The Games- the cornucopia

Cinna places Katniss' pin from Madge before the Games

It's time. Perky Effie isn't keen on survival tips, gently dabbing at a napkin. Haymitch has more to offer. "Stay alive," is his last advice. Katniss, with her braid,  gives her goodbyes to Cinna. He's the last one to see her, before she goes into a tube that transfers her to the arena. He pins a mockingjay pin that her friend, Madge gave to her before she left( in the movie Prim gives it to her). " I'm still betting on you, Girl on Fire," he says lightly before he gently pushes her into the tube. She's being lifted. A black clock saying in orange letters, 10, 9, 8...... Katniss spots the Cornucopia.Filled with weapons from deadly daggers to spiky spears, but there's only 1 quiver full of silver arrows. Her eye on it, she glances at Peeta, but he's shaking his head. No Katniss! Run to the woods! That's what Peeta's thinking. BOOM! She was too slow! Now too slow because she had been staring at Peeta. So she runs for an orange bag instead, then catches Clove( Isabelle Fuhrman) brandishing a knife at her. Katniss runs towards the woods, thankful for the bag. But will it last the Games? Or will it fall into the careers hands?

Running toward the Cornucopia

Just checking.........

If your reading this, you may have noticed that I'm writing this story based. So the beginning of the story will be on the older posts: it talks about Gale, Prim, Peeta, and District 12. So thank you if your taking the time to read this( writing it takes dedication,take it from me), but if you want to know the ins and outs, please see the older posts. Please.
Thank you!

The Test

Katniss is last for the test. By then, all the Gamemakers care about their food and drinks. Some of them are drunk, laughing, not caring about the tributes who will be dead in a matter of weeks. Katniss heads to the archery section,  trying the capitol bows. There different than her usual ones, skidding inches away from the target. A few Gamemakers chuckle, but Seneca Crane, with his clear blue eyes and usual beard just stare. She tries again, piercing a bag, hitting places without targets, but most Gamemakers are interested in the pig that was just brought in. Even it has had it's capitol styles: smeared in golden sauce, with long peacock lashes. That was enough. Katniss pulls her silver arrow, and whoosh!, it lands in the bright red apple between the pig's mouth. " Thank you for your consideration," Katniss politely bows, and leaves without being excused.

 " WHAT?!" Effie explodes. She adjusts her comical, and you couldn't tell if that color on her cheeks was blush or anger. " You shot their PIG!!!!! I can't believe you Katniss, just wait till Haymitch comes. Just you wait." Sighing, she collapses onto a velvet couch. Cinna( Lenny Kravitz) is chuckling, though he's trying to conceal it from an enraged Effie. Haymitch comes in.
He gives her a thumbs up. " Good job Girl on Fire." Effie has had it, but the only thing that saves them is the scores. They flash, until a picture of Katniss( not smiling-what a surprise) comes with a silver 11 flashes. Effie lets her anger out( it would be funny if she sang "Let it Go" except it wasn't out then. " Good job!" she yelps in her bird like voice. " And you to Peeta. 8's really good." Will Katniss' score get the Careers to keep and eye on her? Read to find out.

Seneca Crane( Wes Bentley) Head Gamemaker

Training Time!

“They're already taking my future! They can't have the things that mattered to me in the past!”

It's time for training time! Yes, the gamemakers ( people who decide the design of the Games). There's making fire out of materials like flint, scraps of cloth, etc., archery, using a spear, knife throwing,

Clove, District 2, knife throwing

weight lifting, camouflage,and more. Although Katniss has a superior skill with archery, Haymitch instructs, " Don't show the tributes your skills. Save that for your private lesson."

Cato, District 2, using a spear in training.

Private lesson? You got that right. At the end of training, the Gamemakers watch you do some sort of skill from making fires to knife throwing. You get a score from 1-12. The Careers( tributes from district 1-4 who pair up in the Games every year), usually get high rankings. So instead of showing off with a bow and arrow, she's rubbing metal, determined to make a fire spark.

