Cameron Lure [D4]

Only measuring in at 5’5, Cameron has been mistaken for a younger age his whole life. The first thing that people notice about Cameron, after he corrects their perception of his age, is his eyes. His wonderfully blue eyes are the kind of eyes women fantasize over. The kind that seem to make people feel sense of safety when they’re with him.

As cliche as it sounds, his coffee brown hair tends to fall into perfectly into place without any effort. Which is good since he wouldn’t put in the necessary effort in the first place...
One other nice feature of his hair is that it is just long enough cover his slightly larger than average ears, which since childhood have been a point of self-consciousness.

While his skin is fairly clean he has one large scar under his left eye from a casting accident along with many smaller ones from his hands to his elbows and in a few other places that will be left up to imagination. He has never had a problem with the scars as much as his ears because he feels a sense of accomplishment when bringing home a fresh catch of that month’s wages.

You wouldn’t know it by looking at him but Cameron is quite strong for his size and stature. Thanks to the long days of hauling in sacks of fish on foot. What he lacks in size he makes up for in strength.

Cameron is quite cautious when dealing with new people. He is not quick to trust anyone. Even when interacting with those he is familiar with he tends to be stand offish. But he has good reason to be with the experiences he’s had in his life. The lifestyle he’s lived has made him somewhat distant from the rest of humanity. He inadvertently became unfeeling since he knows feeling leads to attachment, and attachment leads to hurting.

He can be very cold but he is not heartless. He cares for people deep inside, especially when they have a need that cannot be met. He fantasizes about how he can help that person but always manages to stop himself from going through with the act. He can’t bring himself to take the risk of opening himself to more rejection. Too many times has he reached out to people for help when he was a child only to be told that he needs to grown up and take care of himself. No more chances. He thinks to himself, No more chances to be hurt.

Cameron is quite knowledgeable about the world around him. Though he isn’t book smart he is not by any means naive. Books just never seemed to hold his attention. But that didn’t stop him from learning, he just chose to learn by practicing rather than reading. Too many times have people tried to cheat him for him to know that he has to be more cunning and more clever than his district counterparts. Those who underestimate Cameron’s intelligence quickly realize that he is a lot smarter than he looks, usually about the same time their realize their wallet is missing.

Cameron was orphaned at the age of 9 due to his parents being lost in a huge storm while deep sea crab fishing. He was the Lure family’s only child and now he was left alone. Quite a daunting task for someone so small but it was one he knew had to face. Before this tragedy his parents were always there to take care of him, but now he would have to learn how to do that on his own. He had very little knowledge about the real world, when he needed something mom or dad were always there to get it for him. But all that changed in what seemed like an instant.

Since he had no family to turn to he began wandering the streets of district 4, constantly searching for small portions of food he could “borrow” and warm places to sleep. This frequent changing of locations made it difficult to make friends with anyone and after quickly learning that most everyone around him had no interest in aiding him it wasn’t long before he resented the people around him.

Cameron learned early in life that not everyone can be trusted; that the world can be a cold place. But he also learned that friendship is far more valuable than resentment and anger. Those around him have never been very eager to lend him a hand in his times of need, since then, he had harbored very, shall we say, unkind feelings for his fellow humans.

He currently has a small house far from the others in his district which he rents from an older fisherman, known as Mr. Rodney, that is rarely home. Not only is Mr. Rodney his landlord, he’s Cameron’s best friend despite the age difference(Rodney being 37). He is the only person that has always been there for Cameron and always treated him like an equal rather than a helpless boy and in some way he is the son that Mr. Rodney never had.

Since Rodney had no kids of his own he’s never treated Cameron as anything but an adult, and Cameron respected that. Being small is already bad enough without everyone around you being condescending. It tooks some time in the beginning for Cameron to accept Rodney’s kind gestures as acts of good faith. More often then not Cameron would awake to find small baskets of food on his doorstep and even a new shirt now and again. Cameron seemed to think these acts were nothing more than pity. After a few months he began entertaining the idea of an actual friend in his life. Someone that actually cared without judgement. Slowly but surely he opened up to Rodney.Their relationship matured over time into a friendship that was the only one Cameron had ever known besides his parents.

Though Cameron had finally had a real friend in his life not for a second did he become complacent. He still made sure that he took care of himself. He did not want to become a burden to the one friend he had. And while he was happy with his life, he was not satisfied.

The thought of leaving his district struck his mind more than a few times. He dreamed of moving on to bigger and brighter things. He didn’t know how but he knew someday he had to see what else was out there. He knew there had to be something more than barely getting by in life and he was determined to find out exactly what he needed to do to achieve that dream. He dreamed of living in a beautiful large house with his best friend Mr. Rodney. He dreamed of not only great things for him but also to pay back the immense kindness he was shown.

Cameron knows that there is one way people seem to come into fame and fortune in an instant is the Hunger Games. He knows that the next reaping is approaching as well, and that his name will be entered 4 times this year. His odds of getting reaped aren’t very high yet sometimes he still contemplates what it would be like to be reaped; to win. To know what it’s like to be regarded as the best! These are the things he hopes for. Occasionally he will even have dreams of getting reaped and becoming the 62nd victor, the District 4 champion, but when he wakes up it’s back to reality. Though he knows his chances are slim with the lack of training or fighting experience he is still aware that there is still a small possibility of him being selected, and an even smaller possibility of him coming out on top.

Cameron hasn’t had the easiest life, that much is certain. But his dreams far outway his disappointments, and he won’t stop until they become reality.

I realize that I am quite new and this is already my second character, but there are not many open threads in the district I made my first character in. Since I am new I didn't think I was up to making my own thread either.