Chapter 23
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ATTN: TITIAN QIN
PRIVATE SESSIONS REPORT
THEODORA HARP AND HaRlEqUiN mArCeAu
DISTRICT ONE MALE: CHARMING GOODWIN
DESCRIPTION: So, how exactly does this work? Just saying, you could have brought up your "innovative" idea a few weeks ago so we'd have had time to make some categories that made sense. The heck does it matter now if they can use a sword? What are we judging, their likeability? And what does it matter? There aren't any sponsors this year.
I digress. Luckily, SOME of us had FORESIGHT and monitored the training rooms. Charming demonstrated memory skills for his actual session. He's also been studying body language in the library. He seems to be Heilala's leader, which will increase his odds. He's also pretty, well, charming.
STRENGTHS: Charisma, charm, all-around skills and personality
WEAKNESSES: Anti-Career bias
ODDS: How the heck do I know? Basically 1/24, like literally everyone except Potato.
SCORE: 9, not that it matters.
NOTES: Ruby doesn't seem to think you're charming. Better watch your back for the quiet ones.
DISTRICT ONE FEMALE: Ruby Lalonde
DESCRIPTION: Ruby showed us sword stuff. It was really good, but also useless. We did some snooping and got her files from the Academy. She's a devoted and promising student after only three years. She also has some guilt about watching two of her friends get murdered when she was a child. Don't worry, though, she seems to have done well. After the alcoholic phase. That was only a little while, though, and she's clean now. Teens do stupid things sometimes.
STRENGTHS: Perseverance, knowledge of practical skills. Plus the girl's already seen some crap so nothing probably scares her.
WEAKNESSES: Anti-Career bias, poor self-image
SCORE: 9
NOTES: Honestly I think all that just shows how strong she is.
DISTRICT TWO MALE: MANNY GUERRERO
DESCRIPTION: Manny's not a Career. Nonetheless, he focused on combat. He did bare-knuckle boxing, which is the combat most likely to come into play in the Games. Our surveillance shows that he realizes his compromised status as neither entirely Career nor entirely outlier, and he is working toward an intelligent strategy of ensuring Abrexa is the first target.
STRENGTHS: Scrappy, skates around anti-Career bias
WEAKNESSES: Chip on his shoulder, skates around Anti-Career bias.
SCORE: 8
NOTES: But like just because Abrexa dies doesn't mean you won't.
DISTRICT TWO FEMALE: ABREXA JAMES, Jr.
DESCRIPTION: Abrexa showed us word puzzles, showing both skill and adaptability. Academy records indicate high intelligence but extreme laziness and arrogance.
STRENGTHS: Willing to change to suit new rules, is actively courting allies
WEAKNESSES: Only Career in tribe
SCORE: 9
NOTES: I dunno, I kind of hope you pull this off.
DISTRICT THREE MALE: ASHTON SUMMERS
DESCRIPTION: Ash surprised us by demonstrating hunting skills. He looks like he might be able to get something. If he does, he will be very valuable. Outside of the sessions, Ash is not aggressively making connections within his tribe. This will likely hinder him.
STRENGTHS: Thinks outside the box, isn't emotionally involved with tribemates
WEAKNESSES: Likely to be the odd man out
SCORE: 8
NOTES: Yeah loners won't win this year.
DISTRICT THREE FEMALE: SPARKIL MACLEIN
DESCRIPTION: Sparkil must have reached the same conclusion we did about the sessions, since she went weird. Instead of doing anything normal, she just used wires and mechanical bits to make a dummy dance. Very cool, but there won't be electronics on the island. On another note, Sparkil sent an application to the Capitol last year to come work for us. Her qualifications looked impressive.
STRENGTHS: Solid alliances, likely to be a useful member during puzzles.
WEAKNESSES: Overconfident, tends to assume she knows more than other people
SCORE: 7
NOTES: I'm still geeking out over the parade outfit.
DISTRICT FOUR MALE: REEFE MORDECAI
DESCRIPTION: Reefe did some puzzles, then realized how boring that was and played us a flute song. That was very cool.
STRENGTHS: Likely to be popular in camp, probably will be underestimated
WEAKNESSES: Literally the single most stupid reason I have ever heard for volunteering.
