Quote Originally Posted by Colesign View Post
The way you've bean treating so many fallen-by-wayside characters during the Phyrexia plot arc, Cracklord...it's like you're an unholy hybrid clone offspring of Joss Whedon, Yoshiyuki Tomino, and George R.R. Martin.
Quote Originally Posted by Cracklord View Post
Well as far as I know, Yoshiyuki Tomino played no part whatsoever in my conception. Of course, thanks to the whole nature/nurture debate, that might not even be relevant. Hope that settles your concerns.
So you are the unholy hybrid clone offspring of Whedon and Martin then?

As for this current game the Hunger Games operate on a much different principal than they do in their own canon. Primarily they are still televised battles to the death by a totalitarian government.

The tributes are still one male and female from each of the Britannian Areas 1 through 12. Each Area is a much bigger pool to pick from than the Panam Districts.

Instead of a public reaping of the tributes though, the chosen tributes are abducted on their way to school and/or work with the families notified later.

The games themselves are played out pretty much the same but watching from home is entirely optional. The tributes are put into the isolated arena full of weapons and forced to kill each other and face the elements. The main difference is the collar system. Originally derived from a system of restraints used by pre-Area 11 Japan (as shown in Battle Royale) the
collar system is used to force the tributes into the same general area of the arena by designating areas as forbidden zones every twelve hours. If you go into a forbidden zone or try to remove the collar it will explode.

The surviving tribute is given a choice. They can either go back into the world as a number civilian where they will have their chances of being picked again for the games doubled along with any younger family members they may have or they can enlist in a special black ops unit composed of other victors. This is of course not public knowledge but anyone with a military or intelligence background will know it.