73rd Hunger Games

The **73rd Hunger Games** took place in 73 ATT. The victor was fifteen-year-old Albion Danbury of District 2. The following tributes were reaped. These games were noteworthy for being one of extremely few examples of tributes from a variety of alliances and Districts uniting together against one common enemy.

These games served as Seneca Crane's second as Head Gamemaker.

## Arena

The arena for these games took place in a giant pyramid-shaped casino, affectionately titled the Midas by Seneca Crane himself. With 25 floors mixing restaurants, hotel rooms, clubs, bars, and of course gambling dens. However, the Midas was purposely built to be a state-of-the-art viewing experience for the Capitol themselves. Tributes could only access the bottom two floors, where spectators behind plexiglass could come down to watch the events live and in-person, a part of the Games not seen since very early on in its history.

The cornucopia, or "The Pit", was set in an open area built like a casino pit, with very little cover outside of the poker, blackjack, and roulette tables dotting the atmosphere blocking the view to and from the four "wings" where tributes could access the upper floor.

The northern wing, or "Snow Hall", was a royal banquet hall, designed meticulously after publicly-accessible portions of President Coriolanus Snow's mansion. It served as a strong contrast to its noisy counterpart across the pit, Flickerman Hall. Tributes in Snow Hall could access the upper floor via the grand staircase at the back of the mansion.

The eastern wing, or "Templesmith Hall", was best described as the entertainment location. Fitted with an arcade, several movie theaters, and an entire indoor amusement park, Templesmith Hall proved popular with visitors both during and after the Games were finished. Tributes in Templesmith Hall could access the upper floor via the drop tower, which served as an elevator between the upper and lower floors of the arena.

The southern wing, or "Flickerman Hall", was filled to the brim with flashing neon lights, fog machines to obstruct tributes' views, and 'live' music being played by animatronics. The mixed club/disco atmosphere was also home to the only bathrooms on the bottom floor of the Midas. Tributes in Flickerman Hall could access the upper floor via four escalators in the corners of the wing.

The western wing, or "Crane Hall", was a biodome that was a small-scale replica of the 72nd Games' arena, including the swamp, watchtower, jungle, and mountain, all where iconic events took place. There was even a small crater where Genesis Freight's pedestal blew up in the cornucopia clearing. It was a triumphant monument to the successes Crane had overseen in his first Games as Head Gamemaker. Tributes in Crane Hall could access the upper floor via the watchtower, which had a second ladder at the top into the region.

The entirety of the second floor was comprised of hotel rooms and hallways linking them. Each room was fitted with a small kitchenette, a functioning bathroom, a storage closet, and a bedroom. The second floor was nearly completely destroyed during the course of the 73rd Hunger Games, though it was later reconstructed from scratch by Capitol contractors when the Midas casino completely opened up for the public.

### Tribute Outfit

Male tributes were all given proper butler outfits, complete with white dress shirts and black pants, as well as vests pinstriped in each District's colour.

Female tributes were given the option between a traditional maid outfit or the same butler outfit as the males had: all of them save for Akane Yamada (8) chose the butler outfit, as the maid's skirts sat above the knees and provided less protection than the butler outfits had. The maid outfit had its epaulettes and headbands coloured per the District's assigned colour.

## Before the Games

### July 3rd

* The 74th Annual Reaping Day ceremonies take place in all 12 Districts.
* 5 tributes volunteer.
	+ Lurox Volkner (District 1 Male)
	+ Ivory Vestis (District 1 Female)
	+ Albion Danbury (District 2 Male)
	+ Calliope Triturus (District 2 Female)
	+ Marley Pyxis (District 4 Male)
* Two prospective volunteers, Cato Eldridge (District 2 Male, 17) and Ilex Fisk (District 4 Female, 18), were supposed to represent their slots this year: however, Cato was passed over for Albion given he had another year of eligibility, and Ilex got cold feet on reaping day, choosing not to volunteer for Rayfa.
	+ This would inadvertently fuel some of the tension between Albion and Cato during the 74th's pre-games in their mentor-tribute dynamic.
* Married couple Bracken (12) and Cassandra (12) were both reaped in a tragic circumstance.
* After a brief period of time in a holding room, allotted to either say goodbye to their loved ones or prepare a last will for any belongings they may have, all tributes were transported to the Capitol.

