Della

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## Della

### Occupation

Factory Inspector
Tribute (125th HG)

### Allegiances

Jomilee
Marnie
Acacia

### Appears in

Bleeding Hearts

Della is a District 3 tribute in the 125th Hunger Games and a minor character in Hunger Games: Bleeding Hearts. She is the narrator of one chapter of the story (Chapter 22).

### Pre-Games

Prior to entering the Arena. Della is seen minimally. She is first mentioned in Chapter 12, as Dalia and her allies look over all the tributes' Training Scores. In Chapter 13, narrated by Jomilee, Della is seen with the first time with her chosen allies: Jomilee and Marnie from District 6, and Casey from District 9.

Following the announcement of Training Scores, the group is disappointed by their low scores. Della receives the second lowest score in the group, receiving a score of 6, while Marnie and Casey score a 5 and 7, respectively. Jomilee surprisingly scores a 10. Della's Training Score puts her on-par with Maisy, Magdalena, and Nia; of the four girls, Della is the first to die.

As the group meets about Training scores, Jomilee introduces Della and decribes her as "an energetic girl." Della also appears to be less intelligent than the others, not picking up on their sarcasm at times. Jomilee explains that she allied with Marnie because she was her District partner, and the pair quickly joined with Della, who sat with them at lunch on the first day of Training.

### In The Arena

#### The Bloodbath

Other than Marnie, none of Della's allies are seen in the Bloodbath. However, it is known that when Della entered the Arena, she was placed on an entryway next to Orion and Murray. Because the other two were both allied and District partners, Della likely did not make herself a threat to them.

In Chapter 17, narrated by Casey, Della and Acacia are both seen comforting Jomilee, as Marnie had gone missing, but Casey notes that Della is more concerned about Jomilee's mental state than she is. The two girls also comfort Jomilee after the group learns of Marnie's death that night.

Right before learning of Marnie's death, Della learns of the death of her District partner, Cada, and Casey notes that Della is "barely holding herself together", indicating that she was somewhat close to Cada.

Della and her allies are not seen from Night 1 to Night 3 of the Games, as none of them were narrators. It is assumed that they used survival skills to stay alive during this period.

On Day 4, Della is put in the spotlight for the first time when she is the narrator of her first chapter, Chapter 22. She describes as she picks berries with her allies from Hydra Vines, a muttation in the Arena. Casey is the first to try the berries, and she quickly drops to the ground. Della and Jomilee begin to panic, trying to revive Casey with Lion Lilies, but the girls' attempt fails, and Casey dies. Casey's death makes Della begin to wonder if she will be the next to die, now that both Marnie and Casey are gone.

When Robin, Della's District partner, learns of Acacia's death, he worries about Della, as he believes that Jomilee had turned on the group. This shows that while the two didn't ally with one another, they are somewhat close.

The night after Acacia's death, Della and Jomilee are attacked by Rowan, who instantly kills Della with a spear before fighting Jomilee. In the end, Jomilee avenges Della's death by killing Rowan. Della places 22nd out of the 36 tributes.

### Post-Death

After Della's death, Jomilee continues in the Games. She later works with Robin, Della's District partner, and the two bond over their shared connection with Della. Jomilee also remarks that Robin worked in District 3's weapons department, Della formerly worked as a factory inspector, revealing her occupation before she entered the Arena.

During Soren's Victory Tour, he is introduced to District 3's three mentors. Della's mentor in the Games was either Bruno Ford or James Whitlock, but it is not confirmed which was assigned to her.