Task 2: Abnegation
DISTRICT 1 FEMALE- CRYSTAL KIMINSKI
Standing in the tube that will take me into the arena, I find my self questioning my choices. For one, I hadn't actually anticipated being this nervous, but I am. Secondly, will I survive? Be killed in the bloodbath? There are literally so many ways I could die. And my family, no matter what happens, how will they cope? Obviously if I do win, it'll be hard to readjust. But there's no time to mull over my thoughts. The tube starts moving up, and I move past layers of earth until a harsh sunlight blinds me for a second. I blink rapidly to get used to the glaring light of the sun.
I then observe my surroundings. A grassy field takes up all of the arena that I can see, and then there's a large manor, and much smaller identical houses in a community. Finally I turn my attention to the Cornucopia. Twelve feet of gleaming gold, in the mouth of around 19 silver pouches. That's one for all us. Of course, not everyone will make it through the bloodbath. So hopefully enough, I will walk away.
"31, 30, 29, 28, 27, 26, 25, 24, 23, 22..." A robotic voice breaks me out my thoughts and I realize I have no plan. The silver pouches probably contain the only supplies in the arena, so just as I decide I'll snatch a pouch or two, a enormous Cyclops crawls out of the Cornucopia. But now the countdown has finished, and I sprint straight into danger. Several other tributes go for the manor or community, while I'm one of the few going for the pouches. I stop in front of the Cyclops, and bounce on the balls of my feet, ready to take of at anytime.
"Hey peanut brain! Bet you're too stupid to catch me!' I shriek, and dance like a maniac to get it's attention. It focuses on me and swings it's giant club at me. I launch out of way, and receive a large mouthful of dirt as the club hits the ground. Still, dirt in the mouth is better than being pulverized.
"Ooh, looks like you missed!" I capture it's attention again, and dodge the club once more. One of the other tributes tries to dodge the club, but is knocked way back by the impact. So I dart into the mouth and grab two pouches. Just as I'm running out of the Cornucopia, I'm grazed in the shoulder by the club.
I just keep running, knowing that adrenaline is blocking the pain. I push myself to get to one the grey houses, as the way to the manor is blocked by the Cyclops, and I don't want to face that again. I enter one of the houses and collapse into a chair, trying to calm my breathing. Just then the adrenaline rush stops and pain hits me like a train.
"Ow ow oww." I move my shirt aside to look at the wound. It's a ugly black and blue color, with blood oozing out of it. Not to mention it's about the size of a dinner plate. But it's skin deep, so I just need to keep it clean and I'll be fine. I turn my attention to the pouches I dropped and pick them up, then place them on the table. I loosen the drawstring on one and dump it's contents onto the table. Crackers and dried fruit, a flashlight, matches, flask, a bottle of iodine that I can use to purify water. It's a good turnout, considering where I am.
I open the other one after pushing the supplies from the other to the side. I have matches again, bandages, a better backpack, tarp, and yes! A bow and quiver of arrows! That explains why the pouch was so large. But my wound acts up and I groan in pain. I have bandages, but not anything to clean the wound. But then I realize I'm in a kitchen and nearly facepalm at my nativity. There's a sink and a tap, so I go over to it and turn the handles. Water comes out of the tap, which makes me extremely lucky! I fill my flask, and then drip some water on my wound. I'm not sure if it'll work in the long run, but it looks cleaner than before, so I bandage it and hope for the best. I refill my flask, and put a few drops of iodine in the water, in case it's poisoned or something. I put my stuff in the backpack with straps, and fit my quiver around my shoulders and the straps.
Then I pick up my bow and exit the house. The bright light blinds me for a second, but I quickly adjust and turn around to be met with the carnage of the bloodbath. Dead bodies lie scattered on the ground, and I take what will benefit me from their corpses. One of them has a quiver with arrows, so I reach to turn the body on it's back, but jerk my hand back. The neck has been slit and is still dripping blood! I see my hand is covered with it and nearly gag, but I persevere and get the arrows out the quiver.
I run into the woods, and after finding a large hollow in the roots of a giant tree, and make it as comfortable as it can get. I settle down eventually and when night falls, I hear the cannons. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. Nearly half of the playing field has been eliminated and I find myself falling asleep with a fear of what's to come.
DISTRICT 4 FEMALE- SHUI YU WANG
So this HUUUUUGE monster came around just as Shui Yu got off her platform like OMG GODZILLA WHY ARE YOU MAKING ANOTHER RANDOM ENTRANCE YOUR TIME IN A MOVIE IS OVER AHHHHHH and then she just dodges it and sprints forward. I mean, easy enough for someone who thinks rationally before grabbing a silverdrawstring bag from the table in front of her, right? She knew it was expected!
AND THEN LO AND BEHOLD! She holds it triumphantly in the air while knocking everyone else down with a sweep of her hand! As if the monster was enough for her to think about!
*gasp*
NOW WHO SAID SHUI YU WASN'T THE RIGHT TRIBUTE FOR ARTEMIS TO SPONSOR, EH? I mean look at her go with all those neeeeeeeeenja moves like LOOK AT HER GO she could be like SUPER STEALTHY and stuff! Like a serious Asian warrior because aye SHE ASIAN and SHE DA BOMB.
*cue background noises and music* BE A MAN!
But then she like...ran somewhere, right? SHE GRABBED HER BAG OUT OF THE CLUTCHES OF ANOTHER TRIBUTE AND SHE WENT INTO THE ABNEGATION SOCIETY! And ooh, was that a baby Dory she saw?
"Hi! I'm Dory! I suffer from short term remembery loss!"
"Hi! I'm Shui Yu! I'm from a fishing district and I don't have short term remembery loss!"
Nope, that isn't gonna happen, isn't it?
But anyway, point is, she actually managed to freaking avoid her nemeses, alright?
And trust me, as well as I want to do on this entry, I have like TWO OTHERS TO WORRY ABOUT so when that happens...
-_-
Okay I'm done.
I swear, this entry was so hard to write.
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