Sal Automatic d4// FIN

Fc: Jared Padalecki
Name: Salamander Automatic
Age: 18
District 4

Salamander (or Sal, as he is usually known by) is a different sort of man. Most men, most people even, go about their lives all Willy nilly, caring about people as they see fit. Not Sal, not quite. He's the type of man who gets attached easily to others. Who would lay his own life on the line for anyone who needed him to, regardless of their relation to him. Some may call him a "bleeding heart" or a "pansy". Others may call him a hero. But Sal is merely a man with magnets in his heart, pulling him towards the metal souls of humanity.

At six feet and four inches, Sal is extraordinarily tall. Some may even consider him a gentle giant. He barely notices the difference though. Just because others are shorter doesn't mean that they are less important.

However, it is possible that the smallness of others in comparison to him, is what cause him to see them as such precious things. He sometimes thinks of others as little ants he could just crush between his fingers in wonder at their small frames, but then he feels guilty and pushes the thought deep into his mind hole, never to be mentioned again.

He also has dark brown hair that goes down to his ears, dull green eyes that are almost constantly in a state of compassion, a tan complexion from years spent training in the sun. He's also muscular from training near constantly. Many a person, in fact, consider him the sexiest thing on two legs. Some disagree, though, because of his weirdly shaped head and brutish figure. His face also asymmetric. He also has a really deep voice and likes bagels.


Despite his sexiness and heroism, Sal is often disliked. The people of district four often see him as a self sacrificing idiot who helps others to get attention, deal with his own self hatred, or inflate his own ego. Maybe on the inside, somewhere deep in his subconscious, all of these things are true. To Sal, though his tendency are just urges. He feels that it is not his fault nor gift that all others have hearts of metal, it's just the way things have always been for him.

Sal was a troubled child. He had difficulty relating to others. He was often frustrated that couldn't make friends, no matter how hard he tried. He would wonder if there was something wrong with him; if some part of his brain was not built like others. He felt connected to everyone around him, like anyone could be his best friend. No one ever wanted to though. He would get frustrated and scream uncontrollably. Which, of course would make everyone hate him even more. It was like he was trapped in a box.

Once he turned 14 and grew into his limbs and face, everything changed. Everyone suddenly thought he was the coolest thing since fishing wire. Especially the girls. Even when the effect started to wear off and people started to get bored, things never went back completely to the way they were. He still is asked on dates every once in a while. More often than that though, he's allowed to join the popular training squads. Because of his muscular build and accompanying strength, they'd be stupid to not invite him.

If he were reaped, he doesn't know what he'd do. His father, Harold, would be proud but devastated. He'd know Sal's moral code would never want to hurt anyone even though he has the power to take anyone down. And Sal's afraid that he'd break his code and hurt someone. Or at least that's what he says. Secretly, deep down inside of him, there's a growing resentment towards the world and the people he'd die to protect. Despite everything, Salamander Automatic is not a man to be messed with.