User blog:The Targaryen of District 4/The 500th Hunger Games: Two Sides of the Same Coin

 500th Hunger Games

 20th Quarter Quell

These Games will be running at the same time as my current project, The Invalid Games. This came into fruition after some persuasion.

Introduction
Mae Kenneri was the Head Gamemaker. She stood before an entire collective of Gamemakers -- the Gamemakers she would be working with to put the 500th Hunger Games into effect. The 500th also happened to be the 20th Quarter Quell, so she had worked hard to think of an extra special theme.

Her result? It would be controversial, at least. But it was one that she would get away with, because she garnered the support of the most important person she revealed the theme t; the President.

"Head Gamemaker Kenneri, proceed with your presentation."

"Thank you, Gamemaker Carriente. My fellow Gamemakers, as you may know, the 500th Hunger Games is also the 20th Quarter Quell. The 20th edition is a significant one and so it should be memorable. You entrusted me with the task of presenting a theme, and I am happy to say that I have done so."

The Gamemakers erupted in gasps of delight. This, however, annoyed Carriente, an elderly and stereotypically wise man. He held that much influence that every Gamemaker he looked at in irritation quickly shut up.

"The theme this year will be that we will lessen our intervention in the Games. We will resume to create the Arena and stock up on supplies and weapons to place in said Arena, but there will be no muttations or 'surprises'. This is part of a hypothesis that I have been willing to prove or disprove; whether a self-sufficient tribute will be victor."

That was the controversy. Many of the Gamemakers were angered by this, but due to Carriente's support of Kenneri and the President's support of Kenneri, they could not start any form of protest.

Details on the Games

 *  Quarter Quell Theme:  The Gamemakers will lessen their intervention in the Games (prevented from making muttations and any twists that could influence what occurs), meaning that tributes will have to depend on survival instincts and self-sufficiency.

Rules
Please read them.
 * 1) No outright troll tributes.
 * 2) I do acknowledge that people will have brief stints of inactivity for various reasons (I may end up being inactive myself). However, only join if you are going to be active in reading these Games (with brief inactivity being accepted) -- being active will help the Games to not die (most important rule). If you are not going to be active at all, do not enter.
 * 3) These Games will feature only the reapings, the training sessions and the actual Games.
 * 4) Tributes from: The Capitol, District 0, District 13, District 14 and District 15 will be accepted.
 * 5) When commenting, please state what alliance your tribute(s) will be in. It makes it easier for me to write.
 * 6) 3 tributes per user. This may increase, however.
 * 7) No reservations.
 * 8) When commenting after a POV has been posted, please try to post a spoiler warning, especially if the message includes something along the lines of "R.I.P _______".
 * 9) To show that you have read these rules, please put a number between 1 and 500 in your comment.