#infectxus

[prickisms]

          ❝ ——— impressive. ❞

[capitolhost]

prompt: smiling.

◇ Smile

     It had been the hint of ＰＡＮＩＣ as Caesars’ gaze wandered towards the      stage.  How many people exactly where out there?  In the many rehearsals      he had seen the long rows of seats, but never would he have dared to think      that  EACH  OF  THEM  would have  been taken.  Whole Panem  had      adored  the  former  host  and  his  tragic,   but  yet  mysterious  death  had      shocked  each  of  them.  Even  Caesar.   And  it  made  him   even   more      nervous.  The  crowd  out  there  had  been  used  to  watch  the  interviews      between the tributes and his predecessor. 

     The eyes of his new team  pushed him on  the stage. He  had already been      used to this brightness, but the sudden applause had surprised him. It was      quieter of  course  and still  exactly this  made his  heartbeat faster.  They      wanted someone else, but they gave him a   c h a n c e.   A small one, but      he would take it.

     The 24 tributes had been  easy to  interview, each of them  had  something      he  could  turn  around to make  them interesting. To gave them  a chance,      because   each of  them  should     shine.   Caesar  wanted  to  make  a      difference.  Ever  since  the    very  first  Hunger  Games    the  hosts  had      preferred certain districts.

     As the  show came to an  end, the audience    applauded. Much louder and      much greater.  Caesar   ＳＭＩＬＥＤ,   raised his arm  and the applause      became a thunder.