User blog comment:HawkWD/The 24th Hunger Games/@comment-4964864-20130731042438

Name: Garfield Slater

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District: 12

Gender: Male

Age: 16

Weapon: Garfield has experience with many weapons including plastic swords, plastic daggers, and plastic knives, so he figures he can use a metal one just fine.

Strengths: Garfield is a smart kid who learned to fend for himself at a young age. He has experience with fake weapons and has good endurance that he will likely rely on.

Weaknesses: Garfield can't swim and is not a great communicator, making it harder for him to find an ally.

Personality: Garfield is disliked by much of his district. He smiles a lot for no real reason, which the people of the Seam find weird. He is also notorious for coming up with extremely bad puns and pickup lines. For these reasons, most people shy away from him. When you get to know him, though, he is a pretty nice guy with a good sense of humor and a strong work ethic.

Strategy: Appear intelligent and confident to gain sponsors. Try to grab a weapon at the Cornucopia, but head out before things get bad. After that, chill out by a source of water. If he can find a trustworthy ally, great.

<p style="line-height:15.75pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Token: Bike helmet (he bought it specifically for use in the arena if he was reaped, as nobody he knows owns a bike)

<p style="line-height:15.75pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Backstory: Garfield grew up in the Seam as the son of a guy who illegally made and sold maple syrup. As a result, when he began school at a young age, all the other kids would make fun of him because he always smelled like maple syrup. He also wore a tie to school every day. His mother, angry at the kids, wanted him to ditch school and take up flamenco dancing, but he decided to stay in it and eventually prospered despite the fact that even his teachers hated him. He is still widely disliked entering the Games, but he knows that if he wins, he'll be instantly loved. Going in, he figures that if he can at least make the final 8 so all of Panem can see how idiotic his parents are, it'll be worth it.