#panlo

Then the arena bombings happen

Otto and Ginnee probably still die, since they died from schrapnel, but Panlo and Sheaf were far enough away to still be conscious and moving around (that last part is mostly because of adrenaline). Everyone’s caught off-guard, but someone (probably Coral) sees their chance and screams the word they discussed, and all tributes jump into action. Jessup and Lucy Gray still save their respective mentors, but because the tributes are working together the peacekeepers have been taken out so there’s no one to drag them away. Instead, all 21 remaining tributes book it as fast as they can and manage to escape the area before reinforcements arrive. They are now on the run, and cannot show their faces without getting shot on sight, but they’re alive and that’s what matters. Mizzen, Sheaf, and Treech are the best thieves of the group (Mizzen’s small and fast (he was just closer to the snakes than everyone else shut up), Sheaf is described as "a limber little girl", and Treech sneakily stole Dill’s water bottles. That’s my evidence. Also they need more love) and thus go out to scrap together anything that may be helpful.

They, being the overachieving badasses they are, get their hands on futuristic medicine to cure Dill’s tuberculosis faster than the real world ever could and help Hy manage his asthma (because it’s chronic, there’s no way they can find a cure for that just lying around even in the future). I say they’re overachieving, because Sheaf did the back handspring for food, Treech only died because of Lucy’s cheating (still getting 6th(movie)/3d(book) place, and he definitely would’ve killed her and been a real contender for the win if she hadn’t cheated), and Mizzen is 13. A 13-year-old got 5th(book)/4th(movie) place. I rest my case.

They use the newfound supplies to heal their wounds and disinfect them, Jessup doesn’t get rabies because I make the rules here, and things are good. They spend a while utilizing their unique skills to stay hidden until one of two things happen:

1) the mentors, who have gotten quite attached to their assigned tributes, fight for the games to be disbanded and rally the rest of the academy, leading to a better Panem where the Capitol and the districts become a functioning, not-dystopian nation again and everything ends well.

Or

2) the tributes manage to escape the capitol and flee into the woods, letting Lucy Grey lead them to the Covey because ain’t no way they can just go back to their own districts just yet. The covey, being nomadic, is the best place for them to stay until they’ve grown up enough to be unrecognizable from their child selves to anyone who doesn’t actually know them.

Either way, things are better. I wanted to share this because I’m sad that all these wonderful (fictional) children died for the amusement of genuine monsters (and those indoctrinated to believe district people are not people)

Hi!

Yes, Panlo and Sheaf are still injured. Now they're both feeling a hell of a lot better than they did two and half days ago at that point (the length of time from when they had arrived at the house to the end of chap 11), but they are still recovering. I do believe that while the duo were badly hurt in the explosion (not as bad as Gaius was obviously, but more severely injured that the other tributes) they still could have survived their injuries if they had been treated by a professional (aka trained to treat humans), had gotten proper medication/supplies meant for humans and were in a location that allowed for proper healing (now the basement wasn't much better, but at least there was no dirt or hay there and they had mattresses/clean sheets).

To sum it up, I think that it was their wounds becoming infected that killed them in the book, and not the injuries themselves.

But now, in this AU, they actually received Capitol medicine to kill any developing infections and their wounds have been cared for by the other tributes, so while the duo are still recovering, they are able to walk some short distances by themselves before they need help.

Oh thanks for asking this is my chance to get to talk about something I came up with

I started headcanoning that otto and ginnee are part of a group that call themselves "scavengers of the tunnels " they are a group of kids who loves causing mischief in areas of district 6 and the more adventurous ones steal from the peacekeepers and cause mischief to annoy them then runaway without the peacekeepers noticing them although this is not a recurring practice they always need to come up with well thought out plans for this stunts Otto is part of the group who loves causing mischief and stole supplies from the peacekeepers on few occasions, the group have their secret hideout in a abounded underground tunnel and ginnee like decorationing the hideout with some of their artistic friends each members of the group have their own talents like painting, building from scraps, mechanically smart and some do parkour and gymnastics they also get into typical street kids shenanigans if you are fimalir with ekko and his friends from arcane and riot games this group is like them, they also paint memorials for the children who get reaped s die in the games I also headcanon district 6 as having their own salute similar to district 12 so when Otto and ginnee were reaped their friends did the salute when they were both on stage