### July 4th - 5th

* Between July 4th and 5th, all tributes arrived in the Capitol to much fanfare. Much like the previous year, another heatwave was in full swing in the Capitol, and so arrangements were made to ensure all tributes were kept safe and healthy, including air conditioning, cold desserts, and access to an indoor swimming pool.
* Many tributes made full use of this time to get to know one another, mingling with one another intra-District and inter-District alike. Albion and Calliope of District 2 both became close over their shared interest in metallurgy and weapon crafting, and made the unofficial promise between District partners official by pledging to try and ensure they were the final two left standing. Calliope, who suffered from depression, would silently vow to work on ensuring Albion was the one who made it home between the two of them.
	+ Other noteworthy tribute relationships and dynamics that formed during this time include:
		- Topeka (6) became close with Braiden (8) and Dolly (10), with the two fifteen year-olds and the near-fifteener forming a clique with one another. Faith (3) attempted to join in, but was rejected.
		- Bracken (12) and Cassandra (12) become close friends with Coney (10), and the trio begin planning to be in alignment with each other.
		- Marcellus (3) and Sebastian (5), attempting to bring in Arlena (9) and Lindell (7) to their planned "young guns" alliance, inadvertently alienate the pair with their elitist views towards the poorer Districts.
		- Akane (8) immediately falls in love with Ivory (1), and promises to herself to make an attempt to join the Careers solely to try and learn more about her instant crush. Unbeknownst to her, tensions between Ivory (1) and Lurox (1) have led to the former desiring to leave the Careers altogether.

### July 5th - Chariot Parade

* The chariot parade took place on July 5th, as the Capitol was insistent on not cancelling it for the second year in a row.
* The theme of this year's parade was "glory", a theme Crane and Snow both wished to emphasize towards the Districts, where discontent had been building over the past few years, especially in Districts 8 and 11.
* Stylists worked hard on conceptualizing and iterating upon their designs, eventually coming up with the following outfits:
	+ **District One**: Luxor (1) and Ivory (1) were dressed in purple Roman togas accented with gold and white, meant to exaggerate the ideals of royalty and luxury associated with their District.
	+ **District Two**: Albion (2) was dressed in a sleek, black medieval gambeson, while Calliope (2) wore a brigandine with an enlarged breastplate. Both had sabatons, gauntlets, and halberds to complete the look. They wore a two-tone black and light grey garb underneath their armour.
	+ **District Three**: Marcellus (3) and Faith (3) both wore skintight black outfits patterned with binary code and bits and pieces of circuitry.
	+ **District Four**: Marley (4) and Rayfa (4) were given traditional mermaid garb, with Marley draped in a net and Rayfa holding a trident.
	+ **District Five**: Sebastian (5) and Genevieve (5) had glimmering, shiny gold flakes over a black cloak and gown respectively, and were wearing headpieces evoking the sunshine. Though original concepts for this outfit included the sun actually glowing, it was decided it would be too hot for this effect to be worth risking heat stroke upon the tributes.
	+ **District Six**: Roman (6) was given an extravagant conductor's outfit in red, green, and khaki. Topeka (6) had a more traditionally feminine iteration of this design.
	+ **District Seven**: Save for tasteful undergarments covering their genitals, Cian (7) and Lindell (7) were nude, given full-body paints similar to rainbow eucalyptus trees, with bits of moss applied over top of their shoulders, on various parts of their body, and as laurel wreaths. This was considered much better than the later design presented by District Twelve's stylists.
	+ **District Eight**: Braiden (8) and Akane (8) both had magician's outfits on, with velvet top hats and capes, as well as a masquerade mask, adding an air of elegance and mystique to the pair. This was considered to be the standout design of the parade.
	+ **District Nine**: Yuki (9) had his hair temporarily dyed a bright yellow with the same tone as grain, and was given extensions braided into sheaths of wheat. He was dressed in a "sexy farmer" outfit to accentuate the boy's musculature. Arlena (9) was dressed in a much less risque and more cute farmer's outfit, one that matched Yuki's colours. Her hair was also braided into sheaths of wheat.
	+ **District Ten**: Coney (10) and Dolly (10) were dressed as basilisks, an innovative design that was well-received by the live audience.
	+ **District Eleven**: Everest (11) and Daytona (11) had overalls and white t-shirts on, holding baskets of fresh fruit.
	+ **District Twelve**: Both tributes from Twelve were nude, airbrushed in black to resemble coal dust. This was considered the worst design of the parade, especially after the concept books were released, showing much better ideas were scrapped for what was considered a lazy and oversexualized design.

### July 6th

* The ongoing heatwave again led to the training sessions being pushed back one day, allowing tributes even more time to get to know one another.
* Braiden (8) would celebrate his 15th birthday.
* During this day, the Capitol broke its all-time high for the hottest temperature ever recorded, at 49 degrees Celsius. The extreme heat not only led to several losses of lives amongst its citizens, but also bouts of heat stroke that affected Daytona (11), Everest (11), Marcellus (3), Faith (3), and Roman (6).
	+ Daytona (11) and Everest (11) would be taken to a Capitol hospital, and both would miss the entire training period with heat stroke, setting them both back severely. The other three would recover by the next day under new cooling systems and with lots of water intake.

