Meghan Taylor

**Meghan Taylor** is a female citizen of District 12. She is a Victor, as she won the 62nd Hunger Games. She was also reaped as a tribute in the 75th Hunger Games representing District 12. Her District partner is Emil Durian.

## Personality

Meghan is a very calm person. She is also never usually scared, meaning she is quite brave. It also hard to outwit her, since she is probably one of the most intelligent people you will ever meet. She is also very very focused, and gets straight to the job at hand. If you meet her, you will notice that she is very controlled (emotionally), since she doesn't show any that often. Not making her deadpan, just knows when the right time to let it loose is. Her experience in the 62nd Games left her scarred and afraid of betrayal. However, she's still as determined now as she was then.

## Fears

* Betrayal
* Being Alone
* Howling sets off memories from the 62nd Games and she retains a fear of muttations.

## Strengths

Fighting Skills, Intellect, Climbing, Stealth, Dodging, Resourcefulness

## 62nd Hunger Games

### Before the Games

* Meghan, at 17, was reaped into the 62nd Games. Her District partner was Corvus Ember, a 14 year old merchant boy. She felt protective of him and the two became close.
* The two tributes were escorted onto the Capitol Train, where they began their journey to the Capitol.
* Peacekeeper trucks transported them from the train station to the Tower of Tributes.
* Meghan watched during the inital days of training as tributes interacted. Corvus attempted to learn survival skills while Meghan watched the Careers.
* The day before interviews, Meghan is asked to join the Anti-Careers. She agrees, but only if Corvus can join too. The duo join the alliance, consisted of Districts 5, 6, 12, and the female from 10.
* She impressed during her interview, proclaiming the Anti-Careers weren't going to hand the Careers a win, but instead pry it from their hands.

