Welcome to the 8th Annual Hunger Games

Victor Interview

Sat, 16 Jun 2012 22:04:00 -0400

Hello again, viewers! After a long wait, it’s time for our 8th Annual Hunger Games Victor Interview! I’m Carlisle Flickman, and HERE’S YOUR WINNER!

DARA KRIS!

(Dara walks out on stage, smiling at Carlisle and then the audience. She wears a slightly shimmery grey dress with low black heels and understates jewelry and makeup. After she takes her seat she puts on a somber expression.)

C: Now, Dara, congratulations first and foremost.

D: Thank you.

C: You suffered very few injuries in the arena, as I’m sure we all remember. A few broken ribs, bruises, scrapes. From what I’m told, you are all patched up. So how does it feel to be the Victor?

D: It feels… unbelievable. I keep wondering when I’m going to wake up.

C: I’m sure it does. What was your first thought when you realized you had won?

D: Well, I’m pretty sure that I was in shock the first few moments because the only thing that kept replaying in my head was “I’m still alive.”

C: Understandable, understandable. Now, when did it first occur to you that you might be able to actually win?

D: When the Gamemakers sent everyone to the cornucopia. That’s when I realized I could win if my trap worked.

C: Yes, that was your real moment of truth. I’m sure the viewers remember that your strategy was to lay low and stay out of the way. It seemed to work very well for you. However, is there anything you wish you had done that you didn’t? What would you change if you could?

D: I don’t think I’d do anything differently because personally, I’m glad that I didn’t have to kill anyone with my bare hands.

C: Yes, yes. There are two kills attributed to your name, and both died as a result of your very ingenious trap. I was so excited when the trap went off, ahaha. Very excited. Weren’t you, viewers? Yes. Now, Dara. I have to ask. What was the hardest part of the arena?

D: Never knowing if the moment you were in was going to be your last. But, also, the moment right before the Games started and we were all on our platforms was one of the best moments of the Games. It was the first huge adrenaline rush I’ve felt in years.

C: Aha. So you are a very intellectual person. It must be hard to find things to occupy your mind. What are you going to do now, after the Games are over?

D: Live. (she smiles briefly)

C: Well, it was lovely as always to speak with you, and I am positively tickled pink that you are our winner. You look lovely. Now we’ll give the viewers the chance to ask you some questions if they like. That’s all from me, folks. I’ll see you again next year! Aha!

In remembrance...

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 20:54:09 -0400

Day 1

Gary Osbourne is killed first in the bloodbath by Dexter Victores, with a sickle

Caitlin Waters is killed second in the bloodbath by the District 2 team of Katie Frost and Oswald Weldon.

Tania Caprio is killed third by the District 2 team of Katie Frost and Oswald Weldon.

Sammy Grey is killed fourth by Rebecca Mae Effens, who uses a club.

Rebecca Rae Finch is killed fifth by the District 2 team, Katie Frost and Oswald Weldon.

Day 2

Oswald Weldon is killed sixth by Gwen Stevenson, with a garrote from behind. Gwen is wounded by Katie Frost in the process.

Day 3

Maranduh Greene is killed seventh by a scorpion sting.

Aron Brass is killed eighth by Eleny Descarp, who stabs him in self-defense with her daggers.

Day 4

Dominick Newport is killed ninth by Aleksander Endimium, using a pick.

Jimmie Fletcher is killed tenth by Aleksander Endimium, using a pick.

Day 5

Rebecca Mae Effens is killed eleventh by a sandstorm.

Harlan Luke is killed twelfth by a sandstorm.

Day 6

Savannah Truman is killed thirteenth by Jay Hartell, who stabs her with a spear.

Day 7

Eleny Descarp is killed fourteenth by Gwen Stevenson from behind with a garrote.

Day 8

Dexter Victores killed fifteenth by thirst.

Jay Hartell is killed sixteenth by Misha Kolins, using a flamethrower.

Day 9

Melissa Esteban is killed seventeenth by Gwen Stevenson.

Day 10

Nathan Hambleton is killed eighteenth by Katie Frost, using a broadsword.

Katie Frost is killed nineteenth by Misha Kolin, using a flamethrower.

Misha Kolin in killed twentieth by Gwen Stevenson, from behind with a garrote as she gloats over Katie’s death.

Day 11

Aleksander Endimium is killed twenty-first by Gwen from behind on the way to the Cornucopia for a feast.

Edgar Reed is killed twenty-second by Dara Kris’s trap near the Cornucopia.

Gwen Stevenson is killed twenty-third by a wound inflicted by Dara Kris’s trap near the Cornucopia.