SCORE: 7
NOTES: All those instruments will make pretty music... at your funeral.
DISTRICT FOUR FEMALE: JACKIE HAWKINS
DESCRIPTION: Jackie focused on the physical puzzles, but analysis of her training days reveals a more well-rounded personality. Jackie's case is opposite to Manny's. Since her Tribe has more Careers, her status as the mellowest Career allows her to play both sides. Since someone (not naming any names, Pernicia) leaked info about this year's twist, Jackie was selected as the optimal volunteer. Attached is a copy of her Academy assessment, which details her personality.
STRENGTHS: She's not as scary as the other Careers. She'll probably go with the flow and stick with the other Careers. Ruby in particular is lobbying for Career solidarity.
WEAKNESSES: The others might want to get rid of the nice ones in case they get popular
SCORE: 8
NOTES: I think you might win. No real reason why.
DISTRICT FIVE MALE: CAIN PANDER
DESCRIPTION: Cain did some poison, which was weird, and some puzzles, which was less weird. He was okay at both. Outside the sessions, he's been making connections with Nash and Sherman, which should lessen the target on himself.
STRENGTHS: Mild-mannered, pleasant, helpful
WEAKNESSES: He won't do well in any fire-based challenges
SCORE: 5
NOTES: Average is the best place to be this time.
DISTRICT FIVE FEMALE: SAMANTHA VOLTAGE
DESCRIPTION: Sammy flitted between the stations, hitting a little of everything in a lovely sampler. Outside of her session, Sammy has been naturally making alliances with other Tributes like herself, most notoriously Camellia.
STRENGTHS: Fun personality, not a backstabber
WEAKNESSES: Possible blindside victim
SCORE: 6
NOTES: It's like dodgeball. Can't lose if they don't hit you.
DISTRICT SIX MALE: TRENT BUCHANAN
DESCRIPTION: Trent did a lot of weird "parkour" stuff. It was pretty cool when he did a backflip off the wall, though.
STRENGTHS: Definitely physically fit. He doesn't have grudges against anyone.
WEAKNESSES: Trent has had difficulty finding an alliance to plug into. This will be a major hindrance during this year.
SCORE: 7
NOTES: It's going to be hard to do it all alone.
DISTRICT SIX FEMALE: LANCIA AUDREN
DESCRIPTION: Lancia, to no one's surprise, did a super cool gymnastics thing. She did monkey bars and then a floor routine. Apparently you can just do a flip right on the floor.
STRENGTHS: Lancia has been curating her connections and keeping a low profile. She also displays the ability to withstand peer pressure.
WEAKNESSES: She may have alienated some allies with her refusal to play along.
SCORE: 8
NOTES: Well I thought it was cool.
DISTRICT SEVEN MALE: SHERMAN BETULA
DESCRIPTION: Sherman did the obstacle course and some puzzles. Not bad. Not bad at all. He is served well by being on a team with Nash, who will nearly inevitably die first.
STRENGTHS: Well-rounded, average Tribute likely to be overlooked.
WEAKNESSES: Has no one skill that will propel him to the top. Only the middle.
SCORE: 5
NOTES: I already forgot who this was.
DISTRICT SEVEN FEMALE: CAMELLIA SPRUCE
DESCRIPTION: Camellia told us riddles. She does know her riddles. Not sure how that will help, but maybe there will be a riddle challenge. Come to think of it, that could totally happen. She also has the beginnings of some alliances with the girls her age.
STRENGTHS: Riddles...
WEAKNESSES: Doesn't seem to be taking this seriously.
SCORE: 4
NOTES: How is a raven like a writing-desk?
DISTRICT EIGHT MALE: CROSS SPAULDINGS
DESCRIPTION: Cross first did the obstacle course and some puzzles, but then he improvised. He requested a sparring partner and, when he entered, proceeded to try to talk him out of fighting. This creative thinking would be helpful both for emotional moments during voting and during challenges.
STRENGTHS: Cross is a very independent thinker. His alliance with the like-minded Lancia will serve them both well.
WEAKNESSES: Cross displays archaic religious beliefs, which is an obvious indicator of ignorance and irrationality.
SCORE: 7
NOTES: It's good to win a fight, but better not to fight. I like it.
