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Name: Seraphina "Sera" Oaks

Age: 21

District They Came From: 3

Gender: Female

Position (which job): Mentor

Backstory (optional): Sera used to live in District 2, with only her father. Her mother died in childbirth, so Sera never really knew her mother. She and her dad were very close. When she was twelve, she started her Career Training, and picked up sword and dagger skillz really quickly. She would be reckless and not care how things ended up, and just when she though she wanted to be in the Games someday, something bad happened.

Sera started a little match in the house one day when the power was out, only trying to light a candle, but when she did she was mezmerized by the flames. She liked how they looked, how they let out warmth and light, and realized she just liked fire. She accidently dropped it, and was so scared, she ran out of the room, screaming. She tried to find her dad, and when she did they were going to leave the house when a burning chunk of the ceiling trapped her dad in the room. She screamed to him, trying to reach him, but he told her, "RUN, SERA!"

She ran, devistated, and zipped through the streets of District 2. She got hold of the fire department, but by the time they got there, her dad was dead. She stayed at her best friend's house for a week, too sad to do anything. She had lost her father, who meant everything to her. One night, Sera got up out of bed and stole some money from her friend's kitchen. ''They'll understand... ''She tried to convince herself. She got her coat and warmest clothes on, and rushed out the door before they would know what had happened. She broke into the training center and stole a sword and some knives, then broke into a store and stole a backpack, food, and other necissary things.

Then, she left District 2 to go live with her Aunt, Uncle, and three boy cousins in District 3, not knowing what else to do. When she got there, she was covered in twigs, dirt, leaves, and had been living outside for so long, that when she finally made it into District 3, she had broken down and cried out of relief. She then tried her best to act like she lived there already and act natural, and asked if anyone knew where her family lived. When she knocked on their door and opened, her aunt looked so startled. "S-Seraphina? What are you doing here."

"Long story." Sera replied.

Sera practiced using a sword once in a while, but it only reminded her of her old home, so she played with her cousins instead. She wanted to spend as much time with her new family as possible, telling herself that before she knew it they would be gone, too.

The loss of her father also made her more careful, but also more scared. She didn't want to lose her family, so she was scared of being reaped. But she had to take tesserae for her family, so when she was 15, it happened. She didn't want to leave her aunt, uncle, and cousins, but thought, ''dying can't be so bad. At least I can meet my mother and be with father again.''

How They Won: Sera allied with the District 7 tributes, District 8 tributes and her district partner. There was a twist where all tributes were placed in a maze, where there were two buttons that could grant tributes the victor status. Sera and her district partner Blade went looking for one together, and in the end they found one. Blade knew only one of them could make it, so he let Sera push the button and be taken away as a victor, confessing his love for her. Blade found the second button, and the two were crowned as two of the six victors that year.

(Her actual victory from Ccmoco's Nightmare Games)

Year They Won: 119th

Personality: Sera is a happy-go-lucky girl, who used to not care about things as much and make foolish decisions, always laughing in the end. She can still make bad decisions, but she's more careful now. She can jump at the slightest noise, and has a careful and caring nature. She has a lot of sympathy for others, which can make things difficult. When she gets embarrassed she will trail off her sentances, but always gets over it. She tries to be happy so she can know what she has before it's gone (see backstory).

Picture/Description: Sera has light brown hair that always has a certian shimmer to it, that falls all the way down to a bit past her shoulders. She has amber colored eyes, which have a bit of a red tint to them sometimes, but you can only notice it if you look closely. She likes to joke about it, saying that she has "fire in her eyes" (she likes FIRE). She has light freckles dotting her face. She has slightly tanned skin, and is of average height. She is a little less slim than most girls her age.

Token (optional): None

Fears: Losing those she loves, going back to District 2, getting reaped (sorry Sera)

Strengths: Can make people like her, or forget about her, if she wants. She's also a very good climber, and likes to climb trees, which might be what she does in the Hunger Games if she is being chased or needs to hide or somethin'.