Total count:

Dexter Victores, Agriculture (11) kills 1 person (Gary Osbourne) with a sickle.

Katie Frost, Stone (2) kills 4 people (Caitlin Waters, Tania Caprio, Nathan Hambleton, and Rebecca Rae Finch) with a broadsword.

Oswald Weldon, Stone (2) killed 3 people (Caitlin Waters, Tania Caprio, and Rebecca Rae Finch) with an axe.

Rebecca Mae Effens, Grain (9) kills 1 person (Sammy Grey) with a club.

Gwen Stevenson, Livestock (10) kills 5 people (Aleksander Endimium, Misha Kolin, Melissa Esteban, Eleny Descarp, and Oswald Weldon) with a garrote.

Eleny Descarp, Textiles (8), kills 1 person (Aron Brass) with daggers.

Aleksander Enimium, Mining (12) kills 2 people (Jimmie Fletcher and Dominick Newport) with a pick.

Jay Hartell, Fishing (4) kills 1 person (Savannah Truman) with a spear.

Misha Kolin, Luxury (1) kills 2 people (Jay Hartell and Katie Frost) with a flamethrower.

Dara Kris, Transportation (6) kills 2 people (Edgar Reed and Gwen Stevenson) with a booby trap.

4 tributes are killed by nature: Maranduh Greene, Rebecca Mae Effens, Harlan Luke, and Dexter Victores)

What were you favorite moments from this years Hunger Games?

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 20:53:12 -0400

We want to make sure we highlight the best moments in the Recap!

Don't forget, the Recap and Victor Interview will be THIS SATURADY starting at 9 pm!

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 20:58:17 -0400

Don’t forget to leave questions for the Gamemakers or the Victor!

How did you like this years Games?

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 20:54:50 -0400

Something you want the Gamemakers to know?

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 20:59:47 -0400

Ask it!

Got a question for your 8th Annual Hunger Games winner, Dara Kris?

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 20:55:02 -0400

Ask it here and maybe we’ll include it in the interview on Saturday!

Your Victor

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 22:51:29 -0400

The 8th Annual Hunger Games has a new Victor!

Dara Kris, the female Tribute from District 6, is 17 and scored an 8 in training. She killed two Tributes with an ingenious trap at the Cornucopia, and avoided much of the conflict in the arena. She won by being clever and flying under the radar. Please congratulate your winner!

On Saturday we will have the usual Recap and Victor interview. Until then, look out for opportunities to talk to the Gamemakers! We’ll see you in six days!

Day 11 - The End

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 21:59:42 -0400

“Attention, Tributes,” a voice rings through the arena. The four Tributes look up, listening to the announcement. “Please make your way to the Cornucopia. A special reward has been left their for you.

A pot of very expensive, very effective healing balm has been left at the Cornucopia, something you each need. We advise you not to pass up this chance. That is all.”

At the same time, a brush fire starts in the southern part of the arena.

Aleksander Endimiun is the first, of course, to notice the fire. He looks up at the sky, which is darkening with smoke. He turns his head slowly, and sucks in a breath when he sees the flames headed his way. He gets to his feet slowly, wincing, and begins to limp as quickly as he can away toward the Cornucopia.

Dara Kris climbs the plateau, peering over the edge at the Cornucopia. In the center of the plateau is the reward. She clutches her ribs, wincing, but doesn’t go onto the plateau. She slides down the sides and stops half-way up, huddled behind a rock.

Edgar Reed races toward the Cornucopia, stumbling from time to time as he runs. Gwen Stevenson is farther behind, limping on her wounded leg as she goes. She looks over her shoulder as she runs and stumbles to a stop, staring at the wall of fire that is heading for the canyon.

Aleksander Endimiun makes it to the canyon just a few seconds before the fire. He trips and falls, rolling over to stare at the wall of fire that rises toward the sky only a few feet away. He gets back on his feet and begins to hurry for the Cornucopia.

Aleksander is so focused on his destination that he doesn’t see Gwen until she is upon him. He yells and turns to face her, but she wraps her garrote around his throat before he can free his pick from his belt. They fall to the ground, Gwen landing on her knees on his chest, tightening her garrote. He gasps and chokes, trying to push her off of him. She yelps when he digs his fingers into her eyes, but before he can draw blood his arms goes limp. Gwen untangles her garrote and is running before the cannon even has a change to boom.

Edgar Reed begins to scale the steep sides of the Cornucopia as the brush fire finally jumps the canyon and begins to roar toward the Tributes. Gwen Stevenson drops her pack and her weapon and runs full force, reaching the plateau when Reed is half way up.

