🦋 The 20th Hunger Games ➵ Victor: Penny

[rose petals.]

GᒪOᖇIᗩ ᒪᗩᑕE
|female|2|career|tags: careers|

"Why would I-" Gloria stopped herself. The look in Chaska's eyes when he talked about his sister made her rethink her words. If Eden won he would take care of the poor girl, and if she won- well she wouldn't have to because no one else would be alive to come back on her promise. "Yeah okay, I'll make sure someone takes care of her." Gloria said, trying to make it sound convincing as possible. She tried to think back if she had ever met Chaska's sister. Had she gone to the career academy? She barely remembered Chaska back from 2 though, he was always training and never interacted with Gloria much.

[SunnyJustice]

Training Scores
8:55 PM

Two days later, the final session in the Training Centre has reached its close. Each tribute returns to their quarters, joined by only their district partner. Dinner that night crawls by at an agonizing pace. Only one thing weighs on tributes' minds - their scores.
Once dinner is over, tributes are escorted to the sitting room to watch the results. A flourish of music introduces the training scores as they air. Did they impress the Gamemakers, or fall short of their high expectations?

Note: Scores normally range from 1-10, with 5 being the average. Careers generally land in the 8-10 range. Occasionally, an exceptional tribute who blows away the judges will receive a score of 11 or 12.

➵ Eden Beauregard scored 10, proving himself through an intricate dance of swords.
➵ Madeline Gomez received a score of 9. Gamemakers had to admit, her performance was impressive.
➵ Chaska Sioux scored 11, wowing the judges with strength, weaponry, and sheer determination.
➵ Gloria Lace received a score of 9. Gamemakers were a fan of this beautiful and deadly Career.
➵ Aleksander White received a score of 1. A complete and utter failure!
➵ Demitra Sparks received a score of 4. Sandwiched between Careers' performances, she was sadly ignored.
➵ Killick Acquati scored 10. Gamemakers were blown away by the smallest Career's skills!
➵ Caspia Searobin scored 11. Her strength, courage, and good attitude thoroughly won over the Gamemakers.
➵ Greg Archer scored 3. Nobody laughed when he insulted the weight of the Gamemakers' mothers.
➵ Sharnaz Advani scored 8. What Gamemaker doesn't love a brilliant, scheming snake?
➵ Colby Marks received a score of 7. Gamemakers saw him as a fairly strong, capable tribute.
➵ Winona Abrams scored 3. She was mostly overlooked, despite her scoffs and hair flips.
➵ Moses Grandy received a score of 7, a solid score for a strong axe-wielding tribute.
➵ Sienna Mach-North scored 8. It seemed the Gamemakers were amused by her spunk!
➵ Darius Silk received a score of 5. For all his bravado, he didn't stand out that much.
➵ Penny Sylvester scored 6, impressing several Gamemakers with skills she'd picked up like knife-throwing.
➵ Payne Adamson scored 2. He just sulked and angsted - nothing to score him on except his towering stature.
➵ Bridgette Hayes scored 4, failing to impress the Gamemakers with her strength.
➵ Cooper Brand received a score of 2. Gamemakers were annoyed by his overconfidence.
➵ Rieka Günther scored 5. Gamemakers found her absolutely precious - one of the cutest they'd ever seen!
➵ Jay Fernandez received a score of 5. He's not only adorable, he can build a decent shelter.
➵ Zoe Marius received a score of 7 for her scythe skills, which are impressive for a fourteen-year-old.
➵ Felix Prestman scored 6. Gamemakers admired his kindness and calm, composed demeanor.
➵ Reyna Byrne received a score of 1. No one was impressed by the brat's flippant attitude.

Feel free to interact with your district partner. Celebrate, rant about your score, anything you want.
I will be providing feedback as the mentors of each district. Stay tuned!

[SunnyJustice]

Mentor Feedback

➵ Licaria Ryu of District One
"Fascinating," Murmured the small woman, looking over Eden and Madeline as if they were her newest science experiments. "It seems the two of you studied hard. Let's hope you stand up to the true final exam - the arena."
She scribbled down a few notes in her clipboard, occasionally pausing to make uncomfortable eye contact with her tributes.

