The Tributes

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

What are your opinions on the Tributes for the Quarter Quell?

[Lea (Peeta's #1 Fangirl!), "It costs everything you are."]

Oh Mags...It was sad. Extremely sad that old victors had to go in. Plus the victors with children.

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

I AGREE! It was horribly cruel. I like Mags and Finnick.

[Lea (Peeta's #1 Fangirl!), "It costs everything you are."]

I like ALL OF THEM! But my favorite tribute, not including Peeta, in the QQ was..hmm..oh, wait. I can't choose. Their all so wonderful. Even Johanna.

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

I agree. It's sad that I liked them all because most of them had to die.

[Lea (Peeta's #1 Fangirl!), "It costs everything you are."]

I honestly had no idea there was going to be an escape team. If there wasn't, who do you think would win?

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

Good question. I personally think it would have been Finnick or Johanna. I don't think Katniss and Peeta could've lasted... well I don't think the Capitol would've let them last.

[Lea (Peeta's #1 Fangirl!), "It costs everything you are."]

Really? I think Beetee. Johanna and Finnick are survivers,but Beetee is really smart and ingenious. 1, the capitol wouldn't let them, 2, Peeta would of died (he always seems to get himself in those situations?) and Katniss's fight might of gone out too.

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

Yes, Peeta seems to always be the one in need of saving. It's not that he's like weak it's just danger seems to find him quite quickly. I hadn't thought of Beetee. His intelligence would help him. But his age?

[Lea (Peeta's #1 Fangirl!), "It costs everything you are."]

haha..I hate when people think that he's weak..because he isn't. Like, you said, danger just follows him! He's not that old. I mean, sure Johanna and Finnick are a lot younger..

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

Yeah. It was hard to get ages. I really like knowing the ages of characters (don't know why) but I always try to know and I had a hard time finding them. I know, all my friends thought Peeta is weak and like Gale better but he's not! Gosh, I don't know why the definition of weak to them is PEETA.

[Lea (Peeta's #1 Fangirl!), "It costs everything you are."]

Sometimes...I know right!? Because Peeta has this inner strength that no one else has. To overcome the past and start afresh. Katniss sure didn't have much of it. The strength to keep on going..

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

For sure. Katniss lacked int hat department. I think Peeta was really good at putting differences and the past aside and working with the present, not the future, not the past.

Yes, he might've looked weak on the outside but on the inside... quite the opposite.

[Lea (Peeta's #1 Fangirl!), "It costs everything you are."]

Yes...And it still amazes me how they could keep on going. Find meaning in life..After all they've been through..Amazing.

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

Yes, it was truly a miracle of sorts. I think it would be hard. They are forever emotionally scarred. It's one of those things that no matter how hard you try you'll never ever forget.

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

It also seems like a wound that is easily ripped open. Just a guess, but I think a lot of things will forever (and did) remind Katniss of what she'd been through. I could probably make a list. You know, I think I will... a little later.

[Lea (Peeta's #1 Fangirl!), "It costs everything you are."]

Lauren wrote: "Yes, it was truly a miracle of sorts. I think it would be hard. They are forever emotionally scarred. It's one of those things that no matter how hard you try you'll never ever forget."

Extremely hard..

[Lea (Peeta's #1 Fangirl!), "It costs everything you are."]

Lauren wrote: "It also seems like a wound that is easily ripped open. Just a guess, but I think a lot of things will forever (and did) remind Katniss of what she'd been through. I could probably make a list. You ..."

Can I see it when you are finished? That's another reason why I don't think they would name their children after those lost in the war or games. It would make everything much more painful.

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

Yes. That's why I want my kids names to be brand new and fresh. It's funny to see all the speculation of what they should've named their kids. Really I can't even begin to think of ideas.

[Nya Tomlinson-Horan-Malik-Payne-Styles]

i liked johanna, finnick, beetee, katniss, peeta, brutus, and chaff. i didnt really like wiress, and everybody else.

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

Wiress! That's her name. Totally forgot about her. I mean, you have to give her credit for figuring out the Clock thing but man was she pretty wacky. She was not that important otherwise and bound to not survive.

[LEX, I love PSYCH]

I liked finnick the best. Johanna was pretty awesome though. But whenever i think of johanna i think teeth then oil then her relationship with katniss. I guess that is just the way my mind works though.

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

I think Axes, Oil, Naked (because she really had no idea what modest was), Morphine, Water, Torture. And that's about it. No very high opinion of her.

[LEX, I love PSYCH]

Yeah... ibthink she grew on me more towards the end. Oh and yeah i forgpt about the whole water thing. I liked that she was strong and stayed sane fpr the most part.

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

yes, she was very strong and at some point the opposite of Katniss.

[LEX, I love PSYCH]

Oh wow just rereading that sorry for my spelling im not really that bad it is just the buttons all blend together on a touch pad. But yeah i think that she really has nothing to lose like she has told us so she is not afraid till she has nothing left.

