Gidget Ford- Victor

Most non-Career Victors looked super awkward and nervous during their tours. A lot of the Tributes this time were so old barely anyone remembered them, and they'd all died at least once already, so the pain wasn't as fresh. Plus, I didn't kill anyone, so no one was that mad at me. I actually had a ton of fun seeing the rest of Panem.

One, Two, and Four were the least welcoming. To be honest, I wasn't that happy to see them either. They were mad at me for outliving their Tributes, and I was a little sore at their Tributes for trying to kill me. I did find out that Two is super pretty, though. I loved all the cliffs and quarries.

District Five was hard. I wanted to give a big speech about how much I missed Sammy and Ally, but I couldn't do it. I didn't want my children to get scared seeing their mother cry. I gave the neat little prepared speech and tried to answer their families' questions as best as I could. I watched Five get smaller in the back window of the train until there was nothing left. I hoped it was a nice place to live.

I didn't know what to think when I got to Nine. I wouldn't have made it to the end if it wasn't for Jeanie, but I also never would have done the things she talked me into. I didn't kill Shinju, but I was part of her death, and I would always live with that. But in the end, Jeanie died helping me. Of all people, I should know it's your present that matters, not the past. None of us is perfect, and sometimes some people can only stay pure because other people are willing to do the dirty things.

It was surreal to see Three again. So much time had gone by, it was almost as advanced as the Capitol had been the first time I went. I didn't recognize almost anyone, and the train station was nothing like I remembered. Still, it was home.

Some Victors want to use their position to make big changes, like Lancia. Others throw themselves into the Games or their talents. Some get eaten up by the Capitol until they're deader than the ones back in the Arena. I was just happy to live a nice, happy life with my husband and kids. We moved into the Victor's Village and it amused me how boring we were compared to the other residents. Other than the kids' much-anticipated visits from Crazy Aunt Acee, we mostly did normal people stuff. I threw a lot of parties, but they were normal parties that didn't involve mountains or crazy giant blue guys. I'd had enough crazy giant blue guys for the rest of my life.

I had a lot better time adjusting than most Victors. A little of it was because I didn't have as much to regret as some of us, but mostly it was because I had my whole family to support me. Connex was there to make me feel safe when I woke up in the night. He talked about the Games when I brought them up and left them behind us when we didn't. When I thought of all the lives cut short by the Games, I looked at my children and remembered two more lives that were just starting. Thanks to the Games, we didn't have to worry about money ever again, and my children could have a better life. I worried about them going into the Arena, but there was nothing I could do about that, and there were some things I tried not to think about. Life will never be perfect, but I had a lot to be happy about.

I snuck this in while my parents were napping. Gidget is a lot more normal than a lot of Tributes, so she had a more normal epilogue. I'm glad she's happy, but then, she's usually happy. Pretty much nothing in this story ended up the way I thought, but it worked out in the end. Resurrection Games are always crazy, and this one got even crazier than most (still not as crazy as Survivor tho)

REMINDER: I'll be doing more SYOTs, but not until I get back from MCT in about a month. I leave in five days, and until then I'll work on Victor and Tribute one-shots and the wiki. Stay cool and I look forward to getting back to writing full-time!