➵ Icarus Matthias of District Two
The mentor's stone-cold grey gaze warmed at the sight of his tributes' scores. He turned to regard Gloria and Chaska with an almost fatherly smile. "I'm proud of you both. You'll be unstoppable in the arena."
He wondered how Chaska secured that impressive score of eleven. Was it only his strength, skill and determination? Or did he show a little hint of his temper to spice things up for the Gamemakers? Hopefully he didn't scare them too badly.

➵ Quillon Jacobs of District Three
A cruel grin twisted Quill's features as he sneered at his tributes. "What kind of scores are those?" He scoffed, laughing bitterly. "Get out of my sight before I kick you in the teeth."
Demitra glared at him coldly and left without a word, but Aleksander spat at his feet as he stormed out.

➵ Edmund Grant of District Four
"Ten and eleven?!" In his excitement, Edmund had accidentally knocked his glasses askew. He pushed them back onto the bridge of his nose. "Back in my day, that'd be rare even for a Career district! Oh, sorry, I must sound like an old man."
He leaned back on the couch with a soft chuckle. "You must have seriously impressed the Gamemakers. If I may ask, what did you do in your private sessions?"

➵ Khali McKellen of District Five
Khali completely ignored the boy's score. She didn't even bother to remember his name - the runt would die anyway. But she did break into a fit of insane laughter as Sharnaz scored an eight.
"I knew you had it in you!" She cackled, fixing Sharnaz with a wicked grin. "And I know you'll use this to your advantage."

➵ Gleam Winston of District Six
Winona's score was of no consequence. Weaklings like that wouldn't last long - all bark, no bite. Gleam had grown fond of Colby, though, and his score was solidly above average. "A good score, but you better have the strength to back that up."

➵ Garry Woods of District Seven
Seeing Sienna and Moses score so highly almost brought the mentor to tears. "You must have really impressed the Gamemakers. District Seven has never scored that high since Adria Caraway," He murmured, dabbing his eye with a tissue. "Sorry I'm getting all emotional. I'm just so proud of you both!"

➵ Jasper Tiberius of District Eight
Jasper flinched as Darius stormed out in a rage. After a few seconds, he heard the tell-tale sound of a door slamming.
"Anyway..." He turned to Penny, honestly relieved the unruly male tribute had left. Despite her unassuming stature, she'd won herself an above-average score. "You're a fast learner, Penny. It impressed me, and I'm sure it impressed the Gamemakers too."

➵ Ronny Bracken of District Nine
Ronny was fidgeting with some Capitol gadgets, not even caring what his tributes scored. They'd probably both die anyway.

➵ Jillian Tybalt of District Ten
Jillian wasn't in the mood to deal with Cooper's arrogant attitude. Plus, her other tribute was more deserving of her time. She turned her back on Cooper to give all her attention to Rieka, the youngest tribute she'd mentored in her eight years of experience.
"A five! Not bad," She flashed an encouraging smile. "I bet the Gamemakers liked your good attitude. Keep it up, pup!"

➵ Himaya Hannock of District Eleven
The silent, strong mentor from Eleven acknowledged both tributes' scores with a nod of approval. She was especially intrigued by Zoe's score - her scythe skills must have impressed the Gamemakers. "Good job, both of you."
Soon, the training scores were over and the program switched back to advertisements. Himaya shut off the television and fixed both tributes with a stern stare. They'd better be ready for the arena soon. "Any plans?"

➵ Maverick Wolfe of District Twelve
Before Maverick could say anything - Wham! - Reyna slapped him in the face. She stood up, continuing to throw a tantrum and throw various furniture around. Vases shattered and coffee table legs fractured in the rampage. Finally, she stomped off to her room. Maverick heard the door slam and then a worrisome CRACK. He sighed and shook his head.
"Great job on the six." He grinned at Felix despite the painful stinging of his cheek. "You know, Felix, you're a good kid. I want you to promise me one thing, okay? Never lose hope in the arena."

[Runnersback]

➵Sienna Mach-North| D7 |17|Tags:Moses
Sienna was absolutely relieved from the days of training but now it was time to put her skills to work the next morning and to protect all the children. She didn’t realize the unholy noise she let out as she made a career score. Sienna quickly hugged their mentor Gary as she was seated between him and Moses.“We’ll avenge her to the best of our ability. Thank you so much for guiding us, it means a lot to me and Moses.” She said watching the emotional mentor as it was the last night they all had together.Sienna let go of the mentor and hugged her stylist before tackling Moses into one of his big bear hugs.

