Austin-Upton

Eighteen - Male Tribute District 10 - Rancher

[austin-upton]

@shy–teacher​

Austin was sneaking around the forest in attempt to find anyone or any useful supplies, having not known where his sister had gone he was starting to get worried. When he heard the tumbling of snow in the distance he stopped for a moment and started to panic, trying to escape the snow balls as he ran through the woods.

As he ran he noticed his sister in the distance and then raced towards his sister in attempt to save her “Chey!” he called out in attempt to get her attention and continued to duck and weave as he made his way carefully over to her, but was quick as a bunny to jump out of the way. He hesitated however when he saw the kid from four who had previously injured him.

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A silver parachute drifts slowly to the ground. A small box is attached from anonymous. Inside is a compass. There is no note.

Austin shivered in the cold as he wondered around, wondering how this could get any worse. He was cold, miserable, and had no idea where his sister was and he felt completely helpless on this damned frozen wasteland. When he saw a parachute fall from the sky and come into his arms, he smiled as he caught it and desperately opened it to find a compass and he groaned out at the sky, holding the damned trinket. “What the hell! I’m in an artificial arctic, this won’t point me to my sister!” he screamed up at the sky and then continued to walk off with the silly little thing now shoved in his pocket.

“Didn’t even send me a map or anything... fucking hell a compass?” he continued to grumble as he trecked through the snow.

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cliff-condemned

He was still breathing hard from his altercation with the District Two boy, adrenaline pumping to the extent it now clouded his mind and his vision instead of sharpening everything–or maybe he’d just taken some harder hits than he thought…or whatever had been in the milk was still making his mind slow. Then he saw it, a silver glint, much more blessed a sight than all the other sparkling tinsel and lights on the mammoth tree. A sword, already liberated from its gift box if it had ever been in one. It would be more reassuring to think it hadn’t because there was only two reasons someone would have left behind a boon that big: if they weren’t alive to claim it or if they had already had time to set a trap and it was the bait. Whatever the source of the sword, Cliff couldn’t pass it up despite knowing that, even if it wasn’t a trick it was going to likely be a much sought after and difficult item to hold onto–which just meant he had to get to it first. He broke into a full tilt run toward it, pushing himself further when he saw another tribute, Mr. Cows in the House, I Can Punch Out My Problems from Ten, on a trajectory for it. They reached the sword at the same time, however, Cliff, much to his chagrin found out when he tried to skid to a stop he was going to be doing more skidding than stopping on the icy ground, so he did what he could, lowering his center of gravity and angling his body so he’d hit Austin shoulder or head to stomach as he slid and fell. If he was going to overshoot and fall, he was going to take Austin with him. Cows in the House was wrong. That sword was his and he’d make sure he didn’t get his hands on it.

The young cowboy saw the boy from district four approach him as he reached for the sword, and he worried that cliff might try and take if from him so Austin rushed even faster to reach for the sword in front of him, however as he was just about to grab the hilt his feet slid up from under him thanks to the unappreciated  tackle to his side. He fell back with a groan, hit head pounding after denting the thin layer of ice that was upon the ground. “God damn it!” 

He looked up to cliff who was now on top of him, and then pushed at his face and shoved him off, wrestling the boy from four as he desperately clawed his way closer to the sword. “Fuck off that one is mine!” he hissed as he struggled against the slippery surface.

[austin-upton]

Austin squinted as the tube brought him up into the arena, the young man looked desperately around for his sister and saw her on the opposite side of a obnoxiously large Christmas tree. “Well aren’t the game-makers feeling a little Christmas spirit this year.” he chuckled under his breath as the timer counter down to their impending carnage. 

What a bloody fine Christmas it would be... Bang!

Austin leaped off his podium and off towards his sister, however he couldn’t help but noticed a sword laying in the snow with a big red bow on it and he smiled. He went over to go grab it, however as his hand reached for the hilt of the blade he came eye to eye with cliff who was also reaching for the blade.

“I’m sorry but that ones mine.” he said with a very serious smile.

@cliff-condemned

[austin-upton]

Sweater Reaction - Austin

Austin just stared at the sweater for a moment, not knowing how to react to the bright red sweater, but knew that this was a great way to get shot at and found. He groaned and then put it on himself and went to look at it in the mirror “Well it’s not exactly the worst looking thing in the world... I’m sure it’s quite tamed compared to some of the others.” he said before then putting on the red pants and then laughed at himself and at all the red.

