Gianna

Casey v. Colton, Gianna and Kemena

A floorboard shifts aside from the roof of the blacksmiths shop and a parachute floats down to Gianna containing a vial of jellyfish venom. There is a note included:

Turning around, she watched as Gianna moved about the room, doing whatever it was that she felt necessary. Mena tucked the knife that the other girl had given her away, there was no way that she was giving it back. It was familiar, comforting and the most effective weapon she had at this point. Kneeling by her pack, she had a quick meal of half of one the sandwiches and 1/3 of one of her water bottles that had been in her pack. 

“That’s something I’d like to hear.” Colton smirked in response to Gianna’s suggestion. He was so fueled up by adrenaline, killing yet another wolf and attaining a sword as his reward from a gruesome fight. “But something’s been bugging me since I got to this place. That sound from inside the room.” He shushed the two to listen, a ting soon being heard from the silence. “I just passed by a dead monster during my battle with Hunter. It wouldn’t surprise me if there’s more,” he stated.

Acting quickly, Colton grabbed all his belongs and rolled to the side, Hunter missing him by just a small distance when he decided to pounce on the boy. The beast snarled, staring at Colton right in the eye. “Whoa there, you don’t want to end up like your parents, do you?” Colton couldn’t find it in himself to end the poor thing’s life, but it was better to kill than be killed. That was the rule of the Hunger Games. 

Hunter decided to pounce again, missing Colton a second time. The impact from Hunter’s head created a huge hole in the wall. Whilst the animal was down, Colton took advantage of the opening in the building and stared at his eyes. “He wants me,” he stated. “I’ll be right back!” With that, Colton leaped out of the empty Blacksmith shop and sprinted for the forest. Hunter chased after him, using his sense of smell as soon as the beast got back on its legs. 

"We should have something for breakfast and be ready if they come back," she said to Mena, slightly irritated.

When Colton came back, she slapped him on the arm. "You shouldn't have run off like that." Gianna was beginning to think an alliance with Colton had been a bad idea, since he was clearly more adept going solo and wasn't going to listen to her strategies. And now he had a sword to add to his inventory. She was regretting giving Mena a knife as well. She might turn into a literal backstabber. "And don't go back to sleep. We should get moving soon. If we keep off the path, spread out, create signals." She grinned.

Truth be told, Colton wasn’t too sure about sticking with an alliance of three for long. Sure, being in a huge group could provide safety for him, but it also makes moving around the Arena difficult. 

“If we’re planning to stick as a group for a while, defensive is probably not the best option. A single tribute or duo can get away with it, but three or more,” she motioned at Hunter. “They’re gonna expect us to go after people or at least turn on each other pretty quickly.”

His District Partner was the first to talk, Hunter walking over to sniff her hands before barking ferociously cutely. “Well hey there, Gianna,” he replied, smirking at Hunter’s reaction to the intruders. “Down, boy. Come here,” he commanded, clapping his hands for the wolf pup to return to his owner, still snarling at the two girls. “You, kill me? Hunter wouldn’t like that, and I should warn you, he’s pretty dangerous.” Colton winked.

A Bishop and a Pawn, they could easily checkmate him but wisely decided not to. But just to make sure they didn’t have any second thoughts, Colton let the knife in his hand soar through the air in between the two girls until it impaled a flying bat and pinned it against the door frame of the exit where Gianna and Mena stood. The tiny creature spread its wings wide and screeched until it finally died. “Nasty animals, wouldn’t want you to get bitten, now would we?” Colton walked over to them and retrieved his knife. “Also, there’s no candy in there, so don’t bother checking,” he stated, referring to what awaits them through the door and to the dark hallway with his thumb.

Mena looked around at the old building they were in, trying to get a lay of the land… and search for any and all possible escape routes. Not that she had any intention of moving away from the door just yet. It’s not that she didn’t trust the other two it was that… Nope she just didn’t trust them. They had a some familiarity with each other, being district partners. Mena on the other hand knew she was the odd one out. 

"Alright..." Gianna said slowly. She felt like maybe this alliance would give her more grief than anything. She didn't know Mena enough to know if she was lying, but if her only weapon was a stake... Plus, Gianna was the one with the sponsor...

Mena ran with everything she had away from the graveyard, determined to make it away. Running for what felt like hours, though in reality it was only a few minutes. Finally, when she allowed herself to slow to light jog, she began to really take in her environment. It was dark and cool, the trail she was following surrounded by trees. She knew this place was meant to inspire fear. It looked like the setting of the horror novels she had read.

When she felt like she was a safe distance from the cemetary, Mena knelt down and inspected the contents of her pack. The stake she came across was her only weapon so she pulled it out of the pack and tucked it securely into her boot so she could grab it if necessary. Mena began to move forward again, breaking into a light run. She needed to find somewhere to hole up, for a time anyway. 

Suddenly, the eerie quiet of the forest was broken by a noise up ahead. Mena slowed her pace, moving forward cautiously. A few moments later she saw a flash of red hair. Gianna. Shit, I don’t want to fight her… Mena paused thinking about her options. Maybe we could come to an agreement, or alliance of sorts. Even if it’s only temporary. Her decision made, she moved forward towards the girl, her hands raised in the air to show she was relatively unarmed. 

She heard a someone call her name behind her and whipped around, seeing Kemena coming up the path towards here. She panicked for a moment, but logic kicked in quickly. Mena wouldn't come after her unless she had a large advantage, and it seemed like she just had a pack like her. Mena didn't seem like she was going to attack, because why would she give a warning call? She also had her hands up, as if surrendering. Not attacking.

As Gianna races from the cemetery a parachute floats down in front of her. In it are 3 throwing knives and a note:

Part One: Tybalt, Polarity, Vodka, Gianna, John Smith V,  Trypton, Sanguinarius, John Doe, Lapis and Ramus.