Reed spots her and pauses to reposition himself so that he is directly above her. He crumbles the dirt around him with his hands, sending down a sheet of dirt and pebbles toward her. She ducks until it passes, but he is already pulling larger rocks and rolling them toward her.

Gwen grits her teeth and begins to climb again, dodging rocks the best she can. She winces and cries out as the hit her shoulders and head but she climbs quickly. Edgar swears and begins to climb, reaching the top only a few paces before her. He sees the pot of medicine and races toward it as Gwen steps onto the plateau

A sharp *twang* proceeds a volley of small pieces of metal, rocks, and wood splinters as Reed trips a trap buried by Dara Kris several days before. A sheet of metal from the Cornucopia slices across his face and he stumbles backward as the wires buried in the earth pull free, flying toward the center of the plateau. He is caught in the wires, which lacerate his body and tear out chunks of flesh.

He falls to the ground with a scream, but the sound is cut off in a gargle. A piece of metal has lodged in his throat, and he stares up at the sky as he dies.

Dara Kris waits a few moments, then peers over the edge of the plateau when the cannon booms. She crawls forward, and walks toward the medicine. She takes it, then looks around at the work her trap has done. Her eyes widen and her lips twist in disgust.

A moan draws her eyes to Gwen Stevenson, who has collapsed at the edge of the plateau. The shaft of a spear has entered her thigh, piercing through to the other side, and a piece of metal is lodged in her stomach. Dara’s mouth falls open, and she hurries to Gwen’s side.

“Oh my god,” she says, her hands hovering over Gwen’s body.

“Don’t,” Gwen hisses. “Don’t touch me.”

“Let me help you,” Dara says, unscrewing the top of the medicine pot.

“No!” Gwen snaps. She reaches out and grabs Dara’s hand with her own blood-stained one. “Stop it.”

“But…”

“You’re the winner,” Gwen says, dropping Dara’s hand. She is sweating and panting, and she presses her hands to her stomach. “As soon as you remove this… shrapnel… I’ll bleed out. No… medicine can… stop it.”

Dara bites her lip, but she knows that it is the truth, and therefore puts the medicine pot on the ground. She rubs a hand across her eyes.

“I’m sorry,” she says.

Gwen laughs, then winces in pain. “I could have… won. I thought I… was going to. I guess that’s… what I get for being… cocky.” Then she clenches her jaw, grabbing the metal piece embedded in her stomach. Before Dara can stop her, she yanks it free.

“No!” Dara cries, as blood gushes from Gwen’s wound. Gwen’s face goes pale and her eyes unfocused. Dara presses her hands to the wound, but it is too late. Gwen’s body goes limp in a few moments.

The cannon booms.

Ladies and gentleman… we have a Victor!

Your District 6 Tribute, Dara Kris!

Who would YOU like to see die next?

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 23:11:08 -0400

Which of the final Tributes would you like to see die sooner rather than later? Who do you really dislike, hate, or just plain don’t care about?

Dara Kris

Gwen Stevenson

Edgar Reed

Aleksander Endimiun

Day 10 - Recap

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 22:56:24 -0400

Today the number of Tributes fell quite dramatically, follow three deaths in the canyon. Here’s what happened.

Katie Frost killed Nathan Hambleton early this morning, following a sleepness night of suffering on his part. When she left her cave a few hours later, she was confronted by Misha Kolin. The two fought for a long time, both suffering greivous wounds from one another, but in the end Kolin killed Frost. As Kolin stood laughing over her kill, Gwen Stevenson jumped down on her from above and killed her.

Let’s remember our fallen Tributes.

Nathan Hambleton, male, 16, District 1.
Misha Kolin, female, 16, District 1.
Katie Frost, female, 18, District 2.

There are now no longer any Tribute from Districts 1 or 2.

Dara Kris from District 6, Edgar Reed from District 8, Gwen Stevenson from District 10, and Aleksander Endimiun from District 12 are the only Tributes left.

Day 10 - Earth; Dara Kris

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 22:31:03 -0400

Dara Kris returns to her camp, her water canteen freshly filled from the creek in the canyon and a hare in one hand, caught in one of her snares. She makes her camp beside the plateau on the far north side, against the sloping sides of the plateau. She puts her hare down and crouches next to the ring of rocks where she makes her fire.

As she begins to pile dry brush together in the center of the rocks, she pauses, frowning. The pebbles all around her are jumping.

She scrambles to her feet as the earthquake starts in earnest. Rocks the size of her head begin to fall down the steep sides of the plateau, headed for her and her camp.

Dara turns and runs, but she is forced to run along the plateau because of the position of her camp. She doesn’t look back as boulders crush her supplies. She runs for all she’s got.