Meeting Rue, District 11

Rue's a simple, sweet girl( played by Amandla Stenburg) catches Katniss' eye, peering at Katniss behind a metal beam. " You've got a shadow," remarks Peeta( Josh Hutcherson). But Katniss likes Rue. She reminds Katniss( Jennifer Lawrence) of her sister Prim, with her colorful, simple laughs and exquisite braids. Rue may not have the tightly woven braids, but she has the same personality: like a blooming flower like a primrose. Even though Rue doesn't look like much, she has some spunk. One thing Rue knows how to do is set a spark to a person's temper. Carefully hidden like an unseen shadow, Rue's hands carefully grasp Cato's knife as she slips onto a metal beam on the ceiling, tightening the straps. Katniss notices her and her curly pigtails. Grinning ear to ear, she puts one finger to her lips, wanting her victory to last. But will her sly, secret ways give her a chance during the games? During the interview she said, " If you can't catch me, you can't kill me. So don't turn your back on me."

Rue stealing Cato's knife. 

Interviews

“I'm coming back into focus when Caesar asks him if he has a girlfriend back home. Peeta hesitates, then gives an unconvincing shake of his head.

Handsome lad like you. There must be some special girl. Come on, what’s her name?" says Caesar.

Peeta sighs. "Well, there is this one girl. I’ve had a crush on her ever since I can remember. But I’m pretty sure she didn’t know I was alive until the reaping."

Sounds of sympathy from the crowd. Unrequited love they can relate to.

She have another fellow?" asks Caesar.

I don’t know, but a lot of boys like her," says Peeta.

So, here’s what you do. You win, you go home. She can’t turn you down then, eh?" says Caesar encouragingly.

I don’t think it’s going to work out. Winning...won’t help in my case," says Peeta.

Why ever not?" says Caesar, mystified.

Peeta blushes beet red and stammers out. "Because...because...she came here with me.” 
- Peeta and Caesar Flickerman, official Hunger Games interviewer
It's time for interviews! "Remember Katniss, smilies!" chirps Effie.

Katniss and Caesar Flickerman

 They have to wait, Katniss and Peeta have to wait for their turn to be interviewed, listening to District 2's strong Cato whose confident that he'll win the Games, Glimmer, in a green dress, showing off her pretty face and dramatic looks. Soon it's Katniss' turn. Smiling, she enters the stage in her skin tight crimson dress, glancing at Caesar Flickerman, glancing at his powdery midnight blue wig, his blue brows, and his midnight blue sparkly suit like stars. Saying a little quick quips, Caesar weaves his way to discuss to Katniss about what Prim said before the Games.
" Well, I said to Prim don't give up and be strong before the Games. Wanna see me twirl?"

And then she spins. Flames leap out of her dress as she gently turns, letting flames flip on her skirt.

It's Peeta's turn. He's a born comedian, letting the capitol fans let out their laughter. It's then Caesar mentions his dream girl. With a few misses, he gets Peeta talking. " If you win the Games, she'll have to go out with you." Caesar determined to convince Peeta that she'll go out with him, he says," She came here with me." You guessed it, he's talking about Katniss. Hold your horses, and keep reading.

Chariot

" How did you make this costume?
Oh, Portia and I spent a long time looking at flames."

Cinna and Portia amazed the capitol. Katniss' and Peeta's costume were flames. Beautiful, flames sprung from their shiny black costumes.

Peeta and Katniss in their outstanding costumes.

 Unlike other years of District 12 costumes, their costumes were the star of the show, unlike other years were they just had coal dust on themselves( that would be embarrassing)! Caesar Flickerman, the official Hunger Games interviewer,said," That's nice. Their representing themselves as a team." This was because of their holding hands.

The costumes for other districts.

Cinna, Portia, and their costumes

" So you're here to make me look pretty.
No, I've came to make you look noticeable."
- Cinna and Katniss

Here comes Cinna, with simple gold eyeliner, a new stylist to design Katniss' clothes along with Portia, Peeta's stylist. Cinna doesn't wear the freaky capitol getup. The only thing that leans toward capitol style on him is the metallic, gold eyeliner.