“I swear I’ve never seen so much red in an outfit before!” he started to laugh trying to forget that he was getting ready for the hunger games. He then slowly walked over to the tube and sighed, now he had to be ready for anything but he sure hoped that this wasn’t going to include snow; and boy was he disappointed when he got to the top of that elevator and into the arena.

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shy--teacher

Cheyenne winter the dinner train compartment and took a seat next to her brother before letting out a long sigh. “I don’t know Austin, I don’t know. I just couldn’t let her go into that arena. I know she wouldn’t have made it out.”

The young man sighed and reached over to pat his sister’s back, smiling softly “I have no doubt we did the right thing, You saved Demetria and I’m gonna save you... no panic yet.” he chuckled. Austin then went back to sipping on the coffee in front of him.

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shy--teacher

Cheyenne laughed so hard she snorted at her brother’s fake accent before frowning. “No, they didn’t hurt me but it’s so odd and embarrassing having to get naked in front of so many strangers.”

Austin nodded his head and then leaned up against the wall and sighed “Well the capitol is gonna dress us up as little play things, and then they will go ahead and watch us kill each other... so I don’t think naked is the worse of our fears.”

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the-julia-flickerman

Seemingly touched by the brotherly love and the bravery Austin was showing, Julia clapped slowly, startling a strong wave of applause from the audience. “We can find and arrange to get you in touch with a less messy cow,” she joked, laughter interrupting them momentarily from the crowd watching them. “What do you think of the presentation skill score? We were excited to see the results and we’re wondering… was it up to your expectations?”

“Yeah normally bovine aren’t keen on staying clean in general.” The young man took a second to contemplate and then spoke “I guess anything above a six is pretty good for a lower district, I mean It’s better than quite a few people. I mean I like to consider a seven to be a rather good score.” 

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kaikahuna

He couldn’t help but snicker at the boy, who was ruining his own argument by showing off his already-solid skill with the sword. “Nobody can help where they’re born, kid,” he reminded him. “And Four hasn’t been a career district in years. The Games and the gamemakers don’t give a shit where you’re from. The arena is going to try and kill you no matter what.”

Austin looked down to the blade; it felt like a very long knife or a oddly shaped machete. It acted differently but was essentially a blade like pretty much any other. “I know they don’t give a shit about anyone... that’s why they kill two dozen kids every year.” He then pointed to Branch from seven who was wielding an ax like it was second nature and then over to his sister who was reading a book. “-The game-makers might not have preferences but there is always a clear gap in power and skill between districts...”

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the-julia-flickerman

Julia exclaimed, intrigued, as Austin kept everything a secret, still managing to share an idea or two with the public. “We’d love to know, whenever, and you should know we can keep a secret better than the Gazette,” she promised with a hand formally placed on her heart, as if solemnly swearing loyalty. The sibling story got her to nod to it systematically, listening with interest and having the appropriate reactions in form of gasps and squeals where it was needed. “You are lucky to have each other. It must be beautiful, having somebody to go through the arena with!” Preparing another question, Julia licked her lips. “How do you like the Capitol? We’re hoping you fit in just fine and that you aren’t missing anything. Tell me if you do, and I’ll have it be brought to you instantly.”

Austin shrugged his shoulders “I’d love to believe that ma’am, though either way its not my secret to tell.” he said in all seriousness. 

Austin then sighed “Yeah she’s my baby sister and I’m willing to die to protect her from anything this world wants to throw at her... I just hope that my mom forgives me one day for leaving.” He then chuckled at her question “-please don’t put a cow in my room, they somehow manage to get into everything. A heffer named Janice broke into our livingroom back home... that was a complete mess.”

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the-julia-flickerman

“You’re not gonna elaborate on that even slightly? Share a name, a description… maybe share your feelings?” Julia pouted, speaking for everybody in the Capitol, because they were always dying to know all about the tributes’ love lives, just to have as much tragedy as possible to cry over later on. At his boy-next-door answer, her eyes narrowed cunningly, wanting to catch him unprepared. “Will you miss your sister if you win these Games? What are your plans and what’s the relationship between you two? We all just need to know.”