### July 7th - 8th

* The group training sessions took place.
* Marcellus (3), Faith (3), and Roman (6) had unintentionally bonded over their shared experiences with heat stroke, and as a result, both Faith (3) and Roman (6) would join up with Marcellus (3) and Sebastian (5) in an alliance.
* The Career leadership race was held, and both Lurox (1) and Marley (4) stepped up with a desire to lead the alliance. After some debate, a vote was held between the other Careers.
	+ Ivory (1) voted for Marley (4), not wanting Lurox to lead.
	+ Calliope (2) and Rayfa (4) voted for Lurox (1).
	+ Albion (2) hints to Calliope (2) to suggest not letting him vote due to being "too inexperienced", secretly wanting to remain politically neutral. Both Lurox (1) and Marley (4) take the bait.
	+ As a show of good faith, Lurox (1) gives Marley (4) co-leader status.
* The Career "recruitment drive" began, designed to allow tributes of non-Career districts that wanted to show off their skills in the hopes of being accepted into the most powerful alliance in the arena.
	+ Akane (8) attempted to join the alliance, showing off her knife-throwing and first aid skills. While Calliope (2), Albion (2), and Ivory (1) all wanted her in, Lurox (1) and Marley (4) both agreed that they didn't see a use for her, and bilaterally rejected her from the alliance.
	+ Ivory (1), in a fit of fury, challenged Lurox (1) over this decision, ultimately leading to an argument where Ivory ran off, and Lurox barred her from returning to the alliance, effectively turning Ivory into a priority target for the Career pack.
	+ The Careers would ultimately recruit no one, leaving the alliance at only five strong.
* Akane (8) caught up to Ivory (1) and proposed an alliance between the two of them, comforting the girl. Ivory (1) accepted.
* Bracken (12), Cassandra (12), and Coney (10), hoping to replicate the successes of Barrett and Dorothea the previous year, focused on each of their strengths: Bracken's swordsmanship, Cassandra's foraging skills, and Coney's mobility.
* Cian (7) was determined to go it alone, wanting to prove that he needed not rely on others to the people who judged him back at home. He did, however, affirm to his District partner that he would truce with her.
* Genevieve (5) became close to both Arlena (9) and Lindell (7), eventually taking up the role of "motherly figure" for the young pair.
* Marcellus (3) and Sebastian (5) began to unintentionally alienate Roman (6) with their actions, annoying the older boy.
* Lurox (1) attempted to recruit Yuki (9) to the alliance after watching him in the simulation room, but Yuki (9) violently rejected the offer, causing the pair to have to be separated by training staff.
* The alliance between Coney (10) and the married couple of Bracken (12) and Cassandra (12) earned the nickname "Chaperone" from the Capitol media, poking fun at the fact that Coney was the obvious third wheel.
* At the Capitol hospital, Daytona (11) was moved to the intensive care unit as her condition mysteriously worsened, while Everest (11) was downgraded to a regular ward room.
	+ Daytona (11) was suffering from a kidney defect that had led to her left kidney failing after her condition was aggravated by the heat.
* Alliances were finalised:
	+ **Careers:** Lurox (1) - *Leader*, Albion (2), Calliope (2), Marley (4) - *Second-in-command*, Rayfa (4)
	+ **Anti-Careers:** Ivory (1), Akane (8)
	+ **Young Guns:** Marcellus (3), Faith (3), Sebastian (5), Roman (6)
	+ **Girl Power:** Genevieve (5), Lindell (7), Arlena (9)
	+ **Fif-Team:** Topeka (6), Braiden (8), Dolly (10)
	+ **Chaperone:** Coney (10), Bracken (12), Cassandra (12)
	+ **Loners:** Cian (7), Yuki (9), Everest (11), Daytona (11)

### July 9th

* Private training sessions took place.
* Ivory (1) wanted to make a show of trumping over Lurox's (1) score, but Akane (8) reminded her that they had a large target on their backs already, and that whatever happens, happens.
* After the conclusion of the sessions, the training scores & resulting odds were published and displayed on a public TV broadcast that night:

