The Tributes
From District 1: Forty-something year-old architect.
Weapon of choice: Cell phone
From District 2: Thirty-two (shut up, it's my story) year-old housewife.
Weapon of choice: Blood-curdling screams
From District 3: Sixteen year-old gangly boy/man. Special note: Boy/man is a VOLUNTEER
Weapon of choice: Bow and arrow. Also wields a mighty sarcastic tongue.
From District 4: Eleven year-old boy.
Weapon of choice: xBox ("What? we had a rat?")
From District 5: Nine year-old girl.
Weapon of choice: Compassion for the cute widdle rat, combined with worry for the tribute from District 7.
From District 6: Nine year-old girl
Weapon of choice: No weapon, but an amazing ability to climb onto the back of white sofas while wearing dirty shoes.
From District 7: Seven year-old Wheaten Terrier
Weapon of choice: Teeth, man.
From District Hell: A frucking rat
Weapon of choice: What weapon? He's a RAT. He holds all the cards.
The Arena
Guest bathroom in main part of an embassy house, Brasilia, Brazil
The Battle
Tribute from District Hell is trapped underneath bathroom cabinet by tribute from District 7. Tributes from Districts 2 and 6 are screaming and climbing on top of furniture. The tribute from District 4 beats a level in Minecraft. The tribute from District 5 is wringing her hands but holding back, worried that an arrow will ricochet off the tile and harm the tribute from Distrist 7. Tribute from District 1 is
The Victor
And may the odds be ever in my favor that there is no sequel.
7 comments:
Oh, how I've missed your writing. Thanks for the pee in my pants.
Yay! You're back and funnier than ever. Thanks for the laugh today.
Donna
Even though I harbor a very special love for rats, This story made my day! I LOVE you and your writing. LMK
Brilliantly played and even better in the telling! YOU ROCK! (as does tribute 7!) Glad you're back!!
Go Tributes!!
Miss you guys lots.
Awesome! Well, not the rat part, just the story :)
Love. Love. Love, this hilarious story.
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