User blog:The Targaryen of District 4/The 250th Hunger Games: Return

The 250th Hunger Games: Return (10th Quarter Quell)

Extended reservations deadline: 21st June When I'll begin writing: 21st June (if those with an extended deadline submit their reservations before this date, I'll begin writing earlier)

If you're wondering who I am, I'm basically someone who has drifted in and out of activity over the years. I was part of the fandom, but nowadays I'm somewhat semi-retired. The one thing that's been bothering me is that I've never been able to dedicate myself to any of my projects enough to complete them.

Well now I have the motivation to do so. I'm currently writing a fanfiction series set in my own HG fanon universe. But I'm also going to write a Games alongside it, these Games counting as part of my fanon universe. This is so that I can add more lore to my universe quicker, since the fanfiction I'm writing alongside this is going to be one of the largest stories within my series and will take a behemoth amount of time to write fully. It's a risky move for me to make, considering my history of incomplete projects, but I have the motivation now to finish something before I retire completely.

Description (Please read)
Set in an AU where Katniss and Peeta died before they could become victors, therefore ensuring a continuation of the Hunger Games. Ever since the 74th Games, there has been several changes politically, economically and socially. Lands previously thought to be forever lost have been rediscovered and annexed into Panem.

Just 15 years after the discoveries of District 0 (located in the region formerly known as Alaska) and District 14 (located in the region formerly known as Hawaii), a brutal civil war broke out between two siblings in the Presidential family. This halted any Games activity for 5 years. One of these siblings sympathised with rebel ideologies, which gained him the support of the traditionally rebel districts (including the previously thought to be destroyed District 13, whose existence was eventually learned of by The Capitol), whilst the other was a conservative who had the support of The Capitol and the career districts.

The conservative sibling won the war and became the new President, whilst the rebel sympathising sibling was executed. The new President officially brought the Games back and as punishment for their "treason", he forced District 13 to compete in the Hunger Games (the other rebel districts already being competitors of the Games). As it was also close to the 10th Quarter Quell, the President declared that The Capitol would send in tributes of their own.

District 0 and District 14 would not be forced to compete in the Games yet.

Rules

 * 1) The Capitol and District 13 will compete in this. Therefore, there are 28 competing tributes.
 * 2) The minimum is two tributes per user. Maximum is 3.
 * 3) Reservations will last for three days. Failure to submit a tribute to fill these reservations will result in the reserved spots being opened up. However, if you give me a legitimate reason as to why your reservations may not be due on time, I will extend it. The deadline for extended reservations can be seen above.
 * 4) I don't expect all of the spots to be filled, since I do use NPCs in my fanfictions. However, if you have a character that you want to replace an unnamed NPC with, feel free to submit them. Named NPCs cannot be replaced, unless I feel that your submission could fit into the story better than the named NPC. Some NPCs will have minimal impact on the storyline, whilst others will have a bigger impact.
 * 5) Submissions of joke tributes will be rejected. This fanfiction is an official part of my fanon universe and it will be taken seriously.
 * 6) If you have tributes from the RP Wiki and want to submit them, you are allowed to do so.
 * 7) Sending in advice may help your tributes' chances of survival.
 * 8) Hostility towards myself or other users at any stage of these Games will result in your tributes either being rejected or killed off.
 * 9) If you are going to be inactive, please let me know.

Tribute Form
This form is the minimal amount of information I require from submissions.
 * Name (Tributes with names like "Asdfghjkl" for example will not be accepted due to Rule #5)
 * District (Any of the districts that are competing/The Capitol)
 * Gender (Male/Female/Transgender) (If you are going to submit a non-binary tribute, please submit them into the spot of their biological gender and specify how I should refer to them in the story.)
 * Age (12-18)
 * Appearance (Description, lunaii, Rinmaru anime avatar or a picture is fine by me)
 * Personality (Please try to give a summary of this. You can bullet point them. Minimum amount of traits is 4.)
 * Backstory (Again, try to summarise this. I'll allow it bullet pointed)
 * Height (Any height that is realistic)
 * Weapon(s) (3 maximum)
 * Strengths: (Preferably 3)
 * Weaknesses: (Preferably 3)
 * Alliance: (Careers/Anti-Careers/Confirmed alliance/Loner) (If you want to request an alliance, specify this. If you are requesting an alliance with an NPC, I'll automatically confirm it. If you're requesting an alliance with a tribute made by another user, you must have the other user's confirmation before the alliance is made official. All alliances will be finalised before the beginning of the Interviews.)