### July 10th

* In the very early morning hours, Marley (4) and Yuki (9) had a chance encounter on the rooftop of the housing building, and made a pact to align.
	+ Both planned on using this alliance to decimate the Careers and then betray the other one further down the line.
* The interviews took place on the night of July 10th, hosted by Caesar Flickerman.
* Daytona (11) suffered cardiac arrest, but was revived by Capitol doctors and placed under strict, round-the-clock watch in the ICU. The games' start date were delayed by a day to compensate, with the Capitol hopeful she could recover and compete despite the circumstances.
* Everest (11) returned to the housing building for the first time since going to the hospital.
* The interviews went as follows:
	+ **Lurox**: Lurox made thinly-veiled threats towards Ivory, implying that the moment the gong rang out, he'd be looking for an arrow with her name on it, causing the Capitol crowd to ooh and ahh in anticipation over the drama.
	+ **Ivory**: Ivory proclaimed her alliance's official name to be the "Anti-Careers", stressing that her vendetta laid with Lurox and Marley in particular, and left an open offer for the other three to jump ship at any time.
	+ **Albion**: Albion was relatively calm during the interview, swaying a few people to cheer for the Career's resident underdog, though the majority of the media's attention was on the gaudy striped suit he had been provided by his stylist.
	+ **Calliope**: Calliope emphasized her desire for an arena with an alluring environment and a charming tribute outfit, self-deprecatingly proclaiming, "If I'm going to die, Seneca better make sure I look good doing it". The Head Gamemaker himself took this poke in good faith. Later that night, he would personally request some final adjustments to the District 2 outfits to bring out Calliope's features in particular, fulfilling her desire.
	+ **Marcellus**: Marcellus was quizzed on his choice to make an alliance of young tributes. He spoke enigmatically at length about how "the future was now" and that these Games would see a strikingly young victor, words that would ultimately prove prophetic. His answers left the Capitol confused and wanting to see more out of the young teen.
	+ **Faith**: Faith played up her disarming charm, singing a small ditty for the audience, earning her a similar fanclub to that of the District Four girl from the year prior.
	+ **Marley**: Marley wanted to talk about the strengths of the Career pack, pointing out valuable contributions all of them were bound to make in the arena. However, when pressed about being relegated to second-in-command, he withered up, pouting as he made his way back offstage.
	+ **Rayfa**: Rayfa's interview was mostly average for a Career tribute, though she ended it off with a touching poem she had written for her father, who died at the end of the 60th Hunger Games to its eventual victor, Slate Andrews. This poem moved many in the audience to tears.
	+ **Sebastian**: Sebastian spent his entire interview dissing the other Districts lower in status than his home, District 5. When asked whether he felt this put a target on his back or not, Sebastian brushed it off, saying, "I don't care, I'm better than them."
	+ **Genevieve**: Genevieve played down Sebastian's comments, saying that she had met some lovely people from around Panem during her time in the Capitol, winning her some minor brownie points in the eyes of Districts 9, 11, and 12.
	+ **Roman**: Roman took note of the lessons he had learned by watching previous Games, thanking the District 10 Male from the previous year on his advice for dealing with heat waves, and to his family for having raised such a lovely young man. Many former tributes' families were immediately smitten by Roman over this.
	+ **Topeka**: Topeka remained mostly quiet during her interview, dealing with stage fright for most of her interview. She would eventually open up after some coaxing by Caesar when asked about her token, a metallic necklace built by her father from scrap metal bits.
	+ **Cian**: Cian discussed prejudice in Panem and how one shouldn't assume something about someone just because of parts of them. While many took this to be a jab at Marcellus and Sebastian, or about his low training score, many people in District 7 recognized that this was due to Cian having been forcibly outed as gay, and being kicked out of his house as a result.
	+ **Lindell**: Lindell voiced her support for her District partner, openly stating that she had made a truce with him. She was stunned into silence when Caesar asked if she'd choose to kill him or her alliance mates if it came down to it.
	+ **Braiden**: Braiden's dry wit and banter back and forth with Caesar proved him to be an underratedly smart tribute.
	+ **Akane**: Akane talked about her alliance with Ivory, as footage played back of her comforting the District One girl after the fight that led to Ivory's expulsion from the Careers.
	+ **Yuki**: Yuki kept an aloof, cold persona, responding to many of Caesar's questions with short, simple sentences. The Capitol remained enamored with his mysterious score of 10.
	+ **Arlena**: Arlena spoke at length about how much she looked up to the other people in her alliance.
	+ **Coney**: Coney came on stage with small wheels for both a bowtie and cuff links, already poking fun at his role in his alliance. The jokes he cracked with Caesar became the subject of many memes in online circles centered around the Games.
	+ **Dolly**: Dolly's interview was dull and uninspired, being mostly a repeat of the District Ten Female's interview from the year prior.
	+ **Everest**: Everest was grilled at length over his mysterious absence and the location of his District partner. He went into detail at the treatment he received in the Capitol. When he began voicing his wishes for similar healthcare back home in District 11, he was abruptly cut off, and his interview was ended early.
	+ **Daytona**: Daytona was not present for the interviews, still in the ICU under restricted access, and Flickerman wished her well before moving on.
	+ **Bracken and Cassandra**: Bracken and Cassandra were interviewed together, talking about how they had married at a young age and their lives so far together. Bracken revealed his heartbreaking intentions to ensure Cassandra came out alive, as the pair revealed she was two months pregnant with the pair's first and only child, making several in the Capitol beg for clemency for the pair, to no avail.

### July 11th

* Early in the afternoon, Daytona (11) suffered another cardiac event. Unfortunately, Capitol doctors were unable to revive her, and she passed away at 1:39 PM. Her official cause of death was multiple organ failure.
	+ This was the first death of a tribute before the Games began in almost fifty years.
* An emergency meeting was called between Games personnel, and the decision was made to inform Panem and the tributes alike about it that night via a funeral for the girl. At this same meeting, it was also decided that it was too impractical to reap a tribute to replace Daytona. ***23 tributes remain.***
* Citizens who had placed bets on Daytona had their money returned to them.
* Everest (11), Cassandra (12), and Genevieve (5) were the most affected by the loss of Daytona, all becoming visibly emotional over the girl they had known for only a few days.

