I forgot I planned to write up what would have happened if there were no votes for these Games! Here they finally are. They're not exact, since the Games develop chapter by chapter and I change my mind all the time.

Bloodbaths (not in any particular order):

Lyra Axelle- Just because she wasn't strong enough to win and I needed someone

Byke Sainz- He was meant to die early

Arter Wire- I never connected as well with him and I like to kill one strong Tribute in the Bloodbath

Buckwheat Mager- He was meant to die early

Ree Morning- It would have been either Ree or Junie for more numbers and I liked Junie's cheer

Calista: I wouldn't have killed her except she was submitted as a Bloodbath. I would have wanted to use her mimicry skills.

18th: Harmony Griffith would die the first night to the Career hunters because someone had to and she wasn't strong enough to win.

17th: Moddi Pex would also die to the Careers. She was weak enough to die in the Bloodbath but I keep track of submitters and I've killed a lot of her submitter's Tributes in the Bloodbath.

16th: Ash Smith would die in a mutt attack, likely velociraptors or a T. Rex. Ash was just bland for me and didn't have a particular arc he needed to complete. I'd also want to shake things up and kill a Career.

15th or 16th: Maris Calder would die in the same mutt attack. It would be cool to have two Careers die so early and she was only nominally a Career and wouldn't last past the breakup anyway.

At this point the pack would start to fracture as Mary Ellen got more weird. Meanwhile, Gabriel and Delilah would be doing lovey stuff and developing their romance because I would know they didn't have much time. I'd also add development for Zetan so he was sympathetic before he died.

14th: Gabriel Farad would die by a mutt attack in the night. He was set to die this way and to die early. I would have wanted him to go far and maybe even win, since I really liked him. If I had found a realistic way he may have been my Victor.

13th Arden Grake would die either from Careers or a mutt attack because the Careers need to keep killing. Arden was a last-minute submission because I needed more and his submitter was always more lax with his death.

12th: Silver Flower would die around here because my little sister made her and I don't want to be nepotistic. She'd die in an easy way because how mean would that be? It would probably be natural causes or sickness.

11th: Zetan Thompson would either be killed by mutt or Career, likely Jynx because he hadn't been doing much. By this point I'd just need to cut people whether or not I wanted to, and he wasn't my Victor so he'd go. It's also possible I would have killed Nubu in the same attack, especially if it wasn't for his picture. If Nubu hadn't developed as a hero and had stuck closer to the lines in his profile that mentioned his difficulty maintaining relationships, he would have died earlier.

I don't know if I would have thought of the meteor in this alternate Games- butterfly effect and all. If I had, it would have been around here and it would have killed Junie, Austin, Delilah, and possibly Jynx, but I'll go through them separately in case it didn't happen.

If the meteor didn't happen, the pack would split up about now. Naturally, Mary Ellen would instigate it. Mary Ellen would die in 10th place because Floki and Victory would both retaliate. After that, Floki would want to wait for a final battle and he'd respect Tori's desire to face off with Jynx, so they'd split and he'd promise to avoid Jynx.

9th place: Delilah Clementine would be killed by either Jynx or a mutt, more likely Jynx. I'd just need to cut someone and she'd be the most likely victim.

8th place: Junie Brett would be killed by Victory or by mutt. I really liked Junie but I wouldn't be able to justify keeping her much longer.

7th: Austin Dallas would be killed by Floki. I still feel bad about Jayman's Tributes always dying in Bloodbaths. Austin is strong enough for Floki to target him and he'd die in valiant battle.

6th: Gizmo Torrens would be killed by velociraptors. They're the only mutt smart enough to take him down and it would be wickedly poetic. If Nubu had not developed sufficiently heroically, he would have died too.

Somewhere around here Tori and Jynx would meet and sort of salute each other and agree to wait for a final battle.

5th place: Jynx Susurrus would be killed by a mutt, similarly to in the finished story. I got a mean kick out of him and Tori not getting to fight and it just sort of felt right for him to go there.

4th place: Floki Grimm would die here and I'm not exactly sure how. He's really strong so it would be hard. Probably he'd end up realizing that he wanted to go to Valhalla and that meant he had to die, so he'd pick a fight with some dinosaur. Maybe he'd see Alinta getting menaced and since she's way below his ability he wouldn't want to fight her. Instead he'd throw himself at the dinosaur so it counted as a valiant battle and he'd get to go to Valhalla.

The top three would be my potential Victors. I don't know how it would have turned out, since I really make up my Games as I go along. Any of these three could win, but I'll put them in order of likelihood.

3rd: Alinta Fintan. I loved how realistically 12 Alinta was and I've always been open to a 12-year-old Victor because flukes happen. She could have gotten this far because no one bothered with such a small threat. If I could have found a way I'd have liked her to win. It would have had to be realistic, and that would be difficult. If the meteor had turned out the sun, she might have lived because sponsors sent her stuff and she didn't freeze. If she and Victory were last, she might have done something similar to Haymitch and sent Victory over a cliff. If she and Nubu were the last, they'd probably meet and he wouldn't want to fight, which might be rebellious for a mutt to pick him off. She was a long shot, but I might have done it if it seemed like people were on board.

2nd-1st: Nubu Sanders. When the final votes were getting sent in, I would have been happy either way. I liked Nubu for many obvious reasons. He would have won in a similar fashion, since Tori is stronger and better-trained. It would have had to involve trickery in some way.

2nd-1st: Tori Amarinthine. One reason is that Career Victors should be more populous in my stories and Tori was a good Career. I liked her spunk and she would have been a charismatic Victor for future stories. She had the strength and skill to earn a victory and she was level-headed and constant among some more unusual Careers. I might have had her snipe Nubu from afar, which would be more practical. However, close combat is more dramatic and she more likely would have killed him after a sword and machete fight.