Wiress Wright

* 43 ATT
* 75 ATT

"*Tick, tock.*"
―Wiress Wright**Wiress** was a female tribute from District 3. She was known for winning the 53rd Hunger Games, and she then participated again in the 75th Hunger Games. In the 75th Games, she was at first rejected by many to be an ally, except for Katniss Everdeen who wanted her as one. She later proved her worth when she revealed to her allies that the arena was shaped and operated like a clock by saying “Tick, tock” repetitively until Katniss figured it out. Knowing this, Katniss and the others were able to predict the devastating obstacles the Gamemakers arranged. Wiress showed that she was always one step ahead of the others, but could only be understood by her loyal companion Beetee Latier, and eventually Katniss. She was given the nickname "Nuts" by Johanna Mason over the years since her victory.

## Biography

Wiress was the victor of the 43rd Hunger Games. She was mentored by Drara, and she won by hiding in the arena until most other tributes died, then she poisoned her final competitor. Her Hunger Games was the edition to have the longest consecutive deathless period, with 6 consecutive deathless days.

Following her victory, she went on to serve as a mentor for several District 3 tributes in the years that followed, the longest-lasting of which included Volta and Proteus. As a result of her experiences during her own Games, Wiress' mental state deteriorated significantly by the time of 3rd Quarter Quell. Being a victor of a previous Hunger Games, she was reaped into the 75th Hunger Games along with Beetee, who had become a close friend over the years. They were involved in the rebel plot instigated by Plutarch Heavensbee.

### 3rd Quarter Quell

During the tribute parade, Wiress and Beetee were dressed with studded electrical lights, signifying District 3's electrical profession. During the interviews, she wore a multicolored long-sleeved shirt and matching pants. Wiress and Beetee participated in training prior to the Games, concentrating on the fire-making station, where Katniss met them for the first time. Wiress was able to identify a "chink" in the invisible force field surrounding the Gamemakers, impressing Katniss, and causing her to want to team up with District 3. Wiress was the only one to applaud Katniss after she shot arrows during training, while the other tributes were just surprised.

Wiress survived the initial Cornucopia Bloodbath, and she and Beetee managed to escape with the help of Johanna Mason and Blight Atwood. They headed into the 1-2 o' clock section of the arena. During the first night, Wiress was able to realize at once the clock-like design of the arena, due to the twelve bell tolls, and attempted to communicate this with her allies. However, Johanna dismissed her theory as her acting crazy. As the disasters began, they were caught in a blood rain torrent, and Blight was killed after he ran headfirst into the force field.

They eventually made it back to the beach, and stumbled upon Katniss Everdeen, Peeta Mellark, and Finnick Odair, who recently lost Mags Flanagan. Katniss treated and cared for her and Beetee, washing the blood off their bodies. Wiress was splashing in the shallows after Katniss helped treat her wounds. Beetee, however, had wounds that were more serious, having been stabbed by Enobaria during the bloodbath. Wiress continued to try to communicate, uttering, "Tick, tock" every so often. Eventually, Katniss figured out what she meant, concluding the arena's design, and causing Wiress relief.

### Death

A large spool of wire was strategically placed in the arena by Plutarch so Beetee could destroy the force field surrounding the arena and consequentially Katniss' alliance could leave. On day 2, after Katniss figured out the arena was a clock, Wiress went to clean the wire for Beetee in the water surrounding the Cornucopia. While she cleaned the wire she sang the song 'Hickory Dickory Dock', a children's song that seemed to please her. When the song stopped, it alerted Wiress' allies of impending danger. Katniss was the first who noticed that Wiress has stopped singing. As Katniss turned to look for Wiress, she saw that Wiress' throat had been slit open by Gloss Osborne. Katniss avenged Wiress' death by killing Gloss shortly after. After Wiress died, Katniss had just enough time to say goodbye to Wiress by closing Wiress' eyes and retrieving the wire from her dead body. Wiress placed 12th out of 24.

## Appearance

Wiress had ashen skin, brown eyes, and black hair. She stood at 5 feet, 6 inches.

## Personality

Wiress was a shy woman. Many over her sentences didn't finish and Beetee had to finish them for her. When she, along with Johanna and Beetee, teamed up with Finnick, Katniss, and Peeta, she could only recite comments and songs about clocks - referring to the clock shaped arena. Beetee said that Wiress was not only smart, but intuitive. She was an intellectual genius, inventive, and clever.

## Abilities

* Technology and intuition
* Hiding

## Trivia

* Her name includes the word "wire", which is appropriate as she was from the technology district.