"And what exactly are you planning?" Odysseus rolled his chair behind Tender's, watching as the man typed furiously. His face was heated and his fingers were blurry as the keys were smashed over and over. One moment, Tender paused, taking a long sip of tea before continuing. 

"Plotting..." was all Tender revealed. Odysseus attempted to read the screen, but the mix of codes and words were too confusing. He felt uneasy; Tender hadn't been himself since Cadelon was reinstated. Something about the men's relationship screamed "more than platonic", and that woman Wisteria seemingly visited too much. Odysseus was uninterested what happened behind closed doors, but he needed to know what the tender man was doing to his arena. 

Tender clicked one last button, slamming his fists against the table in satisfaction. Simultaneously, Cadelon stepped into the room, a smug look on his face, hair overly-ruffled. Tender's face paled as Wisteria trailed behind the man. He looked from one to the other, shocked at how their clothes were tarnished and their breaths were short. It was then, Tender realized, he had made the right choice.  

Cadelon took one look at the screen and-

Well, nothing would be the same between them. 

Tender was only jealous, but it was that same jealousy that would get Allium Anthromis killed.

~*~

ASSASSINATION

Your job this task is simple. All of you must kill the tribute known as Allium Anthromis, whose place in this contest has been faked. Some of you have theorized and guessed it by now, but one of the Game Makers has been writing her entries the whole time. She is no longer competition.

Why are you killing her? Well, you don't know. Something inside you is driving you into this murderous rage. You can control yourself, but not your impulses. Choose not to kill her and you'll suffer dire consequences. 

She will die. 

WORD COUNT

I'm feeling generous. Because we tricked you, take as many words as you need. You have no word count this task. 

DEATHS & BALLOTS

Deaths: 2, not including Allium. 

Ballots: 2

DEATH & BALLOT CONSEQUENCES

2- It's hard being a threat, isn't it? Well, it is even harder trying to kill without a weapon. You must kill Allium with your bare hands. 

1- You aren't feared, and you aren't underestimated. In the writing of your entry, you must include a two stanza poem that has relevance to your character's story. 

0- To ensure you are competition to the others, you can kill as many people as you want this task. Choose not to use this, and you'll simply prove that you aren't a threat. 

DEADLINE

There is a holiday coming up, so your deadline will be November 25, 3:00 PM EST. This gives you SIX DAYS to write; use your time wisely. Entries that are handed in within the first day or two are treated higher as it shows an interest. Those who turn in hours before the deadline are frowned upon. Of course, we understand if you can't get to it until then, but please take this into consideration when procrastinating.

If you miss the deadline, or are late, expect to see a zero on the scores and rankings. That will not be tolerated. Some contests push the deadline back if there aren't a certain amount of entries turned in, but we don't do that. If you enter our contest, we expect to to oblige by our rules.

Rule One: Don't be late. The Capitol doesn't accept tardiness. Also, unlike last Games, you get NO confirmation e-mail. If worried, please contact us after sending in.

Our best regards,

Cadelon, Odysseus, Tender, Wistendalon