### July 12th

* The tributes were given one last day to spend before they entered the arena. Many of them were only now given the opportunity to reflect upon the interviews after the whirlwind of the 11th and Daytona's funeral.
* Marley (4) was unimpressed with Caesar, and spent much of the day brooding against the Hunger Games' famous host, making a personal vow that he would frame him for rebellious thoughts to get him executed if he won.
* Marcellus (3) and Sebastian (5) both made comments that drew the ire of several other tributes, leading to Everest (11) making direct threats against them both about the bloodbath. This only led Roman (6) to want to distance himself further from the alliance, not wanting to be the center of attention.
	+ Yuki (9) took careful note of this event, strategizing about how he could manipulate the situation to his own benefit.
* Cian (7) invited many other tributes out for a day at the pool, to relax one last time before the Games would begin.
	+ Ivory (1), Albion (2), Calliope (2), Faith (3), Rayfa (4), Genevieve (5), Roman (6), Topeka (6), Lindell (7), Braiden (8), Akane (8), Arlena (9), Coney (10), Dolly (10), Bracken (12), Cassandra (12), and of course Cian (7) would all attend.
	+ Lurox (1) and Marley (4) chose to instead take the time to sneak off to the training center, strategizing about their plans to lead the Careers this year. While there, they ran into Everest (11), who was just learning how to use weapons for the first time. Lurox (1) took the time to show the younger man how to properly hold a sword, but did not interfere any further.
	+ Marcellus (3), Sebastian (5), and Yuki (9) all had no interest in joining the festivities to begin with.
	+ Daytona (11) was still dead.
	+ The pool party served as an opportunity for Ivory (1) and Akane (8) to grow closer, as well as for Albion (2) to first see his younger siblings in the dynamic present in Genevieve (5) and Cian (7), a detail that would become important later in the Games.
* Late that night, Marley (4) and Yuki (9) met up and reaffirmed their commitment to one another, settling on the first night being when Yuki would strike.