➵Moses Grandy| D7 |18|Tags:Sienna
Moses chuckled at Sienna as she flipped out over her right but he had the perfect number and that was the number seven.He hugged his stylist before hugging his mentor,“We’ll make you and Adira proud all right.” He said with a grin as Sienna was bouncing off the walls and before he got tackled into a massive hug luckily his core was like a Oak tree so he didn’t topple over. Moses watched her run off and around the room to cool her nerves.

[a b c d e]

➵Zoe Marius of District 11
➵Tagged: Jay
➵Location: Quarters

Zoe burst into an undignified screech of pride as the number seven appeared on the screen, followed by a picture of her face. She jumped up and down, not really caring that Jay was standing by her. "Did you see that?" she said ecstatically to her mentor. "A seven!" Her mentor remained silent and cold but allowed her a small nod of approval. She sat down on the couch and started chattering to Jay. "I don't really know what I did, I just kind of showed off the scythe skills, and I guess someone must have used it before because the dummies I usually use were all slashed up, like a scythe had cut it, and the scythe was pretty banged up, but I still did good and I accidentally sliced open a punching bag and the sand spilled out on the floor but like I had turned to the instructors at that time so it just kinda spilled out dramatically around my feet so I guess it looked intentional..." she stopped to take a breath. "And congratulations on your five!" She beamed. She hadn't remembered being so happy ever since her name was drawn at the reaping.

[DetectiveLunar]

Madeline Gomez//District 1//Female//A brat//Tagged; EDEN

Just as she thought, that Chaska was good. Too good. He really dared to get a better score than her? She couldn’t believe it! She expected a perfect score, PERFECT! Not some stupid nine! Even Eden got a better score than her. Plus, that stupid Gloria girl had the same score! “THIS ISN’T FAIR. THIS IS...This.” She went silent for a few seconds, she was practically shaking with anger. What was that stupid word? That one that meant it wasn’t fair. What was it? Rake? Rick? Ragged? She yelled out in anger and pointed at Eden, “YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. IT JUST ISN'T FAIR. STUPID CHAK,CHA, KA, HOWEVER YOU PRONOUNCE HIS NAME!”

That stupid mentor, she didn’t even remember her name, had given her a look. Madeline didn’t like that look. It only made her angrier. “YOU. YOU. YOU HAG! RAT FACED HAG! STOP LOOKING AT ME LIKE THAT! She wanted to strangle her own mentor. What was with this lady? She was so weird. “I’M NOT ONE OF YOUR STUPID LAB RATS.” Not only would she strangle her mentor, but she would’ve also started strangling Eden by now if it weren’t for the fact that it would look bad.

It took her a while to calm down a little before taking a seat. Now that her anger was gone, she felt like crying and she didn’t like it. Crying was for babies. She didn’t like how she wasn’t perfect. Why hadn’t she gotten a better score? She should’ve been the one with the highest score. It wasn’t fair. This stupid thing was rigged. Hey! That’s the word! “Rigged...” Her voice low, she had lost that confident tone she always had. “That’s the word I meant to say. Rigged..”

(Madeline gets thrown off of her high horse, an essay by me.)

Jay Fernandez//District 11//Male//Tagged; Zoe!!

Jay clapped his hands together in delight. He hadn’t really expected a five, he thought he’d get a one! He wasn’t very good at much. He brought his arms up for a celebratory hug and looked at his mentor, waiting for her to except his little invitation. Afterwards, he walked over a took a seat beside Zoe, listening to her talk about her score.

“I’m glad you like your score! I didn’t really see you but I bet those scythe skills must’ve been amazing! Even if it was accidental, those skills really blew the game makers away! He was practically radiating positivity. He was so happy for his partner! He was super happy that she liked her score too! If she hadn’t liked her score, Jay would’ve had to convince her it was a good score. He would’ve taken his time just to argue with her that she did perfect!

“I know for a fact that you’ll do awesome in the arena! I bet you’ll even win!” He gave her a thumbs up and looked over at his mentor. He was watching for anything that showed that his mentor agreed with him. Maybe a nod or just a look, he’d take anything as a sign of agreement!

[rose petals.]

