Nine years after Garnet's Selection

Ruby and her niece Violet were sitting in Ruby's office, discussing the final phases of what was commonly referred to as the Re-Districting, an attempt by the President and Violet to even out the poverty gap in Panem. Violet spearheaded of the process, though it had been carefully overseen by Ruby; as expected, it had taken five years and things seemed to be going well.

"It's never going to be perfect," Violet concluded her report to the president, "but the wage gap is much less dramatic between the poorer and richer Districts than before, the Districts are adapting to their new industries, and things are looking good for workforce consistency. There's enough money flow all around now, etc. Everything seems to be going well!"

"That's all very good. Would you say that the transition is complete?"

"Mostly, yes; I can hand it over to my sister to finish it off."

"Excellent. To change the subject.

"Over the past decade, Garnet and I have been preparing for an addition to our Games cycle; we believe that, just as Amethyst has done a very strong job in being the Head Gamemaker, we would like you to take on a similar position in this new event. Just like you did so well in developing the Selection from a foreign concept to a reality, I believe that you are just the person to bring this event to reality."

Violet smiled. Her actions during the Selection had payed off! "Of course. I'd absolutely love to!"

"Good. Allow me to share with you the gist of the event. It will be structured exactly like the Hunger Games are: Reaping, Chariot Rides, Training, Interviews, then Games, but with one major difference: nobody dies."

Violet's brow furrowed. "Nobody dies? Interesting."

"The key is in a selection of diction changes. The Reaping becomes the Drawing of Names. The tributes become the competitors. And the name will be… well, you see, I don't know exactly what the name will be yet."

"So what's the point of having this event if we already have the Hunger Games?"

"The goal is for this to eventually supplant the Hunger Games. So this event will have its Drawing of Names on January 25, while the Hunger Games will have its Reaping on July 25th. At some point, we'll switch it, and then we'll get rid of the Games all-together. However long it takes, we'll do it."

"And what is the structure of it, if there's no killing?"

"Well, that's up to you. I have my idea, but you could do challenge-based Games, you could do something like paintball, or you could (and I think should) change it year-to-year. Whatever you want!"

Violet paused to think. Much like the Selection, she really had the capacity to make her mark on Panem, but this took it to a whole new level. On the other hand, the potential for backlash at the beginning was high, and that could be dangerous for herself and her kids.

"I do expect this to be a work in progress; I'd like to have the first Games be the January before the 135th Games, which gives you just under a year. We'll announce it this coming October."

"That all sounds good. I'll take the job. But it needs a name."

The two women paused for a second. Neither seemed to have a good idea of what to call it. Finally, Ruby came up with something. "How about the Inter-District Inter-Disciplinary Events?"

Violet sighed. "That's such a mouthful."

"Do you have a better name?"

"I suppose we can always change it later…"

So here we go, the beginning of my third SYOT! I know this prologue is kind of vague, because I didn't want to reveal too much that could spoil the end of MMAM. That means that your characters that you submit might change between now and the end of MMAM, and I'm totally willing to work with you on those.

The deadline will be somewhere around August 17th. I reserve the right for change the deadline between now and then, moving it up or back depending on my MMAM status. I'll be using a google form; you can find it on my profile. Feel free to PM me with questions. Have fun!

-goldie031