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

Yes with the jabberjays. That's sad but it definitely helped her.

[LEX, I love PSYCH]

Yeah i think that is how some scratch that a lot of people feel but is true for only a sad few. It really takescourage to keep going if you have nothing left.

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

Yes for sure. Courage is a huge part of this book.

[LiteraryMary95]

I like how Finnick and Johanna bring humor into the book...some are crazy, while others are cannibalish.

[Jules:)]

Lauren wrote: "Wiress! That's her name. Totally forgot about her. I mean, you have to give her credit for figuring out the Clock thing but man was she pretty wacky. She was not that important otherwise and bound ..."

I loved Wiress...I felt really bad for her, being all crazy and stuff...what happended to her anyway?

[Lea (Peeta's #1 Fangirl!), "It costs everything you are."]

She died. I think it was during that whole part when everything was spinning?

[Jules:)]

Lea (Peeta's #1 Fangirl!) wrote: "She died. I think it was during that whole part when everything was spinning?"

Ya didn't Gloss shoot her? Though, I wonder like how she went crazy in the first place

[Lea (Peeta's #1 Fangirl!), "It costs everything you are."]

She wasn't crazy. She just didn't finish her sentences all of the way..Somewhat like Luna does.

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

~Jules:3 wrote: "Lauren wrote: "Wiress! That's her name. Totally forgot about her. I mean, you have to give her credit for figuring out the Clock thing but man was she pretty wacky. She was not that important other..."

Her throat was slit while the tributes were planning their big electrocution thing and washing off the blood.

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

Lea (Peeta's #1 Fangirl!) wrote: "She wasn't crazy. She just didn't finish her sentences all of the way..Somewhat like Luna does."

Yeah, besides she was old and the QQ probably freaked her out. Besides she was the first one to get the clock, "Tick Tock."

[Jules:)]

Lauren wrote: "~Jules:3 wrote: "Lauren wrote: "Wiress! That's her name. Totally forgot about her. I mean, you have to give her credit for figuring out the Clock thing but man was she pretty wacky. She was not tha..." Ya that's right! But I was more wondering like what made her "Nuts" (pardon the pun)

Lea (Peeta's #1 Fangirl!) wrote: "She wasn't crazy. She just didn't finish her sentences all of the way..Somewhat like Luna does."

Luna is from Harry Potter right? Sorry I haven't read it so I don't really know what your talking about:$

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

Yes, Luna Lovegood, from Harry Potter.

[Leah]

This is sort of off topic, but has anyone else noticed that the characters' names are somewhat symbolic of their district's industry or a habit ir hobby that the character has? For instance, District 11's industry is agriculture. Thresh is from 11. You have to thresh wheat. Or, here's a better example. Peeta's family runs a bakery, and his name is Peeta, which is a type of bread (pita bread). Does that make sense?

[Jules:)]

Leah wrote: "This is sort of off topic, but has anyone else noticed that the characters' names are somewhat symbolic of their district's industry or a habit ir hobby that the character has? For instance, Distr..."

That's so cool:D

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

Leah wrote: "This is sort of off topic, but has anyone else noticed that the characters' names are somewhat symbolic of their district's industry or a habit ir hobby that the character has? For instance, Distr..."

What does bread have to do with Coal?

[Leah]

Maybe I didn't explain that very well... see, I didn't necessarily mean that it always had to be symbolic of the industry, but perhaps just of that character's life or things they do and/or enjoy. Another example: there is a plant called katniss, and it is wild, I believe. Katniss hunts. Somewhat loosely connected, I know, but does that clear anything up?

[LEX, I love PSYCH]

Haha i think that would fall under the hobby part. I think it was cool how each district had its own kind of bread.

[Leah]

Yeah, it was pretty cool. Just thought of this...how do you think that Peeta knows about the other district's breads? The books mentioned several times that the people of the different districts knew next to nothing about the other districts. Maybe he knows about it because he is a baker's son...what do you think?

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

Leah wrote: "Maybe I didn't explain that very well... see, I didn't necessarily mean that it always had to be symbolic of the industry, but perhaps just of that character's life or things they do and/or enjoy...."

OH OK! Got it, sorry I was confused. Yes, I love when that happened.

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

It reminds me of the tributes from the districts that had gems. Gloss and what not.

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

Leah wrote: "Yeah, it was pretty cool. Just thought of this...how do you think that Peeta knows about the other district's breads? The books mentioned several times that the people of the different districts ..."

I think it's because he's a bakers son.

[LEX, I love PSYCH]

Yeah kind of like going to a baking school to learn about all the different types of bread.

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

Yeah.

[Leah]

Lauren wrote: "Leah wrote: "Maybe I didn't explain that very well... see, I didn't necessarily mean that it always had to be symbolic of the industry, but perhaps just of that character's life or things they do ..."

Yeah...sort of like the tributes from 1 during Katniss's first Games. Marvel and Glimmer. The industry is luxury items, which include gems...gems glimmer and you marvel at them...that's probably the best example.