98th Hunger Games

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## 98th Hunger Games

### Appears in

Sapphire Tears

The **98th Hunger Games** were the 98th Annual Hunger Games and the 23rd Games following the Second Rebellion. Sapphire Tears: The 98th Hunger Games, the sixth story in the Bleeding Hearts series, focuses on the events of the 98th Games. These Games took place 22 years after Rising From the Ashes and 3 years before Twin Snakes.

The 98th Games marked the seventh year that The Selection Ceremony was in place in District 8, as mentioned in Twin Snakes. Through this process, orphans were reaped from District 8 in exchange for payments that kept the orphanages open. Gracie Reynolds and Vinicio "Vinny" Fuentes were selected for the Games through this ceremony six months before the Reaping; however, after Gracie's suicide, she was replaced by the first alternate selection, Karla Hayes.

The events of the 98th Games are currently unknown but will be revealed in Sapphire Tears.

## Pre-Games Ceremonies

### The Reaping

The Reapings this year proceeded as usual, with the Capitol Escorts selecting the tributes from Reaping bowls.

The 98th Games featured four Volunteers - Safira Holland and Judah Avellino from District 2, Violet Chappelle from District 7, and Easton Rodgers from District 9.

### The Train Rides

During the train ride to the Capitol, tributes were introduced to their assigned mentors and were prepared for the tribute parade.

### The Tribute Parade

The Tribute Parade this year was held the day after the tributes arrived in the Capitol. The tributes' costumes were as follows:

* District 1 - Gemstone outfits
* District 2 - Unknown
* District 3 - Unknown
* District 4 - Flowing blue outfits with gold crowns
* District 5 - Unknown
* District 6 - Unknown
* District 7 - Unknown
* District 8 - Unknown
* District 9 - Unknown
* District 10 - Unknown
* District 11 - Unknown
* District 12 - Naked, covered in coal dust

### Training

Training this year was fairly standard and took place over three days. Training was supervised by Head Trainer Petrus Zatzman. Tensions were high, especially between Violet Chappelle's allies and Safira Holland's allies. One notable incident occurred in which Violet knocked over Eddie James as he was lifting weights; Violet denied her involvement in the incident and was not punished.

On the final day of training, Head Gamemaker Caius Thorntree revealed to the tributes that a twist would be unleashed on the Arena, and that this twist would have something to do with power.

### Individual Assessments

At the end of Training, the tributes were assessed by the Gamemakers and given a score from 1 to 12 stating their survival skills and likelihood of winning the Games, with 12 being the best. The scores received by the tributes can be seen below:

### Tribute Interviews

Tribute Interviews this year were conducted by both hosts, Venia Sharpe and Valentina Remington. Valentina interviewed the first twelve tributes, while Venia interviewed the other twelve.

## Hunger Games Staff

### Host

The role of Host was filled by Valentina Remington and Venia Sharpe, two former Capitol television stars. It is unknown when they started in their roles as Hosts. Both women conducted interviews in the 98th Games, so it is possible that they both announced the Individual Assessment scores as well. Valentina and Venia make announcements together during the Games, and star in a live broadcast that covers the Games.

### Head Gamemaker

Caius Thorntree debuted as Head Gamemaker in the 98th Games. When former Head Gamemaker Augustus Thorntree fell ill and was unable to fill the role, he recommended Caius for the position.

Caius is advised by Acanthus Sylverthorn, his father's senior advisor, through the Games. Sylverthorn would later be Head Gamemaker in the 101st Hunger Games.

### Capitol Escorts

Each district was assigned a Capitol escort. Some of these escorts such as Portia Whimsiwick are known to be knew this year, while others are more seasoned.

## Tribute Mentors

While many of them were not seen in Sapphire Tears, 22 tribute mentors (20 Victors and 2 Capitol-asigned) were present for the 98th Games. At this point in Hunger Games history, District 5 and District 6 had only one Victor, and these Victors mentored both tributes from their District. Due to the fact that District 12 still had no Victors since the Second Rebellion, two Capitol-assigned volunteers mentored the District 12 tributes; these volunteers hoped to gain prestige in the Capitol if their tributes did well.