## The 73rd Hunger Games

### Day One - July 13th

* All tributes, after waking up and making last minute preparations, are escorted into the Launch Rooms. Seeing them off were their respective stylists. In the Launch Rooms, the tributes found out what outfit they were going to wear -- the outfit gave hints as to what the Arena was going to be like.
* Upon saying their goodbyes to their stylists, the pedestals lifted all the tributes into the arena: a giant pyramid-shaped casino, affectionately titled the Midas by Seneca Crane himself. With 25 floors mixing restaurants, hotel rooms, clubs, bars, and of course gambling dens. The cornucopia, or "The Pit", was set in an open area built like a casino pit, with very little cover outside of the poker, blackjack, and roulette tables dotting the atmosphere blocking the view to and from the four "wings" where tributes could access the upper floor.
* The countdown to the start of the Games commenced. Once the countdown finished, the Bloodbath began.
	+ Ivory (1) was the first to the center, zipping in and out with a first aid kit, two backpacks, and a pair of weapons for her and Akane (8). The pair fled to Templesmith Hall.
	+ Topeka (6) was wholly unprepared for the Games, and while reaching down for a bag in the outskirts, she was snuck up on by Yuki (9) and had her throat slit with a knife. She choked to death on her blood soon after. ***22 tributes remain.***
	+ Yuki (9) proceeded to take a sleeping bag, canteen, and backpack on his way out towards Crane Hall.
	+ Marcellus (3) and Sebastian (5) met up with Roman (6), but they were approached by Everest (11), who quickly outmuscled Sebastian (5) and gouged out his eye, before Marcellus stabbed him in the back. ***21 tributes remain.***
	+ While celebrating his victory with Sebastian (5), Marcellus (3) was then shot through the throat with an arrow by Calliope (2). Spooked, both Sebastian (5) and Roman (6) ran off in separate directions: the former to Crane Hall and the latter to Snow Hall. ***20 tributes remain.***
	+ Cian (7) took a baseball bat and a bag before heading off to Flickerman Hall.
	+ Faith (3) ran away from the cornucopia to the closest region, Templesmith Hall, waiting for her allies to come. Unbeknownst to her, they never would.
	+ Dolly (10) charged down Albion (2) and Rayfa (4), who were both defending the bulk of the supplies under Lurox's (1) orders. Her thrust at Albion failed, and she was countered by the young Career and stabbed three times in the chest and once in the stomach. ***19 tributes remain.***
	+ Rayfa (4) took the opportunity to advance on the dead girl's lone remaining ally, Braiden (8), but was thrown off by a fake thrust from the boy and had her head smashed in by his mace. ***18 tributes remain.***
		- Braiden then fled to Crane Hall. Albion did not follow after him, instead trying uselessly to treat Rayfa.
	+ Lurox (1) and Marley (4) cornered Cassandra (12), but in an act of defiance, Bracken (12) attacked the pair, buying enough time for his wife to get away with Coney (10), getting a good hit in on Lurox before ultimately succumbing in the fight. ***17 tributes remain.***
		- Cassandra broke down in tears, forcing Coney to drag her off to Flickerman Hall as fast as he could on his own.
	+ Genevieve (5) and Lindell (7) met up with Arlena (9), bags in tow, before they all ran off to Flickerman Hall.
* After the Bloodbath had ended, the corpses of the deceased were removed from the Arena.
* The Careers settled into the cornucopia, dejected over the loss of Rayfa (4) and treating the injuries of their leader. Lurox (1) would curse his own treatment of Akane (8) as Calliope (2) struggled with the basics of first aid, squeamish at the sight of blood that close and personal to her. He felt that, as confident as he was in rolling with even just five Careers, the casualties they had suffered at the bloodbath proved that perhaps he had made the wrong calls, and he began to have some concerns and self-doubt of his leadership abilities. He decided after some time that the Careers would not begin with a traditional hunt that night, instead voicing his desire to hold down the fort, something his co-leader, Marley (4), happily agreed with.
	+ Secretly, Marley was hoping that this would be the case, as he had agreed with Yuki (9) that they would kill off the Careers that night after the anthem marking the end of Day 1 played.
* Ivory (1) and Akane (8) made their way up the staircase of Templesmith Hall, deciding that they would take shelter for the afternoon in a security station. The two spent the evening getting to know each other better, and would end up sharing the station's lone cot that night, deciding against moving out while they had a secure shelter.
* Faith (3), after waiting for a while watching the entrance, decided her allies must have either died or abandoned her, and so she took a look around Templesmith Hall, putting her intelligence to work in finding a way out. She rode the drop tower to the upper floor, and secured a hotel room for herself. The hotel room had some limited food and water, and Faith figured that the other rooms may have similar contents. She decided that she would check Templesmith Hall again tomorrow morning for her allies, before beginning her raid on other hotel rooms to gear up on survival essentials.
* Sebastian (5) was now separated from his remaining allies and missing his left eye. His right eye was also damaged, and his vision was blurry. He tucked himself away in the jungle brush of the biodome, softly crying as he realized the gravity of his situation.
* Genevieve (5), Lindell (7), and Arlena (9) all took shelter in one of the storage rooms in Flickerman Hall. While scrounging for supplies, Genevieve ran into Cian (7), who agreed to join their alliance given the circumstances, having realized that as much as he wished to go it alone, he was safer with this group of three. Lindell and Arlena were both happy to see him.
* Roman (6) was the sole resident of Snow Hall, and went upstairs to one of the guest bedrooms. He took note of the hotel complex he could see the mansion merge into down the way, and decided he would sleep before exploring that direction.
* Braiden (8), who had watched the previous Games, thought that the mountain replica in Crane Hall would serve as a good base of operations, and he took shelter in a small cave out of the way.
* Yuki (9) took the cornucopia in Crane Hall, finding it had been sparsely stocked with the same supplies that had been seen in the 72nd. He would spend some time barricading the entrance, creating a small crook he felt that he alone could fit into to access the interior.
* Coney (10) and Cassandra (12) spent the afternoon hiding away in Flickerman Hall, having only caught glimpses of other people in the area, and not feeling ready to fight at this point in time.
* At night, the anthem played from speakers located around the arena, and tributes looked to nearby monitors located in every room to see who had died.
	+ **23rd Place: Topeka Zennelli (District 6)**
	+ **22nd Place: Everest Ramsdell (District 11)**
	+ **21st Place: Marcellus Zinc (District 3)**
	+ **20th Place: Dolly Ezelle (District 10)**
	+ **19th Place: Rayfa Ikatere (District 4)**
		- Many tributes were overjoyed to see a Career had fallen on Day 1, meaning only four remained. Yuki (9) realized his job had just become that much easier, and began his trek back to The Pit.
	+ **18th Place: Bracken Silt (District 12)**
* The Careers delegated night patrol shifts. Though the initial call was going to be Lurox (1) and Albion (2), then Calliope (2) and Marley (4), Marley volunteered to take Lurox's place, suggesting to his leader that getting the first bout of rest would be better for his injuries, which Lurox agreed to. This meant that the first night shift was held by Marley and Albion, while Calliope and Lurox both quickly fell asleep.
* The current alliances were now:
	+ **Careers:** Lurox (1) - *Leader*, Albion (2), Calliope (2), Marley (4) - *Second-in-command*
	+ **Anti-Careers:** Ivory (1), Akane (8)
	+ **Girl Power:** Genevieve (5), Cian (7), Lindell (7), Arlena (9)
	+ **Chaperone:** Coney (10), Cassandra (12)
	+ **Loners:** Faith (3), Sebastian (5), Roman (6), Braiden (8), Yuki (9)
* The current location of tributes in the arena map was as follows:
	+ **The Pit:** Lurox (1), Albion (2), Calliope (2), Marley (4)
	+ **Snow Hall:** N/A
	+ **Templesmith Hall:** Ivory (1), Akane (8)
	+ **Flickerman Hall:** Genevieve (5), Cian (7), Lindell (7), Arlena (9), Coney (10), Cassandra (12)
	+ **Crane Hall:** Sebastian (5), Braiden (8), Yuki (9)
	+ **Hotel Suites:** Faith (3, Flickerman Sector), Roman (6, Snow Sector)