“Well I’d hate to spoil anything for you all, besides I don’t kiss and tell... but let’s just say I’ve met a very nice gentlemen here in the tower that tickles my fancy.” Austin said raising his eyebrows at the woman across from him “-maybe I’ll save that surprise for when I get out of the arena?” he chuckled and then thought about her next question “-Well Chey and I have been attached at the hip since we we’re little, so I’d be devastated if I lost her of course but I plan on getting us as far as I can that’s for sure. She’s a smart one too, I’m lucky that I have her around in the arena.”

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Austin D10 - Interview Outfit 117th Hunger Games

[ruleandinterviews]

As whistles and applause surrounded the stage, Julia presented Austin Upton, the male tribute from District Ten. Holding out her hand to shake his hand in a friendly manner, the woman dragged him down to take a seat next to her, silencing the crowd with a simple raise of hands before starting her interview properly, with a wide grin apparent on her lips. “Austin, thank you for being here tonight. It’s a nice surprise from a nicer young man and everybody is so excited to meet you. Tell us something…” she started off, voice drawling on the last words as if she was just a friend of his wanting to fish for information playfully. “… How well do you sit when it comes to love? How is your romantic life now that you came into the big, bad Capitol?”

@austin-upton

[austin-upton]

Austin came out on stage, one hand in his jean pocket and then the other waving to the crowd around him; big smile on his face. The young man chuckled at her comment before sitting down “Not like I had anywhere else to be, and I mean I’d die If I couldn’t make it.” he mused jokingly even if it was true.

He looked at Julia with a small smile on his face, and then rubbed the back of his neck “I mean the love life is fine I guess, I mean I’ve met a lot of really nice people here in the tower. It’s not got the same kind of people as back home but I guess my love life is as status-quo.”

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kaikahuna

“Winning Games doesn’t mean shit,” he answered honestly. Kai stopped believing anything about the Games was certain at least a year before. It was all random and a matter of making the most of the circumstances thrown at you. Any of the tributes in his own Games could have killed him as easily as he killed them. It just hadn’t been in the cards for them. Replacing his reflection was a scowl he failed to keep to himself. “Joy didn’t get lucky,” he barked. “She won because she was prepared and determined. Watt didn’t win because of water. My arena didn’t even have a puddle. Explain that.”

Austin shrugged, he took a moment to think about it while he swung the sword around a bit more and then sliced across one of the dummy’s chest. He then turned back to Kai “-well you did get lucky... You, Joy, Watt. You we’re born in district four, a career district where your taught to use harpoons, spears and tridents. One where there is food and wealth.” he started and then jabbed the sword into the dummy, before pulling it back “-then there are the underfed kids from district twelve who are lucky if they’ve ever use a weapon other than a pick-ax once in their life or worse from three, a district focused more on their minds than their bodies.”

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Task 012: Skills

New Skills:

Machete

Trident

Sword

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valkarter

“Well, here, women are free to do whatever they want because they’re our equals,” Val shrugged, using feminism, which he didn’t quite understand but he was encourage to talk about openly, for it appealed to the masses, which would instantly find him better than he truly was. “It’s not my duty to inform you of my district,” Val retorted, not knowing what other comeback to give that would be better. He was terrible at confrontations.

Austin stared at Val for a moment “If you think for one moment my mother doesn’t run the farm you’d be wrong. Besides when it comes to her tractor her bite is bigger than her bark trust me.” Austin then got up from the sofa and then shrugged “-well I guess I’ll find out sooner or later. They kinda make a big deal about it as the games go on.”

[caroleyre]

austin-upton:

“Says the boy in a bi-annual death competition where children murder children… organized by the government who shoot and whip people publicly.” Austin said with a stoic expression “-Yes Val, clearly we are very primitive back in ten.”

“I don’t know what happens in Ten and I wasn’t assuming. You just… y’know… kind of gave me that impression discussing about beating a bunch of women for doing their job,” he retorted nonchalantly, ignoring the comment about the Games because he honestly couldn’t care less and didn’t know how to explain them. Up until recently, they didn’t even exist for him, as he was strongly ignoring the phenomena. 

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"For one we never beat our women, secondly women back in ten don't go ahead and shame other people for being themselves." Austin couldn't understand how this boy though such wild and obsurd things about the lower district. "I bet most people wished there job was so easy; just making lies up about people all day." Austin argued and then looked over to the boy "-your from the capitol aren't you? That or district one I bet." Austin wondered where this boy could be from with his pompous attitude.