* **District 1**
	+ Priscilla Annis (Mentor of Eliza Pattison)
	+ Velvet Hughes (Mentor of Otto Sheffield)
* **District 2**
	+ Claudia Chambers (Mentor of Safira Holland)
	+ Atticus Yang (Mentor of Judah Avellino)
* **District 3**
	+ Bruno Ford (Mentor of Devin Molina)
	+ James Whitlock (Mentor of Minna Feinberg)
* **District 4**
	+ Griff Cohen (Mentor of Declan Davidson)
	+ Georgina Burgess (Mentor of Evelyn Tan)
* **District 5**
	+ Simon Chung (Mentor of Verity MacIntyre and Matty Rivera)
* **District 6**
	+ Irma Bradshaw (Mentor of Dina Phillips and Lucas Li)
* **District 7**
	+ Lila Shaw (Mentor of Ansel Voltaire)
	+ Alma Parsons (Mentor of Violet Chappelle)
* **District 8**
	+ Ramona Hatcher (Mentor of Karla Hayes)
	+ Rafael Martinez (Mentor of Vinny Fuentes)
* **District 9**
	+ Rye Albertson (Mentor of Heather Sullivan)
	+ Daniel Day (Mentor of Easton Rodgers)
* **District 10**
	+ Lovina Real (Mentor of Kylie McCook)
	+ Wayne Rodriguez (Mentor of Corbin Woodward)
* **District 11**
	+ Tiller Goldline (Mentor of Eddie James)
	+ Jordinia Jackson (Mentor of Ashlyn Ramsey)
* **District 12**
	+ Serafina Clements (Mentor of Twila Pollard)
	+ Pontus Templesmith (Mentor of Wyatt Aldridge)

## Alliances

Prior to the Games, some of the tributes joined small groups for protection in the Arena. Almost all of the tributes aligned with their District partners, as they were already acquainted in their home Districts as per the Reaping rules. Alliances at the beginning of the Games were:

* Safira Holland, Ansel Voltaire, Eddie James, Ashlyn Ramsey, and Verity MacIntyre
* Violet Chappelle, Evelyn Tan, Declan Davidson, and Lucas Li
* Judah Avellino, Otto Sheffield, and Corbin Woodward
* Kylie McCook and Minna Feinberg
* Easton Rodgers and Heather Sullivan

Eliza Pattison, Devin Molina, Matty Rivera, Dina Phillips, Karla Hayes, Vinny Fuentes, Twila Pollard, and Wyatt Aldridge were not involved in any official alliances prior to the Games.

## Events in Chronological Order

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**Victor:** TBA

## Placements

**TBA** - Judah Avellino (D2)

**TBA** - Minna Feinberg (D3)

**TBA** - Evelyn Tan (D4)

**TBA** - Declan Davidson (D4)

**TBA** - Verity MacIntyre (D5)

**TBA** - Lucas Li (D6)

**TBA** - Violet Chappelle (D7)

**TBA** - Ansel Voltaire (D7)

**TBA** - Karla Hayes (D8)

**TBA** - Vinny Fuentes (D8)

**TBA** - Easton Rodgers (D9)

**TBA** - Kylie McCook (D10)

**TBA** - Corbin Woodward (D10)

**TBA** - Ashlyn Ramsey (D11)

**TBA** - Eddie James (D11)

**TBA** - Wyatt Aldridge (D12)

**17th** - Otto Sheffield (D1) - Day 2 (Bled out, injured by Vinny in the Bloodbath)

**18th** - Twila Pollard (D12) - Day 1 (Killed by Evelyn)

**19th** - Safira Holland (D2) - Day 1 (Stabbed in the back by Violet)

**20th** - Devin Molina (D3) - Day 1 (Killed by Corbin)

**21st** - Heather Sullivan (D9) - Day 1 (Cornered in the Cornucopia and killed by Vinny)

**22nd** - Dina Phillips (D6) - Day 1 (Killed by Judah)

**23rd** - Eliza Pattison (D1) - Day 1 (Tackled and stabbed to death by Violet)

**24th** - Matty Rivera (D5) - Day 1 (Fell to his death from the entrance hovercraft)

## Tribute Odds

Throughout Sapphire Tears, exerpts of Venia Sharpe and Valentina Remington's live show are included, showing the Odds of Victory of each tribute. This occurs at the end of each day of the Games. The tributes' odd throughout the Games are shown below.