Tributes

 * NPCs that can be replaced will have their information in red, bold text. Green text is for named NPCs.

Tribute Gallery
Note: I'm currently having uploading issues, so some tribute images may not appear for this reason.


 * Appearances missing: Coral, Harry, Jack

Alliances

 * Careers: Ivy (CF), Kris (1M), 1F, Coral (4F)
 * Anti-Careers: 3F, 5M, Mabel (11F)
 * Loners: Diarmuid (CM)
 * Alliance #1: Harry (6M), Jack (10M)
 * Alliance #2:
 * Alliance #3:
 * Requesting an alliance:
 * Uncertain: Masie (8F), Gantt (9M)

Prologue: Unknown Capitol Party Guest
"Let us celebrate in memory of those who died fighting to protect the honour of The Capitol and the innocent civilians that had their lives taken so suddenly by traitors. From the Dark Days to now, The Capitol has stood the test of time and will continue to do so. As we emerge from the five years of bloodshed victorious, the traitors will be forgotten to time. To The Capitol!"

"To The Capitol!"

I tilted my glass and took a sip of the citrus champagne. We toasted not just to our survival, but to the fact that we would simply rise from the destruction and rebuild. Of course there are families in The Capitol that would never see their loved ones again, but at least they have the comfort of knowing that they died heroes.

After the toast, I was entangled into a series of conversations, the first of which was with the matriarch of the Fragor family, a blonde-haired, green-eyed buxom woman in her 40s. Her clothing, compared to some of the clothing I had seen at this party, was rather plain.

"Mrs Fragor! How are you?"

"I'm well. You?" She replied in a sullen tone. Her words were ironic. Despite the aggressive aura that she radiated, I attempted to maintain pleasantries.

"I am in a positive mood. How is your family?"

"Diarmuid's latest experiment with explosives damaged parts of the house, Anton is slacking off in his studies and my husband is an annoying dimwit. The only one that doesn't annoy me is the cat."

I carried on listening to Mrs Fragor. She started to tire me out physically and mentally. I was eventually looking for a way to exit the conversation but a phone call provided it for me.

"I have to leave. Anton and Diarmuid have gotten into an argument. It was pleasant talking with you."

"You too."

My next conversation was with someone who could be described as the polar opposite of the gloomy Mrs Fragor. Vila Antos of District 4 was the final Hunger Games victor before the beginning of the civil war. It seemed like just yesterday that I watched her 14 year old self poison the meals of her alliance members. Now she was an eccentric fashion designer with hair as blue as the sea and pink contact lenses that reminded me of cotton candy.

"HI!"

Vila waved at me as soon as she spotted me. Because of how loud her voice was, she caught the attention of several of the party-goers and interviewers. I observed as she managed to respond to all of those wanting to interview her.

"I finally got to you in the end! How are you?!" She asked me in an enthusiastic tone.

"I'm relaxed. Just enjoying the party. How about you Vila? Are you getting a lot of sales?"

"Believe it or not, I've just finalised my designs for my next clothes line. I just love rainbow patterns recently. I'm actually wearing a prototype of one of the upcoming products!"

Vila twirled in her dress. It was a long-sleeved, high-collared, knee-length dress. The outer layer and the cuffs on her sleeves were made out of transparent PVC plastic. The inner layer, which was the dress itself, was covered in rainbow-coloured sequins.

"What do you think of it?"

If I were to be honest with her, the dress looked uncomfortable. But if I told her this I would run the risk of making her sad and I didn't want to do that because she was giving me an adorable smile.

"I think it's very creative and imaginative. It accurately represents your personality."

Vila's smile turned into a grin. Sometimes I find it hard to believe that this was the same girl 6 years ago who had taken out an entire group of people with nothing but a vial of poison in her possession. It's easy to forget that she was a Victor and she had killed people.

"Thank you!"

I wished Vila well and told her that I hoped her business ventures continue to be successful. I continued to talk to other people, including politicians, celebrities and even Rayn Chisic of District 2, the Victor of the 239th Hunger Games. The series of conversations would come to an end when the President had returned, to make a big announcement.

"I'll get straight to the point. The Hunger Games will officially return! And as the 10th Quarter Quell is approaching, I can tell you that the Quarter Quell twist will be the Capitol's own submission of tributes! As of the traitors, well they'll be forced to compete!"

Everyone cheered. I think it's safe to assume that the President was making an excellent start on being loved by the people of the Capitol and the districts that supported both the Capitol and the Hunger Games.