I know I said in a previous post that Otto doesn't hate the ring twins.... yeah that changed he hates them with a capital H , he doesn't trust them, he hates that they told him and ginnee to do something to hype the crowd, he is angry that if he managed to win they would benefit from it while he will only have trama and blood on his hands and the lose of his friend he Envy the fact that they never had to work a day in their lives or had to take on the responsibility of providers when they were children he resent how they never witnessed the cruelty he witnessed and how they are involved in the system responsible for his suffering, he wanted to reject the food he got from performing and the what the ring twins have brought them but the need to eat outweight his hatred , Otto was also battling the urge to throw dirt in the faces of the capitol folk who were gawking at them but ginnee stopped him I see her as the more responsible and quieter of the two and she remains neutral towards the ring twins although she too was suspicious of their intentions

I once imagined a scenario where ginnee and panlo were staring at eachother in confusion because they don't understand why Otto and sheaf are at each others throats I also headcanon ginnee as a curious person so maybe she would take the straight route and ask sheaf about the beef between her and Otto and yeah I can see them being friends if given the chance I headcanon that they both have big imaginations and get lost in their own worlds so they would talk about that, I also see ginnee being friends with teslee as they both like making things from junk and are both nerdy , I also see Otto as being friends with circ if given the chance I headcanon that circ too had to take on the responsibility of a provider for his family , Otto is deep down a empathetic person and he empathize with other people who are in a similar situation to his ( I am still trying to figure out why he was beefing with sheaf though but hey none is perfect)

Otto was determined to at least try to win he couldn't go out without a fight whereas ginnee was going to resort to hiding and being sneaky if she went to the games she couldn't accept the idea of killing someone so she was going to resort to out of sight out of mind

Lamina makes Treech dress up as a fancy vampire because she’s a little too into Twilight at the moment (but don’t worry she matches with him)

Coral has the creepiest horror makeup and makes all the little kids cry. Mizzen goes as a sailor covered in starfish.

Tanner is the Cheshire Cat (I HAVE REASONS AND I WILL TELL YOU ABOUT IT IF YOU ASK) and begs Brandy to be the Mad Hatter or something. She refuses and doesn’t dress up.

Lucy Gray goes as Maria from West Side Story (hehe…) and Jessup goes as a ghost by wearing a bedsheet over his head (he panicked last minute)

Reaper and Dill duo and do Batman and Robin. Dill is Batman.

Wovey either goes as a cowboy/cowgirl or barbie. She keeps changing her mind every day. Bobbin goes as the Winter Soldier even though he’s missing the wrong arm.

Teslee and Circ dress up as some kind of electric thing. Idk the names of anything but they have crazy special effects to make them light up.

Facet and Velvereen are a prince and princess ofc, Marcus doesn’t dress up and just hands out candy, Sabyn is a black cat.

Sol and Hy go as Shaggy and Scooby Doo because that’s what Sol insisted on. Sol was Scooby.

Otto goes as a dog, and Ginnee is also a princess. Panlo and Sheaf don’t dress up😔

That's a fantastic setup for a fix-it!! Because the best way to convince people to part with their prejudiced, bigoted beliefs is to let them interact with the people they hate. It forces them to see the humanity in those they've convinced themselves are lesser beings. It's what most of my full fix-it AU's are focused on: forcing the mentors to see what they refuse to accept. The tributes just don't have the power or influence to stop the games, but the mentors do. They have the freedom to actually do something. It's just that they don't, because they only care about their own tribute and are raised to believe in the system. The games are a part of the system. Working within the system means trying to make their own tribute the victor, and it's that mentality that gets all of the tributes except Lucy Gray killed.

The kids got away by knocking out the peacekeepers coming to drag them into the cattle car and scatter in all directions, taking the opportunity to wreak havoc across the city. It doubles as a diversion for Circ and Teslee to cause a Capitol-wide power outage and for Ginnee and Otto to hijack them a totally awesome truck to cruise away in.

Mizzen and Sheaf run around causing property damage with their antics, Brandy and Tanner are busy egging the Crane household, Panlo finds news reporters to livestream as many Ways In Which Gaius Breen Sucks And Should Break His Toes Kicking Rocks, Lucy Gray is performing a song (possibly with the help of Treech, Reaper and Velvereen) while actively getting chased, Facet is breaking into Livia’s room to destroy her makeup and deface every possession of hers he can find with it, Marcus is reconciling with Sejanus so they can team up and cause mayhem, Sabyn is cashing in on Forus’ offer to give her fashion products, Dill and Hy are collecting medicine, and generally there is Chaos.