### Day Two - July 14th

* Mere minutes before Yuki's (9) arrival, Albion (2) decided that now was as good a time as ever to go use the bathroom. He left The Pit for Templesmith Hall, the wing with the most readily available bathrooms.
	+ During this time, Marley (4), also on watch, hastily assembled a noisy trap for Yuki to stumble into, deciding the boy was far too large of a threat to allow staying around, prioritizing his alliance with the Careers for stability's sake.
* The following are a recounting of the events leading to "Nightfall", one of the most popular battles in Hunger Games history for viewers to rewatch:
	+ Marley, who was watching Crane Hall closely, noticed Yuki beginning his approach, and motioned for the boy to come in, as both Lurox (1) and Calliope (2) were dead asleep. He purposely chose against waiting for Albion to return, as he figured he could deflect the blame on the younger boy's carelessness if any questions were posed by Lurox.
	+ As Yuki approached the trap, Marley followed close behind him, before darting in to push him into it, trying to get both the drop on Yuki and the kill credit. Both Lurox and Calliope woke up to the loud clattering of metal. Calliope, recovering from a muscle strain sustained yesterday, was effectively out of battle already, and instead looked for a melee weapon to use to defend herself if things went south.
	+ Yuki immediately rolled forwards, spinning around at Marley with a betrayed, angry glare, before his attention turned to Lurox, who was rushing towards him, longsword in hand.
	+ Marley grabbed his polearm and attempted to charge into Yuki, only to have the boy from Nine deflect it into the ground. Yuki then dodged Lurox's slow, ponderous swing, which cut Marley's polearm in half, leaving the boy weaponless, fleeing back to find something usable.
	+ Turning his attention to Lurox, Yuki dodged another hit, before parrying Lurox's attempt at a slash, using it to get inside his guard and stab the man in the throat. Pulling out the dagger, Yuki left Lurox to choke on his own blood. **16 tributes remain.**
	+ Marley had recovered a mace, and decided to use it now that Yuki was advancing on him. The two circled around each other for a while while Calliope uselessly tried to revive Lurox, unable to think straight.
	+ Yuki made the first move, diving at Marley from a low angle. This tackle missed, and Marley swung back, only for Yuki to roll out of the way at the last moment. However, Yuki was now the one without a weapon, having dropped his dagger on accident while dodging.
	+ Continuing to swing away, Marley pushed Yuki into a corner of two blackjack tables, leaving him with nowhere else to run. Yuki then pulled the exact same tackle down low, this time successfully pinning Marley.
	+ Yuki punched the boy several times to stun him, before smashing his skull downward into the floor, knocking him out. To finish the job, Yuki grabbed Marley's mace and brought it down hilt-first. **15 tributes remain.**
	+ Turning his attention to Calliope, who had now stood up ready to fight for her life, Yuki made it easy on himself by sweeping her leg out from under her, breaking Calliope's ankle.
	+ He left her on the floor, going for Lurox's sword. During this time, Calliope's hands found a knife, and she tossed it blindly in Yuki's direction, narrowly missing his head and instead cutting the boy's cheek open.
	+ Yuki, upset by this turn, brought Lurox's sword and slammed it directly down on Calliope's abdomen. **14 tributes remain.**
	+ Upset over his now-scarred cheek, he grabbed his discarded dagger, sat on Calliope's body, and began to cut up her face to leave her with scars much like he now had.
	+ Albion (2) returned at this point, only witnessing the carnage left behind by Yuki's wake. He fled back to the bathrooms with only the weapons he had originally taken with him. He would not emerge for the rest of the day.
	+ Yuki proceeded to loot the cornucopia of much of its medical supplies, the one item he had noticed was not well-stocked in Crane Hall's cornucopia. He then left for his base of operations to get some well-deserved rest.
	+ Many tributes woke during the night to the three successive cannons, some of them fearing that the Careers had already decided to go on the hunt. They would have to wait until the next evening to see the results of everything.
	+ As the events of Nightfall occurred during the middle of the night for Capitol citizens, many were asleep when it happened live, and so editors worked hard during the witching hour to ensure the citizenry would be able to see everything that had transpired in the morning recap broadcast.
* The Capitol woke up to breaking news announcements on their screen: the Career pack was gone. Many were gobsmacked to see that the sole survivor of the previous night's events was Albion Danbury of all tributes. Many more were astonished that Yuki Yautja-Nakahara was the one who did it.
* The rest of Day 2 was rather uneventful, though discussion in the Capitol continued to be dominated by what had become of the Career pack, and much debate amongst talking heads was had over the Anti-Careers' purpose now that their enemies laid dead.
