What would a murder mystery for adults in the Pokemon world be like?
Or a bedtime story for kids in the Game of Thrones world?
Let’s find out by voting on one and writing together!
During the last stream, a subscriber requested that we write a story that could exist in another world’s story.
Watch the process here, or scroll down for what we wrote.
After a ton of great ideas from chat, here’s the one they voted that we write: Years after the Hunger Games people start a truther movement that the games never happened (a pamphlet about it).
And here’s the story/pamphlet that we came up with:
The TRUTH about the So-Called “Hunger Games”
My fellow Capitolists! You’ve probably heard about the horrible rumors that the Districts have been spreading about our forefathers and foremothers.
Thankfully we have the TRUTH on our side, and through the incredible research that our team has put into the information contained here, you can decide for yourself whether their accusations are based in reality or not.
District Lies
Lie: The “Hunger Games” were a battle to the death for District children
Truth: The “Hunger Games” was actually an eating competition featuring lucky children from the poor Districts. They were brought into the Capitol, showered with luxury and extravagance, and shown on TV as celebrities. All leading up to the main event, a buffet where the last child left eating was the victor, but every one of them would go home a winner.You tell me, what makes more sense: the “Hunger Games” being a fight to the death, or a fight to the fullest stomach?
Lie: Over 1,500 children died during the “Hunger Games”
Truth: Absolutely absurd. There was only one tragic death over the course of the 75 years of the Hunger Games, when a child accidentally consumed some berries they did not know that they were allergic too. The games even removed those berries from the final round in response to said allergy, and generously awarded the victory to two children rather than the traditional one.As a result, the screening process for participants was changed to have doctors investigate any possible complications. Of course those with allergies were not excluded, merely given alternative food, and all District children still threw their names into the lottery with excitement, in hopes of being chosen to participate.
Lie: The residents of the Capitol cheered on the deaths of children
Truth: The only thing that Capitol residents were cheering for was the full bellies of the District children. In fact, sponsors from the Capitol quite often sent notes of encouragement to their favorite participants, or palate-cleansing mint leaves too. They would even bundle up whole care packages to their families back home for a nice surprise when they returned.Lie: The Capitol hoarded riches and food from the Districts
Truth: How would that even be possible? Most food was grown in District 11, or from the animals raised in Districts 4 and 10. If the Capitol tried to hoard any of it, they would be suddenly faced with a rebellion in three different Districts! The Capitol merely traded with the Districts the same as they did with each other, though the Capitol’s great leaders were known to be far more efficient with food usage than the primitive leaders of the Districts.Fact Check
– FACT: Believe it or not, there were parents with children who lived in the Capitol too back then! Gasp, I know, right? They would never cheer on a tournament in which children killed each other. Such a barbaric idea would just end up with whoever suggested it thrown into jail for life.
– FACT: “Muttations” were never real. All of the stories about “mocking jays” and “tracker jackers” are nothing more than ghost stories that are made up around District fires when their electricity didn’t work. Have you heard the one about the “dog muttations” that had “souls” of children somehow put into them? That tells you about all you need to know about that.
– FACT: Other countries in the world existed back then too! Gasp, I know, right? Can you imagine what would happen if a country tried to run something like a children death tournament? Just the international sanctions alone would be a death sentence for the country itself! Even the most depraved ruler (for an example, imagine someone from District 12) would easily see that the benefits of getting their jollies off of watching kids kill each other did not outweigh the economic catastrophe it would cause.
– FACT: Katniss Everdeen was actually a supporter of the Capitol, not a District rebel. It is a well-recorded fact that Katniss never wanted to work with District 13 or any of the rebels working to overthrow Panem, she only cooperated since they were holding her sister hostage. Her sister, who I need not remind you, was killed by District bombs.
You tell me: does it make sense for Katniss to be a rebel if she is literally the one who assassinated President Coin, leader of the District rebellion? No, of course not. The manipulation of her past for the benefit of the corrupt Districts is one of the greatest and most unfortunate injustices we have faced.
A REAL History Lesson
The Districts would tell you that after their rebellion, they merely wanted to redistribute the wealth from the Capitol to the rest of the nation. Well, if that was true, my fellow Capitolists, then tell me: did they need to break into our homes and forcibly steal the hard-earned property from our great-grandfathers and great-grandmothers? Did they need to leave us in destitute conditions while they smiled on atop piles of food that went to waste? Did they need to take even our name away from us, no longer the Capitol, but the intentionally-degrading “District 0.”
No, the answer is that the Districts are simply greedy. The whole reason they were divided up by specialization in the first place was because most of their residents were too simple-minded to ever even conceive of performing more than a single task. The Capitol kept them running smoothly, kept them fed and happy, and yes, of course, we asked for a little in return.
And how did they thank us? By wanting more for themselves! And by coming up with ridiculous stories about the past to try and make us seem like monsters and justify their treatment of us. It’s all nothing but a sad tactic from people who have no other choice, because they’ve squandered everything that they took from us in a matter of a few generations. Pathetic!
What YOU Can Do!
#1. Do not use the demeaning phrase “District 0” in any capacity. We have been and always will be the Capitol. Go ahead, say it out loud. “I am a Capitolist, and I am proud of it!”
#2. Throw your Capitol guilt out the window and get educated! Don’t listen to those District-loving teachers in the classrooms. Do your due diligence and search for alternative ideas. Eventually we will take our schools back, but until then, we must be the teachers for ourselves and our children.
#3. Stand your ground. When confronted by a District lowlife, it can be easy to become afraid and just want to run away. But do not allow them to corrupt your ideals with their misleading lies. Tell them the truth, loud and proud, and your fellow Capitolists will come to your aid.
Remember, big explosions are lit by small sparks. Follow in Katniss Everdeen’s footsteps, and you too can strike a match.
Be sure to check out the video for a VERY dramatic reading, as well as my reaction to having reading it aloud. It was not what I expected at all.
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Hope to see you next time, friend!
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