Just as she rounds the corner, a rock smashes into her, knocking her down. She gets back up almost instantly, but she is limping and she presses a hand to her size. She runs away from the plateau, and as she clears it the earthquake stops.

Dara lowers herself carefully to the ground, tears in her eyes. She presses her fingers against her ankle first, wincing. Then she touches her ribs, and has to bite down on her fist to smother her shout. She pulls off her jacket and raises her shirt, looking at the skin over her ribs. It is already beginning to bruise, and it would appear that she cracked or broke at least one of her ribs.

Day 10 - Water; Aleksander Endimiun

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 21:30:00 -0400

Aleksander Endimiun bathes his bite wounds in the oasis, washing away the dried blood. He winces as the water stings his wound. Then he sighs, laying back in the water. He floats on his back in the shallows, the water covering most of his body.

He begins to swim lazily toward the center of the oasis, eyes closed against the sun’s bright rays. He floats easily, casually kicking a leg now and then to propel him away from shore.

He doesn’t notice the heat at first, but it quickly catches up with him. He sits up, treading water and looking around, frowning.

Then he yelps, and quickly starts paddling for shore. The oasis begins to boil around him and he screams, his skin reddening and blistering as he swims for his life.

He pulls himself out of the water just as the oasis reaches a full boil. Tears running down his face, he crawls into the dirt, sobbing quietly. He curls up on himself, wrapping his arms around his knees, as his skin continues to blister and his blisters continue to pop and ooze. The oasis boils.

Day 10 - Air; Misha Kolin, Gwen Stevenson

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 20:26:44 -0400

Misha Kolin turns away from the body in front of her, her quiet laughter becoming louder as she jumps down from the boulder on which she is standing. She begins to walk away from the body, humming under her breath.

Suddenly, her hum is cut short as Gwen Stevenson jumps down from a hiding place on the canyon wall, looping her garrote around Kolin’s throat before Kolin is even aware that she is there. Kolin gasps, her breath catching in her throat, as Gwen twists the garrote, cutting on Kolin’s air. Kolin tries to pry the garrote away from her neck, but her fingers can’t get between the wire and her skin. As the wire pulls tight a thin line of blood forms on Kolin’s throat.

Kolin struggles but can’t break free. She goes down on her knees, her lips turning blue, and finally collapses onto her face, her eyes rolled up in her head. Stevenson unloops the garrote and steps back, waiting. The cannon booms, and she nods. She returns to the canyon wall and begins to climb out again.

Day 10 - Fire; Misha Kolin, Katie Frost

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 19:23:37 -0400

Katie Frost climbs out of the cave that has been her unintentional home for the past couple days. She climbs down to the canyon floor, stretching and blinking in the sunlight.

The sound of shifting gravel makes her spin, unsheathing her sword at the same time. Misha Kolin stands there, grinning, her flamethrower raised, finger on the trigger.

“Hey there,” Kolin says. Then she squeezes the trigger.

Frost throws herself away from Kolin, rolling as she hits the ground. She stumbles as she rises to her feet, wincing. Her calf has been burned, her pants and skin blackened. She lunges toward Kolin, who turns the flamethrower on again. Frost changes direction at the last second, avoiding the flames and coming up on Kolin’s flank. She slashes Kolin across the back with her sword. Kolin shrieks and turns, falling to her knees as she turns the flame on Katie again.

Katie jumps back but is too slow. Her sleeve catches fire and she has to pause to slap the flames out. She and Kolin pause, breathing heavy and staring at one another.

“Give it up, District 2,” Misha pants. “I’ve got distance and all the time I need.”

“Shut up,” Katie snaps. She runs toward Misha, who flinches and turns on her flame thrower. Katie slides feet-first, ducking under the flames, and comes up under Misha’s arm. She thrusts with her sword but the angle is awkward and she only cuts Misha along her waist. Misha shoves Katie with her shoulder, pushing the older girl into the dirt. She scrambles backward, clamoring up onto a boulder so that she can stare down at Katie.

Katie pushes herself up on her elbow, panting and sweating profusely. Her hands shake as she tries to stand. She falls, kneeling in the dirt. Her arm and leg are ruby red and blackened. Her face is very pale. She hasn’t eaten in several days and her wounds are bad.

Misha smiles as Katie grits her teeth, forcing herself to her feet. Then Kolin squeezes the trigger again, and before Katie can move she is caught full-on in the flame.

She drops to the ground and rolls, but the fire catches her hair and clothes. She begins to scream and cough. Soon, she chokes, and then stops moving.

Misha covers her nose with one hand, blocking out the scent of burning flesh and hair. She begins to giggle quietly as the cannon booms.