DISTRICT EIGHT FEMALE: ANGORA CHENILLE
DESCRIPTION: Angora focused on survival skills. Perhaps more and perhaps less this year, such things as fire-making, plant gathering, and shelter-making will prove essential. Outside of the sessions, she has been integrating well into her alliance.
STRENGTHS: Mundane but necessary skills will make her hard to let go.
WEAKNESSES: Not as connected as some tribemates.
SCORE: 5
NOTES: Eh, it's good but not enough.
DISTRICT NINE MALE: DEMETRIUS FIELDS
DESCRIPTION: Demetrius did an assortment of puzzles and activities, but informed us that his more important skills, such as his alliances, were hard to quantify. He was right, and we took that into account by going over the footage of him in the Capitol.
STRENGTHS: Will be a great aid in physical challenges and thus is good to keep around, friendly
WEAKNESSES: Overly nice, lacks ambition
SCORE: 6
NOTES: Hey, you might sneak up on everyone.
DISTRICT NINE FEMALE: HANNAH DANDELION
DESCRIPTION: Hannah demonstrated speed in her session, but by far the more valuable of her skills is her personality. Without effort or artifice, Hannah easily makes friends and allies. We anticipate she will be the mascot and morality pet of her tribe, and will be voted out with great reluctance.
STRENGTHS: Personality, natural aura
WEAKNESSES: May be easily tricked or blindsided.
SCORE: 6
NOTES: Now that could happen.
DISTRICT TEN MALE: GAEL ORFORD
DESCRIPTION: Gael went with memory and physical puzzles. He was... not terrible. He is doing similarly outside the session. He has one committed ally, but she is most likely waiting to betray him. The others seem indifferent to him. Gael displays ambition but lacks the confidence to assert himself.
STRENGTHS: One ally, not the first target
WEAKNESSES: One supposed ally, lack of pleasant personality.
SCORE: 4
NOTES: Not gonna happen.
DISTRICT TEN FEMALE: BAILEY ARROYO
DESCRIPTION: Bailey opted to go through the obstacle course. When she finished, she started a complicated 3-D puzzle. She was unable to finish it in the short time she had left, but she completed a substantial portion.
STRENGTHS: Close connections with many tribemates, unassuming personality.
WEAKNESSES: Less likeable than Hannah. Faults are there but each on its own is too small to mention
SCORE: 8
NOTES: I feel like you're a total wild card. No placing would surprise me.
DISTRICT ELEVEN MALE: PARKER SPRINGFIELD
DESCRIPTION: Parker was frightened when the lights came on and hid behind a rack of weapons, breaking his silence only to hiss at the Avox we sent in to check on him.
STRENGTHS: Potatoes
WEAKNESSES: Not potatoes
SCORE: 2
NOTES: Potato? Potato.
DISTRICT ELEVEN FEMALE: RAHINA HERRINGTON
DESCRIPTION: Rahina served herself poorly with her choice of skills. Her work with word puzzles was uninspiring. Outside the session, Rahina has been making a concerted effort to be less prickly and more of a team player.
STRENGTHS: Adaptable, independent
WEAKNESSES: Word puzzles, sour disposition
SCORE: 4
NOTES: Keep going the way you're going and you might get somewhere.
DISTRICT TWELE MALE: NASH FORGER
DESCRIPTION: Nash also did word puzzles and memory, but it served him to much better effect. He has an obvious and grave handicap in being the youngest and weakest member of Heilala, but this is counteracted by his cuteness factor.
STRENGTHS: Strong allies, protective impulses, not a threat
WEAKNESSES: He's the obvious target. It's going to happen.
SCORE: 6
NOTES: Well that sucks.
DISTRICT TWELVE FEMALE: ALIARA BAVIER
DESCRIPTION: Aliara demonstrated use of an axe and then showed some survival skills. She did a good job. Her connection with Gael might prove fruitful, but he has to know nothing she does with him is selfless.
STRENGTHS: Not a prime target, willing to fight dirty
WEAKNESSES: Double-cross enough time and it always rebounds.
SCORE: 6
NOTES: Every year needs a villain.
CLOSING NOTES: Thanks for making our job so hard, brainiac
THEODORA HARP AND HARLEQUIN MARCEAU
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