Help for tributes...but not for Katniss

President Snow was stood in the Gamemakers control room observing the wall of screens in front of him and the holo-map in the centre of the room.

The tracking system was showing Katniss Everdeen at the very edge of the arena, 2 km away from the nearest tribute. She had spent all day around the edge, not doing anything interesting and staying away from the other tributes to try and get the cameras to ignore her. Despite her best efforts, President Snow had made sure there was at least one uninterrupted stream of her, 24 hours a day.

But it was time to act. As much as the population of the Capitol were enjoying watching the naked and embarrassed Girl on Fire, it was time to provide some real entertainment.

President Snow barked out instructions to the room, before sitting back and smiling to himself as he watched the drama unfold.

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Katniss shivered as the sun began to set. In truth, she hadn't stopped shivering all day. The air was pleasantly warm, but a light breeze reminded Katniss of her total nudity, while she was aware that hidden cameras would be filming her. She had spent the day walking to the outskirts of the arena; she figured the rest of the tributes would stay close to the centre and was more than happy to be not seen by them. The food in her pack wasn't very filling, but she had discovered a sharp knife in there. This allowed her to skin a couple of monkeys she managed to shoot with her bow. The meat was currently roasting over a fire, Katniss sitting close to it to try and warm up.

Over the tree line, Katniss heard a series of gentle beeps and saw parcels drifting down into the arena. A quick count told her that there were 10: presumably one for each of the remaining tributes. It also allowed Katniss to see where the other tributes were located; fortunately, none were close to her.

A loud voice suddenly reverberated around the arena.

"Tributes. Each of you have received a set of supplies. These could be the difference between winning and losing as the game continues, so make sure you keep hold of them."

Katniss rolled her eyes. Of course, of course, the Capitol had found another way to disadvantage her. Not only was she not allowed any clothes, she also wasn't allowed something that she would almost definitely need if she wanted to win.

After eating her food, Katniss made sure her pack and bow were close at hand, before curling up into a ball close to the dying fire and fell asleep...