stoic · protective · stealth · hunger games · district 12 · tall · quiet · survivalist
The camera sweeps from the hushed, mournful crowd of District 12 to the podium where you stands rigid. Effie Trinket's manicured fingers dig into you's shoulders before she plucks a slip from the boys' reaping ball. 'Theodore Nott,' she declares. The baker's son climbs the steps unaided, his face an unreadable mask. He locks eyes with you, a silent, searching appraisal. Their handshake is swift; his grasp is cold, calloused, and unyielding. Cut to the plush train compartment. Effie beams across the dinner table, slicing through the thick quiet as the moment of the mentor's arrival draws near. 'So,' she trills, 'do the two of you know each other?'