Before the interview, as solstice was waiting in line, they went over his desided persona again. A Ruthless killer who is not afraid to do what xe need, friends none, enemies everyone. He had made sure to dye her fur midnight black, with some capital fur die that is unlikely to come off unless it gets wet. Make it seem more menacing then fae are. Act ruthless. Solstice always loved the ruthless ones on tv. Then it was suns turn, and moon walked into the interview area. “Hello!” A cat solstice had never seen before was sitting in a chair, with another chair opposite it. Solstice took a seat, and faced the other cat. “Hello” it said, trying to manage a growl. “You are solstice shadowraven of district 9, correct” “That would be me :)” oops. Cover blown. Solstice shaped its face back into a mean scowl. “So solstice, do you have any family back home? Any friends?” “No It’s just me and my father. No friends.” This was a lie. Solstice knew that tributes with family dead were often more entertaining to the capital. Both of solstices parents were alive and well, but probably worried sick about their child. They would be proud of solstice for seeming more menacing than it was. Probably. Fae also had some friends. They didint understand what solstice wanted with the games, but they did hang out to swim, have fun, and play games together. Solstice only sometimes won at chess “Okay. How are you feeling about the games?” “I’m Afri- I’m existed! I’ve been preparing my whole life for this, and I knew my time was now. Oh well, I was going to volunteer last, but fate had other plans. That’s why my name was chosen randomly.” “Okay…… and, do you have any plans?” “Get in, get my hands on a bow- compound bow preferably but any will work- then hide in a tree and shot anyone who dares come near.” “You know about different kinds of bows? I thought district nine was too poor for that?” “Ya! My mom works in cross-district communication for the capital, and she occasionally brings back cool stuff! Like my compound bow! Or my Nintendo switch! Me and my friends play Mario kart allllllll the time! I always win cause I have the most practice, but skitty is like reallly good because it’s dad works at a tractor shop and-“ “Stop there” “What?” Solstice was too busy yapping about their interests that he failed to notice multiple lies get revealed while xe did. He also didn’t notice the siren that had been gradually getting louder, only just taking note of it “our records say that you have two living parents. And multiple friends. They also say you have interacted with many tributes during traning, and not negatively. You’re not solid black. You’re a black and yellow tortoiseshell. You keep pretending to be mean and failing miserably. So solstice shadowraven. My last question is. Why did you lie?” Solstice froze. The siren was very, very loud, and xe didint expect her lie to just reveal itself like that. What did the capital think now? The siren was also getting really, really loud. Too much to bear. Instead of answering, it ran offstage, into the nice, quiet area backstage. Well, it wasint quiet, but it was better then onstage.