### The Games

* She was part of a big Anti-Careers group that was as large as the Careers. During the bloodbath, the alliance lost Corvus and Thalia.
* Meghan helps her alliance maneuver the maze that surrounds the cornucopia. They escape to the western woods after taking a few things from the cornucopia.
* On day 2, Meghan displayed her resourcefulness by creating makeshift weapons from materials found in the maze. She set up snares and traps in the west woods, hoping to catch prey and secure an advantage for her alliance.
* Meghan failed to kill Augustus, the boy from 9, on Day 3 after he and his District partner stumbled upon the Anti-Careers camp.
* Meghan and the rest of her alliance was driven mad by Solon, the boy from 5, who was terrified of the muttations in the maze and became paranoid.
* On day 5, Meghan and Terra, the girl from 6, worked together to gather supplies, collecting edible plants and locating water sources to sustain their alliance.
* On day 7, Meghan and Terra venture into the maze surrounding the cornucopia. While scouting, they found a wounded and weakened Pearl Aquila (District 4), hiding among the maze's twists and turns. Recognizing an opportunity, Meghan suggested bringing Pearl back to their camp, believing her knowledge of the Careers could be valuable. Despite initial reservations, Terra agreed, and they helped the injured former Career back to their hideout.
* At their camp, the Anti-Careers tended to Pearl's wounds, providing her with food and a place to rest. Over time, Meghan and Pearl had a conversation, finding common ground and forming an unexpected friendship. As Pearl redressed her wounds, the two tributes spent hours talking, forging a bond amidst the chaos of the Games.
* Meghan and Terra, in their efforts to gather supplies and prepare for potential threats, stumbled upon a water source in the western forest. Their discovery of fresh water became a valuable asset, ensuring their alliance's access to a crucial resource in the maze.
* On day 8, the Anti-Careers faced a major setback when Mason Pave (District 6) fell from a tree while scouting with Terra Strata (District 6), injuring his leg. Now with two injured allies to tend to, the Anti-Careers feared what awaited them. Solon Voltar (District 5), consumed by paranoia and convinced that Mason was attacked by mutts, took Mason's pack of supplies and left the alliance. His loss hit the group hard.
* Meghan, Terra, and Zappos decided to go back to the cornucopia for more supplies, hoping to find resources to sustain their group. However, they discovered that most of the supplies had been taken, likely by the Careers. Frustrated and desperate, they concluded that the castle was the most logical place for the Careers to hoard their resources.
* Meghan is part of the group that goes to the castle to raid it for supplies, ending up being the only one to survive. This separated her from her close ally Pearl.
	+ Late in the night of Day 8, into the early hours of Day 9, Zappos Fiera, Terra Strata, and Meghan Taylor set out for the castle, hoping to scavenge supplies left unguarded by the remaining Career tributes.
	+ Zappos, Terra, and Meghan reached the castle without issue and cautiously entered. They found signs of the Career alliance: supplies scattered around the grand room. As they collected items, they were unaware of the lurking danger. Meghan picked up a small pack with dried food and medicines, along with the bow formerly used by Aurelia from District 1. The beast muttations, unseen, roam the castle's halls. When the girls attempted to leave, they were caught by the mutts.
	+ In the ensuing chaos, Zappos sacrificed herself, trying to let Meghan and Terra escape. Terra, however, was quickly killed by a swift blow from Valentina's (District 2) axe, her life ending abruptly. Meghan managed to escape Valentina, running through the castle's halls in a desperate bid to survive.
* Later on day 9 Meghan, mostly unscathed from the incident in the castle, managed to make it back to the western woods. To her dismay, she found the camp empty, raising concerns about the fate of her allies, Mason and Pearl. Fueled by worry and determination, she set out on a mission to find answers, her mind racing with questions and possibilities.
* As the sun rose on day 10, tributes were awakened by the Panem anthem playing, signaling the beginning of Day 10 in the 62nd Hunger Games. The announcement from Claudius Templesmith filled the arena: "Tributes! Congratulations on reaching Day 10 of the 62nd Hunger Games and surviving to the final 8! As a celebration of the occasion and a gesture of goodwill, the Gamemakers and President Snow invite you all to a feast. At the cornucopia, Gamemakers have placed special rewards for each of you. Graciously donated by sponsors in the Capitol, these packages will not disappoint."
* Meghan, calculating the risks, decided not to risk the potential bloodbath at the feast. Instead, she stayed hidden in the western forest, weighing her options and strategizing her next move.
* As she predicted, a bloodbath ensued and Meghan counted as 4 cannons sounded.
* Meghan, after counting the first four cannons, decided to approach the cornucopia, sensing the opportunity to claim much-needed supplies.
* Pearl and Marcellus (Pearl's district ally and former fellow career), reunited and victorious, rejoiced and hugged. They sat on the ground, exhausted and battered, and began to go through the packs they acquired. When Pearl saw the "District 12" pack, she tensed up.
	+ Marcellus questioned her about it, and Pearl, not wanting to reveal her past alliance with Meghan, lied about its significance.
	+ Meghan entered the maze as evening fell, hoping to secure valuable resources. However, upon her entering, she heard the maze seal behind her, closing her off from the rest of the arena. A fifth cannon sounded, signaling the end of Day 10 and the death of the fifth tribute. Realizing that only two other tributes remain, Meghan was hit with the gravity of her situation.
* Night 10 - Finale
	+ Pearl and Marcellus sat and visited as they went over the supplies from the feast. None of the packs were special or held any special tools, resources, or weapons. Marcellus realized the remaining tributes were baited into a fight and complains to Pearl. He remarked that the Games have just caused him to betray friends, kill allies, and doubt himself.
	+ Pearl decided to tell Marcellus about her time with the Anti-Careers, explaining how they saved her and brought her back to health.
	+ Marcellus asked about Meghan, asking if that was why Pearl tensed when seeing the District 12 bag.
	+ Meghan, meanwhile, came through the hedge maze into the cornucopia area. She watched quietly for a moment, seeing Pearl and Marcellus sitting together on the ground. Meghan, wielding the bow and arrow she stole from the Careers castle camp, took aim at Marcellus.
	+ Having bad aim as she's unfamiliar with the weapon, Meghan missed and hit Pearl. Feeling immense guilt, Meghan falls to the ground and Pearl's cannon sounded.
	+ Marcellus was quick to his feet and took a defensive stance.
	+ Meghan, realizing she had to face Marcellus still, was back to her feet, tears in her eyes. She took two shots with the bow at Marcellus and missed as the District 4 male charged her.
	+ In the final stride toward Meghan, Marcellus was finally hit by one of the arrows in the shoulder. Meghan turned to run. She reached the carnage from the previous fight between Mason, Barrak, and Marcellus. She took Mason's spear from the body of Caius and turned to face Marcellus. The injured Career stabed at her with his spear and she deflected using Mason's spear. With his other hand, Marcellus pulled the arrow from his body. This caused his shoulder to bleed profusely. Meghan deflected two more hits with her own spear and finally landed the spear in Marcellus' chest. The Career fell back and hits the ground.
	+ As his cannon sounded and the Panem anthem began, Meghan fell to the ground. Exhausted, devastated, and full of guilt, the then-Victor collapsed after surviving the terrors of the Games.

## After the Games

* She, her mother, and her little sister moved into the Victors' Village. She was championed by District 12, their first and only female Victor. She was well liked in the Districts during her Victory Tour, celebrated for her loyalty. Even in District 4, she was celebrated. She had a good relationship with President Snow and Capitol officials, laying low and being seemingly loyal.

## 75th Hunger Games

Meghan was reaped into the 75th Hunger Games. The quell "twist" that year required the tributes to be reaped from the existing pool of Victors. The tributes didn't know it at the time, but President Snow rigged the Quell to silence rebellious Victors. Meghan wasn't believed to be one of those targeted, but instead a casualty of the twist, being the only female Victor from District 12.