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meg said"what im most hopping for is that me and my friends are gonna win"she was still smiling she was very nervous on the inside cuz she has never been in front of a crowd in years.

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Noticing Coraline, Kayda beams at her. "I'm sorry for ignoring you. You look amazing Coraline. I know that you'll do great." She quiets down so that she can listen to Meg. "What I'm most hoping for is that me and my friends are gonna win." Her proud mother smile returns. "We will Meg, we will" she whispers

Rivulet had sat down near Kayda, gently nudging her a little. She wasn't wanting to really distract her, she just wanted to not be ignored.

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Kayda glances down at Rivulet with a curious look. She can't remember ever seeing her around. "Why hello! What's your name?" She asks warmly. "How do you feel about your interview?"

"Oh jesus christ." Megami says. She wasn't paying attention. She wants to listen to Meg... but she's still focused on her training score. She has a pretty silver dress on with matching earrings. She has silver eye liner on as well, she emits a silvery sort of glow. Her necklace adds to the effect. She looks quite nice but very uncomfortable.

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"Meg, what are your strengths and weaknesses?" Ceasar asked.

Coraline stopped "ink hopping" and landed in front of Kayda with a smile, showing off her dress, which was noted that the ink ran off of it.

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"my streaths are that i can rip anyone to pieces and my friends and frank , but my weaknesses i dont think i have any"she said petting frank.he started purring loud enough everyone can hear him.

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There were a few more "aww"s and the buzzer went off, signifying that Meg's time was up.

"Up next, the lovely Kayda ladies and gentlemen!"

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Tenacity grinned, standing up as Kayda's name was called. "Good luck out there. Don't make them hate you." He offered her a hug, opening his arms to her before she went onto the stage. "Don't worry, I'm not trying to embarrass you." He gave an honest smile. "This time."

meg got up from her seat and put frank of her shoulder the one facing the crowd and he mewed at them.once she got off the stage she sighed.

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"Your dress looks beautiful, you'll do great don't worry about anything you are going to do great!" She walks up towards the stage, only to be stopped be Tenacity. She smiles when he pulls her in for a hug. "That's a first- you not embarrassing me." she replies with a laugh. "I'll try my best! I have to win this bet!"

"Kayda Oak" Caesar calls again, his voice surprisingly warm and welcoming. Kayda rolls her eyes and shakes her head in disgust. The crowd goes silent when they hear her name. Whispers of her performance seem to rage through the crowd like wildfire. Kayda takes advantage of the situation. She activates her power, sending a large flock of mockbirds to take flight onto the stage. They all land on the chair next to Caesar, slowly taking form into Kayda. The crowd goes silent, even Caesar seems shocked. She catches him staring at the piece of robe tied onto her arm.

"You like it?" Kayda asks with a smirk. "I got it as a gift from her-" she points to Megami.

"I'll ask the questions sweetie," Caesar snaps, there was an unusual tightness in his voice. "The Capitol is curious, what does your family think of you being chosen for the Minegames? They must be distraught!" Now it's Kayda's turn to look irritated. Her jaw tightens and she can't help but glare at Caesar. This was a loaded question, it was clear that he didn't want her to get sponsors. But she refused to lose this bet! If they wanted to play dirty, then she would play dirty.

Tears slip down Kayda's face. She raises a hand onto her face, muffling her sobs. "My parents are dead to me, they killed my sister!" She manages to spit out between her sobs. Obviously not expecting this reaction, Caesar sits there looking uncomfortable. He tries to comfort her, placing a hand over Kayda's hand. She rips her hand away as if he were poison. She lowers her hand, sniffling. She accepts a handkerchief from an audience member and uses it to dab her eyes. "But, if my sister were still alive. She would want me to be tough. She would want me to fight, I know she'd be proud of my efforts so far."

The crowd whispers amongst each other. All comments are positive, they seem satisfied with that answer. "Last question Kayda, what do you think of the Capitol? Of Snow" Another loaded question.