GᒪOᖇIᗩ ᒪᗩᑕE
|female|2|career|tags: chaska|

"Eden Beauregard, 10." What? How did that weakling puppy of a career get a ten?!"Madeline Gomez, 9." That girl deserves far worse, but I'll get far better anyways. "Chaska Sioux, 11.""Eleven?" Gloria snorted, before realizing Chaska was sitting right next to her. "Gloria Lace, 9.""NINE?" Gloria exclaimed, looking closer at the screen to investigate to see if she heard it right. "I'm far better than that district 1 girl, and the pitiful Eden who protected children at lunch! It's not fair I don't deserve a nine! I should'v'e gotten an 11 like Chaska. Those gamemakers sure are demented." She watched two sniveling district three tributes before watching both Killick and Caspia get higher scores than her. "I'm the LOWEST? There is no WAY I'm the lowest!" Gloria scoffed as her mentor started complimenting them. "Yeah whatever."

ᑕOᒪᗷY ᗰᗩᖇKᔕ
|male|6|tribute|tags: mentor|

Colby was shocked at his score. "O-oh wow!" He glanced over at his mentor, fidgeting at the added pressure that came along with it. He never thought that the Gamemakers would even notice him. "Moses and Sienna did well!" He exclaimed happily when his teammates appeared on the screen right after him, also with high scores.

ᑭEᑎᑎY ᔕYᒪᐯEᔕTEᖇ
|female|8|tribute|tags: mentor|

Penny yelped when Darius left, nervous of his anger but also trying to conceal how happy she was with her score. "Thank you." She said to her mentor, a smile creeping across her face. Her eyes lit up when Felix got the same score. She wished she could tell him that she was proud of him, but she wasn't allowed to talk to anyone from other districts right now.

[SunnyJustice]

➵ Eden Beauregard of District One
➵ Location: District One's floor
➵ Tagged: Madeline, Ms. Licaria
Eden held his breath, aware the first score would be his own. A sigh of relief escaped him as the number ten flashed on the screen. He'd done much better than expected, honestly to the point where he suspected executive-level meddling.
The other Careers' scores followed in short order. Madeline and Gloria received solid scores of nine, Killick matched Eden's score of ten, and Chaska and Caspia secured impressive elevens. Eden smiled warmly, proud of his allies for doing so well. They'd all scored average or higher for Careers. He turned to congratulate Madeline on her nine, but she exploded with rage before he could speak.
"What a peculiar reaction," Murmured their mentor as she continued to jot down notes. "Incredibly fascinating!"
"Ms. Licaria, this isn't helping..." He pleaded, horrified at the chaos, but she ignored him.

All he could do was wait out the storm, wait until Madeline's screams died down a little. When she finally sat down, her expression had taken on an uncharacteristic sullenness. Eden frowned in concern as he sat down beside her.
"Hey." He removed the soft comforter draped over one side of the couch. It was just the right size for a blanket, so he wrapped it gently around Madeline's shoulders. "If it helps, you scored better than eighteen of the other tributes. Your training score is still in the top percentages. But truth be told, I think the Gamemakers just reversed our scores by accident." Eden chuckled.
Still looking mildly concerned, he rose to his feet. "Do you need a warm cup of tea?"


➵ Icarus Matthias of District Two
At Gloria's comments, Icarus fixed her with a stern look. He was not fond of the District One boy either; Eden's demeanor gave away his youthful inexperience. That child should have stayed in training until he turned eighteen. But those were opinions and should not cloud one's judgement. Icarus held firm, traditional beliefs of how a Career should behave, and Gloria's rudeness did not line up.
"There is no honor in raging over a training score," Icarus scolded. He valued Gloria as a tribute - if he didn't, he would just stay silent. "You will have plenty of time to prove yourself in the arena."
Earlier, Gloria had shown a poor attitude when Chaska's score appeared. Things like this would not escape Icarus's notice. But, not wanting Chaska to seem weak, Icarus opted not to call attention to it. The lad earned an eleven and he should know it.


➵ Gleam Winston of District Six
"Yes, they did." Cold blue eyes narrowed at the mention of the District Seven tributes. Colby was in an alliance with those two, joined by some scythe-wielding child from District Eleven. Gleam still had not accepted them.
"My advice for the bloodbath," she said. "Trip one of your allies if it means you survive. Their lives are disposable."
Of course, Gleam would know a thing or two about that. She'd betrayed and killed her allies without a shred of remorse. Even now, she remembered the horror in her district partner's eyes before the life drained out of them.


