If Crane Never Made The Call

Dinner

  I was wrong. Effie can still talk about fasion.

  When we get back from training I go strait to my room to get dressed for dinner. Someone has left me out an outfit similar the one last night. Tonight's supper clothes contains a black fold over sweatshirt, a plain white t-shirt and blue jeans. I sit on the edge of the bed and wait for someone to collect me. When no one does I go out to find everyone just sitting down.

  "So," Haymitch says when we're all seated. "did you check out the other tributes?"

  "I had a quick peek" Katniss mumbles.

  "Ya, I learned a lot about the others." I reply nodding.

  "Ok, tell me. Start with district one and go from there." He says softly.

  "Alright. The boy from one is amazing with a spear, the girl can shoot but not too well." I begin quietly, as Effie talks to Portia about this years trends."From two I think it's Cato that can kill big time with a sword, Clove is the best I've ever seen with a knife, from 3 he's smart with tech but not strong, and she's tricky, from four the careers would kill both of them fast in the beginning because they can't do anything, from five the boy is fast and the girl is clever and small. The two from 6 can survive in the wild but can't fight, district sevens tributes prefer not to kill but to hide because they have no skills I could see, eights boy looks like he's accepting his fate and not even trying, she is not very smart or strong, tho ones from nine are small and weak, from ten they can use knives ok but they're strong, lastly from eleven he is big and beefy and she is great with nature and would be hard to catch." Haymitch stares at me blankly.

  "Well, you're a good observer." He says peping up. "I'll think of ways for you to defend yourself against those skills and you keep learning more." I nod my head and smile. We finish dinner while listening to Effie.

  When the meal is over and the servers take our dishes Katniss and I head back to our rooms. I put the soft black pajamas that were laid out for me and climb into bed.