What is Cinna's part in the Games? He designs Katniss' chariot costume, the 1st time the capitol gets to see them( not counting the broadcasting of reaping day). He also designs Katniss' clothes for the interview she has before the Games. Be stunned by what Cinna and Portia can do.

Portia, Peeta's stylist

Cinna putting Mockinjay pin on Katniss before the Games.

Haymitch, and Effie

Let's talk about the people who are helping Katniss and Peeta during the Games. Meet Effie,the capitol girl, who escorts Katniss and Peeta. Piling with new fashion designs from the capitol, she covers herself in heavy makeup, comical wigs, 6'' high heels, pencil skirts, and new fur fashion. Effie preaches, scolds, yells, and baby talks Katniss about how to wear high heels, how to be a little happy from time to time, and how to smile in front of a boisterous crowd.

Effie Trinket

Haymitch comes in, pushing past a jumpy Effie, and collapses into a velvet armchair, letting his liquor bottle fall to the floor. Shards of chipped glass fall at his dirty toenails. Yes, this is Haymitch Abernathy, Katniss' and Peeta's only hope of surviving the games. The only person in District 12 who won the Hunger Games. He's Katniss' and Peeta's drunk mentor, who instructs them what to do, and asks wealthy people from the capitol to give money to Haymitch so he can use it to give Katniss and Peeta something they need in the Games.

Haymitch

Background Information

Before we go on to Katniss' and Peeta's thrilling story, I'm going to give you some background info about the Games. In Panem, there are 12 districts which are living in mostly poor conditions, each supplying one item to give to the capitol, she bouncy, rich regime with queer styles. The capitol's President Snow said that because of a war the districts had against the capitol the districts must must a female and male tribute to fight in the Hunger Games. Whoever wins the Hunger Games gets leisure and money for the rest of their life.

The boy with the bread

Peeta Mellark. Peeta Mellark! Oh, no, not Peeta Mellark!
- Katniss Everdeen

A baker's son, Peeta Mellark is a kind hearted soul. Unlike Katniss Everdeen, he dosen't live in the seam. He bakes bread, and now he's the boy Disrict 12  tribute in the Games. Katniss has only seen him once, and that meeting saved her life.

Peeta by the bakery.

Katniss' father died around two weeks ago and her mother isn't helping the family. Heartbroken and depressed, she can barely eat. Soon Katniss' family will die, so today in the rain, she holds tattered clothes to trade for food. Searching the bakery's garbage cans, she longs for rotten vegetables or burnt bread. Peeta's mean mother yells at Katniss, saying she dosen't want people pawing through her property! It's them she realizes she burnt the bread. Scowling, she calls Peeta to give the bread to the pigs.

Katniss leans on a tree, knowing she can't go home without food. Peeta watched Katniss scavenging the bakery the whole time. Without shifting his gaze to Katniss, he tosses her the bread. Then he leaves. Will his loving spirit be able to face the Games?

Peeta tossing bread to pigs.

Girl on Fire

Katniss Everdeen is a 16 year old girl who lives on the melancholy side of Panem, District 12. If you've never read the Hunger Games, you may think that she is a simple girl who lives on the down side of the world. But there's more to this fiery girl.

Meet Prim, her sister 12 years old, now into a dramatic phase. This is the year where she could be in the Hunger Games, a game of life and death. Since this is her first year, she must be scared head to toe. Just think of how she felt when she was picked. This is where Katniss comes into play.

Katniss hunting in District 12.

" I volunteer! I volunteer as a tribute!" Katniss volunteered for her sister. Her sister begs her not to, but it is her hunting partner, Gale, who pries Prim off Katniss. His face is trying to conceal pain as he hoists a sobbing Prim.
Gale and Katniss lost their fathers in a mine accident, and now are hunting partners, getting food for both of their families,from picking, scavenging, making snares and hunting they get food. Now it's time to see what will happen to Katniss in the Games? With her ingeniousness and the ability to shoot beat people who have trained for years? Who have used their lives learning fighting for the Games?
" I love you Prim."
- Katniss before going to Games

Gale, getting Prim off Katniss during reaping day.

Prim on reaping day.