Day 10 - What Happened in the Night; Katie Frost, Nathan Hambleton

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 18:30:41 -0400

As the sun began to rise, Nathan Hambleton slipped into a delirium. Seizing periodically and struggling to breath, he sweated and panted, unable to sleep. Katie watched him through the night, and when the sun had come over the horizon, she made a decision.

She stood, drawing her sword, and positioning herself over him.

“I’m sorry,” she said quietly. She placed the tip of her sword on his throat.

Just before she plunged the sword through his neck, Nathan opened his eyes, looking up at her. Their eyes met, briefly. Then, she closed her eyes, turned her face away, and leaned on her sword.

Day 9 - Recap

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 22:56:53 -0400

Here’s what happened to the Tributes today.

Two Tributes suffered from poisonous bites today, though only one died. Melissa Esteban was killed by Gwen Stevenson as she lay dying of a snakebite early this morning. Nathan Hambleton is also quite ill from the bite of a cave spider.

Katie Frost made a hole large enough to escape from the cave in which she and Nathan Hambleton are trapped, but chose not to leave the cave at this time. Misha Kolin has followed her map to the two, and is camped outside the cave entrance.

Edgar Reed was attacked by a swarm of specially-created mosquitoes, and had to flee the ridge where he has made his home to escape them. He is now camped in the shrubland.

That’s what happened today. Let’s remember our fallen Tribute.

Melissa Esteban, female, 15, District 5

Day 9 - The Ridge; Edgar Reed

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:52:31 -0400

Edgar Reed stomps out his fire, preparing to settle down for the night. He has set up a comfortable camp on the ridge and has had little trouble throughout the Games.

The faint buzzing sound is the first thing that tips him off to the fact that that is about to change. Reed tilts his head, listening, as the buzzing grows louder. An incessant whine and buzz that makes him grit his teeth.

The swarm bursts through the bushes the ring his camp and head straight for him. He yells and flails his arms at them, but the mosquitoes land on his arms, face, and neck and begin to bite him. He slaps at his skin, stumbling and tripping over his supplies as he tries to get away from the bugs.

He runs from his camp screaming as the mosquitoes latch on. These specially created mosquitoes pack quite a punch, with painful bites that can drain a Tribute of blood in a few minutes.

Reed races down the side of the ridge and loses his footing. He falls and tumbles head-over-heels down the side of the ridge. When he finally scrambles back to his feet, the mosquitoes are there again.

He runs down the ridge, and nearly falls again when the ground levels out. He races over the shrubland, panting and bleeding from multiple bites. After a few moments, he stops, falling to his knees, breathing heavily. The mosquitoes are gone. He collapses to the ground, the dust from his arrival clinging to the sweat on his face.

Day 9 - The Cave; Katie Frost, Nathan Hambleton, Misha Kolin

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:01:02 -0400

Katie Frost pushes against a rock and sends it tumbling down the cave wall into the canyon. The rocks piled at the entrance to the cave shift and suddenly, with a low rumble, a large amount of them tumble away from the entrance. Katie pumps her fist in the air.

“Look, Nathan,” she says, turning. Nathan Hambleton lies on the floor of the cave, the light from the setting sun now spilling over his face. His throat is red and a large swollen lump the size of an egg throbs just below his ear. He peers at her with bloodshot eyes. “We can get out now.”

Nathan shakes his head, slowly, moaning softly. “No,” he says quietly. “I don’t think I can climb over that.”

“You can,” Katie says firmly, going to sit beside him. “I know you can. I’ll help you.”

“I can’t,” Hambleton responds again, tears leaking out of the corners of his eyes. “It hurts too much. My whole body hurts. Please, Katie. Don’t leave me.”

Katie sighs and looks over her shoulder at the opening. She rubs her forehead. “Okay. Alright. I won’t leave you.”

Outside the cave, Misha Kolin watches the rocks as they fall the canyon floor. She tilts her head, looking at the opening and listening to the voices inside. Then she smiles and hunkers down on her small ledge, wrapping her blanket around her shoulders. Her flame thrower rests in her lap.

Day 9 - Tell the Gamemakers What You Want!

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 18:57:32 -0400

As the Games narrow down, the Gamemakers would like to know: what do you, the viewers, want to see?

As usual, the fact that there are fewer Tributes now makes it a little more difficult for Tributes to find one another. While the arena itself still poses danger to the remaining Tributes, the Games could drag on a long time if the Tributes are not pushed together.

So how would YOU like to see the Tributes brought together? A feast? A natural disaster? Tell us and we might just choose your idea.

What do you fancy as a good way to get the Tributes to meet up again?