Chelsea peered stealthily around the corner, eyeing the scene before her. She would much rather be swinging from the branches of her favorite tree or even Career training, but if there was one thing that forced Chelsea to focus and behave it was the Capital. As the streets of District One were slowly emptying, Chelsea knew she needed to hurry up or risk being punished.

Ducking behind corners, trash bins, and everything in between, she made her way towards the Town Square. Keeping her eyes always alert, Chelsea softly hummed the most suspenseful melody she could think of as she initiated Plan Parents. Earlier that morning, Chelsea's parents had confined her to the house, afraid of the consequences if she were to cause mischief while the Head Gamemaker and extra Peacekeepers patrolled the streets. Bored and restless, Chelsea had to find something to occupy herself until the mandatory gathering in the Town Square. She finally found an activity to entertain herself with, but unfortunately her parents were not as amused as she was.

An evil giggle and sly grin tugged at the corners of Chelsea's mouth as she recalled her mother's horrified squeal and her father's shocked expression when they discovered that all of the furniture had been nailed to the ceiling. Now Chelsea had two goals: attend the gathering on time and avoid her furious parents at all costs. She finally arrived at the Town Square just in time for the Head Gamemaker climbed the stage. Chelsea had always found his last name particularly difficult to pronounce and she suspected that every time his presence was, the speaker simply mumbled a few syllables together to sound like the odd name.

Forcing herself to focus, Chelsea listened to the latest invention of the Capital: the Quarter Quell. Unlike the rest of the crowd, Chelsea did not gasp in shock, cry out in either outrage or fear, in fact she did not seem to even register the new horrors that awaited this year's tributes. Instead, she was lost inside of her own world, fascinated over the creative name the Capitol had given such an event. Clapping her hands, Chelsea skipped through the crowd as the term "Quarter Quell" rang through her head as if it were a song.

Athena had hurried to the town square to listen to the announcement on the games that had been due today. It was family tradition to listen to the announcements on the games with her family. This year Athena and her sisters Aphrodite and Artemis were near the front of the stage, eagerly awaiting the news. When the man from the capitol stepped out of the doors she couldn't help but think that he was good looking but after a few seconds she shook her head lightly... she knew that if she were ever to get a turn in the games she would need to keep her flirtatious nature hidden away as best she could.

'quarter quell'..... Hmmm it had a sort of ring to it. She ran a hand through her hair as she stood there listening to how the games were going to be split into two parts A & B. How a tribute would only gain sponsors if they could kill another tribute. It was that comment that caused Athena to smile, not a happy smile but a warped one. Athena wanted in.... she was willing to do anything to bring pride to her family name after the death of her brother.