CAREER DISTRICTS // "OPERATION PASS-IT-ON"

Ok I've had this thought brewing for a while now but I know that time is short before the Reaping so I thought I ought to get this down now.

This is a short term plot set in Districts 1, 2 and 4 as they prepare for the Reaping. Because only the youngest eligible hcildren can get Reaped as a result of the Quell twist, the Training Centers in these Districts have been reorganised to put much more effort into intensive training for these children, and many older Careers are not being taught at all. However, this does not mean that anyone above the age of fourteen is no longer training. In fact, they've been drafted in what's unofficially being called Operation Pass It On: an effort for the older Careers, with their fresh minds and ability to communicate with the younger children, to become Trainers themselves - not legally, but just to give the younger children more of a chance.

After all, they're going to need all the help they can get.

All I want is for people with eligible Career tributes to sign up below, and anyone with older Careers, or adults who were once Careers, to volunteer to make a Training Thread with them. It can be a fight, a word about survival (though I don't think they teach a lo of that in the Centers), or simply reassurance when the younger kid thinks they're not good enough. Both parties can go about it any way they want, but what I'd really like to see coming out of this are some super threads between two age groups who might otherwise not get a chance to thread.

And, bonus for all the youngsters, this gives you a chance to try your probably-brand-new characters out before the Reaping, so you're not threading them for the first time when they're in the Games! Woohoo!

I've put two codes together, one for trainers and one for trainees, and have filled both in as an example:

[blockquote][size=1]Hi! I'm [b]your name here[/b] and I would like to thread the following characters as Trainers:
[url=biourlhere]Name #1 - Age - Gender - District[/url]
Any notes about the above character, special skills, personality etc.

[url=biourlhere]Name #2 - Age - Gender - District[/url]
Any notes about the above character, special skills, personality etc.

Continue for as many characters as you are putting forwards.[/size][/blockquote]

Hi! I'm Onyx and I would like to thread the following characters as Trainers:
Qila Keller - 18 - Female - District One
She's a fencer with an attitude who doesn't have the patience for any kids who complain. But, if you impress her enough, she might take you out for a drink afterwards.

Rory Moreno - 17 - Female - District One
She's a Moreno, need I say more? With a bright mind and even brighter hair, she could have a great thread with any kid who's quick-witted and quick on their feet.

Romelie Rhodes - 19 - Female - District Two
Reluctantly recruited for this scheme, she's sour about all things Career related after missing her opportunity to volunteer for the Games. However, she's pretty mean with 'unconventional' or improvised weapons, so that could be fun.

Jagger Libertine - 43 - Male - District Four
He was a master in the Training Center at his prime, but now he's a drunkard and a sleazebag who was only recruited for the Operation because he slept with the head Trainer. If you want your kid to be terrified, or put off drinking for their whole life, Jagger's your man.

[blockquote][size=1]Hi! I'm [b]your name here[/b] and I would like to thread the following characters as Trainees:
[url=biourlhere]Name #1 - Age - Gender - District[/url]
Any notes about the above character, what they're interested in learning, personality etc.

[url=biourlhere]Name #2 - Age - Gender - District[/url]
Any notes about the above character, what they're interested in learning, personality etc.

Continue for as many characters as you are putting forwards.[/size][/blockquote]

Hi! I'm Onyx and I would like to thread the following characters as Trainees:
Kel Donaghy - 14 - Female - District Two
She's a boxing prodigy with no other interests, who spends all her time behind a punching bag. She's usually trained by her dad, so would probably be pretty negative to any Career who was forced to step in by the Operation administrators.

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Ok, so that's the gist of it! You can go ahead and fill in the forms, and then either reply again on this thread if you see someone you want to thread with, or arrange it between themselves! After this plot post there will be a Master List of everyone who's applied and their characters, so you're welcome to pick from there as well ^^

A couple of things to remember:
- The Trainers should be, in general, under twenty-one years old. The point of Operation Pass-It-On is to encourage Careers of the same generation/of Reaping age to communicate with each other. Unless you have a justifiable reason (eg. in the case of Jagger), please try to stick to this age limit!

- I've put genders in the form just so you can choose a particular gender if you prefer it, but girls training with girls and boys training with boys is not necessary. After all, the kids will be up against both boys and girls in the Arena, so the Trainers would probably encourage mixing so they get a sense for their competition.

- The Reaping is in under two weeks, so please do keep checking this thread regularly and be sure to start threading as soon as possible! As a result, ironically, I'll confess that this plot is in some ways first-come-first-serve, because the people who sign up early are more likely to get a thread!

Enjoy, and thanks for reading!