of course. That's the most important part. Being a victor is the highest honor anyone can have.

And the consequences of failure?

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May your murder be swift and merciful.

[Bleeeeech. This is definitely not someone she wants to have to do fake camera face for-- she wants to say something cruel and biting-- but hey, it's good practice. Not that she needs it.]

I plan to win.

Your chances of victory are at about 4%. Of course, those are raw figures, but even with all your 'advantages', I can't see you having more than a 10% chance of survival. Planning to win in the face of such odds strikes me as madness or worse.

So I truly do hope that your death is quick and painless.

Someone from District 2 who's trained her whole life for this has only a four percent chance of winning?

I think your calculations are a little off.

[... Okay, so her prep team had told her that some bite was okay. She just had to make sure she didn't go overboard.]

Now now, I amended it to ten percent. But anything could happen. Sepsis from a wound, poor luck, looking left or zigging when you should have locked right or zagged...

Well, there are a million ways to die if you aren't me. They haven't found one that actually works on me yet. And those little seals won't hold much longer...

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[This...isn't a good thing but they'd already talked about that, hadn't they?]

I hope you stay safe. [That much is true.]

Nobody's safe in the arena; that's the point.

'Don't die' just doesn't sound like enough.

The real deal, here, huh? You ready?

Of course I am.

[Her prep team had specifically advised her against saying something like "I was born ready"-- it's cliche, and has already been used so much.]

I'm thrilled to be given this opportunity to serve the Capitol and bring honor to my District.

Huh. I don't think I'll ever get it, fighting when you don't have to but if they're fighting, too, kick some ass.