"I hate the Capitol and Snow" Kayda replies honestly. The crowd gasps at her answer. It suddenly hits her, she doesn't really care about winning this bet. The main point of this interview was for her to have an excuse to mock the Capitol. That's exactly what she intended to do. She no longer cared about winning the bet. She turns away from Caesar and looks straight at Tenacity. "...But only because it's not home. The Capitol doesn't make me feel safe, doesn't make me feel happy. To me, the Capitol is meaningless. Do you want to know what makes me feel at home? What makes me feel safe and happy?" She turns back to Caesar, who waits in anticipation.

"YES!" The crowd roars.

Kayda smirks. "Hmm, that's too bad, some things should be kept to myself... and far away from the Capitol's dirty hands. I won't fight for the Capitol. But I will fight for the one who makes me.... me." The crowd gasps again, both shocked and angered by her answer. Not that she cares. She strolls away from Caesar, not taking even a second to look back. She races over to Tenacity and hugs him, which was a bit awkward because he was sitting. "It's you" she whispers to him.

meg gasped and put her hand over her mouth and said"oooooooooooooooo".fank copied her and put his paw over his mouth and did a silent oooooooooooooooooo.

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Tenacity stood as Kayda wrapped her arms around him, his own arms lacing together behind her back. Before closing his eyes and burying himself in the hug, he glared as Caesar, who seemed to have gotten a good place to view the embrace from. The quiet whisper made his wings tuck in tight, his arms tightening their grip ever so slightly. He didn't want to let go, of Kayda, of this moment, of what he had found in the short time of being here. His eyes threatened to well up with tears, but they were bitten back. Suddenly, he the winged Tribute wondered if it would be better to let the tears fall, to let Kayda see, in all honesty, how he felt. But she knew already, didn't she? She had to know. "Funny. The worst thing that could ever happen to me ended up being the best." He didn't realize he'd said it aloud.

The cameras trained gleefully on Kayda and Tenacity though mercifully they never picked up Kayda's quiet remark to Tenacity. It did, however, show the two love birds together on the TVs for a few moments before cutting back to Ceasar. "Akane Stone, come on up!"

Akane nearly choked on her tongue at Kayda's performance, if Kayda didn't have a target on her back, she did now. No one ever, as in ever, talks like that and gets away with it Scott-free. Even as a struggling Youtuber she knew that she had to watch her tongue. When Akane hears her name being called by Ceasar she quietly curses and walks towards the stage. The moment she steps out into the view of the crowd her heart picks up and her breathing gets slightly shallow as nervousness slowly takes over. Guess those few years of Youtbuing as helpful as she thought, at least she hasn't passed out or anything. In the spotlights, her dress softly shimmers like a candle in the night, from below the crowd "ooh"ed and "ahh"ed.

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Kayda is blind to all the eyes that are on her. She burries her fce against his chest, desperate to be with him. "Funny how that works" Kayda replies happily. "I'm sorry, I probably just placed a huge target on our backs. But I couldn't allow them to treat me like that! I couldn't smile and act friendly while they openly tried to insult and trap me"

Caesar smiled warmly at Akane as she sat down. "So, Akane, tell me. What are you hoping for in the arena?" The man rested his elbow on one of the armrests, his head supported by his hand.



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Tenacity could only kiss the top of her head, whispering to her. "It's fine with me... If anybody tries to get to you, they'll have had to kill me twice over first." His voice only enforced the statement, the tone riddled with the iron spikes of honesty.

Petra paid no attention to the screen, Ruby was making birb noises, Juno was screaming and covering her eyes, her ears folded back, and Rivulet was getting some of her hair out of her face.

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Coraline clammed her hands over her ears as she attempted to block out the noise from Juno and Ruby. "Squoo-by!"

"What are you hoping for in the arena? Akane wracked her brain for a moment, considering all the times she's actually played the MineGames for PC (called Block World) for her fans, she's never really considered what she had been always hoping for the most. "Admittedly, I've never really thought of that," Akane admitted somewhat bashfully. "A water source maybe."

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"Ha nice"she said and made a thumbs up with her hAnds .Frank belped again and had his eyes closed.

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Caesar nodded, giving the audience a sideways glance. "Any alliances? Surely you're bound to have more than a few, with what we've heard about your demonstration for the Gamemakers." His grin was unsettling, as if it were plastered on just a little too high. Or maybe a little too long? Nonetheless, it was there, silently begging the Tribute's eyes to look at it.