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Name: Kenneth "Ken" Handron

Gender: Male

District: 10

Age: 16

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Backstory: Ken's father had passed shortly after his mother announced her pregnancy, and his mother died of childbirth. The only family he had was his sister, fourteen at the time. She had to raise him as her own. Though the two struggled, and Ken had to drop out of school and get a job to support the two of them, they led a happy life. No one reached out to them, but during hard times, his sister Carmen and him bonded, and they managed to put food on the table each meal. Unfortunately, an epidemic of mad cow disease broke out, and his sister received it. She went to a clinic, and they did their best to treat her. Ken was alone for that time. He had to make enough money to feed himself, and to send food to his sister, so he worked three jobs. When his sister was finally released, she no longer had the disease, but she could no longer walk. She was in a wheelchair, and would stay that way for the rest of her life. Ken took care of her, and no one reached out to help. His sister took up a job she could do from home, and Ken still worked three jobs, and they had such little free time that they almost never saw each other. Due to the costs of Carmen's necessities, they needed lots of money. He had no friends, and all he knew was labor. After a while, he began to feel like his life was a constant routine, and didn't think it would ever end. He had always thought of volunteering for the Hunger Games, but even if he won, who would take care of Carmen during those weeks he was gone? While he wasn't working, he began to steal, and they still barely made by. When he was fourteen, he began to go slightly insane, and had night terrors of falling behind on work, getting mad cow disease, or being caught stealing. Carmen noticed and became depressed that she was causing him so much stress. She tried to turn him in to an orphanage, but Ken refused, because she wouldn't be able to make it on her own. He continued on like this until he was reaped. Though he was sad about it, he knew that if he won, he would never have to work a day in his life again, and neither would his sister.

Personality: Ken is a kind-hearted young man, and will go to extreme lengths to protect those he loves. He can often be overly-attatched to some, but all-in-all, is a very nice guy.