➵ Garry Woods of District Seven
Garry returned Sienna's hug, squeezing his tribute close like a proud parent. The mentor began to tear up some more at his tributes' comments, but he took a moment to pull himself together. Both of them deserved a calm, rational mentor to give them advice before the bloodbath. He wiped away his tears as he watched Sienna bounce around the room.
"I'm already so proud of you both," He murmured. "You won't see me in the arena, but I'll always be rooting for you."
He'd mostly calmed down by now and was ready to give advice. "Any last minute questions? Even romantic advice if you need it. Not that I suspect anything, of course." Garry was a terrible liar.


➵ Jasper Tiberius of District Eight
Jasper smiled but said nothing. He did, however, reposition himself deliberately between Penny and Darius's closed door. If the unruly male tribute came back, he'd have to get through Jasper to reach Penny.
As the District Twelve boy's score flashed across the screen, Jasper noticed a certain gleam in his tribute's eye. The two of them were allies, but... maybe there was something else between them. "So, how are things with Felix?"


➵ Himaya Hannock of District Eleven
As Zoe raved away about her training session, Himaya found the one-sided conversation hard to follow. The mentor was a woman of few words, so she decided not to say anything. Just let Zoe get the words out.
She furrowed her brows in confusion as Jay extended his arms towards her. It took her a moment, but she realized he wanted a hug, so she scooped the child up into her arms. "I'm so proud of you," Himaya murmured close to the kid's ear.
As soon as Himaya released the boy from her bear hug, he went over to Zoe to congratulate her. A chuckle escaped the mentor's throat. Jay was always so friendly towards everyone - no wonder he'd made an alliance with Rieka of District Ten. They were a perfect match, the brightest spirits contained inside the tiniest tributes.
When Jay suggested Zoe might win the Hunger Games, Himaya gave them both a concerned look. "I'm happy you're excited, but be careful. Anything could happen in the arena," She murmured. Harsh but necessary - overconfident tributes died fastest.


➵ Reyna Byrne of District Twelve
➵ Location: Her room
➵ Tagged: Nobody
Shattered plates and broken furniture littered the floor, but the tantrum hadn't ended yet. Far from it. Unearthly screams of fury escaped the enraged tribute as she attacked everything in sight. A dented bedframe, holes in the walls, and a smashed nightstand were just the start of the destruction.
How dare the Gamemakers give her a low score! She was entitled to the best, but she received the worst. This was totally unfair! Karen Reyna was going to speak to their manager!

[rose petals.]

GᒪOᖇIᗩ ᒪᗩᑕE
|female|2|career|tags: chaska, mentor|

Gloria's eyes flickered with defiance when Icarus scolded her on honor. She knew honor, but she deserved better. "Maybe they're just blind." Gloria huffed, mostly to herself. Leaning back in her chair she looked at one of her perfectly done nails, painted a pearly white. Of course, in the arena her nail polish would surely wear away, but it was still flawless now. Oh I WILL prove myself. Gloria thought bitterly. Just you wait game makers...

ᑕOᒪᗷY ᗰᗩᖇKᔕ
|male|6|tribute|tags: mentor|

Colby's eyes widened at Gleam's words. "T-t-trip my allies?! No I can't do that! We.. we made an agreement." Zoe, Moses, and Sienna's faces flashed through his mind at once. The thought of them dead, then the girl who was tripped, little Reika, whose eyes lit up when he brought her food. They'd all be dead. Maybe Sienna or Moses could make it, but not if he tripped them! He thought of his little sister's face watching back at home, eyes wide worrying for her big brother. How devastated would poor little Mae be if she saw him kill his ally in such a cowardly way. "No..no.."

ᑭEᑎᑎY ᔕYᒪᐯEᔕTEᖇ
|female|8|tribute|tags: mentor|

Penny felt a blush creep into her cheeks when Jasper mentioned Felix. "He's really nice." She said with a smile, "I..it's good to have a friend in the arena." She didn't mention to her mentor the fact that she might be developing a crush for the district 12 boy. The way that he talked to the little girl at lunch had been so sweet and caring.

[a b c d e]

➵Zoe Marius of District 11
➵Tagged: Felix
➵Location: Quarters

Zoe smiled at Felix's praise, thanking him. He added "You might even win the Games!" The smile slowly slid off her face. Her mentor looked stern. "Be careful in the arena. You never know what could happen," she cautioned. Zoe tried to laugh it off. "Psh, I'm not going to win. It's more likely to be you, Jay. They'll never see you coming!" She laughed stiffly.