	+ Ivory (1) and Akane (9) removed the barricade from the security room they had holed up in for the night, and spent the day exploring the area, eventually finding that the drop tower led up to the upper floor. After a brief moment of hesitation, the two ascended the tower.
		- They began searching nearby rooms, gathering supplies to keep themselves nourished, eventually running into a locked room. Akane pulled out a bobby pin she had collected from a prior room and began to pick the lock, before suddenly stopping as she heard a whimper inside.
		- Knocking on the door, the pair found out that Faith (3) was holed up inside, unarmed, but with many useful items she was willing to barter in exchange for her life.
		- Ivory, still not knowing the Careers were already dead, figured she could use a boost to even out their numbers, and invited Faith to join her and Akane's alliance. They would provide her with protection if she would share her supplies with them. Faith, who knew Akane could break into the room anyways, gladly accepted. She opened the door, and the Anti-Careers kept their promise, expanding the alliance to three.
			* Faith revealed that she had scrounged up a few batteries, which happened to fit the walkie-talkies that Ivory and Akane had found the previous day. It was decided that the older girls would gather everything from the security room and bring it up to the hotel room, while Faith kept lookout via the drop tower, sending it down whenever Akane and Ivory would return.
			* This was what kept the trio busy that day, and they settled for the evening in the bountiful supplies available in the room. Faith took one of the queen-sized beds for herself, as Ivory and Akane were already comfortable enough to spend the night on the same bed once more--this time properly snuggled up.
		- Though a few citizens had already been "stanning" the budding relationship between Ivory and Akane, the Capitol at large had begun to be swept up in the romance's mayhem, now that Bracken and Cassandra were tragically separated.
	+ Sebastian (5) mustered up the courage to go find a bathroom at the entrance to Crane Hall, which he blocked behind him.
		- In the bathroom, he began washing out his bloody eye socket, trying to avoid an infection--unbeknownst to him, it was one that had already set in.
			* He located some basic medical supplies in a cabinet, and used them to put a cotton ball underneath a makeshift eyepatch he applied over top. He took the kit with him, although all that remained was some disinfectant, a pair of tweezers, and a couple bandages.
			* While in the bathroom, Sebastian also took the first sip of water he had had since yesterday morning, gulping down half a liter before his thirst was satisfied. He then set back out, hiding along the edges of The Pit in between the rows of slot machines, heading to Flickerman Hall.
			* Faith alerted Ivory and Akane of his presence, but remembering comments he had made to her, asked them to come back rather than fight him. Even if she no longer wanted to ally with him, Faith didn't want to be the reason he died.
			* Sebastian rode the indoor ferris wheel up to the top, before the wheel stopped for the night, leaving him high up and isolated for the evening, safe for another day.
	+ The Girl Power alliance, consisting of Genevieve (5), Cian (7), Lindell (7), and Arlena (9), spent the day getting to know one another a little more, with most of the day spent focusing on this, as the alliance felt no need to go out and explore just yet, lest they risk running into other tributes.
	+ Roman (6) woke up after a good night's sleep and scrounged his hotel room for supplies, having not bothered to check the night prior.
		- While he didn't find any food or weaponry readily available, he did find something potentially even more powerful: a pen, some papers, and some thumbtacks. Inside his room also laid a bulletin board he could use to display things.
		- After some brief thought, Roman decided that he wanted to map out the hotel suites to the best of his availability, and divided the board into two parts, one bigger and one smaller.
			* The bigger part was designed for a map of the hotel's winding hallways.
			* The smaller part would be devoted to one-page drawings of hotel room layouts, in case any of them elsewhere were different to his.
		- Roman drew out the layout of his room, memorized it, and then attached it to the bulletin board. He then exited his room and set out to start mapping the hallways, a process he figured would take two days.
		- He began with Snow and Flickerman Hall's sectors. During this time, he did not run into any other tributes, but took note of a few locked doors, marking them on his map as possible threat locations.
		- During the mapping process, Roman also noticed both Snow and Flickerman Hall hotel suites had the same layout as one another, with some minor cosmetic changes, meaning the other two sectors probably had the same layout as well.
		- He returned late in the night to his hotel suite, putting together his map as if it were a jigsaw puzzle, before making food in his room's kitchenette, waiting for the anthem before he would go to bed.
	+ Braiden (8)
	+ Yuki (9)
	+ Coney (10) and Cassandra (12)