Coronavirus has caused many deaths and has sent the US into an economic depression like never before seen. Evil Jeff Bezos, fresh from quitting as CEO of Amazon, exploiting people, has decided to team up with Supreme Leader, I mean, President Joe Biden to present a way to deal with the economic crisis: put on a show like no other. One that cements his strength and brings in billions upon billions of dollars in revenue. The Hunger Games, straight out of the movies.
One every three months, for a total of four, because they're split 13 states each, plus DC and Puerto Rico. Each area only has a Hunger Games once every year though.
First up, it's the Central Region:
North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Wisconsin, and Illinois. Each giving one boy and one girl, each between the ages of 9 and 17. 26 will fight to the death in the blistering cold at the flat lands of South Dakota, one will survive, with the whole United States watching, waiting for their turn.
"You're different from what I expected," she said softly.
"How so?" he asked, glancing at her.
"I don't know," she replied, searching for the right words. "You just... have this way of making people feel like they matter. Even here, in this... nightmare."
He was quiet for a moment before responding. "You matter, Y/n. Don't forget that."
OR
Y/n wakes up in the deadly Squid Game, surrounded by strangers and fighting to survive. What she doesn't know is that the mysterious Frontman is watching her every move through the cameras- and she's caught his attention.